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1. New Year's Eve (2011)

PG-13 | 118 min | Comedy, Romance

22 Metascore

The lives of several couples and singles in New York City intertwine over the course of New Year's Eve.

Director: Garry Marshall | Stars: Sarah Jessica Parker, Jessica Biel, Ashton Kutcher, Michelle Pfeiffer

Votes: 89,865 | Gross: $54.54M

2. The King of Staten Island (2020)

R | 136 min | Comedy, Drama

67 Metascore

Scott has been a case of arrested development since his firefighter dad died. He spends his days smoking weed and dreaming of being a tattoo artist until events force him to grapple with his grief and take his first steps forward in life.

Director: Judd Apatow | Stars: Pete Davidson, Bel Powley, Ricky Velez, Lou Wilson

Votes: 76,836

3. The King of Queens (1998–2007)

TV-PG | 22 min | Comedy

Deliveryman Doug Heffernan has a good life: He has a pretty wife (Carrie), a big television, and friends with which to watch it. Then Carrie's goofy, annoying father Arthur moves in with them.

Stars: Kevin James, Leah Remini, Jerry Stiller, Patton Oswalt

Votes: 88,512

4. Annie Hall (1977)

PG | 93 min | Comedy, Romance

92 Metascore

Alvy Singer, a divorced Jewish comedian, reflects on his relationship with ex-lover Annie Hall, an aspiring nightclub singer, which ended abruptly just like his previous marriages.

Director: Woody Allen | Stars: Woody Allen, Diane Keaton, Tony Roberts, Carol Kane

Votes: 278,483 | Gross: $39.20M

5. The Devil Wears Prada (2006)

PG-13 | 109 min | Comedy, Drama

62 Metascore

A smart but sensible new graduate lands a job as an assistant to Miranda Priestly, the demanding editor-in-chief of a high fashion magazine.

Director: David Frankel | Stars: Anne Hathaway, Meryl Streep, Adrian Grenier, Emily Blunt

Votes: 467,266 | Gross: $124.74M

6. Nine to Five (1980)

PG | 109 min | Comedy

58 Metascore

Three female employees of a sexist, egotistical, lying, hypocritical bigot find a way to turn the tables on him.

Director: Colin Higgins | Stars: Jane Fonda, Lily Tomlin, Dolly Parton, Dabney Coleman

Votes: 39,430 | Gross: $103.29M

7. A Walk Among the Tombstones (2014)

R | 114 min | Action, Crime, Drama

57 Metascore

Private investigator Matthew Scudder is hired by a drug kingpin to find out who kidnapped and murdered his wife.

Director: Scott Frank | Stars: Liam Neeson, Dan Stevens, David Harbour, Boyd Holbrook

Votes: 127,317 | Gross: $26.31M

8. An Affair to Remember (1957)

Not Rated | 115 min | Drama, Romance

71 Metascore

A couple falls in love and agrees to meet in six months at the Empire State Building - but will it happen?

Director: Leo McCarey | Stars: Cary Grant, Deborah Kerr, Richard Denning, Neva Patterson

Votes: 33,079

9. Sweetbitter (2018–2019)

TV-MA | 30 min | Drama

A young woman learns how crazy it is to work in a restaurant.

Stars: Ella Purnell, Tom Sturridge, Evan Jonigkeit, Eden Epstein

Votes: 5,055

10. Desperately Seeking Susan (1985)

PG-13 | 104 min | Comedy, Drama

71 Metascore

A bored New Jersey suburban housewife's fascination with a free-spirited woman she has read about in the personal columns leads to her being mistaken for the woman herself.

Director: Susan Seidelman | Stars: Rosanna Arquette, Madonna, Aidan Quinn, Mark Blum

Votes: 26,080 | Gross: $27.40M

11. Bell Book and Candle (1958)

Approved | 106 min | Comedy, Fantasy, Romance

A modern-day witch likes her neighbor but despises his fiancée, so she enchants him to love her instead.

Director: Richard Quine | Stars: James Stewart, Kim Novak, Jack Lemmon, Ernie Kovacs

Votes: 13,128

12. Fading Gigolo (2013)

R | 90 min | Comedy, Romance

58 Metascore

Fioravante decides to become a professional Don Juan as a way of making money to help his cash-strapped friend, Murray. With Murray acting as his "manager", the duo quickly finds themselves caught up in the crosscurrents of love and money.

Director: John Turturro | Stars: John Turturro, Woody Allen, Sharon Stone, Sofía Vergara

Votes: 25,480 | Gross: $3.76M

13. The Incident (1967)

Approved | 107 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller

Late one night, two young toughs hold hostage the passengers in one car of a New York subway train.

