79 Movies That Define New York City

    Because it's not all mob movies and Nora Ephron. (Though there is plenty of both.)

    1. 42nd Street (1933)

    2. On the Town (1949)

    3. All About Eve (1950)

    4. Rear Window (1954)

    5. On the Waterfront (1954)

    6. Sweet Smell of Success (1957)

    7. An Affair to Remember (1957)

    8. Shadows (1959)

    9. The Apartment (1960)

    10. Breakfast at Tiffany's (1961)

    11. West Side Story (1961)

    12. Rosemary's Baby (1968)

    13. Midnight Cowboy (1969)

    14. Shaft (1971)

    15. The French Connection (1971)

    16. The Godfather (1972)

    17. Across 110th Street (1972)

    18. Mean Streets (1973)

    19. Serpico (1973)

    20. Death Wish (1974)

    21. Dog Day Afternoon (1975)

    22. Taxi Driver (1976)

    23. Saturday Night Fever (1977)

    24. Annie Hall (1977)

    25. The Goodbye Girl (1977)

    26. New York, New York (1977)

    27. Manhattan (1979)

    28. All That Jazz (1979)

    29. Kramer vs. Kramer (1979)

    30. The Warriors (1979)

    31. Dressed to Kill (1980)

    32. Cruising (1980)

    33. Fame (1980)

    34. Escape From New York (1981)

    35. Tootsie (1982)

    36. Wild Style (1983)

    37. Ghostbusters (1984)

    38. The Muppets Take Manhattan (1984)

    39. Once Upon a Time in America (1984)

    40. C.H.U.D. (1984)

    41. Desperately Seeking Susan (1985)

    42. After Hours (1985)

    43. Hannah and Her Sisters (1986)

    44. Moonstruck (1987)

    45. Wall Street (1987)

    46. Fatal Attraction (1987)

    47. Working Girl (1988)

    48. Crossing Delancey (1988)

    49. Big (1988)

    50. When Harry Met Sally... (1989)

    51. Do the Right Thing (1989)

    52. Metropolitan (1990)

    53. Goodfellas (1990)

    54. Paris Is Burning (1990)

    55. Juice (1992)

    56. Bad Lieutenant (1992)

    57. A Bronx Tale (1993)

    58. Kids (1995)

    59. One Fine Day (1996)

    60. You've Got Mail (1998)

    61. The Last Days of Disco (1998)

    62. Summer of Sam (1999)

    63. 200 Cigarettes (1999)

    64. Hamlet (2000)

    65. Center Stage (2000)

    66. American Psycho (2000)

    67. Requiem for a Dream (2000)

    68. 25th Hour (2002)

    69. The Squid and the Whale (2005)

    70. Man Push Cart (2005)

    71. The Devil Wears Prada (2006)

    72. Shortbus (2006)

    73. Two Lovers (2008)

    74. Black Swan (2010)

    75. Tiny Furniture (2010)

    76. Shame (2011)

    77. Frances Ha (2012)

    78. Inside Llewyn Davis (2013)

    79. Obvious Child (2014)