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New York City

most populous city in the United States

United States · 40.7128, -74.0061

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New York City is recorded as a filming location for 1,061 productions. Wikidata records these shoots at town level: somewhere in New York City, rather than at one identified spot. Wikipedia names it for 57 more. 1 production is also set here.

113 productions were filmed at 553 places inside New York City rather than at New York City itself: listed below, each with the place it was shot.

“The studio heads subsequently let Coppola film on location in New York City and Sicily.”
The Godfather (1972) · Wikipedia

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New York City
Photo: Fred Hsu on en.wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Movies filmed in New York City

The 59 most widely covered are above. The other 1,006 filmed in New York City:

Filmed here, per Wikipedia

Productions whose English Wikipedia article names New York City 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.

And 1,043 more, per Wikipedia:

Movies and TV series filmed elsewhere in New York City

113 productions shot at 553 places inside New York City, each named beside it. Separate from the list above, which is what Wikidata records against New York City itself.

The 60 most widely covered are above. The other 53, each with the place inside New York City it was shot at:

The 120 most notable are above. Every place inside New York City, A to Z, with how many productions each carries:

Set here

Animated films that take place here. Nothing drawn was ever filmed here, so this is where the story is set rather than where a camera stood: a different claim from everything above, and kept under its own heading for that reason.

And 142 more set here:

Set here, per Wikipedia

Games whose English Wikipedia article says they are set in New York City, where Wikidata’s narrative-location statement stops at the country. Still a setting and not a shoot, and still a sentence rather than a statement: two steps from the strongest evidence on this atlas, and labelled at both.

And 116 more, per Wikipedia:

Drawn from this place

Productions whose Japanese Wikipedia article names New York City 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.

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Frequently asked questions

What was filmed in New York City?

2,274 productions are recorded as filmed in New York City, 113 of them at places inside it, including The Godfather (1972), The Avengers (2012) and The Godfather Part II (1974). 1,100 of the credits come from Wikipedia articles rather than Wikidata statements and are labelled per Wikipedia.

Which is the best known production filmed in New York City?

The Godfather (1972), covered by 132 Wikipedia language editions, which is how this atlas ranks fame.

Where is New York City?

New York City is in the United States. Its coordinates are 40.7128, -74.0061. The day trip guide for New York City lists 1,127 filming locations within 100 km.

What other filming locations are near New York City?

New York City Hall (under 1 km), Channel 6 (under 1 km), Choir Communications Garage (under 1 km), Liberty City (under 1 km) and 2 more, all within 40 km and listed on this page with photographs.

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 Fred Hsu on en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

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