Bangkok offers a variety of shooting locations to filmmakers from all around the world.

Bangkok is a city filled with crowded streets, massive skyscrapers, gigantic shopping malls, lavish restaurants, green parks and so much more. So, it's no surprise that the city makes an ideal destination for film shooting. The Thai capital has been captured a lot of times in several Hollywood as well as other industries' movies over the years. Be it big budget movies or low-budget indie projects, the City of Angels welcomes all with a very warm heart. Below, we have listed the most popular film shooting spots in Bangkok.

Bangkok Skyline: While discussing about the movie locations, we cannot help but start with the city's magnificent skyline. Actually, a lot of filmmakers have used a shot of the skyline to establish the location of a metropolitan city in their movies. The examples include movies like 'The Hangover II', 'Only God Forgives', 'Ready' etc.

Chinatown: Bangkok's Chinatown, known as the Yaowarat Road in Thai language, is a vibrant area packed with hotels, restaurants and shophouses. It has been captured in several critically acclaimed movies such as 'The Hangover II', 'In the Mood for Love', 'Only God Forgives' etc.

Chao Phraya River: The majestic Chao Phraya River seems like a slice of heaven located amidst a concrete jungle. The river and its surrounding areashave been captured in several movies over the years. The most notable ones among them are 'The River Chao Phraya' (1995) and 'Sunset at Chaophraya' (2013).

Patpong Road: Patpong Road is a colorful area which offers crazy nightlife to the visitors. The 1978 Oscar-winning American movie 'The Deer Hunter' was shot at various parts of the road. It has been featured in several other movies such as 'Miss Saigon', 'Baraka' etc.

Soi Cowboy: Soi Cowboy is a short street which is famous for its vibrant nightlife. It's captured extensively in the Hugh Grant starrer superhit movie 'Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason'. The list also includes some other movies like 'Bangkok Dangerous', 'The Hangover Part II' etc.

Khao San Road: Khao San Road is a small but lively area located in Central Bangkok. The Danny Boyle directorial romantic drama movie 'The Beach' popularized this road among the western travelers. The famous Korean movie 'On the Road, Khaosan Tango' was also shot here.

Hua Lamphong train station: Hua Lamphong is the main train station in Bangkok city. The station, filled with an incredible ambience, truly makes an ideal destination for film shooting. For example, we have the movies like 'The Railway Man', 'Shanghai', 'Operation Mekong' etc.

Apart from the above-mentioned spots, there are also numerous other locations including Sinn Sathorn Tower, Charoen Krung Road, Damnoen Saduak Floating Market etc.