Columbia University's New York location and classic architecture has made it a favorite for moviemakers. Particularly
photogenic are the Columbia steps, the long series of steps in front of Low Library, as well as the lecture room 309 in Havemeyer
Hall. Movies featuring scenes shot on Morningside campus include:
- Altered States
- Anger Management
- Black and White
- Crimes and Misdemeanors
- Eternal Sunshine of
the Spotless Mind
- Everyone Says I Love You
- Ghostbusters
- Ghostbusters II
- Hannah and Her Sisters
- K-PAX
- Kinsey'’
- The Last First
Kiss
- The
Mirror Has Two Faces
- Malcolm X
- Mona Lisa Smile
- New York Minute
- Porn 'n
Chicken
- P.S.
- Spider-Man
- Spider-Man 2
- Thirteen Conversations About One Thing
Movies or shows with significant portrayals of Columbia alumni or students:
- The Graduate - Dustin Hoffman plays a graduate
- Finding Forrester
- The Pride of the Yankees
- Quiz Show - Assistant professor, and son of famous professor Mark Van
Doren, Charles Van Doren becomes involved in a fixed quiz
show.