ChannelHopper.org > Films set in New York City
Films set in New York City
What About Bob?
Before going on vacation, self-involved psychiatrist Dr. Leo Marvin has the misfortune of taking on a new patient: Bob Wiley. An exemplar of neediness and a compendium of phobias, Bob follows Marvin t...
Find out more, including where to buy or rent What About Bob?
The Rage of Paris
Nicole has no job and is several weeks behind with her rent. Her solution to her problems is to try and snare a rich husband. Enlisting the help of her friend Gloria and the maitre'd at a ritzy New Yo...
Find out more, including where to buy or rent The Rage of Paris
Wild Style
Legendary New York graffiti artist Lee Quinones plays the part of Zoro, the city's hottest and most elusive graffiti writer. The actual story of the movie concerns the tension between Zoro's passion f...
Find out more, including where to buy or rent Wild Style
Pieces of April
Quirky and rebellious April Burns lives with her boyfriend in a low-rent New York City apartment miles away from her emotionally distant family. But when she discovers that her mother has a fatal form...
Find out more, including where to buy or rent Pieces of April
Soylent Green
This is the year 2022. Overcrowding, pollution, and resource depletion have reduced society’s leaders to finding food for the teeming masses. The answer is Soylent Green.
Find out more, including where to buy or rent Soylent Green
Barefoot in the Park
In this film based on a Neil Simon play, newlyweds Corie, a free spirit, and Paul Bratter, an uptight lawyer, share a sixth-floor apartment in Greenwich Village. Soon after their marriage, Corie tries...
Find out more, including where to buy or rent Barefoot in the Park
The Out-of-Towners
George & Gwen Kellerman make a trip to New York, where George is going to start a new job, it turns out to be a trip to hell.
Find out more, including where to buy or rent The Out-of-Towners
Funny Face
A shy Greenwich Village book clerk is discovered by a fashion photographer and whisked off to Paris where she becomes a reluctant model.
Find out more, including where to buy or rent Funny Face
Boiler Room
A college dropout gets a job as a broker for a suburban investment firm and is on the fast track to success—but the job might not be as legitimate as it sounds.
Find out more, including where to buy or rent Boiler Room
Rise
After emigrating to Greece from Nigeria, Vera and Charles Antetokounmpo struggled to survive and provide for their five children, while living under the daily threat of deportation. Desperate to obtai...
Find out more, including where to buy or rent Rise