Towns & cities

Times Square

neighborhood and square in Manhattan, New York City, United States

United States · 40.7575, -73.9858

Times Square is recorded as a filming location for 1 production. Wikidata records these shoots at town level: somewhere in Times Square, rather than at one identified spot. Wikipedia names it for 55 more. 1 video game is also set here.

“Likewise, Christian's hotel is the W Hotel at Times Square.”

The Devil Wears Prada (2006) · Wikipedia

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Movies filmed in Times Square

Marche à l'ombre 1984

Filmed here, per Wikipedia

Productions whose English Wikipedia article names Times Square 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.

Taxi Driver 1976
Captain America: The First Avenger 2011
Birdman 2014
Home Alone 2: Lost in New York 1992
The Amazing Spider-Man 2 2014
Raging Bull 1980
The Devil Wears Prada 2006
Midnight Cowboy 1969
Vanilla Sky 2001
“On November 12, 2000, shooting for the scene of the deserted Times Square in New York took place in the early hours of the day.” Wikipedia
Mr. Robot 2015–2019
“As the production crew was unable to shut down Times Square for filming, the scenes at Times Square in the first-season finale were shot late at night just before the July 4 holiday weekend to catch the area at its emptiest while other shots were done on sets.” Wikipedia
Enchanted 2007
“The first scene in New York, which features Giselle emerging from a manhole in the middle of Times Square, was filmed on location in the center of the square.” Wikipedia
Hancock 2008
Three Days of the Condor 1975
Last Action Hero 1993
Succession 2018–2023
“Filming locations in the city included the Woolworth Building in Tribeca, The Shed in Hudson Yards, and a number of hotels including the Marriott Marquis in Times Square and the Plaza Hotel on Fifth Avenue.” Wikipedia
Zack Snyder's Justice League 2021
“For a similar campaign at the 2019 New York Comic Con, the movement purchased ad space on two billboards over Times Square featuring quotes from members of the cast and crew.” Wikipedia
The Sorcerer's Apprentice 2010
“On May 4, 2009, while being filmed for a chase scene, a Ferrari F430 crashed through the window of a Sbarro restaurant in Times Square; two pedestrians were injured, one of them struck by a falling lamppost.” Wikipedia
How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days 2003
Resident Evil: Retribution 2012
“Filming locations included Toronto at Cinespace's Kipling studio facility, Times Square in New York City, Tokyo and Red Square in Moscow.” Wikipedia
How to Marry a Millionaire 1953
Koyaanisqatsi 1982
“Reggio was not on location in Times Square when Fricke shot the footage and thought the idea of shooting portraits of people was "foolish".” Wikipedia
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 1990
“Much of the production took place in North Carolina, with a couple of location shoots in New York City during the summer of 1989 to capture famous landmark areas, such as the World Trade Center, Times Square, the Empire State Building, and the Hudson River.” Wikipedia
Resident Evil: The Final Chapter 2016
Gremlins 2: The New Batch 1990
Begin Again 2013
Date Night 2010
Sweet Smell of Success 1957
“Mackendrick remembered, "We started shooting in Times Square at rush hour, and we had high-powered actors and a camera crane and police help and all the rest of it, but we didn't have any script.” Wikipedia
Conspiracy Theory 1997
Tower Heist 2011
Shaft 1971
Good Morning America 1975–
The Daily Show 1996–
“After a stretch of episodes filmed from Trevor Noah's apartment due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the show returned to a smaller studio at One Astor Plaza, the corporate headquarters of ViacomCBS in Times Square.” Wikipedia
The Taking of Pelham 123 2009
“Outdoor street filming locations were the lower level of the Manhattan Bridge; Tudor City, including the First Avenue tunnel near the Headquarters of the United Nations; the Upper East Side; Times Square and the Theater District area; the Whitlock Avenue station on the Pelham Line in Hunts Point, Bronx; and Turtle Bay.” Wikipedia
She-Devil 1989
“Filming also took place in Manhattan in Times Square, at the Guggenheim Museum, and in New York City's historic South Street Seaport police precinct, the latter of which served as the location for the Vesta Rose Employment Agency.” Wikipedia
King of New York 1990
“Filming locations included Sing Sing, the Plaza Hotel, Times Square, Times Square–42nd Street station, Williamsburg, Queensboro Bridge, Fifth Avenue, Ossining, and Saranac Lake.” Wikipedia
On the Town 1949
Fame 1980
“The exterior of the school was shot using the left wing of the Church of Saint Mary the Virgin building almost directly opposite the real school on West 46th Street in Times Square.” Wikipedia
Friday the 13th Part VIII: Jason Takes Manhattan 1989
The Jerry Springer Show 1991–
In America 2002
Death to Smoochy 2002
“Sequences were filmed in several locations in New York City, such as Times Square, Coney Island, Upper West Side and Duane Street in Lower Manhattan.” Wikipedia
The Guru 2002
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert 2015–
Pad Man 2018
Basket Case 1982
“Right out in front, I wrote a film that was designed to be made for a low, low budget." The resulting screenplay, Basket Case, was written by Henenlotter as he walked around Times Square, which he called a "seedy, wonderful atmosphere." He reportedly wrote the dialogue for the film on napkins while in the basement of a Nathan's Famous.” Wikipedia
Night Shift 1982
Smash 2012–2013
Samsara 2011
Born to Win 1971
“Filming locations were in Manhattan, specifically Times Square.” Wikipedia
Can't Stop the Music 1980
Coonskin 1974
You're a Big Boy Now 1966
“The film was shot at Chelsea Studios in New York City, and at various Manhattan locations, including Times Square, Central Park, and the New York Public Library.” 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
I Will Find You 2026–
“Additional scenes were also shot in and around Washington Square Park, Central Park and Times Square in late August 2025.” Wikipedia
Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve 1972–

Named here by Times Square’s own Wikipedia article

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

Midnight Cowboy 1969

“Later that decade, Times Square was depicted in Midnight Cowboy as gritty, depraved, and desperate.” Wikipedia
Vanilla Sky 2001

“Films and TV shows have also employed the opposite tactic, depicting the typically bustling area as eerily still, such as in Vanilla Sky, as well as the post-apocalyptic I Am Legend, in which Will Smith and his dog go hunting for deer in the deserted urban canyon.” Wikipedia
New Year's Eve 2011

“It was also depicted in the 2011 movie New Year's Eve.” Wikipedia

Set here

Video games that take place here. A game is filmed nowhere, 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.

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder's Revenge 2022

Drawn from this place

Video games whose Japanese Wikipedia article names Times Square 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.

Forza Motorsport 3 2009

Filming locations nearby

Frequently asked questions

What was filmed in Times Square?

56 productions are recorded as filmed in Times Square, including Marche à l'ombre (1984), Taxi Driver (1976) and Captain America: The First Avenger (2011). 55 of the credits come from Wikipedia articles rather than Wikidata statements and are labelled per Wikipedia.

Which is the best known production filmed in Times Square?

Marche à l'ombre (1984), covered by 7 Wikipedia language editions, which is how this atlas ranks fame.

Where is Times Square?

Times Square is in the United States. Its coordinates are 40.7575, -73.9858.

What other filming locations are near Times Square?

One Astor Plaza (under 1 km), 1501 Broadway (under 1 km), Times Square Studios (under 1 km), New York Marriott Marquis (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 Terabass, CC BY-SA 3.0.