Sort by Popularity - Most Popular Movies and TV Shows tagged with keywords "disease", "new-york-city"

1. Kids (1995)

Unrated | 91 min | Drama

A day in the life of a group of teens as they travel around New York City skating, drinking, smoking and deflowering virgins.

Director: Larry Clark | Stars: Leo Fitzpatrick, Justin Pierce, Chloë Sevigny, Sarah Henderson

Votes: 84,731 | Gross: $7.42M

2. World War Z (2013)

PG-13 | 116 min | Action, Adventure, Horror

Former United Nations employee Gerry Lane traverses the world in a race against time to stop a zombie pandemic that is toppling armies and governments and threatens to destroy humanity itself.

Director: Marc Forster | Stars: Brad Pitt, Mireille Enos, Daniella Kertesz, James Badge Dale

Votes: 720,334 | Gross: $202.36M

3. The Amazing Spider-Man 2 (2014)

PG-13 | 142 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi

When New York is put under siege by Oscorp, it is up to Spider-Man to save the city he swore to protect as well as his loved ones.

Director: Marc Webb | Stars: Andrew Garfield, Emma Stone, Jamie Foxx, Paul Giamatti

Votes: 538,748 | Gross: $202.85M

4. Kingsman: The Golden Circle (2017)

R | 141 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy

After the Kingsman's headquarters is destroyed and the world is held hostage, an allied spy organization in the United States is discovered. These two elite secret agencies must band together to defeat a common enemy.

Director: Matthew Vaughn | Stars: Taron Egerton, Colin Firth, Mark Strong, Channing Tatum

Votes: 363,633 | Gross: $100.23M

5. I Am Legend (2007)

PG-13 | 101 min | Action, Drama, Horror

Years after a plague kills most of humanity and transforms the rest into monsters, the sole survivor in New York City struggles valiantly to find a cure.

Director: Francis Lawrence | Stars: Will Smith, Alice Braga, Charlie Tahan, Salli Richardson-Whitfield

Votes: 815,650 | Gross: $256.39M

6. Morbius (2022)

PG-13 | 104 min | Action, Adventure, Horror

Biochemist Michael Morbius tries to cure himself of a rare blood disease, but he inadvertently infects himself with a form of vampirism instead.

Director: Daniel Espinosa | Stars: Jared Leto, Matt Smith, Adria Arjona, Jared Harris

Votes: 153,717 | Gross: $73.87M

7. The Stand (1994)

Not Rated | 90 min | Adventure, Drama, Fantasy

After a deadly plague kills most of the world's population, the remaining survivors split into two groups - one led by a benevolent elder and the other by a malevolent being - to face each other in a final battle between good and evil.

Stars: Gary Sinise, Molly Ringwald, Jamey Sheridan, Laura San Giacomo

Votes: 38,459

8. Mimic (1997)

R | 105 min | Horror, Sci-Fi

Three years ago, entomologist Dr. Susan Tyler genetically created an insect to kill cockroaches carrying a virulent disease. Now, the insects are out to destroy their only predator, mankind.

Director: Guillermo del Toro | Stars: Mira Sorvino, Jeremy Northam, Alexander Goodwin, Giancarlo Giannini

Votes: 55,738 | Gross: $25.48M

9. Synecdoche, New York (2008)

R | 124 min | Drama

A theatre director struggles with his work, and the women in his life, as he creates a life-size replica of New York City inside a warehouse as part of his new play.

Director: Charlie Kaufman | Stars: Philip Seymour Hoffman, Samantha Morton, Michelle Williams, Catherine Keener

Votes: 98,315 | Gross: $3.08M

10. Everything, Everything (2017)

PG-13 | 96 min | Drama, Romance

A teenager who's spent her whole life confined to her home falls for the boy next door.

Director: Stella Meghie | Stars: Amandla Stenberg, Nick Robinson, Anika Noni Rose, Ana de la Reguera

Votes: 42,517 | Gross: $34.00M

11. The Division (I)

Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller | Announced

In the near future, a pandemic virus is spread via paper money on Black Friday, decimating New York. A group of civilians, trained to operate in catastrophic times, are activated in an attempt to save who and what remains.

Director: Rawson Marshall Thurber | Stars: Jake Gyllenhaal, Jessica Chastain, McKinley Stamper

12. The Normal Heart (2014 TV Movie)

TV-MA | 132 min | Biography, Drama, History

In the early 1980s, the onset of the HIV-AIDS crisis in New York led to an emergence of homosexual activists. With support from the medical community, they try to raise awareness about the disease.

