Showdown

L.A. Story

Best films set in or about Los Angeles

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Alright swingers! What’s up, boyz and valley girls? It’s the third Showdown devoted to an entire city (after Paris). While the streets outside are quiet and we’re in a lonely place, let’s honor the sunny, sprawling and complex City of Angels. List your ten favorite films set in Los Angeles—and we do mean set in, not just filmed on a lot somewhere within county limits. Whether Hollywood melodrama, sci-fi fantasy, indie comedy, hard-boiled noir or high-speed action flick, Los Angeles has played itself so well over a century of cinema. Training day is over; it’s time to be a player.

Most mentioned

  • Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood
  • Mulholland Drive
  • La La Land
  • Chinatown
  • Sunset Boulevard
  • Pulp Fiction
  • The Big Lebowski
  • Blade Runner
  • Nightcrawler
  • L.A. Confidential
  • Drive
  • Heat
  • Singin' in the Rain
  • Boogie Nights
  • The Nice Guys
  • Clueless
  • Her
  • Die Hard
  • Inherent Vice
  • Tangerine

Lists

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toastycakes
toastycakes 85 films
Jim Cody
Jim Cody 10 films
Michael Mahoney
Michael Mahoney 43 films
Marija Janeva
Marija Janeva 34 films
Brynjar
Brynjar 10 films
Sarah
Sarah 34 films
SimonLuke
SimonLuke 15 films
julenmp
julenmp 12 films
Nabil
Nabil 26 films
Party Mcfly
Party Mcfly 67 films
lynjan
lynjan 16 films
Ivan
Ivan 10 films
Jenn Valerio
Jenn Valerio 44 films
Kyle
Kyle 39 films
Andrew Byrd
Andrew Byrd 34 films
Cooper D
Cooper D 235 films
stunad19
stunad19 10 films
funnybair
funnybair 10 films
Emma Goldstein
Emma Goldstein 10 films
molly_golightly
molly_golightly 10 films
Matthew
Matthew 10 films
Kyle Bailey
Kyle Bailey 10 films
Nick FW
Nick FW 10 films
Mariner35
Mariner35 70 films
Falko
Falko 10 films
Simon
Simon 10 films
subliminal
subliminal 10 films
leonie
leonie 10 films
TheCityZion
TheCityZion 10 films
Jo Brennan
Jo Brennan 11 films
Drew
Drew 1 film
JTFX
JTFX 10 films
Jonny G
Jonny G 10 films
DonJohn80
DonJohn80 10 films
Niall Hassett
Niall Hassett 10 films
beatlestw
beatlestw 10 films
Stefan
Stefan 30 films
JACKSON BROWN
JACKSON BROWN 10 films
PokyGem
PokyGem 20 films
Michael Hawes
Michael Hawes 8 films
HamiltonJeff
HamiltonJeff 9 films
Clearin
Clearin 10 films
Drew_Reviews
Drew_Reviews 15 films
Wallace007
Wallace007 10 films
goodbyesolo
goodbyesolo 18 films
Paul Monk
Paul Monk 10 films
captnspaulding
captnspaulding 40 films
Ilov80s
Ilov80s 10 films
Marc Jameson
Marc Jameson 10 films
bas2804
bas2804 19 films
Brian McGovney
Brian McGovney 10 films
kierstonwoodley
kierstonwoodley 15 films
Davormkd
Davormkd 10 films
Matthias_S
Matthias_S 10 films
Zapken
Zapken 11 films
Melissa
Melissa 163 films
Michael Baldwin
Michael Baldwin 10 films
JJ
JJ 10 films
Robert Shupe
Robert Shupe 10 films
Chris Hormann
Chris Hormann 10 films
Angelo Cordeiro
Angelo Cordeiro 10 films
Dimitri
Dimitri 10 films
Kyle
Kyle 10 films
Jake Price
Jake Price 10 films
David Carroll
David Carroll 10 films
Rod T
Rod T 27 films
patty hearst
patty hearst 18 films
brook
brook 10 films
Eric Peterson
Eric Peterson 10 films
Julps2
Julps2 10 films
Dante
Dante 10 films
Ian
Ian 13 films
Trevor_
Trevor_ 10 films
P Bauer
P Bauer 10 films
Veronica
Veronica 10 films
Zayne
Zayne 10 films
parker jensen
parker jensen 23 films
festerwretch
festerwretch 11 films