Film

Hudson County, NJ Destination Film Guide

 For More Info on Filming in Hudson County, NJ contact Joe Waks   jwaks@hcnj.us 

The Centaur Film Company was an American motion picture production company founded in 1907 in Hudson County in Bayonne, New Jersey, by William and David Horsley. It was the first independent motion picture production company in the United States. In 1909 the company added a West Coast production unit, the Nestor Film Company, which established the first permanent film studio in Hollywood, California, in 1911. The company was absorbed by the Universal Film Manufacturing Company in 1912 and the rest is history! Over the years, Hudson County has been the backdrop in many films and TV productions, least of which is the

“Leave the gun, take the cannoli” scene from The Godfather (1972).

Come to Hudson County to visit these places and feel like a star!

Hudson County Courthouse, Jersey City in the JOKER movie

Did you know?

The award winning film JOKER transformed Jersey City into Gotham. Clowns marched down Newark Avenue lined with prop police cars on the way to Wayne Hall known to locals as the County Courthouse during filming.

JOKER’ leads all movies with 11 nominations at the Oscars: Best Picture Best Director Best Actor Best Screenplay – Adapted Best Cinematography Best Original Score Best Sound Editing Best Sound Mixing Best Film Editing Best Costume Design Best Makeup & Hairstyling.

Watch the trailer and see if you can spot Jersey City

HINT 1:36

 

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Joker used the Hudson County Brennan Courthouse at 583 Newark Ave. in Jersey City turning it into Wayne Hall.

Photo Credit: Craig Guy

Photo by HobokenGirl

The Greatest Beer Run Ever (2022)

 

Starring: Zac Efron, Russell Crowe, Bill Murray

Directions:
Michalski Funeral Home, 463 Monmouth St, Jersey City, NJ

St. Matthews Lutheran Church, 85 Wayne St, Jersey City, NJ

Van Vorst Park, Jersey City, NJ

Downtown Jersey City, NJ (near White Eagle Hall on 337 Newark Ave)

The Brass Rail Pub, 76th Street & Bergenline Avenue, North Bergen, NJ

Braddock Park, North Bergen, NJ

 

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Joker (2019)

 

Starring: Joaquin Phoenix, Robert Di Niro

Directions:
William J Brennan Courthouse, 583 Newark Ave
Jersey City, NJ 07306

Loew’s Jersey Theatre, 54 Journal Square Plaza
Jersey City, NJ 07306

 

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“Leave the gun, take the cannoli.” Scene

The Godfather (1972)

 

Starring: Marlon Brando, Al Pacino, James Caan

Directions:
Liberty State Park, Morris Pesin Drive
Jersey City, NJ

 

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On the Waterfront (1954)

 

Starring: Marlon Brando, Eva Marie Saint

Directions:
Our Lady of Grace Church, 400 Willow Avenue
Hoboken, NJ 07030

St Peter and St Paul Church, 404 Hudson Street
Hoboken, NJ 07030

Stevens Park
Hoboken, NJ 07030

 

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“Don’t Rain on my Parade” Musical Number

Funny Girl (1968)

 

Starring: Barbra Streisand, Omar Sharif, Kay Medford

Directions:
Hoboken Railway Station, 1 Hudson Pl
Hoboken, NJ 07030

The Statue of Liberty

 

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Squid Birth Scene

Men in Black (1997)

 

Starring: Will Smith, Tommy Lee Jones, Rip Torn

Directions:
Liberty State Park, Morris Pesin Drive
Jersey City, NJ

 

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Opening Scene

Working Girl (1988)

 

Starring: Melanie Griffith, Sigourney Weaver

Directions:
Liberty State Park, Morris Pesin Drive
Jersey City, NJ

 

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Opening Scene

The Karate Kid (1984)

 

Starring: Ralph Macchio, Pat Morita, Elisabeth Shue

Directions:
Franklin Avenue & Hamilton Street
Harrison, New Jersey, USA

 

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A Beautiful Mind (2001)

 

Starring: Russell Crowe, Jennifer Connelly, Ed Harris

Directions:
Peninsula at Bayonne Harbor
Bayonne, NJ

 

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Broadway Danny Rose (1984)

 

Starring: Woody Allen, Mia Farrow, Nick Apollo Forte

Directions:
Liberty State Park, Morris Pesin Drive
Jersey City, NJ

 

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On the Town (1949)

 

Starring: Frank Sinatra, Gene Kelly, Jules Munshin

Directions:
Statue of Liberty
Jersey City, NJ

 

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Coyote Ugly (2001)

 

Starring: Piper Perabo, Adam Garcia, Tyra Banks

Directions:
PATH Lift Bridge
Kearny & Jersey City, New Jersey, USA

 

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Zelig (1983)

 

Starring: Woody Allen, Mia Farrow, Patrick Horgan

Directions:
Jersey City, NJ

Union City, NJ

Weehawken, NJ

 

