3 A.M. (2001)
4 minutes, 8 minutes
The 4th Floor (1999)
Opening shot, 23 minutes, 26 minutes, 1 hour 25 minutes
The 10th Kingdom (2000)
The WTC towers can be seen several times during the opening sequence. (It's kind of eerie because the buildings of New York are crumbling and transforming into mountains, waterfalls, etc. The WTC towers also appear to be crumbling.) The towers are also seen 13 minutes in and about 2 minutes before the very end of this long mini-series.
(The WTC towers are also on the poster, reflected in the water at the bottom.)
11'09"01 - September 11 (2002)
Between 19-22 minutes, 24 minutes, 1 hour 11-13 minutes, 1 hour 15 minutes, 1 hour 32 minutes, 1 hour 38 minutes, 1 hour 47 minutes, 1 hour 50 minutes
15 Minutes (2001)
1 hour 4 minutes and 1 hour 37 minutes.
The 25th Hour (2002)
This is a unique World Trade Center movie. It didn't begin shooting until May 2002. During the opening credits we are shown many angles of the Tower Lights Memorial that shined in the night after 9/11. Forty-five minutes into the movie, two of the characters have a scene in front of an apartment window that overlooks Ground Zero. At the end of that scene, we see several shots of the workers sifting through the soil for human remains.
28 Days (2000)
1 hour 33 minutes
29th Street (1991)
Three times in the opening minute
54 (1998)
25 minutes
187 (1997)
1 minute
A
Across the Sea of Time (1995)
10 minutes, several shots between 31-33 minutes
Adam & Steve (2005)
8 minutes (The towers seen at 8 minutes were digitally inserted. The title characters are looking at Manhattan from the Brooklyn Bridge in 1987. At 1 hour 11 minutes, they are at the exact same spot, seventeen years later. The towers are missing of course, and one of the characters remarks, "It's getting harder to remember where the towers were.")
Addicted to Love (1997)
47 minutes and 59 minutes
The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle (2000)
1 hour 4 minutes
Aftershock: Earthquake in New York (1999)
As you can see from the title, an earthquake hits New York City. The WTC towers appear both before and after the quake, including several times in the opening credits, and 24 minutes into the movie. They appear after the earthquake, at 52 minutes. A TV reporter is riding a helicopter and reporting on damage. When she sees the WTC, they are undamaged and she says "They look good. They're both still standing." The last two appearances are at 1 hour 46 minutes and 2 hours 16 minutes.
A.I.: Artificial Intelligence (2001)
1 hour 35 minutes, 1 hour 55 minutes
This movie was released only three months before the towers fell. The scenes with the towers submerged in water and later ice were set far in the future.
All I Want For Christmas (1991)
1 hour 12 minutes
All the Vermeers in New York (1990)
Forty-six minutes into the movie, there is a 5 minute scene that was shot on the top of one of the WTC towers. As the characters look down, you can see the WTC towers' shadows. There are some spectacular views of New York City, which can also be seen on the poster.
Alphabet City (1984)
31 minutes
The Ambulance (1990)
54 minutes, 57 minutes
(The WTC towers are also on the poster.)
American Pie 2 (2001)
At 18 minutes, there is a scene in which they digitally added the WTC towers to show that Nadia was calling from New York.
American Psycho (2000)
7 minutes, 9 minutes, 1 hour 18 minutes and 1 hour 24 minutes
Analyze This (1999)
1 hour 22 minutes
Angie (1994)
Opening shot, twice at 5 minutes
Antz (1998)
The opening shot of Antz is what appears to be the New York skyline with the WTC towers, but it really is grass. The closing shot zooms out from the anthill so we can see it is in a park in New York City, this time with the real buildings including the WTC towers on the right.
(The WTC towers are also on the poster.)
Any Which Way You Can (1980)
10 minutes
Armageddon (1998)
5 minutes, 6 minutes, 8 minutes (twice), 9 minutes (both towers damaged and on fire)
The Art of War (2000)
37 minutes, 56 minutes
As Good As It Gets (1997)
1 hour 3 minutes
The Associate (1996)
The opening shot
The Astronaut's Wife (1999)
25 minutes, 1 hour 32 minutes, 1 hour 33 minutes
At First Sight (1999)
46 minutes
Author! Author! (1982)
1 hour 25 minutes
Autumn in New York (2000)
3 minutes, 17 minutes and 1 hour 21 minutes.
B
Back to the Future Part 2 (1989)
Twenty-nine minutes into the movie, Lorraine changes the Scenic Views Channel and stops on a nighttime skyline of New York with the WTC towers.
Bait (2000)
12 minutes, 31 minutes, 36 minutes, 37 minutes, 51 minutes, 53 minutes, 1 hour 4 minutes, 1 hour 24 minutes, 1 hour 36 minutes, 1 hour 42 minutes, 1 hour 52 minutes
Basket Case (1982)
12 minutes
Basketball Diaries (1995)
3 minutes, 4 minutes, 21 minutes
Basquiat (1996)
1 hour 41 minutes
Beat Street (1984)
53 minutes
Bed of Roses (1996)
29 minutes, 48 minutes, 1 hour 15 minutes
Before Night Falls (2000)
1 hour 46 minutes, 1 hour 53 minutes
Being John Malkovich (1999)
31 minutes, 50 minutes
The Believers (1987)
40 minutes and 1 hour 7 minutes
Best Seller (1987)
30 minutes
Betsy's Wedding (1990)
Several shots between 24-25 minutes
Big Business (1988)
9 minutes, 25 minutes
Big Daddy (1999)
8 minutes, 1 hour 3 minutes
Big Money Hustlas (2000)
35 minutes
Black and White (1999)
36 minutes, 42 minutes
Blackout (1978)
24 minutes, 27 minutes, 1 hour 11 minutes
Black Rain (1989)
During the opening scene
Bless the Child (2000)
Several shots during the scene between 1 hour 15-17 minutes
Bobby G. Can't Swim (1999)
Opening minutes
Boiler Room (2000)
5 minutes (twice) and 1 hour 27 minutes
The Bone Collector (1999)
During the opening credits, 11 minutes, 1 hour 31 minutes, 1 hour 49 minutes and during the closing credits.