Director: Larry Peerce | Stars: Tony Musante, Martin Sheen, Beau Bridges, Brock Peters

Votes: 4,828

14. Studio 54 (2018)

TV-MA | 98 min | Documentary, History, Music

70 Metascore

The story of the notorious 1970s New York City nightclub.

Director: Matt Tyrnauer | Stars: Ian Schrager, Steve Rubell, Donald Rubell, Neil Schlesinger

Votes: 3,542 | Gross: $0.20M

15. A Late Quartet (2012)

R | 105 min | Drama, Music

67 Metascore

Members of a world-renowned string quartet struggle to stay together in the face of death, competing egos, and insuppressible lust.

Director: Yaron Zilberman | Stars: Philip Seymour Hoffman, Christopher Walken, Catherine Keener, Mark Ivanir

Votes: 15,331 | Gross: $1.56M

16. The Crowd (1928)

Not Rated | 98 min | Drama, Romance

The life of a man and woman together in a large, impersonal metropolis through their hopes, struggles, and downfalls.

Director: King Vidor | Stars: Eleanor Boardman, James Murray, Bert Roach, Estelle Clark

Votes: 9,171

17. Holy Rollers (2010)

R | 89 min | Biography, Crime, Drama

51 Metascore

In Brooklyn, a youth from an Orthodox Jewish community is lured into becoming an Ecstasy dealer by his pal who has ties to an Israeli drug cartel.

Director: Kevin Asch | Stars: Jesse Eisenberg, Justin Bartha, Danny A. Abeckaser, Ari Graynor

Votes: 5,256 | Gross: $0.30M

18. Doctor X (1932)

Unrated | 76 min | Comedy, Crime, Horror

A wisecracking New York reporter intrudes on a research scientist's quest to unmask The Moon Killer.

Director: Michael Curtiz | Stars: Lionel Atwill, Fay Wray, Lee Tracy, Preston Foster

Votes: 4,266 | Gross: $0.88M

19. Killer Unicorn (2018)

PG-13 | 74 min | Horror

American Pyscho, Party Monster and DJ Steve Aoki all combine for Killer Unicorn!

Director: Drew Bolton | Stars: Dennis Budesheim, Alejandro La Rosa, Markus Kelle, Monica Garcia Bradley

Votes: 230 | Gross: $0.03M

20. Earthquake in New York (1998 TV Movie)

TV-PG | 94 min | Action, Drama, Thriller

After an earthquake hits New York City, a policeman races to find his missing family members while pursuing a dangerous serial killer, and aids in rescue procedures.

Director: Terry Ingram | Stars: Greg Evigan, Melissa Sue Anderson, Cynthia Gibb, Michael Moriarty

Votes: 542

21. Young Widow (1946)

Passed | 100 min | Drama, Romance

A grieving war widow meets a young Lieutenant but spurns him for trying too hard to gain her affection. Will she give him a second chance when they meet again?

Director: Edwin L. Marin | Stars: Jane Russell, Louis Hayward, Faith Domergue, Marie Wilson

Votes: 340

22. Wig (I) (2019)

TV-MA | 91 min | Documentary

Wigstock was an annual drag festival which glamorously signaled the end of summer for the gay community in New York City for almost 20 years. Late one night in 1984, Lady Bunny and a few ... See full summary »

Director: Chris Moukarbel | Stars: Joey Arias, Kevin Aviance, Fenton Bailey, Boomer Banks

Votes: 849

23. Neon Boys (2020)

30 min | Short, Drama

Having emotional anxieties after spending time in prison; Shawn takes work as an erotic dancer to support his daughter, and falls in love with a man for the first time.

Directors: A.J. Mattioli, Jonathan Salazar | Stars: Vincent De Paul, Matty Glitterati Kinkel, Tym Moss, Jonathan Salazar

Votes: 131

24. Gunpoint (I) (2021)

107 min | Thriller

This is a disturbing thriller about a home invasion of a wealthy family that lives in a small-high end apartment. The family is taken hostage as the invader psychologically tortures David, the head of the household, by causing harm to his family members as he watches.

Director: Jae Sinclair | Stars: Asia Moon Zaffere, Natasa Babic, Guillermo Barreira Pérez, Dana Rose Eisman

Votes: 87

25. Mass (2020)

12 min | Short, Drama

A short film about feeling small and getting BIG.

