Sort by Popularity - Most Popular Movies and TV Shows tagged with keyword "empire-state-building"

1. Oblivion (I) (2013)

PG-13 | 124 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi

A veteran assigned to extract Earth's remaining resources begins to question what he knows about his mission and himself.

Director: Joseph Kosinski | Stars: Tom Cruise, Morgan Freeman, Andrea Riseborough, Olga Kurylenko

Votes: 553,034 | Gross: $89.02M

2. King Kong (1933)

Passed | 100 min | Adventure, Horror

A film crew goes to a tropical island for a location shoot, where they capture a colossal ape who takes a shine to their blonde starlet, and bring him back to New York City.

Directors: Merian C. Cooper, Ernest B. Schoedsack | Stars: Fay Wray, Robert Armstrong, Bruce Cabot, Frank Reicher

Votes: 90,943 | Gross: $10.00M

3. Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow (2004)

PG | 106 min | Action, Adventure, Mystery

After New York City receives a series of attacks from giant flying robots, a reporter teams up with a pilot in search of their origin, as well as the reason for the disappearances of famous scientists around the world.

Director: Kerry Conran | Stars: Gwyneth Paltrow, Jude Law, Angelina Jolie, Giovanni Ribisi

Votes: 87,464 | Gross: $37.76M

4. Alice in the Cities (1974)

Not Rated | 113 min | Drama

A German journalist is saddled with a nine-year-old girl after encountering her mother at a New York airport.

Director: Wim Wenders | Stars: Yella Rottländer, Rüdiger Vogler, Lisa Kreuzer, Edda Köchl

Votes: 13,231

5. The January Man (1989)

R | 97 min | Action, Comedy, Crime

Two years after being forced out of NYPD, quirky Nick is rehired by the mayor to catch a serial killer after the 11th murder of a woman.

Director: Pat O'Connor | Stars: Kevin Kline, Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio, Susan Sarandon, Harvey Keitel

Votes: 9,161 | Gross: $4.61M

6. What Maisie Knew (2012)

R | 99 min | Drama

In New York City, a young girl is caught in the middle of her parents' bitter custody battle.

Directors: Scott McGehee, David Siegel | Stars: Julianne Moore, Alexander Skarsgård, Steve Coogan, Joanna Vanderham

Votes: 28,609 | Gross: $1.07M

7. Aftershock: Earthquake in New York (1999)

Unrated | 170 min | Action, Drama, Thriller

A devastating earthquake hits New York City, with survivors left fighting for their lives amongst the ruins.

Stars: Tom Skerritt, Sharon Lawrence, Charles S. Dutton, Lisa Nicole Carson

Votes: 2,032

8. Fahrenheit 11/9 (2018)

R | 128 min | Documentary

Filmmaker Michael Moore examines the current state of American politics, particularly the Donald Trump presidency and gun violence, while highlighting the power of grassroots democratic movements.

Director: Michael Moore | Stars: Jim Acosta, Roger Ailes, Brooke Baldwin, Ashleigh Banfield

Votes: 20,392 | Gross: $6.35M

9. Nothing Sacred (1937)

Passed | 77 min | Comedy, Drama, Fantasy

An eccentric woman learns she is not dying of radium poisoning as earlier assumed, but when she meets a reporter looking for a story, she feigns sickness again for her own profit.

Director: William A. Wellman | Stars: Carole Lombard, Fredric March, Charles Winninger, Walter Connolly

Votes: 7,254

10. Who Was That Lady? (1960)

Approved | 115 min | Comedy, Romance

Ill-advised by a pal, a chemistry professor falsely claims to be an undercover FBI agent to cover up his marital infidelity; his wife swallows his life, but it gets him in trouble with the real FBI, the CIA, and the KGB.

Director: George Sidney | Stars: Tony Curtis, Dean Martin, Janet Leigh, James Whitmore

Votes: 1,755

11. The Mighty Kong (1998)

G | 71 min | Animation, Adventure, Family

Boosting this family-friendly take on the 1933 film are the acting talents of Jodi Benson and Dudley Moore.

Director: Art Scott | Stars: Dudley Moore, Jodi Benson, Randy Hamilton, William Sage

Votes: 285

12. Heights (2005)

R | 93 min | Drama, Romance

Spanning 24 hours, "Heights" follows five New Yorkers challenged to choose their destiny before the sun comes up the next day.

Director: Chris Terrio | Stars: Elizabeth Banks, Glenn Close, James Marsden, Chandler Williams

Votes: 4,833 | Gross: $1.16M

13. Earthquake in New York (1998 TV Movie)

TV-PG | 94 min | Action, Drama, Thriller

After an earthquake hits New York City, a policeman races to find his missing family members while pursuing a dangerous serial killer, and aids in rescue procedures.

