Films set in Los Angeles

2000 film directed by Jon Turteltaub

1991 film directed by Mark L. Lester

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.

1994 film by Howard Zieff

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

1975 film by Hal Ashby

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.

2005 film by Nigel Cole

Them! is a 1954 black-and-white science fiction giant monster film starring James Whitmore, Edmund Gwenn, Joan Weldon, and James Arness. Produced by David Weisbart, the film was directed by Gordon Douglas, based on an original story by George Worthing Yates that was developed into a screenplay by Ted Sherdeman, with adaptation by Russell Hughes.

1964 film by Don Siegel

2000 film by Peter Segal

1991 film by Kenneth Branagh

2015 film by Billy Ray

2003 film by Andrzej Bartkowiak

2018 film directed by Bill Holderman

2009 film by Olatunde Osunsanmi

2015 film by Joel Edgerton

MaXXXine is a 2024 American horror film written, directed, produced, and edited by Ti West. It is the third and final installment in West's X trilogy and a direct sequel to X (2022). Mia Goth reprises her role as Maxine Minx, starring alongside Elizabeth Debicki, Moses Sumney, Michelle Monaghan, Bobby Cannavale, Halsey, Lily Collins, Giancarlo Esposito, and Kevin Bacon. In the film, Maxine sets out for fame and success in 1980s Hollywood while being targeted by a mysterious killer.

Bulworth is a 1998 American political satire black comedy film co-written, co-produced, directed by, and starring Warren Beatty. It co-stars Halle Berry, Oliver Platt, Don Cheadle, Paul Sorvino, Jack Warden, and Isaiah Washington. The film follows the title character, California Senator Jay Billington Bulworth (Beatty), as he runs for re-election while trying to avoid a hired assassin. The film received generally positive reviews and a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay yet narrowly failed to break even on a $30 million budget. However, Beatty was praised for tacklin

2011 film by Drake Doremus

1995 film directed by F. Gary Gray

2011 film by Christian E. Christiansen

2014 film by Trish Sie

1984 film by Neal Israel

1980 American musical film directed by Robert Greenwald

2008 film directed by John Erick Dowdle

2007 film by Andrew Fleming

2005 film directed by Danny Cannon

1982 film by Michael Winner

1997 film by David Mirkin

2013 film directed by Steven Soderbergh

2003 film by Ron Shelton

1973 film directed by John G. Avildsen

2023 film by Nick Johnson and Will Merrick

1991 film directed by Wes Craven

D-Tox is a 2002 American action film directed by Jim Gillespie and starring Sylvester Stallone. The supporting cast features Tom Berenger, Charles S. Dutton, Polly Walker, Robert Patrick, Stephen Lang, Jeffrey Wright, Courtney B. Vance and Kris Kristofferson. The film had a limited release in the United States on September 20, 2002, under the title Eye See You by DEJ Productions.

2017 film by Stella Meghie

2005 film directed by Wes Craven

2013 film directed by Jeffrey Friedman and Rob Epstein

2021 film directed by Liesl Tommy

1990 film by Jack Nicholson

2000 film directed by Don Roos

2007 film directed by Amy Heckerling

2013 film directed by Nicole Holofcener

2025 film directed by Christian Gudegast

2022 film directed by Elizabeth Allen Rosenbaum

1953 film by Otto Preminger

2014 film directed by David Cronenberg

2008 film by Barry Levinson

1996 film by Tim Pope

Mercy is a 2026 American science fiction thriller film written by Marco van Belle, directed by Timur Bekmambetov, and starring Chris Pratt and Rebecca Ferguson. The plot involves a detective (Pratt), who is accused of murdering his wife, and must prove his innocence to an artificial intelligence judge (Ferguson). The film also stars Kali Reis, Annabelle Wallis, Chris Sullivan, and Kylie Rogers.

2003 film by Keith Gordon

2020 film directed by Adam Mason

2006 film by Tarsem Singh

2009 film by David Mackenzie

2001 film by Dennie Gordon

2018 film directed by Susanna Fogel

1997 film by Brett Ratner

1987 film by J. Lee Thompson

1997 film by Kevin Reynolds