Movies Set in New York City
No city has been put on film more often, or more lovingly, than New York. These are stories that don't just happen in New York — they're shaped by it: the walk-up tenements, the all-night diners, the subway's roar under everything. Kinora tags each by the era and the stretch of the city its story actually lives in.
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- 1957
12 Angry Men
Urbandir. Sidney Lumet - 2013
12 Years a Slave
Ruraldir. Steve McQueen - 2002
25th Hour
Urbandir. Spike Lee - 1993
A Bronx Tale
Urbandir. Robert De Niro - 1957
A Face in the Crowd
Urban · Ruraldir. Elia Kazan - 1995
A Little Princess
Urbandir. Alfonso Cuarón - 2001
A.I. Artificial Intelligence
Urban · Suburbandir. Steven Spielberg - 1949
Adam's Rib
Urbandir. George Cukor - 2002
Adaptation.
Urban · Wildernessdir. Spike Jonze - 1985
After Hours
Urbandir. Martin Scorsese - 1974
Alice in the Cities
Urbandir. Wim Wenders - 1950
All About Eve
Urbandir. Joseph L. Mankiewicz - 1979
All That Jazz
Urbandir. Bob Fosse - 2000
Almost Famous
Urbandir. Cameron Crowe - 2007
American Gangster
Urbandir. Ridley Scott - 2000
American Psycho
Urbandir. Mary Harron - 1957
An Affair to Remember
Urban · Coastal Seadir. Leo McCarey - 1986
An American Tail
Urban · Ruraldir. Don Bluth - 1987
Angel Heart
Urbandir. Alan Parker - 1977
Annie Hall
Urbandir. Woody Allen - 2024
Anora
Urbandir. Sean Baker - 1944
Arsenic and Old Lace
Urbandir. Frank Capra - 1997
As Good as It Gets
Urbandir. James L. Brooks - 1990
Awakenings
Urbandir. Penny Marshall - 1987
Baby Boom
Urban · Ruraldir. Charles Shyer - 2022
Babylon
Urbandir. Damien Chazelle - 1992
Bad Lieutenant
Urbandir. Abel Ferrara - 1941
Ball of Fire
Urbandir. Howard Hawks - 1967
Barefoot in the Park
Urbandir. Gene Saks - 2000
Before Night Falls
Urbandir. Julian Schnabel - 1999
Being John Malkovich
Urbandir. Spike Jonze - 1988
Big
Urban · Suburbandir. Penny Marshall - 1988
Bird
Urbandir. Clint Eastwood - 2014
Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)
Urbandir. Alejandro G. Iñárritu - 1989
Black Rain
Urbandir. Ridley Scott - 2010
Black Swan
Urbandir. Darren Aronofsky - 1961
Breakfast at Tiffany's
Urbandir. Blake Edwards - 2015
Bridge of Spies
Urbandir. Steven Spielberg - 1999
Bringing Out the Dead
Urbandir. Martin Scorsese - 2015
Brooklyn
Urban · Ruraldir. John Crowley - 1994
Bullets Over Broadway
Urbandir. Woody Allen - 1969
Cactus Flower
Urbandir. Gene Saks - 1993
Carlito's Way
Urbandir. Brian De Palma - 1942
Cat People
Urbandir. Jacques Tourneur - 1985
Cat's Eye
Urban · Suburbandir. Lewis Teague - 2002
Catch Me If You Can
Urbandir. Steven Spielberg - 1997
Chasing Amy
Urban · Suburbandir. Kevin Smith - 1941
Citizen Kane
Urbandir. Orson Welles - 2024
Civil War
Urban · Ruraldir. Alex Garland - 1995
Clockers
Urbandir. Spike Lee - 2008
Cloverfield
Urban · Undergrounddir. Matt Reeves - 1988
Coming to America
Urbandir. John Landis - 1989
Crimes and Misdemeanors
Urbandir. Woody Allen - 1999
Cruel Intentions
Urbandir. Roger Kumble - 1974
Death Wish
Urbandir. Michael Winner - 1997
Deconstructing Harry
Urbandir. Woody Allen - 1957
Desk Set
Urbandir. Walter Lang - 1995
Die Hard: With a Vengeance
Urbandir. John McTiernan - 1989
Do the Right Thing
Urbandir. Spike Lee - 1975
Dog Day Afternoon
Urbandir. Sidney Lumet - 1997
Donnie Brasco
Urbandir. Mike Newell - 1980
Dressed to Kill
Urbandir. Brian De Palma - 2003
Elf
Urbandir. Jon Favreau - 1981
Escape from New York
Urbandir. John Carpenter - 2004
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
Urban · Suburbandir. Michel Gondry - 1999
Eyes Wide Shut
Urbandir. Stanley Kubrick - 1964
Fail Safe
Urbandir. Sidney Lumet - 1987
Fatal Attraction
Urban · Suburbandir. Adrian Lyne - 1950
Force of Evil
Urbandir. Abraham Polonsky - 1994
Forrest Gump
Rural · Urban · Coastal Seadir. Robert Zemeckis - 2000
Frequency
Urbandir. Gregory Hoblit - 1957
Funny Face
Urbandir. Stanley Donen - 1968
Funny Girl
Urbandir. William Wyler - 2002
Gangs of New York
Urbandir. Martin Scorsese - 1947
Gentleman's Agreement
Urbandir. Elia Kazan - 2017
Get Out
Suburban · Ruraldir. Jordan Peele - 1990
Ghost
Urbandir. Jerry Zucker - 1984
Ghostbusters
Urbandir. Ivan Reitman - 1992
Glengarry Glen Ross
Urbandir. James Foley - 1990
GoodFellas
Urbandir. Martin Scorsese - 1955
Guys and Dolls
Urbandir. Joseph L. Mankiewicz - 1986
Hannah and Her Sisters
Urbandir. Woody Allen - 1943
Heaven Can Wait
Urbandir. Ernst Lubitsch - 1969
Hello, Dolly!
