Harry Berg is both a con artist and an actual artist -- he constructs large sculptures out of television sets -- but he is not particularly successful in either role. He owes some money, which gets him involved with Rachel Dobs, a police detective who works with a collection agency. When Harry comes into possession of a strange parcel, both the con man and the detective find themselves wrapped up in a sinister corporate plot to fix the lottery.

Best Seller

1987

English

6.4

♡ 6

71%

John Flynn Director

Seymour Cassel as Carter

James Woods as Cleve

James Winburn as Supervisor

Michael White as Young Cop

Hit man Cleve approaches writer/cop Dennis about a story for his next book: How Cleve made a living, working for one of the most powerful politicians in the country. To get the story right, they travel around the country to gather statements and evidence, while strong forces use any means they can to keep the story untold.

Plaza Suite

1971

English

6.5

♡ 5

67%

56%

Action

based on play or musical

Arthur Hiller Director

Jordan Charney as Jesse's Aide

Barbara Harris as Muriel Tate

Lee Grant as Norma Hubley

Jack Knight as Young Man

Film version of the Neil Simon play has three separate acts set in the same hotel suite in New York's Plaza Hotel with Walter Matthau in a triple role. In the first, Karen Nash tries to get her inattentive husband Sam's attention to spruce up their failing marriage. In the second, brash film producer Jesse Kiplinger tries to get his former one-time flame Muriel to see him for what he stands for. In the third, Roy Hubley and his wife Norma try and try to get their uncertain-of-herself daughter out of the bathroom before her approaching wedding.

Class Divide

2015

English

7.3

100%

A look at NYC’s gentrification and growing inequality in a microcosm, Class Divide explores two distinct worlds that share the same Chelsea intersection – 10th Avenue and 26th Street. On one side of the avenue, the Chelsea-Elliot Houses have provided low-income public housing to residents for decades. Their neighbor across the avenue since 2012 is Avenues: The World School, a costly private school. What happens when kids from both of these worlds attempt to cross the divide?

The Stone Killer

1973

English

6.1

♡ 9

60%

43%

Action

based on novel or book

Michael Winner Director

Robert Emhardt as Fussy Man

Walter Burke as J D

Charles Bronson as Lou Torrey

Byron Morrow as Station Commander

A Los Angeles detective is sent to New York where he must solve a case involving an old Sicilian Mafia family feud.

Me and Him

1988

German

4.4

♡ 1

40%

Doris Dörrie Director

Kelly Bishop as Eleanor Aramis

Mark Linn-Baker as Him

Carey Lowell as Janet Anderson

Craig T. Nelson as Peter Aramis

A man's enthusiastic penis starts talking to him, getting him into awkward situations and convincing everyone he tells that he's completely insane.

9/11: I Was There

2021

English

8.1

♡ 16

Karen Edwards Director

Marking the 20th anniversary of September 11, this two-hour documentary presents a unique and moving account of the day that changed the modern world. Featuring rare footage and audio, “9/11: I Was There” unveils an intimate portrayal of the events of September 11 captured by ordinary people who chose to pick up their video cameras that day; some courageous enough to get a closer look. Told in the moment without interview, commentary or narration, this riveting documentary weaves together the personal video diaries of a dozen people whose emotions are remarkable documentation of that dark day. A truly extraordinary portrayal, “9/11: I Was There” puts viewers in the shoes of New Yorkers and visitors alike to unfold the tragedy, the fear of what was next and the horrific aftermath to follow resulting in a raw and unfiltered telling of 9/11 from confusion to comprehension, terror and relief.

Blindfold

1966

English

6.2

♡ 4

50%

Philip Dunne Director

John Dennis as Arresting Police Officer at night club

Roy Jenson as Goon

Ned Glass as Lippy

Norman Alden as Sailor

A patient being psychoanalyzed by Dr. Snow is a government scientist. General Pratt hides him in a secret place known as "Base X," forcing Dr. Snow to wear a blindfold whenever he is taken there ...

Fading Gigolo

2013

English

6.2

♡ 24

54%

John Turturro Director

Liev Schreiber as Dovi

Aida Turturro as Driver's Wife

Sharon Stone as Dr. Parker

Tonya Pinkins as Othella

Fioravante decides to become a professional Don Juan as a way of making money to help his cash-strapped friend, Murray. With Murray acting as his "manager", the duo quickly finds themselves caught up in the crosscurrents of love and money.

Blackout

1978

English

4.8

♡ 2

13%

Eddy Matalon Director

Louis Negin as

Belinda Montgomery as Annie Gallo

James Mitchum as Dan Evans

June Allyson as Mrs. Grant

Thriller about four sadistic criminals who, after escaping during a transfer, take over a posh Manhattan apartment complex and start looting and terrorizing its occupants during New York City's famous 1977 blackout.

