New York City movies

A man leaves Texas to make it as a hustler in New York City.

1969

A mentally ill war veteran tries to save a girl from a pimp.

1976

A saxophonist and lounge singer fall for each other.

1977

A street gang must fight its way from the Bronx to its home turf in Coney Island.

1979

A police detective goes undercover to catch a serial killer targeting gay men in the Manhattan club scene.

1980

A struggling theater actor poses as a woman in order to land a role on a soap opera.

1982

An Australian man from the Outback must adjust to the hustle and bustle of New York.

1986

A ruthless corporate raider takes a young stockbroker under his wing.

1987

A Brooklyn woman finds herself in a dilemma when she falls for the brother of the man she is set to marry.

1987

A prince travels to NYC in search of a woman who will love him for who he is, and not for his status or wealth.

1988

A boy’s wish to become older comes true and he wakes up in the body of a twenty-something man.

1988

Two people wonder if men and women can ever be just friends.

1989

Neighborhood racial tensions come to a head during a sweltering day in Bedford–Stuyvesant.

1989

A college student of modest means tries to ingratiate himself to the upper class in Manhattan.

1990

A young boy ends up in the Big Apple after his parents lose him—again.

1992

Follows a group of juveniles delinquents' disturbing exploits in the city.

1995

A bartender tries to get ahead during the heyday of an infamous nightclub.

1998

The owner of a small bookshop has an online correspondence with a man she does not know is the owner of a corporate bookstore chain.

1998

A girl’s wish to become older comes true and she wakes up in the body of a thirty-year-old woman.

2004

A Spike Lee joint about a bank heist.

2006

Recounts the rise and fall of stockbroker Jordan Belfort.

2013

A man embarks on a twisted odyssey through the NYC underworld to get his brother out of jail.

2017

A jeweler and gambling addict must find an opal he purchased to pay off his debts.

2019

Musical about a Dominican neighborhood in Manhattan.

2021

A young exotic dancer thinks she's hit the jackpot when a wealthy Russian heir asks her to marry him.

2024

Biopic of a famed folk singer.

2024