There’s a great selection of movies set in the city or filmed in Glasgow to choose from while you spot local landmarks in scenes. Suggestions include a film written by Peter McDougall that was originally released as a television play, but is now considered a film in its own right. One popular pick, Just a Boys’ Game, featured Glasgow actors but Greenock can claim that film as its own. The same applies to Ken Loach’s Sweet Sixteen.
Honourable mentions, not included in this list, include 2005 action thriller Unleashed which starred the likes of Jet Li and Morgan Freeman and filmed in Broomhill; Hobbs and Shaw and Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny which both featured a lot of Glasgow scenes. The cast for eighties film Gregory’s Girl included members of the Glasgow Youth Theatre but it was filmed in Cumbernauld.
We asked our readers to tell us their favourite film featuring Glasgow - here are the all-time favourites.
21. American Cousins
Two mafia members hide out with their Scottish cousin. They try to help him with a debt collector using violence, but their methods backfire. Their cover story unravels as the cousin recognises them as criminals. | BFI
22. Down Among the Big Boys
Starring Billy Connolly, Down Among the Big Boys follows the story of a big-time operator in Glasgow’s criminal underworld who attempts a major bank robbery. The TV movie was first broadcast in 1993. | BBC