21 Everyday Places You'd Never Guess Were Used for Dark Movie Scenes

15. Skellig Michael, Ireland – Star Wars: The Force Awakens / The Last Jedi

This breathtaking, remote island off the Irish coast is a UNESCO World Heritage site, home to incredibly preserved 6th-century monastic beehive huts. Accessible only by boat (weather permitting), its dramatic isolation and rugged beauty became the perfect setting for Luke Skywalker's self-imposed, melancholic exile on Ahch-To in the Star Wars saga. While visually stunning, the location represents burden, failure, and retreat from the galaxy's struggles, transforming a place of ancient spiritual refuge into a hideaway haunted by past traumas.