Here we've displayed a list of the best Southern California films : Richard Pryor: Live in Concert(1979), Los Angeles Plays Itself(2003), Gun Crazy(1950), Point Break(1991), The Founder(2016), The Reckless Moment(1949), No Down Payment(1957), We Bought a Zoo(2011), The Salton Sea(2002), The Chumscrubber(2005), Gidget(1959), Lifeguard(1976) ... ...
8.2/10
Comedy
USA
1979
78 Minutes
richard pryor singer comedian audience cool hilarious fiery raw stage southern california sexual taboo race abuse family dysfunction drugs social change growing up temptation underdog 1970s
Richard Pryor's classic 1979 concert film has him discussing a wide range of topics, including race, the police and his favorite target -- himself.
8.0/10
Documentary
USA
2003
169 Minutes
film critic narrator filmmaker fascinating mellow creative southern california los angeles filmmaking los angeles history film industry city life culture discovery 2000s
A documentary on how Los Angeles has been used and depicted in the movies.
7.6/10
Crime, Drama
USA
1950
87 Minutes
Peggy Cummins John Dall Berry Kroeger Morris Carnovsky Anabel Shaw Harry Lewis Nedrick Young Trevor Bardette
sharpshooter pacifist newlywed reporter sheriff sister cool thrilling emotional small town carnival car office building southern california doomed romance armed robbery troubled youth crime spree accidental murder on the run
Two disturbed young people release their fascination with guns through a crime spree.
7.3/10
Mystery & Thriller, Action
USA|Japan
1991
122 Minutes
Patrick Swayze Keanu Reeves Gary Busey Lori Petty John C. McGinley James LeGros John Philbin BoJesse Christopher
undercover agent fbi agent bank robber surfer love interest leader gutsy thrilling confident southern california beach pacific ocean police station hawaii undercover operations bank heist romance career vs. love conflict of interest crime
An F.B.I. Agent goes undercover to catch a gang of surfers who may be bank robbers.
7.2/10
Biography, Drama, History
USA|Greece
2016
115 Minutes
Michael Keaton Nick Offerman John Carroll Lynch Laura Dern Linda Cardellini B.J. Novak Patrick Wilson Justin Randell Brooke Griff Furst Kate Kneeland Wilbur Fitzgerald
salesman brother small-business owner wife confident gripping shocking spirited southern california entrepreneurial spirit small business fast food struggle pursuit rise rivalry transformation wretched excess 1950s
The story of Ray Kroc, a salesman who turned two brothers' innovative fast food eatery, McDonald's, into the biggest restaurant business in the world, with a combination of ambition, persistence, and ruthlessness.
7.2/10
Mystery & Thriller, Drama
USA
1949
82 Minutes
James Mason Joan Bennett Geraldine Brooks Henry O'Neill Shepperd Strudwick David Bair Roy Roberts Frances E. Williams Paul E. Burns Danny Jackson Claire Carleton
wife daughter boyfriend gangster murder suspect police officer dark intricate intense family home boat crime scene police station southern california accidental death murder blackmail cover-up unlikely allies crime
After discovering the dead body of her teenage daughter's lover, a housewife takes desperate measures to protect her family from scandal.
7.1/10
Drama
USA
1957
105 Minutes
Joanne Woodward Tony Randall Sheree North Jeffrey Hunter Cameron Mitchell Patricia Owens Barbara Rush Pat Hingle
housewife used car salesman sexpot veteran alcoholic husband dark melodramatic tense sultry southern california suburbia apartment building bedroom suburban life marriage alcoholism sexual abuse dysfunction communal living
In California, four couples who have bought homes and are neighbors face money problems, alcoholism, racism, promiscuity, and discrimination against lack of education, until a tragic event forces them to reassess their lives.
7.1/10
Comedy, Kids & Family, Drama
USA
2011
124 Minutes
Matt Damon Scarlett Johansson Thomas Haden Church Patrick Fugit Colin Ford Elle Fanning Maggie Elizabeth Jones John Michael Higgins Angus Macfadyen Peter Riegert Stephanie Szostak
journalist son daughter zookeeper widower pretty woman amusing heartwarming inspiring zoo southern california family home family relocation animal rescue bereavement second chance love quest 2000s
Set in Southern California, a father moves his young family to the countryside to renovate and re-open a struggling zoo.
7.1/10
Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama
USA
2002
103 Minutes
Val Kilmer Vincent D'Onofrio Adam Goldberg Luis Guzman Doug Hutchison Anthony LaPaglia Glenn Plummer Peter Sarsgaard Deborah Kara Unger Chandra West BD Wong
drug addict drug dealer cop musician husband friend suspenseful gripping gritty southern california desert drug house apartment drugs vengeance double life murder grief the past pursuit
After a tragic incident, a man drifts into a world populated by thugs and speed junkies.
