Here we've displayed a list of the best San Diego films : Sideways(2004), Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy(2004), Hardcore(1979), On the Beach(1959), San Diego, I Love You(1944), Anna Lucasta(1958), The Lost World: Jurassic Park(1997), Superheroes(2011), The Clay Pigeon(1949), Dive Bomber(1941), Flight Command(1940), Sailor Beware(1952) ... ...
Comedy, Drama
USA|Hungary
2004
126 Minutes
Paul Giamatti Thomas Haden Church Virginia Madsen Sandra Oh Marylouise Burke Jessica Hecht Missy Doty M.C. Gainey Patrick Gallagher Alex Kalognomos Joe Marinelli
writer actor waitress server wife amusing endearing playful emotional san diego wine country friendship midlife crisis male bonding affair road trip adventure temptation growing up 2000s
Two men reaching middle age with not much to show but disappointment embark on a week-long road trip through California's wine country, just as one is about to take a trip down the aisle.
Comedy
USA
2004
95 Minutes
Will Ferrell Christina Applegate Paul Rudd Steve Carell David Koechner Fred Willard Chris Parnell Vince Vaughn
anchorman journalist weatherman sports reporter enemy madcap playful san diego zoo newsroom gender bias television personalities news workplace romance bad behavior career rivalry love revenge fall
Ron Burgundy is San Diego's top-rated newsman in the male-dominated broadcasting of the 1970s, but that's all about to change for Ron and his cronies when an ambitious woman is hired as a new anchor.
Drama
USA
1979
108 Minutes
George C. Scott Peter Boyle Season Hubley Dick Sargent Leonard Gaines David Nichols Gary Graham Larry Block Marc Alaimo Leslie Ackerman Charlotte McGinnes
businessman teen girl pornographer porn star prostitute raw dark michigan los angeles san diego san francisco hotel father/daughter relationship pornography search disguise missing persons discovery quest 1970s
A conservative Midwest businessman ventures into the underworld of pornography in California to look for his runaway teenage daughter who is making porno films in California's porno pits.
Sci-Fi
USA
1959
133 Minutes
Gregory Peck Ava Gardner Fred Astaire Anthony Perkins Donna Anderson John Tate Lola Brooks John Meillon Lou Vernon Guy Doleman Harp McGuire
commander alcoholic scientist newlywed lieutenant survivor dark tense emotional australia submarine deep sea hotel san francisco san diego nuclear war radiation survival reconnaissance denial
After a global nuclear war, the residents of Australia must come to terms with the fact that all life will be destroyed in a matter of months.
Comedy
USA
1944
81 Minutes
Jon Hall Louise Allbritton Edward Everett Horton Eric Blore Buster Keaton Irene Ryan Rudy Wissler Gerald Perreau Charles Bates Don Davis Florence Lake
inventor daughter millionaire butler bus driver lighthearted endearing san diego household opposites attract money culture clash family inventions love pursuit quest 1940s
A harried daughter tries to keep her wacky family together while trying to sell her eccentric father's latest invention, a collapsible life raft.
Drama
USA
1958
97 Minutes
Eartha Kitt Sammy Davis Jr. Frederick O'Neal Henry Scott Rex Ingram Georgia Burke James Edwards Rosetta LeNoire Isabel Cooley Alvin Childress Claire Leyba
prostitute sailor father mother suitor brother-in-law melodramatic sultry fiery shocking los angeles san diego nightclub house university family dysfunction marrying for money reunion greed african-americans
A young woman struggling with a sordid past finds that her biggest enemy had larger demons than she did.
Action, Sci-Fi, Adventure, Mystery & Thriller
USA
1997
134 Minutes
Jeff Goldblum Julianne Moore Pete Postlethwaite Arliss Howard Richard Attenborough Vince Vaughn Vanessa Lee Chester Peter Stormare Harvey Jason Richard Schiff Thomas F. Duffy
doctor paleontologist engineer documentarian daughter dinosaur suspenseful spectacular thrilling intense engaging island jungle san diego city dinosaurs survival corruption father/daughter relationship stranded
A research team is sent to the Jurassic Park Site B island to study the dinosaurs there, while an InGen team approaches with another agenda.
