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1. Motherless Brooklyn (2019)
R | 144 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
In 1950s New York, Lionel, a private detective with Tourette syndrome, sets out to uncover the mystery behind his mentor and only friend Frank's murder. Scouring the jazz clubs and slums of Brooklyn, he soon uncovers a web of secrets.
Director: Edward Norton | Stars: Edward Norton, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Alec Baldwin, Willem Dafoe
Votes: 62,984
2. Herbie Rides Again (1974)
Passed | 88 min | Comedy, Family, Fantasy
The living Volkswagen Beetle helps an old lady protect her home from a corrupt developer.
Director: Robert Stevenson | Stars: Helen Hayes, Ken Berry, Stefanie Powers, John McIntire
Votes: 8,888 | Gross: $38.23M
3. New York: A Documentary Film (1999–2003)
986 min | Documentary, History
Exploration of New York City's rich history as a complex and dynamic city that has played an unparalleled role in shaping the nation and reflecting its ideals.
Stars: David Ogden Stiers, Kenneth Jackson, Mike Wallace, Mike Wallace
Votes: 1,128
4. My Architect (2003)
116 min | Documentary, Biography
Director Nathaniel Kahn searches to understand his father, noted architect Louis Kahn, who died bankrupt and alone in 1974.
Director: Nathaniel Kahn | Stars: Edmund Bacon, Edwina Pattison Daniels, Balkrishna Doshi, Frank Gehry
Votes: 3,326 | Gross: $2.75M
5. The Pruitt-Igoe Myth (2011)
Not Rated | 79 min | Documentary
2011 "The Pruitt-Igoe Myth" explores the rise & fall of titular housing complex in St. Louis, examining racism & gov. Policies through interviews with former residents & historical footage. Ft racism, urban poverty & inequality in America.
Director: Chad Freidrichs | Stars: Slyvester Brown, Irvin Dagen, Elmer Fiedler, Robert Fishman
Votes: 931 | Gross: $0.04M
6. The Patsy (1928)
Not Rated | 78 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
An awkward teenager hopelessly in love with her older sister's boyfriend tries to make him notice her.
Director: King Vidor | Stars: Marion Davies, Orville Caldwell, Marie Dressler, Lawrence Gray
Votes: 2,788
7. Urbanized (2011)
Not Rated | 85 min | Documentary
A documentary about the design of cities, which looks at the issues and strategies behind urban design and features some of the world's foremost architects, planners, policymakers, builders, and thinkers.
Director: Gary Hustwit | Stars: Amanda M. Burden, Rem Koolhaas, Norman Foster, Jan Gehl
Votes: 2,306
8. Rat Film (2016)
82 min | Documentary
Across walls, fences, and alleys, rats not only expose our boundaries of separation but make homes in them. This documentary uses the rat to explore the history of Baltimore.
Director: Theo Anthony | Stars: Theo Anthony, Dan Deacon, Matt Fouse, Will Kearney III
Votes: 992 | Gross: $0.04M
9. The Overcoat (1952)
Approved | 102 min | Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
Based on the Nikolai Gogol story but set in 1950s Italy, THE OVERCOAT is the story of a poor city hall clerk (Renato Rascel) whose only desire is to buy a new overcoat.
Director: Alberto Lattuada | Stars: Renato Rascel, Yvonne Sanson, Giulio Stival, Ettore Mattia
Votes: 698
10. The Blue Tiger (2012)
90 min | Adventure, Comedy, Family
In a city ruled by the diabolical Mayor, it appears that only one thing can save the old botanical garden from being demolished for the construction of an entertainment center: the Blue ... See full summary »
Directors: Petr Oukropec, Bohdan Sláma | Stars: Jan Hartl, Daniel Drewes, Tereza Bocková, Jana Brezková
Votes: 139
11. City Dreamers (I) (2018)
80 min | Documentary, Biography, History
City Dreamers is a film about our changing urban environment and four women architects, inspiring trailblazers with over 60 years of experience each, who are working, observing and thinking... See full summary »
Director: Joseph Hillel | Stars: Samuel Bronfman, Arthur Erickson, Charles-Édouard Jeanneret-Gris, Louis Kahn
Votes: 49
12. A Crack in the Mountain (2022)
100 min | Documentary
A small, impoverished Vietnamese community struggles to deal with the opportunity and challenges that arise when Hang Son Doong, the largest cave in the world and a place of extraordinary natural beauty is discovered nearby.
Director: Alastair Evans | Stars: Huong Nguyen Thien Le, Adam Spillane, Howard Limbert, Giang Hoang Dang
Votes: 30
13. Best in the World (2022)
57 min | Documentary, History
Best in the World offers a revealing look beyond the photogenic image of Copenhagen.
Director: Hans Christian Post | Stars: Sophie Hæstorp Andersen, Preben Merrild Angelo, Dominic Balmforth, Kaare Dybvad Bek
Votes: 12
14. Love Exists (1961)
21 min | Documentary, Short
A social commentary on post-war France's urban developments.
