Sort by Popularity - Most Popular Movies and TV Shows tagged with keyword "1970s-new-york"

1. Taxi Driver (1976)

R | 114 min | Crime, Drama

A mentally unstable veteran works as a nighttime taxi driver in New York City, where the perceived decadence and sleaze fuels his urge for violent action.

Director: Martin Scorsese | Stars: Robert De Niro, Jodie Foster, Cybill Shepherd, Albert Brooks

Votes: 920,667 | Gross: $28.26M

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: 452,526 | Gross: $130.16M

3. Carlito's Way (1993)

R | 144 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller

A Puerto Rican former convict, just released from prison, pledges to stay away from drugs and violence despite the pressure around him and lead on to a better life outside of N.Y.C.

Director: Brian De Palma | Stars: Al Pacino, Sean Penn, Penelope Ann Miller, John Leguizamo

Votes: 232,373 | Gross: $36.95M

4. The Deuce (2017–2019)

TV-MA | 1,583 min | Drama

A look at life in New York City during the 1970s and '80s, when porn and prostitution were rampant in Manhattan.

Stars: James Franco, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Lawrence Gilliard Jr., Margarita Levieva

Votes: 31,934

5. Saturday Night Fever (1977)

R | 118 min | Drama, Music

Anxious about his future after high school, a 19-year-old Italian-American from Brooklyn tries to escape the harsh reality of his bleak family life by dominating the dance floor at the local disco.

Director: John Badham | Stars: John Travolta, Karen Lynn Gorney, Barry Miller, Joseph Cali

Votes: 87,494 | Gross: $94.21M

6. Donnie Brasco (1997)

R | 127 min | Biography, Crime, Drama

An FBI undercover agent infiltrates the mob and finds himself identifying more with the Mafia life--at the expense of his regular one.

Director: Mike Newell | Stars: Al Pacino, Johnny Depp, Michael Madsen, Bruno Kirby

Votes: 332,246 | Gross: $41.91M

7. Death Wish (1974)

R | 93 min | Action, Crime, Drama

A New York City architect becomes a one-man vigilante squad after his wife is murdered by street punks. In self-defense, the vengeful man kills muggers on the mean streets after dark.

Director: Michael Winner | Stars: Charles Bronson, Hope Lange, Vincent Gardenia, Steven Keats

Votes: 44,041 | Gross: $22.00M

8. Summer of Sam (1999)

R | 142 min | Crime, Drama, Romance

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.

Director: Spike Lee | Stars: John Leguizamo, Adrien Brody, Mira Sorvino, Jennifer Esposito

Votes: 41,303 | Gross: $19.28M

9. The Exterminator (1980)

R | 104 min | Action, Crime, Drama

A man's best friend is killed on the streets of New York City. The man (Robert Ginty) then transforms into a violent killer, turning New York City into a great war zone, and Christopher George is the only one to stop him.

Director: James Glickenhaus | Stars: Robert Ginty, Samantha Eggar, Christopher George, Steve James

Votes: 6,560

10. The Sons of Sam: A Descent into Darkness (2021)

TV-MA | 60 min | Documentary, Crime, History

The Son of Sam case grew into a lifelong obsession for journalist Maury Terry, who became convinced that the murders were linked to a satanic cult.

Stars: Paul Giamatti, Charlie Ott, Phil Amicone, Michael Zuckerman

Votes: 10,267

11. HyperNormalisation (2016)

166 min | Documentary

Adam Curtis explains how, at a time of confusing and inexplicable world events, politicians and the people they represent have retreated in to a damaging over-simplified version of what is happening.

Director: Adam Curtis | Stars: Adam Curtis, Donald Trump, Vladimir Putin, Victor Gotbaum

Votes: 7,371

12. Crime Scene: The Times Square Killer (2021)

TV-MA | 49 min | Documentary, Crime, History

In 1970s NYC, the "Torso Killer" preys on women to fulfill his grotesque fantasies while eluding police. A docuseries dive into crime's darkest places.

Stars: Vernon Geberth, Malcolm Reiman, Peter Vronsky, Melinda Chateauvert

Votes: 5,559

13. Disco: Soundtrack of A Revolution (2023)

Documentary, History, Music

From the sweaty basement bars of 70s New York to the glittering peak of the global charts, how disco conquered the world - its origins, its triumphs, its fall and its legacy.

Stars: David Depino, Nicky Siano, Ana Matronic, Allen Roskoff

Votes: 53

14. Il porno shop della settima strada (1979)

89 min | Thriller

Two amateur armed robbers steal $5,000 from NY's red light district, only to discover it was an intended protection payment to the mob. With Mafia hit men after them they seek shelter in a sleazy sex shop.

Director: Joe D'Amato | Stars: Annamaria Clementi, Brigitte Petronio, Maxmilian Vhener, Ernesto Colli

Votes: 326

15. Right to Fight (2023)

90 min | Documentary, History, Sport

Sky Original documentary revealing how the pioneers of women's boxing battled the odds to find their place in the ring.

Director: Georgina Cammalleri | Stars: Cathy Davis, Marian Trimiar, Mike Silver, Sue Fox

Votes: 70

16. Driver: Parallel Lines (2006 Video Game)

M | Action, Crime, Thriller

An 18 year old driver in New York City 1978 is set up and sent to prison for 28 years by his partners. Now in 2006 he must get back at the ones who brought him down.

