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The Godfather
The Godfather is a 1972 American epic gangster film directed by Francis Ford Coppola, who co-wrote the screenplay with Mario Puzo based on Puzo's best-selling 1969 novel. The film features an ensemble cast that includes Marlon Brando, Al Pacino, James Caan, Richard Castellano, Robert Duvall, Sterling Hayden, John Marley, Richard Conte and Diane Keaton. It is the first installment in The Godfather trilogy, which chronicles the Corleone family under patriarch Vito Corleone (Brando) and the transformation of his youngest son, Michael Corleone (Pacino), from reluctant family outsider to ruthless mafia boss.

Green Book
2018 film by Peter Farrelly

Marty
1955 film directed by Delbert Mann

Doubt
2008 film by John Patrick Shanley

The Accountant
2016 film directed by Gavin O'Connor

Awakenings
Awakenings is a 1990 American biographical drama film written by Steven Zaillian, directed by Penny Marshall, and starring Robert De Niro, Robin Williams, Julie Kavner, Ruth Nelson, John Heard, Penelope Ann Miller, Peter Stormare and Max von Sydow. It is based on Oliver Sacks's 1973 nonfiction memoir Awakenings. The film tells the story of the fictional neurologist Dr. Malcolm Sayer (Williams), whose character is based on Sacks.

A Bronx Tale
1993 film directed by Robert De Niro

The Warriors
1979 action film directed by Walter Hill

Jack and Jill
2011 film by Dennis Dugan

Finding Forrester
2000 film directed by Gus Van Sant

The Pride of the Yankees
1942 film by Sam Wood

Rumble in the Bronx
1995 film by Stanley Tong

Deliver Us from Evil
2014 film by Scott Derrickson

The Upside
2018 film directed by Neil Burger

Fort Apache, The Bronx
1981 film by Daniel Petrie

For Love of the Game
1999 film by Sam Raimi

Summer of Sam
1999 film directed by Spike Lee

That Touch of Mink
1962 film by Delbert Mann

Love Is All There Is
1996 film by Joseph Bologna

Five Corners
1987 film by Tony Bill

City Island
2009 film directed by Raymond De Felitta

1990: The Bronx Warriors
1982 film by Enzo G. Castellari

Wolfen
1981 film by Michael Wadleigh

The Catered Affair
1956 film directed by Richard Brooks

See You Yesterday
2019 film directed by Stefon Bristol

The Wanderers
1979 film directed by Philip Kaufman

Escape from the Bronx
1983 film by Enzo G. Castellari

Vampires vs. the Bronx
2020 film directed by Oz Rodriguez

Tigertail
2020 film directed by Alan Yang

Knights of the South Bronx
2005 television film

From This Day Forward
1946 film by John Berry

Lost in Yonkers
1993 film by Martha Coolidge

True Love
1989 film directed by Nancy Savoca

I Like It Like That
1994 film by Darnell Martin

Falling in Love Again
1980 film by Steven Paul

Household Saints
1993 film by Nancy Savoca

The Winning Team
1952 American film by Lewis Seiler

Something Wild
1961 film by Jack Garfein

A Bronx Morning
1931 film by Jay Leyda

Hangin' with the Homeboys
1991 film by Joseph Vásquez

61*
61* is a 2001 American sports drama television film directed and co-executive produced by Billy Crystal and written by Hank Steinberg. It stars Barry Pepper as Roger Maris and Thomas Jane as Mickey Mantle on their quest to break Babe Ruth's 1927 single-season home run record of 60 during the 1961 season of the New York Yankees. The film first aired on HBO on April 28, 2001.

Gun Hill Road
2011 film