The Screen of New York
United States · #1 by film pedigree · 349 notable figures · 70 canon films set here
Metro rank
#1
Screen score
5190
People
920
Films set here
70
What New York is known for
Box office 26%Prestige 22%Audience 52%
New York skews toward audience.
Canon films set here, by decade
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From New York
- 1Francis Ford Coppolabox office 43.65 · prestige 81.17 · audience 74.68
- 2Jack Nicholsonbox office 57.92 · prestige 62.93 · audience 78.95
- 3Stanley Kubrickbox office 24.7 · prestige 85.53 · audience 65.67
- 4Woody Allenbox office 3.11 · prestige 72.07 · audience 86.52
- 5Martin Scorsesebox office 5.87 · prestige 75.22 · audience 74.96
- 6Meryl Streepbox office 22.38 · prestige 59.02 · audience 77.4
- 7Al Pacinobox office 39.14 · prestige 45.81 · audience 59.24
- 8Robert De Nirobox office 20.37 · prestige 49.81 · audience 61.72
- 9Joseph L. Mankiewiczbox office 17.44 · prestige 41.36 · audience 69.27
- 10Elia Kazanbox office 6.99 · prestige 58.13 · audience 54.42
- 11Humphrey Bogartbox office 15.76 · prestige 63.02 · audience 38.63
- 12Oliver Stonebox office 15.2 · prestige 34.13 · audience 63.02
- 13Denzel Washingtonbox office 5.83 · prestige 43.93 · audience 54.54
- 14Robert Downey Jr.box office 65.41 · prestige 10.71 · audience 45.97
- 15Eddie Murphybox office 88.06 · prestige 2.07 · audience 38.98
- 16Sigourney Weaverbox office 68.92 · prestige 8.24 · audience 42.38
- 17James Cagneybox office 14.38 · prestige 47.44 · audience 33.55
- 18Claudette Colbertbox office 23.58 · prestige 36.42 · audience 35.34
- 19Jane Fondabox office 10.6 · prestige 25.92 · audience 50.17
- 20Burt Lancasterbox office 21.35 · prestige 23.19 · audience 40.24
- 21James L. Brooksbox office 9.33 · prestige 28.92 · audience 40.51
- 22George Cukorbox office 21.99 · prestige 19.65 · audience 42.54
- 23Ben Hechtbox office 0 · prestige 27.65 · audience 44.01
- 24Zoe Saldañabox office 58.64 · prestige 6.38 · audience 29.97
- 25Anne Bancroftbox office 23.4 · prestige 16.92 · audience 37.24
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Set in New York
- The Godfather 1972#1
- Citizen Kane 1941#2
- The Godfather Part II 1974#20
- Taxi Driver 1976#25
- Rear Window 1954#28
- 12 Angry Men 1957#37
- North by Northwest 1959#42
- Intolerance 1916#48
- GoodFellas 1990#56
- Raging Bull 1980#59
- Do the Right Thing 1989#66
- King Kong 1933#71
- On the Waterfront 1954#76
- It Happened One Night 1934#81
- Midnight Cowboy 1969#89
- Annie Hall 1977#97
- The Apartment 1960#98
- All About Eve 1950#102
- West Side Story 1961#114
- Titanic 1997#118
- Superman 1978#128
- The French Connection 1971#131
- Rosemary's Baby 1968#142
- Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind 2004filmed#149
- Batman 1989#159
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Canon films by New York filmmakers
- 2001: A Space Odyssey 1968 · Stanley Kubrick#3
- Taxi Driver 1976 · Martin Scorsese#25
- Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb 1964 · Stanley Kubrick#29
- GoodFellas 1990 · Martin Scorsese#56
- Raging Bull 1980 · Martin Scorsese#59
- A Clockwork Orange 1971 · Stanley Kubrick#60
- The Silence of the Lambs 1991 · Jonathan Demme#78
- The Deer Hunter 1978 · Michael Cimino#79
- To Kill a Mockingbird 1962 · Robert Mulligan#96
- Annie Hall 1977 · Woody Allen#97
- West Side Story 1961 · Jerome Robbins#114
- The Shining 1980 · Stanley Kubrick#126
- Superman 1978 · Richard Donner#128
- Paths of Glory 1957 · Stanley Kubrick#136
- Safety Last! 1923 · Sam Taylor#155
- Scarface 1983 · Brian De Palma#158
- The Lion King 1994 · Roger Allers#172
- Barry Lyndon 1975 · Stanley Kubrick#173
- The Jazz Singer 1927 · Alan Crosland#190
- The Philadelphia Story 1940 · George Cukor#193
- Get Out 2017 · Jordan Peele#206
- The Avengers 2012 · Joss Whedon#208
- The Usual Suspects 1995 · Bryan Singer#230
- Manhattan 1979 · Woody Allen#233
- Mean Streets 1973 · Martin Scorsese#235
- Carrie 1976 · Brian De Palma#236
- The Manchurian Candidate 1962 · John Frankenheimer#248
- A Woman Under Influence 1974 · John Cassavetes#253
- Cool Hand Luke 1967 · Stuart Rosenberg#256
- This Is Spinal Tap 1984 · Rob Reiner#258
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