Movies where a city is central to the story - Filmium

Asteroid City

Quiet Departure • Ambiguous • Chinchón • Generally Positive • Retro-Futuristic • Interwoven Play And Documentary

2023 • Movie

Summer in the City

Manhattan • New York City • Retail Store • Happy Ending • Urban Life • Summer In The City

2016 • Movie • US, CA

City of My Dreams

Industrialization • Henning Nilsson • Stockholm • Historical Setting • Young Friends • Dreams Of Better Life

1976 • Movie • SE

City of the Sun

Hopeful • Chiatura • Youth Aspirations • Post-Soviet • Rati Oneli (Director)

2017 • Movie • US, QA, NL, GE

Terreur sur ma ville

Neocastellana Town • Emotional Recovery • Personal Trauma • Reflective • Adults • Social Impact

2024 • Movie

A City at Chandigarh

Urban Construction • Ambiguous • Long-Term Impact • Planning Vs Social Reality • Reflective • 1940S

1966 • Movie • CH

Cities of Last Things

Poignant • Moral Ambiguity • Urban Environment • Cities Of Last Things • Taiwan

2018 • Movie • CN, TW, KR, US, FR, SG

Megalopolis

Famous Artist • Hopeful • Ambiguous • Alternate America • Giancarlo Esposito

2024 • Movie • US

Downtown Switzerland

Open-Ended • Urban Development • Urban Switzerland • Reportage • Switzerland • 2003-2004

2004 • Movie • CH

City Lights

Love And Sacrifice • Final Recognition • Flower Market • Classic Status • Silent Film • Musical Score

1931 • Movie • US

Tokio - Die Stadtkultur von morgen

Tokyo • Urban Landscape • Urban Innovation • Germany • Future-Oriented • City Planning

2021 • Movie • DE

Urban Country

Horse Ranch • Present Day • Urban • Family • Teddy Smith (Director) • Young Woman

2018 • Movie • US

Hands over the City

Investigation • Land Developer • Political Scandal • Handheld Camera • Social Commentary

1963 • Movie • IT, IT, FR

Les lumières de ma ville

Post-War Quebec • Montreal • Community Members • Ambiguous • 1950S Social Issues • Moral Decay

1950 • Movie • CA

Green City Life

City Planners • Global Cities • Future-Oriented • Contemporary • Feature-Length • Environmental Documentary

2023 • Movie • FR

Stadtlandliebe

German Countryside • Berlin • Countryside • Urban • Adults

2016 • Movie • DE

Dans la ville blanche

Ambiguous • Small Hotel • Post-War Europe • Seafaring • Drama • Character-Focused

1983 • Movie • CH

The Village

Misaki Nakai • Debt Repayment • Return Of Misaki • Japan • Melancholic • Environmental Decay

2023 • Movie • JP

Roulette City

Gambling Winnings • Wait • Kin • Macau Crime

2012 • Movie • MO, SG

Broken City

Urban Crime • Mayor • Blackmail • Redemption • Neo-Noir

2013 • Movie • US

GrossStadtklein

Romantic Interest • Family Man • Romantic Encounter • Romantic Comedy • Contemporary Soundtrack

2013 • Movie • DE

Urban Genesis

Farmers • Urban Development • Small City Model • 2020S • Urbanization Crisis • Solution-Oriented

2022 • Movie • CH

Nightmare City 2035

City In Ruins • Truth Vs Illusion • Rebels • Dictatorial Government • Ambiguous • Urban Ruins

2007 • Movie • BG, US

City Lights

Bittersweet • Family • Family Reunion • Award-Winning Soundtrack • Survival • Poverty Trap

2014 • Movie • IN

Brunaupark

Eviction • Contemporary • Community Upheaval • Families • Melancholic • Uncertainty Over Future

2024 • Movie • CH

Infinite Place

Post-Wende • Local Residents • Decline Vs Renewal • Loitz • Documentary Enthusiasts

2024 • Movie

Shine Your Eyes

Search For Brother • Nigeria • Family Reunion • International Viewers • Cross-Cultural Connection • Rotten Tomatoes 100%

2020 • Movie • FR, BR

Our Town

Urban Neighborhood • Landlady • Murder Staging • Thriller • Dark • Moral Ambiguity

2007 • Movie • KR

Emerald Cities

Drunken Father • Young Woman • Search For Fortune • Dark New Age Themes • Dark Societal Critique • Hypnotism

1983 • Movie • US

London Town

Wanstead • Teenager • Music Celebration • 1970S London • Music As Rebellion • Daniel Huttlestone

2017 • Movie • DE, GB, US