Meryl Streep conducts us to a trip to New York City as presented in many films during the 20th Century, and how its cultural importance and impact are important to viewers. With a comprehensive gathering of clips from films between 1910's and 1990's, the documentary presents the mandatory classic films that presented the city and its multiple cultural variations, situations and the great stories filmed there. Actors and directors also discuss how they view the city in reality and also through the pictures.

Meryl Streep
Narrator (voice)

Lauren Bacall
Self

Liza Minnelli
Self

Edward Burns
Self

Nora Ephron
Self

Sidney Lumet
Self

Peter Bogdanovich
Self

Spike Lee
Self

Paul Mazursky
Self

Tim Robbins
Self

James Sanders
Self

Martin Scorsese
Self

Tales of the American
Tales of the American

Indústria Cultural
Indústria Cultural

Genius
Genius

We Were Once Kids
We Were Once Kids

Sherlock Holmes in New York
Sherlock Holmes in New York

Stockholm Syndrome
Stockholm Syndrome

Jean-Michel Basquiat, artiste absolu
Jean-Michel Basquiat, artiste absolu
Democracy Is ...
Democracy Is ...

Style Wars
Style Wars

Fight Church
Fight Church

The Ring Thing
The Ring Thing

One October
One October