The Philadelphia region is bustling with locations that have served as the backdrop for iconic works of cinema. Some of them were shot on the Main Line, including Chester County, writes Ben Silver to Main Line Today.  

Phoenixville is not shy of its pride over being the original film location for The Blob (1958), a horror classic that is emulated year at the town’s annual Blobfest. The Colonial Theatre was the setting of a pinnacle scene where a crowd is running from the movie’s bulbous monster.  

Phoenixville and Malvern were some of the many locations scattered across the suburbs where The Lovely Bones (2009) was filmed. The drama about a tragedy haunting a family stars Saoirse Ronan. The house belonging to the fictional family in the film can be found at 10 Bryan Ave in Malvern. 

Willistown resident M. Night Shyamalan is known for his homages to the Philadelphia area in his work. The Sixth Sense (1999) is mostly shot in Philadelphia, but some scenes were shot in Montgomery County’s Bryn Mawr.  

The acclaimed HBO series featuring Kate Winslet, Mare of Easttown, is mostly filmed in Delaware County. However, Coatesville was another filming location in the series.  

Read more about movies that were filmed in Chester County in Main Line Today.  

Phoenixville’s annual Blobfest.