"Set in California" Movies
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Movies at least partially set in California.
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A Murder Uncorked
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Voicemails for Isabelle
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Breakthrough
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Being Heumann
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California Scenario
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Calexit
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Golden State Killer
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Highway 99: A Double Album
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Release
Date | Title | Production
Budget | Opening
Weekend | Domestic
Box Office | Worldwide
Box Office |
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| 2026 | Animals |
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| Mar 3, 2026 | Dark Arrows |
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| Feb 27, 2026 | The Napa Boys |
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| Feb 13, 2026 | Good Luck, Have Fun, Don’t … |
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| Dec 12, 2025 | Atropia |
| $9,052 | $14,405 | $14,405 |
| Dec 9, 2025 | The Mighty Oaks |
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| Oct 7, 2025 | Pistachio Wars |
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| Oct 3, 2025 | The Lost Bus |
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| Sep 12, 2025 | Don’t Answer |
| $5,965 | $15,585 | $15,585 |
| Aug 8, 2025 | Freakier Friday |
$42,000,000 | $28,583,167 | $94,186,236 | $153,157,364 |
| Aug 8, 2025 | Strange Harvest |
| $223,208 | $391,173 | $391,173 |
| Jun 13, 2025 | Land’s End |
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| Apr 4, 2025 | Freaky Tales |
| | | $2,757 |
| Mar 14, 2025 | Novocaine |
$18,000,000 | $8,809,436 | $19,861,854 | $33,538,995 |
| Mar 4, 2025 | Daddy |
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| Feb 28, 2025 | Unholy Song |
| $20,345 | $40,724 | $40,724 |
| Aug 30, 2024 | City of Dreams |
| $1,245,167 | $1,713,427 | $1,713,427 |
| Jul 8, 2024 | Shark Girl |
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| Nov 7, 2023 | Giving Thanks |
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| Sep 13, 2023 | Warm Blood |
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| Feb 24, 2023 | Jesus Revolution |
$15,000,000 | $15,882,067 | $52,102,987 | $53,380,981 |
| Oct 28, 2022 | Ten-Cent Daisy |
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| Sep 23, 2022 | Don’t Worry, Darling |
$35,000,000 | $19,353,213 | $45,309,403 | $87,609,403 |
| Sep 23, 2022 | Buried: The 1982 Alpine Mea… |
| $16,609 | $76,762 | $76,762 |
| Aug 26, 2022 | Highway One |
| | $3,063 | $3,063 |
| Jul 22, 2022 | Nope |
$68,000,000 | $44,366,910 | $123,277,080 | $171,932,082 |
| Apr 21, 2022 | Brut Force |
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| Jan 21, 2022 | Redeeming Love |
| $3,530,180 | $9,214,020 | $9,259,319 |
| Dec 16, 2021 | A California Christmas: Cit… |
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| Nov 26, 2021 | Licorice Pizza |
$40,000,000 | $345,157 | $17,318,007 | $32,903,549 |
| Oct 8, 2021 | Madres |
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| Oct 1, 2021 | The Jesus Music |
| $548,848 | $1,016,725 | $1,016,725 |
| Aug 6, 2021 | Whirlybird |
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| Jun 4, 2021 | Grace and Grit |
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| Dec 11, 2020 | The Very Excellent Mr. Dundee |
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| Nov 27, 2020 | Princess of the Row |
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| Nov 17, 2020 | 1 Night in San Diego |
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| Jun 2, 2020 | A Clear Shot |
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| May 8, 2020 | Valley Girl |
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| Apr 24, 2020 | Murder in the Front Row: Th… |
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| Nov 26, 2019 | Tin City |
