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

1. X-Men (2000)

PG-13 | 104 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi

In a world where mutants (evolved super-powered humans) exist and are discriminated against, two groups form for an inevitable clash: the supremacist Brotherhood, and the pacifist X-Men.

Director: Bryan Singer | Stars: Patrick Stewart, Hugh Jackman, Ian McKellen, Famke Janssen

Votes: 647,600 | Gross: $157.30M

2. Spider-Man: Homecoming (2017)

PG-13 | 133 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi

Peter Parker balances his life as an ordinary high school student in Queens with his superhero alter-ego Spider-Man, and finds himself on the trail of a new menace prowling the skies of New York City.

Director: Jon Watts | Stars: Tom Holland, Michael Keaton, Robert Downey Jr., Marisa Tomei

Votes: 720,825 | Gross: $334.20M

3. How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days (2003)

PG-13 | 116 min | Comedy, Romance

Benjamin Barry is an advertising executive and ladies' man who, to win a big campaign, bets that he can make a woman fall in love with him in 10 days.

Director: Donald Petrie | Stars: Kate Hudson, Matthew McConaughey, Adam Goldberg, Kathryn Hahn

Votes: 270,754 | Gross: $105.81M

4. Tár (2022)

R | 158 min | Drama, Music

Set in the international world of Western classical music, the film centers on Lydia Tár, widely considered one of the greatest living composer-conductors and the very first female director of a major German orchestra.

Director: Todd Field | Stars: Cate Blanchett, Noémie Merlant, Nina Hoss, Sophie Kauer

Votes: 94,146

5. The King of Staten Island (2020)

R | 136 min | Comedy, Drama

Scott has been a case of arrested development since his firefighter dad died. He spends his days smoking weed and dreaming of being a tattoo artist until events force him to grapple with his grief and take his first steps forward in life.

Director: Judd Apatow | Stars: Pete Davidson, Bel Powley, Ricky Velez, Lou Wilson

Votes: 76,963

6. Working Girl (1988)

R | 113 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

When a secretary's idea is stolen by her boss, she seizes an opportunity to steal it back by pretending she has her boss' job.

Director: Mike Nichols | Stars: Melanie Griffith, Harrison Ford, Sigourney Weaver, Alec Baldwin

Votes: 62,502 | Gross: $64.00M

7. Grounded for Life (2001–2005)

TV-14 | 22 min | Comedy

Thirty-something Irish Catholic couple Sean and Claudia deal with their three children as well as Sean's judgmental father and carefree brother.

Stars: Donal Logue, Megyn Price, Kevin Corrigan, Lynsey Bartilson

Votes: 15,941

8. The First Purge (2018)

R | 97 min | Action, Horror, Sci-Fi

America's third political party, the New Founding Fathers of America, comes to power and conducts an experiment: no laws for 12 hours on Staten Island. No one has to stay on the island, but $5,000 is given to anyone who does.

Director: Gerard McMurray | Stars: Y'lan Noel, Lex Scott Davis, Joivan Wade, Steve Harris

Votes: 71,188 | Gross: $69.49M

9. Broken City (2013)

R | 109 min | Action, Crime, Drama

In a city rife with injustice, ex-cop Billy Taggart seeks redemption and revenge after being double-crossed by its most powerful figure: Mayor Nicholas Hostetler.

Director: Allen Hughes | Stars: Mark Wahlberg, Russell Crowe, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Jeffrey Wright

Votes: 83,426 | Gross: $19.70M

10. Sisters (1972)

R | 93 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller

A small-time reporter tries to convince the police she saw a murder in the apartment across from hers.

Director: Brian De Palma | Stars: Margot Kidder, Jennifer Salt, Charles Durning, William Finley

Votes: 20,752 | Gross: $0.35M

11. Cropsey (2009)

Not Rated | 84 min | Documentary, Crime, Horror

Realizing that the urban legend of their youth has actually come true, two filmmakers delve into the mystery surrounding five missing children and the real-life boogeyman linked to their disappearances.

Directors: Barbara Brancaccio, Joshua Zeman | Stars: Joshua Zeman, Barbara Brancaccio, Bill Ellis, Dorothy D'Eletto

Votes: 9,237 | Gross: $0.05M

12. Vox Lux (2018)

R | 114 min | Drama, Music

An unusual set of circumstances brings unexpected success to a pop star.

