🏷 Best California Movies & TV Shows - Page 18 - Full Archive

425 titles with this tag

Imperfect Women
6.2 71 votes
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: United States of America
Seasons: 1
Episodes: 8
Audience: TV-MA
Story:  After a murder shatters the lives of three best friends, their decades-long bond is tested when an investigation reveals betrayals and shocking truths.
Style:  shocking
Plot:  based on novel or book, betrayal, extramarital affair, murder investigation, murder mystery, rich husband, philanthropy, death of friend, ...
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Rock of Ages
Cast
Julianne Hough Julianne Hough
Diego Boneta Diego Boneta
Alec Baldwin Alec Baldwin
Tom Cruise Tom Cruise
6.2 1.4K votes
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Music
Country: United States of America
Duration: 123 min.
Audience: PG-13
Story:  A small town girl and a city boy meet on the Sunset Strip, while pursuing their Hollywood dreams.
Plot:  coming out, love triangle, rock star, musical, moral conflict, record producer, based on play or musical, alcoholism, ...
Time:  1980s
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Blossom
6.2 110 votes
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Family
Country: United States of America
Seasons: 5
Episodes: 114
Audience: TV-PG
Story:  Blossom Russo is a highly intelligent and spunky teenager. The youngest of three, she lives with her divorced musician father, Nick, eldest brother and recovering substance abuser Anthony, and decidedly not-so-bright middle brother Joey. Along for the ride is Blossom's ditzy best friend, Six, who sometimes shows flashes of great perception.
Style:  whimsical
Plot:  diary, friendship, family relationships, los angeles, california, family, single father, sitcom, ...
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Maps to the Stars
Cast
Julianne Moore Julianne Moore
Mia Wasikowska Mia Wasikowska
Robert Pattinson Robert Pattinson
John Cusack John Cusack
6.2 1.2K votes
Genre: Drama
Country: Canada, United States of America
Duration: 112 min.
Audience: R
Story:  Driven by an intense need for fame and validation, members of a dysfunctional Hollywood family chase celebrity, one another, and the relentless ghosts of their pasts. Their fragile ecosystem is disrupted by the arrival of Agatha, the scarred and estranged pyromaniac daughter.
Plot:  suicide, fire, schizophrenia, child murder, rehabilitation, narcissism, menage a trois, satire, ...
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Bright
Cast
Will Smith Will Smith
Joel Edgerton Joel Edgerton
Lucy Fry Lucy Fry
Noomi Rapace Noomi Rapace
6.2 6.0K votes
Genre: Action, Fantasy, Thriller
Country: United States of America
Duration: 117 min.
Audience: R
Story:  In an alternate present-day where magical creatures live among us, two L.A. cops become embroiled in a prophesied turf battle.
Plot:  police, elves, magic, fairy, los angeles, california
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Viper
6.2 51 votes
Genre: Action, Drama, Science Fiction
Seasons: 4
Episodes: 78
Story:  Viper is an action-adventure TV series about a special task force set up by the federal government to fight crime in the fictional city of Metro City, California that is perpetually under siege from one crime wave after another. The weapon used by this task force is an assault vehicle that masquerades as a Dodge Viper RT/10 roadster and coupe. The series takes place in "the near future". The primary brand of vehicles driven in the show were Chrysler or subsidiary companies.The Viper Defender "star car" was designed by Chrysler Corporation engineers. The exterior design of the car was produced by Chrysler stylist Steve Ferrerio.
Plot:  crime fighter, technology, police, task force, lawman , high tech, viper, defender
Time:  near future
Place:  california
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Shattered
Cast
Tom Berenger Tom Berenger
Bob Hoskins Bob Hoskins
Greta Scacchi Greta Scacchi
Joanne Whalley Joanne Whalley
6.1 230 votes
Genre: Mystery, Thriller
Country: United States of America
Duration: 98 min.
Audience: R
Story:  Dan Merrick comes out from a shattering car accident with amnesia. He finds that he is married to Judith who is trying to help him start his life again. He keeps getting flashbacks about events and places that he can't remember. He meets pet shop owner and part time private detective Gus Klein who has supposedly done some work for him prior to the accident. Klein helps Merrick to find out more...
