Movies Set in New York City in the 1980s

Kinora's catalogue lists 23 films set in New York City in the 1980s, spanning 1982–2024. 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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• 1985

  After Hours

  New York City — 1980s
  Urbandir. Martin Scorsese
• 2000

  American Psycho

  New York City — 1980s
  Urbandir. Mary Harron
• 1988

  Big

  New York City — 1980s
  Urban · Suburbandir. Penny Marshall
• 1989

  Black Rain

  Osaka · New York City — 1980s
  Urbandir. Ridley Scott
• 1985

  Cat's Eye

  New York City · Atlantic City · Wilmington · North Carolina — 1980s
  Urban · Suburbandir. Lewis Teague
• 1989

  Do the Right Thing

  New York City — 1980s
  Urbandir. Spike Lee
• 1994

  Forrest Gump

  Alabama · Vietnam · Washington, D.C. · New York City — 1950s · 1960s · 1970s · 1980s
  Rural · Urban · Coastal Seadir. Robert Zemeckis
• 1984

  Ghostbusters

  New York City — 1980s
  Urbandir. Ivan Reitman
• 1990

  GoodFellas

  New York City · Tampa — 1950s · 1960s · 1970s · 1980s
  Urbandir. Martin Scorsese
• 1986

  Hannah and Her Sisters

  New York City — 1980s
  Urbandir. Woody Allen
• 2005

  Mysterious Skin

  Kansas · New York City — 1980s · 1990s
  Rural · Urbandir. Gregg Araki
• 1989

  New York Stories

  New York City — 1980s
  Urbandir. Martin Scorsese
• 2014

  Predestination

  New York City · Cleveland — 1960s · 1970s · 1980s · 1990s
  Urbandir. Michael Spierig
• 1989

  Sea of Love

  New York City — 1980s
  Urbandir. Harold Becker
• 2024

  The Brutalist

  Philadelphia · New York City · Venice — 1940s · 1950s · 1980s
  Urbandir. Brady Corbet
• 1983

  The Hunger

  New York City · London — 1980s
  Urbandir. Tony Scott
• 1982

  The King of Comedy

  New York City — 1980s
  Urbandir. Martin Scorsese
• 2013

  The Wolf of Wall Street

  New York City — 1980s · 1990s
  Urbandir. Martin Scorsese
• 1982

  Tootsie

  New York City — 1980s
  Urbandir. Sydney Pollack
• 1983

  Trading Places

  Philadelphia · New York City — 1980s
  Urbandir. John Landis
• 1987

  Wall Street

  New York City — 1980s
  Urbandir. Oliver Stone
• 2009

  Watchmen

  New York City · Antarctica — 1980s
  Urban · Off Worlddir. Zack Snyder
• 1989

  When Harry Met Sally...

  New York City — 1970s · 1980s
  Urbandir. Rob Reiner