Sort by Popularity - Most Popular Movies and TV Shows tagged with keywords "bronx-new-york-city", "mother-son-relationship"

1. Goodfellas (1990)

R | 145 min | Biography, Crime, Drama

The story of Henry Hill and his life in the mafia, covering his relationship with his wife Karen and his mob partners Jimmy Conway and Tommy DeVito.

Director: Martin Scorsese | Stars: Robert De Niro, Ray Liotta, Joe Pesci, Lorraine Bracco

Votes: 1,256,434 | Gross: $46.84M

2. American Gangster (2007)

R | 157 min | Biography, Crime, Drama

An outcast New York City cop is charged with bringing down Harlem drug lord Frank Lucas, whose real life inspired this partly biographical film.

Director: Ridley Scott | Stars: Denzel Washington, Russell Crowe, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Josh Brolin

Votes: 452,296 | Gross: $130.16M

3. All Good Things (2010)

R | 101 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

David Marks, a real estate scion, is suspected of killing his wife Katie, who disappeared in 1982.

Director: Andrew Jarecki | Stars: Ryan Gosling, Kirsten Dunst, Frank Langella, Lily Rabe

Votes: 60,019 | Gross: $0.58M

4. Bully (2001)

R | 108 min | Biography, Crime, Drama

A pack of naïve teenagers conspire to murder a mutual friend, whose aggressive demeanour has proven too much.

Director: Larry Clark | Stars: Brad Renfro, Nick Stahl, Bijou Phillips, Rachel Miner

Votes: 40,502 | Gross: $1.54M

5. Big (1988)

PG | 104 min | Comedy, Drama, Fantasy

After wishing to be made big, a teenage boy wakes the next morning to find himself mysteriously in the body of an adult.

Director: Penny Marshall | Stars: Tom Hanks, Elizabeth Perkins, Robert Loggia, John Heard

Votes: 239,840 | Gross: $114.97M

6. Born on the Fourth of July (1989)

R | 145 min | Biography, Drama, War

The biography of Ron Kovic. Paralyzed in the Vietnam war, he becomes an anti-war and pro-human rights political activist after feeling betrayed by the country for which he fought.

Director: Oliver Stone | Stars: Tom Cruise, Bryan Larkin, Raymond J. Barry, Caroline Kava

Votes: 115,872 | Gross: $70.00M

7. Doubt (I) (2008)

PG-13 | 104 min | Drama, Mystery

A Catholic school principal questions a priest's ambiguous relationship with a troubled young student.

Director: John Patrick Shanley | Stars: Meryl Streep, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Amy Adams, Viola Davis

Votes: 136,049 | Gross: $33.42M

8. The Producers (2005)

PG-13 | 134 min | Comedy, Crime, Musical

After putting together another Broadway flop, down-on-his-luck producer Max Bialystock teams up with timid accountant Leo Bloom in a get-rich-quick scheme to put on the world's worst show.

Director: Susan Stroman | Stars: Nathan Lane, Matthew Broderick, Uma Thurman, Will Ferrell

Votes: 44,763 | Gross: $19.38M

9. Fame (1980)

R | 134 min | Drama, Music, Musical

A chronicle of the lives of several teenagers who attend a New York high school for students gifted in the performing arts.

Director: Alan Parker | Stars: Eddie Barth, Irene Cara, Lee Curreri, Laura Dean

Votes: 24,678 | Gross: $0.12M

10. Little Big League (1994)

PG | 119 min | Comedy, Family, Sport

A young boy is bequeathed the ownership of a professional baseball team.

Director: Andrew Scheinman | Stars: Luke Edwards, Timothy Busfield, John Ashton, Ashley Crow

Votes: 11,551 | Gross: $12.21M

11. The Bonfire of the Vanities (1990)

R | 125 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

After his mistress runs over a young teen, a Wall Street hotshot sees his life unravel in the spotlight and attracts the interest of a down-and-out reporter.

Director: Brian De Palma | Stars: Tom Hanks, Bruce Willis, Melanie Griffith, Kim Cattrall

Votes: 26,727 | Gross: $15.69M

12. Dead Presidents (1995)

R | 119 min | Action, Crime, Drama

A Vietnam vet adjusts to life after the war while trying to support his family, but the chance of a better life may involve crime and bloodshed.

