List of films set in Los Angeles
In the history of motion pictures in the United States, many films have been set in Los Angeles respectively in the Los Angeles metropolitan area, or a fictionalized version thereof.
The following is a list of some of the more memorable films set in Los Angeles, however the list includes a number of films which only have a tenuous connection to the city. The list is sorted by the year the film was released.
1920s
- Souls for Sale (1923)
- Sherlock Jr. (1924)
- Show People (1928)
- The Studio Murder Mystery (1929)
1930s
- Free and Easy (1930)
- What Price Hollywood? (1932)
- Movie Crazy (1932)
- The Death Kiss (1932)
- Bombshell (1933)
- Lady Killer (1933)
- Hollywood Party (1934)
- Another Face (1935)
- A Star Is Born (1937)
- Pick a Star (1937)
- It Happened in Hollywood (1937)
- Ali Baba Goes to Town (1937)
- Second Fiddle (1939)
- Hollywood Cavalcade (1939)
1940s
- Sullivan's Travels (1941)
- Hellzapoppin' (1941)
- Star Spangled Rhythm (1942)
- Double Indemnity (1944)
- Murder, My Sweet (1944)
- Hollywood Canteen (1944)
- Anchors Aweigh (1945)
- Mildred Pierce (1945)
- Abbott and Costello in Hollywood (1945)
- The Postman Always Rings Twice (1946)
- The Big Sleep (1946)
- The Jolson Story (1946)
- The Perils of Pauline (1947)
- Variety Girl (1947)
- He Walked by Night (1948)
- Jolson Sings Again (1949)
- White Heat (1949)
1950s
The actual painted boulevard name was used as the opening titles of the classic film-noir drama, Sunset Boulevard
- Sunset Boulevard (1950)
- Valentino (1951)
- Hollywood Story (1951)
- Singin' in the Rain (1952)
- The Story of Will Rogers (1952)
- The Bad and the Beautiful (1952)
- How to Marry a Millionaire (1953)
- The War of the Worlds (1953)
- A Star Is Born (1954)
- Abbott and Costello Meet the Keystone Kops (1955)
- Rebel Without a Cause (1955)
- The Buster Keaton Story (1957)
- Jeanne Eagels (1957)
- Man of a Thousand Faces (1957)
- A Bucket of Blood (1959)
- Beloved Infidel (1959)
1960s
- The Little Shop of Horrors (1960)
- The Exiles (1961)
- The George Raft Story (1961)
- The Three Stooges in Orbit (1962)
- What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? (1962)
- Move Over, Darling (1963)
- Muscle Beach Party (1964)
- Harlow (1965)
- The Loved One (1965)
- Dead Heat on a Merry-Go-Round (1966)
- Lord Love a Duck (1966)
- Don't Make Waves (1967)
- The Graduate (1967)
- Point Blank (1967)
- Valley of the Dolls (1967)
- Targets (1968)
- Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice (1969)
- Easy Rider (1969)
- Model Shop (1969)
- They Shoot Horses, Don't They? (1969)
1970s
- Alex in Wonderland (1970)
- Beyond the Valley of the Dolls (1970)
- Halls of Anger (1970)
- Diamonds are Forever (1971)
- Escape from the Planet of the Apes (1971)
- Kotch (1971)
- Minnie and Moskowitz (1971)
- The Omega Man (1971)
- Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song (1971)
- The New Centurions (1972)
- The Long Goodbye (1973)
- Blume in Love (1973)
- Save the Tiger (1973)
- Blazing Saddles (1974)
- Chinatown (1974)
- Earthquake (1974)
- Gone in 60 Seconds (1974)
- A Woman Under the Influence (1974)
- The Day of the Locust (1975)
- Dolemite (1975)
- Farewell, My Lovely (1975)
- Shampoo (1975)
- Assault on Precinct 13 (1976)
- The Bad News Bears (1976)
- Car Wash (1976)
- Gable and Lombard (1976)
- Gus (1976)
- The Human Tornado (1976)
- Mother, Jugs & Speed (1976)
- A Star Is Born (1976)
- Trackdown (1976)
- Two-Minute Warning (1976)
- W.C. Fields and Me (1976)
- Welcome to L.A. (1976)
- Grand Theft Auto (1977)
- Petey Wheatstraw (1977)
- The Amazing Spider-Man (1977)
