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We have arranged the films alphabetically with the year of release immediately behind the title, director, cast, brief film description and filming location.

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J. D.’s Revenge - 1976 - Dir: Marks; Cast: Turman, Gossett, Jr.  Action horror filmed and set in New Orleans.

J’ai ete au bal a/k/a Cajun & Zydeco Music of Louisiana - 1989 - Dir: Blank, Strachwitz. Documentary filmed in Louisiana.

Jack and George Ride the Freedom Bus - 2002 - Dir: Struthers. Documentary about a trip across America after the 9/11 attack partially filmed in New Orleans.

Jack of Spades - 2010 - Dir: O’Donnell; Cast: Meissner, Ladnier. Crime mystery thriller filmed and set in New Orleans.

Jack Reacher: Never Go Back - 2016 - Dir: Zwick; Cast: Cruise, Smulders. Action thriller mostly filmed in Louisiana in New Orleans at Lafayette Square, Ted's Frostop, the French quarter and Big Easy Studios, in Metairie at Evergreen Plaza and Metairie Park Country Day School, and in Baton Rouge, LaPlace and St. Francisville.

Jackass: Number Two - 2006 - Dir: Tremaine; Cast: Knoxville, Steve-O.  Documentary comedy with some scenes filmed in New Orleans.

Jack's Last Fandango - 2011 - Dir: Bible; Cast: Stokes, Stewart. Short fantasy filmed in New Orleans.

Jackson Parish - 2009 - Dir: McDonald; Cast: Holloway, Griffin. Short drama partially filmed in Choudrant.

Jacobs' File, The - 2018 - Dir: Bolding; Cast: Macy, Hebert. Short thriller filmed in Louisiana.

Jailbirds - 1991 - Dir: Brinckerhoff; Cast: Rashad, Cannon. Made for TV action comedy set in Louisiana and filmed in Abbeville.                                                               

Jake Lassiter: Justice on the Bayou - 1995 - Dir: Markle; Cast: McRaney, Sikking.   Made for TV drama filmed and set in New Orleans.

Jake's Road - 2017 - Dir: Mayhall; Cast: Roberts, Hines. Action horror filmed in Folsom.

James Bond vs. The Joker - 2013 - Dir: Horvath. Short animation with some scenes of the New Orleans Superdome during Superbowl XLVII.

Jazz Dreams - 2003 - Dir: Poister; Documentary that follows the lives of 3 young jazz musicians from New Orleans for 5 years into their career partially filmed in New Orleans.

Jeff, Who Lives at Home - 2011 - Dir: Duplass, Duplass; Cast: Segel, Helms, Greer. Comedy drama filmed in New Orleans and Baton Rouge.

Jefferson Davis: An American President - 2008 - Dir: Gary. TV biography documentary partially filmed in Louisiana.

Jeremiah's Secret - 2006 - Dir: Tadlock; Cast: Boucher, Christy. Drama filmed in Minden.

Jeremy's Family Reunion - 2005 - Dir: Fortune; Cast: Lewis, Pappion. Comedy filmed in New Orleans.

Jewish New Orleans - 2006 - Dir: Landry. Documentary filmed in New Orleans.

Jezebel - 1938 - Dir: Wyler; Cast: Davis, Fonda. Drama set in antebellum New Orleans, with some exterior scenes filmed around Lake Charles.  

Josette - Dir: Dwan; Cast: Ameche, Simon. Romantic comedy with some scenes set in New Orleans.

JFK - 1991 - Dir: Stone; Cast: Costner, Oldman. Biographical drama set in and partially filmed in New Orleans.

JFK Assassination: The Jim Garrison Tapes - 1992 - Dir: Barbour; Cast: Garrison, Alford.  Documentary filmed in New Orleans.

Jimmie Davis Story - 1998 - Documentary partially filmed in Louisiana.

Jimmy Carter Man from Plains - 2007 - Dir: Demme; Cast: Carter, Carter.  Biographical documentary with some scenes filmed in New Orleans.

Jitterbugs - 1943 - Dir: St. Clair; Cast: Laurel, Hardy.  Comedy with some scenes set in New Orleans.

Joe Dirt - 2001 - Dir: Gordon; Cast: Spade, Daniel. Adventure comedy with some scenes set in New Orleans.

Joe Dirt 2: Beautiful Loser - 2015 - Dir: Wolf; Cast: Spade, Walken, Daniel. Straight to video comedy filmed in New Orleans.

John McCrady’s Southern Scene - 1992 - Dir: Martinez. Documentary filmed in New Orleans.

John Petticoats - 1919 - Paramount-Artcraft. Dir: Hillyer; Cast: Hart, Whitman.  Comedy drama filmed and set in New Orleans.

Johnny Angel - 1945 - Dir: Marin; Cast: Raft, Trevor. Crime drama partially set in New Orleans. 