Urbandir. Gene Kelly - 1941
Here Comes Mr. Jordan
Urbandir. Alexander Hall - 1986
Highlander
Urban · Mountaindir. Russell Mulcahy - 1992
Home Alone 2: Lost in New York
Urbandir. Chris Columbus - 1953
House of Wax
Urbandir. André de Toth - 1953
How to Marry a Millionaire
Urbandir. Jean Negulesco - 2007
I Am Legend
Urbandir. Francis Lawrence - 1959
Imitation of Life
Urbandir. Douglas Sirk - 1995
In the Mouth of Madness
dir. John Carpenter - 2013
Inside Llewyn Davis
Urbandir. Joel Coen - 2006
Inside Man
Urbandir. Spike Lee - 1978
Interiors
Urban · Coastal Seadir. Woody Allen - 1934
It Happened One Night
Urbandir. Frank Capra - 1990
Jacob's Ladder
Urban · Wildernessdir. Adrian Lyne - 2014
Jersey Boys
Urbandir. Clint Eastwood - 2014
John Wick
Urbandir. Chad Stahelski - 2009
Julie & Julia
Urbandir. Nora Ephron - 1995
Kids
Urbandir. Larry Clark - 1947
Kiss of Death
Urbandir. Henry Hathaway - 1971
Klute
Urbandir. Alan J. Pakula - 1979
Kramer vs. Kramer
Urbandir. Robert Benton - 2024
Late Night with the Devil
Urbandir. Cameron Cairnes - 1944
Laura
Urbandir. Otto Preminger - 1994
Léon: The Professional
Urbandir. Luc Besson - 1986
Little Shop of Horrors
Urbandir. Frank Oz - 2019
Little Women
Rural · Urbandir. Greta Gerwig - 1994
Little Women
Suburbandir. Gillian Armstrong - 1970
Love Story
Urbandir. Arthur Hiller - 1992
Malcolm X
Urbandir. Spike Lee - 1979
Manhattan
Urbandir. Woody Allen - 1993
Manhattan Murder Mystery
Urbandir. Woody Allen - 1976
Marathon Man
Urbandir. John Schlesinger - 2011
Margin Call
Urbandir. J.C. Chandor - 2019
Marriage Story
Urbandir. Noah Baumbach - 1955
Marty
Urbandir. Delbert Mann - 1973
Mean Streets
Urbandir. Martin Scorsese - 1997
Men in Black
Urbandir. Barry Sonnenfeld - 2007
Michael Clayton
Urbandir. Tony Gilroy - 1969
Midnight Cowboy
Urbandir. John Schlesinger - 1988
Midnight Run
Urban · Desertdir. Martin Brest - 1947
Miracle on 34th Street
Urbandir. George Seaton - 1987
Moonstruck
Urbandir. Norman Jewison - 1948
Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House
Rural · Urbandir. H. C. Potter - 2005
Munich
Urbandir. Steven Spielberg - 1981
My Dinner with Andre
Urbandir. Louis Malle - 2005
Mysterious Skin
Rural · Urbandir. Gregg Araki - 1976
Network
Urbandir. Sidney Lumet - 1989
New York Stories
Urbandir. Martin Scorsese - 1991
Night on Earth
Urbandir. Jim Jarmusch - 1959
North by Northwest
Urban · Ruraldir. Alfred Hitchcock - 2017
Okja
Mountain · Urbandir. Bong Joon Ho - 1949
On the Town
Urbandir. Gene Kelly - 1954
On the Waterfront
Urban · Coastal Seadir. Elia Kazan - 1984
Once Upon a Time in America
Urbandir. Sergio Leone - 1977
Opening Night
Urbandir. John Cassavetes - 2023
Past Lives
Urbandir. Celine Song - 1944
Phantom Lady
Urbandir. Robert Siodmak - 1974
Phantom of the Paradise
Urbandir. Brian De Palma - 1998
Pi
Urbandir. Darren Aronofsky - 1953
Pickup on South Street
Urbandir. Samuel Fuller - 1959
Pillow Talk
Urbandir. Michael Gordon - 1987
Planes, Trains and Automobiles
Urban · Ruraldir. John Hughes - 1948
Portrait of Jennie
Urban · Coastal Seadir. William Dieterle - 2014
Predestination
Urbandir. Michael Spierig - 1994