Director: Maurice Pialat | Star: Jean-Loup Reynold
Votes: 702
15. The Secret World of Michael Fry (2000)
Drama
Council Planner Michael Fry uncovers a sinister plot in his Welsh seaside home town and finds himself caught in a growing tide of corruption and sleazy internet sex.
Stars: Ewen Bremner, Martin Glyn Murray, Rachel Scorgie, Robert Pugh
Votes: 79
16. Serenade for the 12th Floor (1976)
69 min | Comedy, Drama, Music
Light comedy about various Bucharest house dwelling families trading their houses for apartments in a brand new apartment building complex in a new subdivision of a large Bucharest neighborhood.
Director: Carol Corfanta | Stars: Toma Caragiu, Ileana Stana Ionescu, Octavian Cotescu, Olga Bucataru
Votes: 80
17. The City (I) (1939)
43 min | Documentary, Short
A prescient documentary about city planning, which presents idyllic suburbs and nuclear families as a solution to the chaos, poverty and social decay of industrialized inner cities.
Directors: Ralph Steiner, Willard Van Dyke | Star: Morris Carnovsky
Votes: 371
18. Helsinki, ikuisesti (2008)
74 min | Documentary, History
History and the spirit of XXth century Helsinki through the cinema, documentary footage, architecture, art and politics.
Director: Peter von Bagh | Stars: Siiri Angerkoski, Ritva Arvelo, Susanna Haavisto, Ansa Ikonen
Votes: 293
19. The Great Disconnect (2019)
PG-13 | 60 min | Documentary
How disconnected from our society we've become mostly due to technology.
Director: Tamer Soliman | Stars: Lara B. Aknin, Robert Barrs, Paul Born, Michael Denhamer
Votes: 45
20. Tehran Has No More Pomegrenates! (2007)
Not Rated | 67 min | Documentary, Comedy, History
This is the story of Tehran from the Qajar time (middle of 19th century) to today. Tehran has become a metropolis from a small village, now a developed city with many social problems.
Director: Massoud Bakhshi | Stars: Ain Al-Daula, Massoud Bakhshi, Winston Churchill, Forugh Farrokhzad
Votes: 405
21. Malls R Us (2009)
78 min | Documentary
What do Al Gore, the Tower of Babel, science fiction, gothic cathedrals, artichokes and roller coasters have in common? All come together in Malls R US, a feature documentary with a ... See full summary »
Director: Helene Klodawsky | Stars: Jon Pahl, Rubin Stahl, Alfred Taubman, Jon Jerde
Votes: 52
22. A Convenient Truth: Urban Solutions from Curitiba, Brazil (2006 Video)
Not Rated | 52 min | Documentary
There is hope! This inspirational documentary shows a city where urban solutions are not just theory, but a reality. The film shows innovations in the areas of transportation, recycling, ... See full summary »
Director: Giovanni Vaz Del Bello | Stars: Jaime Lerner, Cassio Taniguchi, Nicolau Klüppel, Carlos Ceneviva
Votes: 28
23. Onnenpeli (1965)
93 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Magazine editor Jussi and his girlfriend Leena, an airline stewardess, share an apartment with Jussi's sister Eeva. During a fashion shoot Jussi meets Telle, a professional model who has ... See full summary »
Director: Risto Jarva | Stars: Jaakko Pakkasvirta, Anneli Sauli, Eija Pokkinen, Kaisa Korhonen
Votes: 134
24. Battle for the City (2011)
76 min | Documentary
Director: Jouko Aaltonen | Stars: Benito Casagrande, Helena Soiri-Snellman, Pekka Pitkänen, Suvi Auvinen
Votes: 52
25. Mr. Dreyfuss Goes to Washington (2001 TV Movie)
92 min | Documentary
Richard Dreyfuss explores the history of the city of Washington D.C., with emphasis on its founding and the building of its most well-known monuments and memorials.
Director: Rachel Lyon | Stars: Richard Dreyfuss, Ross Dillman, Steven Edenbo, Robert Gleason
Votes: 23
26. Slums: Cities of Tomorrow (2013)
Not Rated | 81 min | Documentary, Biography, News
From the heart of the planet's slums and squats, individuals have taken over these marginalized worlds and erected cities in their own image.
Director: Jean-Nicolas Orhon | Stars: Robert Neuwirth, Nicolas Reeves, Jeremy Seabrook
Votes: 44
27. Secret America (2009 TV Movie)
94 min | Documentary, History
Stars: Barry Moreno, Akram Elias, Robert Hieronimus, Kenneth Bowling
28. Istanbul Echoes (2017)
100 min | Documentary
They sell everything - cloth, food, curtains - in the streets of Istanbul, and some of them have been at it for more than 50 years. But their way of life is about to change.
Director: Giulia Frati
Votes: 27
29. Whose City? (2017)
R | 54 min | Documentary
"Whose city?" is a film about Berlin's urban development since 1990.
