Top California Movies & TV Shows

Cast

Mireille Enos

Peter Krause

Jay Hayden

Rose Rollins

The Catch (2016) TV Show

6.6 128 votes

Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama

Country: United States of America

Seasons: 2

Episodes: 20

Audience: TV-14

Story: Strong and successful Alice Martin is a fraud investigator who's about to be the victim of fraud by her fiancé. Between her cases, she is determined to find him before it ruins her career.

Plot: con man, fraud, private investigator, los angeles, california

Cast

Jean Dujardin

Andru00e9 Dussollier

Audrey Dana

Salvatore Ficarra

Zorro (2024) TV Show

6.6 48 votes

Genre: Action, Comedy, Western

Country: Belgium, France

Seasons: 1

Episodes: 8

Story: In 1821 Los Angeles, twenty years after retiring from being Zorro, Don Diego de la Vega, married to Doña Gabriella, succeeds his father Don Alejandro as the town mayor. He quickly realizes that some injustices can only be fought by bringing back Zorro, so with the help of his trusted mute manservant Bernardo, Don Diego once again dons the cape and the mask.

Plot: vigilante, miniseries, los angeles, california, zorro, vigilante justice, based on legends

Time: 19th century, 1820s

Cast

Ali Wong

Randall Park

James Saito

Michelle Buteau

Always Be My Maybe (2019)

6.6 1.4K votes

Genre: Comedy, Romance

Country: United States of America

Duration: 102 min.

Audience: PG-13

Story: Reunited after 15 years, famous chef Sasha and hometown musician Marcus feel the old sparks of attraction, but struggle to adapt to each other's worlds.

Plot: new york city, san francisco, california, restaurant owner, widower, childhood friends, chinese american, woman director, ...

Cast

Bernie Mac

Jeremy Suarez

Camille Winbush

Dee Dee Davis

The Bernie Mac Show (2001) TV Show

6.6 71 votes

Genre: Comedy

Country: United States of America

Seasons: 5

Episodes: 104

Audience: TV-PG

Story: The Bernie Mac Show is an American sitcom that aired on Fox for five seasons from November 14, 2001 to April 14, 2006. The series featured comic actor Bernie Mac and his wife Wanda raising his sister's three kids: Jordan, Bryana, and Vanessa.

Plot: family relationships, parenthood, los angeles, california, sitcom, child care

Cast

Miley Cyrus

Billy Ray Cyrus

Emily Osment

Margo Martindale

Hannah Montana: The Movie (2009)

6.6 2.1K votes

Genre: Comedy, Drama, Family

Country: United States of America

Duration: 102 min.

Audience: G

Story: When Miley Stewart (aka pop-star Hannah Montana) gets too caught up in the superstar celebrity lifestyle, her dad decides it's time for a total change of scenery. But sweet niblets! Miley must trade in all the glitz and glamour of Hollywood for some ol' blue jeans on the family farm in Tennessee, and question if she can be both Miley Stewart and Hannah Montana.

Style: nostalgic

Plot: double life, countryside, pop star, musical, malibu, celebrity, tennessee, singer, ...

Cast

Antonio Banderas

Anthony Hopkins

Catherine Zeta-Jones

Stuart Wilson

The Mask of Zorro (1998)

6.6 4.4K votes

Genre: Action, Adventure

Country: United States of America, Germany

Duration: 138 min.

Audience: PG-13

Story: It has been twenty years since Don Diego de la Vega fought Spanish oppression in Alta California as the legendary romantic hero, Zorro. Having escaped from prison he transforms troubled bandit Alejandro into his successor, in order to foil the plans of the tyrannical Don Rafael Montero who robbed him of his freedom, his wife and his precious daughter.

Plot: hero, horseback riding, spy, superhero, sword fight, revenge, vigilante, swashbuckler, ...

Place: california

Cast

Dean Jones

Michele Lee

David Tomlinson

Buddy Hackett

The Love Bug (1968)

6.6 652 votes

Genre: Comedy, Family, Fantasy

Country: United States of America

Duration: 108 min.

