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Central Park

public park at the center of Manhattan in New York City, New York, United States

🇺🇸 United States · 40.7825, -73.9661

Central Park is recorded as a filming location for 7 productions. Wikipedia names it for 22 more.

“However, the scene Lima found the most challenging to shoot was the musical number, "That's How You Know", in Central Park.”

Enchanted (2007) · Wikipedia

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Movies and TV series filmed at Central Park

Filmed here, per Wikipedia

Productions whose English Wikipedia article names Central Park as somewhere it was shot, with no matching statement on Wikidata. Weaker evidence than the statements above, so it gets its own list — each production’s own page links the exact section the claim comes from.

The Avengers 2012
“Filming locations included Park Avenue and Central Park.” Wikipedia
Tootsie 1982
“Scenes set at New York's Russian Tea Room were filmed there, with additional scenes shot in Central Park and in front of Bloomingdale's.” Wikipedia
Gossip Girl 2007–2012
Vanilla Sky 2001
“Filming lasted for six weeks around the New York City area, which included scenes in Central Park, the Upper West Side, SoHo, and Brooklyn.” Wikipedia
Friends with Benefits 2011
Ghostbusters II 1989
Three Days of the Condor 1975
“The film was shot on location in New York City (including the World Trade Center, 55 East 77th Street, Brooklyn Heights, The Ansonia, and Central Park), New Jersey (including Hoboken Terminal), and Washington, D.C. (including the National Mall).” Wikipedia
Stuart Little 1999
“Principal photography began on August 3, 1998, both on location in New York City and Central Park, and on soundstages at the Sony Pictures Studios in Culver City, California, where Stage 30 was converted into the set for the boat race scene and Stage 15 became the exterior of the 5th Avenue street on which the Little family lives.” Wikipedia
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit 1999–
The Manchurian Candidate 1962
“Notable scenes were shot in Madison Square Garden and Central Park.” Wikipedia
The Producers 1967
“The crew tried to film on location whenever possible, filming at such midtown Manhattan locales as Central Park, the Empire State Building, and Lincoln Center.” Wikipedia
I Am Number Four 2011
“Producers chose Vandergrift as the "hero town" of the film because of its unique look and curved streets, laid out by Frederick Law Olmsted, the designer of New York City's Central Park.” Wikipedia
Autumn in New York 2000
“The film was shot on location in Manhattan, New York City, with locations including the Bow Bridge in Central Park, the Alexander Hamilton U.S. Custom House, Rockefeller Center, Delmonico's, Carl Schurz Park, and Bellevue Hospital.” Wikipedia
Hair 1979
“Filming locations included a number of well-known spots in New York City, including Central Park's Bethesda Fountain, Sheep Meadow, and the Naumburg Bandshell; and Washington Square Park.” Wikipedia
Just My Luck 2006
The Thomas Crown Affair 1999
Beastly 2011
“Old Montreal and Laval were used as filming locations, and Mount Royal Park in Montreal served as Central Park in New York and other outdoor locations.” Wikipedia
Winter's Tale 2014
Angels in America 2003–
Inferno 1980
“The filming of Inferno took place mainly on interior studio sets in Rome, but a short amount of time was also set aside for location shooting in New York, including Central Park.” Wikipedia
Assault on Wall Street 2013
“Director Uwe Boll stated in an interview that even though he was given permission to shoot scenes in New York, he was not permitted to shoot in Central Park or the subway.” Wikipedia
Vinnaithaandi Varuvaayaa 2010
“Scenes were shot throughout locations in Manhattan and New Jersey, with particular shots filmed at Brooklyn Bridge, Central Park and Times Square.” Wikipedia

Named here by Central Park’s own Wikipedia article

Productions this page’s own Wikipedia article says were shot at Central Park, where neither Wikidata nor the production’s own article records it. That is the weakest evidence on this atlas, so these get no pin on the map and stay out of the downloads — the sentence is quoted in full below each one so you can judge it.

The Age of Innocence 1993

“Some of the movies filmed at Central Park, such as the 1993 film The Age of Innocence, reflect ideals of the past.” Wikipedia

Drawn from this place

Video games whose Japanese Wikipedia article names Central Park as a real place their setting was modelled on. Nothing was filmed here and no story happens here: somebody drew it from here. That is the weakest claim this atlas makes about a place, which is why it sits under its own heading, and each production’s page links the article the claim came from.

Mafia II

Filming locations nearby

Frequently asked questions

What was filmed at Central Park?

29 productions are recorded as filmed at Central Park, including Doctor Who (1963–), I Am Legend (2007) and Superman Returns (2006). 22 of the credits come from Wikipedia articles rather than Wikidata statements and are labelled per Wikipedia.

Which is the best known production filmed at Central Park?

Doctor Who (1963–), covered by 99 Wikipedia language editions, which is how this atlas ranks fame.

Where is Central Park?

Central Park is in the United States, at 40.7825, -73.9661.

What other filming locations are near Central Park?

New York City, Manhattan, Staten Island, East Harlem and 2 more, all within about 40 km and listed on this page.

Where does this information come from?

Filming location statements on Wikidata, joined to the place's coordinates and Wikipedia article, plus places named in Wikipedia articles, which are labelled per Wikipedia wherever they appear. The photograph is from Wikimedia Commons, by Ed Yourdon from New York City, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0.