Here we've displayed a list of the best Oakland, Calif. films : Moneyball(2011), Fruitvale Station(2013), Blindspotting(2018), Sorry to Bother You(2018), The Mack(1973), Cocaine Cowboys II: Hustlin' With the Godmother(2008), Kicks(2016), Poetic Justice(1993), The Adderall Diaries(2015), Born to Be Wild(1995), Jack the Bear(1991) ... ...
Drama
USA
2011
133 Minutes
Brad Pitt Jonah Hill Philip Seymour Hoffman Robin Wright Chris Pratt Stephen Bishop Reed Edward Diamond Brent Jennings Ken Medlock Tammy Blanchard Jack McGee
baseball manager baseball player baseball scout executive inspiring amusing oakland, calif. baseball field office billy beane major league baseball oakland athletics sports money underdog transformation 2000s
Oakland A's general manager Billy Beane's successful attempt to assemble a baseball team on a lean budget by employing computer-generated analysis to acquire new players.
Drama
USA
2013
85 Minutes
Michael B. Jordan Octavia Spencer Melonie Diaz Ahna O'Reilly Kevin Durand Chad Michael Murray Joey Oglesby Laurel Moglen Liisa Cohen Ariana Neal Alex Alessandro Garcia
young man black man girlfriend daughter mother police officer gritty inspiring disheartening sad somber oakland, calif. subway family home city accidental death racial profiling race relations family parent/child relationship
The story of Oscar Grant III, a 22-year-old Bay Area resident, who crosses paths with friends, enemies, family, and strangers on the last day of 2008.
Comedy, Drama
USA
2018
95 Minutes
Daveed Diggs Rafael Casal Janina Gavankar Jasmine Cephas Jones Ethan Embry Tisha Campbell-Martin Utkarsh Ambudkar Kevin Carroll Nyambi Nyambi Jon Chaffin Wayne Knight
ex-convict probation officer best friend police officer suspect entrepreneur bleak disturbing gripping intense oakland, calif. truck apartment street life after prison witnessing murder racial issues police brutality starting over temptation
While on probation, a man begins to re-evaluate his relationship with his volatile best friend.
Sci-Fi, Comedy, Fantasy
USA
2018
105 Minutes
LaKeith Stanfield Tessa Thompson Jermaine Fowler Omari Hardwick Terry Crews Kate Berlant Michael X. Sommers Danny Glover Steven Yeun Armie Hammer Robert Longstreet
telemarketer friend co-worker ceo amusing hilarious outlandish unrestrained madcap oakland, calif. office protest office building conference room apartment materialism wealth relationships success social issues
In an alternate present-day version of Oakland, telemarketer Cassius Green discovers a magical key to professional success, propelling him into a universe of greed.
Crime, Drama
USA
1973
110 Minutes
Max Julien Don Gordon Richard Pryor Carol Speed Richard Williams
ex-convict pimp prostitute crooked cop rival uplifting wild oakland, calif. bar nightclub street prison release ambition racial issues prostitution class struggle racism rise rivalry 1970s
Goldie returns from five years at the state pen and winds up King of the pimping game. Trouble comes in the form of two corrupt white cops and a crime lord who wants him to return to the small time.
Documentary, Crime, Drama, History
USA
2008
101 Minutes
Nelson Andreu Raul Diaz Bob Palumbo Al Singleton
drug dealer son convict woman drug addict police officer gripping fascinating dark oakland, calif. prison miami ghetto drug trade crime ring partnership investigation griselda blanco charles cosby temptation
Set in 1991 on the inner-city streets of Oakland, California, cocaine dealer Charles Cosby has his life changed forever when he writes a fan letter to the "Cocaine Godmother" Griselda ... See full summary »
Comedy, Drama
USA
2016
84 Minutes
Jahking Guillory Christopher Meyer Christopher Jordan Wallace Kofi Siriboe Mahershala Ali Molly Shaiken Justin Hall Teresa Navarro Kyndall Ferguson
teen boy family member friend hoodlum tough guy imaginary friend brooding creative intense oakland, calif. school playground basketball court house car imagination shoes theft gangsters anger
Brandon is a 15 year old whose dream is a pair of fresh Air Jordans. Soon after he gets his hands on them, they're stolen by a local hood, causing Brandon and his two friends to go on a dangerous mission through Oakland to retrieve them.
Romance
USA
1993
110 Minutes
Janet Jackson Tupac Shakur Regina King Joe Torry Maya Angelou Tyra Ferrell Roger Guenveur Smith Q-Tip Tone Loc Billy Zane Lori Petty
hairdresser mail carrier poet boyfriend girlfriend best friend emotional gritty tender uplifting south central oakland, calif. hair salon truck grief road trip love depression crime love
In this movie, we see the world through the eyes of main character Justice (Janet Jackson), a young African-American poet. A mail carrier invites a few friends along for a long overnight delivery run.
Drama
USA
2015
87 Minutes
James Franco Ed Harris Amber Heard Cynthia Nixon Christian Slater Jim Parrack Timothée Chalamet Danny Flaherty Michael Cristofer Wilmer Valderrama
writer murder suspect missing wife friend defendant lawyer dark engaging intense powerful unrestrained courtroom home bookstore prison oakland, calif. murder investigation murder trial traumatic past truth
Elliot, a troubled former successful writer decides to write about a missing wife and the following murder trial of her husband.
Kids & Family, Drama
USA|Japan
1995
100 Minutes
Will Horneff Helen Shaver Peter Boyle Jean Marie Barnwell Marvin J. McIntyre John C. McGinley Gregory Itzin Titus Welliver Thomas F. Wilson
gorilla teen boy mother circus owner researcher police officer emotional heartwarming oakland, calif. africa jungle family home circus countryside animal cruelty human-animal friendship on the run teen angst mother/son relationship quest
Rick Heller is a juvenile delinquent who keeps getting himself into trouble. To keep him out of trouble his mother puts him to work cleaning the cage of a gorilla named Katie which she is ... See full summary »
Comedy, Mystery & Thriller
1991
98 Minutes
Danny DeVito Robert J. Steinmiller Jr. Miko Hughes Gary Sinise Julia Louis-Dreyfus Reese Witherspoon Bert Remsen Andrea Marcovicci
father child neighbor television star neo-nazi son quirky heartwarming moving amusing oakland, calif. school house alcoholism family dysfunction redemption father/son relationship kidnapping revenge discovery
Two boys (Robert J. Steinmiller Jr., Miko Hughes) and their quirky father (Danny DeVito) start over in 1972 Oakland, Calif., with a sinister presence nearby.