Backseat Cinema: New York Edition
Blurry lights behind the window, a yellow taxi speeds through the humid streets of Manhattan. New York at night isn't a city, it's a film on repeat: neon lights, skyscrapers, whispered secrets in the backseat of a car. It's sweet solitude, noisy dreams, and the feeling that anything could happen. 🌆 So here is my list of all the films/ series that make me think of New York.
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Movies
Eleanor the Great
Scarlett Johansson · 2025
Follows a 90-year-old woman trying to rebuild her life after the death of her best friend. As a result, she moves back to New York City after living in Florida for decades.
Men in Black
Barry Sonnenfeld · 1997
After a police chase with an otherworldly being, a New York City cop is recruited as an agent in a top-secret organization established to monitor and police alien activity on Earth: the Men in Black. Agent K and new recruit Agent J find themselves in the middle of a deadly plot by an intergalactic terrorist who has arrived on Earth to assassinate two ambassadors from opposing galaxies.
Two Weeks Notice
Marc Lawrence · 2002
Dedicated environmental lawyer Lucy Kelson goes to work for billionaire George Wade as part of a deal to preserve a community center. Indecisive and weak-willed George grows dependent on Lucy's guidance on everything from legal matters to clothing. Exasperated, Lucy gives notice and picks Harvard graduate June Carter as her replacement. As Lucy's time at the firm nears an end, she grows jealous of June and has second thoughts about leaving George.
Moonstruck
Norman Jewison · 1987
37-year-old Italian-American widow Loretta Castorini believes she is unlucky in love, and so accepts a marriage proposal from her boyfriend Johnny, even though she doesn't love him. When she meets his estranged younger brother Ronny, an emotional and passionate man, she finds herself drawn to him. She tries to resist, but Ronny, who blames his brother for the loss of his hand, has no scruples about aggressively pursuing her while Johnny is out of the country. As Loretta falls for Ronny, she learns that she's not the only one in her family with a secret romance.
Requiem for a Dream
Darren Aronofsky · 2000
The drug-induced utopias of four Coney Island residents are shattered when their addictions run deep.
Wall Street
Oliver Stone · 1987
A young and impatient stockbroker is willing to do anything to get to the top, including trading on illegal inside information taken through a ruthless and greedy corporate raider, whom takes the youth under his wing.
Ghostbusters
Ivan Reitman · 1984
After losing their academic posts at a prestigious university, a team of parapsychologists goes into business as proton-pack-toting "ghostbusters" who exterminate ghouls, hobgoblins and supernatural pests of all stripes. An ad campaign pays off when a knockout cellist hires the squad to purge her swanky digs of demons that appear to be living in her refrigerator.
Serendipity
Peter Chelsom · 2001
Although strangers Sara and Jonathan are both already in relationships, they realize they have genuine chemistry after a chance encounter – but part company soon after. Years later, they each yearn to reunite, despite being destined for the altar. But to give true love a chance, they have to find one another again.
Home Alone 2: Lost in New York
Chris Columbus · 1992
Après Paris, c'est à Miami que la tribu McCallister décide de passer les fêtes de Noël. À l'aube du jour J, toute la famille est sur le pied de guerre et file a l'aéroport en prenant bien garde de ne pas oublier Kevin. Mais celui-ci s'éclipse pour acheter des piles pour son walkman, il ne retrouve plus les siens et s'embarque par mégarde pour New York...
Uptown Girls
Boaz Yakin · 2003
Molly es una fiestera sin dinero. Ray es una quisquillosa niña cuya última niñera acaba de renunciar. Solo la ocupada madre de Ray podría pensar que contratar a Molly como niñera de su hija sería un buen plan. Mientras esta pareja dispareja se enfrenta al caprichoso control (de Ray) y a las rabietas temperamentales (de Molly), descubren que la mejor amiga puede llegar del lugar menos esperado.
