Showdown

The Big Apple

Best films set in or about New York

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The TriBeCa Film Festival is upon us, so welcome to the first—but not the last—Showdown to celebrate an entire city on screen. We want your Big Apple favorites. It’s the city most trashed by superhero movies, most danced-in by Greta Gerwig, most fought-over by the Warriors. So whistle down Travis Bickle and stare into Zoltar’s eyes to work out your 10 most beloved films set in New York City. Yes, this includes all five boroughs—but not New Jersey, not even if you can see the Manhattan skyline. Ya gotta be in it to win it. Fuggedaboudit, we’re walkin’ here!

Most mentioned

  • Taxi Driver
  • Do the Right Thing
  • Ghostbusters
  • Frances Ha
  • Manhattan
  • GoodFellas
  • The Godfather
  • West Side Story
  • Annie Hall
  • Rosemary's Baby
  • The Warriors
  • Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)
  • Escape from New York
  • Inside Llewyn Davis
  • Rear Window
  • American Psycho
  • Brooklyn
  • When Harry Met Sally...
  • Spider-Man 2
  • After Hours

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  • Newsies
  • Rosemary's Baby
  • When Harry Met Sally...
  • Taxi Driver
  • King Kong
Matt Greene

Matt Greene 25 films

  • Midnight Cowboy
  • The French Connection
  • Dog Day Afternoon
  • Taxi Driver
  • After Hours
Billy Soistmann

Billy Soistmann 10 films

  • Can't Stop the Music
  • Vampire's Kiss
  • Do the Right Thing
  • Basket Case
  • Taxi Driver
#1 Bratz Fan

#1 Bratz Fan 220 films

  • Midnight Cowboy
  • Taking Off
  • News from Home
  • Gloria
  • The Panic in Needle Park
farre

farre 42 films

  • Escape from New York
  • 12 Angry Men
  • Taxi Driver
  • Arsenic and Old Lace
  • After Hours
louferrigno

louferrigno 10 films

  • Enchanted
  • The Avengers
  • The Devil Wears Prada
  • Black Swan
  • Brooklyn
Ian

Ian 10 films

  • Elf
  • Brooklyn
  • King Kong
  • 12 Angry Men
  • Ghostbusters
Mike E

Mike E 10 films

  • Moonstruck
  • West Side Story
  • Working Girl
  • The French Connection
  • Man Push Cart
rsq2000

rsq2000 10 films

  • Annie Hall
  • Taxi Driver
  • The Apartment
  • Rosemary's Baby
  • Saturday Night Fever
kierstonwoodley

kierstonwoodley 40 films

  • Rosemary's Baby
  • Léon: The Professional
  • Jacob's Ladder
  • American Psycho
  • Maniac Cop 2
Robert Berlin

Robert Berlin 10 films

  • You Were Never Really Here
  • Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)
  • Synecdoche, New York
  • Inside Llewyn Davis
  • Shame
Beeeeeees

Beeeeeees 25 films

  • When Harry Met Sally...
  • The Apartment
  • Inside Llewyn Davis
  • Eyes Wide Shut
  • Paris Is Burning
Simone

Simone 25 films

  • The Daytrippers
  • On the Bowery
  • Shadows
  • Paris Is Burning
  • Jupiter's Wife
Mariner35

Mariner35 260 films

  • Brooklyn
  • Enchanted
  • Inside Llewyn Davis
  • Manhattan
  • Breakfast at Tiffany's
bas2804

bas2804 16 films

  • Elf
  • The King of Comedy
  • Vanilla Sky
  • Miracle on 34th Street
  • Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)
Reigntall

Reigntall 10 films

  • Home Alone 2: Lost in New York
  • The Devil Wears Prada
  • Big
  • Sex and the City
  • Carol
Madison

Madison 25 films

  • On the Town
  • Moonstruck
  • Brooklyn
  • Escape from New York
  • Ghostbusters
dadgumblah

dadgumblah 10 films

  • The Godfather
  • On the Waterfront
  • Taxi Driver
  • GoodFellas
  • The Wolf of Wall Street
Stefan

