Alaska

Insomnia (2002)

Although Christopher Nolan's Insomnia was filmed on location in Alaska, the actual town of Nightmute, Alaska, is several hundred miles south of the Arctic Circle—meaning that 24/7 daylight would have been impossible. Robin Williams later claimed that the isolation of shooting in Alaska contributed to his drinking relapse.

Into the Wild (2007)

In order to film the Christopher McCandless biopic Into the Wild, the production made four separate trips to Alaska to film during different seasons. Sean Penn waited ten years to make the film in order to make sure he had the McCandless family's full approval.