Movies and TV series about New York

The 60 best titles about New York, ranked by the iRank Score — our composite of IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes, Metacritic and TMDb. Every page includes cast, where to watch and similar recommendations.

The Godfather Part II
iRank91
1974 · Francis Ford Coppola
MovieDramaCrime
In the continuing saga of the Corleone crime family, a young Vito Corleone grows up in Sicily and in 1910s New York. In the 1950s, Michael Corleone attempts to expand the family business into Las Vega
GoodFellas
iRank89
1990 · Martin Scorsese
MovieCrimeDrama
The true story of Henry Hill, a half-Irish, half-Sicilian Brooklyn kid who is adopted by neighbourhood gangsters at an early age and climbs the ranks of a Mafia family under the guidance of Jimmy Conw
North by Northwest
iRank89
1959 · Alfred Hitchcock
MovieAdventureThriller
Advertising man Roger Thornhill is mistaken for a spy, triggering a deadly cross-country chase.
Pan's Labyrinth
iRank88
2006 · Guillermo del Toro
MovieFantasyDramaWar
In post–civil war Spain, 10-year-old Ofelia moves with her pregnant mother to live under the control of her cruel stepfather. Drawn into a mysterious labyrinth, she meets a faun who reveals that she m
Whiplash
iRank88
2014 · Damien Chazelle
MovieDramaMusicThriller
Under the direction of a ruthless instructor, a talented young drummer begins to pursue perfection at any cost, even his humanity.
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
iRank88
2023 · Kemp Powers
MovieActionAdventureAnimation
After reuniting with Gwen Stacy, Brooklyn’s full-time, friendly neighborhood Spider-Man is catapulted across the Multiverse, where he encounters the Spider Society, a team of Spider-People charged wit
Back to the Future
iRank88
1985 · Robert Zemeckis
MovieAdventureComedyScience Fiction
Eighties teenager Marty McFly is accidentally sent back in time to 1955, inadvertently disrupting his parents' first meeting and attracting his mother's romantic interest. Marty must repair the damage
Rosemary's Baby
iRank88
1968 · Roman Polanski
MovieDramaHorrorThriller
A young couple, Rosemary and Guy, moves into an infamous New York apartment building, known by frightening legends and mysterious events, with the purpose of starting a family.
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
iRank87
2004 · Michel Gondry
MovieDramaRomanceScience Fiction
Joel Barish, heartbroken that his girlfriend underwent a procedure to erase him from her memory, decides to do the same. However, as he watches his memories of her fade away, he realises that he still
Taxi Driver
iRank86
1976 · Martin Scorsese
MovieCrimeDrama
Suffering from insomnia, disturbed loner Travis Bickle takes a job as a New York City cabbie, haunting the streets nightly, growing increasingly detached from reality as he dreams of cleaning up the f
Annie Hall
iRank86
1977 · Woody Allen
MovieComedyDramaRomance
New York comedian Alvy Singer falls in love with the ditsy Annie Hall.
King Kong
iRank86
1933 · Merian C. Cooper
MovieAdventureFantasyHorror
Adventurous filmmaker Carl Denham sets out to produce a motion picture unlike anything the world has seen before. Alongside his leading lady Ann Darrow and his first mate Jack Driscoll, they arrive on
Marriage Story
iRank86
2019 · Noah Baumbach
MovieDrama
A stage director and an actress struggle through a grueling, coast-to-coast divorce that pushes them to their personal extremes.
Past Lives
iRank86
2023 · Celine Song
MovieDramaRomance
After decades apart, childhood friends Nora and Hae Sung are reunited in New York for one fateful weekend as they confront notions of destiny, love, and the choices that make a life.
Raging Bull
iRank86
1980 · Martin Scorsese
MovieDramaHistory
The life of boxer Jake LaMotta, whose violence and temper that led him to the top in the ring destroyed his life outside of it.
Little Women
iRank85
2019 · Greta Gerwig
MovieDramaRomance
Four sisters come of age in America in the aftermath of the Civil War.
Dexter: Resurrection
iRank85
2025 · Scott Reynolds
SeriesCrimeDramaMystery
Dexter Morgan awakens from a coma to find Harrison gone without a trace. Realizing the weight of what he put his son through, Dexter sets out for New York City, determined to find him and make things
Soul
iRank85
2020 · Pete Docter
MovieAnimationDramaFamily
Joe Gardner is a middle school teacher with a love for jazz music. After a successful audition at the Half Note Club, he suddenly gets into an accident that separates his soul from his body and is tra
Dog Day Afternoon
iRank85
1975 · Sidney Lumet
MovieCrimeDramaThriller
Based on the true story of would-be Brooklyn bank robbers John Wojtowicz and Salvatore Naturile. Sonny and Sal attempt a bank heist which quickly turns sour and escalates into a hostage situation and
Friends
iRank84
1994 · Ted Cohen
SeriesComedy
Six young people from New York City, on their own and struggling to survive in the real world, find the companionship, comfort and support they get from each other to be the perfect antidote to the pr
Network
iRank84
1976 · Sidney Lumet
MovieDrama
When veteran anchorman Howard Beale is forced to retire his 25-year post because of his age, he announces to viewers that he will kill himself during his farewell broadcast. Network executives rethink
Marty Supreme
iRank83
2025 · Josh Safdie
MovieDramaThriller
Marty Mauser, a young man with a dream no one respects, goes to hell and back in pursuit of greatness.