Director: Ryan Murphy | Stars: Mark Ruffalo, Jonathan Groff, Frank De Julio, William DeMeritt

Votes: 37,809

13. The Mother and the Whore (1973)

210 min | Drama, Romance

The chauvinist Alexandre balances relationships with several women in the post-1968 intellectual scene of Paris.

Director: Jean Eustache | Stars: Bernadette Lafont, Jean-Pierre Léaud, Françoise Lebrun, Isabelle Weingarten

Votes: 6,717

14. And the Band Played On (1993 TV Movie)

PG | 141 min | Drama, History

The story of the discovery of the AIDS epidemic, and the political infighting of the scientific community hampering the early fight with it.

Director: Roger Spottiswoode | Stars: Matthew Modine, Alan Alda, Patrick Bauchau, Nathalie Baye

Votes: 11,020

15. In America (2002)

PG-13 | 105 min | Drama

A family of Irish immigrants adjust to life on the mean streets of Hell's Kitchen while also grieving the death of a child.

Director: Jim Sheridan | Stars: Paddy Considine, Samantha Morton, Djimon Hounsou, Sarah Bolger

Votes: 44,293 | Gross: $15.54M

16. Longtime Companion (1989)

R | 96 min | Drama, Romance

The emergence and devastation of the AIDS epidemic is chronicled in the lives of several gay men living during the 1980s.

Director: Norman René | Stars: Stephen Caffrey, Patrick Cassidy, Brian Cousins, Bruce Davison

Votes: 6,136 | Gross: $4.61M

17. 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: 12,011

18. Virus (1980)

PG | 108 min | Adventure, Drama, Horror

After a virus devastates the global human population, survivors in Antarctica desperately try to find a cure and save the human race.

Director: Kinji Fukasaku | Stars: Masao Kusakari, Tsunehiko Watase, Isao Natsuyagi, Shin'ichi Chiba

Votes: 3,049

19. The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms (1953)

Approved | 80 min | Horror, Sci-Fi

A ferocious dinosaur awakened by an Arctic atomic test terrorizes the North Atlantic and, ultimately, New York City.

Director: Eugène Lourié | Stars: Paul Hubschmid, Paula Raymond, Cecil Kellaway, Kenneth Tobey

Votes: 8,737 | Gross: $5.00M

20. The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone (2003 TV Movie)

R | 114 min | Drama, Romance

A failing star is faced with a lifestyle change when her rich husband suddenly dies while they are en route to Italy. She then sets off in a series of flings with gigolos found for her by ... See full summary »

Director: Robert Allan Ackerman | Stars: Helen Mirren, Olivier Martinez, Anne Bancroft, Rodrigo Santoro

Votes: 1,780

21. The Red Pill (2016)

TV-14 | 108 min | Documentary

The Red Pill chronicles filmmaker Cassie Jaye's journey following the mysterious and polarizing Men's Rights Movement. The Red Pill explores today's gender war and asks the question "what is the future of gender equality?"

Director: Cassie Jaye | Stars: Cassie Jaye, Paul Elam, Attila Vinczer, Dean Esmay

Votes: 12,053

22. C.S.A.: The Confederate States of America (2004)

PG-13 | 89 min | Comedy, Drama, War

Through the eyes of a British "documentary", this film takes a satirically humorous, and sometimes frightening, look at the history of an America where the South won the Civil War.

Director: Kevin Willmott | Stars: Greg Kirsch, Renee Patrick, Molly Graham, William Willmott

Votes: 5,162 | Gross: $0.67M

23. The Sleeping City (1950)

Approved | 86 min | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir

In New York, the murder of a Bellevue Hospital intern prompts the police to send an undercover detective to investigate.

Director: George Sherman | Stars: Richard Conte, Coleen Gray, Richard Taber, John Alexander

Votes: 855

24. The First Deadly Sin (1980)

R | 112 min | Crime, Thriller

A police inspector, nearing retirement, tracks a serial killer who is terrorizing New York.

Director: Brian G. Hutton | Stars: Frank Sinatra, Faye Dunaway, David Dukes, George Coe

Votes: 2,266

25. Dangerous Liaisons (1959)

106 min | Drama, Romance

Juliette Merteuil and Valmont is a sophisticated couple, always looking for fun and excitement. Both have sexual affairs with others and share their experiences with one another. But there ... See full summary »

Director: Roger Vadim | Stars: Jeanne Moreau, Gérard Philipe, Annette Stroyberg, Madeleine Lambert

Votes: 1,530

26. Buddies (1985)

Not Rated | 81 min | Drama, History, Romance

The film follows a New York City gay man, in a monogamous relationship, becoming a "buddy" or volunteer bedside companion to another gay man dying of AIDS, and the friendship that develops. Restored in 2020.

