The film "The Firm" was filmed in Boston, Memphis, and Washington, D.C., USA.

Filming Locations:

Washington, D.C.

In the Movie

Scene where Mitch McDeere attends a seminar in Washington, D.C. The FBI approaches him.

In Reality

The scene was filmed at The W Washington, D.C. - this is a historic hotel. It opened in 1918 as the Hotel Washington. The hotel is managed by W Hotels. Designed by the architectural firm Carrère and Hastings, the ten-story Beaux-Arts hotel is the only commercial building designed by that firm in Washington, D.C. Construction of the Hotel Washington was completed in 1918.

Blues City Cafe

In the Movie

Scene where Two men start talking to Mitch in a restaurant. They turn out to be FBI agents.

In Reality

The scene was filmed at Blues City Cafe, a barbecue restaurant located on the waterfront in Memphis.

Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool

In the Movie

Scene where On a bench near the Reflecting Pool, FBI Director F. Denton Voyles tells Mitch McDeere that he is actually working for the mob.

In Reality

The scene was filmed at The Reflecting Pool was designed by Henry Bacon and built in 1922 and 1923. It is approximately 2,029 feet (618 m) long and 167 feet (51 m) wide.

Beach Suites Grand Cayman (formerly Hyatt Regency Grand Cayman Resort and Villas)

In the Movie

Scene where Avery Tolar and Mitch meet with their client Sonny Capps.

In Reality

The scene was filmed at a beach resort in the Cayman Islands.

The Peabody Memphis

In the Movie

Scene where Mitch and Abby McDeere are invited to a rooftop party at the Peabody Hotel.

In Reality

The scene was filmed at The Peabody Memphis is a luxury hotel in downtown Memphis, Tennessee. The hotel is famous for the "Peabody ducks," which live on the hotel's rooftop and parade daily into the lobby. The Peabody is a member of Historic Hotels of America, a program of the National Trust for Historic Preservation. The original Peabody Hotel was built in 1869 at the corner of Main and Monroe Streets by Robert Campbell Brinkley, who named it after his friend, the recently deceased George Peabody. The current Peabody Hotel building on Union Avenue is an Italian Renaissance-style structure designed by renowned Chicago architect Walter W. Ahlschlager. Construction began less than a month after the old hotel closed in 1923.

Harvard University

In the Movie

Scene where Mitch has to hurry because he is late.

In Reality

The scene was filmed at the entrance to Harvard Yard from Massachusetts Avenue.