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This is a list of films shot in
Harlem
, in
New York City
.
Moon Over Harlem
, 1939
Paradise in Harlem
, 1939
Hi De Ho
, 1947
In the Street
, 1948
The Cool World
, 1963
The Pawnbroker
, 1964
Topaz
, 1969
Harlem School 1970
, 1970
Cotton Comes to Harlem
, 1970
Black Roots
, 1970
Shaft
, 1971
Across 110th Street
, 1972
Come Back, Charleston Blue
, 1972
Shaft's Big Score
, 1972
Super Fly
, 1972
Black Caesar
, 1973
Ganja & Hess
, 1973
Gordon's War
, 1973
Hell Up in Harlem
, 1973
Live and Let Die
, 1973
Claudine
, 1974
Aaron Loves Angela
, 1975
The Brother from Another Planet
, 1984
The Cotton Club
, 1984
Looking for Langston
, 1988
Harlem Nights
, 1989
King of New York
, 1990
Paris Is Burning
, 1990
Reversal of Fortune
, 1990 (
City College of New York
in Harlem, was used to depict
Harvard University
.)
Strictly Business
, 1991
A Rage in Harlem
, 1991
New Jack City
, 1991
Jungle Fever
, 1991
Juice
, 1992
Who's the Man?
, 1993
Sugar Hill
, 1994
Above the Rim
, 1994
A Great Day in Harlem
, 1994
Die Hard with a Vengeance
, 1995
New Jersey Drive
, 1995
The Royal Tenenbaums
, 2001
Paid in Full
, 2002
25th Hour
, 2002 (scenes filmed in Shepard Hall,
City College of New York
)
The Hebrew Hammer
, 2003 (scene filmed under the 125th Street viaduct)
Killa Season
, 2006
August Rush
, 2007
Pride and Glory
, 2007
American Gangster
, 2007
The Ministers
, 2007
The Brave One
, 2007
Precious
, 2009
NYC 22
, 2011 (TV series)
Kill Your Darlings
, 2012 (filmed on
Astor Row
)
The Secret Life of Walter Mitty
, 2012
[
1
]
Monica Z
, 2012
[
2
]
Black Nativity
, 2013
Annie
, 2014
[
3
]
Harlemites
, 2017 (Film series)
[
4
]
References
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Harlem Bespoke
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