Hollywood Does Philly: Essential Philadelphia Films

City Cast Philly · Mar 11, 2025 · 32m

From “Deli Boys” on Hulu, “Long Bright River” on Peacock, and Kevin Hart’s “Lil Kev” coming to BET+, there’s lots of new TV series with Philly connections. But how well does Hollywood know Philly? We’re revisiting a conversation from host Trenae Nuri with Len Webb and Vincent Williams from The MICHEAUX MISSION podcast about essential Philly films, how actors portray fictional Philadelphians, and the ways that Hollywood depicts our city.

Films mentioned in this episode:

Creed

Trading Places

Philadelphia

A Night Catches Us

The Sixth Sense

Unbreakable

Rocky

Concrete Cowboys

12 Monkeys

Brotherly…