Director: Terry Ingram | Stars: Greg Evigan, Melissa Sue Anderson, Cynthia Gibb, Michael Moriarty

Votes: 541

14. Yogi's Great Escape (1987 TV Movie)

Not Rated | 93 min | Animation, Adventure

After hearing Jellystone Park might be closing, Yogi Bear, Boo Boo, and three orphan bear cubs flee the forest, so they will not be put a zoo.

Directors: Bob Goe, Paul Sommer, Rudy Zamora, Ray Patterson | Stars: Daws Butler, Susan Blu, William Callaway, Hamilton Camp

Votes: 246

15. Fly Away Baby (1937)

Passed | 60 min | Adventure, Comedy, Drama

Torchy Blane solves a murder and smuggling case during a round-the-world flight.

Director: Frank McDonald | Stars: Glenda Farrell, Barton MacLane, Gordon Oliver, Hugh O'Connell

Votes: 480

16. Broadway's Finest (2012)

Not Rated | 88 min | Action, Comedy, Drama

Broadway's Finest is a diverting story about three struggling men who impersonate New York City under cover cops and chase down a notorious drug dealer in order to create their own cutting ... See full summary »

Director: Stephen Marro | Stars: Adam Storke, John Lavelle, Nick Cornish, Larry Pine

Votes: 183

17. The Best of Saturday Night Live: The Mr. Bill Collection (1993 Video)

Not Rated | 48 min | Comedy

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Director: Walter Williams | Star: Walter Williams

18. Women Are Like That (1938)

Passed | 79 min | Drama

Domestic strife results when a man refuses to involve his wife in his struggling business.

Director: Stanley Logan | Stars: Kay Francis, Pat O'Brien, Ralph Forbes, Melville Cooper

Votes: 226

19. A Letter to Nancy (1965)

78 min | Drama

A little Chinese girl comes into the life of a well-to-do lawyer.

Director: William F. Claxton | Stars: Barry Coe, Cherylene Lee, Judi Meredith, Robert Rockwell

Votes: 19

20. Wings to Finland (1955)

21 min | Documentary, Short

A travelogue of Finland, narrated by a Finnish native who returns to his homeland on vacation. Statues, architecture, natural beauty, castles, a restaurant in a fort and saunas are merely some of the stops along the way.

21. Hell Cab (1993 Video Game)

T | Adventure, Fantasy

The player must beat a challenge in each of the three eras, namely Ancient Rome, WWI and Jurassic, to win their soul back from a demonic New York cab driver. You must also keep your "morality meter" high or you'll end up in hell.

Director: Pepe Moreno | Stars: Vincent Carrella, Keith Davis, Denny Hardwick, Suzi Kiefer

Votes: 14

22. Marvel Superheroes' Guide to New York City (2004 TV Movie)

Documentary

Travel special that explores New York City as it is depicted in Marvel Comics, from Spiderman to Daredevil to The Fantastic Four.

Director: Molly Hermann

Votes: 21

23. The Red Balloon - An Empire State Story (2019)

5 min | Short, Family

A gorilla must go to the top of the Empire State Building to retrieve his balloon, taken there by the wind.

Director: Pedro Tamames | Stars: Bridget Spencer, Kelsey Hernandez, Danny Hancock, Hartley Parker

24. Big Dreams (2015)

1 min | Short, Comedy

Cait is up to her usual schemes. It's not too much to dream of working in an office "with a view of the building that has a view of the Empire State" is it? She pitches her latest ... See full summary »

Director: Ananya Sundararajan | Stars: Angelique Chapman, Natalie Faye

25. Extreme Ghostbusters (1997)
Episode: Mole People (1997)

TV-Y7 | 21 min | Animation, Action, Adventure

The Mole People, a tribe of humans who live beneath the subways of New York, are being blamed for a rash of power outages. But when a young girl who is one of the Mole People comes to the ... See full summary »

Director: Victor Dal Chele | Stars: Tara Strong, Maurice LaMarche, Jason Marsden, Pat Musick

Votes: 28

26. Roswell (1999–2002)
Episode: Max in the City (2000)

TV-PG | 44 min | Drama, Mystery, Romance

Max and Tess arrive in N.Y.C. to meet with the leaders of their home star system, unaware that Max's counterpart was killed by the other three counterparts and Max is in similar danger.

Director: Patrick R. Norris | Stars: Shiri Appleby, Jason Behr, Katherine Heigl, Majandra Delfino

Votes: 268

27. The Simpsons (1989– )
Episode: Treehouse of Horror III (1992)

TV-14 | 30 min | Animation, Comedy

An evil Krusty the Clown doll tries to kill Homer; Marge is captured by a giant ape who falls in love with her; Bart inadvertently raises the dead.

