The Brave One (
2007) | IMDb:
6.7
A woman struggles to recover from a brutal attack by setting out on a mission for revenge.
Starring:
Jodie Foster
,
Terrence Howard
,
Nicky Katt
,
Naveen Andrews
,
Mary Steenburgen
,
Ene Oloja
Adrift in Manhattan (
2007) | IMDb:
5.5
The lives of three lonely strangers intersect while commuting on New York's 1 and 9 subway lines.
Starring:
Heather Graham
,
Victor Rasuk
,
Dominic Chianese
,
Erika Michels
,
Marlene Forte
,
Richard Petrocelli
Bella (
2006) | IMDb:
7.1
An international soccer star is on his way to sign a multimillion dollar contract when something happens that brings his career to an abrupt end. A beautiful waitress, struggling to make it in New York City, discovers something about herself that she's unprepared for. In one irreversible moment, their lives are turned upside down.
Starring:
Tammy Blanchard
,
Angélica Aragón
,
Ali Landry Monteverde
,
Jamie Tirelli
,
Manny Pérez
,
Sophie Nyweide
Directed by:
Alejandro Gómez Monteverde
The Groomsmen (
2006) | IMDb:
6
Blue-collar Paulie prepares for fatherhood and his forthcoming wedding to Sue by hanging out with his groomsmen. Brother Jimbo, cousin Mike, and his pals fill the reunion with drinking, boys-will-be-boys antics and a few unexpected personal confessions. But, when the bonding devolves into accusations and regret, Paulie has to decide whether he's ready to tie the knot and take this big step into adulthood.
Starring:
Edward Burns
,
John Leguizamo
,
Matthew Lillard
,
Jay Mohr
,
Donal Logue
,
Brittany Murphy
Carlito's Way: Rise to Power (
2005) | IMDb:
5
Seduced by the brutal New York underworld, future gangster legend Carlito Brigante enters a deadly circle of greed and retribution. Assisted by his two brothers-in-crime, Carlito is on the fast track to becoming Spanish Harlem's ultimate kingpin. He quickly learns, however, that the only way to survive at the top is through loyalty to his friends and respect for the rules of the street.
Starring:
Jay Hernandez
,
Mario Van Peebles
,
Luis Guzmán
,
Sean Combs
,
Michael Kelly
,
Giancarlo Esposito
Directed by:
Michael Bregman
A Simple Wish (
1997) | IMDb:
5.3
Murray is a male fairy godmother, and he is trying to help 8-year-old Anabel to fulfil her "simple wish" - that her father Oliver, who is a cab driver, would win the leading role in a Broadway musical. Unfortunately, Murray's magic wand is broken and the fairies convention is threatened by evil witches Claudia and Boots.
Starring:
Martin Short
,
Kathleen Turner
,
Mara Wilson
,
Robert Pastorelli
,
Deborah Odell
,
Francis Capra
The Preacher's Wife (
1996) | IMDb:
5.7
Good-natured Reverend Henry Biggs finds that his marriage to choir mistress Julia is flagging, due to his constant absence caring for the deprived neighborhood they live in. On top of all this, his church is coming under threat from property developer Joe Hamilton. In desperation, Biggs prays to God for help – which arrives in the form of an angel named Dudley.
Starring:
Denzel Washington
,
Whitney Houston
,
Courtney B. Vance
,
Gregory Hines
,
Jenifer Lewis
,
Loretta Devine
Carlito's Way (
1993) | IMDb:
7.9
Free after years in prison, Carlito Brigante intends to give up his criminal ways, but it's not long before the ex-con is sucked back into the New York City underworld. Reconnecting with his dancer girlfriend, Carlito gets entangled in the shady dealings of his friend Dave Kleinfeld, who also serves as his lawyer. An encounter with shifty gangster Benny Blanco sets the duo on a dangerous path.
Starring:
Al Pacino
,
Sean Penn
,
Penelope Ann Miller
,
John Leguizamo
,
Ingrid Rogers
,
Luis Guzmán
The Chair (
1988) | IMDb:
3.7
A psychologist, a psychiatrist and a prison warden open up a long-closed prison, unaware that the ghost of an electrocuted convict haunts it.
Starring:
James Coco
,
Trini Alvarado
,
Paul Benedict
,
Gary McCleery
,
Stephen Geoffreys
,
Ron Taylor
Directed by:
Waldemar Korzeniowsky
Big (
1988) | IMDb:
7.3
When a young boy makes a wish at a carnival machine to be big—he wakes up the following morning to find that it has been granted and his body has grown older overnight. But he is still the same 13-year-old boy inside. Now he must learn how to cope with the unfamiliar world of grown-ups including getting a job and having his first romantic encounter with a woman.
Fort Apache, the Bronx (
1981) | IMDb:
6.7
From the sight of a police officer this movie depicts the life in New York's infamous South Bronx. In the center is "Fort Apache", as the officers call their police station, which really seems like an outpost in enemy's country. The story follows officer Murphy, who seems to be a tuff cynic, but in truth he's a moralist with a sense for justice.
Directed by:
Daniel Petrie
Marathon Man (
1976) | IMDb:
7.4
A graduate student and obsessive runner in New York is drawn into a mysterious plot involving his brother, a member of the secretive Division.
Starring:
Dustin Hoffman
,
Laurence Olivier
,
Roy Scheider
,
William Devane
,
Marthe Keller
,
Fritz Weaver
Directed by:
John Schlesinger