The Bonfire of the Vanities (1990)
The opening shot, the long continuous shot of Bruce Willis at the beginning of the movie is in the basement of the WTC complex.
(The WTC towers are also on the poster.)
The Book of Life (1998)
3 minutes, 1 hour
BookWars (2000)
18 minutes
Boomerang (1992)
10 minutes, 40 minutes, 1 hour 20 minutes, 1 hour 26 minutes, 1 hour 41 minutes
Born in Flames (1983)
During the opening minute (a nice close-up from ground level), 37 minutes, 1 hour 13 minutes (this is the closing shot where a bomb is set off at the top of the tower to bring down the antenna)
Borough of Kings (2000)
1 hour 24 minutes, 1 hour 30 minutes (twice)
Boss of Bosses (2001)
1 hour 19 minutes
Boys on the Side (1995)
8 minutes (twice)
Breeders (1986)
Opening shot
Brewster's Millions (1985)
45 minutes, closing credits
Bright Lights, Big City (1988)
1 hour, 42 minutes
(The WTC towers are also on the poster.)
The Bronx Executioner (1989)
4 minutes
Brooklyn Bridge (1981)
1 minute, 44 minutes, several shots between 51-56 minutes
A Brooklyn State of Mind (1997)
39 minutes
The Brother from Another Planet (1984)
6 minutes, 7 minutes, 1 hour 30 minutes
The Brothers McMullen (1995)
21 minutes
Brown Sugar (2002)
The Tower Lights Memorial can be seen at 1 hour 24 minutes.
Bullet (1996)
4 minutes, several shots between 6 and 8 minutes, 18 minutes, 32 minutes, 35 minutes, 53 minutes, 1 hour 17 minutes, and 1 hour 23 minutes.
The Butcher's Wife (1990)
2 minutes (inside a snow globe of NYC) The real WTC towers can be seen at 4 minutes, 37 minutes and 1 hour 1 minute.
(The WTC towers are also on the poster.)
Buying the Cow (2002)
7 minutes, 23 minutes, 50 minutes
Bye Bye Monkey (1978)
15 minutes, 18 minutes, 33-35 minutes, 41 minutes, 1 hour 3 minutes, 1 hour 14 minutes, 1 hour 17 minutes
C
Cannibal Holocaust (1980)
2 minutes, 44 minutes
Car 54, Where Are You? (1994)
47 minutes
Cat's Eye (1985)
2 minutes (during the opening credits)
Caught (1996)
1 minute (during opening credits), 35 minutes, 1 hour 22 minutes, 1 hour 43 minutes
Center Stage (2000)
50 minutes
Changing Lanes (2002)
During the opening credits (twice) Director Roger Michell edited the towers out the day after 9/11, but later put them back in as a tribute. He admitted it would be a mistake to pretend they never existed.
Chasing Amy (1997)
1 hour
A Chorus Line (1985)
2 minutes
C.H.U.D. (1984)
You'll have to sit through almost the entire length of this AWFUL movie. The WTC towers appear right near the end at 1 hour and 22 minutes into the movie.
City by the Sea (2002)
10 minutes, 13 minutes, and 1 hour 11 minutes.
City Hall (1996)
1 minute (during opening credits), 1 hour 29 minutes
(The WTC towers are also on the poster.)
City Slickers (1991)
During the closing credits.
La Ciudad (The City) (1998)
54 minutes
Cocktail (1988)
3 minutes, 34-35 minutes (several shots)
Coming to America (1988)
The WTC towers appear in the background at night as Lisa and Akeem walk along the river 1 hour and 14 minutes into the movie. The towers actually appear twice by mistake. Lisa and Akeem walk past the same bridge twice.
Commandments (1997)
2 minutes, 26 minutes, 37 minutes, 47 minutes, 1 hour 14 minutes, 1 hour 23 minutes
Communion (1989)
Opening shot, 1 hour 20 minutes
The Confession (1999)
3 minutes and 1 hour 15 minutes
The Coneheads (1993)
2 minutes
Conspiracy Theory (1997)
3 minutes, 12 minutes, and 36 minutes
Cookie (1989)
During the first minute, 1 hour 22 minutes
(The WTC towers are also on the poster.)
Cop Land (1997)
1 hour 35 minutes
The Corruptor (1999)
During the opening scene (twice), 12 minutes, 1 hour 5 minutes and 1 hour 40 minutes.
The Cowboy Way (1994)
3 minutes (During the opening credits)
(One of the WTC towers is also on the poster.)
Coyote Ugly (2000)
6 minutes, 9 minutes, 42 minutes, 52 minutes, 53 minutes, and 1 hour, 13 minutes.
Crazy People (1990)
2 minutes, 44 minutes (on a poster)
Critical Condition (1987)
Opening minute, 11 minutes, 38 minutes, 46 minutes, 1 hour 12 minutes
Crocodile Dundee (1986)
The opening shot, 43 minutes, 1 hour 4 minutes and 1 hour 6 minutes.
Crocodile Dundee II (1988)
The opening sequence, and 49 minutes
Cruel Intentions (1999)
1 hour 6 minutes
Cruel Intentions 2 (2000)
3 minutes, 9 minutes, 47 minutes
The Cruise (1998)
Documentary about Timothy "Speed" Levitch, a New York City bus tour guide. The WTC towers are seen at 1 minute, 18 minutes, 22 minutes, 31 minutes, at 35 minutes he tells a boy how to spin in the WTC plaza and then look up at the towers and they look like they are falling in on you. At 1 hour 10 minutes, he actually does this. The towers are also in the closing credits.
D
David Searching (1997)
1 minute, 1 hour 9 minutes
Daybreak (1993)
28 minutes, 50 minutes, 56 minutes
A Day in Black and White (1999)
35 minutes, 36 minutes
Daylight (1996)
9 minutes, 3 more shots between 1 hour 45 minutes to 1 hour 47 minutes
The Daytrippers (1996)
1 hour 3 minutes
(The WTC towers are also on the poster.)
