Where was A Kind of Murder filmed
A Kind of Murder
Year: 2016
Country: USA
Film was filmed to evoke 1960s New York while following a successful architect whose growing fixation on an unsolved killing starts to fracture his carefully managed life. As suspicion, desire, and police pressure build, the story moves between respectable Midtown facades and transit hubs that suggest constant motion and escape, with some “New York” beats recreated in Ohio to match period details and control production conditions.
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Locations
Cincinnati, Ohio (actual filming location for “NYC” beats)
In movie
Scene where the opening and related moments that appear to take place at well-known Manhattan spots were actually filmed in this Ohio city, allowing the production to replicate the intended New York geography while using local streets and building exteriors for smoother logistics and period-friendly control.
Real
Scene was shot The real place is Cincinnati, Ohio, used as a practical stand-in to film moments that are presented as Manhattan locations in the story. As a real production city, it offers controllable streetscapes and architecture that can be dressed to read as another city, which aligns with the text’s explicit note that key “New York” exits/entrances were actually shot there.
Empire State Building (suggested on-screen)
In movie
Scene where characters appear to be entering and exiting a famous Manhattan skyscraper entrance to quickly establish a New York City setting and the protagonist’s professional, polished world; the text notes this is suggested in the opening even though production actually used Ohio for the filmed material.
Real
Scene was shot The real place is the Empire State Building in Midtown Manhattan, a landmark Art Deco skyscraper with a well-documented entrance and lobby area often used as a recognizable visual cue for “New York” office life and prestige. Its Fifth Avenue/Midtown vicinity matches the text’s reference to Manhattan and helps establish a believable urban setting.