Sort by Popularity - Most Popular Movies and TV Shows tagged with keyword "new-york-cityscape"

1. Madame Web (2024)

PG-13 | 116 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi

Cassandra Webb is a New York metropolis paramedic who begins to demonstrate signs of clairvoyance. Forced to challenge revelations about her past, she needs to safeguard three young women from a deadly adversary who wants them destroyed.

Director: S.J. Clarkson | Stars: Dakota Johnson, Sydney Sweeney, Isabela Merced, Celeste O'Connor

Votes: 54,601

2. King Kong (2005)

PG-13 | 187 min | Action, Adventure, Romance

A greedy film producer assembles a team of moviemakers and sets out for the infamous Skull Island, where they find more than just cannibalistic natives.

Director: Peter Jackson | Stars: Naomi Watts, Jack Black, Adrien Brody, Thomas Kretschmann

Votes: 446,901 | Gross: $218.08M

3. Pixels (2015)

PG-13 | 105 min | Action, Comedy, Fantasy

When aliens misinterpret video feeds of classic arcade games as a declaration of war, they attack the Earth in the form of the video games.

Director: Chris Columbus | Stars: Adam Sandler, Kevin James, Michelle Monaghan, Peter Dinklage

Votes: 159,308 | Gross: $78.75M

4. The Amazing Spider-Man (2012)

PG-13 | 136 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi

After Peter Parker is bitten by a genetically altered spider, he gains newfound, spider-like powers and ventures out to save the city from the machinations of a mysterious reptilian foe.

Director: Marc Webb | Stars: Andrew Garfield, Emma Stone, Rhys Ifans, Irrfan Khan

Votes: 702,307 | Gross: $262.03M

5. Doctor Strange (2016)

PG-13 | 115 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy

While on a journey of physical and spiritual healing, a brilliant neurosurgeon is drawn into the world of the mystic arts.

Director: Scott Derrickson | Stars: Benedict Cumberbatch, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Rachel McAdams, Benedict Wong

Votes: 804,956 | Gross: $232.64M

6. The Amazing Spider-Man 2 (2014)

PG-13 | 142 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi

When New York is put under siege by Oscorp, it is up to Spider-Man to save the city he swore to protect as well as his loved ones.

Director: Marc Webb | Stars: Andrew Garfield, Emma Stone, Jamie Foxx, Paul Giamatti

Votes: 537,931 | Gross: $202.85M

7. The Expendables 3 (2014)

PG-13 | 126 min | Action, Adventure, Thriller

Barney augments his team with new blood for a personal battle: to take down Conrad Stonebanks, the Expendables co-founder and notorious arms trader who is hell bent on wiping out Barney and every single one of his associates.

Director: Patrick Hughes | Stars: Sylvester Stallone, Jason Statham, Jet Li, Antonio Banderas

Votes: 196,193 | Gross: $39.32M

8. The Judge (2014)

R | 141 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

Big-city lawyer Hank Palmer returns to his childhood home where his father, the town's judge, is suspected of murder. Hank sets out to discover the truth; along the way he reconnects with his estranged family.

Director: David Dobkin | Stars: Robert Downey Jr., Robert Duvall, Vera Farmiga, Billy Bob Thornton

Votes: 201,454 | Gross: $47.12M

9. Sully (2016)

PG-13 | 96 min | Biography, Drama

When pilot Chesley "Sully" Sullenberger lands his damaged plane on the Hudson River in order to save the flight's passengers and crew, some consider him a hero while others think he was reckless.

Director: Clint Eastwood | Stars: Tom Hanks, Aaron Eckhart, Laura Linney, Valerie Mahaffey

Votes: 298,108 | Gross: $125.07M

10. The Apartment (1960)

Approved | 125 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

A Manhattan insurance clerk tries to rise in his company by letting its executives use his apartment for trysts, but complications and a romance of his own ensue.

