Manhattan high society

Allen's films are quintessentially centered on Manhattan's intellectual and cultural elite, exploring their romantic entanglements, neuroses, and moral dilemmas with wit and sophistication.

Scorsese frequently portrays the ruthless world of Manhattan's wealthy power players and organized crime figures, examining ambition and excess within the city's high-stakes environments.

Coppola captures the alienation and ennui of Manhattan's privileged classes with visual elegance, focusing on the emotional emptiness beneath their glamorous surfaces.