Top California Movies / TV
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1. Shoot the Moon (1982)
R | 124 min | Drama
A mother of four is abandoned by her husband for a younger woman. Husband, wife and children struggle to survive the seemingly inevitable divorce.
Director: Alan Parker | Stars: Albert Finney, Diane Keaton, Karen Allen, Peter Weller
Votes: 3,060 | Gross: $9.22M
2. Beverly Hills Cop (1984)
R | 105 min | Action, Comedy, Crime
A freewheeling Detroit cop pursuing a murder investigation finds himself dealing with the very different culture of Beverly Hills.
Director: Martin Brest | Stars: Eddie Murphy, Judge Reinhold, John Ashton, Lisa Eilbacher
Votes: 203,415 | Gross: $234.76M
3. Family Matters (1989–1998)
TV-G | 30 min | Adventure, Comedy, Drama
The Winslow family deals with various misadventures, many of them caused by their pesky next-door neighbor, ultra-nerd Steve Urkel.
Stars: Reginald VelJohnson, Jaleel White, Darius McCrary, Kellie Shanygne Williams
Votes: 30,029
4. In Living Color (1990–1994)
TV-14 | 30 min | Comedy, Music
The Wayans siblings present an African-American focused sketch comedy show.
Stars: Keenen Ivory Wayans, Jim Carrey, Kelly Coffield Park, Terrence Brown
Votes: 12,765
5. Stir Crazy (1980)
R | 111 min | Comedy, Crime
Set up and wrongfully accused, two best friends are sent to prison for a crime they didn't commit. However, no prison cell can keep them locked in a cage.
Director: Sidney Poitier | Stars: Gene Wilder, Richard Pryor, Georg Stanford Brown, JoBeth Williams
Votes: 30,405 | Gross: $101.30M
6. 2010 (1984)
PG | 116 min | Adventure, Mystery, Sci-Fi
A joint USA-Soviet expedition is sent to Jupiter to learn exactly what happened to the "Discovery" and its H.A.L. 9000 computer.
Director: Peter Hyams | Stars: Roy Scheider, John Lithgow, Helen Mirren, Bob Balaban
Votes: 57,294 | Gross: $40.20M
7. Smart Guy (1997–1999)
TV-G | 30 min | Comedy, Drama, Family
A 10-year-old genius goes from elementary school to high school.
Stars: Tahj Mowry, John Marshall Jones, Jason Weaver, Omar Gooding
Votes: 5,567
8. Seems Like Old Times (1980)
PG | 102 min | Comedy, Romance
Wrongfully accused of a bank robbery, a writer seeks the help of his ex-wife, who is now married to the soon-to-be Attorney General of California.
Director: Jay Sandrich | Stars: Goldie Hawn, Chevy Chase, Charles Grodin, Robert Guillaume
Votes: 10,806 | Gross: $44.00M
9. Black Is King (2020)
TV-14 | 85 min | Adventure, Drama, Fantasy
Visual album from Beyoncé inspired by 'The Lion King'.
Directors: Emmanuel Adjei, Ibra Ake, Blitz Bazawule, Beyoncé, Pierre Debusschere, Jake Nava, Jenn Nkiru, Dikayl Rimmasch, Joshua Kissi, Kwasi Fordjour, Julian Klincewicz, Dafe Oboro | Stars: Beyoncé, Tina Knowles, Jay-Z, Blue Ivy Carter
Votes: 9,497
10. Buried in Barstow (2022 TV Movie)
TV-14 | 85 min | Action, Drama, Thriller
Follows Hazel King, a single mother determined to protect her daughter from the life she once had while defending and protecting those who can't protect themselves.
Directors: Howard Deutch, Hiro Koda | Stars: Angie Harmon, Lauren Ashley Richards, Kristoffer Polaha, George Paez
Votes: 1,994
11. Beverly Hills Cop II (1987)
R | 100 min | Action, Comedy, Crime
Axel Foley returns to Beverly Hills to help Taggart and Rosewood investigate Chief Bogomil's near-fatal shooting and the series of "alphabet crimes" associated with it.
