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.

1900s

• What Happened on Twenty-third Street, New York City (1901)
• Electrocuting an Elephant (1903)
• Coney Island at Night (1905)
• The Thieving Hand (1908)

1910s

• Regeneration (1915)
• Lights of New York (1916)
• Coney Island (1917)
• The Immigrant (1917)
• The Delicious Little Devil (1919)

1920s

• The Saphead (1920)
• Manhatta (1921)
• Manhandled (1924)
• The Rag Man (1925)
• Subway Sadie (1926)
• East Side, West Side (1927)
• The Jazz Singer (1927)
• Lights of New York (1928)
• The Cameraman (1928) (has a Scene at Coney Island)
• The Crowd (1928) (has a Scene at Coney Island)
• Speedy (1928) (has a Scene at Coney Island)
• Lonesome (1928) (has a Scene at Coney Island)
• Applause (1929)
• The Broadway Melody (1929)
• Gold Diggers of Broadway (1929)

1930s

1940s

1950s

1960s

1970s

1980s

1990s

2000s

2010s

2020s

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