6.9/10
Comedy, Drama
USA|Germany
2005
107 Minutes
Ralph Fiennes Jamie Bell Carrie-Anne Moss Rita Wilson Glenn Close Allison Janney Camilla Belle Justin Chatwin Rory Culkin Lauren Holly Josh Janowicz
high-school student drug dealer younger brother mother father police officer offbeat amusing emotional southern california high school house suburbia shop police station substance abuse kidnapping suicide brother relationship hallucinations
A darkly satiric story about life crumbling in the midst of a seemingly idyllic suburbia.
6.7/10
Romance
USA
1959
95 Minutes
Sandra Dee James Darren Cliff Robertson Arthur O'Connell The Four Preps Mary LaRoche Joby Baker Tom Laughlin Sue George Bobby Ellis
teenager teen girl surfer father mother amusing charming southern california surfing romance summer love discovery forbidden love growing up underdog 1950s
A young girl discovers surfing and love (in that order) during one transitive summer.
6.7/10
Drama
USA
1976
96 Minutes
Sam Elliott Anne Archer Kathleen Quinlan Stephen Young Parker Stevenson Sharon Weber Stephan Burns Lenka Peterson George Wallace Paul Kent
lifeguard old flame friend son beach bum calm tender southern california beach los angeles midlife crisis reunion new romance ambition career responsibility discovery transformation love 1970s
Rick, still in his 30's, works full-time as a lifeguard on the beaches of Los Angeles. When he meets his divorced high school girlfriend and her five-year-old son at their fifteen years, he considers switching to a more "serious" job.
6.4/10
Sci-Fi
USA
1984
93 Minutes
Catherine Mary Stewart Kelli Maroney Robert Beltran Geoffrey Lewis Mary Woronov John Achorn Sharon Farrell Michael Bowen Ivan Roth
teen girl sister survivor boyfriend zombie scientist amusing brutal tense southern california family home bunker zombies comet sighting survival supernatural apocalypse good versus evil pursuit quest
A comet wipes out most of life on Earth, leaving two Valley Girls fighting against cannibal zombies and a sinister group of scientists.
6.3/10
Action
USA
1948
91 Minutes
fbi agent scotland yard agent scientist spy cool engaging tense san francisco southern california laboratory espionage nuclear safety investigation national security teamwork discovery pursuit quest 1940s
During the Cold War, at a California atomic research plant, an FBI agent and a Scotland Yard inspector join forces to eliminate a foreign nuclear spy ring operating in the USA and the UK.
6.3/10
Drama
USA
1942
105 Minutes
Spencer Tracy Hedy Lamarr John Garfield Frank Morgan Akim Tamiroff Sheldon Leonard Donald Meek John Qualen Allen Jenkins
homeless person poor person migrant worker drunk beautiful woman uplifting witty southern california monterey, calif. jail beach romance inheritance friendship money love rise 1940s
Danny, a poor northern Californian Mexican-American, inherits two houses from his grandfather and is quickly taken advantage of by his vagabond friends.
5.8/10
Drama
USA
1998
95 Minutes
Marissa Ribisi Juliette Lewis Giovanni Ribisi Jeremy Sisto Pamela Adlon Kristin Dattilo Michael Rapaport David Gail
boyfriend actor brother sister girlfriend friend emotional quirky amusing los angeles household southern california city love triangle infidelity relationships betrayal friendship brother/sister relationship discovery
Four unstable twenty-something women search for long-term relationships in 1990s Los Angeles.
5.6/10
Western
USA
1957
72 Minutes
Jim Davis Arleen Whelan Faron Young Marty Robbins Lee Van Cleef Louis Jean Heydt Harry Lauter Douglas Fowley Larry Dobkin Bill Coontz Don Diamond
father judge settler wife sergeant captain brash thrilling spirited southern california house courtroom small town wild west land grab frontier life military justice law and order old west
At the end of the Mexican-American War, a crooked U.S. Cavalry Captain and his men force a captive Mexican officer to sign the deeds to his vast lands and large hacienda over to the Captain.
5.5/10
Fantasy, Comedy
USA
1981
88 Minutes
Lily Tomlin Charles Grodin Ned Beatty Henry Gibson Elizabeth Wilson Mark Blankfield Pamela Bellwood John Glover
housewife husband son daughter businessman lab worker cheeky offbeat outlandish playful southern california suburbia family home feminism greed consumerism shrinking big business media circus metamorphosis
A housewife grows smaller and smaller in reaction to chemicals found in cosmetics and household products.
5.4/10
Musical, Comedy
USA
1965
90 Minutes
Frankie Avalon Dwayne Hickman Deborah Walley Yvonne Craig Robert Q. Lewis Bobbi Shaw Aron Kincaid Steven Rogers
college student impostor young woman cross-dresser love interest skier campy amusing madcap ski resort college southern california idaho cab hotel vacation ski trip courtship cross-dressing gender roles
In this musical, college classmates Todd Armstrong (Frankie Avalon) and Craig Gamble (Dwayne Hickman) head out on a group ski vacation, and agree that if they're going to get girlfriends, they need to understand how women think.
