Films and TV shows that feel like Empire State Of Mind by JAY Z featuring Alicia Keys
An intoxicating, swaggering love letter to the grit, glamour, and relentless hustle of New York City.
- Do the Right Thing (1989): It captures the scorching summer heat, street-level community, and unmistakable Brooklyn attitude referenced in the song.
- Succession (2018): It explores the ruthless, high-stakes billionaire playground of Manhattan skyscrapers that Jay-Z sings about conquering.
- The Wolf of Wall Street (2013): It embodies the hedonistic, fast-money New York ambition where dreams are made and fortunes are chased.
- Brooklyn (2015): It captures the immigrant grit and emotional weight of arriving in New York to build a new life from the ground up.
- Inside Man (2006): It is a quintessential New York crime thriller featuring the sharp, street-smart energy born on the corners of Brooklyn.
- The Deuce (2017): It exposes the rougher, seedier underbelly of the city that existed long before the luxury high-rises took over.
- Menace II Society (1993): It shares the raw, uncompromising street realism of hip-hop culture that shaped Jay-Z's worldview before hitting the big time.
- Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) (2014): It immerses you in the frantic, neon-lit theatrical heartbeat of Broadway and Times Square under the glow of the NYC night.