Stefan 30 films

  • Bringing Out the Dead
  • Sleepers
  • 25th Hour
  • Die Hard: With a Vengeance
  • Dog Day Afternoon
DisposableMiffy

DisposableMiffy 10 films

  • The Thin Man
  • Mr. Deeds Goes to Town
  • Ball of Fire
  • Laura
  • The Lost Weekend
now at @doriswishman

now at @doriswishman 25 films

  • Rope
  • West Side Story
  • Gold Diggers of 1933
  • Midnight Cowboy
  • Guys and Dolls
Claire

Claire 17 films

  • Taxi Driver
  • Ghostbusters
  • Rosemary's Baby
  • Escape from New York
David Carroll

David Carroll 4 films

  • Dog Day Afternoon
  • Midnight Cowboy
  • The French Connection
  • Serpico
  • Taxi Driver
Ben Hibburd ☘🏀

Ben Hibburd ☘🏀 10 films

  • Above the Rim
  • American Psycho
  • Gangs of New York
  • He Got Game
  • Notorious
Ayden The NinjaPirateBear

Ayden The NinjaPirateBear 10 films

  • The Lost Weekend
  • On the Town
  • Rear Window
  • The Apartment
  • Breakfast at Tiffany's
Davormkd

Davormkd 14 films

  • Ms .45
  • Q
  • The New York Ripper
  • Tenement
  • C.H.U.D.
Nick FW

Nick FW 10 films

  • Manhattan
  • Elf
  • King Kong
  • West Side Story
  • Cloverfield
Forrest With2Rs

Forrest With2Rs 10 films

  • Taxi Driver
  • Manhattan
  • Crooklyn
  • The Warriors
  • Saturday Night Fever
Kurosawa

Kurosawa 12 films

  • Taxi Driver
  • Dog Day Afternoon
  • The Fifth Element
  • Léon: The Professional
  • A Bronx Tale
courtney

courtney 10 films

  • 12 Angry Men
  • West Side Story
  • All About Eve
  • On the Waterfront
  • Elf
Evan

Evan 10 films

  • Spider-Man: Homecoming
  • Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)
  • Brooklyn
  • The Wolf of Wall Street
  • Newsies
RJ

RJ 5 films

  • Spider-Man 2
  • The Warriors
  • Do the Right Thing
  • Ghostbusters
  • American Psycho
Soiled Celluloid

Soiled Celluloid 11 films

  • Sweet Smell of Success
  • Shadows
  • The French Connection
  • Mean Streets
  • Escape from New York
Eduardo Morais

Eduardo Morais 10 films

  • After Hours
  • Midnight Cowboy
  • Radio Days
  • The Royal Tenenbaums
  • The French Connection
John Hensler

John Hensler 10 films

  • Requiem for a Dream
  • As Good as It Gets
  • Julie & Julia
  • The Devil Wears Prada
  • 27 Dresses
4 Roses

4 Roses 10 films

  • The Clock
  • The Heiress
  • On the Waterfront
  • The Apartment
  • Empire
elvisisking

elvisisking 30 films

  • Coming to America
  • Good Time
  • U.S. Marshals
  • The Wrong Man
  • The Yards
Tamara

Tamara 10 films

  • Rumble in the Bronx
Ryan J

Ryan J 1 film

  • Synecdoche, New York
  • Annie Hall
  • 12 Angry Men
  • Do the Right Thing
  • Horace and Pete
hellofriends

hellofriends 10 films

  • Sweet Smell of Success
  • The Apartment
  • Escape from New York
  • The Royal Tenenbaums
  • West Side Story
Kyle

Kyle 11 films

  • Rosemary's Baby
  • GoodFellas
  • The French Connection
  • It's a Wonderful Life
  • Manhattan
Florin Scanlon

Florin Scanlon 15 films

  • Don't Eat the Pictures: Sesame Street at the Metropolitan Museum of Art
  • Nothing Lasts Forever
  • Fortune and Men's Eyes
  • Don't Mess with My Sister!
  • Moscow on the Hudson
citytrauma

citytrauma 5 films

  • Léon: The Professional
  • Jacob's Ladder
  • GoodFellas
  • 12 Angry Men
  • Necropolis
Buboven