The Usual Suspects
iRank83
1995 · Bryan Singer
MovieCrimeDramaThriller
Held in an L.A. interrogation room, Verbal Kint attempts to convince the feds that a mythic crime lord, Keyser Soze, not only exists, but was also responsible for drawing him and his four partners int
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
iRank83
2012 · Ciro Nieli
SeriesAction & AdventureAnimationComedy
The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles are back in an all-new animated series on Nickelodeon! Surfacing topside for the first time on their fifteenth birthday, the titular turtles, Leonardo, Michelangelo, R
Carol
iRank83
2015 · Todd Haynes
MovieDramaRomance
In 1950s New York, a department-store clerk who dreams of a better life falls for an older, married woman.
Succession
iRank83
2018 · Lucy Prebble
SeriesComedyDrama
Follow the lives of the Roy family as they contemplate their future once their aging father begins to step back from the media and entertainment conglomerate they control.
Girl Meets World
iRank83
2014 · Michael Jacobs
SeriesComedyFamily
The adventures of relatable and adventurous Riley Matthews, the tween daughter of Cory and Topanga Matthews, and her bold best friend Maya as they traverse the twists and turns of teenage years at Man
Seinfeld
iRank83
1989 · Fred Barron
SeriesComedy
A stand-up comedian and his three offbeat friends weather the pitfalls and payoffs of life in New York City in the '90s. It's a show about nothing.
POSE
iRank83
2018 · Janet Mock
SeriesDrama
A dance musical that explores the juxtaposition of several segments of 1980s life and society in New York: the ball culture world, the rise of the luxury Trump-era universe and the downtown social and
Once Upon a Time in America
iRank82
1984 · Sergio Leone
MovieCrimeDrama
A former Prohibition-era Jewish gangster returns to the Lower East Side of Manhattan over thirty years later, where he once again must confront the ghosts and regrets of his old life.
Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)
iRank82
2014 · Alejandro G. Iñárritu
MovieComedyDrama
A fading actor best known for his portrayal of a popular superhero attempts to mount a comeback by appearing in a Broadway play. As opening night approaches, his attempts to become more altruistic, re
Uncut Gems
iRank82
2019 · Benny Safdie
MovieCrimeDramaThriller
A charismatic New York City jeweler always on the lookout for the next big score makes a series of high-stakes bets that could lead to the windfall of a lifetime. Howard must perform a precarious high
Brooklyn Nine-Nine
iRank82
2013 · David Phillips
SeriesComedyCrime
A single-camera ensemble comedy following the lives of an eclectic group of detectives in a New York precinct, including one slacker who is forced to shape up when he gets a new boss.
Spider-Man: No Way Home
iRank82
2021 · Jon Watts
MovieActionAdventureScience Fiction
Peter Parker is unmasked and no longer able to separate his normal life from the high-stakes of being a super-hero. When he asks for help from Doctor Strange the stakes become even more dangerous, for
Anora
iRank82
2024 · Sean Baker
MovieComedyDramaRomance
A young sex worker from Brooklyn gets her chance at a Cinderella story when she meets and impulsively marries the son of an oligarch. Once the news reaches Russia, her fairytale is threatened as his p
White Collar
iRank82
2009 · Nick Thiel
SeriesCrimeDramaMystery
In exchange for his freedom, charming con artist Neal Caffrey provides his expertise to help straight-man FBI agent Peter Burke catch elusive white-collar criminals.
Gossip Girl
iRank82
2007 · Stephanie Savage
SeriesDrama
An exclusive group of privileged teens from a posh prep school on Manhattan's Upper East Side whose lives revolve around the blog of the all-knowing albeit ultra-secretive Gossip Girl.
Marvel's Daredevil
iRank82
2015 · Karim Zreik
SeriesAction & AdventureCrimeDrama
Lawyer-by-day Matt Murdock uses his heightened senses from being blinded as a young boy to fight crime at night on the streets of Hell’s Kitchen as Daredevil.
