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- This is a list of movies set or partially set in the U.S. state of New Jersey:
* 13th Child (2002) - story is based on The Jersey Devil by James F. McCloy and Ray Miller Jr.; film was shot in New Jersey at Wharton State Forest, Batsto Village, and Hammonton in the Pine Barrens
* 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) - 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 (1980)
* Avengers: Endgame (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)
* Be Kind Rewind (2008)
* 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
* 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)
* Burn After Reading (2008) - partially filmed in Paramus (gym scenes - Route 17)
* 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 Color of Money (1986)
* Coneheads (1993)
* Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen (2004)
* 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 Rises (2012) - Newark
* Dark Ride (2006) - took place in Asbury Park
* The Day the Earth Stood Still (2008)
* Desperately Seeking Susan (1985)
* Dogma (1999)
* Donnie Brasco (1997) Clifton
* Down the Shore (2011)
* Duane Hopwood (2005)
* Eddie and the Cruisers (1983)
* Eddie and the Cruisers II: Eddie Lives! (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
* 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 Blairstown, 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)
* 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)
* 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)
* Lean on Me (1989) Paterson
* 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)
* Meet Me in the Ironbound (2015)
* Men in Black (1997)
* Morning Glory (2010)
* Mortal Thoughts (1991)
* Moving (1988)
* The Nanny Diaries - Annie is a graduate of Montclair University
* National Treasure (2004)
* New Jersey Drive (1995)
* New Jersey: The Movie (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)
* Paul Blart: Mall Cop (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) - took place in the fictional town of Avalon Bay; filmed in Cape May
* The Purple Rose of Cairo (1985)
* Ragtime (1981) - Spring Lake; James Cagney's last film
* Raising Helen (2004)
* Ransom (1996) - filmed throughout Bergen County
* Restaurant (1998)
* Return of the Secaucus 7 (1980)
* 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)
* 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)
* Spider-Man: Far From Home (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)
* Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (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)
* 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 (en)
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- This is a list of movies set or partially set in the U.S. state of New Jersey:
* 13th Child (2002) - story is based on The Jersey Devil by James F. McCloy and Ray Miller Jr.; film was shot in New Jersey at Wharton State Forest, Batsto Village, and Hammonton in the Pine Barrens
* 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) - partially filmed in Toms River
* Analyze That (2002)
* Analyze This (1999) - partiall (en)
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