‘The Bikeriders’, filmed partially in Hamilton and Middletown, out June 21

This image released by Focus Features shows Austin Butler in a scene from "The Bikeriders." (Focus Features via AP)

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This image released by Focus Features shows Austin Butler in a scene from "The Bikeriders." (Focus Features via AP)

A crime drama called “The Bikeriders,” filmed in parts of Hamilton and Middletown in 2022, will be released in theaters June 21. It will stream on AppleTV+.

There will also be a showing at 7:30 p.m. June 19 at The Neon, a theater in Dayton’s Oregon District.

The full trailer for “The Bikeriders” starring Austin Butler, Tom Hardy, Jodie Comer, Michael Shannon and Norman Reedus was released in September 2023. It may be viewed online at youtube.com/watch?v=SolhWny1zF4&t=113s.

The fictional movie is inspired by the Danny Lyon photography book of the same name. It is about the rise and fall of a midwestern motorcycle club in the 1960s.

Filming in Butler County happened in October 2022 at places including Jolly’s Drive-In on Brookwood Avenue and The Village Inn in Hamilton’s German Village. It also filmed at Edgewater Motor Sports Park in Cleves and the former Lakeside Inn in Middletown.

“The Bikeriders” is written and directed by Jeff Nichols and is inspired by true events.

The Bikeriders, a movie from Stoplight Pictures Inc., is being shot his week in Middletown at the former Lakeside Inn. Shooting continues on Friday and part of Tytus Avenue will be closed, according to the film company. NICK GRHAM/STAFF

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Cast and crew of "The Bikeriders" film at Jolly's root beer stand on Brookwood Avenue in Hamilton Thurs., Oct. 6, 2022. The movie has been filming in Cincinnati and is expected to film at another Hamilton location later in the month. The Bikeriders is a movie inspired by the Danny Lyon photography book of the same name set in the 1960s and follows the rise of a fictional Midwestern motorcycle club as told through its members. NICK GRAHAM/STAFF

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Cast and crew of "The Bikeriders" film at Jolly's root beer stand on Brookwood Avenue in Hamilton Thurs., Oct. 6, 2022. The movie has been filming in Cincinnati and is expected to film at another Hamilton location later in the month. The Bikeriders is a movie inspired by the Danny Lyon photography book of the same name set in the 1960s and follows the rise of a fictional Midwestern motorcycle club as told through its members. NICK GRAHAM/STAFF

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Cast and crew of "The Bikeriders" film at Jolly's root beer stand on Brookwood Avenue in Hamilton Thurs., Oct. 6, 2022. The movie has been filming in Cincinnati and is expected to film at another Hamilton location later in the month. The Bikeriders is a movie inspired by the Danny Lyon photography book of the same name set in the 1960s and follows the rise of a fictional Midwestern motorcycle club as told through its members. NICK GRAHAM/STAFF

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