Top California Movies & TV Shows

Cast

Robin Williams

Sally Field

Lisa Jakub

Matthew Lawrence

Mrs. Doubtfire (1993)

7.2 6.7K votes

Genre: Comedy, Drama, Family

Country: United States of America

Duration: 125 min.

Audience: PG-13

Story: Loving but irresponsible dad Daniel Hillard, estranged from his exasperated spouse, is crushed by a court order allowing only weekly visits with his kids. When Daniel learns his ex needs a housekeeper, he gets the job -- disguised as a British nanny. Soon he becomes not only his children's best pal but the kind of parent he should have been from the start.

Plot: mask, parent child relationship, san francisco, california, social worker, transvestite, nanny, restaurant, ...

Cast

China Anne McClain

Sierra McCormick

Jake Short

Stefanie Scott

A.N.T. Farm (2011) TV Show

7.2 142 votes

Genre: Comedy, Drama, Family

Country: United States of America

Seasons: 3

Episodes: 65

Audience: TV-G

Story: Chyna Parks, an 11 year old musical prodigy, gets into a gifted program called Advanced Natural Talents at the local high school. Along with her fellow elementary school-aged 'ANTs', she must navigate the halls of a new school of older kids who are not particularly fond of grade-skipping newbies.

Plot: san francisco, california, one-sided love, child prodigy, school

Cast

William Shatner

Leonard Nimoy

DeForest Kelley

James Doohan

Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home (1986)

7.2 1.7K votes

Genre: Adventure, Science Fiction

Country: United States of America

Duration: 118 min.

Audience: PG

Story: When a huge alien probe enters the galaxy and begins to vaporize Earth's oceans, Kirk and his crew must travel back in time in order to bring back whales and save the planet.

Style: nostalgic, philosophical, lighthearted

Plot: spacecraft, saving the world, teleportation, san francisco, california, starship, whale, marine biologist, ...

Cast

Joey King

Joel Courtney

Jacob Elordi

Molly Ringwald

The Kissing Booth (2018)

7.2 7.5K votes

Genre: Comedy, Romance

Country: United Kingdom

Duration: 105 min.

Audience: PG-13

Story: When teenager Elle's first kiss leads to a forbidden romance with the hottest boy in high school, she risks her relationship with her best friend.

Plot: based on novel or book, crush, los angeles, california, high school student, based on young adult novel, teen romance

Cast

Colin Farrell

Jin Ha

Tony Dalton

Raymond Lee

Sugar (2024) TV Show

7.2 329 votes

Genre: Drama, Mystery

Country: Ireland, United States of America

Seasons: 2

Episodes: 16

Audience: TV-MA

Story: John Sugar is a dashing private eye navigating the dark corners of sunny LA. Though he sees only the good in humanity, Sugar is haunted by a secret too dangerous to expose.

Plot: private detective, missing person, neo-noir, thriller, depressing, cliché, disgusted, pretentious

Place: los angeles, california

Cast

Keanu Reeves

Dennis Hopper

Sandra Bullock

Joe Morton

Speed (1994)

7.2 6.9K votes

Genre: Action, Thriller

Country: United States of America

Duration: 116 min.

Audience: R

Story: Tensions run high when a crazed bomber rigs a Los Angeles bus with a device that will kill everyone on board if the vehicle's speed dips below fifty miles per hour.

Style: suspenseful

Plot: s.w.a.t., bomber, bus bomb, los angeles, california, falling elevator, bomb planting, lapd, ...

Cast

Jessica Chastain

Idris Elba

Kevin Costner

Michael Cera

Molly's Game (2017)

7.2 4.0K votes

Genre: Crime, Drama

Country: United States of America

Duration: 141 min.

Audience: R

Story: Molly Bloom, a young skier and former Olympic hopeful becomes a successful entrepreneur (and a target of an FBI investigation) when she establishes a high-stakes, international poker game.

Plot: new york city, court, poker, gambling, bratva (russian mafia), olympic games, fbi, biography, ...

Cast

Keanu Reeves

Patrick Swayze

Lori Petty

Gary Busey

Point Break (1991)

7.2 4.0K votes

Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller

Country: United States of America

Duration: 122 min.

Audience: R

Story: In Los Angeles, a gang of bank robbers who call themselves The Ex-Presidents commit their crimes while wearing masks of Reagan, Carter, Nixon and Johnson. Believing that the members of the gang could be surfers, the F.B.I. sends young agent Johnny Utah to the beach undercover to mix with the surfers and gather information.

Plot: surfing, surfer, undercover agent, self-destruction, fbi, extreme sports, moral conflict, skydiving, ...

Graceland (2013) TV Show

7.2 133 votes

Genre: Action, Crime, Drama

Country: United States of America

Seasons: 3

Episodes: 38

Audience: TV-14

Story: In Southern California, a beachfront property was seized and turned into a residence for undercover cops. They are all top agents of the DEA, FBI, and Customs and they are living in this house unofficially known as "Graceland". Coming of a new graduating at the top of his class, FBI rookie, Mike Warren, could make the life of a legendary FBI agent Paul Briggs and the others, more complicated or it could reveal the truth. It is based upon actual events.

