Here we've displayed a list of the best San Francisco films : Vertigo(1958), The Times of Harvey Milk(1984), The Last Waltz(1978), Inside Out(2015), The Maltese Falcon(1941), Out of the Past(1947), The Pursuit of Happyness(2006), Crumb(1994), My Name Is Khan(2010), Riding Giants(2004), We Were Here(2011), Scratch(2001) ... ...
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1958
128 Minutes
James Stewart Kim Novak Barbara Bel Geddes Tom Helmore Henry Jones Raymond Bailey Ellen Corby Konstantin Shayne Lee Patrick
detective wife friend dead person police officer suspenseful gripping church san francisco hotel country club obsession madness investigation accident deception rescue pursuit mystery love
A former police detective juggles wrestling with his personal demons and becoming obsessed with a hauntingly beautiful woman.
Documentary
USA
1984
87 Minutes
activist mayor city official homophobe inspiring emotional engaging san francisco castro district store city hall court harvey milk dan white george moscone homosexuality politics underdog rise 1970s
A documentary of the successful career and assassination of San Francisco's first elected gay city supervisor.
Documentary
USA
1978
117 Minutes
musician singer bob dylan songwriter music lover eric clapton uplifting powerful cool san francisco winterland ballroom stage backstage the band bob dylan rock 'n' roll concert retirement lifetime achievement rise
A film account and presentation of the final concert of The Band.
Animation, Comedy, Kids & Family, Fantasy
USA
2015
95 Minutes
young girl mother father imaginary friend teacher friend amusing charming emotional san francisco house imaginary world school dining room street emotion moving change adaptation hockey
After young Riley is uprooted from her Midwest life and moved to San Francisco, her emotions - Joy, Fear, Anger, Disgust and Sadness - conflict on how best to navigate a new city, house, and school.
Crime, Drama
USA
1941
100 Minutes
Humphrey Bogart Mary Astor Peter Lorre Gladys George Barton MacLane Sydney Greenstreet Lee Patrick Ward Bond Jerome Cowan Elisha Cook Jr. James Burke
detective femme fatale criminal police officer secretary dark gritty brooding intricate san francisco hotel office dangerous assignment shady dealings deception murder greed mystery pursuit temptation
A private detective takes on a case that involves him with three eccentric criminals, a gorgeous liar, and their quest for a priceless statuette.
Crime, Mystery & Thriller, Drama
USA
1947
97 Minutes
Robert Mitchum Jane Greer Kirk Douglas Rhonda Fleming Richard Webb Steve Brodie Virginia Huston Paul Valentine Dickie Moore Frank Wilcox Mary Field
investigator gambler femme fatale henchman cool dark intricate new york city mexico san francisco bridgeport, calif. theft crime love triangle blackmail murder pursuit forbidden love 1940s
A private eye escapes his past to run a gas station in a small town, but his past catches up with him. Now he must return to the big city world of danger, corruption, double crosses and duplicitous dames.
Drama
USA
2006
116 Minutes
Will Smith Jaden Smith Thandie Newton Brian Howe James Karen Dan Castellaneta Kurt Fuller Takayo Fischer Kevin West Domenic Bove Scott Klace
salesman son boss stockbroker wife emotional dark san francisco hotel stadium office parenthood homelessness eviction ambition financial crisis discovery sacrifice fall 1980s
A struggling salesman takes custody of his son as he's poised to begin a life-changing professional career.
Documentary
USA
1994
119 Minutes
cartoonist brother wife friend creative quirky family home cleveland san francisco france artist's studio art psychology mental illness drugs fame robert crumb quest 1990s
An intimate portrait of controversial cartoonist Robert Crumb and his traumatized family.
Drama
India|USA|United Arab Emirates|Hong Kong
2010
165 Minutes
Shah Rukh Khan Kajol Katie Amanda Keane Kenton Duty Benny Nieves Christopher B. Duncan Jimmy Sheirgill Zarina Wahab Sonya Jehan Parvin Dabas Arjun Mathur
autistic person single mother autistic indian heartwarming engaging san francisco abu dhabi mumbai religion racial profiling accusations transformation 2000s
An Indian Muslim man with Asperger's syndrome takes a challenge to speak to the President of the United States seriously and embarks on a cross-country journey.
Documentary
USA|France
2004
102 Minutes
surfer skateboarder thrilling wild intense fascinating hawaii waimea bay beach san francisco ocean surfing passion thrill seeking sports culture pursuit temptation adventure 2000s
Documentary detailing the origins and history of surf culture.
Documentary, Drama, History, Biography, Gay & Lesbian
USA
2011
90 Minutes
Bill Weber Paul Boneberg Ed Wolf Daniel Goldstein Guy Clark
lesbian gay man nurse woman bleak emotional moving sad san francisco aids homosexuality disease death epidemic sexually transmitted diseases transformation fall discovery 2010s
A deep and reflective look at the arrival and impact of AIDS in San Francisco and how individuals rose to the occasion during the first years of this unimaginable crisis.
