New York Drama Movies

List of the best New York drama movies selected by visitors to our site: Marriage Story, Step Up 3D, Morning Glory, Black Swan, Silver Linings Playbook, It's Kind of a Funny Story, The King of Staten Island, Still Alice, The Wolf of Wall Street, Birdman.

In the top there are new films of 2021, a plot description and trailers for films that have already been released.

Markimdb: 7.9
Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama
CountryUnited Kingdom, USA

A stage director and an actress struggle through a grueling, coast-to-coast divorce that pushes them to their personal extremes.

Markimdb: 6.2
Genremelodrama, drama, crime, music
CountryUSA
Duration01:41

    A tight-knit group of New York City street dancers, including Luke and Natalie, team up with NYU freshman Moose, and find themselves pitted against the world's best hip hop dancers in a high-stakes showdown that will change their lives forever.

    Markimdb: 6.5
    Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:42

    A young and devoted morning television producer is hired as an executive producer on a long-running morning show at a once-prominent but currently failing station in New York City. Eager to keep the show on air, she recruits a former news journalist and anchor who disapproves of co-hosting a show that does not deal with real news stories.

    Markimdb: 8
    Genrethriller, drama
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:43

      A ballet dancer wins the lead in "Swan Lake" and is perfect for the role of the delicate White Swan - Princess Odette - but slowly loses her mind as she becomes more and more like Odile, the Black Swan.

      Markimdb: 7.7
      Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama
      CountryUSA
      Duration02:00

        After spending eight months in a mental institution, a former teacher moves back in with his parents and tries to reconcile with his ex-wife.

        Markimdb: 7.1
        Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama
        CountryUSA
        Duration01:41

        A clinically depressed teenager gets a new start after he checks himself into an adult psychiatric ward.

        Markimdb: 7.1
        Genrecomedy, drama
        CountryUSA

        Scott has been a case of arrested development ever since his firefighter father died when he was seven. He’s now reached his mid-20s having achieved little, chasing a dream of becoming a tattoo artist that seems far out of reach. As his ambitious younger sister heads off to college, Scott is still living with his exhausted ER nurse mother and spends his days smoking weed, hanging with the guys — Oscar, Igor and Richie — and secretly hooking up with his childhood friend Kelsey. But when his mother starts dating a loudmouth firefighter named Ray, it sets off a chain of events that will force Scott to grapple with his grief and take his first tentative steps toward moving forward in life.

        Markimdb: 7.5
        Genredrama
        CountryUSA, United Kingdom, France
        Duration01:41

          Alice Howland, happily married with three grown children, is a renowned linguistics professor who starts to forget words. When she receives a devastating diagnosis, Alice and her family find their bonds tested.

          Markimdb: 8.2
          Genrecomedy, drama, crime, biography
          CountryUSA
          Duration03:00

            A New York stockbroker refuses to cooperate in a large securities fraud case involving corruption on Wall Street, corporate banking world and mob infiltration. Based on Jordan Belfort's autobiography.

            Markimdb: 7.7
            Genrecomedy, drama
            CountryUSA
            Duration01:59

            A fading actor best known for his portrayal of a popular superhero attempts to mount a comeback by appearing in a Broadway play. As opening night approaches, his attempts to become more altruistic, rebuild his career, and reconnect with friends and family prove more difficult than expected.

            Markimdb: 7.7
            Genredrama, biography
            CountryUSA
            Duration01:56

              On a fall night in 2003, Harvard undergrad and computer programming genius Mark Zuckerberg sits down at his computer and heatedly begins working on a new idea. In a fury of blogging and programming, what begins in his dorm room as a small site among friends soon becomes a global social network and a revolution in communication. A mere six years and 500 million friends later, Mark Zuckerberg is the youngest billionaire in history... but for this entrepreneur, success leads to both personal and legal complications.

              Markimdb: 7.1
              Genremelodrama, drama
              CountryUSA
              Duration01:52

              Still reeling from a heartbreaking family event and his parents' subsequent divorce, Tyler Hawkins discovers a fresh lease on life when he meets Ally Craig, a gregarious beauty who witnessed her mother's death. But as the couple draws closer, the fallout from their separate tragedies jeopardizes their love.

