The Houston Chronicle has picked the top ten films ever shot in Houston. Their list:
- Rushmore (1998)
- Terms of Endearment (1983)
- Apollo 13 (1995)
- Local Hero (1983)
- Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room (2005)
- Friday Night Lights (2004)
- Reality Bites (1994)
- Urban Cowboy (1980)
- Madonna: Truth or Dare (1991)
- Tarnation (2003)