Plot:  infidelity, amnesia, wife, san francisco, california, identity, riddle, shipwreck, ...
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The One
6.1 1.8K votes
Genre: Action, Science Fiction, Thriller
Country: United States of America
Duration: 87 min.
Audience: PG-13
Story:  A sheriff's deputy fights an alternate universe version of himself who grows stronger with each alternate self he kills.
Plot:  martial arts, dual identity, time travel, wormhole, alternate dimension, los angeles, california, criminal, ...
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The Legend of Zorro
Cast
Antonio Banderas Antonio Banderas
Catherine Zeta-Jones Catherine Zeta-Jones
Adrian Alonso Adrian Alonso
Julio Oscar Mechoso Julio Oscar Mechoso
6.1 3.1K votes
Genre: Action, Adventure, Western
Country: United States of America
Duration: 130 min.
Audience: PG
Story:  Despite trying to keep his swashbuckling to a minimum, a threat to California's pending statehood causes the adventure-loving Don Alejandro de la Vega and his wife, Elena, to take action.
Plot:  hero, parent child relationship, marriage crisis, spy, superhero, secret organization, sequel, sword fight, ...
Place:  california, mexico
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Terminator Salvation
Cast
Christian Bale Christian Bale Sam Worthington Sam Worthington
Moon Bloodgood Moon Bloodgood
Helena Bonham Carter Helena Bonham Carter
6.1 7.1K votes
Genre: Action, Science Fiction, Thriller
Country: United States of America
Duration: 115 min.
Audience: PG-13
Story:  All grown up in post-apocalyptic 2018, John Connor must lead the resistance of humans against the increasingly dominating militaristic robots. But when Marcus Wright appears, his existence confuses the mission as Connor tries to determine whether Wright has come from the future or the past -- and whether he's friend or foe.
Plot:  army, artificial intelligence (a.i.), saving the world, prophecy, san francisco, california, gas station, cyborg, ...
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Lupin the Third: Alcatraz Connection
6.1 40 votes
Genre: Adventure, Animation, Comedy
Country: Japan
Duration: 90 min.
Story:  Secretly operating his cruiser as a casino at sea isn’t enough for mafia don Lukino Marcano. He’s also looking for the gold-laden boat wreckage worth the budget of a small country! Lupin sniffs out the plan to recover this long-lost treasure and brings along his partners Jigen, Goemon, and Fujiko for the ride to crash Lukino’s party.
Plot:  san francisco, california, john f. kennedy, alcatraz prison, anime
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Going the Distance
Cast
Drew Barrymore Drew Barrymore
Justin Long Justin Long
Charlie Day Charlie Day
Jason Sudeikis Jason Sudeikis
6.1 785 votes
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: United States of America
Duration: 102 min.
Audience: R
Story:  Erin and Garrett are very much in love. When Erin moves to San Francisco to finish her journalism degree and Garrett stays behind in New York to work in the music industry, they gamely keep the romance alive with webcams and frequent-flyer miles. But just when it seems the lovers will soon be reunited, they each score a big break that could separate them for good.
Plot:  new york city, newspaper, airplane, waitress, san francisco, california, writer, masturbation, ...
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The Wild Life
Cast
Chris Penn Chris Penn
Lea Thompson Lea Thompson
Eric Stoltz Eric Stoltz
Jenny Wright Jenny Wright
6.1 65 votes
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: United States of America
Duration: 96 min.
Audience: R
Story:  Eighties teen romp involving Bill and his new apartment, Jim and his rebellious antics, Tom and his crazy self, and Anita with her older man David.
Plot:  high school, police, strip club, coming of age, drugs, sex comedy, voyeur
Place:  california
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Angel
Cast
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Donna Wilkes
Cliff Gorman Cliff Gorman
Susan Tyrrell Susan Tyrrell
Dick Shawn Dick Shawn
6.1 127 votes
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: United States of America
Duration: 93 min.
Audience: R
Story:  Molly Stewart, a teen at the top of her class who survives by working nights as a prostitute on Hollywood Blvd, finds her world beginning to fall apart when a depraved, necrophiliac serial killer begins targeting LA’s streetwalkers.
Style:  exploitation
Plot:  high school, prostitute, detective, money, murder, vigilante, serial killer, los angeles, ...