Director: Linus Ignatius | Stars: Hassan Farrow, Blake French, Kenneth Hayes, Linus Ignatius

Votes: 69

26. The Loft (2015– )

Comedy, Drama

The Loft is a character-driven dramedy series created by Natalie Faye. It follows a motley crew of struggling young creatives whose lives intersect in the illegal DUMBO loft apartment they ... See full summary »

Stars: Renée Myers, Natalie Faye, Jordane Christie, Kathryn Kuhn

Votes: 80

27. Eva Hesse (2016)

PG-13 | 108 min | Documentary, Biography, History

69 Metascore

Documentary feature film focusing on the life and times of Eva Hesse, a ground-breaking artist who was active in New York and Germany in the 1960's.

Director: Marcie Begleiter | Stars: Selma Blair, Bob Balaban, Patrick Kennedy, Julia-Maria Köhler

Votes: 182 | Gross: $0.11M

28. The Hour Glass (2017)

Short, Drama

Former child star must take control of her life while struggling with addiction, friendships and self worth.

Director: James M. Perry | Stars: Samantha Herrera, Emma Orelove, Jaine Ye, Elroy Martinez Jr.

29. Band Nightmares (2018– )

Comedy, Horror, Reality-TV

From Los Angeles to Brooklyn and back, pop sensation and cultural paragon Gene Baker has been in the music business for over 30 years. Now that he has terminated his contract with Universal... See full summary »

Stars: Gene Baker, Drew Rosenthal, King Bop, Nicky Ivory

30. Babilim (2017)

15 min | Documentary, Short, Biography

Visiting a legendary land for the first time can trigger a vast ocean of feelings. A dream for all those who have lived their lives looking at it from the other side of the world. You can ... See full summary »

Director: Larissa Saldarini

31. The Disinherited (2014)

100 min | Drama

"The Disinherited," after the fragment "Platonov" by Anton Chekhov, is a live cinema performance adaptation of Chekhov's first full-length play chronicling an emotionally bankrupt society ... See full summary »

Director: Jay Scheib | Stars: Sarita Choudhury, Mikeah Jennings, Laine Rettmer, Tony Torn

32. The Graduates NYC (2016– )

TV-G | 7 min | Drama, Reality-TV

"The Graduates NYC" is a web series that turns the cameras on the often dramatic lives of six driven graduates from various HBCUs as they find themselves living in New York City. In this ... See full summary »

Stars: Kian Brown, Brittney Blackmon, Herman L. Riley, Chasity Logan

33. World Falun Dafa Day Parade (2016 TV Special)

180 min | Talk-Show

From the smiles on their faces, it's hard to imagine that many of these Chinese people experienced brutal persecution in China simply for wanting to practice Falun Dafa-an ancient Chinese ... See full summary »

Stars: Zenon Dolnyckyj, Kean Wong

34. Ruby Tuesday

Animation, Musical | Announced

Songs and music by British rock band The Rolling Stones are used to tell the story of a single mother looking for happiness in New York City.

Directors: Gaëtan Brizzi, Paul Brizzi

35. Battery Park

Crime, Drama, Thriller | Announced

When a wild child who became a cop to keep herself off the streets lands an LGBT hate crime that turns into the ugliest killing spree NYC has ever seen, she launches into a war to protect ... See full summary »

Stars: Annunziata Gianzero, Julia Silverman, Brian Dykstra, Ken Marks

36. Heartbreak Hotel

Comedy, Drama, Romance

Heartbreak Hotel follows a night of 6 strangers who get trapped in a bar, the series of events that occur, and the range of emotions they experience.

Director: Vishvak Prakkruth | Stars: Carlo Fiorletta, Alexis Daloni, Joshua Miles Fetner, Haris Pervaiz

37. Blade #1 (2015)

39 min | Documentary, Short, Drama

Struggling to make ends meet, five New York City dancers respond to a Craigslist ad looking for women willing to shave their heads for money. What follows is a bizarre journey with the ... See full summary »

Director: Zuzka Kurtz | Stars: Kresge Cori, Emily Vetsch, Annie Now, Leanne Ferguson

38. The Service List: NYC

67 min | Documentary | Completed

A documentary about the lives of the essential workers America takes for granted. Our culture is so hyper-focused on famous entertainers, on the glamorous lifestyles and personal dramas of ... See full summary »

Director: Cedric Hill | Star: Lester Greene

39. Outdoors (2017)

6 min | Animation, Short

A very old apartment dweller steps out of her cage and into the big city after her pet bird is accidentally set free by the little girl next door. As she searches for her lost bird, she discovers something bigger than the city itself.