Johnny Blue - 1983 - Dir: Irving, Kowalski; Cast: Gerard, Roche.  Made for TV crime drama filmed and set in New Orleans.

Johnny Handsome - 1989 - Dir: Hill; Cast: Rourke, Barkin. Crime drama filmed at Avondale Shipyard in Avondale, Louisiana State Penitentiary at Angola and around New Orleans.

Johnny Moz and the Go Construct - 2007 - Dir: Schwartz; Cast: Aubry, Campbell. Short crime comedy filmed in New Orleans.

Johnny Starr Story, The - 2017 - Dir: Varela; Cast: Bonney, Burleson. Short drama filmed in Natchitoches.

Johnny's Gone - 2011 - Dir: Serafini; Cast: Drummond, Green. Drama partially filmed in Louisiana.

Johnsons, The - 2018 - Dir: Jones; Cast: Naquin, Long. Short horror filmed in Deridder.

Jonah Hex - 2010 - Dir: Hayward; Cast: Brolin, Fox. Action drama thriller partially filmed in Bayou Gauche, Crown Pointe, Fort Pike, New Orleans, Raceland, Rosedown Plantation in St. Francisville, St. Bernard Parish and St. Francisville. 

Josette - 1938 - Dir: Dwan; Cast: Ameche, Simon. Romantic comedy with some scenes set in New Orleans.

Josette of New Orleans - 1958 - Dir: Lee; Cast: St. Cyr. (not Louisiana) - name only - not filmed or set in New Orleans

Journey for Justice: The A.P. Tureaud Story - 1996 - Dir: Emanuel. Documentary filmed in Louisiana.

Journey Through Pines, A - 2017 - Dir: Andrews; Cast: Abada, Babula. Drama partially filmed in New Orleans.

Journey to Promethea - 2010 - Dir: Garcia; Cast: Zane, Baer. TV movie filmed in Covington and Hammond.

Jubilee Trail - 1954 - Dir: Kane; Cast:  Ralston, Leslie.  Western with some scenes set in New Orleans; world premiere held in New Orleans on January 15, 1954.

Judas Kiss - 1998 - Dir: Gutierrez; Cast:  Rickman, Thompson. Crime drama filmed in New Orleans; released on American TV.

Judgement - 1990 - Dir: Topor; Cast: Carradine, Danner. Made for TV drama set in Louisiana.

Jugular Wine: A Vampire Odyssey - 1994 - Dir: Murphy; Cast: Irons, Bashaw.  Horror partially filmed in New Orleans.

Julia X - 2011 - Dir: Pettiette; Cast: Sorbo, Rhames. Horror thriller partially filmed in Louisiana.

Jump Out Boys (a/k/a) Lords of the Street - 2008 - Dir: Valinia; Cast: DMX, Kristofferson. Action crime set in post-Katrina New Orleans and filmed partially in Port Manchac and Ponchatoula.

Jumper - 2008 - Dir: Liman; Cast: Christensen, Jackson. Action adventure sci-fi partially filmed in Baton Rouge and Prairieville.

June - 2015 - Dir: Cooper; Cast: Van Dien, Pratt, Miller. Horror sci/fi filmed in Baton Rouge.

Jurassic World - 2015 - Dir: Trevorrow; Cast: Pratt, Howard. Action, adventure, sci/fi partially filmed in New Orleans and Baton Rouge.

Just My Luck - 2006 - Dir: Petrie; Cast: Lohan, Pine. Comedy fantasy romance with some scenes filmed in New Orleans.

Just the One of Us - 2015 - Dir: Trillo; Cast: Pearson, Stephenson. Short comedy filmed in New Orleans.

Justice For Natalee Holloway - 2011 - Dir: Kay; Cast: Pollan, Amell. Crime drama filmed in Louisiana

Kaia + the Boys - 2018 - Lambert; Cast: Akinrinade, Baird. Short drama filmed in New Orleans.

Kate Chopin’s Story of an Hour - 1982 - Docu-drama set in Victorian New Orleans.

Katherine's Last Christmas - 2011 - Dir: Matherne; Cast: Luria, Waltz. Short filmed in New Orleans.

Katrina 2065 - 2015 - Dir: Sappington, Potts; Cast: Cantore, Champion. Documentary on the future of hurricanes and forecasting partially filmed in New Orleans.

Katrina Diary - 2006 - Dir: Pearce. Documentary about relief efforts after Hurricane Katrina partially filmed in Slidell.

Katrina: A Personal Tour - 2009 - Dir: Milling. Documentary look from 4 months to 16 months after Hurricane Katrina partially filmed in New Orleans.

Katrina's Children - 2008 - Dir: Belsey; Cast: Amanda, Antoine. Documentary filmed and set in post-Katrina New Orleans.

Katrina's Wake - 2006 - Dir: Phillips; Cast: Amos, Brooks. Short drama set in post-Katrina New Orleans.