Death to Smoochy (2002)
51 minutes
Death Wish (1974)
Five minutes into the movie, Charles Bronson passes a model of Manhattan with the WTC towers in it. At 1 hour 9 minutes the real towers can be seen in the distance.
Death Wish 3 (1985)
26 minutes
Deceived (1991)
42 minutes and 1 hour 4 minutes.
Deep Impact (1998)
The WTC towers are seen about 1 hour and 44 minutes into the movie. We see them from the harbor as the huge wave approaches and again as the wave sweeps over, destroying them.
Definitely, Maybe (2008)
11 minutes
Delirious (1991)
Opening shot
Delivering Milo (2001)
The opening shot, 42 minutes, 45 minutes
The Devil's Advocate (1997)
The WTC towers appear 18 minutes into the movie. It's an unusual shot, with another building between the towers. The camera angle makes all three buildings look the same height. The shot is also a time lapse covering several days and nights.
The Devil's Own (1997)
15 minutes
As Frankie crosses a bridge and looks at the city with the WTC towers in the skyline. He even says "It's fantastic." (I'm not sure if he means the whole city or just the towers.)
Die Hard: With a Vengeance (1995)
33 minutes, 47 minutes, 52 minutes
Dinner Rush (2000)
8 minutes (During the opening credits), 15 minutes
Disappearing Acts (2000)
Three times during the opening credits
Dog Day Afternoon (1975)
During the opening credits
Dolores Clairborne (1995)
3 minutes
Donnie Brasco (1997)
30 minutes, 1 hour 43 minutes
Don't Say a Word (2001)
1 hour 26 minutes and 1 hour 28 minutes (Both times the WTC is far in the distance. This movie was actually released a couple weeks after 9/11, but you would probably miss the WTC if you weren't looking for it.)
Double Parked (2000)
15 minutes
Double Platinum (1999)
53 minutes, 58 minutes, 1 hour 2 minutes and 1 hour 12 minutes.
(The WTC towers are also on the poster.)
Double Take (2001)
2 minutes
Down to You (2000)
29 minutes
(The WTC towers are also on the poster.)
The Dream Team (1989)
The WTC towers are in the skyline at 26 minutes. Billy claims to have been a constultant when they were built and it was his idea for two towers, not just one.
Dressed to Kill (1980)
23 minutes, the restaurant scene beginning at 1 hour 30 minutes was filmed at Windows on the World, the restaurant near the top of the north tower. Visible out the window is the south tower.
Dudes (1987)
Opening minute
E
Eat and Run (1986)
4 minutes
(The WTC towers are also on the poster.)
Eddie (1996)
4 minutes, 5 minutes, 34 minutes, 1 hour 8 minutes
Election (1999)
1 hour 34 minutes
Emanuelle and the Last Cannibals (1977)
Opening shot, 1 minute (twice), 14 minutes, 15 minutes
Empire (2002)
21 minutes.
End of Days (1999)
8 minutes, 12 minutes, 15 minutes, 20 minutes, 1 hour 9 minutes
Entrapment (1999)
During the opening shot
Eraser (1996)
36 minutes
Escape From New York (1981)
This movie takes place in 1997, when the island of Manhattan is a prison. Snake Plissken lands a glider on top of the World Trade Center to rescue the President. The towers are seen at 3 minutes, 4 minutes, 11 minutes, 25-27 minutes (landing on the roof), 1 hour 3 minutes, 1 hour 19 minutes.
The Experts (1989)
7 minutes
Eye of the Beholder (1999)
22 minutes
Eyes of Laura Mars (1978)
54 minutes
F
The Family Man (2000)
20 minutes, 1 hour 14 minutes
(The WTC towers are also on the poster.)
Fear City (1984)
39 minutes, 43 minutes
Fever (1999)
5 minutes, 57 minutes
Fingers (1978)
28 minutes
A Fool and His Money (1989)
10 minutes, 16 minutes, 1 hour 9 minutes
Fools Rush In (1997)
1 hour 34 minutes
(The towers are also on the poster.)
Forces of Nature (1999)
8 minutes
For Love of the Game (1999)
4 minutes, 1 hour 13 minutes
For Love or Money (1993)
19 minutes (in a poster), 1 hour 28 minutes
The WTC towers were on early posters for the movie. (The working title for this movie was "The Concierge".)
For Pete's Sake (1974)
35 minutes
For Richer or Poorer (1997)
1 minute, 13 minutes, several shots between 24 and 25 minutes
Frankie and Johnny (1991)
6 minutes
Freejack (1992)
17 minutes, 50 minutes, 52 minutes, 1 hour 44 minutes
The French Connection (1971)
34 minutes (under construction)
The Freshman (1990)
14 minutes
Friday the 13th Part VIII: Jason Takes Manhattan (1989)
Opening shot, 2 minutes, 1 hour 13 minutes
Funny About Love (1990)
49 minutes
F/X (1986)
1 hour, 17 minutes (several shots)
F/X 2 (1991)
Opening shot, 2 minutes, 41 minutes, 1 hour 18 minutes
G
Gangs of New York (2002)
In the last shot of the movie, there is a skyline shot of New York that transforms from the 1860's to present day. The WTC towers are included, even though the movie was released after 9/11. Director Martin Scorsese left them in since he said the movie is about those who built New York, not those who tried to destroy it.
Get Well Soon (2001)
In the scene between 1 hour 19 minutes and 1 hour 23 minutes
Ghostbusters (1984)
1 hour 4 minutes
(The WTC towers are also on the poster.)
Ghostbusters II (1989)
25 minutes, 1 hour 15 minutes (four shots), 1 hour 41 minutes (during closing credits)
Giving It Up (1999)
4 minutes, 14 minutes, 1 hour 11 minutes
Glitter (2001)
43 minutes and 1 hour 17 minutes.
The Godfather: Part III (1990)
2 minutes
Godspell (1973)
(Godspell was filmed and released before the WTC was officially dedicated in 1973.)