Director: Tony Scott | Stars: Eddie Murphy, Judge Reinhold, Jürgen Prochnow, Ronny Cox
Votes: 130,562 | Gross: $153.67M
12. Beverly Hills Cop III (1994)
R | 104 min | Action, Comedy, Crime
Axel Foley, while investigating a car theft ring, comes across something much bigger than that: the same men who killed his boss are running a counterfeit money ring out of a theme park in Los Angeles.
Director: John Landis | Stars: Eddie Murphy, Jon Tenney, Joey Travolta, Eugene Collier
Votes: 87,639 | Gross: $42.61M
13. Mr. Corman (2021)
TV-MA | 285 min | Comedy, Drama
A deep cut into the days and nights of a public schoolteacher in the San Fernando Valley.
Stars: Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Arturo Castro, Aracely Padilla, Jordan Galindo
Votes: 6,195
14. Frances (1982)
R | 140 min | Biography, Drama, Romance
The story of Frances Farmer's meteoric rise to fame in Hollywood and the tragic turn her life took when she was blacklisted.
Director: Graeme Clifford | Stars: Jessica Lange, Jonathan Banks, Bonnie Bartlett, James Brodhead
Votes: 8,576 | Gross: $5.00M
15. Eraser (1996)
R | 115 min | Action, Crime, Thriller
A Witness Protection specialist becomes suspicious of his co-workers when dealing with a case involving high-tech weapons.
Director: Chuck Russell | Stars: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Vanessa Williams, James Caan, James Coburn
Votes: 118,416 | Gross: $101.30M
16.
Home (2020– )
Episode:
Malibu: Xanabu Ranch
(2020)
TV-14 | 27 min | Documentary
He built his career around repurposing materials. Now, this sustainable architect is giving a second life to an eclectic home.
Director: Taimi Arvidson
Votes: 65
17.
Visions (1976–1980)
Episode:
Episode #4.1
TV-G | 56 min | Drama
Experience New York City from a new perspective. Above the traffic noise, its spectacular beauty unfolds: from Wall Street to Washington Heights, down Fifth Avenue, through Central Park, ... See full summary »
18.
Visions (1976–1980)
Episode:
Iowa
(1977)
Drama
Carol Fox stars as Eileen, a woman who returns to her home in California and discovers new insights about herself and her family. Through visits with her grandmother at the nursing home, ... See full summary »
Director: Rick Bennewitz | Stars: Carol Fox, Bethel Leslie, Warren Stevens, Nora Heflin
19. Cannery Row (1982)
PG | 120 min | Drama, Romance
Monterey, California in the 1940's. Cannery Row - the section of town where the now closed fish canneries are located - is inhabited primarily by the down and out, although many would not ... See full summary »
Director: David S. Ward | Stars: Nick Nolte, Debra Winger, Audra Lindley, Frank McRae
Votes: 4,113 | Gross: $5.30M
20. Planet California (2022– )
Documentary
A celebration of California's wildlife and wild places, and their coexistence with the 40 million people who call it home.
Stars: Valerie Zavala, Mark Romanov, Estrella Navarro, Jeff Davis
Votes: 45
21. Brandon Leake: A Family Affair (2022 TV Special)
Documentary
Features eight original spoken word poems written and performed by "America's Got Talent" winner Brandon Leake. Viewers are going to get an intimate look at Brandon's life in Stockton, California.
Director: Brandon Drew Jordan Pierce | Stars: Aaron Chapman, Ben Eatmon, Jazmarie Clay LaTou, Brandon Leake
Votes: 18
22. Dirty Mary Crazy Larry (1974)
PG | 93 min | Action, Crime, Thriller
Down-on-their-luck racers Larry and Deke steal from a supermarket manager to buy a car that will help them advance their racing chances. Their escape does not go as planned when Larry's one-night stand, Mary, tags along for the ride.
Director: John Hough | Stars: Peter Fonda, Susan George, Adam Roarke, Kenneth Tobey
Votes: 7,829 | Gross: $0.62M
23.
