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Friends With Benefits

Central Park Lake

New York · United States  ·  Mother's talk by the lake

Friends With Benefits filmed at Central Park Lake, New York. Rocks fringing a lake in Central Park, where the heroine's mother gives her a talking-to.

Where to go

40.7765, -73.9725

Probable Named in published production coverage; the coordinate is the place itself, checked against a gazetteer. This is an area, not a spot. The coordinate is its middle, so use it to navigate to the place and not to line up a shot.

Good to know

Title
Friends With Benefits (2011)
On screen
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In real life
Central Park Lake, New York
Can you visit?
Open to the public, free
Time to allow
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Confidence
Probable

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Questions

Where exactly did Friends With Benefits film at Central Park Lake?
At 40.7765, -73.9725 in New York. Named in published production coverage; the coordinate is the place itself, checked against a gazetteer. This is an area, not a spot. The coordinate is its middle, so use it to navigate to the place and not to line up a shot.
Can you visit Central Park Lake?
Open to the public, free.
What else was filmed near Central Park Lake?
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