Here we've displayed a list of the best City Life films : Los Angeles Plays Itself(2003), Playtime(1967), Midnight Cowboy(1969), A Northern Soul(2018), The Tenant(1976), The Taking of Pelham One Two Three(1974), Vaya(2016), Always: Sunset on Third Street 2(2007), Mid90s(2018), Same Old Song(1997), The Cousins(1959), Manhattan Murder Mystery(1993) ... ...
Documentary
USA
2003
169 Minutes
film critic narrator filmmaker fascinating mellow creative southern california los angeles filmmaking los angeles history film industry city life culture discovery 2000s
A documentary on how Los Angeles has been used and depicted in the movies.
Comedy
France|Italy
1967
93 Minutes
Jacques Tati Barbara Dennek Jacqueline Lecomte Valérie Camille France Rumilly France Delahalle
man tourist salesman woman friend amusing intricate paris restaurant street office airport car modernity technology human connection gadgets city life tourism discovery
Monsieur Hulot curiously wanders around a high-tech Paris, paralleling a trip with a group of American tourists. Meanwhile, a nightclub/restaurant prepares its opening night, but it's still under construction.
Drama
USA
1969
113 Minutes
Dustin Hoffman Jon Voight Sylvia Miles John McGiver Brenda Vaccaro Barnard Hughes Ruth White Jennifer Salt Gil Rankin Tom Marlow Bob Balaban
homeless person dishwasher artist wealthy woman girlfriend mother disturbing powerful sad new york city abandoned building loft hotel movie theater miami friendship prostitution city life underdog transformation
A naive hustler travels from Texas to New York City to seek personal fortune, finding a new friend in the process.
Documentary
UK
2018
75 Minutes
Steve Arnott
worker british man child musician amusing charming emotional endearing inspiring northern england city tour bus fair warehouse city life working class hip-hop british culture british life love
A documentary following a resident of Hull as he attempts to make a positive impact on his community by travelling with a hip-hop tour bus.
Horror
France|USA
1976
125 Minutes
Roman Polanski Isabelle Adjani Melvyn Douglas Shelley Winters Jo Van Fleet Bernard Fresson Lila Kedrova Claude Dauphin Claude Piéplu Rufus Romain Bouteille
tenant neighbor beautiful woman suicidal person chilling tense creepy gripping paris apartment building movie theater hospital paranoia supernatural city life suicide conspiracy fall mystery 1970s
A bureaucrat rents a Paris apartment where he finds himself drawn into a rabbit hole of dangerous paranoia.
Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama, Action
USA
1974
104 Minutes
Walter Matthau Robert Shaw Martin Balsam Héctor Elizondo Earl Hindman James Broderick Dick O'Neill Lee Wallace Tom Pedi Beatrice Winde Jerry Stiller
criminal police officer negotiator hostage mayor cheeky chilling gritty suspenseful brash new york city subway hijacking crime city life pursuit rescue 1970s
In New York, armed men hijack a subway car and demand a ransom for the passengers. Even if it's paid, how could they get away?
Drama
South Africa
2016
115 Minutes
Phuthi Nakene Sihle Xaba Harriet Manamela Zimkhitha Nyoka Mncedisi Shabangu Emmanuel Nkosinathi Gweva Warren Masemola Nomonde Mbusi Azwile Chamane-Madiba Msimang Sibusiso Jabulani Mthembu
stranger family south african man rival friend gripping emotional heartwarming shocking powerful johannesburg, south africa city train betrayal survival city life honor family relationships discovery transformation
Three people board the train bound for Johannesburg. Strangers, each on their own mission, with a simple task to complete and in search of family to help them. But when they are betrayed by... See full summary »
Comedy, Drama
Japan
2007
146 Minutes
Hidetaka Yoshioka Shinichi Tsutsumi Koyuki Maki Horikita Hiroko Yakushimaru Kazuki Koshimizu Kenta Suga
mechanic apprentice novelist bar owner young boy wealthy man melodramatic heartwarming uplifting tokyo family home automobile repair shop bar apartment candy store postwar japan city life family parenthood modernization
Chagawa finds it increasing difficult to support his young ward Junnosuke in his store across the street from the Suzuki garage on Third Street. Unless he can provide a better life, ... See full summary »
Comedy, Drama
USA
2018
84 Minutes
Sunny Suljic Lucas Hedges Na-kel Smith Gio Galicia Ryder McLaughlin Alexa Demie Katherine Waterston Olan Prenatt
teenager skater friend family brothel owner brooding cool engaging gripping quirky los angeles skateboarding friendship city life family brother relationship growing up adventure discovery 1990s
Follows Stevie, a thirteen-year-old in 1990s-era Los Angeles who spends his summer navigating between his troubled home life and a group of new friends that he meets at a Motor Avenue skate shop.