60 Minutes (1968– )
Episode:
Targeting Americans, Take the Fight to the Night
(2022)
TV-PG | Documentary, News
"Havana Syndrome" cases on U.S. soil; California's newest firefighting tool.
Votes: 6
24. Big Little Lies (2017–2019)
TV-MA | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
The apparently-perfect lives of upper-class mothers of students at a prestigious elementary school unravel to the point of murder when a single mother moves to their quaint California beach town.
Stars: Reese Witherspoon, Nicole Kidman, Shailene Woodley, Zoë Kravitz
Votes: 224,389
25. The Love Bug (1969)
G | 108 min | Comedy, Family, Sport
Down-on-his-luck race car driver Jim Douglas teams up with a little VW Bug that has a mind of it's own, not realizing Herbie's worth until a sneaky rival plots to steal him.
Director: Robert Stevenson | Stars: Dean Jones, Michele Lee, David Tomlinson, Buddy Hackett
Votes: 17,549 | Gross: $5.09M
26.
America Outdoors with Baratunde Thurston (2022– )
Episode:
Death Valley: Life Blooms
(2022)
53 min | Adventure
It's the hottest place on Earth, but Death Valley is remarkably full of life. Baratunde Thurston meets an ultra-marathoner who runs in the brutal heat of summer and an elder of the Timbisha Shoshone tribe.
Directors: France Costrel, Fritz Bergmann | Star: Baratunde Thurston
Votes: 25
27. Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956)
Approved | 80 min | Drama, Horror, Sci-Fi
A small-town doctor learns that the population of his community is being replaced by emotionless alien duplicates.
Director: Don Siegel | Stars: Kevin McCarthy, Dana Wynter, Larry Gates, King Donovan
Votes: 54,786
28.
United Shades of America (2016–2022)
Episode:
Behind These Walls
(2016)
TV-PG | 42 min | Documentary, History, Reality-TV
WKB visits San Quentin, one of the most progressive prisons from a rehabilitation standpoint.
Stars: W. Kamau Bell, Samuel Robinson
Votes: 48
29. Telefon (1977)
PG | 102 min | Action, Crime, Drama
A Russian officer is sent to the U.S. to try and stop sleeper agents who will mindlessly attack government entities when they hear certain coded words.
Director: Don Siegel | Stars: Charles Bronson, Lee Remick, Donald Pleasence, Tyne Daly
Votes: 6,252
30. Wizards of Waverly Place (2007–2012)
TV-G | 22 min | Adventure, Comedy, Drama
The Russo family may be an ordinary family with an average restaurant, but behind close doors, all three children must compete to be the next family wizard.
Stars: Selena Gomez, David Henrie, Jake T. Austin, Jennifer Stone
Votes: 38,418
31. The Comic (1969)
M/PG | 94 min | Comedy, Drama
Story of a brilliant silent-film comic whose talent is overshadowed by his ego.
Director: Carl Reiner | Stars: Dick Van Dyke, Michele Lee, Mickey Rooney, Cornel Wilde
Votes: 941
32. The Man with Two Brains (1983)
R | 93 min | Comedy, Romance, Sci-Fi
A brain surgeon marries a femme fatale whose life he saved, causing his life to turn upside down. Things go even more awry when he falls in love with a telepathic brain.
Director: Carl Reiner | Stars: Steve Martin, Kathleen Turner, David Warner, Paul Benedict
Votes: 27,900 | Gross: $10.10M
33. Zoey 101 (2005–2008)
TV-Y7 | 30 min | Comedy, Drama, Family
Zoey Brooks and her brother, Dustin, attend their first day at Pacific Coast Academy, a private boarding school that enrolls girls for the first time in its history.
Stars: Jamie Lynn Spears, Paul Butcher, Christopher Massey, Erin Sanders
Votes: 17,638
34. Night of the Comet (1984)
PG-13 | 95 min | Comedy, Horror, Sci-Fi
A comet wipes out most of life on Earth, leaving two Valley Girls fighting against cannibal zombies and a sinister group of scientists.