Directors: Albert Hughes, Allen Hughes | Stars: Larenz Tate, Keith David, Chris Tucker, Freddy Rodríguez

Votes: 24,468 | Gross: $24.20M

13. Marty (1955)

Not Rated | 90 min | Drama, Romance

A middle-aged butcher and a school teacher who have given up on the idea of love meet at a dance and fall for each other.

Director: Delbert Mann | Stars: Ernest Borgnine, Betsy Blair, Esther Minciotti, Augusta Ciolli

Votes: 27,001

14. Empire State (2013)

R | 94 min | Action, Crime, Thriller

Two childhood friends plan to rob an armored-car depository, but an NYPD officer stands in their way.

Director: Dito Montiel | Stars: Liam Hemsworth, Michael Angarano, Dwayne Johnson, Paul Ben-Victor

Votes: 22,923

15. Goodbye, Columbus (1969)

R | 102 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

An intelligent graduate and working-class Army veteran has an affair and clashes with a 'nouveau riche' young woman who cares not for birth control or the use of any other precautions to avoid pregnancy.

Director: Larry Peerce | Stars: Richard Benjamin, Ali MacGraw, Jack Klugman, Nan Martin

Votes: 2,320 | Gross: $22.94M

16. The Pride of the Yankees (1942)

Approved | 128 min | Biography, Drama, Romance

The story of the life and career of famed baseball player Lou Gehrig.

Director: Sam Wood | Stars: Gary Cooper, Teresa Wright, Babe Ruth, Walter Brennan

Votes: 11,990

17. Empire (2002)

R | 90 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller

A successful South Bronx drug dealer turns his back on his roots and gives money to a Wall Street broker to invest for him.

Director: Franc. Reyes | Stars: John Leguizamo, Peter Sarsgaard, Denise Richards, Vincent Laresca

Votes: 7,894 | Gross: $17.50M

18. Billy Bathgate (1991)

R | 106 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller

In the year 1935, a teen named Billy Bathgate finds first love while becoming the protégé of fledgling gangster Dutch Schultz.

Director: Robert Benton | Stars: Dustin Hoffman, Nicole Kidman, Loren Dean, Bruce Willis

Votes: 12,737 | Gross: $15.97M

19. It Runs in the Family (2003)

PG-13 | 109 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

This is the story of a dysfunctional New York family, and their attempts to reconcile.

Director: Fred Schepisi | Stars: Kirk Douglas, Michael Douglas, Bernadette Peters, Rory Culkin

Votes: 5,240 | Gross: $7.38M

20. Vampires vs. the Bronx (2020)

PG-13 | 85 min | Comedy, Horror

A group of young friends from the Bronx fight to save their neighborhood from gentrification...and vampires.

Director: Oz Rodriguez | Stars: Jaden Michael, Gerald Jones, Gregory Diaz IV, Sarah Gadon

Votes: 11,112

21. The Central Park Five (2012)

Not Rated | 119 min | Documentary, Crime, History

A documentary that examines the 1989 case of five black and Latino teenagers who were convicted of raping a white woman in Central Park. After having spent between 6 and 13 years each in prison, a serial rapist confessed to the crime.

Directors: Ken Burns, Sarah Burns, David McMahon | Stars: Antron McCray, Kevin Richardson, Kharey Wise, Raymond Santana

Votes: 7,931 | Gross: $0.27M

22. The Godfather Trilogy: 1901-1980 (1992 Video)

R | 583 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller

The multigenerational saga of the rise and fall of the Corleone crime family.

Director: Francis Ford Coppola | Stars: Marlon Brando, Al Pacino, Robert Duvall, Robert De Niro

Votes: 16,385

23. All Through the Night (1942)

Approved | 107 min | Action, Comedy, Crime

Runyonesque Broadway gamblers turn patriotic when they stumble onto a cell of Nazi saboteurs.

Director: Vincent Sherman | Stars: Humphrey Bogart, Conrad Veidt, Karen Verne, Jane Darwell

Votes: 4,923

24. Enemies, A Love Story (1989)

R | 119 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

A ghostwriter finds himself romantically involved with his current wife, a married woman and his long-vanished wife.

Director: Paul Mazursky | Stars: Ron Silver, Anjelica Huston, Lena Olin, Malgorzata Zajaczkowska

Votes: 2,571 | Gross: $7.75M

25. I Like It Like That (1994)

R | 104 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

Money issues and misunderstandings divide a couple who struggle to raise their children in the Bronx.