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Hotel Artemis
6.1 1.7K votes
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama
Country: United Kingdom, United States of America
Duration: 94 min.
Audience: R
Story:  Los Angeles, June 21st, 2028. While the streets are being torn apart by riots, the Nurse, who runs a clandestine hospital for criminals in the penthouse of the Artemis, a closed old hotel, has a rough night dealing with troublemaker clients: thieves, assassins, someone from the past and the one who owns the place and the whole city.
Plot:  hotel, nurse, dystopia, orderly, street riots, riot, agoraphobia, los angeles, ...
Time:  near future, 2020s
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52 Pick-Up
Cast
Roy Scheider Roy Scheider
Ann-Margret Ann-Margret
Vanity Vanity
John Glover John Glover
6.1 149 votes
Genre: Crime, Thriller
Country: United States of America
Duration: 110 min.
Audience: R
Story:  Harry Mitchell is a successful Los Angeles manufacturer whose wife is running for city council. His life is turned upside down when three blackmailers confront him with a videotape of him with his young mistress and demand $100,000. Fearing that the story will hurt his wife's political campaign if he goes to the police, Harry pretends that he will pay the men, but does not follow through.
Plot:  infidelity, based on novel or book, blackmail, porn actor, murder, los angeles, california, neo-noir
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Halloween H20: 20 Years Later
Cast
Jamie Lee Curtis Jamie Lee Curtis
Josh Hartnett Josh Hartnett
Adam Arkin Adam Arkin
Michelle Williams Michelle Williams
6.0 1.8K votes
Genre: Horror, Thriller
Country: United States of America
Duration: 86 min.
Audience: R
Story:  Two decades after surviving a massacre on October 31, 1978, former baby sitter Laurie Strode finds herself hunted by persistent knife-wielder Michael Myers. Laurie now lives in Northern California under an assumed name, where she works as the headmistress of a private school. But it's not far enough to escape Myers, who soon discovers her whereabouts. As Halloween descends upon Laurie's peaceful community, a feeling of dread weighs upon her -- with good reason.
Style:  suspenseful
Plot:  boarding school, brother, new identity, halloween, witness protection, uncle, school party, sister, ...
Place:  california
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Shampoo
Cast
Warren Beatty Warren Beatty
Julie Christie Julie Christie
Goldie Hawn Goldie Hawn
Lee Grant Lee Grant
6.0 241 votes
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: United States of America
Duration: 110 min.
Audience: R
Story:  On Election Day, 1968, irresponsible hairdresser and ladies' man George Roundy is too busy cutting hair and dealing with his girlfriends and mistress Felicia Karpf, whose husband Lester is having an affair with his ex-girlfriend Jackie.
Plot:  hairdresser, presidential election, satire, los angeles, california, beverly hills, sex comedy, cheerful
Time:  1960s
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Along Came Polly
6.0 3.1K votes
Genre: Comedy, Romance
Country: United States of America
Duration: 90 min.
Audience: PG-13
Story:  Reuben Feffer is a guy who's spent his entire life playing it safe. Polly Prince is irresistible as a free-spirit who lives for the thrill of the moment. When these two comically mismatched souls collide, Reuben's world is turned upside down, as he makes an uproarious attempt to change his life from middle-of-the-road to totally-out-there.
Style:  romantic
Plot:  beach, chance, honeymoon, bride, romcom, risk, long island, new york, ...
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Get Hard
Cast
Will Ferrell Will Ferrell
Kevin Hart Kevin Hart
Alison Brie Alison Brie
Craig T. Nelson Craig T. Nelson
6.0 2.9K votes
Genre: Comedy
Country: United States of America
Duration: 100 min.
Audience: R
Story:  When millionaire hedge fund manager James is convicted of fraud and sentenced to a stretch in San Quentin, the judge gives him one month to get his affairs in order. Knowing that he won't survive more than a few minutes in prison on his own, James desperately turns to Darnell-- a black businessman who's never even had a parking ticket -- for help. As Darnell puts James through the wringer, both learn that they were wrong about many things, including each other.
Plot:  prison, fbi, training, ignorance, securities, stocks and bonds, house arrest, betrayal, ...
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