Opening minute, 2 minutes, 49-50 minutes (dancing on the roof of Tower 1), 1 hour 6 minutes, 1 hour 12 minutes
Godzilla (1998)
Many shots of the WTC towers. 12 minutes, 22 minutes, 23 minutes, 30 minutes (twice), 33 minutes, 35 minutes, 40 minutes, 41 minutes, 53 minutes, 54 minutes, 1 hour 2 minutes, 1 hour 26 minutes, 1 hour 45 minutes, and 1 hour 50 minutes
Going in Style (1979)
33 minutes, 1 hour
Good Advice (2001)
42 minutes
Gotham (1988)
1 hour 16 minutes
Gotti (1996)
5 minutes, 48 minutes, 1 hour 53 minutes
Great Expectations (1998)
1 hour 26 minutes
Green Ice (1981)
1 hour 45 minutes (mostly obscured by low clouds, but just barely visible)
Gremlins 2: The New Batch (1990)
During the opening credits (twice)
The Guru (2002)
59 minutes, 1 hour 11 minutes
The Guys (2002)
The story of a writer helping a fire captain who lost 8 men in the 9/11 attacks. Although the actual towers are not shown, at 2 minutes the writer looks at a photo of the towers before 9/11.
H
Hackers (1995)
10 minutes and 37 minutes
Half Baked (1998)
2 minutes, 26 minutes, 31 minutes, 48 minutes, 1 hour 16 minutes, 1 hour 17 minutes
Hangmen (1987)
Opening shot, twice between 8 minutes and 9 minutes, 10 minutes, 27 minutes, 31 minutes, 55 minutes
The Hard Way (1991)
1 hour 32 minutes
Harrison's Flowers (2000)
16 minutes
Harry and Tonto (1974)
15 minutes (Be sure you see it in widescreen. The towers are way over to the left.)
Heartbreakers (2001)
19 minutes
He Got Game (1998)
1 minute
Hello Again (1987)
During the opening credits
Hellraiser III: Hell on Earth (1992)
9 minutes, 24 minutes
(The WTC towers are also on the poster.)
Highlander (1986)
36 minutes
Highlander: Endgame (2000)
2 minutes, several shots at 1 hour 30 minutes
High Wire (1984)
Opening shot
Home Alone 2: Lost in New York (1992)
When Kevin accidentally flies to New York alone, he takes a walking tour of the city. Twenty minutes into the movie, he visits the WTC and looks up at the towers from the square below. The next shot is Kevin on the observation deck on the roof.
The WTC towers are also on the poster. They are the two tall buildings above the word "film" at the top.
The Hot Rock (1972)
Between 1 hour 2 minutes and 1 hour 4 minutes there are several shots of the WTC under construction.
Hudson Hawk (1991)
30 minutes
The Hunger (1983)
6 minutes
I
If Lucy Fell (1996)
18 minutes, 26 minutes, 1 hour 25 minutes, 1 hour 29 minutes
I'll Take You There (1999)
Between 20 and 21 minutes, 1 hour 28 minutes
I'm Not Rappaport (1996)
1 hour 45 minutes
(The WTC towers are also on the poster.)
Independence Day (1996)
22 minutes, 50 minutes (the towers are destroyed in the alien attack)
The Indian in the Cupboard (1995)
40 minutes, 1 hour 24 minutes
In the Soup (1992)
23 minutes
Island of the Dead (2000)
1 minute, 1 hour 24 minutes (same exact footage)
It Takes Two (1995)
1 hour 14 minutes, 1 hour 26 minutes
It Could Happen to You (1994)
1 hour 15 minutes
I, the Jury (1982)
Opening shot
J
Jack and the Beanstalk: The Real Story (2001)
7 minutes, 19 minutes
January Man (1989)
5 minutes, 28 minutes, 56 minutes
Jeffrey (1995)
The opening shot and 1 hour 22 minutes
Jersey Girl (1992)
32 minutes (poster on the wall)
(The WTC towers are also on the poster.)
Joe's Apartment (1996)
Several shots in the opening credits, 32 minutes, 46 minutes, 1 hour 5 minutes, 1 hour 6 minutes
Jumpin' Jack Flash (1986)
The opening shot
Jungle 2 Jungle (1997)
3 minutes (walking through the WTC plaza), 29 minutes, 39 minutes and 51 minutes (twice)
Just Another Girl on the I.R.T. (1992)
56 minutes
K
Keeping the Faith (2000)
27 minutes and 1 hour 10 minutes
Kids (1995)
45 minutes
Kill the Poor (2006)
2 minutes, 4 minutes (neon sign outline of the towers)
King Kong (1976)
The action in King Kong centers around the WTC towers starting at 1 hour 53 minutes into the movie. King Kong climbs the towers in the climax of the movie (just like he climbed the Empire State Building in the 1933 version). King Kong even jumps from one tower to the other before being killed. This movie also included interior shots of the WTC.
(The WTC towers are also on the poster.)
The Kingdom (2007)
During the opening credits (animated silhouette showing a plane about to crash into the towers)
The Kissing Place (1990)
1 hour 13 minutes
(The WTC towers are also on the poster.)
Kiss Me Guido (1997)
The opening shot and 8 minutes
Klute (1971)
43 minutes, 1 hour 30 minutes
Knockaround Guys (2001)
9 minutes, 20 minutes
Kramer vs Kramer (1979)
1 hour 7 minutes
L
The Last Days of Disco (1998)
1 hour 40 minutes (from a distance)
The Last Seduction (1994)
The opening shot and 10 minutes
Law and Disorder (1974)
58 minutes
Laws of Gravity (1992)
11 minutes
Left Behind (2000)
50 minutes
Legal Eagles (1986)
Several shots between 49 and 55 minutes
Lesser Prophets (1997)
Between 1 hour 1 minute and 1 hour 2 minutes and between 1 hour 8 minutes and 1 hour 11 minutes
The Linguini Incident (1991)
Opening shot and again at 1 minute
Lionheart (1990)
13 minutes
Little Big League (1994)
56 minutes
Living Out Loud (1998)
2 minutes
The Lonely Guy (1984)
47 minutes
Lonely in America (1991)
30 minutes
Longtime Companion (1990)
53 minutes
Lookin' Italian (1998)
Twice during the opening credits
Look Who's Talking (1989)
50 minutes
Loser (2000)
4 minutes and 21 minutes
Lost in New York (1989)
11 minutes, 18 minutes, 36 minutes, 41 minutes (twice), 42 minutes
Lotto Land (1995)
11 minutes
Love Affair (1994)
At the end of the movie, just before "The End"
Love Jones (1997)
1 hour 33 minutes
Lowball (1997)
Several shots between 5 and 7 minutes
M
Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa (2008)
4 minutes
Made (2001)
1 hour 17 minutes
The Maid (1991)
Opening shot
Manhattan (1979)
With a title like Manhattan, you expect to see the WTC towers. They show up during the opening montage of scenes from New York. They are in a nighttime New York skyline.