The Devil Wears Prada
David Frankel · 2006
En el vertiginoso mundo de la moda en Nueva York, la revista 'Runway' es el Santo Grial. Dirigida con puño de hierro y elegante manicura por Miranda Priestly, trabajar en ella es un temible reto para todo aquel que quiera triunfar en ese mundo. Hacerlo como ayudante de Miranda podría abrirle cualquier puerta a Andy Sachs, recientemente graduada. Pero ella es una chica que destaca por su desaliño dentro del pequeño ejército de guapísimas redactoras de la revista. Andy comprende muy pronto que para triunfar en ese negocio va a necesitar algo más que iniciativa y determinación. Y la prueba definitiva está delante de ella, vestida de Prada de pies a cabeza.
When Harry Met Sally...
Rob Reiner · 1989
Harry et Sally s'entendent comme chien et chat. Après la fac ils prennent la même destination, New York, mais ne se reverront que cinq ans plus tard, par hasard, dans un aéroport. Chacun a fait sa vie, ils se sont fiancés. Cinq ans passent encore, ils se rencontrent à nouveau. Tous deux viennent de rompre et dans cette étape difficile, ils se découvrent une vraie amitié. La complicité les rapproche à tel point qu'ils finissent par admettre, ce que leurs amis savaient déjà : ils sont faits l'un pour l'autre.
You've Got Mail
Nora Ephron · 1998
Kathleen Kelly es la propietaria de una librería infantil, un verdadero tesoro cultural de uno de los barrios más esclusivos de Nueva York, y pasa largas noches aburridas junto a su novio Frank , un escritor frustrado que escribe columnas en el periódico. Lo único que apasiona a Kathleen es intercambiar mensajes de correo electrónico con un hombre del que sólo conoce su seudónimo.
Frances Ha
Noah Baumbach · 2013
Frances (Greta Gerwig) una joven de 27 años que a pesar de su edad ha decidido perseguir su sueño de ser bailarina en una compañía de danza en Nueva York. Vive con su amiga Sophie, y disfruta de la vida con alegría y despreocupaciones. Una fábula moderna de Noah Baumbach (The Squid and the Whale, Greenberg) sobre la juventud, la amistad, la ambición, el fracaso y la redención. (FILMAFFINITY)
Birdman
Alejandro González Iñárritu · 2014
A fading actor best known for his portrayal of a popular superhero attempts to mount a comeback by appearing in a Broadway play. As opening night approaches, his attempts to become more altruistic, rebuild his career, and reconnect with friends and family prove more difficult than expected.
Breakfast at Tiffany's
Blake Edwards · 1961
Holly Golightly is an eccentric New York City playgirl determined to marry a Brazilian millionaire. But when young writer Paul Varjak moves into her apartment building, her past threatens to get in their way.
Manhattan
Woody Allen · 1979
Manhattan explores how the life of a middle-aged television writer dating a teenage girl is further complicated when he falls in love with his best friend's mistress.
Taxi Driver
Martin Scorsese · 1976
A mentally unstable Vietnam War veteran works as a night-time taxi driver in New York City where the perceived decadence and sleaze feed his urge for violent action.
Séries
Only Murders in the Building
Steve Martin, John Hoffman · 2021
Drie vreemden uit New York delen dezelfde obsessie van het oplossen van misdaden. Wanneer er een gruwelijke dood plaatsvindt in hun exclusieve flatgebouw aan de Upper West Side, vermoedt het trio moord en gebruiken ze hun precieze kennis van echte misdaad om de waarheid te onderzoeken. Terwijl ze een eigen podcast opnemen om de zaak te documenteren, ontrafelen de drie de complexe geheimen van het gebouw dat jaren teruggaat.
How I Met Your Mother
Craig Thomas, Carter Bays · 2005
A father recounts to his children - through a series of flashbacks - the journey he and his four best friends took leading up to him meeting their mother.
Friends
Marta Kauffman, David Crane · 1994
Las aventuras de seis jóvenes neoyorquinos unidos por una divertida amistad. Entre el amor, el trabajo y la familia, comparten sus alegrías y preocupaciones en el Central Perk, su café favorito.
Sex and the City
Darren Star · 1998
Esta comedia muestra con una mirada fresca y divertida el mundo del sexo y las citas en Nueva York.
Gossip Girl
Stephanie Savage, Josh Schwartz · 2007
An exclusive group of privileged teens from a posh prep school on Manhattan's Upper East Side whose lives revolve around the blog of the all-knowing albeit ultra-secretive Gossip Girl.
