Dark Knight opens at midnight, and as the previews show, the city gets beat up pretty bad in the epic battle that ensues. New York is always getting destroyed over and over again in movies. Why? Because it looks awesome! Here are clips of the 15 best films featuring New York getting annihilated, curated by Nick McGlynn. (NYC Photoshop Hallucination By Richard Blakeley.)

A.I. - 2001


Armageddon - 1998

Category 7: The End of the World - 2005

Cloverfield - 2008

Deep Impact - 1998

Deluge - 1933

Gangs of New York - 2002

Godzilla - 1998

I am Legend - 2007

Independence Day - 1996

Meteor - 1979

Planet of the Apes - 1968

The Day After Tomorrow - 2004

War of the Worlds - 2005

When Worlds Collide - 1951