Movies Set in New York City in the 1950s

Kinora's catalogue lists 15 films set in New York City in the 1950s, spanning 1954–2024. Each is tagged by where and when it takes place — filter by real-world setting, era, and environment, or open any film for its full tagged world.

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• 1957

  12 Angry Men

  New York City — 1950s
  Urbandir. Sidney Lumet
• 1987

  Angel Heart

  New York City · New Orleans — 1950s
  Urbandir. Alan Parker
• 2015

  Bridge of Spies

  New York City · Berlin — 1950s · 1960s
  Urbandir. Steven Spielberg
• 1994

  Forrest Gump

  Alabama · Vietnam · Washington, D.C. · New York City — 1950s · 1960s · 1970s · 1980s
  Rural · Urban · Coastal Seadir. Robert Zemeckis
• 1990

  GoodFellas

  New York City · Tampa — 1950s · 1960s · 1970s · 1980s
  Urbandir. Martin Scorsese
• 2014

  Jersey Boys

  New Jersey · New York City — 1950s · 1960s · 1970s · 1990s
  Urbandir. Clint Eastwood
• 2009

  Julie & Julia

  Paris · New York City — 1950s · 2000s
  Urbandir. Nora Ephron
• 1992

  Malcolm X

  New York City · Boston · Mecca — 1940s · 1950s · 1960s
  Urbandir. Spike Lee
• 1959

  North by Northwest

  New York City · Chicago — 1950s
  Urban · Ruraldir. Alfred Hitchcock
• 1954

  On the Waterfront

  New York City — 1950s
  Urban · Coastal Seadir. Elia Kazan
• 1980

  Raging Bull

  New York City · Miami — 1940s · 1950s · 1960s
  Urbandir. Martin Scorsese
• 2024

  The Brutalist

  Philadelphia · New York City · Venice — 1940s · 1950s · 1980s
  Urbandir. Brady Corbet
• 1972

  The Godfather

  New York City · Sicily · Las Vegas — 1940s · 1950s
  Urbandir. Francis Ford Coppola
• 1974

  The Godfather Part II

  New York City · Sicily · Las Vegas · Havana — 1900s · 1910s · 1920s · 1940s · 1950s
  Urban · Ruraldir. Francis Ford Coppola
• 1999

  The Talented Mr. Ripley

  New York City · Italy — 1950s
  Urban · Coastal Seadir. Anthony Minghella