Director: Brady Corbet | Stars: Natalie Portman, Jude Law, Stacy Martin, Jennifer Ehle

Votes: 19,586 | Gross: $0.73M

13. The Visitor (I) (2007)

PG-13 | 104 min | Drama

A college professor travels to New York City to attend a conference and finds a young couple living in his apartment.

Director: Tom McCarthy | Stars: Richard Jenkins, Haaz Sleiman, Danai Gurira, Hiam Abbass

Votes: 44,547 | Gross: $9.42M

14. Very Good Girls (2013)

R | 91 min | Drama, Romance

Two New York City girls make a pact to lose their virginity during their first summer out of high school. When they both fall for the same street artist, the friends find their connection tested for the first time.

Director: Naomi Foner | Stars: Dakota Fanning, Elizabeth Olsen, Sterling Jones, Lenny Platt

Votes: 16,379

15. The Son of No One (2011)

R | 90 min | Action, Crime, Drama

A young cop is assigned to a precinct in the working class neighborhood where he grew up, and an old secret threatens to destroy his life and his family.

Director: Dito Montiel | Stars: Channing Tatum, Al Pacino, Juliette Binoche, James Ransone

Votes: 17,963 | Gross: $0.03M

16. Barefoot in the Park (1967)

G | 106 min | Comedy, Romance

Paul, a conservative young lawyer, marries the vivacious Corie. Their highly passionate relationship descends into comical discord in a five-flight New York City walk-up apartment.

Director: Gene Saks | Stars: Robert Redford, Jane Fonda, Charles Boyer, Mildred Natwick

Votes: 20,515 | Gross: $19.99M

17. Hello, My Name Is Doris (2015)

R | 90 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

A self-help seminar inspires a sixty-something woman to romantically pursue her younger co-worker.

Director: Michael Showalter | Stars: Sally Field, Max Greenfield, Tyne Daly, Wendi McLendon-Covey

Votes: 22,489 | Gross: $14.44M

18. Staten Island Summer (II) (2015)

R | 108 min | Comedy, Drama

Pals Danny and Frank spend the summer after high school working as lifeguards while figuring out their future.

Director: Rhys Thomas | Stars: Graham Phillips, Zack Pearlman, Ashley Greene, Bobby Moynihan

Votes: 7,327

19. Mobsters (1991)

R | 104 min | Crime, Drama

From start to finish, this is a story of friendship between four street-wise mates who don't mind using violence to achieve the lives that they want. They trust no one but each other, which is vital to their success as mobsters.

Director: Michael Karbelnikoff | Stars: Christian Slater, Patrick Dempsey, Rodney Eastman, Costas Mandylor

Votes: 9,713 | Gross: $20.25M

20. Miracle at St. Anna (2008)

R | 160 min | Action, Drama, War

Set in 1944 Italy, the story of four black American soldiers who get trapped in a Tuscan village during WWII.

Director: Spike Lee | Stars: Derek Luke, Michael Ealy, Laz Alonso, Omar Benson Miller

Votes: 19,204 | Gross: $7.92M

21. Basket Case 2 (1990)

R | 90 min | Comedy, Horror

Duane and his basket-bound mutant brother are taken in by a secret home for wayward freaks with journalists hot on their tail.

Director: Frank Henenlotter | Stars: Kevin VanHentenryck, Judy Grafe, Annie Ross, Heather Rattray

Votes: 5,715

22. Sorry, Wrong Number (1948)

Approved | 89 min | Drama, Film-Noir, Mystery

While on the telephone, an invalid woman overhears what she thinks is a murder plot and attempts to prevent it.

Director: Anatole Litvak | Stars: Barbara Stanwyck, Burt Lancaster, Ann Richards, Wendell Corey

Votes: 12,577

23. Me, Natalie (1969)

M/PG | 111 min | Comedy, Drama

A young woman struggles for independence.

Director: Fred Coe | Stars: Patty Duke, James Farentino, Martin Balsam, Elsa Lanchester

Votes: 1,164 | Gross: $1.07M

24. Dames (1934)

Passed | 91 min | Comedy, Music, Musical

A multimillionaire decides to boycott "filthy" forms of entertainment such as Broadway shows.