              Markimdb: 8
              Genredrama
              CountryUSA
              Duration02:36

              Charlie Simms is a student at a private preparatory school who comes from a poor family. To earn the money for his flight home to Gresham, Oregon for Christmas, Charlie takes a job over Thanksgiving looking after retired U.S. Army officer Lieutenant Colonel Frank Slade, a cantankerous middle-aged man who lives with his niece and her family.

              Markimdb: 6.5
              Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama
              CountryUSA, Japan
              Duration02:00

              Ten years after their divorce, Jane and Jake Adler unite for their son's college graduation and unexpectedly end up sleeping together. But Jake is married, and Jane is embarking on a new romance with her architect. Now, she has to sort out her life – just when she thought she had it all figured out.

              Markimdb: 7.4
              Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama, music
              CountryUSA
              Duration01:41

                A long lost music producer finds a singer-songwriter right about the moment he has given up all hope on life.

                Markimdb: 8.1
                Genredrama, biography, history
                CountryUSA, United Kingdom
                Duration02:13

                In the pre-Civil War United States, Solomon Northup, a free black man from upstate New York, is abducted and sold into slavery. Facing cruelty as well as unexpected kindnesses Solomon struggles not only to stay alive, but to retain his dignity. In the twelfth year of his unforgettable odyssey, Solomon’s chance meeting with a Canadian abolitionist will forever alter his life.

                Markimdb: 7.5
                Genredrama, music
                CountryUSA, South Korea
                Duration01:49

                A drama with fairy tale elements, where an orphaned musical prodigy uses his gift as a clue to finding his birth parents.

                Markimdb: 7.4
                Genredrama, biography
                CountryUSA
                Duration02:03

                On 15 January 2009, the world witnessed the 'Miracle on the Hudson' when Captain 'Sully' Sullenberger glided his disabled plane onto the frigid waters of the Hudson River, saving the lives of all 155 aboard. However, even as Sully was being heralded by the public and the media for his unprecedented feat of aviation skill, an investigation was unfolding that threatened to destroy his reputation and career.

                Markimdb: 7.7
                Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama
                CountryUSA
                Duration02:19

                New York City. Melvin Udall, a cranky, bigoted, obsessive-compulsive writer, finds his life turned upside down when neighboring gay artist Simon is hospitalized and his dog is entrusted to Melvin. In addition, Carol, the only waitress who will tolerate him, must leave work to care for her sick son, making it impossible for Melvin to eat breakfast.

                Markimdb: 9
                Genredrama, crime, detective
                CountryUSA
                Duration01:36

                The defense and the prosecution have rested and the jury is filing into the jury room to decide if a young Spanish-American is guilty or innocent of murdering his father. What begins as an open and shut case soon becomes a mini-drama of each of the jurors' prejudices and preconceptions about the trial, the accused, and each other.

                Markimdb: 7.6
                Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama
                CountryUSA
                Duration01:55

                Fortune hunter Holly Golightly finds herself captivated by aspiring writer Paul Varjak, who's moved into her building on a wealthy woman's dime. As romance blooms between Paul and Holly, Doc Golightly shows up on the scene, revealing Holly's past.

                Markimdb: 7.4
                Genrecomedy, drama
                CountryUSA
                Duration02:34

                A California high school student plans to escape from her family and small town by going to college in New York.

                Markimdb: 6.8
                Genrecomedy, drama
                CountryUSA
                Duration02:00

                Jackie is a divorced mother of two. Isabel is the career minded girlfriend of Jackie’s ex-husband Luke, forced into the role of unwelcome stepmother to their children. But when Jackie discovers she is ill, both women realise they must put aside their differences to find a common ground and celebrate life to the fullest, while they have the chance.

                Markimdb: 6.9
                Genrecomedy, drama
                CountryUSA, France
                Duration01:49

                The Devil Wears Prada is about a young journalist who moves to New York to work in the fashion industry. Her boss however is extremely demanding and cruel and won’t let her succeed if she doesn’t fit into the high class elegant look of their magazine when all she really wants to be a good journalist.

                Markimdb: 7.3
                Genredrama, biography
                CountryUnited Kingdom, USA, United Arab Emirates, Japan

                A movie about reporter W. Eugene Smith and his research on mercury poisoning in Minamata, Japan, resulting in severe neurological symptoms.

