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1. The Taking of Pelham One Two Three (1974)

R | 104 min | Action, Crime, Thriller

Four armed men hijack a New York City subway car and demand a ransom for the passengers. The city's police are faced with a conundrum: Even if it's paid, how could they get away?

Director: Joseph Sargent | Stars: Walter Matthau, Robert Shaw, Martin Balsam, Hector Elizondo

Votes: 36,143 | Gross: $2.49M

2. Oliver & Company (1988)

G | 74 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy

A lost and alone kitten joins a gang of dogs engaged in petty larceny in New York City.

Director: George Scribner | Stars: Joey Lawrence, Billy Joel, Cheech Marin, Richard Mulligan

Votes: 53,137 | Gross: $74.15M

3. Friday the 13th Part VIII: Jason Takes Manhattan (1989)

R | 100 min | Adventure, Horror, Thriller

Jason Voorhees is accidentally awakened from his watery grave and ends up stalking a ship full of graduating high-school students headed to Manhattan, New York.

Director: Rob Hedden | Stars: Jensen Daggett, Kane Hodder, Todd Caldecott, Tiffany Paulsen

Votes: 43,276 | Gross: $14.34M

4. City That Never Sleeps (1953)

Approved | 90 min | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir

Johnny Kelly, who plans on resigning from the police force and leaving his wife the next day, has a very eventful last night on duty.

Director: John H. Auer | Stars: Gig Young, Mala Powers, William Talman, Edward Arnold

Votes: 1,629

5. The Tube: Going Underground (2016)

45 min | Crime, History, Reality-TV

Take a behind the scenes look into the daily lives of the nearly twenty thousand employees of the London Tube over the course of one year as they navigate changes while the Tube begins a major overhaul to handle record breaking demands.

Star: Jason Done

Votes: 26

6. Shelley (1979–1983)
Episode: Tubes Help You Breed Less Easily (1982)

Comedy

Shelley's tube train gets stuck in a tunnel, and doesn't appear to be moving anytime soon. With terminal boredom ensuing, he decides the best course of action is to break the ice with his ... See full summary »

Director: Anthony Parker | Stars: Hywel Bennett, Allan Cuthbertson, Sandy Ratcliff, Gordon Gostelow

Votes: 15

7. Transformers Prime (2010–2013)
Episode: Tunnel Vision (2012)

TV-Y7-FV | 22 min | Animation, Action, Adventure

Arcee, Bumblebee, Jack and Miko head to a New York subway to locate an ancient Autobot relic, but find that the tunnel isn't at all empty.

Directors: Shaunt Nigoghossian, David Hartman | Stars: Peter Cullen, Frank Welker, Jeffrey Combs, Sumalee Montano

Votes: 130

8. The Matt Walsh Show (2018– )
Leftist Protestors Throw Themselves in Front of a Train on Behalf of Violent Criminals (2023 Podcast Episode)

News, Talk-Show

Add a Plot

Star: Matt Walsh

9. Nerve Center (2011– )
Episode: Grand Central Terminal (2011)

TV-PG | 45 min | Documentary

Grand Central Terminal moves 130,000 passengers a day over 400 miles of track and through 110 stations spread across New York City and upstate New York. It's one of the busiest train ... See full summary »

Director: Stavros C. Stavrides | Stars: Rick D. Wasserman, Susan Booth, William Borell, Dan Brucker