Directors: Ray Enright, Busby Berkeley | Stars: Joan Blondell, Dick Powell, Ruby Keeler, Zasu Pitts

Votes: 2,434

25. Big Fan (2009)

R | 88 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama

A hard-core New York Giants fan struggles to deal with the consequences when he is beaten up by his favorite player.

Director: Robert Siegel | Stars: Patton Oswalt, Kevin Corrigan, Michael Rapaport, Marcia Jean Kurtz

Votes: 9,870 | Gross: $0.23M

26. Love the Hard Way (2001)

R | 104 min | Drama, Crime, Romance

The story of a petty thief who meets an innocent young woman and brings her into his world of crime while she teaches him the lessons of enjoying life and being loved.

Director: Peter Sehr | Stars: Adrien Brody, Charlotte Ayanna, Jon Seda, August Diehl

Votes: 2,576 | Gross: $0.04M

27. Little New York (2009)

R | 96 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama

The lives of three residents of New York's Staten Island intersect as they struggle to get ahead.

Director: James DeMonaco | Stars: Ethan Hawke, Vincent D'Onofrio, Seymour Cassel, Julianne Nicholson

Votes: 5,350

28. Focus (I) (2001)

PG-13 | 106 min | Drama, Romance

In the waning months of World War II, a man and his wife are mistakenly identified as Jews by their anti-Semitic Brooklyn neighbors. Suddenly the victims of religious and racial persecution... See full summary »

Director: Neal Slavin | Stars: William H. Macy, Laura Dern, David Paymer, Meat Loaf

Votes: 3,118 | Gross: $0.72M

29. Two Family House (2000)

R | 108 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

A dreamer finds that his wife and friends are binding him to his mediocre existence.

Director: Raymond De Felitta | Stars: Michael Rispoli, Kelly Macdonald, Kathrine Narducci, Kevin Conway

Votes: 1,731 | Gross: $1.02M

30. Mac (1992)

R | 117 min | Drama

Mac is the ambitious, overbearing, irresistible oldest of three brothers who struggle against all odds to scrape together enough money to start their own business in Queens, New York.

Director: John Turturro | Stars: John Turturro, Michael Badalucco, Carl Capotorto, Nicholas Turturro

Votes: 1,024 | Gross: $0.47M

31. The Real Sopranos (2006 TV Movie)

60 min | Documentary

Finding the connections between the TV series and a real-life New Jersey Mob.

Director: Thomas Viner | Stars: Selwyn Raab, Gregory B. Smith, Tommy Dades, Frank Santarsola

Votes: 107

32. Once a Week for Life

170 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller | Post-production

In life nobody gets out alive but some get sent packing sooner than others. A NYPD Lieutenant heading the Fugitive Task Force is tumbling through a merciless life employing unorthodox methods to take his revenge on traitors and the mafia.

Directors: George Zouvelos, George J. Giakoumis | Stars: George Zouvelos, John Kapelos, Daniel Roebuck, John Fiore

33. Luminous Motion (1998)

95 min | Drama

A mom and her 10 year son motor around the country as she makes ends meet by turning tricks until her car breaks down. She then temporarily takes up with a hardware store owner until she ... See full summary »

Director: Bette Gordon | Stars: Patrick Fitzgerald, Conn Horgan, Martin Alvin, P.J. Brown

Votes: 355 | Gross: $0.05M

34. Lady with Red Hair (1940)

Approved | 78 min | Biography, Drama

A messy divorce leaves Mrs. Leslie Carter shunned by Chicago society for being an adulteress and forbidden from having custody of her son. She's determined to return to her hometown in a ... See full summary »

Director: Curtis Bernhardt | Stars: Miriam Hopkins, Claude Rains, Richard Ainley, Laura Hope Crews

Votes: 417

35. Telling Nicholas (2002)

85 min | Documentary

A father wonders how to explain to his seven-year-old not only that his mother has died, but also the cruel way in which it happened.

Director: James Ronald Whitney | Stars: Nicholas Lanza, Thanbir Ahmed, Robert Lanza, James Ronald Whitney

Votes: 166

36. Lady Tubbs (1935)

Approved | 69 min | Comedy, Romance

A cook in a railroad construction camp inherits $500,000. She pretends to be English royalty and barges into the New York social scene.