- The Driver (1978)
- Grease (1978)
- Heaven Can Wait (1978)
- Killer of Sheep (1978)
- Thank God It's Friday (1978)
- Up in Smoke (1978)
- 1941 (1979)
- Boulevard Nights (1979)
- The China Syndrome (1979)
- Disco Godfather (1979)
- Hardcore (1979)
- The Onion Field (1979)
- Roller Boogie (1979)
- Skatetown, U.S.A. (1979)
- Rock 'n' Roll High School (1979)
1980s
- 9 to 5 (1980)
- Airplane! (1980)
- Midnight Madness (1980)
- Seems Like Old Times (1980)
- Xanadu (1980)
- Carbon Copy (1981)
- The Decline of Western Civilization (1981)
- The Four Seasons (1981)
- Mommie Dearest (1981)
- S.O.B. (1981)
- True Confessions (1981)
- Zoot Suit (1981)
- Blade Runner (1982)
- E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982)
- Fast Times at Ridgemont High (1982)
- Frances (1982)
- Grease 2 (1982) (local suburbs, e.g. Hawthorne)
- Halloween III: Season of the Witch (1982)
- I Ought to Be in Pictures (1982)
- White Dog (1982)
- Blue Thunder (1983)
- Mr. Mom (1983)
- The Star Chamber (1983)
- Valley Girl (1983)
- Beverly Hills Cop (1984)
- Body Double (1984)
- Crimes of Passion (1984)
- Falling in Love (1984)
- Irreconcilable Differences (1984)
- The Karate Kid (1984)
- Night of the Comet (1984)
- Protocol (1984)
- Repo Man (1984)
- Swing Shift (1984)
- The Terminator (1984)
- 8 Million Ways to Die (1985)
- Back to the Future (1985) (Universal City, California)
- Fletch (1985)
- Into the Night (1985)
- Pee-wee's Big Adventure (1985)
- To Live and Die in L.A. (1985)
- Tuff Turf (1985)
- Teen Wolf (1985)
- Down and Out in Beverly Hills (1986)
- Echo Park (1986)
- The Karate Kid Part II (1986)
- Modern Girls (1986)
- Ruthless People (1986)
- That's Life! (1986)
- Barfly (1987)
- Beverly Hills Cop II (1987)
- Born in East L.A. (1987)
- Dragnet (1987)
- The Hidden (1987)
- La Bamba (1987)
- Less Than Zero (1987)
- Lethal Weapon (1987)
- Maid to Order (1987)
- Mannequin (1987)
- Overboard (1987)
- The Running Man (1987)
- Summer School (1987)
- Big Business (1988)
- Colors (1988)
- The Decline of Western Civilization Part II: The Metal Years (1988)
- Die Hard (1988)
- Earth Girls Are Easy (1988)
- For Keeps (1988)
- License To Drive (1988)
- Miracle Mile (1988)
- The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad! (1988)
- Stand and Deliver (1988)
- Sunset (1988)
- Tequila Sunrise (1988)
- They Live (1988)
- Twins (1988)
- Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988)
- Back to the Future Part II (Universal City, California) (1989)
- Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure (1989)
- Chances Are (1989)
- The Karate Kid Part III (1989)
- Lethal Weapon 2 (1989)
- Miracle Mile (1989)
- Skin Deep (1989)
- Tango & Cash (1989)
- Troop Beverly Hills (1989)
1990s
1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
- Airheads
- Beverly Hills Cop III
- Clean Slate
- Clifford
- Color of Night
- Double Dragon
- Ed Wood
- Floundering
- Jimmy Hollywood
- The Little Rascals
- Mind Twister
- Mi Vida Loca
- Murder Was The Case
- Naked Gun 33 1⁄3: The Final Insult
- The Next Karate Kid
- Pulp Fiction
- Speed
- Swimming with Sharks
- Wes Craven's New Nightmare
- The Mask
1995
1996
1997
1998
2000s
2000
2001
2002
2003
- And Starring Pancho Villa as Himself
- Biker Boyz
- Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle
- Confidence
- The Core
- Cradle 2 the Grave
- Freaky Friday
- Holes
- Hollywood Homicide
- Honey
- Hulk
- The Italian Job
- Leprechaun: Back 2 tha Hood
- Los Angeles Plays Itself
- Malibu's Most Wanted
- A Man Apart
- Matchstick Men
- National Security
- Rugrats Go Wild
- Stuck on You
- S.W.A.T.
- Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines
- Thirteen
- Wonderland
2004
2005
2006
- 10.5: Apocalypse
- Alpha Dog
- Belly 2: Millionaire Boyz Club
- Big Momma's House 2
- The Black Dahlia
- Bring It On: All or Nothing
- Cars
- Click
- Crank
- Friends with Money
- Gridiron Gang
- Harsh Times
- The Holiday
- Hollywoodland
- Inland Empire
- Jackass Number Two
- Little Miss Sunshine
- Man About Town
- Nearing Grace
- Quinceañera
- Snakes on a Plane
- Stan
- Waist Deep
- X-Men: The Last Stand
2007
2008
- Ace of Hearts
- Another Cinderella Story
- Bedtime Stories
- Beverly Hills Chihuahua
- Bolt
- Changeling
- Drillbit Taylor
- Eagle Eye
- The Eye
- Forgetting Sarah Marshall
- Garden Party
- Get Smart
- Hancock
- Iron Man
- Lakeview Terrace
- Quarantine
- Role Models
- Street Kings
- Sunday School Musical
- The Take
- Taken
- War of the Worlds 2: The Next Wave
- Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's (2008)
2009
- 17 Again
- 2012
- 2012: Supernova
- 500 Days of Summer
- All About Steve
- Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel
- Crank: High Voltage
- Crossing Over
- Drag Me to Hell
- Fast & Furious
- Funny People
- G-Force
- I Love You, Man
- The Informers
- Land of the Lost
- My Sister's Keeper
- Notorious
- Obsessed
- A Single Man
- The Soloist
- Spread
- Terminator Salvation
- Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen
- Totally Spies! The Movie
- The Ugly Truth
- Zombieland
2010s
2010
- 30 Days of Night: Dark Days
- The A-Team
- Beginners
- Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore
- Cyrus
- Get Him to the Greek
- Greenberg
- Horrorween
- Inception
- Iron Man 2
- Jackass 3D
- The Kids Are All Right
- The Losers
- Mega Shark Versus Crocosaurus
- Resident Evil: Afterlife
- The Runaways
- Skyline
- Takers
- Tooth Fairy
- The Town
- Tron: Legacy
- Valentine's Day
- Yu-Gi-Oh!: Bonds Beyond Time
2011
- The Artist
- Battle: Los Angeles
- Battle of Los Angeles
- Beverly Hills Chihuahua 2
- Big Mommas: Like Father, Like Son
- Born to Be a Star
- Crazy, Stupid, Love
- Cross
- Drive
- Friends with Benefits
- From Prada to Nada
- Ghost Shark 2: Urban Jaws
- Girl Walks into a Bar
- The Green Hornet
- Green Lantern
- The Hit List
- Hop
- Horrible Bosses
- In Time
- Insidious
- Jack and Jill
- Just Go with It
- Larry Crowne
- The Lincoln Lawyer
- The Muppets
- No Strings Attached
- The Pool Boys
- Princess and the Pony
- S.W.A.T.: Firefight
- Transformers: Dark of the Moon
2012
2013
2014
2015
- Blackhat
- Day Out of Days
- Dope
- Entourage
- French Dirty
- Furious 7
- Get Hard
- The Gift
- Lavalantula
- The Overnight
- San Andreas
- Straight Outta Compton
- Tangerine
- Terminator Genisys
- Too Late
- Trumbo
- We Are Your Friends
- Weepah Way For Now
- Woman in Gold
2016
- Amateur Night
- Café Society
- Girl Flu
- Hail, Caesar!