On the Bowery

1956

English

7.4

♡ 2

92%

Lionel Rogosin Director

Ray Salyer as Self

Gorman Hendricks as Self

Frank Matthews as Self

George L. Bolton as Self - Minister, Bowery Mission

A mix of documentary and scripted footage on the Bowery, New York City's skid row. Against a backdrop of men (and a few women) drinking in bars, talking and arguing, and sleeping on sidewalks, we have the story of Ray.

A Case of Blue

2020

English

6.1

♡ 5

Action

Drama

drawing and painting

grandparent grandchild relationship

married couple

new york city

older man younger woman relationship

retirement

Dana H. Glazer Director

Tommy Beardmore as Blake

Finian Montague as Boy on the carousel

Stephen Schnetzer as Richard

Maeve Rose Montague as Waitress at Cafe Wha

Recently retired accountant Richard Flicker attends a life-drawing class and his world is turned upside down when he encounters free-spirited Amelia, the spitting image of a long lost love from decades ago. Grappling with a troubled home front, Richard flirts with the temptation of this second chance at romance.

Tango Shalom

2021

English

5.8

♡ 5

63%

Gabriel Bologna Director

Renée Taylor as Deborah Yehuda

Philip Anthony-Rodriguez as Host

Jordi Caballero as Jose Hernandez

Lainie Kazan as Leah Zlotkin

When a Tango dancer asks a Rabbi to enter a dance competition, there’s one big problem—due to his Orthodox beliefs, he’s not allowed to touch her! But the prize money would save his school from bankruptcy, so they develop a plan to enter the competition without sacrificing his faith, and the bonds of family and community are tested one dazzling dance step at a time in this lighthearted fable.

Ice Blues

2008

English

6.4

♡ 5

48%

based on novel or book

Ron Oliver Director

Daryl Shuttleworth as Detective Bailey

Reese Alexander as Police Officer

P. Lynn Johnson as Senator Lauren Platt

Sebastian Spence as Tim Callahan

America's favorite gay private investigator, Donald Strachey, takes on the most complicated case of his career. After his long-time partner, Tim, asks him to uncover the source of an anonymous and generous donation to the Albany youth center, he gets caught in a whirlwind of deceit and danger.

Son of Monarchs

2020

Spanish

6.1

♡ 2

92%

Alexis Gambis Director

Angelina Peláez as Abuela Rosa

Paulina Gaitan as Brisa

Angélica Aragón as Doña Lola

Tenoch Huerta as Mendel

A Mexican biologist living in New York returns to his hometown, nestled in the majestic butterfly forests of Michoacán. The journey forces him to confront past traumas and reflect on his hybrid identity, sparking a personal metamorphosis.

Shaft

2000

English

6.0

♡ 88

67%

40%

Action

based on novel or book

John Singleton Director

Toni Collette as Diane Palmieri

Samuel L. Jackson as John Shaft

Andre Royo as Tattoo

Christian Bale as Walter Wade, Jr.

New York police detective John Shaft arrests Walter Wade Jr. for a racially motivated slaying. But the only eyewitness disappears, and Wade jumps bail for Switzerland. Two years later Wade returns to face trial, confident his money and influence will get him acquitted -- especially since he's paid a drug kingpin to kill the witness.

Taxi

2004

English

4.6

♡ 55

9%

Tim Story Director

Jeff Gordon as Himself

Henry Simmons as Jesse

Rick Overton as Man at Taxi Convention

John Krasinski as Messenger #3

A mouthy and feisty taxicab driver has hot tips for a green and inept cop set on solving a string of New York City bank robberies committed by a quartet of female Brazilian bank robbers.

Downtown 81

2000

English

6.9

♡ 8

79%

Edo Bertoglio Director

Anne Carlisle as Fashion Show Model

Debi Mazar as Peppermint Lounge Dancer

Chris Stein as Self / Guitar, The Felons

Walter Steding as Struggling Musician / Self

The film is a day in the life of a young artist, Jean-Michel Basquiat, who needs to raise money to reclaim the apartment from which he has been evicted. He wanders the downtown streets carrying a painting he hopes to sell, encountering friends, whose lives (and performances) we peek into.

Mobsters

1991

English

5.9

♡ 11

9%

Michael Karbelnikoff Director

Andy Romano as Antonio Luciano

Christian Slater as Charlie 'Lucky' Luciano

Seymour Cassel as Father Bonotto

Patrick Dempsey as Meyer Lansky

The story of a group of friends in turn of the century New York, from their early days as street hoods to their rise in the world of organized crime...

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