List of films set in New Jersey

This is a list of movies set or partially set in the U.S. state of New Jersey:


 * 13th Child (2002) – Film was shot in New Jersey at Wharton State Forest, Batsto Village, and Hammonton in the Pine Barrens
 * According to Greta (2009) - Ocean Grove, NJ - Asbury Park, NJ - Brick Township, NJ - Neptune, NJ - Point Pleasant, NJ
 * Across the Universe (2007) - Princeton University Campus
 * The Addams Family (2019)
 * The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension (1984)
 * A.I. Artificial Intelligence (2001)
 * Alice, Sweet Alice (1976)
 * American Gangster (2007)
 * American Hustle (2013)
 * The Amityville Horror (1979) – Film is set in Long Island but partially filmed in Toms River
 * Analyze That (2002)
 * Analyze This (1999) - partially filmed in Hoboken, Jersey City, Montclair
 * Annie (1982)
 * Aqua Teen Hunger Force Colon Movie Film for Theaters (2007)
 * Artie Lange's Beer League (2006)
 * Atlantic City (1944)
 * Atlantic City (1980)
 * Avengers: Endgame (2019)
 * Baby It's You (1983)
 * Bad Company (2002)
 * Ball of Fire (1941): mostly set in NYC, the inn where the main characters stay is in Kingston, New Jersey; their expected wedding venue is in Rancocas.
 * Bathing Beauty (1944)
 * Batman (1943) - The fictitious Gotham City is located in New Jersey.
 * Batman (1966)
 * Batman (1989)
 * The Batman (2022)
 * Batman and Robin (1949)
 * Batman and Robin (1997)
 * Batman Begins (2005)
 * Batman Forever (1995)
 * Batman Returns (1992)
 * Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016)
 * Be Kind Rewind (2008)
 * Beaches (1988)
 * A Beautiful Mind (2001)
 * Before I Self Destruct (2009)
 * Being John Malkovich (1999) - "You see the world through John Malkovich's eyes. Then after about 15 minutes, you're spit out into a ditch on the side of the New Jersey Turnpike!"
 * Big (1988) - parts were filmed in Cliffside Park
 * Big Top Scooby-Doo! (2012)
 * Birdy (1984)
 * Blinded by the Light (2019) - scenes set/filmed in Freehold and Asbury Park
 * Bogus (1996)
 * The Bounty Hunter (2010) - filmed partially in Atlantic City
 * Brainscan (1994)
 * Brewster's Millions (1985)
 * Broadway Danny Rose (1984)
 * Bruised (2020)
 * The Burglar (1957)
 * Burn After Reading (2008) - partially filmed in Paramus (gym scenes - Route 17)f
 * The Card Counter (2021)
 * The Cartel (2010)
 * Caught (1996) - Jersey City
 * Chasing Amy (1997)
 * Cheaper by the Dozen (1950)
 * Cinderella Man (2005)
 * City by the Sea (2002) - Asbury Park
 * City of Hope (1991) - takes place in fictitious Hudson City, New Jersey
 * Class of Nuke 'Em High (1986)
 * Clean and Sober (1988) - stars Michael Keaton and Kathy Baker; directed by Ron Howard; partially filmed in Gloucester City
 * Clerks (1994)
 * Clerks II (2006)
 * The Cohens and the Kellys in Atlantic City (1929)
 * The Color of Money (1986)
 * Coneheads (1993)
 * Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen (2004)
 * Convention City (1933)
 * Convention Girl (1935)
 * The Cookout (2004)
 * Cop Land (1997)
 * Cosmopolitan (2003)
 * Coyote Ugly (2000) - was given the name 'Jersey' because she was originally from South Amboy
 * The Crew (2000)
 * Da Hip Hop Witch (2000)
 * Dan in Real Life (2007)
 * The Dark Knight (2008)
 * The Dark Knight Rises (2012) – Filmed at Military Park station in Newark
 * Dark Ride (2006) - took place in Asbury Park
 * The Day the Earth Stood Still (2008)
 * Delivering Milo (2001)
 * Desperately Seeking Susan (1985)
 * Dogma (1999)
 * Donnie Brasco (1997) Clifton
 * Down the Shore (2011)
 * Duane Hopwood (2005)
 * Eddie and the Cruisers (1983)
 * Eddie and the Cruisers II: Eddie Lives! (1989)
 * Elizabethtown
 * Empire Records (1995)
 * Escape From New York (1981) - opening scene is supposed to be Bayonne
 * Fallen (1998) - Mullica Twp.