Buboven 23 films

  • Spider-Man
  • Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)
  • Do the Right Thing
  • Enchanted
  • Madagascar
Conor Wade

Conor Wade 26 films

  • Gangs of New York
  • Pi
  • The Warriors
  • GoodFellas
  • 1990: The Bronx Warriors
rena

rena 5 films

  • The Taking of Pelham One Two Three
  • Inside Man
  • Quick Change
  • Premium Rush
  • Ghostbusters
lonestarr357

lonestarr357 15 films

  • Do the Right Thing
  • The Warriors
  • Just Another Girl on the I.R.T.
  • Pariah
  • Juice
Dell On Movies

Dell On Movies 10 films

  • Eyes Wide Shut
  • Taxi Driver
  • Rosemary's Baby
  • Dressed to Kill
  • Rear Window
Daniel Charchuk

Daniel Charchuk 25 films

  • Frances Ha
  • Do the Right Thing
  • The Royal Tenenbaums
  • Ghostbusters
  • The Muppets Take Manhattan
Chad Marriotti

Chad Marriotti 10 films

  • You've Got Mail
  • Inside Llewyn Davis
  • Do the Right Thing
  • Ghostbusters
  • Whiplash
Laura

Laura 10 films

  • Little Fugitive
  • Little Murders
  • Marty
  • A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
  • The Incident
Scott Kelly

Scott Kelly 75 films

  • Men in Black
  • Spider-Man 2
  • Network
  • Ghostbusters
  • Inside Llewyn Davis
somelocaloser

somelocaloser 10 films

  • Sheila Levine Is Dead and Living in New York
  • While We're Young
  • Shaft
  • Cruising
  • Year of the Dragon
Joshua Brown

Joshua Brown 38 films

  • Highlander
  • The Day After Tomorrow
  • Die Hard: With a Vengeance
  • The Bone Collector
  • Coyote Ugly
Wayne Little

Wayne Little 10 films

  • Q
  • Prince of the City
  • The Taking of Pelham One Two Three
  • Mean Streets
  • The Warriors
Collykibber

Collykibber 10 films

  • Frankenhooker
  • Ghostbusters
  • Ghostbusters II
  • Maniac
  • The New York Ripper
Gabriel Jewett

Gabriel Jewett 10 films

  • The Godfather
  • West Side Story
  • Taxi Driver
  • Network
  • Ghostbusters
TajLV

TajLV 10 films

  • GoodFellas
  • Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)
  • The Godfather
  • Do the Right Thing
  • Good Time
Daniel Lopez

Daniel Lopez 18 films

  • Pulp Fiction
  • Sunset Boulevard
  • Chinatown
  • Boogie Nights
  • Reservoir Dogs
Josh H

Josh H 34 films

  • The Wanderers
  • Prince of the City
  • Ms .45
  • Fleshpot on 42nd Street
  • Maniac
meekMilligan

meekMilligan 14 films

  • Frances Ha
  • The Apartment
  • The Thin Man
  • On the Town
  • Laura
Andi

Andi 10 films

  • Taxi Driver
  • Ghostbusters
  • Manhattan
  • Wall Street
  • The Godfather
Luis_989

Luis_989 65 films

  • 25th Hour
  • Planet of the Apes
  • Basket Case
  • The Brother from Another Planet
  • Escape from New York
Sharky Blue

Sharky Blue 15 films

  • Cruel Intentions
  • Black Swan
  • Blue Valentine
  • Rope
  • Rosemary's Baby
Gino

Gino 10 films

  • American Psycho
  • The Wolf of Wall Street
  • The Godfather: Part II
  • 12 Angry Men
  • The Godfather
VladimirVader

VladimirVader 10 films

  • The Producers
  • Enchanted
  • Spider-Man 2
  • Doubt
  • Annie Hall
Kyle Bailey