Documentary, Action, Comedy, Drama
USA
2011
82 Minutes
loner outcast girlfriend vigilante idealist filmmaker amusing tender touching engaging orlando, fla. apartment san diego homeless shelter brooklyn, n.y. superheroes vigilantism good deeds homelessness imagination
A journey inside the world of real life caped crusaders. From all over America, these self-proclaimed crime fighters, don masks, homemade costumes and elaborate utility belts in an attempt to bring justice to evildoers everywhere.
Crime, Drama
USA
1949
63 Minutes
Bill Williams Barbara Hale Richard Quine Richard Loo Frank Fenton Frank Wilcox Marya Marco Robert Bray Martha Hyer Harold Landon James Craven
veteran widow friend prison guard naval officer henchman intricate gripping gritty uneasy long beach, calif. hospital restaurant san diego los angeles government building amnesia false accusations fugitives unlikely allies
Jim Fletcher, waking up from a coma, finds he is to be given a court martial for treason and charged with informing on fellow inmates in a Japanese prison camp during WWII. Escaping from ... See full summary »
Adventure
USA
1941
133 Minutes
Errol Flynn Fred MacMurray Ralph Bellamy Alexis Smith Regis Toomey Allen Jenkins Craig Stevens Herb Anderson Moroni Olsen Addison Richards Louis Jean Heydt
pilot doctor best friend surgeon girlfriend intense fiery engaging airplane san diego hospital laboratory aviation medical experiments navy surgery research death discovery quest
A military surgeon teams with a ranking navy flyer to develop a high-altitude suit which will protect pilots from blacking out when they go into a steep dive.
Drama
USA
1940
113 Minutes
Robert Taylor Ruth Hussey Walter Pidgeon Paul Kelly Shepperd Strudwick Red Skelton Nat Pendleton Dick Purcell William Tannen William Stelling Stanley Smith
ensign lieutenant commanding officer wife pilot brother emotional tense san diego naval base airplane household hospital restaurant arrogance teamwork misunderstanding navy false accusations depression
A rookie flyer, Ens. Alan Drake, joins the famous Hellcats Squadron right out of flight school in Pensacola. He doesn't make a great first impression when he is forced to ditch his airplane... See full summary »
Comedy
USA
1952
108 Minutes
Dean Martin Jerry Lewis Marion Marshall Robert Strauss Betty Hutton
bumbler singer nurse chief petty officer movie star recruit madcap lighthearted outlandish office naval base television studio hospital nightclub san diego military life navy wager allergies contest
Although allergic to kissing girls, Seaman Melvin Jones, through a fluke TV appearance, gets the undeserved reputation of a great kisser dubbed "Mr. Temptation" and is pursued by amorous young females.
Drama
USA
1933
70 Minutes
Claudette Colbert Ben Lyon Ernest Torrence Hobart Cavanaugh Maurice Black Purnell Pratt Wilfred Lucas Harry Beresford
reporter smuggler daughter illegal immigrant police officer editor gritty melodramatic waterfront san diego ship apartment hideout news investigation deception smuggling illegal immigration pursuit mystery
An investigative reporter romances a suspected smuggler's daughter.
War
USA
1943
99 Minutes
welder officer lieutenant captain crew member japanese soldier brash inspiring spirited pacific ocean ship san diego naval warfare world war ii submarine air raids sinking ship respect transformation adventure
A new World War 2 destroyer fails its sea trials so it is assigned to mail runs, but the crew ends up having to engage Japanese planes and a submarine anyway.
Horror
USA
1977
83 Minutes
Susan Lanier Robert Houston James Whitworth Virginia Vincent Russ Grieve Dee Wallace Martin Speer Michael Berryman
family traveler mutant prey cannibal creepy disturbing dark frightening desert new mexico san diego california gas station hill nuclear weapons testing road trip vacation cannibalism horror
On the way to California, a family has the misfortune to have their car break down in an area closed to the public, and inhabited by violent savages ready to attack.
