Great New York Movies

[PestiRed]

The Godfather, particularly the De Niro scenes

 

Gangs of New York

[aws]

Once Upon a Time in America

[Horus]

9/11

[nando1000]

The King of New York

 

 

25th Hour

 

King of New York is classic

 

"Nobody rides for free motherfucker" Laurence Fishburne is quality in that

[Bjornebye]

Ghostbusters

[Total Longo]

"After Hours" is the greatest and most underrated New York film, also one of Scorsese's forgotten gems. I absolutely love it. 

 

 

Great shouts on State of Grace and The French Connection as well.

[Delmar]

"Rear Window".  "Desperately seeking Susan".  And the obvious ones "On the Waterfront" and "West Side Story".  Might as well mention the original "King Kong"...

[Carvalho Diablo]

Great thread this.

 

Glad Paul chose New York and not Swindon or Middlesbrough.

[milky]

Home Alone 2. Poor movie, great scenery of New York.

[razor]

Great shout on Do the Right Thing - "We don't leave til the brothers' on the God damn wall!"

 

I would say just about any film by Woody Allen.  He really captures New York and its people, for me.  I went to New York in 1991 and saw him in Central Park recceing a shoot.  Everyone either ignored him or didn't recognise him.  I was in absolute awe.

 

And as another suggestion, Marathon Man.

[Anny Road]

King Kong

[Mendoza]

Dog Day Afternoon 

 

Man On Wire

[FrenchEyeGlass]

This thread comes at the perfect time for me. Going to run through these one by one over the next week!

[cochyn]

Network (which everyone should watch BTW)

Frankie and Johnny

Midnight Cowboy

[Mendoza]

Inside Llewyn Davis

[Anubis]

I've posted this before in the urban exploration thread. Not sure you could class it as a film as it's only 27 minutes long, but it showcases New York as you've never seen it. I think one of our American posters is friends with the director/cameraman if I recall correctly.

 

 

[magicrat]

Manhattan

This. My favourite Woody Allen film

[cochyn]

Bullets over Broadway.

 

Probably my favourite Woody Allen film (after Sweet and Lowdown). I couldn't get on with Manhattan: Knowing what we now know about Woody's 'thang' for barely legal girls, it all looks like wish fulfillment for him. Lovely looking film though.

[SCOUSE TAPAS]

[magicrat]

Bullets over Broadway.

 

Probably my favourite Woody Allen film (after Sweet and Lowdown). I couldn't get on with Manhattan: Knowing what we now know about Woody's 'thang' for barely legal girls, it all looks like wish fulfillment for him. Lovely looking film though.

 

Still Manhattan for me . Screenplay and the score are just superb.

He does like em young I'll grant you

[Carvalho Diablo]

Still Manhattan for me . Screenplay and the score are just superb.

He does like em young I'll grant you

 

Queue Kodak joke.

[AngryOfTuebrook]

Timely reminder of The Fisher King

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cn9ifIhCIhg

[Josef Svejk]