Directors: Anne Castaldo, Sarah Chalek, Elsa Nesme, Adrien Rouquié | Stars: Ana Flood, Shona Flood, Lila Maille, Lily Nesme

Votes: 12

40. Casting (2016 TV Movie)

Comedy

In the world of casting in New York City, Susie Goldstein is your go-to person. For over twenty years she has delivered star driven projects with the support of her quirky staff, despite ... See full summary »

Director: Nina Pratt | Stars: Judy Gold, Lawton Paseka, Samantha Fontana, Bradford Scobie

Votes: 6

41. Pantiless (2016– )

Not Rated | Comedy

Alyssa Abraham and Meghan Cashel are Pantiless. Well... not literally... sometimes they are... when they forget to do laundry... but that's besides the point. They are two girls who write ... See full summary »

Stars: Alyssa Abraham, Meg Cashel

42. Begging Naked (2007)

PG-13 | 70 min | Documentary

This is a story of survival and self-undoing. Against an unforgiving backdrop of homelessness and madness, Begging Naked shows the endurance of the human spirit at its most extreme.

Director: Karen Gehres | Stars: Elise Bainbridge Hill, Sally Roth

Votes: 51

43. MIZeRY: Til' Death Do Us Part. (2018 Music Video)

10 min | Music

After 15 years of battling My way through the streets of New York City and the music business, I, Michael "MIZeRY" Lee have finally found the next purpose I must fulfill. That purpose comes... See full summary »

Director: Lee Michael Mizery | Stars: Lee Michael Mizery, Jessica Felice, Carlito, Shaylin J.

44. Master Yoshi's Terrible Day (2019)

10 min | Short, Comedy

After a humiliating defeat in front of his students, a delusional "chi-energy master" struggles to regain his purpose. Inspired by true events.

Director: Ken Lin | Stars: Jun Suenaga, Taku Hirai, Sibyl Santiago, Salma Benabdessadek

45. Wasteland (III) (2016)

5 min | Short

A troubled girl who is finding life difficult to bear walks through her day. Seeming out of place, she ventures the city and contemplates life. On the edge of breaking down, will she find herself in the smog or loose herself forever?

Director: Angelica Bianca Jimenez | Star: Karlynne Pinder

46. Astor Barber All-Stars (2014)

80 min | Documentary, Biography, Comedy

Bruce Willis; Chris Rock; Al Pacino; LL Cool J; Susan Sarandon; John Kennedy, Jr.; Sugar Ray Leonard; Stephen Colbert; Channing Tatum and New York City mayor Bill De Blasio are just some of... See full summary »

Director: Karen Gehres | Stars: John Vezza, Enrico Vezza, Paul Vezza, Michael Saviello

Votes: 20

47. The Burglar (II) (2020)

3 min | Short, Comedy

A burglar breaks into a house in New York City in the middle of the night. The fearful homeowner thinks he can outwit him, but the clever burglar just may have a trick up his sleeve. Who ... See full summary »

Director: Adam Desautels | Stars: Adam Desautels, Ken Holmes

48. Wingwoman Testimonials (2015– )

3 min | Comedy

We asked 10 couples what they did to find love in NYC. All had a similar answer, they used the WingWoman service provided by Skylar Greyson.

Stars: Caroline Bentley Noble, Ashley Carvalho, Erica Cho, Matt Cooper

49. Doc (2008)

90 min | Documentary

The amazing adventures of forgotten American novelist and Paris Review founder, Harold Louis "Doc" Humes. His story is crammed full of ideas, about utopia, marijuana, literature, protest, paranoia and mental illness.

Director: Immy Humes | Stars: Paul Auster, H.L. Humes, Peter Matthiessen, Jonas Mekas

50. Starving Artists: NY (2013– )

Comedy

Six strangers picked to live in a house...while pursuing their dreams...while being filmed...while being delusional.

Stars: Jessica O'Brien, Dy Maximillian, Chen Tang, Elias Noel

51. The Painter's Dream

Short | Completed

"The Painter's Dream" is a psychological thriller, an encounter may confront the painter with his past and mother's lineage. Politics, art, desire and death are in the midst of it all where... See full summary »

Director: Paul Stancato | Stars: Monica Steuer, Fabian Zarta

52. How to Change the World (2012)

Not Rated | 18 min | Short, Comedy, Fantasy

How to Change the World is a heartwarming fantasy about Jay, a young scientist with a desire to change the world through the power of invention. Yet, his obsession pushes away his once ... See full summary »

Director: Yili Li | Stars: Eddie Ng, Helena Ma, Myles Cranford, William Goldman

Votes: 7

53. Miracobelli

Drama | Announced

When a young woman's quest to pursue the career of her dreams brings her face to face with Miracobelli, the most famous fashion designer in the world, she could never have imagined the secrets she would uncover.