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| Jun 7, 2019 | Katie Says Goodbye |
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| May 24, 2019 | Echo in the Canyon |
| $117,651 | $3,355,266 | $3,355,266 |
| May 3, 2019 | The Intruder |
$8,000,000 | $10,855,054 | $35,388,976 | $40,597,401 |
| Apr 19, 2019 | Under The Silver Lake |
$8,000,000 | $35,270 | $46,083 | $2,804,142 |
| Apr 19, 2019 | Breaking Habits |
| | | $31,925 |
| Apr 5, 2019 | The Haunting of Sharon Tate |
| | | $19,712 |
| Jan 18, 2019 | Don’t Come Back From the Mo… |
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| Unknown | Sublime |
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| Nov 22, 2018 | Clyde Cooper |
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| Oct 12, 2018 | Bad Times at the El Royale |
$32,000,000 | $7,132,647 | $17,839,115 | $31,178,942 |
| Sep 28, 2018 | Free Solo |
| $294,288 | $17,541,090 | $28,605,995 |
| Sep 28, 2018 | Trico Tri: Happy Halloween |
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| Sep 14, 2018 | Danger One |
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| Sep 14, 2018 | Unbroken: Path to Redemption |
$6,000,000 | $2,238,723 | $6,216,897 | $6,216,897 |
| Aug 31, 2018 | Destination Wedding |
| | | $1,660,230 |
| Jul 6, 2018 | Sorry to Bother You |
$3,200,000 | $727,266 | $17,493,096 | $18,285,560 |
| Jun 29, 2018 | Calling All Earthlings |
| | $6,756 | $6,756 |
| Jun 22, 2018 | Boundaries |
| $29,552 | $701,828 | $755,235 |
| Jun 22, 2018 | Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom |
$170,000,000 | $148,024,610 | $417,719,760 | $1,308,323,302 |
| Jun 8, 2018 | The Valley |
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| May 1, 2018 | Jewel’s Catch One |
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| Feb 16, 2018 | Black Panther |
$200,000,000 | $202,003,951 | $700,059,566 | $1,334,157,082 |
| Feb 2, 2018 | Winchester |
$3,500,000 | $9,307,626 | $25,091,816 | $45,960,255 |
| Jan 26, 2018 | American Folk |
| | | $92,242 |
| Dec 1, 2017 | The Tribes of Palos Verdes |
| $796 | $11,603 | $11,603 |
| Nov 3, 2017 | Lady Bird |
$10,000,000 | $364,437 | $48,958,273 | $80,108,482 |
| Oct 27, 2017 | Bunker77 |
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| Oct 25, 2017 | The Work |
| $3,286 | $5,853 | $20,574 |
| Oct 20, 2017 | Where’s The Money |
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| Oct 13, 2017 | American Satan |
| $135,378 | $226,232 | $226,232 |
| Oct 13, 2017 | Tom of Finland |
| | $378,296 | $534,568 |
| Sep 26, 2017 | Lane 1974 |
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| Aug 11, 2017 | Ingrid Goes West |
| $135,301 | $3,021,133 | $3,271,468 |
| Jul 28, 2017 | Romeo is Bleeding |
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| May 25, 2017 | Baywatch |
$60,000,000 | $18,503,871 | $58,060,186 | $175,863,783 |
| Apr 20, 2017 | Grow House |
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| Apr 4, 2017 | Hidden Truth |
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| Mar 24, 2017 | CHiPS |
$25,000,000 | $7,722,802 | $18,600,152 | $26,800,152 |
| Feb 17, 2017 | In Dubious Battle |
$15,000,000 | | | $214,182 |
| Feb 16, 2017 | Disney’s Newsies: The Broad… |
| | | $192,651 |
| Jan 20, 2017 | They Call Us Monsters |
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| Dec 31, 2016 | Finding Mr Right 2 |
| | | $116,100,802 |
| Unknown | Welcome to Willits |
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| Dec 31, 2016 | Wolves at the Door |
| | | $4,382 |
| Dec 25, 2016 | 20th Century Women |
$7,000,000 | | $5,664,763 | $9,353,729 |
| Nov 25, 2016 | Always Shine |
| $4,211 | $16,140 | $16,140 |
| Oct 11, 2016 | Broken Vows |
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| Sep 2, 2016 | Klovn Forever |
| $860 | $5,700 | $6,999,221 |
| Aug 12, 2016 | Joshy |
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| Jul 21, 2016 | Great Plains |
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| Jun 17, 2016 | Finding Dory |
$200,000,000 | $135,060,273 | $486,295,561 | $1,025,006,125 |
| May 13, 2016 | Queen Mimi |
