Where was The Wrestler (2008) filmed?
2008 film directed by Darren Aronofsky
The Wrestler (2008) was filmed at one place in the United States: New York City. The place comes from Wikidata.
Filming locations
Also per Wikipedia's article
The Wikipedia article names 11 more places. Each links to the sentence that says so.
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Towns & cities Bayonne
United States
City in Hudson County, New Jersey, United States
“Films shot in Bayonne include the 2001 film A Beautiful Mind, scenes of which were filmed at the Peninsula at Bayonne Harbor, and the 2008 Mickey Rourke drama The Wrestler, which was partially filmed in the Color & Cuts Salon and the former Dolphin Gym, both of which are on Broadway in Bayonne.” Wikipedia
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Towns & cities
Elizabeth
United States
City in and county seat of Union County, New Jersey, United States
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Towns & cities
Philadelphia
United States
Largest city in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania and seat of Philadelphia County
“Scenes were also shot at The Arena in Philadelphia.” Wikipedia
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Asbury Park
United States
City in Monmouth County, New Jersey, United States
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Towns & cities
Linden
United States
City in Union County, New Jersey, United States
“Several scenes from the 2008 Mickey Rourke film The Wrestler, later nominated for several Academy Awards, were filmed in Linden.” Wikipedia
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Rahway
United States
City in Union County, New Jersey, United States of America
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Towns & cities
Dover
United States
Town in Morris County, New Jersey, United States
“The climactic scene of the 2008 movie, The Wrestler, was filmed at the Baker Theater.” Wikipedia
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Garfield
United States
City in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States
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Hasbrouck Heights
United States
Borough in New Jersey, United States
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Towns & cities Roselle Park
United States
Borough in Union County, New Jersey, United States
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Landmarks & buildings
2300 Arena
United States
Multipurpose indoor arena in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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Places whose own article says it was shot there
1 place says on its own Wikipedia page that this film was shot there. Not on the map: the quote is linked so you can check it.
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Landmarks & buildings
2300 Arena
United States
Multipurpose indoor arena in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
“Scenes from The Wrestler were shot at the venue during the Combat Zone Wrestling show 9 F'N Years on February 9, 2008, with professional wrestler Necro Butcher having a prominent on-screen role in the film.” Wikipedia
Recorded only at country level
Also filmed in New Jersey, but the exact places are not known, so they are not on the map.
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