Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- Brutal
- tense
- melancholic
- harrowing
- serious movie night
- political thriller marathon
What critics said
Critics broadly found the performances, screenplay, and emotionally forceful treatment of post-9/11 prejudice effective, though aggregate scores indicate a mixed overall reception.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Roshan's FBI investigation and the friends' altered lives foreground surveillance, interrogation, and state suspicion after September 11.
Omar, Sam, and Maya begin as close friends before terrorism and its aftermath fracture their shared world.
Omar's discovery of New York and his relationships with Sam and Maya are set against growing anti-Muslim suspicion.
New York City functions as a large, diverse backdrop for the friends' private relationships and the thriller's political events.
Films like New York, and why
Arlington Road
post-9/11 paranoia thriller centered on suspicion, surveillance, and ideological violence
Khuda Kay Liye
political drama about Muslim identity, global prejudice, and the consequences of terrorism
The State of Things
crime thriller exploring state power, political violence, and moral compromise
Movie Details
- Director
- Kabir Khan
- Release Date
- 2009-06-26
- Runtime
- 153 min
- Rating
- 6.3 / 10 (88)
Cast
- John Abraham
- Neil Nitin Mukesh
- Katrina Kaif
- Irrfan Khan
- Aidan Wagner
- Nawazuddin Siddiqui
- Samrat Chakrabarti
- Ali Quli Mirza
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Netflix, Netflix Standard with Ads
- Rent
- Apple TV Store, YouTube
- Buy
- Apple TV Store, YouTube
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is New York about?
- Three young friends in post-9/11 New York are pulled into a dangerous collision between loyalty, state suspicion, and political violence.
- What is New York like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of New York as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as layered.
- Is New York violent?
- Yes. Ember rates the violence in New York as brutal.
- What did critics think of New York?
- Critics broadly found the performances, screenplay, and emotionally forceful treatment of post-9/11 prejudice effective, though aggregate scores indicate a mixed overall reception.
- Which films are like New York?
- Films with a similar feel include Arlington Road, Khuda Kay Liye, and The State of Things.
- How long is New York?
- New York runs 153 minutes.
- Where can I watch New York?
- In United States, New York streams on Netflix, Netflix Standard with Ads.
