Harrisburg in film and television

• 8 MM
• Bob Roberts
• Broadway Limited - filmed at Harrisburg's train station
• The China Syndrome - was not inspired by the Three Mile Island incident in 1979, but did help the public realize and fear what could have resulted from the incident
• The Colbert Report - featured a segment on a repo man in Harrisburg; Colbert also commonly makes fun of and once featured Governor Ed Rendell on the show
• The Distinguished Gentleman
• Frasier - when Frasier is watching an episode of Antiques Roadshow, the announcer says, "Here's a shot of the city of Harrisburg"
• Girl, Interrupted
• Hollywood, Pa. - filmed in Harrisburg and Lancaster
• The Light in the Forest
• Lucky Numbers - takes place in Harrisburg
• Made In U.S.A. - Chris Penn, Lori Singer, Adrian Pasdar; filmed in Harrisburg and Lemoyne
• Major League II
• Mannequin
• Cribs - season 4, episode 8 showcased Drake's Harrisburg estate
• National Lampoon's Animal House - character Kent Dorfman is described as "a legacy from Harrisburg"; although the original film does not mention the location of the fictional city or college, DVD "extras" reveal that Faber is somewhere in Pennsylvania
• The Office - in season 7, episode 4, Dwight says that he drops off day laborers in Harrisburg and tells them it is Canada
• The Remarkable Mr. Pennypacker - set in Harrisburg and Philadelphia
• The Simpsons - Harrisburg was mentioned in episode 179 of season nine
• "U.S. Marshals" - fugitive Mark Roberts is said to be in Harrisburg, PA
• Stolen Honor - anti-John Kerry film produced by Carlton Sherwood, a project of Red, White and Blue Productions based in Harrisburg
• Taking Lives - partially filmed and set in Carlisle
• Thomas and the Magic Railroad - filmed in Harrisburg and Strasburg
• The Vendors - filmed in Harrisburg, submitted to national and international film festivals

• The Amish and Us'
• Banshee - set in Pennsylvania Amish country, featured Harrisburg-based WHTM News
• For Richer or Poorer - partially set in Intercourse, Lancaster County
• Gettysburg
• Gods and Generals - set in Gettysburg
• Grand - set in a fictional Pennsylvania town some exterior establishing shots were filmed in the Harrisburg area
• One Life to Live - opening credits featured prominent views of the Harrisburg skyline
• Scotland, Pa.
• Witness - filmed in Intercourse, Lancaster County
• - final fight scene set at Three Mile Island, south of Harrisburg.
• Black Mirror'' Season 4 Episode 2 Arkangel features a 717 area code setting it in the greater Harrisburg area.