Director: Billy Wilder | Stars: Jack Lemmon, Shirley MacLaine, Fred MacMurray, Ray Walston

Votes: 196,814 | Gross: $18.60M

11. Bolt (2008)

PG | 96 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy

The canine star of a fictional sci-fi/action show that believes his powers are real embarks on a cross country trek to save his co-star from a threat he believes is just as real.

Directors: Byron Howard, Chris Williams | Stars: John Travolta, Miley Cyrus, Susie Essman, Mark Walton

Votes: 228,972 | Gross: $114.05M

12. The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones (2013)

PG-13 | 130 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy

When her mother disappears, Clary Fray learns that she descends from a line of warriors who protect our world from demons. She joins forces with others like her and heads into a dangerous alternate New York called the Shadow World.

Director: Harald Zwart | Stars: Lily Collins, Jamie Campbell Bower, Robert Sheehan, Jemima West

Votes: 138,765 | Gross: $31.17M

13. Tom and Jerry (II) (2021)

PG | 101 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy

A chaotic battle ensues between Jerry Mouse, who has taken refuge in the Royal Gate Hotel, and Tom Cat, who is hired to drive him away before the day of a big wedding arrives.

Director: Tim Story | Stars: Chloë Grace Moretz, Michael Peña, Colin Jost, Tom

Votes: 39,868 | Gross: $46.54M

14. Coming 2 America (2021)

PG-13 | 110 min | Comedy, Music

The African monarch Akeem learns he has a long-lost son in the United States and must return to America to meet this unexpected heir and build a relationship with his son.

Director: Craig Brewer | Stars: Eddie Murphy, Arsenio Hall, Shari Headley, Jermaine Fowler

Votes: 75,443

15. Oliver & Company (1988)

G | 74 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy

A lost and alone kitten joins a gang of dogs engaged in petty larceny in New York City.

Director: George Scribner | Stars: Joey Lawrence, Billy Joel, Cheech Marin, Richard Mulligan

Votes: 52,952 | Gross: $74.15M

16. Winter's Tale (2014)

PG-13 | 118 min | Drama, Fantasy, Mystery

A burglar falls for an heiress as she dies in his arms. When he learns that he has the gift of reincarnation, he sets out to save her.

Director: Akiva Goldsman | Stars: Colin Farrell, Jessica Brown Findlay, Russell Crowe, Jennifer Connelly

Votes: 56,723 | Gross: $0.02M

17. The Phantom (1996)

PG | 100 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy

The Phantom, descendent of a line of African superheroes, travels to New York City to thwart a wealthy criminal genius from obtaining three magic skulls which would give him the secret to ultimate power.

Director: Simon Wincer | Stars: Billy Zane, Kristy Swanson, Treat Williams, Catherine Zeta-Jones

Votes: 35,817 | Gross: $17.30M

18. Eaten Alive! (1980)

Not Rated | 92 min | Adventure, Horror

A young woman teams up with a mercenary to find her missing sister in the jungles of New Guinea where they find that a deranged leader of a religious cult has located his commune in an area inhabited by cannibals.

Director: Umberto Lenzi | Stars: Robert Kerman, Janet Agren, Ivan Rassimov, Mel Ferrer

Votes: 4,598

19. Something Wild (1986)

R | 114 min | Comedy, Crime, Romance

A free-spirited woman "kidnaps" a yuppie for a weekend of adventure. But the fun quickly takes a dangerous turn when her ex-convict husband shows up.

Director: Jonathan Demme | Stars: Jeff Daniels, Melanie Griffith, George 'Red' Schwartz, Leib Lensky

Votes: 21,086 | Gross: $8.36M

20. Eye of the Beholder (1999)

R | 109 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller

A private eye shadows a female serial killer of men all over the U.S. without her knowing as he, strangely enough, occasionally acts as her guardian angel.

Director: Stephan Elliott | Stars: Ewan McGregor, Ashley Judd, Patrick Bergin, Geneviève Bujold

Votes: 15,979 | Gross: $16.46M

21. The New York Ripper (1982)

Not Rated | 85 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller

A burned-out New York police detective teams up with a college psychoanalyst to track down a vicious serial killer randomly stalking and killing various young women around the city.

