List of films set in New Jersey explained

This is a list of movies set or partially set in the U.S. state of New Jersey:

• 13th Child (2002) – Film was shot in New Jersey at Wharton State Forest, Batsto Village, and Hammonton in the Pine Barrens^[1]
• According to Greta (2009) - Ocean Grove, NJ - Asbury Park, NJ - Brick Township, NJ - Neptune, NJ - Point Pleasant, NJ
• Across the Universe (2007) - Princeton University Campus
• The Addams Family (2019)
• The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension (1984)
• A.I. Artificial Intelligence (2001)
• Alice, Sweet Alice (1976)
• American Gangster (2007)
• American Hustle (2013)
• The Amityville Horror (1979) – Film is set in Long Island but partially filmed in Toms River
• Analyze That (2002)
• Analyze This (1999) - partially filmed in Hoboken, Jersey City, Montclair
• Annie (1982)
• Aqua Teen Hunger Force Colon Movie Film for Theaters (2007)
• Artie Lange's Beer League (2006)
• Atlantic City (1944)
• Atlantic City (1980)
• (2019)
• Baby It's You (1983)
• Bad Company (2002)
• Ball of Fire (1941): mostly set in NYC, the inn where the main characters stay is in Kingston, New Jersey; their expected wedding venue is in Rancocas.
• Bathing Beauty (1944)
• Batman (1943) - The fictitious Gotham City is located in New Jersey.
• Batman (1966)
• Batman (1989)
• The Batman (2022)
• Batman and Robin (1949)
• Batman and Robin (1997)
• Batman Begins (2005)
• Batman Forever (1995)
• Batman Returns (1992)
• (2016)
• Be Kind Rewind (2008)
• Beaches (1988)
• A Beautiful Mind (2001)
• Before I Self Destruct (2009)
• Being John Malkovich (1999) - "You see the world through John Malkovich's eyes. Then after about 15 minutes, you're spit out into a ditch on the side of the New Jersey Turnpike!"
• Big (1988) - parts were filmed in Cliffside Park
• Big Top Scooby-Doo! (2012)
• Birdy (1984)
• Blinded by the Light (2019) - scenes set/filmed in Freehold and Asbury Park
• Bogus (1996)
• The Bounty Hunter (2010) - filmed partially in Atlantic City
• Brainscan (1994)
• Brewster's Millions (1985)
• Broadway Danny Rose (1984)
• Bruised (2020)
• The Burglar (1957)
• Burn After Reading (2008) - partially filmed in Paramus (gym scenes - Route 17)f
• The Card Counter (2021)
• The Cartel (2010)
• Caught (1996) - Jersey City
• Chasing Amy (1997)
• Cheaper by the Dozen (1950)
• Cinderella Man (2005)
• City by the Sea (2002) - Asbury Park
• City of Hope (1991) - takes place in fictitious Hudson City, New Jersey
• Class of Nuke 'Em High (1986)
• Clean and Sober (1988) - stars Michael Keaton and Kathy Baker; directed by Ron Howard; partially filmed in Gloucester City
• Clerks (1994)
• Clerks II (2006)
• The Cohens and the Kellys in Atlantic City (1929)
• The Color of Money (1986)
• Coneheads (1993)
• Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen (2004)
• Convention City (1933)
• Convention Girl (1935)
• The Cookout (2004)
• Cop Land (1997)
• Cosmopolitan (2003)
• Coyote Ugly (2000) - was given the name 'Jersey' because she was originally from South Amboy
• The Crew (2000)
• Da Hip Hop Witch (2000)
• Dan in Real Life (2007)
• The Dark Knight (2008)
• The Dark Knight Rises (2012) – Filmed at Military Park station in Newark
• Dark Ride (2006) - took place in Asbury Park
• The Day the Earth Stood Still (2008)
• Delivering Milo (2001)
• Desperately Seeking Susan (1985)
• Dogma (1999)
• Donnie Brasco (1997) Clifton
• Down the Shore (2011)
• Duane Hopwood (2005)
• Eddie and the Cruisers (1983)
• (1989)
• Elizabethtown
• Empire Records (1995)
• Escape From New York (1981) - opening scene is supposed to be Bayonne
• Fallen (1998) - Mullica Twp.
• The Family Man (2000)
• The Family Stone (2005) - Madison
• Fatal Desire (2006)
• Feel the Beat (2020)
• The Fighter (2010)
• Firstborn (1984)
• Flight 93 (2006)
• Forget About It (2006) - primarily filmed in Hoboken
• Frame of Mind (2009) - Carlstadt
• Frankenhooker (1990)
• Freedomland (2006)
• The Freshman (1990) - ending of movie is supposed to take place in Cherry Hill
• Friday the 13th (1980) – Set in fictional Crystal Lake Camp, NJ; filmed in Hardwick, at No-Be-Bo-Sco camp
• Friday the 13th (2009)
• Funny Money (2006)
• Garden State (2004)
• Girl Most Likely (2012)
• The Godfather: Part III (1990)
• Gone Fishin' (1997)
• Goodbye, Columbus (1969)
• Gracie (2007)
• Greetings from the Shore (2007) - based and shot in Lavallette
• Guess Who (2005)
• Gunshy (1998)
• Gypsy 83 (2004)
• Happiness (1998) - "You know, people are always putting New Jersey down. None of my friends can believe I live here. But that's because they don't get it: I'm living in a state of irony."
• Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle (2004)
• Hellboy (2004)
• Homeboy (1988)
• Hudson Hawk (1991)
• The Hurricane (1999)
• Hysterical Blindness (2002) - takes place in Bayonne
• The Iceman (2012)
• Imaginary Heroes (2004)