Star: Lauren J. Irwin

54. Taxi Driver (1976)

R | 114 min | Crime, Drama

94 Metascore

A mentally unstable veteran works as a nighttime taxi driver in New York City, where the perceived decadence and sleaze fuels his urge for violent action.

Director: Martin Scorsese | Stars: Robert De Niro, Jodie Foster, Cybill Shepherd, Albert Brooks

Votes: 921,047 | Gross: $28.26M

55. The Warriors (1979)

R | 93 min | Action, Crime, Thriller

65 Metascore

A street gang known as the Warriors must fight its way from the Bronx to its home turf on Coney Island when its members are falsely accused of assassinating a respected gang leader.

Director: Walter Hill | Stars: Michael Beck, James Remar, Dorsey Wright, Brian Tyler

Votes: 110,721 | Gross: $22.49M

56. Breakfast at Tiffany's (1961)

Approved | 115 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

77 Metascore

A young New York socialite becomes interested in a young man who has moved into her apartment building, but her past threatens to get in the way.

Director: Blake Edwards | Stars: Audrey Hepburn, George Peppard, Patricia Neal, Buddy Ebsen

Votes: 192,196

57. Midnight Cowboy (1969)

R | 113 min | Drama

79 Metascore

A naive hustler travels from Texas to New York City to seek personal fortune, finding a new friend in the process.

Director: John Schlesinger | Stars: Dustin Hoffman, Jon Voight, Sylvia Miles, John McGiver

Votes: 120,869 | Gross: $44.79M

58. Goodfellas (1990)

R | 145 min | Biography, Crime, Drama

92 Metascore

The story of Henry Hill and his life in the mafia, covering his relationship with his wife Karen and his mob partners Jimmy Conway and Tommy DeVito.

Director: Martin Scorsese | Stars: Robert De Niro, Ray Liotta, Joe Pesci, Lorraine Bracco

Votes: 1,257,743 | Gross: $46.84M

59. 25th Hour (2002)

R | 135 min | Drama

69 Metascore

Cornered by the DEA, convicted New York drug dealer Montgomery Brogan reevaluates his life in the 24 remaining hours before facing a seven-year jail term.

Director: Spike Lee | Stars: Edward Norton, Barry Pepper, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Rosario Dawson

Votes: 184,681 | Gross: $13.06M

60. When Harry Met Sally... (1989)

R | 95 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

76 Metascore

Harry and Sally have known each other for years, and are very good friends, but they fear sex would ruin the friendship.

Director: Rob Reiner | Stars: Billy Crystal, Meg Ryan, Carrie Fisher, Bruno Kirby

Votes: 242,811 | Gross: $92.82M

61. Do the Right Thing (1989)

R | 120 min | Comedy, Drama

93 Metascore

On the hottest day of the year on a street in the Bedford-Stuyvesant section of Brooklyn, everyone's hate and bigotry smolders and builds until it explodes into violence.

Director: Spike Lee | Stars: Danny Aiello, Ossie Davis, Ruby Dee, Richard Edson

Votes: 112,453 | Gross: $27.55M

62. Home Alone 2: Lost in New York (1992)

PG | 120 min | Adventure, Comedy, Crime

46 Metascore

One year after Kevin McCallister was left home alone and had to defeat a pair of bumbling burglars, he accidentally finds himself stranded in New York City - and the same criminals are not far behind.

Director: Chris Columbus | Stars: Macaulay Culkin, Joe Pesci, Daniel Stern, Catherine O'Hara

Votes: 402,612 | Gross: $173.59M

63. Ghostbusters (1984)

PG | 105 min | Action, Comedy, Fantasy

71 Metascore

Three parapsychologists forced out of their university funding set up shop as a unique ghost removal service in New York City, attracting frightened yet skeptical customers.

Director: Ivan Reitman | Stars: Bill Murray, Dan Aykroyd, Sigourney Weaver, Harold Ramis

Votes: 450,403 | Gross: $238.63M

64. Ghostbusters II (1989)

PG | 108 min | Action, Comedy, Fantasy

56 Metascore

The discovery of a massive river of ectoplasm and a resurgence of spectral activity allows the staff of Ghostbusters to revive the business.

Director: Ivan Reitman | Stars: Bill Murray, Dan Aykroyd, Sigourney Weaver, Harold Ramis

Votes: 224,891 | Gross: $112.49M

65. Escape from New York (1981)

R | 99 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi

76 Metascore

In 1997, when the U.S. president crashes into Manhattan, now a giant maximum security prison, a convicted bank robber is sent in to rescue him.