Quiz Show
Urbandir. Robert Redford - 1987
Radio Days
Urban · Coastal Seadir. Woody Allen - 1980
Raging Bull
Urbandir. Martin Scorsese - 1981
Reds
Urbandir. Warren Beatty - 1940
Remember the Night
Urban · Ruraldir. Mitchell Leisen - 2000
Requiem for a Dream
Urbandir. Darren Aronofsky - 1948
Rope
Urbandir. Alfred Hitchcock - 1968
Rosemary's Baby
Urbandir. Roman Polanski - 1998
Rounders
Urbandir. John Dahl - 1995
Rumble in the Bronx
Urbandir. Stanley Tong Gwai-lai - 1999
Runaway Bride
Ruraldir. Garry Marshall - 1942
Saboteur
Urban · Desertdir. Alfred Hitchcock - 1977
Saturday Night Fever
Urbandir. John Badham - 1945
Scarlet Street
Urbandir. Fritz Lang - 1992
Scent of a Woman
Urbandir. Martin Brest - 1989
Sea of Love
Urbandir. Harold Becker - 1993
Searching for Bobby Fischer
Urbandir. Steven Zaillian - 1973
Serpico
Urbandir. Sidney Lumet - 1960
Shadows
Urbandir. John Cassavetes - 1971
Shaft
Urbandir. Gordon Parks - 1973
Sisters
Urbandir. Brian De Palma - 1996
Sleepers
Urbandir. Barry Levinson - 1993
Sleepless in Seattle
Urbandir. Nora Ephron - 1995
Smoke
Urbandir. Wayne Wang - 1956
Somebody Up There Likes Me
Urbandir. Robert Wise - 1982
Sophie's Choice
Urbandir. Alan J. Pakula - 1977
Sorcerer
Wilderness · Urban · Mountaindir. William Friedkin - 2020
Soul
Urbandir. Pete Docter - 1973
Soylent Green
Urbandir. Richard Fleischer - 1945
Spellbound
Urban · Mountaindir. Alfred Hitchcock - 2002
Spider-Man
Urbandir. Sam Raimi - 2004
Spider-Man 2
Urbandir. Sam Raimi - 2018
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse
Urbandir. Bob Persichetti - 1984
Splash
Urban · Coastal Seadir. Ron Howard - 2014
St. Vincent
Urbandir. Theodore Melfi - 1998
Stepmom
Urbandir. Chris Columbus - 1984
Stranger Than Paradise
Urban · Coastal Seadir. Jim Jarmusch - 2002
Sweet Home Alabama
Rural · Coastal Sea · Urbandir. Andy Tennant - 1957
Sweet Smell of Success
Urbandir. Alexander Mackendrick - 2008
Synecdoche, New York
Urbandir. Charlie Kaufman - 2022
TÁR
Urbandir. Todd Field - 1976
Taxi Driver
Urbandir. Martin Scorsese - 1993
The Age of Innocence
Urbandir. Martin Scorsese - 1960
The Apartment
Urbandir. Billy Wilder - 2012
The Avengers
Urbandir. Joss Whedon - 1953
The Band Wagon
Urbandir. Vincente Minnelli - 1995
The Basketball Diaries
Urbandir. Scott Kalvert - 1948
The Big Clock
Urbandir. John Farrow - 2015
The Big Short
Urbandir. Adam McKay - 2017
The Big Sick
Urbandir. Michael Showalter - 2024
The Brutalist
Urbandir. Brady Corbet - 2004
The Day After Tomorrow
Urban · Wildernessdir. Roland Emmerich - 1997
The Devil's Advocate
Urbandir. Taylor Hackford - 2019
The Farewell
Urbandir. Lulu Wang - 1997
The Fifth Element
Urban · Off Worlddir. Luc Besson - 1991
The Fisher King
Urbandir. Terry Gilliam - 1949
The Fountainhead
Urbandir. King Vidor - 1971
The French Connection
Urbandir. William Friedkin - 1972
The Godfather
Urbandir. Francis Ford Coppola - 1974
The Godfather Part II
Urban · Ruraldir. Francis Ford Coppola - 1990
The Godfather Part III
Urbandir. Francis Ford Coppola - 1974
The Great Gatsby
Suburban · Coastal Seadir. Jack Clayton - 1965
The Great Race