Documentary
USA
2001
90 Minutes
Bonner Bellew
dj producer mc musician fan gritty inspiring bronx, n.y. san francisco nightclub hip-hop turntablism innovation discovery rise underdog 2000s
The story of the hip-hop DJ from the birth of hip-hop to the invention of scratching and "beat-juggling" vinyl, to the more recent "turntablism" movement. Underdogs and virtuosos who have radically changed the way we hear and create music.
Documentary
USA
1999
88 Minutes
Richard Feynman
bluesman guitarist blind person b.b. king musician fascinating emotional festival tuva russia san francisco town teaching travel radio performance throat singing paul pena quest transformation
San Francisco bluesman and composer, Paul Peña makes a musical pilgrimage to the land of Tuva.
Documentary, Music
USA|UK
2016
106 Minutes
paul mccartney john lennon ringo starr george harrison filmmaker whoopi goldberg charming emotional incredible moving studio liverpool, england club san francisco concert stage the beatles touring music business interview concert
A compilation of found footage featuring music, interviews, and stories of The Beatles' 250 concerts from 1963 to 1966.
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1974
113 Minutes
Gene Hackman John Cazale Frederic Forrest Allen Goorwitz Cindy Williams Michael Higgins Elizabeth MacRae Teri Garr Harrison Ford Mark Wheeler Robert Shields
eavesdropper co-worker wealthy man assistant wife lover dark gripping san francisco park apartment office surveillance deception murder mystery pursuit 1970s
A paranoid, secretive surveillance expert has a crisis of conscience when he suspects that the couple he is spying on will be murdered.
Comedy, Drama
USA
1967
108 Minutes
Spencer Tracy Katharine Hepburn Sidney Poitier Katharine Houghton Cecil Kellaway Beah Richards Roy E. Glenn Sr. Virginia Christine Isabel Sanford
fiancée doctor father mother priest maid powerful amusing emotional san francisco family home hawaii racism culture clash parenthood marriage forbidden love 1960s
A couple's attitudes are challenged when their daughter introduces them to her African-American fiancé.
Crime, Mystery & Thriller, Drama
USA
2007
157 Minutes
Jake Gyllenhaal Mark Ruffalo Robert Downey Jr. Anthony Edwards Dermot Mulroney Brian Cox Elias Koteas Donal Logue John Carroll Lynch Clea DuVall Chloë Sevigny
reporter police officer detective serial killer child creepy gritty suspenseful san francisco bus california police station school obsession murder newspapers violence crime paranoia mystery
In the late 1960s/early 1970s, a San Francisco cartoonist becomes an amateur detective obsessed with tracking down the Zodiac Killer, an unidentified individual who terrorizes Northern California with a killing spree.
Mystery & Thriller, Action, Crime, Drama
USA
1971
103 Minutes
Clint Eastwood Harry Guardino Reni Santoni John Larch Andrew Robinson John Vernon John Mitchum Mae Mercer
police officer psychopath victim mayor clint eastwood gritty suspenseful thrilling san francisco school bus police station secret hideout crime scene kidnapping murder robbery suicide surveillance rebellion
When a madman calling himself "the Scorpio Killer" menaces the city, tough-as-nails San Francisco Police Inspector "Dirty" Harry Callahan is assigned to track down and ferret out the crazed psychopath.
Drama
USA|China
1993
138 Minutes
Rosalind Chao Tamlyn Tomita France Nuyen Vivian Wu Andrew McCarthy Kieu Chinh Tsai Chin Lisa Lu Ming-Na Lauren Tom Chao-Li-Chi
mother grandmother daughter immigrant heartwarming touching emotional china san francisco house family history mother/daughter relationship immigration generational divide cross-cultural romance culture clash growing up sacrifice forbidden love transformation
The life histories of four Asian women and their daughters reflect and guide each other.
Sci-Fi, Adventure, Fantasy, Action
USA
2013
132 Minutes
Chris Pine Zachary Quinto Karl Urban Zoe Saldana Anton Yelchin Simon Pegg John Cho Benedict Cumberbatch Alice Eve Bruce Greenwood Peter Weller
crew member captain kirk spock mastermind admiral lieutenant spectacular intense brooding gripping suspenseful tense outer space starship enterprise alien planet spacecraft earth san francisco good versus evil retribution
After the crew of the Enterprise find an unstoppable force of terror from within their own organization, Captain Kirk leads a manhunt to a war-zone world to capture a one-man weapon of mass destruction.
