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WTC in Movies Alphabetical - A

Aa Ab Laut Chalen (1999)

15 minutes, 16 minutes, 40 minutes, 44 minutes, 45 minutes, 1 hour 56 minutes, 2 hours 31 minutes

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Aaron Loves Angela (1975)

1 hour 33 minutes

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Across 110th Street (1971)

1 hour 32 minutes

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Across the Sea of Time (1995)
10 minutes, 31 minutes, 32 minutes, 33 minutes 
(Also on the poster.)

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Adam & Steve (2005)
8 minutes (set in 1987) (At 1 hour 11 minutes, same spot, seventeen years later. One of the characters remarks, "It's getting harder to remember where the towers were.")

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Addicted to Love (1997)
47 minutes, 59 minutes

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The Adventures of Rabbi Jacob (Les Aventures de Rabbi Jacob) (1973)
Opening shot and seven more shots in the first 6 minutes (Shot 1, Shot 2, Shot 3, Shot 4, Shot 5, Shot 6, Shot 7)

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The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle (2000)
1 hour 4 minutes

 

The Adventures of the American Rabbit (1986

58 minutes, 1 hour 7 minutes

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After Stonewall (1999)

42 minutes

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Aftershock: Earthquake in New York (1999)
Opening shot, three more times in the opening credits (Shot 1, Shot 2, Shot 3), 27 minutes. After the earthquake: 56 minutes, 2 hours 14 minutes, 2 hours 45 minutes

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Agent on Ice (1985)

1 hour 13 minutes

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Agent Red (2000)

1 hour 12 minutes

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Alice in the Cities (1974)

16 minutes, 29 minutes, 38 minutes, 40 minutes

Also a great video clip from the top of the Empire State Building

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Alien Contamination (aka Contamination) (1980)
First minute1 minute3 minutes, 1 hour 21 minutes

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Alien Space Avenger (1989)

42 minutes, 44 minutes

(Also on the poster.)

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All 4 the Money (2002)
1 minute

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All At Once (2018)

2 minutes, 4 minutes, 11 minutes, 1 hour 14 minutes, 1 hour 44 minutes, 1 hour 48 minutes

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All Eyez on Me (2017)

2 minutes

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All I Want For Christmas (1991)
1 hour 12 minutes

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Alligator Eyes (1990)
2 minutes

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All Over Me (1997)
46 minutes

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All the Streets are Silent: The Convergence of Hip Hop and Skateboarding (1987-1997) (2021)

Twice at 4 minutes (Shot 1, Shot 2), 5 minutes, 6 minutes, 10 minutes, 13 minutes, 44 minutes, 46 minutes, 1 hour 7 minutes, 1 hour 8 minutes

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All the Vermeers in New York (1990)
At 46 minutes, 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.

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Alma’s Rainbow (1994)

28 minutes

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Alphabet City (1984)
31 minutes

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The Amazing Spider-Man: The Chinese Web (1979)

1 minute

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The Amazing Spider-Man: The Deadly Dust (1979)

1 minute

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The Ambulance (1990)
54 minutes, 57 minutes
(Also on the poster.)

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America America (aka: Ullasa Paravaigal) (1983)

1 hour 7 minutes

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America Exposed (1991)

11 minutes

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America of the Seventies. Two New York City (1976)

Many shots throughout this documentary

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American Born (1990)

17 minutes, 24 minutes

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The American Bride aka: La sposa americana) (1986)

46 minutes, 48 minutes

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American Dragons (1998)

6 minutes, 1 hour

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The American Friend (1977)
Opening shot3 minutes45 minutes1 hour 2 minutes2 hours 3 minutes

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An American Pickle (2020)

8 minutes (Check out the time-lapse video too)

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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.

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American Pop (1981)
1 hour 23 minutes

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American Psycho (2000)
7 minutes9 minutes1 hour 18 minutes1 hour 24 minutes

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American Sniper (2014)

22 minutes (news footage)

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American Terrorist (2020)

First minute (images from 9/11)

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An American Werewolf in Paris (1997)

Twice at 1 hour 32 minutes (Shot 1, Shot 2)

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Analyze This (1999)
1 hour 22 minutes

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Anarchism in America (1983)

1 hour 3 minutes

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Angel III: The Final Chapter (1988)

7 minutes

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Angie (1994)
Opening shot, twice at 5 minutes (Shot 1, Shot 2)

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Anna (1987)

3 minutes

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The Antisocial Network: Memes to Mayhem (2024)

1 minute

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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.
(Also on the poster)

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Any Which Way You Can (1980)
10 minutes

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Apology (1986)

56 minutes

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Apple Pie (1976)

50 minutes

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Archie's Final Project (2009)

2 minutes

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Arena Brains (1987) (short)

3 minutes, 5 minutes, 28 minutes

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An Argentinian in New York (aka: Un argentino en New York) (1998)

Twice at 23 minutes (Shot 1, Shot 2), 48 minutes, 58 minutes, 1 hour 2 minutes

(Also on the poster)

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Argo (2012)
10 minutes

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Arizona Dream (1993)
6 minutes

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Armageddon (1998)
5 minutes6 minutes, twice at 8 minutes (Shot 1Shot 2), 9 minutes (both towers damaged and on fire)

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Arthur 2: On the Rocks (1988)

27 minutes

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Artificial Intelligence: A.I. (2001) 1 hour 35 minutes1 hour 55 minutesThis 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.

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The Art of War (2000)
37 minutes56 minutes, twice at 1 hour (Shot 1Shot 2), 1 hour 6 minutes

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As Good As It Gets (1997)
1 hour 3 minutes

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As I Was Moving Ahead Occasionally I Saw Brief Glimpses of Beauty (2000)

3 hours 11 minutes

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Assassination Attempt (aka: Тегеран-43) (1981)

9 minutes

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The Associate (1996)
Opening shot

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The Astronaut's Wife (1999)
25 minutes1 hour 32 minutes1 hour 33 minutes

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At First Sight (1999)
46 minutes

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August (2008)
4 minutes1 hour 12 minutes
(The WTC towers are also on the poster.)

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Author! Author! (1982)
1 hour 25 minutes

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Autumn in New York (2000)
3 minutes17 minutes and 1 hour 21 minutes

 

An Autumn's Tale (1987)
Twice at 7 minutes (Shot 1, Shot 2), 35 minutes, twice at 36 minutes (Shot 1, Shot 2), 42 minutes, 48 minutes, 1 hour 11 minutes, 1 hour 21 minutes

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