Movies Set in New York State in the 1980s

Kinora's catalogue lists 39 films set in New York State in the 1980s, spanning 1981–2024. 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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• 1992

  A League of Their Own

  Chicago · Rockford · Racine · Cooperstown — 1940s · 1980s
  Urban · Ruraldir. Penny Marshall
• 1985

  After Hours

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

  American Psycho

  New York City — 1980s
  Urbandir. Mary Harron
• 1987

  Baby Boom

  New York City · Vermont — 1980s
  Urban · Ruraldir. Charles Shyer
• 2000

  Before Night Falls

  Havana · New York City — 1960s · 1970s · 1980s
  Urbandir. Julian Schnabel
• 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
• 1988

  Coming to America

  New York City — 1980s
  Urbandir. John Landis
• 1989

  Crimes and Misdemeanors

  New York City — 1980s
  Urbandir. Woody Allen
• 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
• 1986

  Highlander

  New York City · Scotland — 1980s · Early Modern
  Urban · Mountaindir. Russell Mulcahy
• 1988

  Midnight Run

  New York City · Arizona · Los Angeles — 1980s
  Urban · Desertdir. Martin Brest
• 2004

  Miracle

  Minnesota · New York State — 1970s · 1980s
  Urbandir. Gavin O'Connor
• 1987

  Moonstruck

  New York City — 1980s
  Urbandir. Norman Jewison
• 1981

  My Dinner with Andre

  New York City — 1980s
  Urbandir. Louis Malle
• 2005

  Mysterious Skin

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

  New York Stories

  New York City — 1980s
  Urbandir. Martin Scorsese
• 1987

  Planes, Trains and Automobiles

  Wichita · St. Louis · Chicago · New York City — 1980s
  Urban · Ruraldir. John Hughes
• 2014

  Predestination

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

  Sea of Love

  New York City — 1980s
  Urbandir. Harold Becker
• 1996

  Sleepers

  New York City — 1960s · 1980s
  Urbandir. Barry Levinson
• 1984

  Splash

  New York City · Cape Cod — 1980s
  Urban · Coastal Seadir. Ron Howard
• 1984

  Stranger Than Paradise

  New York City · Cleveland · Florida — 1980s
  Urban · Coastal Seadir. Jim Jarmusch
• 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
• 2005

  The Squid and the Whale

  New York City — 1980s
  Urbandir. Noah Baumbach
• 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
• 1988

  Working Girl

  New York City — 1980s
  Urbandir. Mike Nichols