For the third installment of our irregular Cinema Club, we give to you some of our favorite films set in New York in the fall. Behind every classic on this list, veiled behind images of beautiful people in impeccably-dressed outfits, martinis, skyscrapers, subways and hailing cabs, lie stories about adaptation, class structures and struggles, loneliness, and finding connection. That’s because most of us who make our way to this city come here alone, having not quite fully fit in where we came from, and are on a quest to find ourselves and our people. It is a city of brilliant eccentricities and an endless curiosity for matters of emotional and intellectual life.

• Full Moon in New York directed by Stanley Kwan, 1989
• Breakfast at Tiffany’s directed by Blake Edwards, 1961
• Working Girl directed by Mike Nichols, 1998
• Daytrippers directed by Greg Mottola, 1997
• Party Girl directed by Daisy von Scherler Mayer, 1995
• Two Lovers directed by James Gray, 2008
• Annie Hall directed by Woody Allen, 1977
• Do The Right Thing directed by Spike Lee, 1989
• When Harry Met Sally directed by Ron Reiner, 1989

• Paris Is Burning directed by Jennie Livingston, 1991
• Manhattan directed by Woody Allen, 1979
• Moonstruck directed by Norman Jewison, 1987
• News From Home directed by Chantal Akerman, 1976
• Taxi Driver directed by Martin Scorsese, 1976
• King of New York directed by Abel Ferrara, 1990

In case you need it, here's what you need for a classic Manhattan:

• 2 ounces rye whiskey
• 1 ounce sweet vermouth, such as Carpano Antica Formula
• 2 dashes Angostura bitters
• Maraschino cherry, for garnish

Add your whiskey, sweet vermouth, and bitters to a mixing glass filled with ice. Stir well for 15–20 seconds until nice and chilled and then strain into a chilled coupe or any glass of your liking and garnish with a cherry or two (Luxardo, if you're wanting a real treat).