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As Good As it Gets (1997)

 

Starring: Jack Nicholson, Helen Hunt, Greg Kinnear

Directions:
Mobil Gas Station, 200 12th St
Jersey City, NJ 07310

 

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Being John Malkovich (1999)

 

Starring: John Cusack, Cameron Diaz, John Malkovich

Directions:
Interchange 14C, New Jersey Turnpike
Jersey City, NJ

 

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Ray Ferrier’s (Tom Cruise) House

War of the Worlds (2005)

 

Starring: Tom Cruise, Dakota Fanning, Miranda Otto

Directions:
Bayonne Bridge and 11 Kennedy Boulevard
Bayonne, NJ 07002

 

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Joel’s (Jim Carrey) Childhood Home

Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004)

 

Starring: Jim Carrey, Kate Winslet, Elijah Wood

Directions:
105 East 23rd Street
Bayonne, NJ 07002

 

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Radio Days (1987)

 

Starring: Woody Allen, Mia Farrow, Seth Green

Directions:
731 Grand Street
Jersey City, NJ 07304

 

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The Adjustment Bureau (2011)

 

Starring: Matt Damon, Emily Blunt, Lisa Thoreson

Directions:
Statue of Liberty
Jersey City, NJ

 

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The Age of Innocence (1993)

 

Starring: Daniel Day-Lewis, Michelle Pfeiffer

Directions:
Hoboken

 

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Jersey Boys (2014)

 

Starring: John Lloyd Young, Christopher Walken

Directions:
Elm Street, Between Stuyvesant and Seeley Ave
Kearny NJ 07032

 

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Restaurant Scene

To Wong Foo Thanks for Everything, Julie Newmar (1995)

 

Starring: Wesley Snipes, Patrick Swayze

Directions:

Canton Tea Garden Chinese-American Restaurant
920 Bergen Ave
Jersey City, NJ 07306

 

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The Wrestler (2008)

 

Starring: Mickey Rourke, Marisa Tomei

Directions:

 

ACME (now closed) Twin City Shopping Center

2–36 Garfield Ave, Jersey City, NJ

 

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Chess Scene

Independence Day (1996)

 

Starring: Will Smith, Jeff Goldblum, Bill Pullman

Directions:
Donnelly Memorial Park, JF Kennedy Boulevard East
West New York, NJ 07093

 

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Final Scene

Léon- The Professional (1994)

 

Starring: Jean Reno, Natalie Portman, Gary Oldman

Directions:
Stevens Institute of Technology
Hoboken, NJ 07030

 

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The Royal Tenenbaums (2001)

 

Starring: Gene Hackman, Gwyneth Paltrow

Directions:

Jersey City Medical Center

now The Beacon

20 Beacon Way, Jersey City

 

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Abandoned Pizza Building

Sid and Nancy (1986)

 

Starring: Gary Oldman, Chloe Webb, David Hayman

Directions:
Exchange Place
Jersey City, NJ 07302

 

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Boxing Match Scene

A Bronx Tale (1993)

 

Starring: Robert Di Niro, Chazz Palminteri

Directions:
Jersey City Armory, 678 Montgomery Street
Jersey City, NJ 07306

 

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Sleepers (1996)

 

Starring: Brad Pitt, Kevin Bacon, Robert De Niro

Directions:
Elysian Cafe, 1001 Washington Street
Hoboken NJ 07030

 

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Crimes and Misdemeaners (1989)

 

Starring: Woody Allen, Martin Landau

Directions:
Lincoln Tunnel
Weehawken, NJ

 

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Ransom (1996)

 

Starring: Mel Gibson, Delroy Lindo, Rene Russo

Directions:
Holland Tunnel, 12th Street
Jersey City, NJ 07310

 

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The Basketball Diaries (1995)

 

Starring: Leonardo DiCaprio, Lorraine Bracco

Directions:
1110 Washington Street
Hoboken, NJ 07030

 

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A Perfect Murder (1998)

 

Starring: Michael Douglas, Gwyneth Paltrow

Directions:
Jersey City Armory, 678 Montgomery Street
Jersey City, NJ 07306

 

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Fin walking to the terminal

The Station Agent (2011)

 

Starring: Peter Dinklage, Patricia Clarkson

Directions:
Hoboken Railway Station, 1 Hudson Pl
Hoboken, NJ 07030

 

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Willie’s Apartment

Stranger than Paradise (1984)

 

Starring: John Lurie, Eszter Balint, Richard Edson

Directions:
464 Newark Street
Hoboken, NJ 07030

 

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Turner Says Goodbye Scene

Three Days of The Condor (1975)

 

Starring: Robert Redford, Faye Dunaway

Directions:
Hoboken Railway Station, 1 Hudson Pl
Hoboken, NJ 07030

 

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Once Upon A Time In America (1983)

 