Director: Darnell Martin | Stars: Luna Lauren Velez, Jon Seda, Tomas Melly, Desiree Casado

Votes: 1,846 | Gross: $1.78M

26. The Catered Affair (1956)

Approved | 94 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

When Jane tells her parents that she is getting married to Ralph Halloran, her mother Agnes starts planning an elaborate wedding, even though Jane does not wish it.

Director: Richard Brooks | Stars: Bette Davis, Ernest Borgnine, Debbie Reynolds, Barry Fitzgerald

Votes: 3,822

27. The Subject Was Roses (1968)

G | 107 min | Drama

A young man returning home from World War II finds himself caught up in his parents' turbulent relationship.

Director: Ulu Grosbard | Stars: Patricia Neal, Jack Albertson, Martin Sheen, Don Saxon

Votes: 1,829

28. Illegal Tender (2007)

R | 108 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller

When the thugs who killed his father come looking for him, a young Latino man and his mother flee from their home.

Director: Franc. Reyes | Stars: Rick Gonzalez, Wanda De Jesus, Dania Ramirez, Michael Philip Del Rio

Votes: 2,749 | Gross: $3.05M

29. Howl (2010)

R | 84 min | Biography, Drama, Romance

As Allen Ginsberg talks about his life and art, his most famous poem is illustrated in animation while the obscenity trial of the work is dramatized.

Directors: Rob Epstein, Jeffrey Friedman | Stars: James Franco, Todd Rotondi, Jon Prescott, Aaron Tveit

Votes: 13,404 | Gross: $0.62M

30. Mad Hot Ballroom (2005)

PG | 105 min | Documentary, Family, Music

The students of several New York City elementary schools learn ballroom dancing and compete in a city wide dance competition.

Director: Marilyn Agrelo | Stars: Heather Berman, Emma Therese Biegacki, Eva Carrozza, Evangelina Carrozzo

Votes: 3,551 | Gross: $8.12M

31. Enter Laughing (1967)

Passed | 112 min | Comedy, Romance

A young would-be actor seeks his first break.

Director: Carl Reiner | Stars: José Ferrer, Shelley Winters, Elaine May, Jack Gilford

Votes: 724

32. Beautiful Joe (2000)

R | 98 min | Comedy, Drama

A bad girl becomes a con artist, gets into trouble with the mob and taps a nice-guy florist for help.

Director: Stephen Metcalfe | Stars: Sharon Stone, Billy Connolly, Gil Bellows, Jurnee Smollett

Votes: 2,408

33. Falling in Love Again (1980)

PG | 103 min | Drama, Romance

While struggling with his midlife crisis, Harry receives an invitation for his high school's reunion back so he takes Sue and their teenage kids on a cross-country car trip back to the Big Apple.

Director: Steven Paul | Stars: Elliott Gould, Susannah York, Michelle Pfeiffer, Kaye Ballard

Votes: 457

34. Who Says I Can't Ride a Rainbow! (1971)

G | 85 min | Family, Drama

Barney (Jack Klugman) owns the last working farm in Manhattan. For various reasons, city officials have decided to close it down. A special event is planned to raise awareness and money to ... See full summary »

Director: Edward Mann | Stars: Jack Klugman, Norma French, Reuben Figueroa, David Mann

Votes: 93

35. The Jensen Project (2010 TV Movie)

G | 95 min | Action, Adventure, Family

After a 16-year absence, Claire and Matt Thompson are reintroduced to The Jensen Project - a secret community of geniuses conducting advanced underground research to solve the world's most difficult problems.

Director: Douglas Barr | Stars: Justin Kelly, Kellie Martin, Brady Smith, LeVar Burton

Votes: 442

36. The Iron Major (1943)

Passed | 85 min | Biography, Drama, Romance

Coach Frank Cavanaugh returns to college football after World War I, then gradually goes blind.

Director: Ray Enright | Stars: Pat O'Brien, Robert Ryan, Ruth Warrick, Leon Ames

Votes: 276

37. Pleasures of the Rich (1926)

Passed | 70 min | Drama, Romance

Henry Wilson, a wealthy grocer who started with a pushcart and worked his way up to 40 trucks, although married becomes interested in divorcee Mona Vincent, who is trying to win Frank ... See full summary »

Director: Louis J. Gasnier | Stars: Helene Chadwick, Mary Carr, Marcin Asher, Jack Mulhall

38. Manhattan Merengue! (1995)

R | 94 min | Drama, Romance

A young immigrant arrives to New York with the dream of dancing on Broadway.