Plot: undercover, fbi, drug dealer, undercover agent, co-workers relationship, criminal, criminal investigation

Place: california

Cast

Sean Connery

Nicolas Cage

Ed Harris

John Spencer

The Rock (1996)

7.2 5.2K votes

Genre: Action, Adventure, Thriller

Country: United States of America

Duration: 137 min.

Audience: R

Story: When vengeful General Francis X. Hummel seizes control of Alcatraz Island and threatens to launch missiles loaded with deadly chemical weapons into San Francisco, only a young FBI chemical weapons expert and notorious Federal prisoner have the skills to penetrate the impregnable island fortress and take him down.

Plot: war veteran, san francisco, california, fbi, mercenary, gas attack, alcatraz prison, prison escape, ...

Cast

Ice Cube

Chris Tucker

Nia Long

Tommy Lister Jr.

Friday (1995)

7.1 2.1K votes

Genre: Comedy, Drama

Country: United States of America

Duration: 91 min.

Audience: R

Story: Craig and Smokey are two guys in Los Angeles hanging out on their porch on a Friday afternoon, smoking and drinking, looking for something to do.

Plot: drug dealer, rap music, parent child relationship, rapper, male friendship, urban life, slacker, pot smoking, ...

Cast

Judy Garland

James Mason

Jack Carson

Charles Bickford

A Star Is Born (1954)

7.1 332 votes

Genre: Drama, Music, Romance

Country: United States of America

Duration: 196 min.

Audience: PG

Story: A movie star helps a young singer-actress find fame, even as age and alcoholism send his own career into a downward spiral.

Plot: career, husband wife relationship, musical, alcoholism, remake, fame, los angeles, california, ...

Cast

Steve McQueen

Robert Vaughn

Jacqueline Bisset

Don Gordon

Bullitt (1968)

7.1 1.3K votes

Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller

Country: United States of America

Duration: 113 min.

Audience: PG

Story: Senator Walter Chalmers is aiming to take down mob boss Pete Ross with the help of testimony from the criminal's hothead brother Johnny, who is in protective custody in San Francisco under the watch of police lieutenant Frank Bullitt. When a pair of mob hitmen enter the scene, Bullitt follows their trail through a maze of complications and double-crosses. This thriller includes one of the most famous car chases ever filmed.

Style: suspenseful, intense

Plot: hotel, airport, based on novel or book, police, chase, san francisco, california, detective, ...

Cast

Adrian Grenier

Zoe Kazan

Betty Gabriel

Phoenix Raei

Clickbait (2021) TV Show

7.1 452 votes

Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery

Country: Australia, United States of America

Seasons: 1

Episodes: 8

Audience: TV-MA

Story: When family man Nick Brewer is abducted in a crime with a sinister online twist, those closest to him race to uncover who is behind it and why.

Plot: san francisco, california, adultery, detective, kidnapping, psychological thriller, missing person, social media, ...

Sideways (2004)

7.1 1.9K votes

Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance

Country: United States of America

Duration: 127 min.

Audience: R

Story: Two middle-aged men embark on a spiritual journey through Californian wine country. One is an unpublished novelist suffering from depression, and the other is only days away from walking down the aisle.

Style: whimsical

Plot: based on novel or book, golf, wine, road trip, stag night, marijuana, writer, buddy, ...

Place: california

Cast

Jason Patric

Corey Haim

Dianne Wiest

Barnard Hughes

The Lost Boys (1987)

7.1 2.3K votes

Genre: Comedy, Drama, Horror

Country: United States of America

Duration: 97 min.

Audience: R

Story: When an unsuspecting town newcomer is drawn to local blood fiends, the Frog brothers and other unlikely heroes gear up to rescue him.

Plot: small town, street gang, parent child relationship, vampire, boardwalk, single, murder, amusement park, ...

Time: 1980s

Place: california

Cast

Demi Moore

Margaret Qualley

Dennis Quaid

Edward Hamilton-Clark

The Substance (2024)

7.1 6.2K votes

Genre: Horror, Science Fiction, Thriller

Country: France, United Kingdom

Duration: 141 min.

Audience: R

Story: A fading celebrity decides to use a black market drug, a cell-replicating substance that temporarily creates a younger, better version of herself.

Plot: new year's eve, capitalism, birthday, black market, identity, dark comedy, beauty, satire, ...

Cast

Tim O'Kelly

Boris Karloff

Arthur Peterson

Monte Landis

Targets (1968)

7.1 239 votes

Genre: Crime, Drama, Horror

Country: United States of America

Duration: 90 min.

Audience: R

Story: An aging horror-movie icon's fate intersects with that of a seemingly ordinary young man on a psychotic shooting spree around Los Angeles.

Plot: sniper, vietnam veteran, drive-in theater, murder, serial killer, sniper rifle, los angeles, california, ...

Cast

Chris Pratt

Rebecca Ferguson

Kali Reis

Kylie Rogers

Mercy (2026)

7.1 1.5K votes

Genre: Action, Science Fiction, Thriller

Country: United States of America

Duration: 99 min.

Audience: PG-13

Story: In the near future, a detective stands on trial accused of murdering his wife. He has ninety minutes to prove his innocence to the advanced AI Judge he once championed, before it determines his fate.

Plot: race against time, mission, artificial intelligence (a.i.), bomb, kidnapping, dystopia, cop, los angeles, ...

Time: near future