Director: Arthur J. Bressan Jr. | Stars: Geoff Edholm, David Schachter, Billy Lux, David Rose

Votes: 815

27. The Eddy Duchin Story (1956)

Approved | 123 min | Biography, Drama, Music

The life story of the famous pianist and band-leader of the 1930s and 1940s.

Director: George Sidney | Stars: Tyrone Power, Kim Novak, Victoria Shaw, James Whitmore

Votes: 2,159

28. Murderball (2005)

R | 88 min | Documentary, Sport

Quadriplegics, who play full-contact rugby in wheelchairs, overcome unimaginable obstacles to compete in the Paralympic Games in Athens, Greece.

Directors: Henry Alex Rubin, Dana Adam Shapiro | Stars: Joe Soares, Keith Cavill, Mark Zupan, Robert Soares

Votes: 10,460 | Gross: $1.52M

29. Agent Red (2000)

R | 95 min | Action, Drama, Thriller

Captain Matt Hendricks and Dr. Linda Christian are locked in a submarine with Russian terrorists that threaten to launch a chemical virus on US territory.

Directors: Damian Lee, Jim Wynorski | Stars: Dolph Lundgren, Meilani Paul, Aleksandr Kuznetsov, Natalie Radford

Votes: 1,316

30. The Book of Life (1998)

Not Rated | 63 min | Comedy, Fantasy

The end of the millenium has taken on a certain significance in modern day prophecies. What happens if Jesus Christ has second thoughts about the Apocalypse? It is December 31, 1999 and New... See full summary »

Director: Hal Hartley | Stars: Martin Donovan, PJ Harvey, Dave Simonds, Thomas Jay Ryan

Votes: 2,119

31. Sunrise at Campobello (1960)

Not Rated | 144 min | Biography, Drama

After a bout with polio, future president Franklin D. Roosevelt fights to save his political career.

Director: Vincent J. Donehue | Stars: Ralph Bellamy, Greer Garson, Hume Cronyn, Jean Hagen

Votes: 1,509

32. A Four Letter Word (2007)

Unrated | 87 min | Comedy, Romance

Hook up artist Luke surprises himself when he considers becoming monogamous after meeting and dating smug and handsome Stephen, but Stephen might not be all that he seems, will Luke be disappointed?

Director: Casper Andreas | Stars: Jesse Archer, Paul Haje, Charlie David, Cory Grant

Votes: 912 | Gross: $0.07M

33. Somewhere I'll Find You (1942)

Passed | 108 min | Drama, Mystery, Romance

Two brother, rival correspondents, find themselves fighting their conservative editor over stories and each other of over the affections of a pretty blonde journalist.

Director: Wesley Ruggles | Stars: Clark Gable, Lana Turner, Robert Sterling, Patricia Dane

Votes: 977

34. Look for the Silver Lining (1949)

Approved | 106 min | Biography, Drama, Musical

Marilyn Miller grows up in a showbiz family and hits Broadway before she is sixteen. She falls in love with her dancer-mentor Jack, but he is married. When she marries her stage partner Frank he soon is called to arms in World War I.

Director: David Butler | Stars: June Haver, Ray Bolger, Gordon MacRae, Charles Ruggles

Votes: 433

35. Smallpox (2002 TV Movie)

TV-14 | 120 min | Documentary, Drama

A docu-drama that reports on a (fictitious) attack made by terrorist using the disease of small pox to attack the world. Starting in New York the attack is ruthlessly carried out by one man... See full summary »

Director: Daniel Percival | Stars: Brian Cox, Bolen High, Leigh Zimmerman, Tara Hugo

Votes: 222

36. What About Me (1993)

Not Rated | 87 min | Drama

A young woman becomes homeless on the streets of New York City.

Director: Rachel Amodeo | Stars: Rachel Amodeo, Judy Carne, Gregory Corso, Richard Edson

Votes: 162

37. Syphon Filter (1999 Video Game)

T | Action, Adventure, Mystery

A secret US government called "The Agency" sends agent Gabe Logan around the world to stop terrorists and find out about the secret weapon called Syphon Filter.

