Subway Stories: Tales from the Underground is a film made in 1997 and produced by Home Box Office for television. It began as a contest among New Yorkers who submitted stories about their experiences within the New York City Subway. HBO picked ten of the stories and cast mostly well-known or accomplished actors (such as Denis Leary, Bonnie Hunt, Rosie Perez and Bill Irwin), and ten well-respected directors (such as Jonathan Demme, Ted Demme, Abel Ferrara, Craig McKay, Julie Dash, and Bob Balaban).

Subway Stories is divided according to director into short films, each with their own title, but strung almost seamlessly together.

Subway Stories continues to be acclaimed by prominent critics and viewers alike.^{[citation needed]}

HBO initially released the movie on VHS and Laserdisc in the United States. It was later released on Region 4 DVD (Australasia, and Central and South America). A Region 1 DVD (North America) was released on October 16, 2007.