Director: John Carpenter | Stars: Kurt Russell, Lee Van Cleef, Ernest Borgnine, Donald Pleasence

Votes: 157,569 | Gross: $25.24M

66. The Godfather (1972)

R | 175 min | Crime, Drama

100 Metascore

The aging patriarch of an organized crime dynasty transfers control of his clandestine empire to his reluctant son.

Director: Francis Ford Coppola | Stars: Marlon Brando, Al Pacino, James Caan, Diane Keaton

Votes: 2,013,217 | Gross: $134.97M

67. The Godfather Part II (1974)

R | 202 min | Crime, Drama

90 Metascore

The early life and career of Vito Corleone in 1920s New York City is portrayed, while his son, Michael, expands and tightens his grip on the family crime syndicate.

Director: Francis Ford Coppola | Stars: Al Pacino, Robert De Niro, Robert Duvall, Diane Keaton

Votes: 1,364,632 | Gross: $57.30M

68. The Godfather Part III (1990)

R | 162 min | Crime, Drama

60 Metascore

Follows Michael Corleone, now in his 60s, as he seeks to free his family from crime and find a suitable successor to his empire.

Director: Francis Ford Coppola | Stars: Al Pacino, Diane Keaton, Andy Garcia, Talia Shire

Votes: 424,196 | Gross: $66.67M

69. Gangs of New York (2002)

R | 167 min | Crime, Drama

72 Metascore

In 1862, Amsterdam Vallon returns to the Five Points area of New York City seeking revenge against Bill the Butcher, his father's killer.

Director: Martin Scorsese | Stars: Leonardo DiCaprio, Cameron Diaz, Daniel Day-Lewis, Jim Broadbent

Votes: 473,055 | Gross: $77.81M

70. Manhattan (1979)

R | 96 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

83 Metascore

The life of a divorced television writer dating a teenage girl is further complicated when he falls in love with his best friend's mistress.

Director: Woody Allen | Stars: Woody Allen, Diane Keaton, Mariel Hemingway, Michael Murphy

Votes: 147,301 | Gross: $45.70M

71. Manhattan Night (2016)

R | 113 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

44 Metascore

A reporter becomes involved with a mysterious woman while investigating her late husband's death.

Director: Brian DeCubellis | Stars: Adrien Brody, Yvonne Strahovski, Campbell Scott, Jennifer Beals

Votes: 13,767

72. Manhattan Murder Mystery (1993)

PG | 104 min | Comedy, Mystery

71 Metascore

A middle-aged couple suspects foul play when their neighbor's wife suddenly drops dead.

Director: Woody Allen | Stars: Woody Allen, Diane Keaton, Jerry Adler, Lynn Cohen

Votes: 46,831 | Gross: $11.29M

73. Maid in Manhattan (2002)

PG-13 | 105 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

45 Metascore

A Senatorial candidate falls for a hotel maid, thinking she is a socialite, when he sees her trying on a wealthy woman's dress.

Director: Wayne Wang | Stars: Jennifer Lopez, Ralph Fiennes, Natasha Richardson, Stanley Tucci

Votes: 96,214 | Gross: $94.01M

74. Little Manhattan (2005)

PG | 90 min | Comedy, Family, Romance

52 Metascore

A 10-year-old boy and an 11-year-old girl find love in New York City.

Director: Mark Levin | Stars: Josh Hutcherson, Charlotte Ray Rosenberg, Bradley Whitford, Cynthia Nixon

Votes: 24,791 | Gross: $0.38M

75. West Side Story (1961)

Approved | 153 min | Crime, Drama, Musical

86 Metascore

Two youngsters from rival New York City gangs fall in love, but tensions between their respective friends build toward tragedy.

Directors: Jerome Robbins, Robert Wise | Stars: Natalie Wood, George Chakiris, Richard Beymer, Russ Tamblyn

Votes: 121,219 | Gross: $43.66M

76. American Psycho (2000)

R | 102 min | Crime, Drama, Horror

64 Metascore

A wealthy New York City investment banking executive, Patrick Bateman, hides his alternate psychopathic ego from his co-workers and friends as he delves deeper into his violent, hedonistic fantasies.

Director: Mary Harron | Stars: Christian Bale, Justin Theroux, Josh Lucas, Bill Sage

Votes: 715,969 | Gross: $15.07M

77. Cruising (1980)

R | 102 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

43 Metascore

A police officer goes undercover in the underground S&M gay subculture of New York City to catch a serial killer who is preying on gay men.