Comedy
USA
2013
119 Minutes
Will Ferrell Steve Carell Paul Rudd David Koechner Christina Applegate Meagan Good James Marsden Josh Lawson Kristen Wiig Dylan Baker Judah Nelson
anchorman anchor person weatherman sports reporter boss amusing campy cheeky san diego television studio house newsroom news relationships office politics rivalry television personalities adventure pursuit temptation
With the 1970s behind them, San Diego's top-rated newsman, Ron Burgundy, returns to take New York City's first twenty-four-hour news channel by storm.
Comedy, Drama
USA
1934
86 Minutes
James Cagney Pat O'Brien Gloria Stuart Frank McHugh Dorothy Tree Robert Barrat Willard Robertson Guinn "Big Boy" Williams Maude Eburne Martha Merrill Lorena Layson
blue-collar worker sailor naval officer sister love interest marine amusing thrilling patriotic witty battleship san diego dance hall brother/sister relationship grudge new job unlikely romance redemption navy rivalry
A cocky guy joins the Navy for the wrong reason but finds romance and twice is cited for heroism.
Musical, Comedy
USA
1956
95 Minutes
June Allyson Jack Lemmon Charles Bickford Paul Gilbert Jim Backus Stubby Kaye Howard McNear Elvia Allman Jack Albertson Queenie Smith Frank Sully
heiress father reporter fortune hunter thief editor brash emotional amusing texas san diego yacht bus motel newsroom father/daughter relationship running away elopement kidnapping journalism
Ellen (June Allyson) is kidnapped by father (Charles Bickford) after she ran off and got married to someone he thinks is a gold digger. She escapes and starts an adventurous trip back to ... See full summary »
Comedy
USA
1989
102 Minutes
James Belushi Mel Harris Kevin Tighe Ed O'Neill James Handy Cotter Smith Daniel Davis John Snyder
police detective sergeant dog drug lord amusing playful charming san diego police station dogs police work drug cartel friendship man vs. beast odd couple quest rivalry 1980s
To stop an elusive criminal, a maverick detective enlists the aid of a police dog who's an unusually intelligent smart alec.
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1988
98 Minutes
Sidney Poitier River Phoenix Richard Jenkins Caroline Kava Richard Bradford Richard Lynch Loretta Devine Lucy Deakins
fbi agent spy assassin teen boy father mother intricate tense confident san diego family home office mexican-american border trolly espionage extortion cold war secret life parent/child relationship serial murders
An F.B.I. Agent works to uncover an All-American family as Soviet sleeper Agents, and gets caught up in friendship with their unaware son.
Comedy, Drama
USA
2013
97 Minutes
Tom Sizemore Kimberlin Brown Musetta Vander Dan Hewitt Owens Leilani Ferrer David Novak Cheryl Dooley Kim Estes
womanizer love interest emotional heartwarming san diego cheating lifestyle changes golf forbidden love transformation
A lifelong womanizer gets a taste of his own medicine.
Romance
USA
1963
89 Minutes
Shirley Jones Gig Young Red Buttons Carolyn Jones Edgar Buchanan Eddie Applegate Edward Platt Bill Mumy Bryan Russell Robert Foulk Milton Frome
commander widow boy pilot fireman police officer playful emotional san diego california ship courtship parenthood childhood family discovery love rescue 1960s
When the kids of a young widow inadvertently send an SOS while playing with their uncle Cy's Navy Signal Lamp, the Navy sends their top man to investigate and he falls for their mother.
Romance
USA
1993
112 Minutes
Richard Gere Lena Olin Anne Bancroft Tom Irwin Delroy Lindo Bruce Altman Lauren Tom Anna Maria Horsford Lucinda Jenney Taylor Negron
mental patient psychiatrist boss colleague construction worker bank teller emotional engaging tense san diego construction site bank concert hall mental institution manic-depression ethics loneliness psychiatry friendship recklessness
After being arrested during a manic episode, a man who suffers from bipolar disorder is treated by a psychiatrist who begins to develop romantic feelings towards him.