Director: Lucio Fulci | Stars: Jack Hedley, Almanta Suska, Howard Ross, Andrea Occhipinti

Votes: 12,493

22. Miracle on 34th Street (1994)

PG | 114 min | Drama, Family, Fantasy

A lawyer and a little girl must prove that a man claiming to be Santa Claus is the real thing.

Director: Les Mayfield | Stars: Richard Attenborough, Elizabeth Perkins, Dylan McDermott, J.T. Walsh

Votes: 43,877 | Gross: $17.19M

23. The Naked City (1948)

Not Rated | 96 min | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir

A step-by-step look at a murder investigation on the streets of New York.

Director: Jules Dassin | Stars: Barry Fitzgerald, Howard Duff, Dorothy Hart, Don Taylor

Votes: 15,498

24. Paranoia (I) (2013)

PG-13 | 106 min | Drama, Thriller

An entry-level employee at a powerful corporation finds himself occupying a corner office, but at a dangerous price: he must spy on his boss's old mentor to secure for him a multi-billion dollar advantage.

Director: Robert Luketic | Stars: Liam Hemsworth, Gary Oldman, Harrison Ford, Amber Heard

Votes: 39,289 | Gross: $7.38M

25. Daddy Long Legs (1955)

Approved | 126 min | Musical, Romance

A wealthy American has a chance encounter with a joyful young French woman, and anonymously pays for her education. She writes letters to her mysterious benefactor, nicknaming him from the description given by some of her fellow orphans.

Director: Jean Negulesco | Stars: Fred Astaire, Leslie Caron, Terry Moore, Thelma Ritter

Votes: 4,283

26. Putney Swope (1969)

R | 84 min | Comedy

The board of directors at a Madison Avenue ad agency must elect a new chairman. In the maneuvering to make sure that enemies don't get votes, all the members accidentally cast their ballot for the board's token black man, Putney Swope.

Director: Robert Downey Sr. | Stars: Arnold Johnson, Stan Gottlieb, Allen Garfield, Archie Russell

Votes: 4,356 | Gross: $2.73M

27. Savage Weekend (1979)

R | 88 min | Horror

Several couples head upstate to the country to watch a boat being built. Unfortunately they are stalked by a murderer behind a ghoulish mask.

Directors: David Paulsen, John Mason Kirby | Stars: Christopher Allport, Jim Doerr, David Gale, Devin Goldenberg

Votes: 1,809

28. Luv (1967)

Approved | 93 min | Comedy, Romance

Milt, who's having difficulties with his wife, runs into his friend Harry, who's about to kill himself. Milt asks Harry to stay with his wife Ellen while he goes off with his girlfriend. ... See full summary »

Director: Clive Donner | Stars: Jack Lemmon, Peter Falk, Elaine May, Nina Wayne

Votes: 808

29. East Side, West Side (1949)

Passed | 108 min | Drama, Romance

A vain businessman puts a strain on happy marriage to a rich, beautiful socialite by allowing himself to be seduced by a former girlfriend.

Director: Mervyn LeRoy | Stars: Barbara Stanwyck, James Mason, Van Heflin, Ava Gardner

Votes: 2,509

30. Coming Attractions (1978)

R | 84 min | Comedy

Broad satire and buffoonery presented as a series of movie trailers. Among the titles and subjects are: "The Howard Huge Story", "Skate-boarders from Hell", "The Invasion of the Penis ... See full summary »

Director: Ira Miller | Stars: Royce D. Applegate, Lewis Arquette, Tom Baker, Dorothy Van

Votes: 620

31. Darling (II) (2015)

Not Rated | 78 min | Horror, Thriller

A lonely girl's violent descent into madness.

