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 - 2001
A.I. Artificial Intelligence
Urban · Suburbandir. Steven Spielberg - 2002
Adaptation.
Urban · Wildernessdir. Spike Jonze - 1985
After Hours
Urbandir. Martin Scorsese - 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 - 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 - 1997
As Good as It Gets
Urbandir. James L. Brooks - 2022
Babylon
Urbandir. Damien Chazelle - 1999
Being John Malkovich
Urbandir. Spike Jonze - 1988
Big
Urban · Suburbandir. Penny Marshall - 2014
Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)
Urbandir. Alejandro G. Iñárritu - 1989
Black Rain
Urbandir. Ridley Scott - 2010
Black Swan
Urbandir. Darren Aronofsky - 2015
Bridge of Spies
Urbandir. Steven Spielberg - 1993
Carlito's Way
Urbandir. Brian De Palma - 1985
Cat's Eye
Urban · Suburbandir. Lewis Teague - 2002
Catch Me If You Can
Urbandir. Steven Spielberg - 1941
Citizen Kane
Urbandir. Orson Welles - 2024
Civil War
Urban · Ruraldir. Alex Garland - 2008
Cloverfield
Urban · Undergrounddir. Matt Reeves - 1989
Do the Right Thing
Urbandir. Spike Lee - 1975
Dog Day Afternoon
Urbandir. Sidney Lumet - 1997
Donnie Brasco
Urbandir. Mike Newell - 1981
Escape from New York
Urbandir. John Carpenter - 2004
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
Urban · Suburbandir. Michel Gondry - 1994
Forrest Gump
Rural · Urban · Coastal Seadir. Robert Zemeckis - 2002
Gangs of New York
Urbandir. Martin Scorsese - 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 - 1986
Hannah and Her Sisters
Urbandir. Woody Allen - 2007
I Am Legend
Urbandir. Francis Lawrence - 2013
Inside Llewyn Davis
Urbandir. Joel Coen - 2006
Inside Man
Urbandir. Spike Lee - 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 - 1971
Klute
Urbandir. Alan J. Pakula - 1979
Kramer vs. Kramer
Urbandir. Robert Benton - 2024
Late Night with the Devil
Urbandir. Cameron Cairnes - 1994
Léon: The Professional
Urbandir. Luc Besson - 2019
Little Women
Rural · Urbandir. Greta Gerwig - 1992
Malcolm X
Urbandir. Spike Lee - 1979
Manhattan
Urbandir. Woody Allen - 2011
Margin Call
Urbandir. J.C. Chandor - 2019
Marriage Story
Urbandir. Noah Baumbach - 1973
Mean Streets
Urbandir. Martin Scorsese - 2007
Michael Clayton
Urbandir. Tony Gilroy - 2005
Munich
Urbandir. Steven Spielberg - 2005
Mysterious Skin
Rural · Urbandir. Gregg Araki - 1976
Network
Urbandir. Sidney Lumet - 1989
New York Stories
Urbandir. Martin Scorsese - 1959
North by Northwest
Urban · Ruraldir. Alfred Hitchcock - 2017
Okja
Mountain · Urbandir. Bong Joon Ho - 1954
On the Waterfront
Urban · Coastal Seadir. Elia Kazan - 1984
Once Upon a Time in America
Urbandir. Sergio Leone - 2023
Past Lives
Urbandir. Celine Song - 2014
Predestination
Urbandir. Michael Spierig - 1980
Raging Bull
Urbandir. Martin Scorsese - 1981
Reds
Urbandir. Warren Beatty - 2000
Requiem for a Dream
Urbandir. Darren Aronofsky - 1948
Rope
Urbandir. Alfred Hitchcock - 1968
Rosemary's Baby
Urbandir. Roman Polanski - 1992
Scent of a Woman
Urbandir. Martin Brest - 1989
Sea of Love
Urbandir. Harold Becker - 1973
Serpico
Urbandir. Sidney Lumet - 1993
Sleepless in Seattle
Urbandir. Nora Ephron - 1977
Sorcerer
Wilderness · Urban · Mountaindir. William Friedkin - 2020
Soul
Urbandir. Pete Docter - 1973
Soylent Green
Urbandir. Richard Fleischer - 2002
Spider-Man
Urbandir. Sam Raimi - 2004
Spider-Man 2
Urbandir. Sam Raimi - 2018
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse
Urbandir. Bob Persichetti - 2002
Sweet Home Alabama
Rural · Coastal Sea · Urbandir. Andy Tennant - 2008
Synecdoche, New York
Urbandir. Charlie Kaufman - 2022
TÁR
Urbandir. Todd Field - 1976
Taxi Driver
Urbandir. Martin Scorsese - 1960
The Apartment
Urbandir. Billy Wilder - 2012
The Avengers
Urbandir. Joss Whedon - 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 - 2019
The Farewell
Urbandir. Lulu Wang - 1997
The Fifth Element
Urban · Off Worlddir. Luc Besson - 1971
The French Connection
Urbandir. William Friedkin - 1972
The Godfather
Urbandir. Francis Ford Coppola - 1974
The Godfather Part II
Urban · Ruraldir. Francis Ford Coppola - 1983
The Hunger
Urbandir. Tony Scott - 2013
The Immigrant
Urbandir. James Gray - 1982
The King of Comedy
Urbandir. Martin Scorsese - 1991
The Prince of Tides
Urban · Coastal Seadir. Barbra Streisand - 2001
The Royal Tenenbaums
Urbandir. Wes Anderson - 1974
The Taking of Pelham One Two Three
Underground · Urbandir. Joseph Sargent - 1999
The Talented Mr. Ripley
Urban · Coastal Seadir. Anthony Minghella - 1995
The Usual Suspects
Urban · Coastal Seadir. Bryan Singer - 1979
The Warriors
Urban · Undergrounddir. Walter Hill - 2013
The Wolf of Wall Street
Urbandir. Martin Scorsese - 1975
Three Days of the Condor
Urbandir. Sydney Pollack - 1982
Tootsie
Urbandir. Sydney Pollack - 1983
Trading Places
Urbandir. John Landis - 2019
Uncut Gems
Urbandir. Benny Safdie - 1987
Wall Street
Urbandir. Oliver Stone - 2005
War of the Worlds
Urban · Suburbandir. Steven Spielberg - 2009
Watchmen
Urban · Off Worlddir. Zack Snyder - 1989
When Harry Met Sally...
Urbandir. Rob Reiner - 2014
Whiplash
Urbandir. Damien Chazelle
Frequently asked
How many movies are set in New York City?
Kinora's catalogue lists 121 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.I. Artificial Intelligence (2001).
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).