 * The Family Man (2000)
 * The Family Stone (2005) - Madison
 * Fatal Desire (2006)
 * Feel the Beat (2020)
 * The Fighter (2010)
 * Firstborn (1984)
 * Flight 93 (2006)
 * Forget About It (2006) - primarily filmed in Hoboken
 * Frame of Mind (2009) - Carlstadt
 * Frankenhooker (1990)
 * Freedomland (2006)
 * The Freshman (1990) - ending of movie is supposed to take place in Cherry Hill
 * Friday the 13th (1980) – Set in fictional Crystal Lake Camp, NJ; filmed in Hardwick, at No-Be-Bo-Sco camp
 * Friday the 13th (2009)
 * Funny Money (2006)
 * Garden State (2004)
 * Girl Most Likely (2012)
 * The Godfather: Part III (1990)
 * Gone Fishin' (1997)
 * Goodbye, Columbus (1969)
 * Gracie (2007)
 * Greetings from the Shore (2007) - based and shot in Lavallette
 * Guess Who (2005)
 * Gunshy (1998)
 * Gypsy 83 (2004)
 * Happiness (1998) - "You know, people are always putting New Jersey down. None of my friends can believe I live here. But that's because they don't get it: I'm living in a state of irony."
 * Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle (2004)
 * Hellboy (2004)
 * Homeboy (1988)
 * Hudson Hawk (1991)
 * The Hurricane (1999)
 * Hysterical Blindness (2002) - takes place in Bayonne
 * The Iceman (2012)
 * Imaginary Heroes (2004)
 * Imitation of Life (1934)
 * I.Q. (1994)
 * In & Out (1997) - Clinton, Montclair, Pompton Lakes, and other North Jersey locations
 * The In-Laws (1979)
 * Jaws - takes place in the small New England beach resort of Amity Island, but was based on the true story of a great white shark which terrorized the shores of New Jersey in the summer of 1916
 * Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back (2001)
 * Jersey Boys (2014)
 * Jersey Girl (1992) - starring Jami Gertz and Dylan McDermott
 * Jersey Girl (2004) - directed by Kevin Smith, starring Ben Affleck
 * Jersey Shore Shark Attack (2012)
 * The Jimmy Show (2002)
 * Joe the King (1999)
 * Joker (2019)
 * Julie & Julia (2009) - Hoboken
 * Just Friends (2005)
 * Just The Ticket (1999) - Roselle Park
 * The Kill-Off (1990)
 * The King of Marvin Gardens (1972)
 * Lansdown (2002)
 * The Last Broadcast (1998)
 * The Last Time (2007)
 * Lean on Me (1989) Paterson
 * The Lemon Sisters (1990)
 * Lianna (1983)
 * Little Black Book (2004)
 * Live Free or Die Hard (2007)
 * Lock Up (1989)
 * Loins of Punjab Presents (2007)
 * The Long Kiss Goodnight (1996) - "Easy, sport. Got myself out of Beirut once, I think I can get out of New Jersey." "Yeah, well don't be so sure. Others have tried and failed. The entire population, in fact."