Director: Thom Eberhardt | Stars: Catherine Mary Stewart, Kelli Maroney, Robert Beltran, Sharon Farrell
Votes: 24,160 | Gross: $14.42M
35. The Dunwich Horror (1970)
R | 90 min | Horror
Wilbur Whateley travels to the Arkham Miskatonic University to borrow the legendary Necronomicon. But, little does anyone know, Whateley isn't quite human...
Director: Daniel Haller | Stars: Sandra Dee, Dean Stockwell, Ed Begley, Lloyd Bochner
Votes: 5,182 | Gross: $0.45M
36. Tobruk (1967)
Approved | 107 min | Drama, War
A Canadian POW major is rescued by a special British military unit made up of Germans to help lead an attack on a major German fuel depot in Tobruk, Libya.
Director: Arthur Hiller | Stars: Rock Hudson, George Peppard, Nigel Green, Guy Stockwell
Votes: 3,585
37. Nope (2022)
R | 130 min | Horror, Mystery, Sci-Fi
The residents of a lonely gulch in inland California bear witness to an uncanny and chilling discovery.
Director: Jordan Peele | Stars: Daniel Kaluuya, Keke Palmer, Brandon Perea, Michael Wincott
Votes: 266,300 | Gross: $123.28M
38. Rogue (2013–2017)
TV-MA | 50 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Grace, an undercover detective, is tormented by the possibility that she might have contributed to her son's mysterious death. While trying to uncover the truth, she gets involved with a dangerous criminal.
Stars: Cole Hauser, Thandiwe Newton, Sergio Di Zio, Sarah Jeffery
Votes: 3,253
39. Forever Young (1992)
PG | 102 min | Drama, Romance, Sci-Fi
During a cryogenics test, a pilot frozen in 1939 awakes in 1992 but time is running out, as his body starts to age rapidly.
Director: Steve Miner | Stars: Mel Gibson, Jamie Lee Curtis, Elijah Wood, Isabel Glasser
Votes: 50,095 | Gross: $55.96M
40. A League of Their Own (1992)
PG | 128 min | Comedy, Drama, Sport
Two sisters join the first female professional baseball league and struggle to help it succeed amid their own growing rivalry.
Director: Penny Marshall | Stars: Tom Hanks, Geena Davis, Lori Petty, Madonna
Votes: 121,112 | Gross: $107.53M
41. License to Drive (1988)
PG-13 | 88 min | Comedy
A teen decides to go for a night on the town with his friends despite flunking his driver's test.
Director: Greg Beeman | Stars: Corey Haim, Corey Feldman, Carol Kane, Richard Masur
Votes: 22,633 | Gross: $22.43M
42. Child's Play (1988)
R | 87 min | Horror, Thriller
A struggling single mother unknowingly gifts her son a doll imbued with a serial killer's consciousness.
Director: Tom Holland | Stars: Catherine Hicks, Chris Sarandon, Alex Vincent, Brad Dourif
Votes: 116,811 | Gross: $33.24M
43. The Vivienne Takes on Hollywood (2020– )
Comedy
The Vivienne, UK's first RuPaul's Drag Race Superstar, is joined by her celebrity friends to see what it takes to make it in Hollywood.
Stars: James Lee Williams, Chester Lockhart, DiDa Ritz, Ryan Ong Palao
Votes: 83
44. Marry Me in Yosemite (2022 TV Movie)
TV-G | 84 min | Comedy, Romance
Zoe is a successful photojournalist, on request of her publisher she takes her next subject to be Yosemite. There, she meets Jack, an intriguing tour guide who opens her eyes to new possibilities as they take a journey together.
Director: Bruce D. Johnson | Stars: Cindy Busby, Tyler Harlow, Lexsy McKowen, Tim Thunderhorse Halpin
Votes: 628
45. Gone in 60 Seconds (1974)
PG | 98 min | Action, Crime, Drama
When a South American drug lord pays Pace to steal 48 cars for him, all but one is in the bag - thereby, the police precipitate in a desperate car chase against Pace and his Eleanor across Southern California.
Director: H.B. Halicki | Stars: H.B. Halicki, Marion Busia, Jerry Daugirda, James McIntyre
Votes: 9,958 | Gross: $0.47M
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