Director: Mickey Keating | Stars: Lauren Ashley Carter, Sean Young, Brian Morvant, Larry Fessenden

Votes: 3,365

32. First Position (2011)

Not Rated | 95 min | Documentary

A documentary that follows six young dancers from around the world as they prepare for the Youth America Grand Prix, one of the most prestigious ballet competitions in the world.

Director: Bess Kargman | Stars: Aran Bell, Rebecca Houseknecht, Joan Sebastian Zamora, Miko Fogarty

Votes: 3,455 | Gross: $1.10M

33. Paradox (XI) (2016)

103 min | Drama, Romance, Sci-Fi

After his wife is killed in a hit-and-run accident by a mysterious Hooded Man, DYLAN BRANDT, a Theoretical Physicist, builds a Quantum Suicide Machine to jump through parallel universes to ... See full summary »

Directors: Stevo Chang, Fran Ervin | Stars: Thomas Blankenship, Michael Toshiyuki Uno, Holly Rone, John Folds

Votes: 148

34. Dinotasia (2012)

Not Rated | 83 min | Documentary, Animation

A collection of vignettes presenting possible experiences in the lives of dinosaurs during various periods.

Directors: David Krentz, Erik Nelson, David E. Duncan | Stars: Werner Herzog, Lorànt Deutsch

Votes: 427

35. Dancing Across Borders (2010)

Not Rated | 88 min | Documentary

On a trip to Angkor Wat in Siem Reap, Cambodia in January 2000, filmmaker Anne Bass came across a 16 year old boy who moved her immensely with his amazing and seemingly natural charms and ... See full summary »

Director: Anne Bass | Stars: Sokvannara 'Sy' Sar, Anne Bass, Peter Boal, Philip Glass

Votes: 127 | Gross: $0.07M

36. Green Acres (1965–1971)
Episode: Oliver Buys a Farm (1965)

TV-G | 25 min | Comedy, Family

Oliver Wendell Douglas quits his job as a lawyer and moves from Park Avenue to Hooterville. He wants to get away from the "rat race" of the city. His beautiful wife Lisa doesn't exactly love the idea.

Director: Ralph Levy | Stars: Eddie Albert, Eva Gabor, John Daly, Eleanor Audley

Votes: 263

37. Relic Hunter (1999–2002)
Episode: Nine Lives (2000)

TV-14 | 44 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy

NIgel awakes the obvious gay interest of dodgy New York (fake) art gallery owner and fence Lagerfeld when he and Sydney are begged by foxy antiquities museum curator Elizabeth Rukeyser to ... See full summary »

Director: Paolo Barzman | Stars: Tia Carrere, Christien Anholt, Lindy Booth, Rena Lesnar

Votes: 120

38. Becoming Evil: Sisterhood of Murder (2019– )
Episode: America's Most Notorious Serial Killers: The First Wave (2019)

TV-14 | 56 min | Documentary, Crime

We profile some of America's most notorious serial killers including the Axeman of New Orleans who terrorised the city, and the gruesome crimes of Albert Fish, the infamous Brooklyn vampire.

Director: Ron Meyer | Stars: Jack Levin, Frederic Reamer, Kirk Gill, Eric Hickey

Votes: 16

39. Masters of Engineering (2017–2019)
Episode: Higher and Higher (2017)

52 min | Documentary

Egyptian pyramids, cathedrals, the Eiffel Tower, skyscrapers and now mega skyscrapers. These were the reigning champions for the tallest buildings of there times. And each came about from a... See full summary »

Directors: Alex Badin, Emmanuelle Sudre | Stars: William F. Baker, Evelyne Barbin, David Bradford, Mosette Broderick

Votes: 11

40. Veritasium (2010– )
Episode: The Discovery That Transformed Pi (2021)

19 min | Talk-Show

For centuries mathematicians committed large portions of their lives to calculating the value of Pi and only managed to get to thirty-five digits. Then along came Isaac Newton with five ... See full summary »

Directors: Derek Muller, Raquel Nuno | Stars: Derek Muller, Alex Kontorovich

Votes: 6

41. Law & Order (1990– )
Episode: Great Satan (2009)

TV-14 | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

The DA's office is forced to tackle an embarrassing case involving domestic terrorists, the explosion of a synagogue with materials supplied by the police, and an informant who may have been lying all along to keep out of trouble.