Comedy, Romance, Drama
France|Switzerland|UK|Italy
1997
120 Minutes
Pierre Arditi Sabine Azéma Jean-Pierre Bacri André Dussollier Agnès Jaoui Lambert Wilson Jane Birkin Jean-Paul Roussillon
sister husband student real estate agent hypochondriac old flame winsome uplifting creative lighthearted france paris apartment bus street friendship music tourism city life relationships
A musical story about how people find their love on the streets of beautiful Paris.
Drama
France
1959
112 Minutes
Gérard Blain Jean-Claude Brialy Claude Cerval Geneviève Cluny Guy Decomble Corrado Guarducci Michèle Méritz Juliette Mayniel Stéphane Audran Paul Bisciglia Jeanne Perez
college student ladies' man cousin pretty woman friend gripping bleak cool paris party apartment love triangle city life disillusionment troubled youth family rivalry fall sacrifice 1950s
A pair of cousins share a flat, but animosity begins to build between the two when a woman gets involved.
Comedy
USA
1993
105 Minutes
Woody Allen Diane Keaton Alan Alda Anjelica Huston Jerry Adler Lynn Cohen Ron Rifkin Joy Behar Marge Redmond Aida Turturro
husband wife son writer amateur sleuth neighbor amusing playful new york city apartment restaurant movie theater city apartment big city murder investigation marriage romance death city life suspicion
A middle-aged couple suspects foul play when their neighbor's wife suddenly drops dead.
Musical
USA
1936
72 Minutes
Shirley Temple Alice Faye Jack Haley Gloria Stuart Michael Whalen Sara Haden Jane Darwell Claude Gillingwater Paul Stanton Henry Armetta Charles Coleman
young girl entertainer businessman producer man wife amusing tender city mansion apartment street car radio station father/daughter relationship grief music family city life growing up
The daughter of a wealthy businessman becomes lost in the city while traveling to a new school, and is taken in by a pair of down-on-their-luck performers.
Comedy
USA
1942
96 Minutes
Rosalind Russell Brian Aherne Janet Blair George Tobias Allyn Joslyn Elizabeth Patterson Grant Mitchell Richard Quine June Havoc Donald MacBride Gordon Jones
sister actress writer reporter editor quirky amusing new york city ohio greenwich village theater ambition sister relationship struggle city life rivalry underdog transformation 1940s
Two sisters move from Ohio to New York with hopes of stardom.
Sci-Fi, Action
UK|South Africa|USA|India
2012
96 Minutes
Karl Urban Olivia Thirlby Lena Headey Wood Harris Langley Kirkwood Junior Singo Luke Tyler Jason Cope Domhnall Gleeson Warrick Grier
judge cop rookie drug lord co-worker criminal dark gritty intense mega-city one street law enforcement drug trade city life partnership pursuit wretched excess future
In a violent, futuristic city where the police have the authority to act as judge, jury and executioner, a cop teams with a trainee to take down a gang that deals the reality-altering drug, SLO-MO.
Romance
USA
2014
98 Minutes
Anton Yelchin Bérénice Marlohe Lambert Wilson Olivia Thirlby Frank Langella Glenn Close Eric Stoltz Amina Robinson
novelist writer love interest married woman young man new yorker mother moving sultry engaging new york city united states hotel room central park affair love city life new york city marriage love
An aspiring novelist enters into a relationship with a woman, though there's just one catch: She's married and the couple can only meet between the hours of 5 and 7 each evening.
Drama, Gay & Lesbian
USA
1986
90 Minutes
Richard Ganoung John Bolger Steve Buscemi
gay man boyfriend ex-lover friend brooding witty emotional new york city apartment aids romance love triangle separation homosexuality city life love temptation transformation 1980s
As Michael and Robert, a gay couple in New York, prepare for Robert's departure for a two-year work assignment in Africa, Michael must face Robert's true motives for leaving while dealing ... See full summary »
Drama
USA
1991
96 Minutes
comedian audience hilarious witty new york city theater stage city life panhandling lawyers infidelity bachelor party wealth discovery transformation 1990s
Performance artist/comedian Bogosian brings to hilarious life 10 separate oddball characters in a one-man-show. This profane, smart, crisply edited film will have you screaming for more.
Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama
USA|United Arab Emirates
2014
124 Minutes
Oscar Isaac Jessica Chastain David Oyelowo Alessandro Nivola Albert Brooks Elyes Gabel Catalina Sandino Moreno Peter Gerety Christopher Abbott Glenn Fleshler Jerry Adler
family immigrant family patriarch criminal crime boss thrilling tense suspenseful new york city crime violence city life immigrants corruption life business rise fall 1980s
In New York City 1981, an ambitious immigrant fights to protect his business and family during the most dangerous year in the city's history.