Kyle Bailey 10 films

  • Metropolitan
  • The Last Days of Disco
  • Girlfriends
  • Frances Ha
  • Brooklyn
katharine

katharine 25 films

  • Eyes Wide Shut
  • Paris Is Burning
  • Frances Ha
  • Rear Window
  • The Royal Tenenbaums
inês miguel

inês miguel 10 films

  • The Warriors
  • Night on Earth
  • The Park Is Mine
  • West Side Story
  • Do the Right Thing
🎥 Jackson Garland 📼

🎥 Jackson Garland 📼 11 films

  • Annie Hall
  • King Kong
  • Taxi Driver
  • Rear Window
  • Midnight Cowboy
Mattie Lucas

Mattie Lucas 10 films

  • Ghostbusters
  • Gremlins 2: The New Batch
  • King Kong
  • The Warriors
  • Highlander
improbable

improbable 10 films

  • On the Town
  • Rear Window
  • The Apartment
  • Breakfast at Tiffany's
  • The Manchurian Candidate
morgan 🌃

morgan 🌃 10 films

  • Manhattan
  • Frances Ha
  • After Hours
  • The Warriors
  • West Side Story
Mark Cunliffe 🇵🇸

Mark Cunliffe 🇵🇸 10 films

  • The Muppets Take Manhattan
  • Brooklyn
  • Across the Universe
  • Annie
  • Elf
grag

grag 10 films

  • Stage Door
  • Easy Living
  • 5th Ave Girl
  • Bachelor Mother
  • The Devil and Miss Jones
aletheajoy

aletheajoy 10 films

  • Breakfast at Tiffany's
  • The Devil Wears Prada
  • Begin Again
  • Brooklyn
  • Mistress America
kiki_witch

kiki_witch 10 films

  • Mean Streets
  • Annie Hall
  • All That Jazz
  • Mistress America
  • The French Connection
Julps2

Julps2 10 films

  • Krush Groove
  • Alma's Rainbow
  • Variety
  • Desperately Seeking Susan
  • Across 110th Street
Sally Jane Black

Sally Jane Black 38 films

  • The Driller Killer
  • Big City Blues
  • Combat Shock
  • Basket Case
  • Tenement
Andreas K

Andreas K 10 films

  • The Apartment
  • 12 Angry Men
  • Rosemary's Baby
  • Taxi Driver
  • Midnight Cowboy
Ben C

Ben C 30 films

  • Across 110th Street
  • Bushwick
  • Cloverfield
  • Devil's Express
  • Die Hard: With a Vengeance
Ray

Ray 17 films

  • Taxi Driver
  • Ghostbusters
  • Home Alone 2: Lost in New York
  • The Godfather: Part II
  • Rosemary's Baby
David Kuskie

David Kuskie 10 films

  • The Muppets Take Manhattan
  • Home Alone 2: Lost in New York
  • Spider-Man: Homecoming
  • Rear Window
  • Friday the 13th Part VIII: Jason Takes Manhattan
Blake Petit

Blake Petit 40 films

  • Enchanted
  • How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days
  • Cloverfield
  • Whiplash
  • Elf
Kelcey

Kelcey 10 films

  • The French Connection
  • Taxi Driver
  • Dog Day Afternoon
  • The Panic in Needle Park
  • Spider-Man 2
Erik [Auk]

Erik [Auk] 10 films

  • Wild Style
  • The Warriors
  • News from Home
  • Mikey and Nicky
  • Gordon's War
e

e 20 films

  • Taxi Driver
  • Annie Hall
  • Once Upon a Time in America
  • Sweet Smell of Success
  • Hannah and Her Sisters
Will

Will 10 films

  • Men in Black
  • Elf
  • Whiplash
  • Doctor Strange
  • The Devil Wears Prada
Kyle

Kyle 6 films

  • All About Eve
  • The Apartment
  • Bell, Book and Candle
  • The Best of Everything
  • Cat People
ClassicGlamGal

ClassicGlamGal 25 films

  • Escape from New York
  • Manhattan
  • Metropolitan
  • Paris Is Burning
  • Do the Right Thing
Cori Chapman

Cori Chapman 16 films

Still from Do the Right Thing (1989)