Audience: G

Story: Down-on-his-luck race car driver Jim Douglas teams up with a little VW Bug that has a mind of its own, not realizing Herbie's worth until a sneaky rival plots to steal him.

Plot: car race, sports, san francisco, california, suicide attempt, golden gate bridge, race car driver, bug, ...

Cast

Jeff Goldblum

Julianne Moore

Pete Postlethwaite

Arliss Howard

The Lost World: Jurassic Park (1997)

6.6 9.3K votes

Genre: Action, Adventure, Science Fiction

Country: United States of America

Duration: 129 min.

Audience: PG-13

Story: Four years after Jurassic Park's genetically bred dinosaurs ran amok, multimillionaire John Hammond shocks chaos theorist Ian Malcolm by revealing that he has been breeding more beasties at a secret location. Malcolm, his paleontologist ladylove and a wildlife videographer join an expedition to document the lethal lizards' natural behavior in this action-packed thriller.

Style: absurd, suspenseful

Plot: exotic island, island, velociraptor, dna, tyrannosaurus rex, paleontology, san diego, california, ...

Cast

Don Johnson

Cheech Marin

Jodi Lyn O'Keefe

Jeff Perry

Nash Bridges (1996) TV Show

6.6 113 votes

Genre: Action, Drama

Country: United States of America

Seasons: 6

Episodes: 122

Story: Fun-loving San Francisco Police Department investigator Nash Bridges is part of the elite Special Investigations Unit. He tackles crime using his keen sense of humor and charm. Joe Dominguez comes out of retirement to become Bridges' wisecracking yet more rule-abiding partner.

Plot: san francisco, california, police, police detective, photographic memory

Mr. Mayor (2021) TV Show

6.6 89 votes

Genre: Comedy

Country: United States of America

Seasons: 2

Episodes: 19

Audience: TV-14

Story: A retired businessman runs for mayor of Los Angeles to prove he's "still got it." Once he wins, he has to figure out what he stands for, gain the respect of his biggest critic and connect with his teenage daughter, all while trying to get anything right for America's second weirdest city.

Plot: politics, los angeles, california, sitcom, workplace comedy

Inherent Vice (2014)

6.5 2.7K votes

Genre: Comedy, Drama, Mystery

Country: United States of America

Duration: 149 min.

Audience: R

Story: In Los Angeles at the turn of the 1970s, drug-fueled detective Larry "Doc" Sportello investigates the disappearance of an ex-girlfriend.

Style: surreal

Plot: based on novel or book, boat, detective, ex-girlfriend, vice, hippie lifestyle, pot smoking, marijuana, ...

Time: 1970s, 1960s

Place: california

Cast

Paul Walker

Tyrese Gibson

Eva Mendes

Cole Hauser

2 Fast 2 Furious (2003)

6.5 8.2K votes

Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller

Country: Germany, United States of America

Duration: 108 min.

Audience: PG-13

Story: It's a major double-cross when former police officer Brian O'Conner teams up with his ex-con buddy Roman Pearce to transport a shipment of "dirty" money for shady Miami-based import-export dealer Carter Verone. But the guys are actually working with undercover agent Monica Fuentes to bring Verone down.

Plot: miami, florida, undercover, car race, sports car, sequel, street race, los angeles, ...

Cast

Christina Milian

Adam Demos

Jeffrey Bowyer-Chapman

Anna Jullienne

Falling Inn Love (2019)

6.5 1.2K votes

Genre: Comedy, Romance

Country: United States of America

Duration: 98 min.

Audience: PG

Story: When a San Francisco exec wins a New Zealand inn, she ditches city life to remodel and flip the rustic property with help from a handsome contractor.

Plot: san francisco, california, romance, interracial relationship, inn, renovation

Place: new zealand

Cast

Leslie Nielsen

Priscilla Presley

George Kennedy

O. J. Simpson

Naked Gun 33⅓: The Final Insult (1994)

6.5 2.6K votes

Genre: Comedy, Crime

Country: United States of America

Duration: 83 min.

