Richard Pryor: Live in Concert (1979), Los Angeles Plays Itself (2003), Gun Crazy (1950), Point Break (1991), The Reckless Moment (1949), The Founder (2016), We Bought a Zoo (2011), The Salton Sea (2002) ... Let's take a look at the ranked list of the best Southern California movies.
Storyline: A security leak is found at a Southern California atomic plant. The authorities stand in fear that the information leaked would go to a hostile nation. To investigate the case more efficiently, Dan O'Hara, an FBI agent, and Philip Grayson, a Scotland Yard sleuth, join forces. Will they manage to stop the spy ring from achieving their aim?—Guy Bellinger
Plot Keywords: fbi agent, scotland yard agent, scientist, spy, cool, engaging, tense ...
Movie Details Click Here!Storyline: A boy (Chase Ellison) learns about appearances, tolerance and other concepts when his teacher (Ed Harris) pairs him with a misfit student to work on a class project.
Plot Keywords: boy, outcast, classmate, amusing, southern california, change, outsiders ...
Movie Details Click Here!Storyline: A law student transplanted to Southern California, Monroe Clark (C. Thomas Howell) serves eviction papers to Zack Barnes (Peter Horton), a former volleyball star. When Barnes learns that Monroe is a recreational player, he offers a few pointers. Monroe and his teammate, Wiley (Christopher Rydell), plan to compete in an upcoming tournament. But when Wiley is injured, Monroe partners with Zack. They're underdogs in a tough field of competitors, but Monroe and Zack feel they're up to the challenge.
Plot Keywords: law student, volleyball player, girlfriend, competitor, fan, teammate, amusing ...
Movie Details Click Here!Storyline: Four unstable twenty-something women search for long-term relationships in 1990s Los Angeles.
Plot Keywords: boyfriend, actor, brother, sister, girlfriend, friend, emotional ...
Movie Details Click Here!Storyline: Following the Mexican-American War, a small group of discharged U. S. Cavalrymen, led by Angus McKane (Jim Davis), stays on in California after the war and, through treachery, seizes a Spanish land grant, thereby gaining control of a vast area of what became the states of Arizona and California.—Les Adams <longhorn1939@suddenlink.net>
Plot Keywords: father, judge, settler, wife, sergeant, captain, brash ...
Movie Details Click Here!Storyline: After being exposed to a bizarre mixture of household chemicals, Pat Kramer begins to shrink. This baffles scientists, makes parenting difficult, warms the hearts of Americans, and captures the attention of a group of people who want to take over the world. This evil group plots to kidnap Pat and perform experiments on her so that they can eventually shrink everyone.—Dave Smith <dave@stat.colostate.edu>
Plot Keywords: housewife, husband, son, daughter, businessman, lab worker, cheeky ...
Movie Details Click Here!Storyline: On a college ski weekend, Todd and Craig pretend to be Jane and Nora, a pair of English girls. Their reasons? To meet girls, and to learn to ski. Along the way, Lesley Gore shows up on the bus to sing "Sunshine, Lollipops, and Rainbows", and James Brown and the Famous Flames appear at the lodge to sing "I Feel Good".—GlennR
Plot Keywords: college student, impostor, young woman, cross-dresser, love interest, skier, campy ...
Movie Details Click Here!Storyline: Frankie, on naval-reserve duty in Tahiti, doesn't trust Dee Dee to stay faithful, so he hires Bwana, a witch doctor, to help. Bwana conjures up a floating bikini, "stuffs" it with Cassandra, and sends her to distract advertising executive Ricky from Dee Dee.—alfiehitchie
Plot Keywords: naval officer, boyfriend, girlfriend, witch doctor, beautiful woman, biker, campy ...
Movie Details Click Here!Storyline: Young Calvin Fuller is pulled into King Arthur's court by Merlin. His mission: to save Camelot. To do this he must overcome the villain known as Lord Belascoe, train to become a knight, and rescue the Princess Katherine, who has fallen in love with him. Ultimately, He must help Arthur regain his confidence before he can go home.—Kevin Modglin <kevin615@delphi.com>
Plot Keywords: young boy, king arthur, merlin, lord, princess, fiancée, hilarious ...
Movie Details Click Here!Storyline: Delivering pizzas doesn't pay much -- especially when Randy Bodek (Patrick Dempsey) needs to earn enough to fund next semester's college tuition. During a routine delivery, however, Randy meets a sexy older woman named Alex (Barbara Carrera). The pair become lovers, and soon she's recommending Randy's services to all her unhappily married friends -- just order a pizza with extra anchovies and tip well. But, as Randy soon learns, life as a professional gigolo can get pretty complicated.
Plot Keywords: gigolo, pizza delivery man, married woman, husband, college student, mother, lighthearted ...
Movie Details Click Here!Storyline: Maindrian Pace (H.B. Halicki) is an insurance investigator by day and a professional car thief by night. When a South American drug lord offers Pace $400,000 to steal 48 cars in five days, the assignment seems like an easy week's work for Pace and his gang -- until he's sold out. After he steals a car known as "Eleanor" in Long Beach, Calif., the police are suddenly on his tail. Pace ends up in a desperate car chase across Southern California, from Long Beach to Carson.
Plot Keywords: drug lord, car thief, cop, gangster, friend, brash, gripping ...
Movie Details Click Here!Storyline: A serial killer turns the life of a family on vacation into a nightmare.
Plot Keywords: businessman, wife, psychopath, son, daughter, associate, engaging ...
Movie Details Click Here!Storyline: When her family moves across town, a teenager (Hayden Panettiere) must win over the head cheerleader (Solange Knowles) to make the squad.
Plot Keywords: transfer student, cheerleader, popular girl, security guard, teacher, amusing, playful ...
Movie Details Click Here!Storyline: Photographer Elliot Slater (Paul Mercurio) has inadvertently snapped the only existing photos of elusive jewel thief Omar (Stuart Wilson). When Elliot leaves for a private vacation on an S&M island, he is followed by Omar; Omar's partner, Nina (Iman) ; and police officers Fred (Dan Aykroyd) and Sheila (Rosie O'Donnell). Unaware that so many people are chasing him, Elliot enjoys his stay at the resort, and finds himself falling in love with the head dominatrix, Mistress Lisa (Dana Delany).
Plot Keywords: photographer, jewel thief, undercover cop, dominatrix, partner, campy, hedonistic ...
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