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Essex County

County in New Jersey, United States

United States · 40.7900, -74.2500

1 film or series was filmed in Essex County. For these, the exact spot is not known. Wikipedia names 4 more.

114 more films and series were filmed at places inside Essex County, listed below.

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Movies filmed in Essex County

A Good PersonComedy film2023

Movies and TV series filmed at places inside Essex County

114 more films and series were shot at a place inside Essex County. The place is under each title.

A Beautiful MindBiographical filmNewark per Wikipedia2001
JokerThriller filmNewark per Wikipedia2019
Catch Me If You CanCrime filmOrange per Wikipedia2002
The SopranosCrime seriesNewark per Wikipedia1999–2007
The Dark Knight RisesThriller filmNewark per Wikipedia2012
Spider-Man: Far From HomeScience fiction filmNewark per Wikipedia2019
Scent of a WomanDrama filmNewark Liberty International Airport per Wikipedia1992
Mean GirlsRomantic comedy filmMontclair per Wikipedia2004
War of the WorldsScience fiction filmNewark per Wikipedia2005
Mona Lisa SmileComedy filmGlen Ridge per Wikipedia2003
Crocodile DundeeRomantic comedy filmNewark Liberty International Airport1986
United 93DocumentaryNewark Liberty International Airport per Wikipedia2006
You Don't Mess with the ZohanAction filmNewark per Wikipedia2008
Disclosure DayScience fiction filmNewark per Wikipedia2026
The KissRomance filmWest Orange per Wikipedia1896
A Complete UnknownMusical filmNewark per Wikipedia2024
The Devil Wears Prada 2Comedy filmNewark per Wikipedia2026
The Devil's OwnThriller filmNewark per Wikipedia1997
Johnny MnemonicScience fiction filmNewark per Wikipedia1995
SmileHorror filmNewark per Wikipedia2022
Blacksmith SceneDocumentaryWest Orange per Wikipedia1893
The Family ManComedy filmNewark per Wikipedia2000
The Trial of the Chicago 7Thriller filmNewark per Wikipedia2020
RoundersThriller filmNewark per Wikipedia1998
The Bonfire of the VanitiesComedy filmNewark per Wikipedia1990
Analyze ThatCrime filmMontclair per Wikipedia2002
Far from HeavenRomance filmBloomfield per Wikipedia2002
The HousemaidThriller filmMontclair per Wikipedia2025
Confessions of a Teenage Drama QueenComedy filmMontclair per Wikipedia2004
One True ThingDrama filmMaplewood per Wikipedia1998
StepmomComedy filmMontclair per Wikipedia1998
Garden StateComedy filmNewark per Wikipedia2004
Newark AthleteDocumentaryWest Orange per Wikipedia1891
Presumed InnocentCrime filmNewark per Wikipedia1990
ShaftThriller filmNewark per Wikipedia2000
Exorcist II: The HereticHorror filmNewark Penn Station per Wikipedia1977
Fred Ott's SneezeFilmWest Orange per Wikipedia1894
Pushing TinRomantic comedy filmNewark1999
To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie NewmarComedy filmMontclair per Wikipedia1995
Dickson GreetingDocumentaryWest Orange per Wikipedia1891
New York StoriesRomantic comedy filmNewark per Wikipedia1989
A House of DynamiteThriller filmPrudential Center per Wikipedia2025
The Many Saints of NewarkCrime filmNewark per Wikipedia2021
AnnieComedy filmNewark per Wikipedia1982
Find Me GuiltyCrime filmNewark per Wikipedia2006
Keeping the FaithRomantic comedy filmNewark per Wikipedia2000
The Angry Video Game NerdComedy seriesNewark2014–
The Preacher's WifeRomantic comedy filmNewark per Wikipedia1996
BoomerangRomantic comedy filmNewark Liberty International Airport per Wikipedia1992
Men BoxingFilmWest Orange per Wikipedia1891
Annabelle Serpentine DanceDocumentaryEdison's Black Maria per Wikipedia1895
CarmencitaDocumentaryWest Orange per Wikipedia1894
Nothing to LoseAction filmBloomfield per Wikipedia1997
The Walking Dead: Dead CityHorror seriesNewark per Wikipedia2023–
A Different ManThriller filmMontclair per Wikipedia2024
Annie OakleyDocumentaryWest Orange per Wikipedia1894