Urban · Wildernessdir. Blake Edwards - 1949
The Heiress
Urbandir. William Wyler - 1994
The Hudsucker Proxy
Urbandir. Joel Coen - 1983
The Hunger
Urbandir. Tony Scott - 1961
The Hustler
Urbandir. Robert Rossen - 2013
The Immigrant
Urbandir. James Gray - 1982
The King of Comedy
Urbandir. Martin Scorsese - 1947
The Lady from Shanghai
Urban · Coastal Seadir. Orson Welles - 1973
The Last Detail
Urbandir. Hal Ashby - 1945
The Lost Weekend
Urbandir. Billy Wilder - 1962
The Manchurian Candidate
Urbandir. John Frankenheimer - 1948
The Naked City
Urbandir. Jules Dassin - 1984
The Natural
Urbandir. Barry Levinson - 1968
The Odd Couple
Urbandir. Gene Saks - 1942
The Palm Beach Story
dir. Preston Sturges - 1971
The Panic in Needle Park
Urbandir. Jerry Schatzberg - 1942
The Pride of the Yankees
Urbandir. Sam Wood - 1991
The Prince of Tides
Urban · Coastal Seadir. Barbra Streisand - 1968
The Producers
Urbandir. Mel Brooks - 1977
The Rescuers
Wilderness · Urbandir. Wolfgang Reitherman - 2001
The Royal Tenenbaums
Urbandir. Wes Anderson - 1947
The Secret Life of Walter Mitty
Urbandir. Norman Z. McLeod - 1955
The Seven Year Itch
Urbandir. Billy Wilder - 1969
The Sicilian Clan
Urbandir. Henri Verneuil - 2005
The Squid and the Whale
Urbandir. Noah Baumbach - 1974
The Taking of Pelham One Two Three
Underground · Urbandir. Joseph Sargent - 1999
The Talented Mr. Ripley
Urban · Coastal Seadir. Anthony Minghella - 1999
The Thomas Crown Affair
Urbandir. John McTiernan - 1995
The Usual Suspects
Urban · Coastal Seadir. Bryan Singer - 1979
The Warriors
Urban · Undergrounddir. Walter Hill - 1973
The Way We Were
dir. Sydney Pollack - 1993
The Wedding Banquet
Urbandir. Ang Lee - 2013
The Wolf of Wall Street
Urbandir. Martin Scorsese - 1956
The Wrong Man
Urbandir. Alfred Hitchcock - 1975
Three Days of the Condor
Urbandir. Sydney Pollack - 1982
Tootsie
Urbandir. Sydney Pollack - 1969
Topaz
Urbandir. Alfred Hitchcock - 1983
Trading Places
Urbandir. John Landis - 2019
Uncut Gems
Urbandir. Benny Safdie - 1967
Wait Until Dark
Urbandir. Terence Young - 1987
Wall Street
Urbandir. Oliver Stone - 2005
War of the Worlds
Urban · Suburbandir. Steven Spielberg - 2009
Watchmen
Urban · Off Worlddir. Zack Snyder - 1961
West Side Story
Urbandir. Jerome Robbins - 1989
When Harry Met Sally...
Urbandir. Rob Reiner - 1950
Where the Sidewalk Ends
Urbandir. Otto Preminger - 2014
Whiplash
Urbandir. Damien Chazelle - 1942
Woman of the Year
Urbandir. George Stevens - 1988
Working Girl
Urbandir. Mike Nichols - 2000
X-Men
Urbandir. Bryan Singer - 1998
You've Got Mail
Urbandir. Nora Ephron
Frequently asked
How many movies are set in New York City?
Kinora's catalogue lists 260 films set in New York City, spanning 1934–2024.
What are some movies set in New York City?
Films set in New York City in our catalogue include 12 Angry Men (1957), 12 Years a Slave (2013), 25th Hour (2002), A Bronx Tale (1993), and A Face in the Crowd (1957).
What is the oldest movie set in New York City?
It Happened One Night (1934) is the earliest film set in New York City in our catalogue; the most recent is The Brutalist (2024).