Drama
USA
1960
67 Minutes
Joseph Strick Barbara Baxley Herschel Bernardi Jean Hidey
divorcée gambler poet stripper love interest nurse bleak creative los angeles apartment street party department store hospital divorce alienation city life depression wretched excess 1950s
This drama takes the form of a story told using documentary material as an intrinsic part of the narrative. In this journey through the dark side of 1950s urban life, the camera follows ... See full summary »
Kids & Family, Musical, Animation
USA
1962
86 Minutes
cat suitor sidekick con artist assistant playful charming provence, france farm paris studio ship cats running away city life shady dealings homesickness disillusionment quest transformation
A farm cat moves to Paris in search of the high life while her wannabe lover from back home tries to reunite.
Documentary
USA
2016
92 Minutes
activist author city planner journalist politician architect bleak brooding engaging intricate new york city park apartment street city hall urban sprawl city life urbanization civil unrest escape
Writer and urban activist Jane Jacobs fights to save historic New York City during the ruthless redevelopment era of urban planner Robert Moses in the 1960s.
Romance
USA
1963
105 Minutes
Cliff Robertson Jane Fonda Rod Taylor Robert Culp Jo Morrow Jim Backus
pretty woman brother pilot love interest boyfriend lighthearted emotional new york city apartment romance sex courtship city life love discovery 1960s
On a Sunday, Eileen Tyler, still a virgin, leaves Albany to visit her airline pilot brother in New York but a chance encounter with a man on a city bus threatens to derail her upcoming marriage to boyfriend Russ.
Drama
USA
1994
88 Minutes
Jason Andrews Eddie Daniels Kimberly Flynn Kevin Corrigan Sean Haggerty Mark Alfred Paul Rodriguez Cynthia Sley
hustler girlfriend pretty woman junkie gritty bleak new york city lower east side apartment seaside poverty mental illness drug addiction city life romance love fall 1990s
Simon is a street retailer, his shop a corner on the lower east side in New York, his stock bootleg cassette tapes,the ambience a boombox. He scrounges food from restaurants, exists on ... See full summary »
Drama, History
Germany
2006
128 Minutes
Max Riemelt Jessica Schwarz Ronald Zehrfeld Tanja Schleiff Ingeborg Westphal Peter Schneider Kathrin Angerer Devid Striesow
poet husband emotional big city dance club city life spring security love 19th century
A coming-of-age story set in Germany in the 1960s. Siggi becomes involved in a love triangle when he falls for Luise, but the tightening political climate forces him to make a fateful decision.
Comedy, Drama
USA
1941
100 Minutes
Lewis Stone Mickey Rooney Judy Garland Fay Holden Ann Rutherford Sara Haden
young man father mother girlfriend friend cheeky engaging moving small town new york city apartment park office garage maturing city life unemployment father/son relationship death growing up
Hoping his son will attend his alma mater, Judge Hardy agrees to let Andy look for work in New York for the summer before committing to start college. In the big city, Andy is confronted with the harsh realities of life and love.
Drama
Japan
2003
92 Minutes
Jô Odagiri Tadanobu Asano Tatsuya Fuji Takashi Sasano Marumi Shiraishi
factory worker factory director shop owner best friend creative creepy offbeat japan factory apartment shop sewer troubled youth city life father/son relationship murder supernatural underdog wretched excess 2000s
Two young guys work in a plant that manufactures oshibori (those moist hand-towels found in some Japanese restaurants). Their weird bond is based on uncontrollable rage--something neither ... See full summary »
Comedy, Romance, Drama
USA
2015
101 Minutes
Eliza Dushku Louisa Krause Gabriel Ebert Amir Arison Jon Bass Polly Draper Franco Gonzalez Gary Hilborn
sister young woman love interest parent boyfriend girlfriend moving engaging endearing new york city city united states family home party autism sister relationship sisterhood first love city life discovery
A young woman with Asperger's syndrome tries to find her first boyfriend with a little help from her older sister.
Comedy, Romance, Drama
USA
1960
105 Minutes
Tony Curtis Debbie Reynolds Jack Oakie Kay Medford Don Rickles Joe Bushkin Sam Butera Gerry Mulligan Marjorie Bennett Hal K. Dawson Norman Fell
musician dancer thug endearing lighthearted new york city apartment bar poverty romance struggle music city life love pursuit sacrifice 1960s
An aspiring musician who arrives in New York in search of fame and fortune. He soon meets a taxi dancer, moves in with her, and before too long a romance develops.
Drama
USA
1999
142 Minutes
John Alberto Leguizamo Adrien Brody Mira Sorvino Jennifer Esposito Anthony LaPaglia Bebe Neuwirth Patti LuPone Ben Gazzara Joe Lisi Michael Badalucco Michael Rispoli
serial killer husband wife punk rocker porn star gritty tense emotional new york city bronx, n.y. serial murders friendship hedonism infidelity city life sex mystery wretched excess fall 1970s
Spike Lee's take on the "Son of Sam" murders in New York City during the summer of 1977 centering on the residents of an Italian-American Northeast Bronx neighborhood who live in fear and distrust of one another.