Find Out Which Famous Film Was Shot in Your State

Massachusetts

Jaws (1975)

While Boston has given us plenty of iconic films, Jaws is easily one of the most significant movies to come out of Massachusetts. Although the fictitious Amity Island is supposed to be in New York, the film was really shot in really Martha's Vineyard, the swanky island just south of Cape Cod.

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