John Wick: Chapter 4
iRank81
2023 · Chad Stahelski
MovieActionCrimeThriller
With the price on his head ever increasing, John Wick uncovers a path to defeating The High Table. But before he can earn his freedom, Wick must face off against a new enemy with powerful alliances ac
Spider-Man 2
iRank81
2004 · Sam Raimi
MovieActionAdventureScience Fiction
Peter Parker is going through a major identity crisis. Burned out from being Spider-Man, he decides to shelve his superhero alter ego, which leaves the city suffering in the wake of carnage left by th
The Brutalist
iRank81
2024 · Brady Corbet
MovieDrama
When an innovative modern architect flees post-war Europe, he is given the opportunity to rebuild his legacy. Set during the dawn of the modern United States (in Pennsylvania), his wife joins him, and
Person of Interest
iRank81
2011 · Bryan Burk
SeriesAction & AdventureCrimeDrama
John Reese, former CIA paramilitary operative, is presumed dead and teams up with reclusive billionaire Finch to prevent violent crimes in New York City by initiating their own type of justice. With t
The Avengers
iRank81
2012 · Joss Whedon
MovieActionAdventureScience Fiction
When an unexpected enemy emerges and threatens global safety and security, Nick Fury, director of the international peacekeeping agency known as S.H.I.E.L.D., finds himself in need of a team to pull t
Black Swan
iRank81
2010 · Darren Aronofsky
MovieDramaHorrorThriller
A committed dancer struggles to maintain her sanity after winning the lead role in a production of Tchaikovsky's "Swan Lake."
Ghostbusters
iRank81
1984 · Ivan Reitman
MovieComedyFantasy
After losing their university jobs, three parapsychologists start a ghost-catching business in New York City and uncover a supernatural threat that could destroy the world.
Midnight Cowboy
iRank81
1969 · John Schlesinger
MovieDrama
Joe Buck is a wide-eyed hustler from Texas hoping to score big with wealthy New York City women; he finds a companion in Enrico "Ratso" Rizzo, an ailing swindler with a bum leg and a quixotic fantasy
The Nanny
iRank81
1993
SeriesComedyFamily
That flashy girl from Flushing with the heart of an angel (and the voice of a slighty more nasal angel). The comic misadventures of the sweet and sassy Fran Fine, her sophisticated employer, Broadway
Jessie
iRank80
2011 · Adam I. Lapidus
SeriesComedyDramaFamily
An idealistic teen from rural Texas embarks on the adventure of a lifetime when she decides to leave behind starry nights for big city lights. Thrilled to be on her own and determined not to be intimi
You
iRank80
2018 · Sera Gamble
SeriesCrimeDramaMystery
A dangerously charming, obsessive man goes to extreme measures to insert himself into the lives of women who fascinate him.
When Harry Met Sally...
iRank80
1989 · Rob Reiner
MovieComedyDramaRomance
Sex always gets in the way of friendships between men and women. At least, that's what Harry Burns believes. So when Harry meets Sally Albright and a deep friendship blossoms between them, Harry's det
The King of Comedy
iRank80
1982 · Martin Scorsese
MovieComedyDrama
Aspiring comic Rupert Pupkin attempts to achieve success in show business by stalking his idol, a late night talk-show host who craves his own privacy.
The Night Of
iRank80
2016 · Steven Zaillian
SeriesCrimeDramaMystery
After a night of partying with a female stranger, a man wakes up to find her stabbed to death and is charged with her murder.
Donnie Brasco
iRank80
1997 · Mike Newell
MovieCrimeDramaThriller
An FBI undercover agent infiltrates the mob and identifies more with the mafia life at the expense of his regular one.
Castle
iRank80
2009 · Terence Paul Winter
SeriesCrimeDrama
After a serial killer imitates the plots of his novels, successful mystery novelist Richard "Rick" Castle receives permission from the Mayor of New York City to tag along with an NYPD homicide investi
FBI
iRank79
2018 · Peter Jankowski
SeriesAction & AdventureCrimeDrama
The New York office of the FBI brings to bear all their talents, intellect and technical expertise on major cases in order to keep their city and the country safe.
Malcolm X
iRank79
1992 · Spike Lee
MovieDramaHistory
A tribute to the controversial black activist and leader of the struggle for black liberation. He hit bottom during his imprisonment in the '50s, he became a Black Muslim and then a leader in the Nati
Good Time
iRank79
2017 · Benny Safdie
MovieCrimeDramaThriller
After a botched bank robbery lands his younger brother in prison, Connie Nikas embarks on a twisted odyssey through New York City's underworld to get his brother Nick out of jail.
Strange Darling
iRank79
2024 · JT Mollner
MovieHorrorThriller
Nothing is what it seems when a twisted one-night stand spirals into a serial killer’s vicious murder spree.
Breakfast at Tiffany's
iRank79
1961 · Blake Edwards
MovieComedyDramaRomance
Holly Golightly is an eccentric New York City playgirl determined to marry a Brazilian millionaire. But when young writer Paul Varjak moves into her apartment building, her past threatens to get in th
Spider-Man: Homecoming
iRank79
2017 · Jon Watts
MovieActionAdventureScience Fiction
Following the events of Captain America: Civil War, Peter Parker, with the help of his mentor Tony Stark, tries to balance his life as an ordinary high school student in Queens, New York City, with fi