Comedy
USA
1967
107 Minutes
Jerry Lewis Harold J. Stone Susan Bay Buddy Lester Del Moore Paul Lambert Jeannine Riley Leonard Stone Charlie Callas Frank De Vol Vern Rowe
nerd look-alike hotel worker stewardess mobster police officer amusing madcap san diego fishing boat hotel street beach chase hunting jewelry theft crime mistaken identity pursuit underdog
On a San Diego beach, Gerald Clamson fishes out of the water a look-alike frog man who gives him a map to a stash of stolen-diamonds coveted by several crime syndicates.
Sci-Fi
USA|France|Denmark
1994
95 Minutes
Robert Patrick Mark Decascos Scott Wolf Kristina Malandro Wagner Julia Nickson Alyssa Milano Nils Allen Stewart Henry Kingi
brother martial artist mentor tycoon gang leader bodyguard frenetic campy thrilling los angeles san diego california china slum river magical artifact gangs martial arts post-apocalypse good versus evil
Two brothers have half of a powerful ancient Chinese talisman. An evil gang leader has the other half, and determines to get the brothers' half and have a complete medallion so he can gain absolute power.
Sci-Fi
2000
97 Minutes
Joanie Laurer Dondré Whitfield Dale Midkiff Stephen Tobolowsky Kelly Perine Grace Phillips Scott Lowell
journalist police officer military officer president wife government agent thrilling tense gripping suspenseful melancholy united states military base san diego headquarters government offices hospital alien invasion nuclear weapons conspiracy
A police investigator (Dondre T. Whitfield) confronts a government agent's security chief (Chyna) about the possibility of an impending alien invasion.
Drama
1991
96 Minutes
Julie Andrews Ann-Margret Hugh Grant Zeljko Ivanek Tony Roberts Hal England Loyda Ramos Anne MacAdams Lisa Blake Richards
businesswoman waitress homosexual son melodramatic uplifting san diego arkansas homophobia aids mother/son relationship acceptance death forbidden love transformation wretched excess 1990s
Two women of different means and minds are the mothers of two gay sons, one of whom is dying from AIDS. As a small town waitress, Luanne Barnes must overcome her own homophobia and learn to love her son Donald unconditionally.
Drama
2015
90 Minutes
Scott Patterson Jessica Amlee Brian McNamara Jay Pickett Susie Castillo Trilby Glover Gavin Collins Tim Abell
teen girl kidnapper chilling dark disturbing gripping san diego suspicion abduction rescue murder true crime mystery rescue 21st century
Sci-Fi, Comedy, Adventure
2011
104 Minutes
Simon Pegg Nick Frost Jason Bateman Kristen Wiig Bill Hader Blythe Danner Joe Lo Truglio John Carroll Lynch Jane Lynch David Koechner Sigourney Weaver
alien geek best friend religious person fbi agent father amusing offbeat witty san diego nevada wyoming new mexico area 51 winnebago unlikely allies friendship road trip going home camaraderie
On a pilgrimage to America's UFO heartland, two British sci-fi geeks (Simon Pegg, Nick Frost) meet an extraterrestrial and hatch a plan to help him return to his spaceship.
Drama
2005
96 Minutes
Jaclyn Smith Lyndsy Fonseca Corbin Bernsen C. Thomas Howell Sarah Aldrich Erik Eidem Nancy Linehan Charles Lorna Scott Jocko Marcellino Ken Narasaki Michael Fairman
judge juvenile delinquent ex-husband father teen girl emotional inspiring heartwarming san diego courtroom pawn shop crime trust foster care unlikely allies loneliness growing up rescue transformation 2000s
A stern judge (Jaclyn Smith) accepts temporary custody of a troubled teenager (Lyndsy Fonseca) who has already gone through several foster families.