Director: Michael Dinner | Stars: Jeremy Sisto, Anthony Anderson, S. Epatha Merkerson, Linus Roache

Votes: 316

42. Nikita (2010–2013)
Episode: Pilot (2010)

TV-14 | 42 min | Action, Crime, Drama

When she was a deeply troubled teenager, Nikita was rescued from death row by a secret U.S. agency known only as Division, who trained her as a spy and assassin. Nikita was eventually ... See full summary »

Director: Danny Cannon | Stars: Maggie Q, Shane West, Lyndsy Fonseca, Aaron Stanford

Votes: 1,010

43. How I Met Your Mother (2005–2014)
Episode: Baby Talk (2010)

TV-PG | 30 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

Marshall takes steps to make sure that he and Lily have a baby boy, but Lily has other ideas. Meanwhile, when Ted begins dating Robin's co-anchor, Barney is inspired to use baby talk to pick up women, and Robin feels betrayed.

Director: Pamela Fryman | Stars: Josh Radnor, Jason Segel, Cobie Smulders, Neil Patrick Harris

Votes: 3,301

44. Filthy Cities (2011)
Episode: Industrial New York (2011)

Documentary

In the 19th century New York City experience a flood immigrants which, coupled with parasites, disease and political corruption, created one of the most hazardous living environments in ... See full summary »

Director: Andy Robbins | Stars: Dan Snow, Roger Horowitz, Peter Mintun, Jim Pynn

Votes: 24

45. OBF (2020– )
Episode: The Real Reason New York Is Successful (2022)

9 min | Documentary

Manhattan Island is ideally positioned in a protected harbor relatively close to Europe to serve as a shipping port. The fact was not lost on the Dutch who quickly established trading post ... See full summary »

46. White Collar (2009–2014)
Episode: Empire City (2013)

TV-PG | 44 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama

Neal and Peter investigate Mozzie's claims of taxi cab forgery and money laundering. Which leads to back to a jazz club owner.

Director: Tim DeKay | Stars: Matt Bomer, Tim DeKay, Willie Garson, Marsha Thomason

Votes: 670

47. The Mentalist (2008–2015)
Episode: Green Thumb (2013)

TV-14 | 44 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

The FBI reluctantly enlists Jane's help to find a missing computer programmer, but he won't help unless Lisbon is brought on board.

Director: Robert Duncan McNeill | Stars: Simon Baker, Robin Tunney, Tim Kang, Owain Yeoman

Votes: 1,607

48. White Collar (2009–2014)
Episode: Whack-A-Mole (2014)

TV-PG | 44 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama

With a mole in the panthers now, Woodford has to find who it is while Neal and FBI have to figure out how they will bring the panthers down in their next heist.

Director: Jeff King | Stars: Matt Bomer, Tim DeKay, Willie Garson, Marsha Thomason

Votes: 676

49. Project Runway (2004– )
Episode: Fashion Week: Who's In and Who's Out (2014)

TV-PG | 63 min | Reality-TV

The competition is intense in this final challenge which decides who goes to fashion week. Just when it looked as if the drama was over, it heats back up when eliminated designers return to the workroom.

Director: Rich Kim | Stars: Heidi Klum, Tim Gunn, Zac Posen, Nina Garcia

Votes: 31

50. Mr. Robot (2015–2019)
Episode: eps1.6_v1ew-s0urce.flv (2015)

TV-14 | 45 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller

Elliot misses Shayla. Angela makes a deal with Colby. Sharon Knowles has an encounter with Tyrell.

Director: Sam Esmail | Stars: Rami Malek, Carly Chaikin, Portia Doubleday, Martin Wallström

Votes: 10,017