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Jul 9, 2024 · Romantic tales set against the enchanting backdrop of New York City offer an irresistible allure, capturing hearts worldwide. The city, characterized by its vibrant energy and captivating skyline, has played muse to countless love stories on screen.
- 10 Best Romantic Movies Set in New York City
- You’Ve Got Mail
- Sleepless in Seattle
- Breakfast at Tiffany’s
- Blue Valentine
- When Harry Met Sally…
- Splash
- Enchanted
- West Side Story
- Big
From the weepies to the films that’ll make even the coldest heart swell with joy, here’s our rundown of the ten finest New York romance movies ever committed to film (along with their Rotten Tomatoesscores in parentheses). Know of any that deserved to be included here? Be sure to drop your favorites in the comments below!
Bizarrely (yet enjoyably) anachronistic to modern viewers who remember it from the first time round, and probably baffling to anyone born this side of the early 90s, You’ve Got Mailwas the third and final pairing of Tom Hanks and Meg Ryan in leading roles (and the second one in which they fell in love in New York) before the 90s collectively decide...
Don’t let the name fool you. Sleepless in Seattle features a healthy dose of New York City in all its 90s romantic glory, performing slightly better critically (if not commercially) than the aforementioned You’ve Got Mailwhich followed five years later. It has also aged a lot better, too, so this is definitely one to dust off for Valentine’s Day in...
Audrey Hepburn’s scene-stealing performance is matched only by the movie’s overall charm, and you’d have to be a robot not to succumb to its sophisticated tenderness. As an aside, Hepburn ranked the job of playing Holly Golightly as the hardest of her career. We’ll leave you to decide how well she did (Clue: very well).
From one of the most-loved romantic movies to one of the most under-watched on this list, Blue Valentinegrabs you from the off and doesn’t relent until the closing credits. An exceptionally deep and powerful early performance by both Ryan Gosling and Michelle Williams as their characters traverse a marriage on the rocks, although for that reason it...
We meet again, Ms. Ryan (albeit this time without Tom Hanks in tow). A seminal piece of NYC-based romance, directed by the master of sentimentality Rob Reiner, When Harry Met Sally is genuinely funny and romantic in equal measure. It was one of the first rom-coms to have dug really deep into the philosophy of love and raised some fairly deep questi...
A man falls in love with a mermaid. We meet again, Mr. Hanks (and this time without Meg Ryan in tow). On paper it sounds implausible, and in practice it should have been too saccharine to be enjoyable. But as it happened, this is another great Tom Hanks romance-in-New-York city flick that really found its mark and is delightfully sweet in its deliv...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xRYU4cqUAUs A movie which will restore your faith in the modern-fairytale-reimagined trope, which has become somewhat oversaturated in recent years. As much of a satire on modern NYC living as it is on the Disney-esque fairytale genre, with the perfectly-cast Amy Adams helping the film live up to its name.
A slice of suburban NYC culture from a different time set against a nigh-on perfect adaptation of Shakespeare’s ageless story of Romeo & Juliet. Dance choreography doesn’t get much better than this, not to mention Leonard Bernstein’s pen.
A true rom-com if ever there was one, and the movie that really put Tom Hanks of the map (and yes, this is the last appearance of the good man on this list). Stuffed with now-iconic sequences filmed in and around NYC, Big remains as a seminal piece of 90s romance hinged upon a quirky premise. It’s also the movie that still makes us want to jump on ...
Feb 13, 2017 · Here's a list of more than two dozen romantic movies — comedies, dramas and everything in between — where NYC plays a starring role so you can celebrate your love of the city: The Heiress...
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- When Harry Met Sally… (1989) Can a man and a woman remain friends without sex getting in the way? This question of all ages finally gets its answer in the hit rom-com When Harry Met Sally…, a slow-burning rom-com masterpiece with a plot of over 12 years and three months.
- Sleepless in Seattle (1993) Another classic by Ephron, Sleepless in Seattle demonstrates her skillful expertise in the rom-com genre. The film features Tom Hanks playing Sam Baldwin, a widower who can't seem to escape the grief of his wife Maggie's (Carey Lowell) passing.
- Serendipity (2001) If it's meant to be, it's meant to be - or so they say. Serendipity (2001) is a film that brings a whole new meaning to the word. Starring John Cusack as Jonathan Trager and Kate Beckinsale as Sara Thomas, the two met as they were Christmas shopping for their respective lovers.
- You've Got Mail (1998) Directed by Nora Ephron, You've Got Mail is a romantic comedy of errors starring Tom Hanks as Joe Fox and Meg Ryan as Kathleen Kelly.
Feb 29, 2024 · The 101 best New York movies include classics like The Godfather and Serpico and romantic comedies like Annie Hall and Desperately Seeking Susan.
- Joshua Rothkopf
Oct 29, 2022 · According to writer Bilge Ebiri, New York is a place that brings all kinds of people together, which makes it “an ideal cinematic setting for finding unlikely romance.” Here are my 14 favorite rom-coms that are set in NYC ranked from worst to best:
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