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Saturday Night Fever is one of my all-time favourite films. Too easily written off as a disco film, it's much more than that. Shaft is an ok period-piece but actually quite boring. Across 110th Street is similar but better, imo.
Some other great NY films that might have gone under your radar:
The original Taking of Pelham 123
The Wanderers - everyone knows The Warriors but The Wanderers would be great for a NY film night.
The original Maniac - very raw early 80s slasher film with a great sleazy Times Square vibe.
Even more left-field, the documentaries Paris is Burning, Bill Cunningham's New York and Precinct Seven Five.
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