In 1908, Vitagraph Studios produced the first film version of Romeo and Juliet made in America. It was also the very first film to be shot in Central Park. As of 2011, 305 films have been shot in Central Park, making it the most filmed location in the world. Countless more have shown aerial shots or filmed on the border of the park at locations like the Plaza Hotel, Trump International Hotel and Tower, and The Dakota Building. Here’s our definitive list of films with scenes shot in Central Park organized by shoot date:

2011
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Arbitrage
The Avengers
Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close
English Vinglish
Men In Black III
The Dictator

2010
Premium Rush
The Smurfs
Dark Fields
Arthur
Friends with Benefits
Mr. Popper’s Penguins

2009
Remember Me
Wall Street 2: Money Never Sleeps
Anjaana Anjaani
The Backup Plan
Date Night
Eat Pray Love
Get Him to the Greek
Morning Glory
The Backup Plan
Step Up 3D
Twelve

2008
Duplicity
When In Rome
The Rebound
Veronika Decides to Die
The Unusuals
The International
NY I Love You
Bride Wars

2007
2 Lovers
27 Dresses
South Dakota
Made of Honor
Cloverfield
The Wackness
What Happens in Vegas
You Don’t Mess With The Zohan
Meet Dave
Righteous Kill
Old Dogs
The Happening
The Band
On The Hook
Sex in the City
Ghostown
Afterwards
Multiple Sarcasms
Adam
Hey Diddle Diddle
See Saw

2006
August Rush
Before the Devil Knows You’re Dead
Borat
The Brave One
Chapter 27
Definitely Maybe
El Cantante
Enchanted
I Am Legend
Joshua
Jumper
Music and Lyrics
The Nanny Diaries
Night at the Museum
Suburban Girl
Spiderman 3
The Incredible Hulk
Gorilla
Factory Girl

2005
The Devil Wears Prada
Devil You Know
Hide and Seek
Hitch
The Hoax
House of D
If I Didn’t Care
Ira and Abby
Margaret
The Narrow Gate
The Producers
Spiderman 3
Tonight at Noon
Where God Left His Shoes

2004
13 Going On 30
Alfie
Birth
Christmas with the Cranks
Jersey Girl
Little Manhattan
The Manchurian Candidate
Melinda and Melinda
Taxi

2003
A Mighty Wind
Anger Management
Death to Smoochy
Elf
The Guru
Uptown Girls

2002
25th Hour
Brown Sugar
Daredevil
Igby Goes Down
Maid in Manhattan
Men in Black II
Mr. Deeds
The Panic Room
Stuart Little 2
Sweet Home Alabama
Two Weeks Notice

2001
15 Minutes
Down to Earth
Kate and Leopold
Kissing Jessica Stein
The Royal Tenenbaums
Serendipity
Vanilla Sky

2000
Almost Famous
Autumn in New York
Bait
Little Nicky

1999
Big Daddy
Cruel Intentions
For Love of the Game
The Out-of-Towners
The Prince of Central Park
Stuart Little

1998
Antz
Deconstructing Harry
Godzilla
Last Days of Disco
The Object of My Affection
The Spanish Prisoner
You’ve Got Mail

1997
The Devil’s Advocate

1995
Balto
The Brothers McMullen
Die Hard with a Vengeance
Mighty Aphrodite
Eraser
Everyone Says I Love You
I’m Not Rappaport
The Mirror Has Two Faces
One Fine Day
Ransom

1994
Bullets Over Broadway

1993
Manhattan Murder Mystery
The Night We Never Met

1992
Home Alone 2 – Lost in New York

1991
The Fischer King

1990
Alice
Green Card

1989
Crimes and Misdemeanors

1988
Bum Rap
Ghostbusters II
The January Man
Melanie Rose
New York Stories

1987
A New Life
Anna
Arthur II: On the Rocks
Baby Boom
The Big Blue
Big Business
Blue Jean Cop
Cocktail
Crocodile Dundee II
Fatal Attraction
Hello Again
Laser Man
Married to the Mob
Scrooge
Someone to Watch Over Me
Space Avenger
Three Men and A Baby
Wall Street

1986
Charing Cross Road
Forever Lulu
Hannah and Her Sisters
I Love New York
Imagine
Made in Argentina
My Demon Lover
Orphans
Scared Stiff
The Believers
The Pickup Artist

1985
And Then You Die
Breeders
Dead End Kids
F/X
Hang Tough
Highlander
I Miss You Aunt Jenny
Molly-O
Offbeat
Return of Billy Jack

1984
Brewster’s Millions
Desperately Seeking Susan
Key Exchange
Shootout

1983
Exterminator II
Ghostbusters
Moscow On the Hudson
Splash
Staying Alive
The Bostonians
The Hunger
The Muppets Take Manhattan
Tootsie
Two of a Kind

1982
Beginners
Broadway Danny Rose
Daniel
Lovesick
Paternity
Six Weeks