Keanu - 2016 - Dir: Atencio; Cast: Peele, Key, Haddish. Action comedy partially filmed at the HTV Strip Club and around New Orleans.

Keep Off Keep Off - 1975 - See Keep Off My Grass!, 1975.

Keep Off My Grass! a/k/a Keep Off Keep Off - 1975 - Dir: Berman; Cast: Dolenz, Wood. Comedy filmed in New Orleans.

Keeping On - 2016 - Dir: Rose; Cast: Carriere, Dahlstrom. Short drama filmed in Shreveport.

Keeping the Promise - 2014 - Dir: Parker. Documentary on the early age of entry into prostitution and rise in human trafficking filmed in New Orleans.

Keys to Happiness - 2012 - Dir: Petreikis; Cast: Akridge, Calico. Short comedy filmed in Chalmette.

Keys to our Heart - 2008 - Dir: Linzy; Cast: Folland, Hodges. Short drama filmed in New Orleans.

Kickboxer: Vengeance - 2016 - Dir: Stockwell; Cast: Van Damme, Batiste, St. Pierre. Action drama partially filmed in New Orleans.

Kidnap - 2017 - Dir: Prieto; Cast: Berry, Correa. Crime drama filmed in New Orleans and around Slidell including the Old Hwy 11 bridge.

Kidnapper’s Foil - 1940 - Dir: Barker; Cast: local neighborhood children.  One version filmed in Baton Rouge and one version filmed in Shreveport.

Kidnapping Mr. Heineken - 2015 - Dir: Alfredson; Cast: Sturgess, Worthington. Crime drama partially filmed in New Orleans.

Kids Rights - 2014 - Dir: Dudko, Rudnieva. Docomentary about a young couple looking at various adoption procedures and regulations partially filmed in New Orleans.

Kids Talk Politics: A New Puppy in the White House - 2009 - Dir: Sheetz; Cast:  Aguilar, Aljure. Straight to video family documentary with some scenes filmed in New Orleans.

Kill Theory - 2009 - Dir: Moore; Cast: Bruckner, Flueger. Horror thriller filmed partially in New Orleans.

Killer Joe - 2011 - Dir: Friedkin; Cast: McConaughey, Hirsch. Crime thriller filmed around New Orleans and at the old Six Flags Amusement Park.

Killing Birds a/k/a succelli assassini a/k/a Dark Eyes of the Zombie - 1987 - Dir:  Lattanzi; Cast: Wendel, Vaughn. Horror filmed at Nicholls State University in Thibodaux.

Killing Room - 2009 - Dir: Liebesman; Cast: Cannon, DuVall. Drama horror thriller filmed in Shreveport.

Killing Them Softly - 2012 - Dir: Dominik; Cast: Pitt, Liotta. Crime thriller filmed around New Orleans and Kenner at the airport.

Killing Time - 2012 - Dir: Powers; Cast: Coffman, Silman. Short comedy filmed in Shreveport and Bossier City.

King Creole - 1958 - Dir: Curtiz; Cast: Presley, Jones. Musical drama set in New Orleans; partially filmed in New Orleans included scenes in the French Quarter, on Lake Pontchartrain and at a local high school.  

King of New Orleans - 2015 - Dir: Friedman; Cast: Jensen, Brian. Drama filmed in New Orleans.

King of Oak Street - 2007 - Dir: Hamilton, Scott. Documentary following painter Randy 'Frenchy' Frenchette as he tours in the wake of Hurricane Katrina partially filmed in New Orleans.

King of the Game - 2014 - Dir: Baldwin; Cast: A'Kimmi, Allen. Action filmed in Baton Rouge, Grosse Tete and Donaldsonville.

King of the Strippers - 2010 - Dir: Baldwin; Cast: Schemke, Jones. Drama filmed in Baton Rouge and Ascension Parish.

Kingfish: A Story of Huey P. Long - 1995 - Dir: Schlamme; Cast: Goodman, Craven.  Made for TV biographical drama filmed in Baton Rouge, Covington, Madisonville and New Orleans.

Kiwis in China - 2017 - Dir: Blasingame; Cast: Caruso, Colburn. Short filmed in Baton Rouge at the Lake Plaza condominiums.

Knucklehead - 2010 - Dir: Watkins; Cast: Feuerstein, Wight. Comedy drama filmed in New Orleans, including Touro Synagogue.

Kristy - 2014 - Dir: Blackburn; Cast: Bennett, Greene. Horror filmed in New Orleans.

Kut Movie, The - 2015 - Dir: Cacibauda; Cast: Borrego, DeBouse. Short horror filmed in New Orleans.

Kyoto: A Journey Inside - 2016 - Dir: Grady. Documentary about Japanese food partially filmed In Jefferson Parish at the New Orleans International Airport.

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