Director: Carlos Baeza | Stars: Dan Castellaneta, Julie Kavner, Nancy Cartwright, Yeardley Smith

Votes: 4,080

28. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1987–1996)
Episode: The Incredible Shrinking Turtles (1988)

TV-Y7 | 23 min | Animation, Action, Adventure

The turtles seek out the fragments of the eye of Sarnoth, a crystal with unimaginable power. After finding the first fragment, Shredder steals it and uses it to shrink the turtles. Now ... See full summary »

Director: Bill Wolf | Stars: Cam Clarke, Barry Gordon, Townsend Coleman, Rob Paulsen

Votes: 254

29. Thunderbirds (1965–1966)
Episode: Terror in New York City (1965)

TV-G | 48 min | Action, Adventure, Family

After Thunderbird 2 is heavily damaged in a mistaken attack, it leaves the team seemingly without a swift means to transport TB4 to New York City when a news crew is trapped underneath the collapsed Empire State Building.

Directors: David Elliott, David Lane | Stars: Sylvia Anderson, Ray Barrett, Peter Dyneley, Christine Finn

Votes: 208

30. Centurions (1986)
Episode: Return of Captain Steele (1986)

TV-Y7-FV | 30 min | Animation, Action, Family

Dr. Terror and Hacker found the doom star device that could annihilate a whole city on an island. When the natives saw Hacker they took him for Captain Steele, local lost hero. The Centurions are send to stop Terror's plan.

Stars: Pat Fraley, Neil Ross, Vince Edwards, Ron Feinberg

Votes: 15

31. The Transformers (1984–1987)
Episode: City of Steel (1985)

TV-Y7 | 23 min | Animation, Action, Adventure

Megatron has decided to turn New York city into New Cybertron. Optimus Prime is captured, and his body is made into multiple parts of the city's defense system.

Directors: Andy Kim, Bob Kirk, Al Kouzel, Bob Matz, Norm McCabe, Margaret Nichols, Karen Peterson, Tom Ray, Robert Shellhorn, Bob Treat, Terry Lennon | Stars: Michael Bell, Gregg Berger, Arthur Burghardt, Corey Burton

Votes: 137

32. Mr. & Mrs. North (1952–1954)
Episode: Shrinking Violet (1954)

Not Rated | 26 min | Comedy, Drama, Mystery

Amelia Little, someone Pam hasn't seen since childhood, comes for a visit. Pam believes her odd behavior is simply a case of being overwhelmed by the big city. The truth is she's an ... See full summary »

Director: Lew Landers | Stars: Barbara Britton, Richard Denning, Francis De Sales, Toni Gerry

Votes: 28

33. Beetle Bailey (1963– )
Episode: Sgt. Snorkle's Longest Day (1963)

Animation, Action, Adventure

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Director: Geoff Pike | Stars: Allan Melvin, Howard Morris

Votes: 16

34. How I Met Your Mother (2005–2014)
Episode: How Lily Stole Christmas (2006)

TV-PG | 23 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

Lily takes away her Christmas display after she finds out that Ted called her a bad name while she was broken up with Marshall, and Barney is too sick for his Christmas plans.

Director: Pamela Fryman | Stars: Josh Radnor, Jason Segel, Cobie Smulders, Neil Patrick Harris

Votes: 3,971

35. Modern Marvels (1993– )
Episode: The Empire State Building (1994)

TV-14 | 46 min | Documentary, History

This program focuses on the symbolic and historical aspects of the Empire State Building rather than its architecture and technology. The world's tallest building was preceded but a ... See full summary »

Director: Andrew Thomas | Stars: Irwin G. Cantor, Brendan Gill, Lydia Ruth

Votes: 39

36. The 13 Ghosts of Scooby-Doo (1985–1986)
Episode: Coast-to-Ghost (1985)

TV-G | 24 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy

Vincent Van Ghoul is turned to stone; Scooby and the gang wind up in cahoots with Bogel and Weerd while fending off two overzealous security guards.

Directors: Arthur Davis, Oscar Dufau, Tony Love, Don Lusk, Rudy Zamora, Alan Zaslove, Ray Patterson | Stars: Bob Arbogast, Gay Autterson, Susan Blu, Hamilton Camp

Votes: 132

37. Sick of It (2018–2020)
Episode: The End (2020)

24 min | Comedy, Drama

Karl and Ruby take a trip to New York to clear up some family business. The trip brings Karl and Ruby teasingly close together, but will they finally get together before it's too late?

Director: Richard Yee | Stars: Karl Pilkington, Marama Corlett, Doug Stanhope, Stephanie Fayerman

Votes: 77

38. Silver Spoons (1982–1987)
Episode: Race with Eagles (1985)

TV-G | Comedy, Family

Edward must run up the steps of the Empire State Building for a fund-raiser.