Director: William Friedkin | Stars: Al Pacino, Paul Sorvino, Karen Allen, Richard Cox

Votes: 28,062 | Gross: $19.80M

78. Shaft (1971)

R | 100 min | Action, Crime, Thriller

66 Metascore

A crime lord hires black private eye, John Shaft, to find and retrieve his kidnapped daughter.

Director: Gordon Parks | Stars: Richard Roundtree, Moses Gunn, Charles Cioffi, Christopher St. John

Votes: 21,033 | Gross: $16.69M

79. Shaft (2019)

R | 111 min | Action, Comedy, Crime

40 Metascore

JJ Shaft, a cyber security expert with a degree from MIT, enlists his family's help to uncover the truth behind his best friend's untimely death.

Director: Tim Story | Stars: Samuel L. Jackson, Jessie T. Usher, Richard Roundtree, Regina Hall

Votes: 58,760 | Gross: $21.36M

80. The Taking of Pelham 123 (2009)

R | 106 min | Action, Crime, Thriller

55 Metascore

Armed men hijack a New York City subway train, holding the passengers hostage in return for a ransom, and turning an ordinary day's work for dispatcher Walter Garber into a face-off with the mastermind behind the crime.

Director: Tony Scott | Stars: Denzel Washington, John Travolta, Luis Guzmán, Victor Gojcaj

Votes: 208,090 | Gross: $65.45M

81. Mean Streets (1973)

R | 112 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller

96 Metascore

In New York City's Little Italy, a devoutly Catholic mobster must reconcile his desire for power, his feelings for his epileptic lover, and his devotion to his troublesome friend.

Director: Martin Scorsese | Stars: Robert De Niro, Harvey Keitel, David Proval, Amy Robinson

Votes: 119,687 | Gross: $3.13M

82. The Age of Innocence (1993)

PG | 139 min | Drama, Romance

90 Metascore

A tale of nineteenth-century New York high society in which a young lawyer falls in love with a woman separated from her husband, while he is engaged to the woman's cousin.

Director: Martin Scorsese | Stars: Daniel Day-Lewis, Michelle Pfeiffer, Winona Ryder, Linda Faye Farkas

Votes: 67,821 | Gross: $32.20M

83. Serpico (1973)

R | 130 min | Biography, Crime, Drama

83 Metascore

An honest New York cop named Frank Serpico blows the whistle on rampant corruption in the force only to have his comrades turn against him.

Director: Sidney Lumet | Stars: Al Pacino, John Randolph, Jack Kehoe, Biff McGuire

Votes: 134,852 | Gross: $29.80M

84. Rosemary's Baby (1968)

Approved | 137 min | Drama, Horror

96 Metascore

A young couple trying for a baby moves into an aging, ornate apartment building on Central Park West, where they find themselves surrounded by peculiar neighbors.

Director: Roman Polanski | Stars: Mia Farrow, John Cassavetes, Ruth Gordon, Sidney Blackmer

Votes: 235,270

85. Death Wish (1974)

R | 93 min | Action, Crime, Drama

51 Metascore

A New York City architect becomes a one-man vigilante squad after his wife is murdered by street punks. In self-defense, the vengeful man kills muggers on the mean streets after dark.

Director: Michael Winner | Stars: Charles Bronson, Hope Lange, Vincent Gardenia, Steven Keats

Votes: 44,057 | Gross: $22.00M

86. Sweet Smell of Success (1957)

Approved | 96 min | Drama, Film-Noir

100 Metascore

Powerful but unethical Broadway columnist J.J. Hunsecker coerces unscrupulous press agent Sidney Falco into breaking up his sister's romance with a jazz musician.

Director: Alexander Mackendrick | Stars: Burt Lancaster, Tony Curtis, Susan Harrison, Martin Milner

Votes: 35,714

87. The French Connection (1971)

R | 104 min | Action, Crime, Drama

94 Metascore

A pair of NYPD detectives in the Narcotics Bureau stumble onto a heroin smuggling ring based in Marseilles, but stopping them and capturing their leaders proves an elusive goal.

Director: William Friedkin | Stars: Gene Hackman, Roy Scheider, Fernando Rey, Tony Lo Bianco

Votes: 135,743 | Gross: $15.63M

88. The Naked City (1948)

Not Rated | 96 min | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir

74 Metascore

A step-by-step look at a murder investigation on the streets of New York.

Director: Jules Dassin | Stars: Barry Fitzgerald, Howard Duff, Dorothy Hart, Don Taylor

Votes: 15,504

89. Naked City (1958–1963)

TV-14 | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller

The cases of the N.Y.P.D.'s 65th Precinct.