• Imitation of Life (1934)
• I.Q. (1994)
• In & Out (1997) - Clinton, Montclair, Pompton Lakes, and other North Jersey locations
• The In-Laws (1979)
• Jaws - takes place in the small New England beach resort of Amity Island, but was based on the true story of a great white shark which terrorized the shores of New Jersey in the summer of 1916
• Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back (2001)
• Jersey Boys (2014)
• Jersey Girl (1992) - starring Jami Gertz and Dylan McDermott
• Jersey Girl (2004) - directed by Kevin Smith, starring Ben Affleck
• Jersey Shore Shark Attack (2012)
• The Jimmy Show (2002)
• Joe the King (1999)
• Joker (2019)
• Julie & Julia (2009) - Hoboken
• Just Friends (2005)
• Just The Ticket (1999) - Roselle Park
• The Kill-Off (1990)
• The King of Marvin Gardens (1972)
• Lansdown (2002)
• The Last Broadcast (1998)
• The Last Time (2007)
• Lean on Me (1989) Paterson
• The Lemon Sisters (1990)
• Lianna (1983)
• Little Black Book (2004)
• Live Free or Die Hard (2007)
• Lock Up (1989)
• Loins of Punjab Presents (2007)
• The Long Kiss Goodnight (1996) - "Easy, sport. Got myself out of Beirut once, I think I can get out of New Jersey." "Yeah, well don't be so sure. Others have tried and failed. The entire population, in fact."
• Mafioso (1962) - North Bergen
• Mallrats (1995)
• The Many Saints of Newark (2021)
• Men in Black (1997)
• Morning Glory (2010)
• Mortal Thoughts (1991)
• Moving (1988)
• Música (2024)
• The Nanny Diaries - Annie is a graduate of Montclair University
• National Treasure (2004)
• New Jersey Drive (1995)
• (2009)
• Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist (2008)
• North (1994)
• Not Fade Away (2012)
• Nothing But Trouble (1991)
• Now You Know (2002)
• Ocean's Eleven (2001) - Danny Ocean is released from a prison in New Jersey
• Old Dogs (2009) - partially filmed in Hoboken (Dan's apartment)
• On The Waterfront (1954) - filmed in Hoboken, set in Brooklyn
• One for the Money (2012)
• Owning Mahowny (2003)
• Palookaville (1995)
• Paper Soldiers (2002)
• Paterson (2016)
• (2009)
• The Perfect Holiday (2007) - set in Jersey Gardens Mall
• The Pick-up Artist (1987) - set in Atlantic City
• Picture Perfect (1997) - Hoboken and West Orange
• Pootie Tang (2001) - Old Bridge
• The Prowler (1981) – Filmed in Cape May, New Jersey, though set in "Avalon", California; Seaville United Methodist Church and Southern Mansion Bed & Breakfast feature
• The Purple Rose of Cairo (1985)
• Ragtime (1981) - Spring Lake; James Cagney's last film
• Raising Helen (2004)
• Ransom (1996) - filmed throughout Bergen County
• The Rebel Set (1959)
• Restaurant (1998)
• Red River (1998)
• Riding in Cars with Boys (2001) - East Orange (Upsala College)
• Rocket Science (2007) - set in Plainsboro
• Rounders (1998)
• Running on Empty (1988)
• Running Scared (2006)
• Satan's Playground (2005) – Shot in Whitesbog in Burlington County
• School of Rock (2003)
• Second Best (2004)
• The Secret Life of Walter Mitty (1947) - set in Perth Amboy
• Sherrybaby (2006)
• The Simian Line (2000)
• Snake Eyes (1998)
• Something Wild (1986)
• The Soprano State (2010)
• Spider-Man 3 (2007)
• (2019) - Towards the end of the movie, Peter Parker and his classmates land in Newark, NJ.
• Stardust Memories (1980) - filmed in Asbury Park, Belmar, Deal, Hoboken, Neptune City, Ocean Grove
• The Station Agent (2003)
• Stealing Home (1988)
• Storytelling (2001)
• Street Fight (2005)
• Superman (1978)
• Swimfan (2002)
• This Thing of Ours (2003)
• The Toxic Avenger (1984) and three sequels - "the first superhero from New Jersey"
• Trade (2007)
• (2009) - Sam Witwicky (Shia LaBeouf) attends Princeton University
• Union City (1980)
• United 93 (2006) - flight departs from Newark International Airport
• Vision Quest (1985) - actually set in Spokane, WA, but the female lead says she's from Trenton
• Voices (1979) - mostly filmed in Hoboken; Amy Irving, Michael Ontkean
• Walking to the Waterline (1998)
• War of the Worlds (2005) – One of four states where it was filmed; New Jersey locations included sites in Bayonne, Newark, and Howell Township in Monmouth County
• The Wedding Singer (1998)
• Welcome to the Dollhouse (1995)
• Wild Hearts Can't Be Broken (1991)
• Win Win (2011)
• Winter Solstice (2004)
• Wise Guys (1986)
• The World According to Garp - scenes filmed in Denville movie theater and Madison City Hall
• World Trade Center (2006) - Clifton
• Ye Maaya Chesave (2010) - Princeton University at Princeton
• Zoolander - partially filmed in Ogdensburg

See also

• Television and film in New Jersey
• List of television shows set in New Jersey
• List of movies based on location
• List of people from New Jersey
• Thomas Edison
• Kevin Smith
• New Jersey films

Notes and References

1. News: Rosenthal . Nicole . October 27, 2021 . 10 Scary Movies, TV Shows Filmed In New Jersey . 2024-06-06 . Patch.