 * Mafioso (1962) - North Bergen
 * Mallrats (1995)
 * The Many Saints of Newark (2021)
 * Men in Black (1997)
 * Morning Glory (2010)
 * Mortal Thoughts (1991)
 * Moving (1988)
 * Música (2024)
 * The Nanny Diaries - Annie is a graduate of Montclair University
 * National Treasure (2004)
 * New Jersey Drive (1995)
 * New Jersey: The Movie (2009)
 * Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist (2008)
 * North (1994)
 * Not Fade Away (2012)
 * Nothing But Trouble (1991)
 * Now You Know (2002)
 * Ocean's Eleven (2001) - Danny Ocean is released from a prison in New Jersey
 * Old Dogs (2009) - partially filmed in Hoboken (Dan's apartment)
 * On The Waterfront (1954) - filmed in Hoboken, set in Brooklyn
 * One for the Money (2012)
 * Owning Mahowny (2003)
 * Palookaville (1995)
 * Paper Soldiers (2002)
 * Paterson (2016)
 * Paul Blart: Mall Cop (2009)
 * The Perfect Holiday (2007) - set in Jersey Gardens Mall
 * The Pick-up Artist (1987) - set in Atlantic City
 * Picture Perfect (1997) - Hoboken and West Orange
 * Pootie Tang (2001) - Old Bridge
 * The Prowler (1981) – Filmed in Cape May, New Jersey, though set in "Avalon", California; Seaville United Methodist Church and Southern Mansion Bed & Breakfast feature
 * The Purple Rose of Cairo (1985)
 *  Ragtime (1981) - Spring Lake; James Cagney's last film
 * Raising Helen (2004)
 * Ransom (1996) - filmed throughout Bergen County
 * The Rebel Set (1959)
 * Restaurant (1998)
 *  Red River (1998)
 * Riding in Cars with Boys (2001) - East Orange (Upsala College)
 * Rocket Science (2007) - set in Plainsboro
 * Rounders (1998)
 * Running on Empty (1988)
 * Running Scared (2006)
 * Satan's Playground (2005) – Shot in Whitesbog in Burlington County
 * School of Rock (2003)
 * Second Best (2004)
 * The Secret Life of Walter Mitty (1947) - set in Perth Amboy
 * Sherrybaby (2006)
 * The Simian Line (2000)
 * Snake Eyes (1998)
 * Something Wild (1986)
 * The Soprano State (2010)
 * Spider-Man 3 (2007)
 * Spider-Man: Far From Home (2019) - Towards the end of the movie, Peter Parker and his classmates land in Newark, NJ.
 * Stardust Memories (1980) - filmed in Asbury Park, Belmar, Deal, Hoboken, Neptune City, Ocean Grove
 * The Station Agent (2003)
 * Stealing Home (1988)
 * Storytelling (2001)
 * Street Fight (2005)
 * Superman (1978)
 * Swimfan (2002)
 * This Thing of Ours (2003)
 * The Toxic Avenger (1984) and three sequels - "the first superhero from New Jersey"
 * Trade (2007)
 * Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (2009) - Sam Witwicky (Shia LaBeouf) attends Princeton University
 * Union City (1980)
 * United 93 (2006) - flight departs from Newark International Airport
 * Vision Quest (1985) - actually set in Spokane, WA, but the female lead says she's from Trenton
 * Voices (1979) - mostly filmed in Hoboken; Amy Irving, Michael Ontkean
 * Walking to the Waterline (1998)
 * War of the Worlds (2005) – One of four states where it was filmed; New Jersey locations included sites in Bayonne, Newark, and Howell Township in Monmouth County
 * The Wedding Singer (1998)
 * Welcome to the Dollhouse (1995)
 * Wild Hearts Can't Be Broken (1991)
 * Win Win (2011)
 * Winter Solstice (2004)
 * Wise Guys (1986)
 * The World According to Garp - scenes filmed in Denville movie theater and Madison City Hall
 * World Trade Center (2006) - Clifton
 * Ye Maaya Chesave (2010) - Princeton University at Princeton
 * Zoolander - partially filmed in Ogdensburg