                Markimdb: 7.2
                Genremelodrama, drama
                CountryAustralia, USA
                Duration02:23

                An adaptation of F. Scott Fitzgerald's Long Island-set novel, where Midwesterner Nick Carraway is lured into the lavish world of his neighbor, Jay Gatsby. Soon enough, however, Carraway will see through the cracks of Gatsby's nouveau riche existence, where obsession, madness, and tragedy await.

                Markimdb: 6.4
                Genrecomedy, drama, documentary, short
                CountryUSA
                Duration01:33

                A lazy law school grad adopts a kid to impress his girlfriend, but everything doesn't go as planned and he becomes the unlikely foster father.

                Markimdb: 8.1
                Genredrama, crime
                CountryUnited Kingdom, USA
                Duration02:35

                After seven months have passed without a culprit in her daughter's murder case, Mildred Hayes makes a bold move, painting three signs leading into her town with a controversial message directed at Bill Willoughby, the town's revered chief of police. When his second-in-command Officer Jason Dixon, an immature mother's boy with a penchant for violence, gets involved, the battle between Mildred and Ebbing's law enforcement is only exacerbated.

                Markimdb: 8.4
                Genredrama
                CountryLebanon, USA, France, Cyprus, Qatar, United Kingdom
                Duration02:05

                Zain, a 12-year-old boy scrambling to survive on the streets of Beirut, sues his parents for having brought him into such an unjust world, where being a refugee with no documents means that your rights can easily be denied.

                Markimdb: 7.8
                Genredrama, biography, history
                CountryUSA
                Duration02:32

                The untold story of Katherine G. Johnson, Dorothy Vaughan and Mary Jackson – brilliant African-American women working at NASA and serving as the brains behind one of the greatest operations in history – the launch of astronaut John Glenn into orbit. The visionary trio crossed all gender and race lines to inspire generations to dream big.

                Markimdb: 7.4
                Genredrama, detective, biography
                CountryUnited Kingdom, USA
                Duration00:40

                After the sudden death of ex-Secret Intelligence Service man Alexander, his wife Alison investigates when mysteries from her husband's past come knocking.

                Markimdb: 6.6
                Genremelodrama, drama
                CountryChina, France, USA, Hong Kong
                Duration01:35

                Elizabeth has just been through a particularly nasty breakup, and now she's ready to leave her friends and memories behind as she chases her dreams across the country. In order to support herself on her journey, Elizabeth picks up a series of waitress jobs along the way. As Elizabeth crosses paths with a series of lost souls whose yearnings are even greater than her own, their emotional turmoil ultimately helps her gain a greater understanding of her own problems...

                Markimdb: 7.5
                Genredrama, crime
                CountryUSA, Germany, United Kingdom, Netherlands, Italy
                Duration02:47

                It's 1863. America was born in the streets. Amsterdam Vallon returns to the Five Points of America to seek vengeance against the psychotic gangland kingpin, Bill the Butcher, who murdered his father years earlier. With an eager pickpocket by his side and a whole new army, Vallon fights his way to seek vengeance on the Butcher and restore peace in the area.

                Markimdb: 6.9
                Genredrama, adventure, detective
                CountryUSA
                Duration02:09

                A year after his father's death, Oskar, a troubled young boy, discovers a mysterious key he believes was left for him by his father and embarks on a scavenger hunt to find the matching lock.

                Markimdb: 8.1
                Genredrama, sport
                CountryUSA
                Duration02:20

                The youngest son of an alcoholic former boxer returns home, where he's trained by his father for competition in a mixed martial arts tournament - a path that puts the fighter on a collision course with his estranged, older brother, an ex-marine with a tragic past.

                Markimdb: 7.6
                Genrecomedy, drama
                CountryUSA, United Kingdom, China
                Duration02:26

                A faded television actor and his stunt double strive to achieve fame and success in the film industry during the final years of Hollywood's Golden Age in 1969 Los Angeles.

                Markimdb: 8
                Genredrama, biography
                CountryAustralia, United Kingdom, USA, India
                Duration01:43

                A five-year-old Indian boy gets lost on the streets of Calcutta, thousands of kilometers from home. He survives many challenges before being adopted by a couple in Australia; 25 years later, he sets out to find his lost family.

