Curated playlist

Films set in New York City

Avengers: EndgameAvengers: Endgame opens with Clint Barton losing his family to Thanos's snap. It was moved from Infinity War.
Avengers: Age of UltronAvengers: Age of Ultron cut Loki out completely after test audiences thought he controlled Ultron.
Agent Carter (film)In the 2013 short film Agent Carter, Peggy Carter fights off guards alone and retrieves a serum called the Zodiac.
Avengers: Infinity WarAvengers: Infinity War ends with Thanos watching a sunrise after erasing half of all life.
The Avengers (2012 film)Joss Whedon read the first Avengers script and said to pretend it never happened.
Spider-Man: Brand New DaySpider-Man: Brand New Day drew 718.6 million trailer views in its first 24 hours, according to the research firm WaveMetrix. That was nearly double the 365 million views earned by Deadpool & Wolverine in 2024, the previous film record. It…
Spider-Man: No Way HomeSpider-Man: No Way Home drew 355.5 million global views for its first trailer in the first 24 hours. No trailer had drawn more views in such a span. Avengers: Endgame held the old record at 289 million, and the Far From Home trailer had…
Deadpool & WolverineDeadpool & Wolverine almost went by the title Deadpool & Friend. The name leaked online in February 2024.
XXX: Return of Xander CageXXX: Return of Xander Cage began its public life with a nickname. On the 23rd of August 2015, Vin Diesel told his Instagram followers, "While I was filming xXx, guys on set called me Air Diesel." He added that the time to return had come,…
Taxi DriverPaul Schrader wrote Taxi Driver in ten days while living in his car. He had been through a divorce and a breakup.
Synecdoche, New YorkRoger Ebert named Synecdoche, New York the best film of the decade in 2009. Another critic gave it a D+.
Flash Gordon (serial)The 1936 Flash Gordon serial reused Frankenstein's watchtower sets inside Emperor Ming's palace.
Michael (2026 film)Michael, a 2026 biographical film about the singer Michael Jackson, had a teaser trailer that drew 116.2 million views in its first 24 hours. Lionsgate released it on the 6th of November 2025, and 30 million of those views arrived within…
The Fantastic Four: First StepsThe Fantastic Four: First Steps opens in 1964 on a world called Earth-828. Crowds are marking four years since a space mission gave four astronauts extraordinary powers. Reed Richards, Sue Storm, Ben Grimm and Johnny Storm are celebrities…
The Devil Wears Prada 2The Devil Wears Prada 2 collected 181.5 million views for its first teaser trailer in just 24 hours, reportedly the most for any comedy trailer in 15 years. That teaser appeared on the 12th of November 2025. It promoted a 2026 American…
Citizen KaneOrson Welles began filming Citizen Kane without telling his studio. He logged the early footage as "Orson Welles Tests."
Thunderbolts*Before Thunderbolts* reached theaters in 2025, its title carried a small asterisk that Marvel Studios refused to explain. Studio president Kevin Feige confirmed in April 2024 that the mark was official. He promised the meaning would be…
The Devil Wears Prada (film)The Devil Wears Prada, a 2006 American comedy-drama directed by David Frankel, has a famous villain who made her entrance in a whisper. At a table read in New York, Meryl Streep spoke Miranda Priestly's first line so softly that the whole…
Men in Black 3Will Smith pitched Men in Black 3 in 2002: send Agent J back in time to save Agent K.
Indiana Jones and the Dial of DestinyIndiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny first left out Marion until Karen Allen wrote a letter.