Vamp (1986)
Judged as a complete film it is mediocre. Vamp earns its 5.5 as a stylish, uneven eighties horror comedy that is worth seeing almost entirely for one unforgettable element, Grace Jones as a vampire stripper who never speaks a word…
Filming Location: Los Angeles
Films in this library shot in Los Angeles, the city that plays itself more often than any other, and doubles for everywhere else. Location data is sourced from Wikidata property P915, which records where a film was actually shot as distinct from where its story is set.
CaliforniaHalloween (1978)
John Carpenter's 1978 slasher template. Michael Myers in mask, Jamie Lee Curtis debut.
CaliforniaCarrie (1976)
Brian De Palma's 1976 King adaptation. Sissy Spacek, Piper Laurie, John Travolta supporting.
CaliforniaMeet Me in St. Louis (1944)
An American family in 1903 St. Louis faces upheaval when the father announces a move to New York, with Christmas as the season of crisis. Meet Me in St. Louis is Vincente Minnelli's 1944 American musical depicting the upper-middle-class Smith…
CaliforniaThe Holiday (2006)
Two women in unhappy relationships swap homes for Christmas across the Atlantic and find new romance during the holiday. The Holiday is Nancy Meyers's 2006 American-British romantic comedy depicting two women in unhappy relationships, an English country-newspaper columnist and an…
CaliforniaFright Night (1985)
William Ragsdale plays Charley Brewster. Fright Night operates as one of the most successful horror-comedy productions of the mid-1980s and a foundational text for the teen-protagonist-with-aging-mentor horror tradition.
CaliforniaKiss Kiss Bang Bang (2005)
A small-time thief stumbles into an LA acting career and a noir investigation, with Robert Downey Jr. as narrator across the Christmas season. Kiss Kiss Bang Bang is Shane Black's 2005 American neo-noir comedy depicting a small-time New York thief…
CaliforniaThey Live (1988)
A drifter discovers sunglasses that reveal the wealthy elite are alien creatures controlling humanity through subliminal messaging. They Live is John Carpenter's 1988 American science-fiction horror film depicting a drifter who discovers sunglasses that reveal the wealthy elite are alien…
CaliforniaRe-Animator (1985)
Lovecraft's 'Herbert West, Re-Animator' serial about a Miskatonic University medical student who develops a serum that revives the recently deceased with violent and unpredictable results. Re-Animator is one of the most successful Lovecraft adaptations ever produced and one of the…
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CaliforniaOppenheimer (2023)
Christopher Nolan's 2023 Manhattan Project biopic. Cillian Murphy as Oppenheimer.
CaliforniaThe Social Network (2010)
David Fincher's 2010 Facebook origin drama. Jesse Eisenberg as Zuckerberg, Garfield as Saverin.