Director: Jack Shea | Stars: Ricky Schroder, Erin Gray, Franklyn Seales, Alfonso Ribeiro

Votes: 57

39. The Rubin Report (2013– )
Why You Should Skip College, Giving Up & the Real O'Reilly (Dennis Miller Interview) (2020 Podcast Episode)

Talk-Show

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Stars: Dave Rubin, Dennis Miller

40. Jim Henson's Little Muppet Monsters (1985)
Episode: Space Cowboys (1985)

Animation, Adventure, Comedy

Tug's space show becomes a space western. Segments include Fozzie's chicken joke, the evil Frogon aliens turning Pigs in Space into toads, Gonzo's airplane catching, Dr. Bunsen's gravity neutralizer, and P.I. Kermit's King Kong case.

Stars: Pam Arciero, Greg Berg, Bob Bergen, Barbara Billingsley

41. Masters of Engineering (2017–2019)
Episode: Higher and Higher (2017)

52 min | Documentary

Egyptian pyramids, cathedrals, the Eiffel Tower, skyscrapers and now mega skyscrapers. These were the reigning champions for the tallest buildings of there times. And each came about from a... See full summary »

Directors: Alex Badin, Emmanuelle Sudre | Stars: William F. Baker, Evelyne Barbin, David Bradford, Mosette Broderick

Votes: 11

42. The Titans That Built America (2021)
Episode: Titans vs. FDR (2021)

86 min | Documentary

The Roaring Twenties come to halt as the Stock Market crashes. Just as the Titans' fight for dominance leaves its mark on the New York skyline, the Great Depression arrives.

Directors: Patrick Reams, Phillip Montgomery | Stars: Campbell Scott, Martin Horn, Neel Kashkari, Andrew Ross Sorkin

Votes: 37

43. How I Met Your Mother (2005–2014)
Episode: The Playbook (2009)

TV-PG | 30 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

When Barney hooks up with a woman Lily had been saving for Ted, she gets revenge by stealing his "playbook," which contains all the moves he uses to pick up women. But will Barney have the last laugh?

Director: Pamela Fryman | Stars: Josh Radnor, Jason Segel, Cobie Smulders, Neil Patrick Harris

Votes: 7,276

44. TopTenz (2010– )
Episode: 10 Widely Believed Myths About Science (2021)

11 min | Documentary

Rather these are myths refuted by science. Myths include: everlasting Twinkies, pennies dropped from the Empire State Building, lightning strikes, balancing an egg on the equinox, Nobel ... See full summary »

Star: Simon Whistler

45. Futurama (1999– )
Episode: Meanwhile (2013)

TV-14 | 22 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy

Professor Farnsworth invents a button that can take a person 10 seconds back in time, inadvertently causing major consequences.

Director: Peter Avanzino | Stars: Billy West, Katey Sagal, John DiMaggio, Tress MacNeille

Votes: 4,577

46. White Collar (2009–2014)
Episode: Empire City (2013)

TV-PG | 44 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama

Neal and Peter investigate Mozzie's claims of taxi cab forgery and money laundering. Which leads to back to a jazz club owner.

Director: Tim DeKay | Stars: Matt Bomer, Tim DeKay, Willie Garson, Marsha Thomason

Votes: 669

47. White Collar (2009–2014)
Episode: The Original (2013)

TV-PG | 44 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama

Neal goes under cover as sculpture forger in order to help the FBI arrest an art forger. Also Neal and Mozzie narrow down the location of the evidence box.

Director: John T. Kretchmer | Stars: Matt Bomer, Tim DeKay, Willie Garson, Marsha Thomason

Votes: 673

48. White Collar (2009–2014)
Episode: In the Wind (2013)

TV-PG | 43 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama

The FBI begins searching the building for the evidence box. Peter, Diana, and Clinton try to stall the search. While Neal, Mozzie, Sara, and James try to get to the box first.

Director: Russell Lee Fine | Stars: Matt Bomer, Tim DeKay, Willie Garson, Marsha Thomason

Votes: 861

49. The Matt Walsh Show (2018– )
They're Coming After Elon Because He Committed the Sin of Allowing Us to Speak (2023 Podcast Episode)

News, Talk-Show

Matt Walsh discusses the Left's aggressive campaign against Elon Musk, accusing them of using the guise of "combating anti-semitism" to penalize Musk for promoting free speech on his platform.

Director: Mark Jones | Star: Matt Walsh

Votes: 5

50. Boardwalk Empire (2010–2014)
Episode: Cuanto (2014)

TV-MA | 58 min | Crime, Drama

Luciano encounters Capone in Chicago; Nucky and Margaret find common ground in Atlantic City. Meanwhile, Sally conducts business in Cuba as rumors swirl of a public uprising. In 1884, a young Nucky continues to impress the commodore.

Director: Jake Paltrow | Stars: Steve Buscemi, Kelly Macdonald, Michael Shannon, Shea Whigham

Votes: 1,814