Towns & cities

Paterson

city in and the county seat of Passaic County, New Jersey, United States

United States · 40.9167, -74.1722

Paterson is recorded as a filming location for 2 productions. Wikidata records these shoots at town level: somewhere in Paterson, rather than at one identified spot. Wikipedia names it for 15 more.

3 places inside Paterson have a page of their own: listed below. Everything shot at them is already named above, recorded against Paterson as well.

“The controversial arrest and conviction of boxer Rubin "Hurricane" Carter, whose conviction was overturned in 1985, was dramatized in the 1999 Denzel Washington film, The Hurricane, and was partially shot in the city.”

The Hurricane (1999) · Wikipedia

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Movies and TV series filmed in Paterson

Filmed here, per Wikipedia

Productions whose English Wikipedia article names Paterson 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 Irishman 2019
“Additional scenes were filmed in the Hudson Valley in Salisbury Mills and Suffern, among other sites, including Paterson, New Jersey.” Wikipedia
West Side Story 2021
“The shoot took 10 days at locations across Harlem, Queens, and Paterson.” Wikipedia
A Complete Unknown 2024
The Trial of the Chicago 7 2020
Paterson 2016
“The 2016 film Paterson, directed by Jim Jarmusch, is set in Paterson and was largely filmed there.” Wikipedia
The Many Saints of Newark 2021
“Satriale's Pork Store was featured in The Sopranos and was recreated in Paterson.” Wikipedia
The Preacher's Wife 1996
“Severe snowstorms in New Jersey (where scenes were shot in Paterson) and New York (where scenes were shot throughout New York City) cost the production several shooting days.” Wikipedia
Billy Bathgate 1991
Lean on Me 1989
Alice, Sweet Alice 1976
“The film was primarily shot on location in Paterson, New Jersey in the summer of 1975, with much of the crew being based out of New York City.” Wikipedia
The Greatest Beer Run Ever 2022
The Plot Against America 2020–
Nonnas 2025
The Equalizer 2021–
“Filming for the series has taken place in several locations in northern New Jersey, including Paterson, Newark, and Jersey City.” Wikipedia
Mercy 2009–
“Some interior shots for the show were filmed in the unused Barnert Hospital in Paterson, New Jersey.” Wikipedia

Filming locations inside Paterson

3 places inside Paterson, each with a page of their own. Every production shot at them is already listed above, because Wikidata records them against Paterson too.

Named here by Paterson’s own Wikipedia article

Productions this page’s own Wikipedia article says were shot at Paterson, 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.

Far from Heaven 2002

“Its sequel, State Property 2, and Far from Heaven, The Preacher's Wife and Purple Rose of Cairo are among other films that were partially shot in Paterson.” Wikipedia

Filming locations nearby

Frequently asked questions

What was filmed in Paterson?

17 productions are recorded as filmed in Paterson, including The Sopranos (1999–2007), The Hurricane (1999) and The Irishman (2019). 15 of the credits come from Wikipedia articles rather than Wikidata statements and are labelled per Wikipedia.

Which is the best known production filmed in Paterson?

The Sopranos (1999–2007), covered by 75 Wikipedia language editions, which is how this atlas ranks fame.

Where is Paterson?

Paterson is in the United States. Its coordinates are 40.9167, -74.1722.

What other filming locations are near Paterson?

Downtown Paterson (under 1 km), Daniel Thompson and John Ryle Houses (under 1 km), Great Falls (under 1 km), Westside Park (2 km west) 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 BJT11091, CC BY-SA 3.0.