Starring: Robert De Niro, James Woods

Directions:
Hoboken Railway Station, 1 Hudson Pl
Hoboken, NJ 07030

 

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The Preacher’s Wife (1996)

 

Starring: Denzel Washington, Whitney Houston

Directions:

Jersey City

 

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Stardust Memories (1980)

 

Starring: Woody Allen, Charlotte Rampling

Directions:

1 Hudson Place

Hoboken Terminal

Hoboken NJ

 

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Eyes of Laura Mars (1978)

 

Starring: Faye Dunaway, Tommy Lee Jones

Directions:
Jersey City

 

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Mortal Thoughts (1991)

 

Starring: Demi Morre, Bruce Willis, Glenne Headly

Directions:
Bayonne, NJ

Jersey City, NJ

Hoboken, NJ

 

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Daylight (1996)

 

Starring: Sylvester Stallone, Amy Brenneman

Directions:
Holland Tunnel
Jersey City, NJ

 

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Shaft (2000)

 

Starring: Samuel L. Jackson, Vanessa Williams

Directions:
Jersey City

 

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Bad Lieutenant (1992)

 

Starring: Harvey Keitel, Frankie Thorn, Zoe Lund

Directions:
St Anthony of Padua, 457 Monmouth Street
Jersey City, NJ 07302

 

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Analyze This (1999)

 

Starring: Robert De Niro, Billy Crystal, Lisa Kudrow

Directions:
1125 Hudson Street
Hoboken, NJ 07030

 

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Entire film was shot here

Assassination of a High School President (2008)

 

Starring: Mischa Barton, Bruce Willis

Directions:
Bayonne High School, 669 Avenue A
Bayonne, NJ 07002

 

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Baby It’s You (1983)

 

Starring: Rosanna Arquette, Vincent Spano

Directions:
Hoboken, NJ

Jersey City, NJ

Union City, NJ

 

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Boys on the Side (1995)

 

Starring: Whoopi Goldberg, Mary Louise Parker

Directions:
Jersey City, NJ

Kearny, NJ

 

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Fool’s Rush In (1997)

 

Starring: Matthew Perry, Salma Hayek, Jon Tenney

Directions:
Statue of Liberty
Jersey City, NJ

 

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Something Wild (1986)

 

Starring: Jeff Daniels, Melanie Griffith, Robert Ridgely

Directions:
Holland Tunnel
Jersey City, NJ

 

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The Brother From Another Planet (1984)

 

Directions:

832 Washington Street, Hoboken, NJ

Ellis Island, Jersey City, NJ

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Wise Guys (1986)

 

Starring: Danny DeVito, Joe Piscopo, Harvey Keitel

Directions:
Jersey City, NJ

 

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Beer League (2006)

 

Starring: Artie Lange, Ralph Macchio

Directions:

Dennis P. Collins Park

Bayonne, NJ

 

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Palookaville (1995)

 

Starring: William Forsythe, Vincent Gallo

Directions:
Liberty State Park, Morris Pesin Drive
Jersey City, NJ

 

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Godzilla (1998)

 

Starring: Matthew Broderick, Jean Reno, Maria Pitillo

Directions:

The military HQ is set up on Essex Street at Hudson Street in the Paulus Hook area of Jersey City, directly opposite Battery Park City.

Jersey City, NJ

 

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Don’t Go In The House (1979)

 

Starring: Dan Grimaldi, Charles Bonet, Bill Ricci

Directions:
Jersey City, NJ

 

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New Years Eve (2014)

 

Starring: Sarah Jessica Parker, Ashton Kutcher

Directions:
Statue of Liberty
Jersey City, NJ

 

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Belly (1998)

 

Starring: Nas, DMX, Taral Hicks, Method Man

Directions:
Jersey City, NJ

 

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Bad Company (2002)

 

Starring: Anthony Hopkins, Chris Rock

Directions:
Jersey City, NJ

 

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Cookie (1989)

 

Starring: Peter Falk, Dianne Wiest, Emily Lloyd

Directions:
Secaucus, NJ

 

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Blood Night: The Legend of Mary Hatchet (2009)

 

Starring: Bill Moseley, Danielle Harris, Nate Dushku

Directions:
Jersey City, NJ

 

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Diminished Capacity (2008)

 

Starring: Matthew Broderick, Virgina Madsen

Directions:
Jersey City, NJ

 

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The Honeymooners (2005)

 

Starring: Cedric the Entertainer, Gabrielle Union

Directions:
Jersey City, NJ

 

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Kal Ho Naa Ho (2003)

 

Starring: Preity Zinta, Shah Rukh Khan, Saif Ali Khan

Directions:
Hoboken Railway Station, 1 Hudson Pl
Hoboken, NJ 07030

 

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The History of Love (2016)

 

Starring: Gemma Arterton, Alex Ozerov, Elliot Gould

Directions:
Statue of Liberty
Jersey City, NJ

 

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