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1963
119 Minutes
Rod Taylor Tippi Hedren Suzanne Pleshette Jessica Tandy Veronica Cartwright Ethel Griffies Charles McGraw Joe Mantell Elizabeth Wilson Doodles Weaver Richard Deacon
socialite love interest victim bird scientist teacher chilling frightening suspenseful san francisco shop street family home vehicle school killer animals birds death regret darkness
A wealthy San Francisco socialite pursues a potential boyfriend to a small Northern California town that slowly takes a turn for the bizarre when birds of all kinds suddenly begin to attack people.
Action
USA
1942
104 Minutes
Errol Flynn Alexis Smith Jack Carson Alan Hale John Loder William Frawley Minor Watson Ward Bond Madeleine LeBeau Rhys Williams Arthur Shields
boxer girlfriend club owner friend rival amusing brash melodramatic san francisco boxing ring boxing romance social standing pride competition rise pursuit transformation 1890s
As bareknuckled boxing enters the modern era, brash extrovert Jim Corbett uses new rules and dazzlingly innovative footwork to rise to the top of the top of the boxing world.
Sci-Fi, Action, Adventure
USA|UK|Canada
2011
105 Minutes
James Franco Freida Pinto John Lithgow Brian Cox Tom Felton David Oyelowo Andy Serkis Tyler Labine Jamie Harris David Hewlett Ty Olsson
scientist father chimpanzee ceo girlfriend lab worker gripping thrilling emotional san francisco animal shelter laboratory california war genetic modification animal intelligence man vs. beast science gone awry experiments quest
A substance designed to help the brain repair itself gives advanced intelligence to a chimpanzee who leads an ape uprising.
Comedy
USA
1972
87 Minutes
Woody Allen Diane Keaton Tony Roberts Jerry Lacy Susan Anspach Jennifer Salt Joy Bang Viva Auder Suzanne Zenor Michael Greene Ted Markland
film critic humphrey bogart ex-wife best friend wife witty emotional san francisco apartment club street movie theater relationships identity crisis film ghosts infidelity love underdog 1970s
A neurotic film critic obsessed with the movie Casablanca (1942) attempts to get over his wife leaving him by dating again with the help of a married couple and his illusory idol, Humphrey Bogart.
Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama
USA
1948
87 Minutes
Rita Hayworth Orson Welles Everett Sloane Glenn Anders Ted de Corsia Erskine Sanford Gus Schilling Carl Frank Louis Merrill Evelyn Ellis Harry Shannon
seaman wife attorney investigator cop femme fatale dark engaging suspenseful new york city yacht san francisco courtroom theater fun house murder deception betrayal love mystery
Fascinated by gorgeous Mrs. Bannister, seaman Michael O'Hara joins a bizarre yachting cruise, and ends up mired in a complex murder plot.
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1952
110 Minutes
Joan Crawford Jack Palance Gloria Grahame Herman Brix Virginia Huston Michael Connors
playwright heiress actor lover lawyer friend dark melodramatic suspenseful new york city broadway theater train san francisco mansion marriage murder plot inheritance adultery deception acting
After an ambitious actor insinuates himself into the life of a wealthy middle-aged playwright and marries her, he plots with his mistress to murder her.
Drama
USA
2003
126 Minutes
Jennifer Connelly Ben Kingsley Ron Eldard Frances Fisher Kim Dickens Shohreh Aghdashloo Jonathan Ahdout Navi Rawat Carlos Gomez
addict immigrant wife son police officer lawyer tense bleak sad engaging california beach police station san francisco property rights immigrants harassment attempted suicide father/son relationship tragic death
An abandoned wife is evicted from her house and starts a tragic conflict with her house's new owners.
Gay & Lesbian, Biography, Drama
USA
2008
128 Minutes
Sean Penn Emile Hirsch Josh Brolin Diego Luna James Franco Alison Pill Victor Garber Denis O'Hare Joseph Cross Stephen Spinella Lucas Grabeel
harvey milk police officer politician assassin hippie dan white moving emotional engaging san francisco new york city household store assassination politics social change deception homosexuality rise transformation
The story of Harvey Milk and his struggles as an American gay activist who fought for gay rights and became California's first openly gay elected official.
Horror, Romance, Drama
USA
1994
122 Minutes
Tom Cruise Brad Pitt Antonio Banderas Stephen Rea Christian Slater Kirsten Dunst Domiziana Giordano Thandie Newton Indra Ové Laure Marsac
lord vampire woman young girl actor journalist brooding intricate sultry louisiana paris san francisco new orleans abandoned building cemetery death supernatural aging regret love
A vampire tells his epic life story: love, betrayal, loneliness, and hunger.
Drama
USA
1991
95 Minutes
River Phoenix Lili Taylor Richard Panebianco Anthony Clark Mitchell Whitfield Holly Near Elizabeth Daily Brendan Fraser
marine girl friend mother endearing touching tender party san francisco coffee shop deception marine life unlikely romance dogfight redemption love transformation 1960s
Before leaving to fight in Vietnam, a group of teenagers play a game where they try to seduce the ugliest girl they can find.