Films set in Los Angeles

Virtuosity is a 1995 American science-fiction action film directed by Brett Leonard from a screenplay by Eric Bernt, and starring Denzel Washington, Russell Crowe and Kelly Lynch. The film follows a disgraced ex-cop (Washington) who must hunt down a virtual reality being (Crowe), composited from the personalities of multiple serial killers, who has gained sentience and escaped into the real world.

2005 film directed by Nora Ephron

1998 film by John Fortenberry

1999 film by Les Mayfield

2009 film by Steve Shill

2009 film by Joe Wright

1989 film directed by Stephen Herek

1990 film directed by Albert Pyun

2015 film directed by Simon Curtis

2015 film by Terrence Malick

2021 film directed by Guy Ritchie

1950 film by Rudolph Maté

2003 film by C. Jay Cox

2000 film by Stephen Kay

1991 film directed by Joe Johnston

2005 film by F. Gary Gray

1990 film by Stephen Frears

2012 film by Judd Apatow

1993 film directed by Gene Quintano

2024 film directed by Mark Molloy

2000 film by Neil LaBute

1993 film by Philip Kaufman

Airheads is a 1994 American comedy film directed by Michael Lehmann and written by Rich Wilkes. It stars Brendan Fraser, Steve Buscemi and Adam Sandler as the members of a struggling rock band who hijack a Los Angeles radio station in order to get their demo aired. The rest of the principal cast includes Chris Farley, Michael McKean, Judd Nelson, Michael Richards and Joe Mantegna, with Ernie Hudson, Amy Locane, Nina Siemaszko, Marshall Bell, Reg E. Cathey and David Arquette in supporting roles.

1990 film directed by Renny Harlin

2017 film directed by David Ayer

1958 film by Robert Wise

2021 musical film by Leos Carax

1981 film by Joe Dante

1995 film directed by John Badham

1995 film by Charles Shyer

1998 film directed by Willard Carroll

2002 film directed by Tom Dey

1955 film by Robert Aldrich

2019 film directed by Steven Soderbergh

1998 film directed by Ron Underwood

2022 film directed by Ol Parker

2021 film directed by Robert Schwentke

2022 film directed by Michael Bay

2010 film directed by Sofia Coppola

1986 film by Corey Yuen

1999 film directed by Mic Rodgers

2011 film directed by Chris Weitz

Hollywoodland is a 2006 American mystery drama film directed by Allen Coulter and written by Paul Bernbaum. The story presents a fictionalized account of the circumstances surrounding the death of actor George Reeves (Ben Affleck), the star of the 1950s film Superman and the Mole Men and the television series Adventures of Superman. Adrien Brody stars as a fictional character, Louis Simo, a private detective investigating Toni Mannix (Diane Lane); who was involved in a long romantic relationship with Reeves and was the wife of MGM studio executive Eddie Mannix (Bob Hoskins). Reeves had ended t

2025 film directed by Nisha Ganatra

1991 film by Michael Caton-Jones

1987 film by Barbet Schroeder

1975 film directed by Dick Richards

Bowfinger is a 1999 American satirical comedy film directed by Frank Oz. The film depicts a down-and-out filmmaker in Hollywood attempting to make a film on a small budget with a star who does not know that he is in the movie. It was written by Steve Martin, who also stars alongside Eddie Murphy in two roles, and also features Heather Graham as an ambitious would-be starlet.

2017 film by Dan Gilroy

1984 film directed by Brian De Palma

1990 film directed by Clint Eastwood

Sharknado is a 2013 American made-for-television science fiction comedy disaster film directed by Anthony C. Ferrante. It tells about a waterspout that lifts sharks out of the ocean and deposits them in Los Angeles. It is the first installment in the Sharknado film series. The movie first aired on the Syfy channel on July 11, 2013, and stars Tara Reid, Ian Ziering, and John Heard. It was also given a one-night-only special midnight theatrical screening via Regal Cinemas and Fathom Events, where it earned $200,000 from 200 screenings. The over-the-top premise and theatrics of the film quickly e

1985 film by Walter Hill

1983 film directed by John Badham

1991 film directed by Russell Mulcahy

1991 film directed by Mark L. Lester

1978 film directed by Walter Hill

This Is Spinal Tap is a 1984 American mockumentary comedy film directed by Rob Reiner in his feature directorial debut. Christopher Guest, Michael McKean, and Harry Shearer play members of the parody heavy metal band Spinal Tap. Reiner plays Martin "Marty" Di Bergi, a documentary filmmaker following the band's American tour.

2005 film by Florent Emilio Siri

1994 film by Howard Zieff