Director: Joseph B. Vasquez | Stars: George Perez, Lumi Cavazos, Marco Leonardi, Alyson Reed

Votes: 42

39. Americaner Shadchen (1940)

Approved | 87 min | Comedy, Romance

Nat Silver has been engaged 7 times already. This time, his 8th, he's really going to get married. But a visitor shows up, Shirley's old boyfriend. With a gun ! He'll kill himself unless he... See full summary »

Director: Edgar G. Ulmer | Stars: Leo Fuchs, Judith Abarbanel, Judel Dubinsky, Anna Guskin

Votes: 118

40. The Real Untouchables (2001 TV Movie)

Documentary, History

The three-part documentary examines Eliot Ness, Melvin Purvis and Thomas Dewey: three real-life heroes who battled organized crime between the two world wars.

Director: John Fothergill | Stars: James Woods, Bob Kaliebe, Dominic Capone III, Tom Clarke Hill

Votes: 23

41. A Generation Apart (1983)

56 min | Documentary

A one-hour documentary that explores the impact of the Holocaust on the families of survivors.

Director: Jack Fisher | Stars: Alan Fisher, Esther Fisher, Joseph Fisher, Jack Fisher

Votes: 25

42. Pishadoo (1998)

Short

In Pelham Bay, the Bronx, Freddie grows up wanting to be a barber - like his father, grandfather, and uncles. The big day arrives when he gets a chair in his father's shop. The priest ... See full summary »

Directors: Michael Canzoniero, Marco Ricci | Stars: Rocky Tortorella, Andrew De Jesus Maldonado, Nicholas De Cegli, Kathrine Narducci

Votes: 26

43. Law & Order: Criminal Intent (2001–2011)
Episode: The Saint (2004)

TV-14 | 43 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

The detectives try to determine why a social worker was killed with a lye bomb, and whether it has anything to do with a Catholic saint.

Director: Frank Prinzi | Stars: Vincent D'Onofrio, Kathryn Erbe, Jamey Sheridan, Courtney B. Vance

Votes: 378

44. Sleeper Cell (2005–2006)
Episode: Youmud Din (2005)

TV-MA | 38 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller

The Cell hijacks a chemical truck in preparation for Youmud Din ("Judgment Day") as the FBI prepares to stop them, not knowing that, due to a misunderstanding of the Arabic calendar, the ... See full summary »

Director: Nick Gomez | Stars: Michael Ealy, Oded Fehr, Henri Lubatti, Alex Nesic

Votes: 150

45. Wiseguy (1987–1990)
Episode: The Marriage of Heaven & Hell (1987)

TV-14 | 49 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

Sonny's impending marriage to a syndicate boss' daughter begins a supposedly businesslike realignment of "families, " but Vinnie learns that the wedding is a pretext for a bloody gang war.

Director: Zale Dalen | Stars: Ken Wahl, Jonathan Banks, Jim Byrnes, Ray Sharkey

Votes: 78

46. Person of Interest (2011–2016)
Episode: Get Carter (2011)

TV-14 | 44 min | Action, Crime, Drama

Reese and Finch's game of cat and mouse with Detective Carter becomes infinitely more complicated when The Machine declares that she is their newest POI.

Director: Alex Zakrzewski | Stars: Jim Caviezel, Taraji P. Henson, Kevin Chapman, Michael Emerson

Votes: 3,801

47. The Strain (2014–2017)
Episode: White Light (2016)

TV-MA | 46 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror

The Master's voice proves to be more powerful and potentially fatal than Eph or Dutch anticipated. Fet and Setrakian track down the cargo from the Egyptian vessel and realize they may be in... See full summary »

Director: T.J. Scott | Stars: Corey Stoll, David Bradley, Kevin Durand, Jonathan Hyde

Votes: 905

48. The Deuce (2017–2019)
Episode: Show and Prove (2017)

TV-MA | 63 min | Drama

Vincent's failing marriage forces him to move into a seedy Times Square hotel, but his success drawing customers to a struggling Korean bar brings a tempting offer from Mafia capo Rudy Pipilo.

Director: Ernest R. Dickerson | Stars: James Franco, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Gbenga Akinnagbe, Chris Bauer

Votes: 1,325