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In the history of motion pictures in the United States, many films have been set in New York City, or a fictionalized version thereof. The following is a list of films and documentaries set in New York, however the list includes a number of films which only have a tenuous connection to the city. The list is sorted by the year the film was released.
The New York Times Ron Wertheimer felt the numerous subplots left the film feeling fragmented and confusing, and that it presented New York in an unrealistic light, even before the earthquake hits. Noting that the film has "hints of heartfelt drama, flashes of compelling characters, [and] echoes of true connection," he felt some of the film's ...
Disaster Zone: Volcano in New York is a 2006 American television disaster film directed by Robert Lee. It stars Costas Mandylor, Alexandra Paul, and Michael Ironside. It was produced by Front Street Pictures and Lava Lane Productions and was distributed by Echo Bridge Home Entertainment.
An alien ship hangs ominously over New York City in the sci-fi disaster movie "Independence Day." Sure, it turns into pretty much a patriotic sci-fi action film. But hoo boy, it nails being a ...
Deepwater Horizon (2016) Based on the true events of April 20, 2010, the Deepwater Horizon drilling rig explodes in the Gulf of Mexico, killing several crew members and setting the surrounding sea ...
In upstate New York, a waste management firm loads barrels of toxic waste onto trucks to illegally dispose of them at a site in New Jersey.They head into a tunnel beneath the Hudson River along with several commuters, including struggling playwright Maddy Thompson, a bus of juvenile offenders, a vacationing family, an elderly couple with a dog, and athlete Roy Nord.
A plague kills off most of humanity or turns it into vampiric monsters while the last surviving man in New York City tries to find a cure. (In 2022, a sequel was confirmed to be in development ...
This list of disaster films represents over half a century of films within the genre. Disaster films are motion pictures which depict an impending or ongoing disaster as a central plot feature. The films typically feature large casts and multiple storylines and focus on the protagonists attempts to avert, escape, or cope with the disaster ...