                Markimdb: 7.2
                Genrefantasy, melodrama, drama
                CountryUSA, Canada
                Duration02:32

                After 29-year-old Adaline recovers from a nearly lethal accident, she inexplicably stops growing older. As the years stretch on and on, Adaline keeps her secret to herself until she meets a man who changes her life.

                Markimdb: 8.5
                Genredrama, music
                CountryUSA
                Duration01:46

                Under the direction of a ruthless instructor, a talented young drummer begins to pursue perfection at any cost, even his humanity.

                Markimdb: 7.7
                Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama
                CountryUSA
                Duration01:30

                When Juli meets Bryce in the second grade, she knows it's true love. After spending six years trying to convince Bryce the same, she's ready to give up - until he starts to reconsider.

                Markimdb: 7.6
                Genredrama, musical, biography
                CountryUSA
                Duration02:25

                The story of American showman P.T. Barnum, founder of the circus that became the famous traveling Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus.

                Markimdb: 7.2
                Genredrama, biography
                CountryUSA
                Duration02:12

                A look at the life of Cecil Gaines who served eight presidents as the White House's head butler from 1952 to 1986, and had a unique front-row seat as political and racial history was made.

                Markimdb: 7
                Genremelodrama, drama, crime, biography
                CountryUSA, Canada
                Duration01:46

                  The story of the awakening of the painter, Margaret Keane, her phenomenal success in the 1950s, and the subsequent legal difficulties she had with her husband, who claimed credit for her works in the 1960s.

                  Markimdb: 8
                  Genredrama, biography, history
                  CountryUnited Kingdom, USA, Australia
                  Duration01:58

                  The King's Speech tells the story of the man who became King George VI, the father of Queen Elizabeth II. After his brother abdicates, George ('Bertie') reluctantly assumes the throne. Plagued by a dreaded stutter and considered unfit to be king, Bertie engages the help of an unorthodox speech therapist named Lionel Logue. Through a set of unexpected techniques, and as a result of an unlikely friendship, Bertie is able to find his voice and boldly lead the country into war.

                  Markimdb: 7.3
                  Genredrama, biography
                  CountryUSA, Republic of Ireland, France, Iceland, Mexico, Belgium, United Kingdom, Hong Kong
                  Duration02:04

                  Professor James Murray begins work compiling words for the first edition of the Oxford English Dictionary in the mid 19th century, and receives over 10,000 entries from a patient at Broadmoor Criminal Lunatic Asylum, Dr. William Minor.

                  Markimdb: 6.7
                  Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama
                  CountryUSA
                  Duration01:54

                  Book superstore magnate, Joe Fox and independent book shop owner, Kathleen Kelly fall in love in the anonymity of the Internet – both blissfully unaware that he's putting her out of business.

                  Markimdb: 7.8
                  Genremelodrama, drama
                  CountryUSA

                  Four sisters come of age in America in the aftermath of the Civil War.

                  Markimdb: 6.7
                  Genredrama, adventure, family
                  CountryUSA, Canada

                  Buck is a big-hearted dog whose blissful domestic life is turned upside down when he is suddenly uprooted from his California home and transplanted to the exotic wilds of the Yukon during the Gold Rush of the 1890s. As the newest rookie on a mail delivery dog sled team—and later its leader—Buck experiences the adventure of a lifetime, ultimately finding his true place in the world and becoming his own master.

                  Markimdb: 6.5
                  Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama
                  CountryUSA
                  Duration01:55

                  After a distastrous first date for caterer Holly and network sports director Messer, all they have is common is a dislike for each other and their love for their goddaughter Sophie. But when they suddenly become all Sophie has in this world, Holly and Messer must set their differences aside. Juggling careers and social calendars, they'll have to find common ground while living under the same roof.

                  Markimdb: 7.9
                  Genremelodrama, drama
                  CountryUSA
                  Duration01:42

                  A coming-of-age story based on the best-selling novel by Stephen Chbosky, which follows 15-year-old freshman Charlie, an endearing and naive outsider who is taken under the wings of two seniors. A moving tale of love, loss, fear and hope - and the unforgettable friends that help us through life.




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