The WTC towers are also on the poster. They make up the letter "H" in the word Manhattan.
Manhattan Baby (1982)
Far in the distance at 1 hour 26 minutes
The WTC towers are also on the poster.
Manhattan Merengue (1995)
13 minutes
(The WTC towers are also on the poster.)
Maniac (1980)
1 hour 12 minutes
Maniac Cop (1988)
2 minutes, 3 minutes, 7 minutes, 1 hour 14 minutes, 1 hour 22 minutes (during credits)
Man On Wire (2008)
This documentary about Philippe Petit's 1974 high wire crossing between the World Trade Center towers is full of shots of the towers.
5-8 minutes, 13 minutes, 18-19 minutes (construction clips),
26-27 minutes (video from the towers' dedication)
29-30 minutes (photos from the rooftop)
47 minutes, 58 minutes, 1 hour, 1 hour 11 minutes,
1 hour 15-19 minutes (photos and video of the actual wire walk), 1 hour 27 minutes
(The WTC towers are also on the poster.)
Marathon Man (1976)
44 minutes
Married to the Mob (1988)
19 minutes, 29 minutes, 40 minutes
Mary and Rhoda (2000)
2 minutes (also on the DVD menu)
Mars Attacks! (1996)
9 minutes
Maximum Risk (1996)
18 minutes
(The WTC towers are also on the poster.)
Mazes and Monsters (1982)
The WTC towers play an important role in the story. Between 1 hour 28 minutes and 1 hour 34 minutes, the action centers near, in and on top of the World Trade Center tower 2. Lots of interior shots, including the elevators, lobby and observation deck.
Mean Streets (1973)
4 minutes
Meet Joe Black (1998)
10 minutes
Men in Black (1997)
30 minutes, 32 minutes 42 minutes and the closing shot
(The WTC towers are also on the poster.)
Mercy (1995)
3-4 minutes, 31 minutes
Meteor (1979)
31 minutes, 1 hour 14 minutes. A meteor splinter hits New York and we see the WTC blow up at 1 hour, 19 minutes.
(The WTC towers are also on the poster.)
Metropolitan (1990)
1 hour 30 minutes
Mickey Blue Eyes (1999)
The opening shot, 38 minutes, 54 minutes, and 1 hour 14 minutes
The Minion (1998)
Opening shot, 2 minutes
Miracle (2004)
This movie marks the first time that the WTC towers were digitally added to a movie that was filmed after 9/11. The movie is set in 1980 and the film-makers wanted to add the towers as a tribute to friends they had lost on 9/11. The towers appear at night 1 hour 11 minutes into the movie.
Miracle on 34th Street (1994)
16 minutes, 1 hour 31 minutes
The Mirror Has Two Faces (1996)
1 hour 37 minutes
The Misadventures of Margaret (1998)
1 hour 12 minutes
Miss Congeniality (2000)
11 minutes
Mixed Blood (1985)
3 minutes
Mo' Better Blues (1990)
1 hour 31 minutes, 1 hour 43 minutes, 1 hour 58 minutes
Model Behavior (2000)
7 minutes, 17 minutes
The Money Pit (1986)
During the opening credits (twice) and 10 minutes
Money Train (1995)
During the opening credits (three times), 53 minutes, 1 hour 14 minutes, 1 hour 17 minutes
Moonstruck (1987)
44 minutes, 47 minutes
(The WTC towers are also on the poster.)
Mortal Kombat: Annihilation (1997)
1 hour 6 minutes into the movie, the WTC towers rise from the rubble, trapped between dimensions along with other world landmarks. At 1 hour, 20 minutes, the towers are restored to New York where they belong.
Mortal Thoughts (1991)
36 minutes
Moscow on the Hudson (1984)
1 hour 14 minutes
(The WTC towers are also on the poster.)
Mr. Saturday Night (1992)
10 minutes (on a poster)and 1 hour 21 minutes
(The WTC towers are also on the poster.)
Mr. Wonderful (1993)
Opening minute, 3 minutes, 38 minutes, 39 minutes, 53 minutes
Munich (2005)
The towers were digitally added at 2 hours 35 minutes (the closing shot)
My Giant (1998)
43 minutes
N
Naked in New York (1993)
59 minutes
National Lampoon's Vacation (1983)
During the opening credits (on a postcard)
New Jack City (1991)
During the opening and closing credits
New York Cop (1993)
2 minutes (twice - The second time, it appears reflected in another building), 43 minutes, 1 hour 8 minutes, 1 hour 25 minutes
New York Nights (1984)
Opening shot, 3 minutes, 14 minutes, 1 hour 41 minutes (closing shot)
(The WTC towers are also on the poster.)
The New York Ripper (1982)
Opening shot, 7 minutes
New York Stories (1989)
1 hour 42 minutes
(The WTC towers are also on the poster.)
Nick Fury: Agent of Shield (1998)
30 minutes, 49 minutes, 1 hour 4 minutes (twice), 1 hour 8 minutes
Night Falls on Manhattan (1997)
The opening shot
Nighthawks (1981)
1 hour 28 minutes
Night on Earth (1991)
42 minutes
Night Shift (1982)
4 minutes
The Night We Never Met (1993)
9 minutes
Nothing But Trouble (1991)
The opening shot and 10 minutes (twice)
Nuts (1987)
42 minutes, 54 minutes, 57 minutes, 1 hour 46 minutes
O
The Object of My Affection (1998)
11 minutes, 57 minutes and 1 hour 26 minutes
(The WTC towers are also on the poster.)