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| Apr 22, 2016 | The Meddler |
$3,200,000 | $57,022 | $4,267,219 | $5,526,942 |
| Apr 22, 2016 | Elvis & Nixon |
| $466,447 | $1,055,284 | $1,766,703 |
| Apr 22, 2016 | Hockney |
| $13,683 | $120,745 | $231,717 |
| Apr 15, 2016 | Above and Below |
| | | $114,860 |
| Apr 15, 2016 | Echo Park |
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| Apr 8, 2016 | Memoria |
| $47 | $2,242 | $44,491 |
| Mar 25, 2016 | Valley of Love |
| $9,849 | $28,648 | $1,172,689 |
| Mar 11, 2016 | City of Gold |
| $62,959 | $608,799 | $680,784 |
| Mar 4, 2016 | Born to Be Blue |
| $14,069 | $755,153 | $2,145,764 |
| Jan 1, 2016 | Yosemite |
| $4,461 | $13,931 | $13,931 |
| Dec 4, 2015 | Bikes vs Cars |
| | $28,072 | $109,099 |
| Nov 6, 2015 | Of Men and War |
| | | $37,801 |
| Nov 6, 2015 | Trumbo |
$15,000,000 | $74,177 | $7,857,741 | $13,300,181 |
| Aug 7, 2015 | The Gift |
$5,000,000 | $11,854,273 | $43,787,265 | $58,978,477 |
| Jul 10, 2015 | Tangerine |
| $60,683 | $702,354 | $935,828 |
| May 1, 2015 | Ride |
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| Apr 17, 2015 | Unfriended |
$1,000,000 | $15,845,115 | $32,789,645 | $64,364,198 |
| Feb 20, 2015 | McFarland, USA |
$17,000,000 | $11,020,798 | $44,480,275 | $45,707,924 |
| Oct 31, 2014 | Nightcrawler |
$8,500,000 | $10,441,000 | $32,381,218 | $50,334,418 |
| Jun 6, 2014 | Willow Creek |
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| Jun 6, 2014 | Test |
$250,000 | | $18,823 | $18,823 |
| Mar 28, 2014 | Cesar Chavez |
| $2,861,528 | $5,571,497 | $5,571,497 |
| Jul 12, 2013 | Fruitvale Station |
$900,000 | $377,285 | $16,098,998 | $17,549,645 |
| Aug 22, 2012 | Hit & Run |
$22,000,000 | $4,526,222 | $13,749,300 | $17,216,955 |
| Aug 3, 2012 | Celeste and Jesse Forever |
$840,000 | $107,785 | $3,103,407 | $3,787,689 |
| Oct 28, 2011 | Like Crazy |
$250,000 | $123,140 | $3,395,391 | $3,728,400 |
| May 7, 2010 | Babies |
| $2,161,460 | $7,320,323 | $12,146,819 |
| Mar 27, 2009 | Monsters vs. Aliens |
$175,000,000 | $59,321,095 | $198,351,526 | $381,687,380 |
| Sep 26, 2008 | Humboldt County |
| $25,933 | $82,357 | $82,357 |
| Jul 26, 2006 | Little Miss Sunshine |
$8,000,000 | $370,998 | $59,891,098 | $100,642,353 |
| Oct 28, 2005 | The Legend of Zorro |
$80,000,000 | $16,328,506 | $45,575,336 | $141,475,336 |
| Sep 2, 2005 | Underclassman |
$25,000,000 | $2,525,364 | $5,654,777 | $5,654,777 |
| Dec 27, 2002 | The Hours |
$25,000,000 | $338,622 | $41,675,994 | $97,030,468 |
| Jan 11, 2002 | Orange County |
$18,000,000 | $15,053,226 | $41,059,716 | $43,308,707 |
| Oct 31, 2001 | The Man Who Wasn't There |
| $664,404 | $7,494,849 | $21,494,849 |
| Aug 14, 1998 | Slums of Beverly Hills |
$5,000,000 | $125,561 | $5,502,773 | $5,502,773 |
| Jun 26, 1998 | Doctor Dolittle |
$71,500,000 | $29,014,324 | $144,156,605 | $294,156,605 |
| Jan 17, 1997 | Beverly Hills Ninja |
| $12,220,920 | $31,245,344 | $37,639,029 |
| Nov 6, 1996 | Set It Off |
$9,000,000 | $8,812,105 | $36,049,108 | $36,049,108 |
| Sep 15, 1995 | Unstrung Heroes |
| $185,183 | $7,929,000 | $7,929,000 |
| May 3, 1995 | My Family |
| $2,164,840 | $11,079,373 | $11,079,373 |
| Jan 11, 1991 | Lionheart |
| $7,094,552 | $22,545,360 | $22,545,360 |
| Aug 21, 1987 | Born in East L.A. |
| $4,359,040 | $17,355,263 | $17,355,263 |
| Dec 31, 1986 | Witchboard |
$2,000,000 | | $7,369,373 | $7,369,373 |
| Mar 8, 1985 | Mask |
| $135,499 | $42,417,782 | $44,563,993 |
| Jun 22, 1984 | The Karate Kid |
$8,000,000 | $5,031,753 | $90,815,558 | $90,858,381 |
| Feb 29, 1980 | Foxes |
| $221,141 | $7,470,348 | $7,470,348 |
| Feb 9, 1979 | Hardcore |
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| Dec 15, 1978 | California Suite |
| | $42,913,571 | $42,913,571 |
| May 26, 1978 | Big Wednesday |
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| Jan 1, 1975 | Lucky Lady |
| | $24,441,725 | $24,441,725 |
| Oct 15, 1969 | Paint Your Wagon |
$20,000,000 | | $31,678,778 | $31,678,778 |
| Jul 20, 1966 | The Wild Angels |
| | $15,541,070 | $15,541,070 |
| Aug 13, 1953 | The War of the Worlds |
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