List of films set in New Jersey

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   * 13 Going on 30 (2004)
   * 54 (1998)
   * The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension (1984)
   * a.k.a Jersey (2007)
   * Alice, Sweet Alice (1976)
   * Annie (1982)
   * Atlantic City (1980)
   * Baby It's You (1983)
   * Bad Company (2002)
   * Ball of Fire (1941)
   * Bathing Beauty (1944)
   * A Beautiful Mind (2001)
   * Be Kind Rewind (2008)
   * Beer League (2006)
   * 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 of movie filmed in Cliffside Park)
   * "The Blood Shed" (2007) - Filmed in Paterson, Little Falls, East Hanover, Verona & Denville, NJ.
   * Bogus (1996)
   * Brewster's Millions (1985 film)
   * Broadway Danny Rose (1984)
   * Chasing Amy (1997)
   * Chasing Kevin (2000)
   * Cheaper by the Dozen (1950)
   * Cinderella Man (2005)
   * Class of Nuke 'Em High (1986)
   * Clerks (1994)
   * Clerks II (2006)
   * Coneheads (1993)
   * Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen (2004)
   * The Cookout (2004) - his hometown team - NJ NETS
   * Cop Land (1997)
   * Cosmopolitan (2003)
   * Coyote Ugly (2000) - (her name was 'Jersey' and that where her father lives, she often goes back to visit him)
   * Dan in Real Life (2007)
   * Dark Ride (film) (2006) - Took place in Asbury Park
   * The Day the Earth Stood Still (2008)
   * Desperately Seeking Susan (1985)
   * Dogma (1999)
   * The Drunken Dead Guy (2005)
   * Duane Hopwood (2005)
   * Eddie and the Cruisers (1983)
   * Empire Records (1995)
   * Escape From New York (1981) Opening scene is supposed to be Bayonne, NJ
   * The Family Stone (2005) Madison New Jersey
   * The Family Man (2000)
   * Firstborn (1984)
   * Freedomland (2006)
   * The Freshman (1990) Ending of movie is supposed to take place in Cherry Hill
   * Friday the 13th (1980) - (Setting in fictional Crystal Lake Camp,NJ,. filmed in Blairstown,NJ at No-Be-Bo-Sco camp)
   * Friday the 13th (2009)
   * Funny Money (2006)
   * "Gallery of Fear" (2009) - (Horror Anthology with 3 episodes-"A Far Cry From Home", "Down The Drain", & "By Her Hand, She Draws You down".
   * Garden State (2004)
   * The Godfather: Part III (1990)
   * Goodbye, Columbus (1969)
   * Gracie (2007)
   * Greetings from the Shore (2007) Based and shot in Lavallette, New Jersey
   * Guess Who (2005)
   * Gunshy (1998)
   * 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)
   * The Hurricane (1999)
   * "I'll Bury You Tomorrow" (2002 film) - (Setting Port Oram, NJ - now Wharton, NJ. Filmed in Montclair, Lincoln Park, East Hanover)
   * The In-Laws (1979)
   * I.Q. (1994)
   * Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back (2001)
   * Jersey Girl (1992)
   * Jersey Girl (2004)
   * A Jersey Tale (2004)
   * Joe the King (1999)
   * Just Friends (2005)
   * The Kill-Off (1990)
   * The King of Marvin Gardens (1972)
   * The Last Broadcast (1998)
   * Lean on Me (1989)
   * Lianna (1983)
   * Live Free or Die Hard (2007) - John McClane's daughter is a student at Rutgers University.
   * Little Black Book (2004)
   * 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.")
   * Mallrats (1995)
   * Miss Congeniality (2000) ("Why is New Jersey called 'The Garden State'?" "Because 'Oil and Petrochemical Refinery State' wouldn't fit on a license plate?")
   * Mortal Thoughts (1991)
   * Moving (1988)
   * The Nanny Diaries - After graduating from Montclair University, Annie is unsure what to do next in her life.
   * New Jersey Drive (1995)
   * Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist (2008)
   * North (1994)
   * Nothing But Trouble (1991)
   * Now You Know (2002)
   * Ocean's Eleven (2001) - Danny Ocean is released from a prison in New Jersey.
   * On The Waterfront (1954) - (Filmed in Hoboken, set in Brooklyn)
   * Owning Mahowny (2003)
   * Palookaville (1995)
   * Paul Blart: Mall Cop (2009)
   * The Perfect Holiday (2007) - set in Jersey Gardens Mall
   * The Pick-up Artist (1987) - set in Atlantic City
   * The Prince of Jersey (2005)
   * The Prowler (1981) -took place in the fictional town of Avalon Bay. Filmed in Cape May
   * The Purple Rose of Cairo (1985)
   * Raising Helen (2004)
   * Restaurant (1998)
   * Return of the Secaucus 7 (1980)
   * Running on Empty (1988)
   * Running Scared (2006)
   * Rounders (1998)
   * Satan's Playground (2005)
   * Second Best (2004)
   * The Secret Life of Walter Mitty (1947) - set in Perth Amboy
   * Sherrybaby (2006)
   * The Simian Line (2000)
   * Snake Eyes (1998)
   * Spider-Man 3 (2007)
   * The Station Agent (2003)
   * Storytelling (2001)
   * The Sunshine Boys (1975) - ("Well, you know, people don't go out to New Jersey unless they have to.")
   * Superman: The Movie (1978) - (Superman: "You don't even care where that other missile is headed, do you?" Lex Luthor: "Of course I do. I know exactly where it's headed. Hackensack, New Jersey.")
   * Swimfan (2002) - (Parts of movie filmed in Bayonne, NJ,. all license plates are jersey plates.)
   * A Taste of Better Days (2003)
   * The Toxic Avenger (1984) and three sequels - ("The First Superhero from New Jersey")
   * Trade (2007)
   * United 93 (2006) - (The flight departed from Newark International Airport.)
   * U.S. Marshals(1998)
   * Vision Quest (1985) - (Actually is set in Spokane, WA...but the female lead says she's from Trenton.)
   * Voices (1979) - (Filmed in Hoboken)
   * War of the Worlds (2005)
   * Welcome to the Dollhouse (1995)
   * The Wedding Singer (1998)
   * Wet Hot American Summer (2001) (A kid in the camp says he's from Millburn, New Jersey)
   * Wild Hearts Can't Be Broken (1991)
   * Winter Solstice (2004)
   * Wise Guys (1986)
   * The World According to Garp - scene filmed in Denville movie theater
   * The Wrestler (2008)
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