Director: Alan Crosland | Stars: Alice Brady, Douglass Montgomery, Anita Louise, Alan Mowbray

Votes: 38

37. Athlete (2010)

Not Rated | 95 min | Documentary, Sport

Examines the popularity of endurance sports and profiles four everyday individuals - cancer survivor, blind senior citizen and twin sisters - who compete in marathons and triathlons and are redefining what it means to be an 'athlete'.

Director: David Lam | Stars: Artie Elefant, Carrie Neveldine, Jenny Hinshaw, Kellie Smirnoff

Votes: 20

38. Atlanten (1995)

76 min | Documentary, History

A documentary about the islands in the Atlantic, about the islanders and their stories.

Directors: Magnus Enquist, Kristian Petri, Jan Röed | Stars: Max von Sydow, Thordur Halldorson, Fredrick Otto Thomas, Joao Quaresma

Votes: 60

39. Raising Teens (2005 TV Movie)

47 min | Documentary

In this candid and in-depth portrait, three pioneering families open their doors and show us what life is like for gay parents and the adolescents they've raised from infancy.

Director: Samantha Counter | Star: Leisha Hailey

Votes: 26

40. Family Secret (2001)

PG | 58 min | Documentary, Family

The director's mother receives a letter from Romania. "I'm looking for the trace of Dr. Ionel Florian Rapaport family." The director travels to Romania and France and learns of her father's life prior to his meeting her mother.

Director: Pola Rapaport | Stars: Pierre Radulescu-Banu, Marjorie O'Brien-Rapaport, Jill Rapaport, Andrei Radulescu-Banu

Votes: 9

41. The Gilded Highway (1926)

Passed | 74 min | Drama

The Welby's inherit a fortune from an uncle they barely and carelessly cared for during his last years. The money turns all the family into social-climbing snobs to the point of ignoring ... See full summary »

Director: J. Stuart Blackton | Stars: Dorothy Devore, John Harron, Macklyn Arbuckle, Myrna Loy

Votes: 16

42. 48 (2012)

Short, Action, Adventure

Agents track a known killer ex-agent who plans to assassinate the Vice-President. But no one's intentions are clear in this high-intrigue, high-octane, non-stop action fest.

Director: Brandon Herman | Stars: Abi Classey, Anna Russell, Terry Sasaki, Adam Shuty

43. The Fuse (2008)

37 min | Short, Drama

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Director: Rich Cappelluti | Stars: Dina Cataldi, Peter James Elias, Chanel Sharese Haliburton, Frank Logan

44. Escape from Staten Island (2009)

5 min | Short, Adventure, Horror

A young man finds himself imprisoned within the coils of a Staten Island ouroboros.

Director: Sean Gill | Stars: Chris Cipriano, Jillaine Gill, Stevesie Basedow

Votes: 10

45. Staten Island Hardcore: A History (2014)

90 min | Documentary

Documentary film on the history of Staten Island Hardcore and Punk music.

Director: Anthony Clemente

46. The Professor (II) (2007)

25 min | Short

In a meager, one-bedroom apartment on the outskirts of New York City lives a quiet, old man who was once President of an African nation. Former law professor and Supreme Court justice David... See full summary »

Director: Jason J. Price | Stars: Fanta Fofana, David D. Kpormakpor

47. Status 6 the Russian Doomsday Sub Nuke: My Thoughts (2018 Video)

11 min | Short, News

Styx talks nuclear war.

Star: Styxhexenhammer666

48. The Hole (2019)

24 min | Short, Drama, Thriller

1989. Staten Island. The rape and murder of a young woman threatens to escalate a mob war if justice is not served. A boss sends his nephew and best friend upstate to dig a hole. Only one is coming back.

Director: Chris Tardio | Stars: Joseph Russo, Paul Bomba, Stephen Badalamenti, Angela Pietropinto

49. Cool in Your Code (2004– )

30 min | Documentary, Biography, News

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Stars: Shirley Rumierk, R. Brandon Johnson, Christopher Kromer, Paula Rhodes

Votes: 10

50. Tancevat (2019 Music Video)

4 min | Fantasy, Music

A vampire turns slowly into a mirror while he commits his unstoppable crimes with instant regret.

Director: Isabel Padilla | Stars: Pedro Tamames, Mingjie Li, Fernando Villegas