Maps of Movies
Serendipity (2001)
Where Serendipity says it takes place, and where it was really shot.
The Bloomingdale's you see is half Toronto: the store's front is New York, its inside is another city
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Scenes and places
Two strangers, one pair of gloves (2001)
Five days before Christmas, Jonathan and Sara both reach for the last pair of black cashmere gloves. Each is in a relationship, yet they end up sharing the pair and a coffee.
Set in Bloomingdale's — The department store where two strangers reach for the last pair of black cashmere gloves, five days before Christmas. Google Maps · Apple Maps
A flagship department store at 59th Street and Lexington Avenue in Manhattan.
Filmed at Bloomingdale's flagship, 59th St at Lexington Ave (Upper East Side · 59th St and Lexington Ave, New York, United States) — The director says the New York exterior of Bloomingdale's was used for the opening. Google Maps · Apple Maps
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Dessert and fate at Serendipity 3 (2001)
Over a frozen dessert, Sara explains that she lets fate's little signals decide things. Jonathan, who thinks people make their own choices, tells her an old folk tale about a man and his gloves.
Set in Serendipity 3 — The Upper East Side dessert café where Sara explains how she lets fate decide. Google Maps · Apple Maps
A restaurant at 225 East 60th Street, open since 1954, known for its frozen hot chocolate.
Filmed at Serendipity 3, 225 E 60th St (Upper East Side · 225 E 60th St, New York, United States) — The restaurant itself appears in the film. Google Maps · Apple Maps
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The elevator test at the Waldorf Astoria (2001)
As one last experiment, Sara and Jonathan board separate elevators and agree that if they reach the same floor, they are meant to be together. Both pick the same floor, but a child on Jonathan's elevator presses random buttons.
Set in Waldorf Astoria — The hotel where each steps into a separate elevator and bets on the same floor. Google Maps · Apple Maps
A landmark hotel at 301 Park Avenue; the film is on the hotel article's list of films shot there.
Filmed at Waldorf Astoria New York, 301 Park Ave (Midtown · 301 Park Ave, New York, United States) — Wikipedia lists the film among those shot at the hotel; which rooms were used is not stated. Google Maps · Apple Maps
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An evening on the ice (2001)
Jonathan spends part of the evening with Sara on an ice rink in Central Park. It is the place he comes back to years later.
Set in Skating rink, Central Park — The Central Park ice rink where Jonathan spends part of his evening with Sara. Google Maps · Apple Maps
A public ice rink in the southern part of Central Park, open from late October to early April.
Filmed at Wollman Rink, Central Park (Central Park · Wollman Rink, New York, United States) — Wikipedia's Wollman Rink article lists the film among those shot there. Google Maps · Apple Maps
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A clue by the lake (2001)
On the day of their near-miss reunion, the trail of clues leads to a spot by the lake in Central Park.
Set in Loeb Boathouse, Central Park — A lakeside restaurant and boathouse in Central Park. Google Maps · Apple Maps
A boathouse and restaurant on the Central Park lake.
Filmed at Loeb Boathouse, Central Park (Central Park · The Lake, New York, United States) — One film-location blog lists this as a scene; the coordinate is for the lake area (Wikidata item The Ramble and Lake), not the boathouse itself. Google Maps · Apple Maps
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Across the country to San Francisco (2001)
Seven years on, Sara is a therapist in San Francisco, newly engaged. Jonathan and his friend Dean use her phone number to get her address and fly out.
Set in San Francisco — The city where Sara lives seven years later. Google Maps · Apple Maps
A West Coast city; the sources give no specific building for the film's scenes.
Filmed at San Francisco (city-level, San Francisco, United States) — The Production section names San Francisco as a filming location; no street or building is given. Google Maps · Apple Maps
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Filmed at Newark Liberty International Airport (Newark Liberty International Airport, Newark, United States) — Airport (scene not specified) Google Maps · Apple Maps
Filmed at Uxbridge, Ontario (Ontario, Uxbridge, Canada) — Town scenes (scene not specified) Google Maps · Apple Maps
Characters
- Jonathan Trager — A New Yorker who later becomes an ESPN producer, drawn to signs and chance meetings.
- Sara Thomas — A British woman who lets fate's little signals decide many of her choices.