Stars: Harry Bellaver, Horace McMahon, Paul Burke, Nancy Malone

Votes: 1,433

90. On the Town (1949)

Passed | 98 min | Comedy, Musical, Romance

71 Metascore

Three sailors wreak havoc as they search for love during a whirlwind 24-hour leave in New York City.

Directors: Stanley Donen, Gene Kelly | Stars: Gene Kelly, Frank Sinatra, Betty Garrett, Ann Miller

Votes: 18,789

91. Carlito's Way (1993)

R | 144 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller

66 Metascore

A Puerto Rican former convict, just released from prison, pledges to stay away from drugs and violence despite the pressure around him and lead on to a better life outside of N.Y.C.

Director: Brian De Palma | Stars: Al Pacino, Sean Penn, Penelope Ann Miller, John Leguizamo

Votes: 232,440 | Gross: $36.95M

92. Once Upon a Time in America (1984)

R | 229 min | Crime, Drama

75 Metascore

A former Prohibition-era Jewish gangster returns to the Lower East Side of Manhattan 35 years later, where he must once again confront the ghosts and regrets of his old life.

Director: Sergio Leone | Stars: Robert De Niro, James Woods, Elizabeth McGovern, Treat Williams

Votes: 377,838 | Gross: $5.32M

93. King of New York (1990)

R | 103 min | Crime, Thriller

66 Metascore

A drug kingpin is released from prison and seeks to take total control of the criminal underworld in order to give back to the community.

Director: Abel Ferrara | Stars: Christopher Walken, David Caruso, Laurence Fishburne, Victor Argo

Votes: 42,118 | Gross: $2.55M

94. Dog Day Afternoon (1975)

R | 125 min | Biography, Crime, Drama

86 Metascore

Three amateur bank robbers plan to hold up a bank. A nice simple robbery: Walk in, take the money, and run. Unfortunately, the supposedly uncomplicated heist suddenly becomes a bizarre nightmare as everything that could go wrong does.

Director: Sidney Lumet | Stars: Al Pacino, John Cazale, Penelope Allen, Sully Boyar

Votes: 273,126 | Gross: $50.00M

95. After Hours (I) (1985)

R | 97 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama

89 Metascore

An ordinary word processor has the worst night of his life after he agrees to visit a girl in Soho he met that evening at a coffee shop.

Director: Martin Scorsese | Stars: Griffin Dunne, Rosanna Arquette, Verna Bloom, Tommy Chong

Votes: 81,437 | Gross: $10.60M

96. Wall Street (1987)

R | 126 min | Crime, Drama

56 Metascore

An impatient young stockbroker is willing to do anything to get to the top, including trading on illegal inside information taken through a ruthless, greedy corporate raider who takes the youth under his wing.

Director: Oliver Stone | Stars: Charlie Sheen, Michael Douglas, Tamara Tunie, Franklin Cover

Votes: 165,208 | Gross: $43.85M

97. The Wolf of Wall Street (2013)

R | 180 min | Biography, Comedy, Crime

75 Metascore

Based on the true story of Jordan Belfort, from his rise to a wealthy stock-broker living the high life to his fall involving crime, corruption and the federal government.

Director: Martin Scorsese | Stars: Leonardo DiCaprio, Jonah Hill, Margot Robbie, Matthew McConaughey

Votes: 1,583,930 | Gross: $116.90M

98. Frances Ha (2012)

R | 86 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

82 Metascore

A New York woman apprentices for a dance company and throws herself headlong into her dreams, even as the possibility of realizing them dwindles.

Director: Noah Baumbach | Stars: Greta Gerwig, Mickey Sumner, Adam Driver, Michael Zegen

Votes: 94,327 | Gross: $4.06M

99. New York, I Love You (2008)

R | 103 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

49 Metascore

Eleven love stories set in one of the most loved and hated cities of the world, New York City.

Directors: Fatih Akin, Yvan Attal, Randall Balsmeyer, Allen Hughes, Shunji Iwai, Wen Jiang, Shekhar Kapur, Joshua Marston, Mira Nair, Natalie Portman, Brett Ratner | Stars: Shia LaBeouf, Natalie Portman, Bradley Cooper, Hayden Christensen

Votes: 47,847 | Gross: $1.59M

100. Moonstruck (1987)

PG | 102 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

83 Metascore

Loretta Castorini, a bookkeeper from Brooklyn, New York, finds herself in a difficult situation when she falls for the brother of the man she has agreed to marry.

Director: Norman Jewison | Stars: Cher, Nicolas Cage, Olympia Dukakis, Danny Aiello

Votes: 68,548 | Gross: $80.64M



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