- Keanu
- Knight of Cups
- La La Land
- Namour
- The Neon Demon
- The Nice Guys
- No Light and No Land Anywhere
- Nocturnal Animals
- Patriots Day
- Rules Don't Apply
- Pocket Listing
- Sensitivity Training
2017
2020s
2020
- Songbird
- The Tax Collector
- The Way Back
Los Angeles destroyed in films
- The War of the Worlds (1953) (destroyed by an alien invasion)
- Earthquake (1974) (destroyed by an earthquake)
- Night of the Comet (1984) (destroyed by a comet)
- The Terminator (1984) (destroyed by artificially intelligent machines)
- The Great Los Angeles Earthquake (1990) (destroyed by an earthquake)
- Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991) (destroyed by a nuclear bomb)
- Double Dragon (1994) (destroyed by a major earthquake in 2007)
- Escape from L.A. (1996) (destroyed by a major earthquake and tsunami in 2000)
- Independence Day (1996) (destroyed by an alien invasion)
- Volcano (1997) (destroyed by a large volcano)
- Tycus (2000) (destroyed by a piece of the Moon after being hit by comet Tycus)
- Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines (2003) (destroyed by a nuclear bomb)
- The Day After Tomorrow (2004) (destroyed by a series of massive tornadoes)
- 10.5: Apocalypse (2006) (destroyed by an earthquake)
- The Apocalypse (2007) (destroyed by a meteor shower)
- Dragon Wars (2007) (destroyed by a giant monster attack)
- Transformers (2007) (destroyed by a series of giant robots)
- Life After People (2008) (disintegration)
- War of the Worlds 2: The Next Wave (2008) (destroyed by an alien invasion)
- Terminator Salvation (2009) (destroyed by artificially intelligent machines)
- 2012 (2009) (destroyed by a massive earthquake)
- 2012: Supernova (2009) (destroyed by a supernova)
- Zombieland (2009) (destroyed by a zombie apocalypse)
- Resident Evil: Afterlife (2010) (destroyed by an epidemic)
- Skyline (2010) (destroyed by an alien invasion)
- Battle: Los Angeles (2011) (destroyed by an alien invasion)
- This Is the End (2013) (destroyed by the Rapture)
- San Andreas (2015) (destroyed by a massive earthquake)
- Terminator Genisys (2015) (destroyed by a nuclear bomb)
Anime
- Pet Shop of Horrors (1999)
- Death Note (2006-2007)
- Heroman (2010)
- Harukana Receive (2018)
- Mutafukaz (2018)
Los Angeles Set in Animation
- Space Chimps (2008)
- Monsters vs. Aliens (2009)
- Despicable Me (2010)
- Trigun: Badlands Rumble (2010)
- Rio (2011)
- The Adventures of Tintin (film) (2011)
- Puss in Boots (2011)
- Brave (2012)
- Despicable Me 2 (2013)
- Rio 2 (2014)
- The Anthem of Heart (2015)
- The Good Dinosaur (2015)
- Throne of Elves (2016)
- Moana (2016)
- Ice Age: Collision Course (2016)
- The Angry Birds Movie (2016)
- Ratchet and Clank (film) (2016)
- Gantz: O (2016)
- Despicable Me 3 (2017)
- Coco (2017)
- Cars 3 (2017)
- The Grinch (2018)
- The Stolen Princess (2018)
- Smallfoot (film) (2018)
- The Angry Birds Movie 2 (2019)
See also
- Los Angeles in popular culture
- List of television shows set in Los Angeles
- Lists of films based on location
- Los Angeles Plays Itself (2003), a documentary about the representation of Los Angeles on film
References
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