Oliver & Company (1988)
Twice in the opening minute, 26 minutes, 1 hour 9 minutes
The Omen (2006)
3 minutes (actual footage from 9/11/2001)
Once in the Life (2000)
2 minutes, 26 minutes
One Fine Day (1996)
30 minutes, 32-34 minutes, 1 hour 5 minutes (all the same shot of the towers out an office building window)
One More Kiss (1999)
1 minute, 1 hour 33 minutes
One Night Stand (1997)
16 minutes, 1 hour 34 minutes
One Tough Cop (1998)
24 minutes
On_Line (2002)
7 minutes, 26 minutes
Open Season (1995)
1 hour 16 minutes
The Order (2001)
10 minutes
Other People's Money (1991)
7 minutes, 26 minutes, 1 hour 1 minute and 1 hour 7 minutes.
The Out-of-Towners (1999)
10 minutes
Over the Brooklyn Bridge (1984)
2 minutes, 1 hour 23 minutes
Oxygen (1999)
6 minutes, 34 minutes, 56 minutes and 1 hour 5 minutes
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Pact with the Devil (2001)
8 minutes, 35 minutes, 48 minutes
The Paper (1994)
During the opening minute, 1 hour 41 minutes
Passion of Mind (2000)
8 minutes, 19 minutes, 24 minutes, 43 minutes, 58 minutes, 1 hour 7 minutes, 1 hour 25 minutes
Paternity (1981)
Opening minute, between 31-33 minutes
Path to Paradise: The Untold Story of the World Trade Center Bombing (1997)
Opening minute, 8 minutes, 35 minutes, 48 minutes, 52 minutes, 54 minutes, 56 minutes, 59 minutes, 1 hour 2 minutes, 1 hour 3 minutes, Closing scene between 1 hour 29 minutes - 1 hour 31 minutes
(The towers are also on the poster.)
The Peacemaker (1997)
1 hour 29 minutes, 1 hour 30 minutes, 1 hour 49 minutes
A Perfect Murder (1998)
1 hour 5 minutes and 1 hour 6 minutes
The Photographer (2000)
Twice in the first minutes, 1 hour 15 minutes
The Pickle (1993)
20 minutes (obstructed view)
(The WTC towers are also on the poster.)
Picture Perfect (1997)
33 minutes
(The WTC towers are also on the poster.)
The Pope of Greenwich Village (1987)
21 minutes, 50 minutes and 1 hour, 39 minutes (twice)
(The WTC towers are also on the poster.)
Power (1986)
54 minutes
Prince of Central Park (2000)
32 minutes
Prizzi's Honor (1985)
22 minutes, 2 hours 5 minutes
The Professional (aka Leon) (1994)
1 minute (during the opening credits)
The Protector (1985)
5 minutes, 12 minutes (twice), 13 minutes, 1 hour 25 minutes
Pushing Tin (1999)
Opening credits (twice, as airplanes fly over Manhattan, close to the towers), 1 hour 42 minutes, 1 hour 57 minutes
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Q: The Winged Serpent (1982)
Opening shot, 32 minutes, 54 minutes
Queens Logic (1991)
19 minutes and 32 minutes
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Rage of Angels (1983)
Part 1: 2 minutes, 59 minutes
Part 2: 39 minutes
Raise the Titanic (1980)
1 hour 20 minutes
The Real Blonde (1997)
1 hour 1 minute, 1 hour 11 minutes, 1 hour 39 minutes
Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins (1985)
Twice at 2 minutes, several shots between 1 hour 2 minutes and 1 hour 11 minutes (fight scene on Liberty Island)
Rent (2005)
1 hour 1 minute (obviously stock footage since this was filmed in 2005)
Restaurant (1998)
Opening shot, 2 minutes, 1 hour 43 minutes
(The WTC towers are also on the poster.)
Return to Paradise (1998)
49 minutes
Rhinestone (1984)
twice in the opening minute, 1 hour 22 minutes
Rollover (1981)
Between 6-7 minutes, 58 minutes (The murdered husband had an office in the World Trade Center. Several scenes were filmed there.)
Romeo is Bleeding (1993)
6 minutes, 1 hour 24 minutes
Rounders (1998)
15 minutes (obstructed view behind the bridge)
Rudy: The Rudy Giuliani Story (2003)
Filmed after 9/11, this TV movie tells the story of Mayor Rudy Giuliani, framed against the disaster of 9/11. The WTC towers are seen in five different shots during the opening credits. Also at 2 minutes, 3 minutes, 14 minutes, 31 minutes, 1 hour 8 minutes and 1 hour 23 minutes. Real news footage of the WTC on 9/11 is at 4 mintues, 16 minutes, 37 minutes and 1 hour 1 minute and Ground Zero footage at 1 hour 25 minutes.
(The WTC towers are also on the poster.)
Rumble in the Bronx (1996)
10 minutes, 15 minutes, 29 minutes, 35 minutes and 43 minutes.
(The WTC towers are also on the poster.)
Runaway Bride (1999)
1 hour 39 minutes
Run for Cover (1995)
Four times in the opening credits, 29 minutes, 34 minutes
The Rutles: All You Need is Cash (1978)
5 minutes (Dirk McQuickly says he is in Liverpool, but is clearly on the Staten Island Ferry, approaching lower Manhattan)
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The Saint of Fort Washington (1993)
1 hour 17 minutes
Saturday Night Fever (1977)
The opening shot, 1 hour 19 minutes, 1 hour 23 minutes and 1 hour 52 minutes
Scent of a Woman (1992)
1 hour 43 minutes and 1 hour 45 minutes
Sea of Love (1989)
The opening shot
Search and Destroy (1995)
43 minutes
Searching for Bobby Fischer (1993)
7 minutes
The Secret of My Success (1987)
17 minutes, 37 minutes, 39 minutes and 1 hour 6 minutes (twice)
(The WTC towers are also on the poster.)
See No Evil, Hear No Evil (1989)
Opening shot, 49 minutes
Sensational Cities: New York (2000)
Documentary about the city of New York, but no discussion about the WTC itself.
16 minutes, 1 hour 7 minutes, 1 hour 9 minutes, 1 hour 14 minutes, 1 hour 28 minutes, 1 hour 30 minutes, several shots at 1 hour 38-39 minutes
(The WTC towers are also on the poster.)
