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Favorite movie set in NYC

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Tell us! Any genre, any film, etc.
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Has to be a Scorcese.... I'm torn between

and


but I have to go with Travis Bickle
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There's a lot out there....what comes to mind are:
The French Connection;
After Hours;
Carlito's Way;
Brother from Another Planet
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Wall Street

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Not to be too picky, but this should be "SHOT in NYC." I love almost any late '60s/'70s film from the city's nadir.
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SEX AND THE CITY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! omg
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Mean Streets.
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Originally Posted by Manton View Post
Not to be too picky, but this should be "SHOT in NYC."
Why? I thought the OP was asking about movies where the story is set in NYC, not necessarily shot there. Plenty of movies set in NYC are not actually shot there - e.g. shot in Toronto and adding some postcard shots of NYC - because it's easier and often cheaper
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Originally Posted by gdl203 View Post
Why? I thought the OP was asking about movies where the story is set in NYC, not necessarily shot there. Plenty of movies set in NYC are not actually shot there - e.g. shot in Toronto and adding some postcard shots of NYC - because it's easier and often cheaper

They always look cheesy and inauthentic to me.
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Some good New York ambience:

The Warriors (but you knew that). The Sweet Smell of Success. Gloria (by Casavettes).

The list is damn near endless.
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Hmm... American Psycho, King Of New York, Leon, Romeo Is Bleeding, 12 Angry Men, North By Northwest, King Kong, Ghostbusters, The Warriors, The Secret Of My Success, The Devil's Advocate, Cloverfield, Stranger than Paradise, Dark Days, Gangs Of New York, Wall Street, Eyes Wide Shut, Cruel Intentions, The Thomas Crown Affair.Conspiracy Theory... more as I think of them.
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The Warriors (but you knew that).

Based on Xenophon's Anabasis.
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Hannah and Her Sisters
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State of Grace with Sean Penn and Gary Oldman was pretty cool,
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Escape from New York
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