Maps of Movies

Friends with Benefits (2011)

Where Friends with Benefits says it takes place, and where it was really shot.

A rooftop on Park Avenue is the one place we can confirm they filmed in New York.

Scenes and places

The skyscraper rooftop (2011)

Jamie takes Dylan to a rooftop high above the city, a secret place she shows him the day they meet. It becomes the spot the two come back to when their friendship is tested.

Set in Skyscraper rooftop, Manhattan — The rooftop Jamie calls her secret place. Google Maps · Apple Maps

A rooftop on Park Avenue in Murray Hill, Manhattan, in the building the film used.

Filmed at 101 Park Avenue rooftop, Manhattan — The building's rooftop appears in the film. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Fourth of July in Los Angeles (2011)

When Jamie's mother cancels their Fourth of July plans, Dylan talks her into flying to Los Angeles with him. There she meets his sister, his nephew and his father, and learns what Dylan's family is like.

Set in Dylan's family home, Los Angeles — Home of Dylan's sister Annie, nephew Sam and his father.

Los Angeles is where production moved after the New York shoot and finished in September 2010.

The airport meeting with his father (2011)

Dylan meets his father at the airport, and a moment of confusion leads his father to talk honestly about love. The conversation pushes Dylan to look at his own feelings.

Set in Newark Liberty International Airport — Where Dylan meets his father. Google Maps · Apple Maps

Newark Liberty International Airport is the main airport serving the New York area from New Jersey.

The Grand Central scene (2011)

Dylan arranges for Jamie to be lured to Grand Central Terminal, where a flash mob dances to "Jump" and "Closing Time". It is his biggest attempt to tell her how he feels.

Set in Grand Central Terminal — Where the flash mob dances. Google Maps · Apple Maps

Grand Central Terminal is a Beaux-Arts railway terminal in Midtown Manhattan.

The Pershing Square cafe (2011)

Right after the Grand Central scene, the two cross the street to a cafe on Pershing Square. They cannot keep their hands off each other.

Set in Pershing Square cafe — Cafe across the street from Grand Central. Coordinates are the square, not the cafe. Google Maps · Apple Maps

Pershing Square is the plaza by Grand Central at the foot of the Park Avenue Viaduct.

Filmed at Central Park, Manhattan — Filming location listed for the New York shoot; the scene is not identified in the sources. Google Maps · Apple Maps

Characters

• Dylan Harper — A Los Angeles art director recruited to a New York magazine job.
• Jamie Rellis — A New York executive headhunter who recruits Dylan.

Questions answered on the map

• Where is the rooftop from Friends with Benefits?