The Sentinel (1977)
1 hour 29 minutes
Serpico (1973)
1 hour 55 minutes
Sgt. Kabukiman N.Y.P.D. (1991)
1 hour 9 minutes, 1 hour 17 minutes
(The WTC towers are also on the poster.)
Shaft (2000)
38 minutes
The Shaft (aka Down) (2001)
Opening shot, 44 minutes, 1 hour 22 minutes, 1 hour 44 minutes
Shakedown (1988)
1 hour 29 minutes and following has a disturbing scene of a plane going in for an emergency landing, heading straight for the WTC towers.
(The WTC towers are also on the poster.)
Shamus (1973)
40 minutes
She-Devil (1989)
56 minutes
She's the One (1996)
27 minutes and 37 minutes
Sid and Nancy (1986)
Several shots between 1 hour 45 minutes and 1 hour 47 minutes
Sidewalks of New York (2001)
Opening minutes, 4 minutes, 6 minutes, 53 minutes, 57 minutes, 1 hour 32 minutes
(This movie was filmed before 9/11 but released after (November, 2001). The studio changed the poster to remove the towers.)
The Siege (1998)
The WTC towers appear several times in the background. They can be seen at 7 minutes, 11 minutes, 21 minutes, 56 minutes, 1:10, 1:13, 1:30 and 1:43.
(The WTC towers are also on the poster.)
Simply Irresistible (1999)
11 minutes, 49 minutes, and 1 hour 1 minute
Sisters (1973)
9 minutes, 46 minutes, 57 minutes, 1 hour 3 minutes
Six Degrees of Separation (1993)
1 hour 42 minutes
Slaves of New York (1989)
1 hour 59 minutes (The WTC towers are also on the poster.)
Sleepless in Seattle (1993)
Sleepless in Seattle is mainly set in Seattle and Baltimore. But near the end of the movie, the action is centered around the Empire State Building and the WTC towers can be seen several times in the background.
The Sleepy Time Gal (2001)
2 minutes
A Slight Case of Murder (1999)
1 hour 26 minutes
Smoke (1995)
The opening shot
The Soldier (1982)
1 hour 22 minutes
Someone Else's America (1995)
Opening minute, 3 minutes, 7 minutes (twice), 1 hour 9 minutes, 1 hour 11 minutes
(The WTC towers are also on the poster.)
Someone Like You (2001)
20 minutes (The realtor mentions the view from the apartment is "all the way to the World Trade Center", and we see the towers from the balcony.)
Someone to Watch Over Me (1987)
17 minutes, 1 hour 5 minutes, 1 hour 8 minutes
Something Short of Paradise (1979)
Opening shot, 9 minutes
Something Wild (1986)
4 times in the opening credits, 3 times between 1 hour 31 minutes and 1 hour 32 minutes
Spike of Bensonhurst (1988)
39 minutes, 1 hour 20 minutes, 1 hour 24 minutes
Spiderman (2002)
Spiderman was released six months after the towers fell on 9/11. The movie makers did not want to offend victims' families by using the towers. The images were removed from the poster, but the towers are briefly seen in the background and in a reflection in Spiderman's eyes 55 minutes into the movie. Also removed from the movie was a scene where Spiderman weaves a web between the towers to catch criminals in a helicopter.
Spider-Man 2 (2004)
42 minutes
Splash (1984)
4 minutes, 29 minutes, 30 minutes, 1 hour 4 minutes, 1 hour 11 minutes, 1 hour 12 minutes, 1 hour 26 minutes, 1 hour 37 minutes
(The WTC towers are also on the poster.)
Split Decisions (1988)
Opening shot
The Squeeze (1987)
31 minutes, 57 minutes, 1 hour, 1 hour 3 minutes, 1 hour 5 minutes, 1 hour 22 minutes
(The WTC towers are also on the poster.)
Stag (1997)
During the opening credits
Startup.com (2001)
1 hour 1 minute
State of Grace (1990)
3 minutes, 7 mintues, 42 minutes
The Statue of Liberty (1985)
36 minutes, 56 minutes
Staying Alive (1983)
51 minutes
Stella (1990)
59 minutes
Stepmom (1998)
12 minutes
Straight Out of Brooklyn (1991)
22 minutes and 1 hour 11 minutes
(The WTC towers are also on the poster.)
A Stranger Among Us (1992)
Opening shot, 41 minutes
Street Hunter (1990)
17 minutes, 39 minutes, 48-50 minutes
Strictly Business (1991)
26 minutes, 30 minutes, 1 hour 3 minutes
Stuart Little (1999)
49-50 minutes (three times) and 57 minutes
Sugar Hill (1994)
1 hour 35 minutes
Sunday (1997)
Twice in the first minute, 1 hour 1 minute, 1 hour 8 minutes
The Sunshine Boys (1995)
Closing shot
(The WTC towers are also on the poster.)
Supergirl (1984)
Most of this movie takes place in Midvale, not New York. However, 17 minutes into the movie, Supergirl flies over the New York skyline and you can see the WTC towers.
(The WTC towers are also on the poster.)
Superman: The Movie (1978)
Superman's fictional home of Metropolis looks just like New York, complete with the WTC.The towers can be seen in the background when Superman is out flying.
Superman II (1980)
5 minutes (during the opening credits), 1 hour 34 minutes, 1 hour 54 minutes
(The WTC towers are also on the poster.)
Superman III (1983)
One hour, 33 minutes into the movie, Superman flies past the WTC towers.
Superman IV: The Quest for Peace (1987)
12 minutes, 27 minutes, 28 minutes, 44 minutes, 52 minutes, 58 minutes, 1 hour 2 minutes, 1 hour 3 minutes
Super Mario Brothers (1993)
The WTC towers can be seen several times in this movie. At 4 minutes and 6 minutes in the skyline and at 13 minutes and 17 minutes at night. The brothers go underground where they see the evil Koopa Towers which look just the WTC towers. The Koopa Towers then appear above ground at 1 hour 30 minutes.