Director: Hans Christian Post | Stars: Dorothee Dubrau, Dimitri Hegemann, Dieter Hoffmann-Axthelm, Gert Kähler
30. The Water Front (2007)
53 min | Documentary
Follows the heated struggle between residents, water workers and corporate managers in Highland Park, Michigan to spotlight what many of us take for granted - the right to affordable water.
Director: Liz Miller
Votes: 31
31. Frederick Law Olmsted: Designing America (2014)
TV-G | 55 min | Documentary
Olmsted was America's first great landscape architect - even the co-inventor of the term.
Directors: Diane Garey, Lawrence R. Hott
Votes: 29
32. Where to with History? (2020)
63 min | Documentary
Conservative architecture policies in Dresden has in significant ways helped pave the way for the right-wing-surge that currently plagues the city.
Director: Hans Christian Post | Stars: Andi, Jens Baur, Harald Bretschneider, Gerhard Glaser
Votes: 8
33. Tunnel Vision Documentary (2016)
Documentary
Tunnel Vision is the story of the community that rose up in defiance of the East West Link infrastructure project in Melbourne. It's a powerful story about a community that fought for ... See full summary »
Director: Ivan Hexter
Votes: 8
34. Housing Problems (1935)
16 min | Short, Documentary
Slum conditions, slum clearance, bright new public housing.
Directors: Edgar Anstey, Arthur Elton | Stars: Mr. Norwood, Mrs. Hill, Mrs. Graves, Mr. Berner
Votes: 341
35. Last Exit Alexanderplatz (2015)
56 min | Documentary
Last Exit Alexanderplatz is a film about the ongoing, but politically disputed and so far unsuccessful attempt to transform the former East-German Alexanderplatz into a high-end, ... See full summary »
Director: Hans Christian Post | Stars: Bruno Flierl, Bodo Fuhrmann, Volker Hassemer, Michael Kny
36. Life on Wheels: Transportation for a New Urban Century (2020)
TV-G | 55 min | Documentary
Life on Wheels tells the story of a culture on the verge of a revolution that will transform our economy, our environment, and the rhythms of our everyday lives.
Director: David Hodge
Votes: 7
37. Urbanscapes (2006)
90 min | Documentary
A visually stunning documentary about decay and renewal in urban America, Urbanscapes is a portrait of evolution, change, and chaos in four different cities - Chicago, Detroit, New York and... See full summary »
Directors: Lorena Luciano, Filippo Piscopo | Stars: John Ahearn, Gordon Baker, Marion Baker, Mel Rosenthal
39. Gladsaxe (1964 TV Movie)
22 min | Documentary
Director: William Borberg | Stars: Erhard Jakobsen, Nanna Rasmussen, Leo Toldsted
40. America Rebuilds: A Year at Ground Zero (2002 TV Movie)
86 min | Documentary
The recovery and cleanup of the World Trade Center site, and the intense public debate regarding what to build there next.
Star: Kevin Spacey
Votes: 35
41. Invisible City: The Houston Housing Crisis (1978)
59 min | Documentary
Arguably, James Blue's most ambitious project, this "complex documentary" (in Blue's words) was originally made in five one-hour episodes as an interactive public television series. The ... See full summary »
Directors: James Blue, Adele Santos
42. Det København, der forsvinder (1941)
12 min | Short, Documentary
Director: Gunnar Robert Hansen | Star: Gunnar Robert Hansen
43. B/Side (1997)
37 min | Short
B/Side is a poignant and intelligent exploration of the urban homeless, combining sensitive footage of their exterior situation and entering imaginatively into interior deliriums. Framed by... See full summary »
Director: Abigail Child | Stars: Sheila Dabney, Anna Köhler, Frederick Neumann, Pam Sneed
44. Rue neuve (1956)
13 min | Documentary, Short
Director: Jacques Pinoteau | Star: Paul-Emile Deiber
46. Vestamager - drømmenes land (1973 TV Movie)
Documentary
Stars: Urban Hansen, Peder Boas Jensen, Anders Nyvig
47. The Houses We Were: Living in Rome from 1948 to 2018 (2018)
18 min | Documentary, Short, History
Few walls surround us Uncertain ground, immeasurable fissures. A multitude of archives within us. Among emperors and insolvents, slum dwellers and speculators, Communists, priests and popes... See full summary »
Director: Arianna Lodeserto | Stars: Edmonda Aldini, Duilio Del Prete, Gigi Proietti, Tino Schirinzi
Votes: 5
48. Curitiba: It's Possible (2008)
44 min | Documentary, Short
This documentary takes a look at the "Curitiba Phenomenon", and tries to offer some insight into its alternative approach to problem-solving.
Directors: Jörg Pibal, Paul Romauch | Stars: Jaime Lerner, Matthias Lühn
Votes: 19
49. Asuminen ja luonto (1966)
24 min | Documentary, Short
Director: Risto Jarva | Star: Jaakko Pakkasvirta
50. L'ange et le génie - Correspondances Paris-Berlin (1994)
75 min | Documentary
Director: Pierre Desfons