4.8/10
Comedy
USA
1965
90 Minutes
Annette Funicello Dwayne Hickman Brian Donlevy Harvey Lembeck Beverly Adams Jody McCrea John Ashley Marianne Gaba Len Lesser Bobbi Shaw Frankie Avalon
naval officer boyfriend girlfriend witch doctor beautiful woman biker campy madcap melodramatic southern california beach tahiti witchcraft jealousy infidelity femme fatales navy long-distance relationship transformation temptation
Frankie, on naval-reserve duty in Tahiti, doesn't trust Dee Dee to stay faithful, so he hires Bwana, a witch doctor, to help. Bwana conjures up a floating bikini, "stuffs" it with Cassandra... See full summary »
4.7/10
Kids & Family, Fantasy
USA|Hungary|UK
1995
89 Minutes
Thomas Ian Nicholas Joss Ackland Art Malik Paloma Baeza Kate Winslet Ron Moody Daniel Craig David Tysall
young boy king arthur merlin lord princess fiancée hilarious cheeky heartwarming camelot baseball field wilderness southern california castle time travel political unrest baseball medieval times magic engagement
A Little League player is sent back into medieval times where he is given the task of saving Camelot.
3.5/10
Mystery & Thriller
USA
2000
93 Minutes
Eric Roberts John Ritter Rachel Hunter Tyler Malinger Ken Palmer Michael Raynor Jf Pryor Katy Boyer Wayne Duvall Kevin Dean Williams
businessman wife psychopath son daughter associate engaging thrilling southern california swimming pool motel bank strip club kidnapping hostage situation ransom marital problems real estate vacation rescue
A serial killer turns the life of a family on vacation into a nightmare.
Comedy, Drama
2001
110 Minutes
Jake Busey Crispin Glover Jennifer Tilly Natasha Lyonne Adam Goldberg Bijou Phillips Eric Roberts
virgin drug dealer girlfriend pimp porn star brash amusing hedonistic southern california bar car road los angeles city getaway relationships weekend getaway partying new love cruelty
A drug dealer (Jake Busey) meets a neurotic virgin (Crispin Glover) after he hits the road to search for a porn star (Jennifer Tilly).
Musical, Comedy
1967
86 Minutes
Deborah Walley Tommy Kirk Bob Pickett Suzie Kaye Jack Bernardi William O'Connell
surfer young woman friend publisher nightclub owner rock star campy amusing wild southern california beach nightclub apartment romance impersonation beach culture rock 'n' roll competition battle of sexes pursuit
A surfer (Tommy Kirk) tricks a beach girl (Deborah Walley). The Castaways, the Toys, the Gentrys and the Animals sing.
Comedy, Drama
2011
101 Minutes
Ed Harris Chase Ellison Molly Parker Daniel Roebuck Randy Orton Daniel Yelsky Alexander Walters Mia Rose Frampton Amy Madigan
boy outcast classmate amusing southern california change outsiders chase rivalry 1960s
A boy (Chase Ellison) learns about appearances, tolerance and other concepts when his teacher (Ed Harris) pairs him with a misfit student to work on a class project.
Action
1956
115 Minutes
William Holden Lloyd Nolan Virginia Leith Charles McGraw Murray Hamilton Paul Fix L.Q. Jones James Garner Karen Steele Bartlett Robinson Malcolm Atterbury
test pilot military officer young man prisoner of war love interest veteran patriotic gripping air force base southern california airplane desert military air force korean war redemption love triangle cold war quest transformation
A shaken Korean veteran (William Holden) proves himself testing the X-2 rocket plane at Edwards Air Force Base.
Comedy
2006
99 Minutes
Hayden Panettiere Solange Knowles Gus Carr Marcy Rylan Cindy Chiu Giovonnie Samuels Francia Raisa Gary LeRoi Gray Danielle Savre Jessie Fife
transfer student cheerleader popular girl security guard teacher rihanna amusing playful heartwarming southern california gym football field cafeteria classroom relocation high school cheerleading culture clash young love competition
When her family moves across town, a teenager (Hayden Panettiere) must win over the head cheerleader (Solange Knowles) to make the squad.
Comedy
1982
91 Minutes
Debra Blee Val Kline Jeana Tomasina James Daughton Adam Roarke Dan Barrows Herb Braha Mary Jo Catlett Fern Fitzgerald Tessa Richarde
college student party girl friend uncle gardener hitchhiker amusing hedonistic southern california beach beach house party sex marijuana summer vacation volleyball drinking love transformation 1980s
Innocent Sarah's (Debra Blee) robust friends (Val Kline, Jeana Tomasina) come down for the summer at her uncle's Malibu beach house.
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