Films Shot in HARLEM!

Harlem is Heaven, 1932

Dark Manhattan, 1937


Moon Over Harlem, 1939






Paradise in Harlem, 1939

Harlem Hot Shots, 1944

Hi-De-Ho , 1947















Souls of Sin, 1949









Showtime at the Apollo:
"Harlem Merry-go-Round", 1955

The Cool World, 1963

The Pawnbroker, 1964

Black Roots, 1970



Cotton Comes to Harlem, 1970


Shaft, 1971









Across 110th Street, 1972

Black Rodeo, 1972

Come Back
Charleston Blue, 1972

Black Caesar, 1973










Hell Up in Harlem, 1973








Live and Let Die, 1973
Renaissance Reunion, 1973/2002


Claudine, 1974









From These Roots, 1974

Aaron Loves Angela, 1975

El Super, 1979

Gloria, 1980

The above opening credits by Harlem artist Romare Bearden



The Brother From Another Planet, 1984
The Cotton Club, 1984
Looking for Langston, 1988
Mo' Better Blues, 1990

Paris is Burning, 1990








Reversal of Fortune, 1990
A Rage In Harlem, 1991



Jungle Fever, 1991





New Jack City, 1991


Juice, 1992










Sugar Hill, 1993










A Great Day In Harlem, 1994


Above the Rim, 1994












Die Hard with a Vengeance, 1995
The Spitball Story, 1998


Shaft, 2000



The Royal Tenenbaums, 2001



The 25th Hour, 2002













The Guru, 2002
The dream dance sequence and Ramu’s Broadway debut were filmed at the ornate, United Palace Church on 175th St./Broadway










The Black Donnellys, 2006
(TV series, frequently filmed in Harlem)
Killa Season, 2006


Preaching to the Choir, 2006







August Rush, 2007
Pride and Glory, 2007

American Gangster, 2007











Queen of Media, 2007

The Brave One, 2007











The Ministers, 2007






Original list compiled by Wikipedia, with additional film titles supplied by HarlemOneStop