THEME EXPLORATION

New York setting

12 films · 3 directors
FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Club Paradise
Club Paradise
1986 · Harold Ramis
Miroirs No. 3
Miroirs No. 3
2025 · Christian Petzold
Breathless
Breathless
1960 · Jean-Luc Godard
Poussières d’amour
Poussières d’amour
1996 · Werner Schroeter
Closely Watched Trains
Closely Watched Trains
1966 · Jiří Menzel
Once Upon a Time in the West
Once Upon a Time in the West
1968 · Sergio Leone
The Red Shoes
The Red Shoes
1948 · Michael Powell & Pressburger
Summer in the City
Summer in the City
1970 · Wim Wenders
Inside Out
Inside Out
2015 · Pete Docter
New York, New York
New York, New York
1977 · Martin Scorsese
A Better Tomorrow II
A Better Tomorrow II
1987 · John Woo
Insignificance
Insignificance
1985 · Nicolas Roeg
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Martin Scorsese USA

His films obsessively capture New York's gritty streets, criminal underworld, and Italian-American culture across decades.

 Allen Hughes USA

He transforms Manhattan into a character itself, exploring urban neurosis, romance, and intellectual life through a deeply personal lens.

 Sidney Lumet USA

His films interrogate New York's institutions, streets, and moral landscape with documentary-like authenticity and social consciousness.