Director: Tanner Harvey | Stars: Brian Bloom, Rodney Saulsberry, Dave Walsh, Michael Cornacchia

Votes: 445

17. Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1997–2003)
Episode: Fool for Love (2000)

TV-PG | 60 min | Action, Drama, Fantasy

After being bested in a fight by an ordinary vampire, Buffy asks Spike to explain how he killed two Slayers many years earlier.

Director: Nick Marck | Stars: Sarah Michelle Gellar, Nicholas Brendon, Alyson Hannigan, Marc Blucas

Votes: 3,989

18. Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1997–2003)
Episode: Lies My Parents Told Me (2003)

TV-PG | 42 min | Action, Drama, Fantasy

Robin Wood seeks revenge on Spike for killing his mother nearly 30 years ago, whilst everyone else tries to find out how The First has control over him.

Director: David Fury | Stars: Sarah Michelle Gellar, Nicholas Brendon, Emma Caulfield Ford, Michelle Trachtenberg

Votes: 3,150

19. The Mark of a Killer (2019– )
Episode: Deadly Summer (2020)

TV-14 | 43 min | Documentary, Crime

In the summer of 1976, the NYPD are chasing a man shooting at couples in parked cars with a gigantic, .44 caliber handgun. He taunts the city with terrifying letters until police get a lead about a suspect who has shot a neighbor's dog.

Directors: Chad Cunningham, Wendy Greene | Stars: William Gardella, Richard Paul, Lawrence Klausner, Joseph Borrelli

Votes: 13

20. World's Most Evil Killers (2017– )
Episode: David Berkowitz (2020)

Documentary, Crime

A profile of the serial killer who found himself at the center of New York's biggest manhunt after a vicious shooting spree that left six dead.

Stars: David Berkowitz, Brian Kates, Geoffrey Wansell, William Gardella

Votes: 17

21. Very Scary People (2019– )
Episode: Son of Sam Part 1: The Duke of Death (2020)

TV-14 | 42 min | Documentary, Crime, History

From 1976 to 1977, David Berkowitz terrorized New York City - under his creepy self-given moniker: "the Son of Sam"; he is among the most infamous serial killers in American history.

Director: Brett Kelly | Stars: Donnie Wahlberg, Antoinette Collarini-Schlossberg, Steve Wax, Mark Jay Heller

Votes: 30

22. Very Scary People (2019– )
Episode: Son of Sam Part 2: I Am A Monster (2020)

TV-14 | 42 min | Documentary, Crime, History

In 1977, the city of New York was being stalked by a seemingly faceless serial killer known as, "Son of Sam"; after his final shooting took him to Brooklyn, a twist of fate and a little luck- led to his capture.

Director: Brett Kelly | Stars: Donnie Wahlberg, Jeff Kamen, Casey Jordan, Patrick Breslin

Votes: 29

23. Narco Wars (2020–2022)
Episode: How Cocaine Came to America (2020)

Documentary, Crime, History

Interviews reveal how criminals pioneered the cocaine business in the 70's and early 80's.

Stars: George Jung, Michael Corleone Blanco, Bob Palumbo, Mónica Lehder

Votes: 37

24. Narco Wars (2020–2022)
Episode: The Mob: The Heroin Don (2021)

Documentary, Crime, History

Carmine Galante was the mafia boss who industrialized heroin smuggling into the U.S. A brutal psychopath, he let nothing stand in his way.

Director: Wilfred Spears | Stars: Angela Tucceri, Bill Clark, Carmine F. Russo, Ralph Blumenthal

Votes: 13

25. Very Scary People (2019– )
Episode: The Dating Game Killer: Smooth Talker Pt. 1 (2021)

TV-14 | 42 min | Documentary, Crime, History

In 1968, an 8-year-old girl is abducted, raped and left for dead.

Director: Brett Kelly | Stars: Donnie Wahlberg, Alan R. Warren, Stephanie Elam, Steve Hodel

Votes: 18

26. Very Scary People (2019– )
Episode: The Dating Game Killer: The Bite Mark Pt. 2 (2021)

TV-14 | 42 min | Documentary, Crime, History

With a string of murders already behind him, Rodney Alcala appears on the TV show, "The Dating Game" where he wins the prize: a date.

Director: Brett Kelly | Stars: Donnie Wahlberg, Casey Jordan, Gina Satriano, Stephanie Elam

Votes: 17

27. Twisted (2010– )
Episode: Red Light Regular (2014)

TV-14 | 43 min | Documentary, Crime

Richard Cottingham killed prostitutes during a 3 year period in New York City. Leading a double life as a respectable computer operator, with a wife and children at home, no one suspected ... See full summary »

Stars: Dennis Calo, Don Conway, Richard Cottingham, Alan Grieco

28. The Seventies (2015)
Episode: Crimes & Cults (2015)

Documentary, History

Cult killings like the Manson Family murders and serial killers such as The Zodiac, The Hillside Strangler, John Wayne Gacy and the Son of Sam have the nation gripped in fear as crime and murder dramatically rise throughout the decade.

Stars: Douglas Brinkley, Vincent Bugliosi, Jeff Guinn, James Alan Fox

Votes: 142

29. Drug Lords (2018)
Episode: Frank Lucas & The Country Boys: Heroin Kings of New York (2018)

TV-MA | Documentary, Biography, Crime

Frank Lucas does whatever it takes to become and remain the heroin king of New York. Meanwhile, three dedicated cops vow to bring him down.

Stars: Frank Lucas, Dickie Lucas, Benny Abruzzo, Lew Rice

Votes: 120