Audience: PG-13

Story: Frank Drebin is persuaded out of retirement to go undercover in a state prison. There he has to find out what top terrorist, Rocco, has planned for when he escapes. Adding to his problems, Frank's wife, Jane, is desperate for a baby.

Plot: police, undercover, parody, sexual humor, sequel, slapstick comedy, spoof, los angeles, ...

Cast

Jackie Chan

Chris Tucker

Hiroyuki Sanada

Max von Sydow

Rush Hour 3 (2007)

6.5 3.8K votes

Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime

Country: United States of America, Germany

Duration: 90 min.

Audience: PG-13

Story: After a botched assassination attempt, the mismatched duo finds themselves in Paris, struggling to retrieve a precious list of names, as the murderous crime syndicate's henchmen try their best to stop them. Once more, Lee and Carter must fight their way through dangerous gangsters; however, this time, the past has come back to haunt Lee. Will the boys get the job done once and for all?

Plot: martial arts, ambassador, cop, los angeles, california, interracial friendship, buddy cop, criminal organization, ...

Cast

Rose McGowan

James Duval

Johnathon Schaech

Cress Williams

The Doom Generation (1995)

6.5 315 votes

Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama

Country: United States of America, France

Duration: 83 min.

Audience: NR

Story: Jordan White and Amy Blue, two troubled teens, pick up an adolescent drifter, Xavier Red. Together, the threesome embarks on a sex- and violence-filled journey through a United States of psychos and quickie marts.

Style: shocking, intense

Plot: friendship, robbery, nazi, nihilism, eroticism, blow job, controversy, punk rock, ...

Place: california

Cast

Elle Fanning

Karl Glusman

Jena Malone

Bella Heathcote

The Neon Demon (2016)

6.5 4.0K votes

Genre: Horror, Thriller

Country: United States of America, Denmark

Duration: 118 min.

Audience: R

Story: When aspiring model Jesse moves to Los Angeles, her youth and vitality are devoured by a group of beauty-obsessed women who will take any means necessary to get what she has.

Plot: jealousy, photographer, psychopath, obsession, necrophilia, motel, narcissism, manipulation, ...

Cast

Eddie Murphy

Judge Reinhold

John Ashton

Ju00fcrgen Prochnow

Beverly Hills Cop II (1987)

6.5 2.9K votes

Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime

Country: United States of America

Duration: 103 min.

Audience: R

Story: Axel Foley returns to the land of sunshine and palm trees to investigate the near-fatal shooting of police Captain Andrew Bogomil. With the help of Sgt. Taggart and Det. Rosewood, they soon uncover that the shooting is associated with a series of "alphabet" robberies masterminded by a heartless weapons kingpin—and the chase is on.

Plot: police, arms smuggling, intensive care, undercover, detective, investigation, armored car, strip club, ...

Cast

Nicolas Cage

Angelina Jolie

Giovanni Ribisi

Robert Duvall

Gone in Sixty Seconds (2000)

6.5 4.9K votes

Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller

Country: United States of America

Duration: 118 min.

Audience: PG-13

Story: Ex-car thief Randall Raines is forced out of retirement to save his brother Kip after a boost gone wrong. With the help of allies old and new, they race to meet the demands of notorious crime boss Raymond Calitri as the police are in hot pursuit.

Style: intense

Plot: sibling relationship, car race, brother, blackmail, detective, car thief, heist, remake, ...

Place: california

Cast

Nicolas Cage

Joaquin Phoenix

James Gandolfini

Peter Stormare

8MM (1999)

6.5 2.3K votes

Genre: Crime, Mystery, Thriller

Country: Germany, United States of America

Duration: 123 min.

Audience: R

Story: A small, seemingly innocuous plastic reel of film leads surveillance specialist Tom Welles down an increasingly dark and frightening path. With the help of the streetwise Max, he relentlessly follows a bizarre trail of evidence to determine the fate of a complete stranger. As his work turns into obsession, he drifts farther and farther away from his wife, family and simple life as a small-town PI.

Plot: new york city, pornography, underground, loss of loved one, sex shop, obsession, investigation, porn actor, ...

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