Movies where a city is central to the story

Asteroid City

Alien Sighting • 1950S America • Quiet Departure • Actors • Deliberate • Spain

2023 • Movie

Summer in the City

Happy Ending • Retail Store • City Newcomer • Lighthearted • New York City • Family-Friendly

2016 • Movie • US, CA

City of the Sun

Miners • Ambiguous • Youth Training • Abandoned Mining Town • Hopeful • Athletes

2017 • Movie • US, QA, NL, GE

A City at Chandigarh

Long-Term Impact • Urban Construction • India • Observational • 1947 Partition • Construction Workers

1966 • Movie • CH

Terreur sur ma ville

Climate Change • Injured • Bittersweet • Community Resilience • Socially Engaged Audience • Hope

2024 • Movie

City of My Dreams

Urban Hardship • Industrialization • Young Friends • 19Th Century • Search For Employment • Ingvar Forest Mountain

1976 • Movie • SE

Megalopolis

Hopeful • Unfinished • Ambiguous • Alternate America • Aspect Ratio 2:1

2024 • Movie • US

City of Ghosts

Risky Scam • Bokor Hill Station • Ambiguous • Meeting In Cambodia • French Pop • Fbi Target

2002 • Movie • US

Downtown Switzerland

Political Tension • Social Change • Open-Ended • Montage • Political Change • Cultural Diversity

2004 • Movie • CH

Cities of Last Things

Poignant • Suicide Jump • Ambiguous • Urban City • Cities Of Last Things • Time Jumps

2018 • Movie • CN, TW, KR, US, FR, SG

City Lights

Love And Sacrifice • Social Disparity • Flower Market • Film Critics Praise • Original Screenplay • Episodic

1931 • Movie • US

Green City Life

City Planners • Mexico • Contemporary • Inspiring • Manon Turina • Sustainability

2023 • Movie • FR

Les lumières de ma ville

Urban Environment • Community Decline • Artistic Struggle • Roger Garand (Producer) • Moral Decline • Cinematic

1950 • Movie • CA

Urban Country

Ranch Owner • Self-Discovery • Present Day • Personal Growth • Mother'S Terminal Illness • City

2018 • Movie • US

A Town Called Love

Riley • Small-Town • Rural Setting • Contemporary • Romance Rivalry

2023 • Movie • CA

Hands over the City

Political Scandal • Urbanization • City Councilman • Naples • Critical • Rod Steiger

1963 • Movie • IT, IT, FR

Stadtlandliebe

Clash With Locals • German Countryside • Countryside • Comedic • Humorous • Urban Soundtrack

2016 • Movie • DE

Roulette City

Wait • Ambiguous • Trust And Betrayal • Tension-Filled • China • Macau

2012 • Movie • MO, SG

Broken City

Bittersweet • Louisiana • 2010S • Urban Environment • Moral Ambiguity • Tension-Building

2013 • Movie • US

Urban Genesis

Urban Development • Farmers • Small City Model • Ambient Music • Archival Images • Adults

2022 • Movie • CH

The Village

You • Rural Japan • Return Of Misaki • Environmental Decay • Misaki Nakai

2023 • Movie • JP

Dans la ville blanche

Lonely Traveler • Ambiguous • Writes Letters • Loses Contact • Character-Focused • Lonely

1983 • Movie • CH, PT

Citizens of the World

Ambiguous • Rome • Rethink Decision • Life Change • Drama • Bittersweet

2020 • Movie • FR, IT

City Lights

Family Reunion • Poor Farmer • Poverty • Original Score • Rajasthan Village • Hansal Mehta

2014 • Movie • IN

Nightmare City 2035

Futuristic City • Revolution Ongoing • Ruined Metropolis • Dark • Revolutionary Fight • Thrilling

2007 • Movie • BG, US

Infinite Place

Post-Cold War • Loitz • Young Outsiders • Germany • Impressive Imagery • Documentary

2024 • Movie

GrossStadtklein

Family Man • Happy Ending • Family Upheaval • Romantic Interest • Tobias Wiemann (Director)

2013 • Movie • DE

Shine Your Eyes

Estranged Brother • Journey To Brazil • Open-Ended • Search For Identity • Favorable Critics • Family Separation

2020 • Movie • FR, BR

London Town

1970S London • London • Reconciliation • Los Angeles Film Festival • Family Financial Struggles

2017 • Movie • DE, GB, US

Brunaupark

Eviction • Hopeful • Local Residents • Socially Conscious • Families • Contemporary

2024 • Movie