Best New York-based Movie (scene, Tom Hanks, rent, 80s)

[DontH8Me]

The Prisoner of Second Avenue with Jack Lemmon & Anne Bancroft - classic!

The Seven Year Itch with Marilyn Monroe - another classic!

Coming to America and Ghostbusters - younger classics

Also like some of the ones already mentioned - The Warriors and Once Upon a Time in America get my vote too!

Was the movie Fisher King also set in NY? I loved that one.

[ontheroad]

And that is the answer. We all have different opinions and the OP provided us all with an opportunity to add our favourites.

Originally Posted by cil

Well, it's all a matter of taste in movies and perspective of New York.

[NooYowkur81]

There are so many movies, it's hard to pick one. Just off the top of my head, I can think of other good to great movies set in New York, Like, "When Harry Met Sally," "Annie Hall," "Taxi Driver," "A Bronx Tale", "Donnie Brasco," "French Connection."

I'd probably go with "Taxi Driver."

[DontH8Me]

I'll add a few more I remembered last night:

In America
Maid in Manhattan
Ghost
3 Men and a Baby
After Hours (what an ensemble cast!)

Come to think of it, quite a few movies have been centered around New York!

[FedupWNY]

I hope everyone ready knows that this isn't a poll or conversation about movies filmed in or around the NYC area, there were plenty of classics done in the Buffalo area as well, Best Friends & Hide in plain sight were two good ones as well.

[BlueWillowPlate]

Originally Posted by FedupWNY

I hope everyone ready knows that this isn't a poll or conversation about movies filmed in or around the NYC area.

Yes, your reminder is probably needed.
People see "New York" and think only of the city.
I got another one--a really good one IMHO.
Woodstock

[FedupWNY]

Originally Posted by cil

Yes, your reminder is probably needed.
People see "New York" and think only of the city.

Parts of Miracle were filmed in Lake Placid during the 1980 winter Olympics. It's one of the best "sports movies" ever made.

[gardener34]

Annie hall, manhattan (can you tell I am woody allen fan) and warriors.

Don't like scorcese much, since his stuff is mostly too violent for me.

[takeyouhigher]

the new sex and the city movie!!

[exhdo1]

Too many to list. How about A Bronx Tale, West Side Story, The Pope Of Greenwich Village, Serpico, On The Waterfront, Wait Until Dark, The Odd Couple, The Producers, The Naked City, A Tree Grows In Brooklyn, Panic In Needle Park, Seven Ups, Taking Of Pelham 1,2,3, Arthur, Fort Apache The Bronx, Crossing Delancy. It just keeps on going