Stars: John Chacon, Ava Fang, Eric R. Hilding, Anna Muravitskaya

Votes: 934

38. Lifebreath (1997)

R | 90 min | Drama, Thriller, Romance

A man plans a perfect murder to get a lung transplant for his dying wife.

Director: P.J. Posner | Stars: Luke Perry, Francie Swift, Gia Carides, Gary Basaraba

Votes: 384

39. One Man's Journey (1933)

Passed | 72 min | Drama

Dr. Eli Watt, a widower, comes to a small town, considering himself a failure in his attempt to have a meaningful career in New York. He raises his son Jimmy as well as Letty, a baby whose ... See full summary »

Director: John S. Robertson | Stars: Lionel Barrymore, May Robson, Dorothy Jordan, Joel McCrea

Votes: 535

40. Men at Lunch (2012)

Not Rated | 75 min | Documentary, Mystery

The story of "Lunch atop a Skyscraper," the iconic photograph taken during the construction of 30 Rockefeller Plaza.

Director: Seán Ó Cualáin | Stars: Fionnula Flanagan, Peter Quinn, Ric Burns, Christine Roussel

Votes: 351 | Gross: $0.00M

41. Four Eyed Monsters (2005)

85 min | Comedy, Drama, Fantasy

A shy videographer (Arin) and an uninspired artist working as a waitress (Susan) meet on the Internet and spark a relationship. Fed up with the usual dating game, the two decide to communicate non-verbally, through only artistic endeavors.

Directors: Susan Buice, Arin Crumley | Stars: Susan Buice, Arin Crumley, Julia Ann Ames, Lindsey Andersen

Votes: 1,238

42. Larceny on the Air (1937)

Passed | 67 min | Action, Crime, Drama

Dr. Lawrence Baxter, working with the Bureau of Pure Foods and Drugs, uses radio broadcasts to expose a number of fraudulent patient medicines, with his bitterest attacks being aimed at ... See full summary »

Director: Irving Pichel | Stars: Robert Livingston, Grace Bradley, Willard Robertson, Pierre Watkin

Votes: 130

43. Dr. Kildare Goes Home (1940)

Passed | 79 min | Drama

Dr. James Kildare has just completed his internship at Blair General Hospital and is assigned to work with his mentor, Dr. Leonard Gillespie. But fearing for the health of his father, Dr. ... See full summary »

Director: Harold S. Bucquet | Stars: Lew Ayres, Lionel Barrymore, Laraine Day, Samuel S. Hinds

Votes: 452

44. A Call to Arms (2009)

85 min | Documentary, History, War

The eyewitness story of the illegal U.S. and U.K. military anthrax vaccination programs, which is recommended by Montel Williams as the Must-See Documentary of the Year. Because of the ... See full summary »

Director: Scott Miller | Stars: Michael Douglas, Linda Hamilton, Scott Miller, Melissa Mosich Miller

Votes: 60

45. Callie & Izzy (2015– )

Comedy

A young woman must cope with an ill-mannered puppet growing out of her hand.

Stars: Nicola Rose, Nate Steinwachs, Paul Boocock, Teresa Hui

Votes: 11

46. Last Address (2010)

Not Rated | 9 min | Documentary, Short

The homes of many artists living and working in the New York area who have died of AIDS-related illnesses between 1983 and 2007.

Director: Ira Sachs

Votes: 67

47. R.I.P., Rest in Pieces (1997)

Documentary, Biography, War

R.I.P Rest in Pieces is an intimate portrait of artist Joe Coleman, who is known around the world as a shamanic, moral voice diagnosing the ills of 21st century America.

Director: Robert-Adrian Pejo | Stars: Hasil Adkins, Bill Coleman, Joe Coleman, Manuel De Landa

Votes: 145

48. Status 6 the Russian Doomsday Sub Nuke: My Thoughts (2018 Video)

11 min | Short, News

Styx talks nuclear war.

Star: Styxhexenhammer666

49. Coffee with Scott Adams (2018– )
Why Bloomberg Won the Debate, Why Bernie Is Mortally Wounded, Coronavirus (2020 Podcast Episode)

News

Add a Plot

Star: Scott Adams

50. The Matt Walsh Show (2018– )
On the Coronavirus, Don't Listen to Pundits Like Me (2020 Podcast Episode)

News, Talk-Show

Matt questions whether pundits like himself have anything useful to say about the Coronavirus.

Star: Matt Walsh

Votes: 13