The Survivors (1983)
Opening Shot
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The Taking of Pelham 123 (1974)
40 minutes
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1990)
The opening shot
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: Secret of the Ooze (1991)
The WTC towers are seen in the opening shot, at 21 minutes, 46 minutes and several times at 1 hour 17 minutes.
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III (1993)
26 minutes
Terms of Endearment (1983)
One hour and 40 minutes into the movie, you can see the WTC towers in the skyline, partially shrouded in clouds.
That Old Feeling (1997)
The opening shot and 1 hour 8 minutes
The Thomas Crown Affair (1999)
36 minutes and 1 hour 24 minutes
Three Days of the Condor (1975)
23 minutes, 27 minutes, 37 minutes, 1 hour 20 minutes (several interior shots including the lobby and offices with their trademark narrow windows)
Three of Hearts (1993)
9 minutes, 1 hour 39 minutes
The Toxic Avenger (1985)
Opening minute, 41 minutes, 1 hour, 1 hour 2 minutes, 1 hour 19 minutes
The Toxic Avenger Part II (1989)
The opening shot, 19 minutes, 32 minutes, 47 minutes
The Toxic Avenger Part III (1989)
12 minutes, 23 minutes
The Toxic Avenger Part IV (2000)
The opening shot and 1 hour 42 minutes
Trading Places (1983)
Trading Places mainly takes place in Philadelphia. At 1 hour 40 minutes, Billy Ray and Louis go to New York to corner the orange juice market. They go the WTC where we see a ground level view of the towers. They walk through the square to the commodities exchange.
Tribute (1980)
11 minutes, 52 minutes
Trick (1999)
11 minutes, 1 hour 21 minutes, 1 hour 24 minutes
A Troll in Central Park (1994)
10 minutes, 47 minutes, 1 hour 9 minutes
True Believer (1989)
1 hour 29 minutes
True Blood (1989)
15 minutes
Turbulence (1997)
14 minutes
The Turning Point (1977)
25 minutes
Two of a Kind (1983)
55 minutes
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The Ultimate Warrior (1975)
Opening shot, 4 minutes, 1 hour 31 minutes
United 93 (2006)
3 minutes, 4 minutes, 33 minutes, 36 minutes, 44 minutes and news footage throughout.
Up the Sandbox (1972)
Several times between 39-43 minutes
The Usual Suspects (1995)
34 minutes
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A Vampire in Brooklyn (1995)
Opening shot, 10 minutes, 14 minutes, 1 hour 1 minute, 1 hour 6 minutes
Vampire's Kiss (1989)
Opening shot, 15 minutes, 58 minutes, 1 hour 15 minutes (twice), 1 hour 16 minutes, 1 hour 39 minutes
Vanilla Sky (2001)
Vanilla Sky was released just three months after the towers fell. Director Cameron Crowe refused to remove the towers from the background, even though studio executives wanted him to. The towers appear in the background near the end of the movie when the characters are all at the top of a skyscraper.
The Velocity of Gary (1998)
2 minutes, 3 minutes, 55 minutes
Vigilante (1983)
Several shots between 44-47 minutes, 53 minutes
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The Waiting Game (1999)
3 minutes, 1 hour 9 minutes
Wall Street (1987)
During the opening credits
Watchmen (2009)
Not released yet, but the towers are in the trailer. Will update later.
Weapons of Mass Distraction (1997)
8 minutes
The Wedding Banquet (1993)
34 minutes, 1 hour 9 minutes
Weekend at Bernie's (1989)
2 minutes
Weekend at Bernie's II (1993)
47 minutes
We Married Margo (2000)
51 minutes, 1 hour 9 minutes (twice)
We Own the Night (2007)
1 hour 26-27 minutes
We're Back! A Dinosaur's Story (1993)
Several shots between 15-16 minutes, 32 minutes
(The WTC towers are also on the poster.)
West New York (1996)
6 minutes, 1 hour 3 minutes
The West Side Waltz (1995)
Twice during the opening credits, twice at 49 minutes, 57 minutes
When Harry Met Sally (1989)
13 minutes
Whipped (2000)
57-58 minutes
Whispers in the Dark (1992)
17 minutes, 32 minutes, 1 hour 10 minutes
Who's That Girl? (1987)
3 minutes, 12 minutes
Wigstock (1995)
3 minutes, 31 minutes, 54 minutes, 1 hour, 1 hour 2 minutes, a bunch of shots between 1 hour 10-15 minutes
(The WTC towers are also on the poster.)
Winged Migration (2001)
51 minutes (twice)
The Wiz (1978)
1 hour 13 minutes (Dorothy and friends arrive at the Emerald City, which includes the WTC towers in its skyline. There is a big production number in the square below the towers that follows.)
Wolf (1994)
1 hour 40 minutes
Wolfen (1981)
During the opening credits (three times), 13 minutes, 45 minutes, 54 minutes, 1 hour 10 minutes, and 1 hour 48 minutes
(The WTC towers are also on the poster.)
Woo (1998)
1 minute, 33 minutes, 1 hour 17 minutes
Working Girl (1988)
During the opening credits
(The WTC towers are also on the poster.)
World Trade Center (2006)
Footage recreated for the movie at 2 minutes, 4 minutes 5 minutes, 8 minutes, 12 minutes, 15 minutes, 18 minutes
There is also news footage throughout the movie. Interior shots of the World Trade Center and Ground Zero were all movie sets, not real locations.
World Traveler (2001)
2 minutes and 1 hour 31 minutes
Wrong is Right (1982)
2 minutes, 50 minutes, 1 hour 48 minutes, and the climax of the movie features the observation deck at the top of the north tower, as two suitcases containing A-bombs hang from the antenna (between 1 hour 50-53 minutes)
X - Z
X-Men (2000)
1 hour 6 minutes and 1 hour 26 minutes
(The WTC towers are also on the poster.)
Year of the Dragon (1985)
55 minutes, 1 hour 9 minutes, 1 hour 15 minutes, 1 hour 19 minutes, 1 hour 51 minutes
You Stupid Man (2002)
Twice in the opening credits, 30 minutes, 1 hour 25 minutes
Zombie (1979)
Opening shot and several more in the opening scene up to 7 minutes; also at 1 hour 29 minutes
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