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In the history of motion pictures in the United States, many films have been set in New York City, or a fictionalized version thereof. The following is a list of films and documentaries set in New York, however the list includes a number of films which only have a tenuous connection to the city. The list is sorted by the year the film was released.
Plot. George Irving, Jackie Cooper and Marjorie Reynolds in Streets of New York. Teenager Jimmy Keenan operates a newsstand and is studying to become a lawyer. He takes care of a crippled boy named Gimpy whose mother has died. Jimmy's brother Tap Keenan is a notorious criminal. A neighborhood gang led by Spike is trying to lead Jimmy into trouble.
Dear John (1988–1992, New Rochelle in Westchester County) Everybody Loves Raymond (1996–2005, Lynbrook on Long Island) The Sopranos (1999–2007, North Caldwell, New Jersey, with occasional scenes in Manhattan) Gilmore Girls (2000–2007); in Western Connecticut, some episodes in New York City.
PBS. Release. November 14, 1999 (1999-11-14) – September 8, 2003 (2003-09-08) New York: A Documentary Film is an eight-part, 17½ hour, American documentary film on the history of New York City. It was directed by Ric Burns and originally aired in the U.S. on PBS. The film was a production of Steeplechase Films in association with WGBH Boston ...
Escape from New York is a 1981 American science fiction action film co-written, co-scored and directed by John Carpenter, and starring Kurt Russell, Lee Van Cleef, Ernest Borgnine, Donald Pleasence, Isaac Hayes, Adrienne Barbeau and Harry Dean Stanton . The film's storyline, set in the near-future world of 1997, concerns a crime-ridden United ...
Oliver & Company. Oliver & Company is a 1988 American animated musical adventure film produced by Walt Disney Feature Animation and released on November 18, 1988, by Walt Disney Pictures. It is loosely based on the Charles Dickens novel Oliver Twist. In the film, Oliver is a homeless kitten who joins a gang of dogs to survive in the streets.
Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band: Live In New York City is the name of a concert film done by HBO, featuring the first ever major televised Bruce Springsteen concert. It was later released on DVD with eleven extra songs not televised, and as a CD of the same name. All of these forms document Springsteen and the E Street Band 's highly ...
English. New York Street Games is a 2010 documentary film directed by Matt Levy about children's games played by kids in New York City for centuries. [1] The games are fondly remembered by people who grew up in the city. Current and historical documentary footage shows children playing these games, interspersed with scenes of celebrities ...