Corbett and Courtney Before the KinetographDocumentaryWest Orange per Wikipedia1894
Happy Gilmore 2Comedy filmNewark per Wikipedia2025
I Saw the TV GlowHorror filmVerona High School2024
Buffalo DanceDocumentaryEdison's Black Maria per Wikipedia1894
Private PartsComedy filmNewark Liberty International Airport per Wikipedia1997
Whitney Houston: I Wanna Dance with SomebodyMusical filmNewark per Wikipedia2022
Alone in the DarkHorror filmNewark per Wikipedia1982
EdComedy seriesMontclair per Wikipedia2000–
F/XCrime filmOrange per Wikipedia1986
Alice, Sweet AliceHorror filmNewark per Wikipedia1976
ChokeComedy filmCedar Grove per Wikipedia2008
DogManThriller filmNewark2023
The BarbershopDocumentaryEdison's Black Maria per Wikipedia1893
The Boxing CatsDocumentaryWest Orange per Wikipedia1894
BruisedDrama filmNewark per Wikipedia2020
Imaginary HeroesDrama filmNewark per Wikipedia2004
Joe's ApartmentFantasy filmNewark per Wikipedia1996
Leonard-Cushing FightDocumentaryWest Orange per Wikipedia1894Commons
Ta Ra Rum PumFamily filmNewark Liberty International Airport per Wikipedia2007
The Greatest Beer Run EverWar filmNewark per Wikipedia2022
Basket Case 2Horror filmNewark per Wikipedia1990
Outrageous FortuneComedy filmNewark per Wikipedia1987
The Plot Against AmericaHistorical seriesNewark per Wikipedia2020–
Wise GuysCrime filmNewark per Wikipedia1986
Bloodhounds of BroadwayComedy filmNewark per Wikipedia1989
GracieDrama filmColumbia High School per Wikipedia2007
Luis Martinetti, ContortionistFilmWest Orange per Wikipedia1894
The EqualizerCrime seriesNewark per Wikipedia2021–
An Autumn's TaleRomance filmNewark Liberty International Airport per Wikipedia1987
The Adventures of Pete & PeteComedy seriesSouth Orange per Wikipedia1993–
Chemical HeartsRomance filmNewark per Wikipedia2020
Christmas EvilHorror filmMontclair per Wikipedia1980
WhitneyDocumentaryNewark per Wikipedia2018
Capture of Boer Battery by BritishWar filmWest Orange per Wikipedia1900
MúsicaRomantic comedy filmNewark per Wikipedia2024
Rear WindowMystery filmNewark per Wikipedia1998
Rob PeaceBiographical filmNewark per Wikipedia2024
Maybe I DoRomantic comedy filmMontclair per Wikipedia2023
Safe PassageDrama filmGlen Ridge per Wikipedia1994
The HomeHorror filmNutley per Wikipedia2025
Blast of SilenceThriller filmNewark Penn Station per Wikipedia1961
Cat PersonThriller filmNewark2023
Radio Free RoscoeComedy seriesNutley per Wikipedia2003–
RoommatesComedy filmMontclair per Wikipedia2026
Seven Minutes in HeavenComedy filmMontclair per Wikipedia1986
Taking ChanceDrama filmNewark Liberty International Airport per Wikipedia2009
The Perfect FindRomantic comedy filmNewark2023
Here Comes the FloodCrime filmNewark per Wikipedia2026
LymelifeComedy filmMontclair per Wikipedia2008
Once in the LifeCrime filmNewark per Wikipedia2000
TruthDrama filmMontclair per Wikipedia2013
Killing CastroThriller filmNewark per Wikipedia2026
Molly's PilgrimDrama filmMontclair per Wikipedia1985
Winter SolsticeDrama filmGlen Ridge per Wikipedia2004
Girls Nite OutHorror filmEast Orange per Wikipedia1982
A Morning AlarmFilmNewark1896
Best of the BestComedy filmMontclair2026
Veiled AristocratsFilmMontclair per Wikipedia1932

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Filmed here, per Wikipedia

Wikipedia says these were filmed in Essex County too. Each title’s page links to the sentence that says so.

Filming locations inside Essex County

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Filming locations nearby

What Wikipedia says about Essex County

2 sentences quoted word for word from Wikipedia, each with the production it describes and a link to the article it comes from.

West Side Story 2021
“Filming also took place in Newark and other parts of Essex County, New Jersey.” Wikipedia
Dumb Money 2023
“Filming was done in Morris, Essex and Hudson counties, with scenes filmed at Saint Elizabeth University.” Wikipedia