Some Good New York, 1920s-era films

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Movie_Riggs — 9 years ago(January 27, 2017 05:59 PM)

I'm a big fan of F. Scott Fitzgerald's 'The Great Gatsby', and I would love to see some movies (preferably nothing made before the 60s) that really capture the era of the Roaring Twenties in the way his novel did. (I have seen both film adaptations of the book already).
"We're not too old for this sh*t!" -Riggs and Murtaugh, 'Lethal Weapon 4' (1998)

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Moss_Garden — 9 years ago(January 28, 2017 09:25 AM)

It's not New York-based, but The Cat's Meow is a good one.
Formerly Nothin_but_the_Rain

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shepardjessica-1 — 9 years ago(January 29, 2017 12:52 PM)

The Rise & Fall Of Legs Diamond

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mgtbltp — 9 years ago(January 30, 2017 04:36 PM)

Ragtime
(1981) took place in the 1910s
Once Upon a Time in America
(1984) jumps back and forth between the 1920s and 1960s

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Full_Empty — 9 years ago(January 31, 2017 02:38 PM)

Miller's Crossing (1990) is good but I don't remember if it's in New York or Chicago.

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Movie_Riggs — 9 years ago(January 31, 2017 09:42 PM)

Chicago should work too. I'll check it out.
"We're not too old for this sh*t!" -Riggs and Murtaugh, 'Lethal Weapon 4' (1998)

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tim-xy — 9 years ago(February 01, 2017 05:48 AM)

If you're happy with Chicago, then you could try
Chicago
. Definitelty roaring 20s!

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Movie_Riggs — 9 years ago(February 01, 2017 09:08 PM)

Cool. Will do.
"We're not too old for this sh*t!" -Riggs and Murtaugh, 'Lethal Weapon 4' (1998)

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CanterburyTale — 9 years ago(February 01, 2017 05:31 AM)

Mrs.Parker and the Vicious Circle -1994
"Barney SloaneThat's my new nameMy old one's a little more Italian."

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tim-xy — 9 years ago(February 01, 2017 05:58 AM)

Not exactly what you're looking for, it's set in London and in the early 1930s, but it has that atmosphere of decadence and partying:
Bright Young Things (2003)
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