Highest-Rated Movies about 'Los Angeles', Sort by Popularity

Harold and Lillian: A Hollywood Love Story (2015), James Dean (2001), Straight Up (2019), Go (1999), The Girl Next Door (2000), Baadasssss! (2003), Act of Violence (1949), Pulp Fiction (1994) ... Let's take a look at the ranked list of the best Los Angeles movies.

#5. The Girl Next Door (2000)

Storyline: Christine Fugate's look into the porn career of Stacy Valentine begins during the marriage that led her to the industry. When Stacy wins a Hustler magazine contest that her husband urged her to enter, she's thrust into a world of opportunities. She leaves her husband and moves to Los Angeles, where she pursues acting in hardcore porn films. Candid footage from Valentine's life explores her multiple plastic surgeries, her tumultuous relationship with a fellow actor and her personal issues.

Plot Keywords: porn star, husband, male model, actor, mother, pornographer, fascinating ...

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#6. Baadasssss! (2003)

Storyline: Director Mario Van Peebles chronicles the complicated production of his father Melvin's classic 1971 film, "Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song." Playing his father in the film, Van Peebles offers an unapologetic account of Melvin's brash and sometimes deceptive conduct on the set of the film, including questionable antics like writing bad checks, tricking a local fire department and allowing his son, Mario, to shoot racy sex scenes at the age of 11.

Plot Keywords: director, actor, father, son, amusing, brash, crafty ...

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#7. Act of Violence (1949)

Storyline: A former prisoner of war, Frank Enley (Van Heflin) is hailed as a hero in his California town. However, Frank actually aided his Nazi captors, and he closely guards this secret. Frank's shameful past comes back to visit him when fellow survivor Joe Parkson (Robert Ryan) emerges, intent on making the turncoat pay for his betrayal. As Joe closes in on Frank, the traitor goes into hiding, abandoning his wife, Edith (Janet Leigh), who has no clue about her husband's wartime transgressions.

Plot Keywords: veteran, prisoner of war, wife, girlfriend, prostitute, hit man, gritty ...

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#8. Pulp Fiction (1994)

Storyline: Jules Winnfield (Samuel L. Jackson) and Vincent Vega (John Travolta) are two hit men who are out to retrieve a suitcase stolen from their employer, mob boss Marsellus Wallace (Ving Rhames). Wallace has also asked Vincent to take his wife Mia (Uma Thurman) out a few days later when Wallace himself will be out of town. Butch Coolidge (Bruce Willis) is an aging boxer who is paid by Wallace to lose his fight. The lives of these seemingly unrelated people are woven together comprising of a series of funny, bizarre and uncalled-for incidents.

Plot Keywords: gangster, hitman, actress, boxer, military officer, drug dealer, cool ...

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#9. The Exiles (1961)

Storyline: In a Native American neighborhood in Los Angeles, Homer (Homer Nish) lives with his pregnant wife, Yvonne (Yvonne Williams), in a crowded apartment. While Homer goes drinking with his friend Tommy (Tom Reynolds), Yvonne is left at a movie by herself. As the men get progressively drunker, Yvonne realizes her husband is not coming home. Meanwhile, Homer and Tommy wander through the nighttime city, looking for fights, playing poker and discussing their problems as Native Americans.

Plot Keywords: native american, wife, friend, husband, tense, fascinating, los angeles ...

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#10. Inception (2010)

Storyline: Dom Cobb is a skilled thief, the absolute best in the dangerous art of extraction, stealing valuable secrets from deep within the subconscious during the dream state, when the mind is at its most vulnerable. Cobb's rare ability has made him a coveted player in this treacherous new world of corporate espionage, but it has also made him an international fugitive and cost him everything he has ever loved. Now Cobb is being offered a chance at redemption. One last job could give him his life back but only if he can accomplish the impossible - inception. Instead of the perfect heist, Cobb and his team of specialists have to pull off the reverse: their task is not to steal an idea but to plant one. If they succeed, it could be the perfect crime. But no amount of careful planning or expertise can prepare the team for the dangerous enemy that seems to predict their every move. An enemy that only Cobb could have seen coming.

Plot Keywords: con artist, architect, chemist, forger, billionaire, wife, creative ...

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#12. Heat (1995)

Storyline: Master criminal Neil McCauley (Robert De Niro) is trying to control the rogue actions of one of his men, while also planning one last big heist before retiring. Meanwhile, Lieutenant Hanna (Al Pacino) attempts to track down McCauley as he deals with the chaos in his own life, including the infidelity of his wife (Diane Venora) and the mental health of his stepdaughter (Natalie Portman). McCauley and Hanna discover a mutual respect, even as they try to thwart each other's plans.

Plot Keywords: criminal, lieutenant, wife, daughter, fence, killer, frenetic ...

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#13. Mayor of the Sunset Strip (2003)

Storyline: This documentary traces Rodney Bingenheimer's journey from a hard-luck childhood to a successful career as a disc jockey. Involved in the Los Angeles rock 'n' roll scene since the 1960s, the omnipresent Bingenheimer has seen his fair share of both triumphs and hardships during his time as a musical taste-maker. Featuring interviews with rock legends like David Bowie, Brian Wilson and Beck all chiming in on Bingenheimer, the film also underlines the consequences of romanticizing fame.

Plot Keywords: dj, music lover, musician, mother, friend, spirited, engaging ...

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#14. QuinceaƱera (2006)

Storyline: Magdalena (Emily Rios) is a Mexican-American living in Los Angeles. Her 15th birthday is fast approaching, and she and her family are making preparations for the party that signals her transition to womanhood. But Magdalena becomes pregnant, and family tensions force her out of the house, so she goes to live with her uncle Tomas and her gay cousin Carlos. All exiles, the three band together against the coming neighborhood gentrification that threatens their way of life.

Plot Keywords: teenager, uncle, cousin, inspiring, powerful, los angeles, family home ...

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#15. Star 80 (1983)

Storyline: When sleazy Paul Snider (Eric Roberts) stumbles upon pretty high school beauty Dorothy Stratten (Mariel Hemingway), he knows she is star material. Paul becomes her manager and husband, and under his guidance Dorothy grows to fame as a Playboy Playmate. But when Dorothy begins pursuing an acting career, the jealous Paul finds himself elbowed out of the picture by more famous men. Dorothy's career rises as Paul's mental state declines, leading ultimately to tragedy.

Plot Keywords: model, director, hugh hefner, pornographer, husband, dark, disturbing ...

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