The Screen of Los Angeles
United States · #3 by film pedigree · 133 notable figures · 50 canon films set here
Metro rank
#3
Screen score
2038.1
People
315
Films set here
50
What Los Angeles is known for
Box office 33%Prestige 19%Audience 48%
Los Angeles skews toward audience.
Canon films set here, by decade
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From Los Angeles
- 1Frank Caprabox office 14.36 · prestige 72.24 · audience 63.96
- 2Dustin Hoffmanbox office 62.08 · prestige 42.37 · audience 61.21
- 3John Hustonbox office 11.59 · prestige 44.88 · audience 70.61
- 4Paul Thomas Andersonbox office 0 · prestige 35.77 · audience 67.93
- 5Leo McCareybox office 11.73 · prestige 32.84 · audience 63.98
- 6Howard Hawksbox office 21.54 · prestige 48.03 · audience 36.67
- 7Quentin Tarantinobox office 0 · prestige 27.71 · audience 67.78
- 8Leonardo DiCapriobox office 40.52 · prestige 19.65 · audience 45.64
- 9Robert Redfordbox office 46.19 · prestige 13.17 · audience 40.93
- 10Sean Pennbox office 0 · prestige 26.08 · audience 52.66
- 11Jodie Fosterbox office 11.76 · prestige 21.96 · audience 45.66
- 12John Waynebox office 17.89 · prestige 30.12 · audience 33.61
- 13Jeff Bridgesbox office 16.83 · prestige 19.14 · audience 44.87
- 14Sally Fieldbox office 28.54 · prestige 16.54 · audience 40.77
- 15Richard Dreyfussbox office 44.84 · prestige 10.75 · audience 33.2
- 16Ron Howardbox office 32.26 · prestige 13.12 · audience 34.69
- 17Joaquin Phoenixbox office 24.48 · prestige 12.59 · audience 38.79
- 18Helen Huntbox office 37.58 · prestige 9.21 · audience 34.23
- 19Victor Flemingbox office 44.57 · prestige 15.37 · audience 23.95
- 20Judy Garlandbox office 17.16 · prestige 27.62 · audience 24.84
- 21Kevin Costnerbox office 27.47 · prestige 14.32 · audience 31.59
- 22Kevin Spaceybox office 13.67 · prestige 15.24 · audience 36.83
- 23Diane Keatonbox office 9.56 · prestige 15.24 · audience 34.83
- 24Cecil B. DeMillebox office 38.54 · prestige 12.24 · audience 21
- 25Laura Dernbox office 21.98 · prestige 10.65 · audience 29.26
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Set in Los Angeles
- Singin' in the Rain 1952#16
- Pulp Fiction 1994#19
- City Lights 1931#22
- Modern Times 1936filmed#33
- E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial 1982#49
- The Terminator 1984#55
- Sunset Boulevard 1950#57
- Blade Runner 1982#58
- The Kid 1921filmed#64
- Double Indemnity 1944#69
- Chinatown 1974#77
- Back to the Future 1985filmed#83
- Die Hard 1988#103
- Mulholland Dr. 2001#107
- Rebel Without a Cause 1955#127
- Terminator 2: Judgment Day 1991#140
- There Will Be Blood 2007#148
- Safety Last! 1923#155
- Reservoir Dogs 1992#160
- Invasion of the Body Snatchers 1956#168
- Inception 2010#180
- M*A*S*H 1970filmed#183
- American Beauty 1999filmed#213
- Airplane! 1980#222
- Carrie 1976filmed#236
+25 more
Canon films by Los Angeles filmmakers
- The Wizard of Oz 1939 · Victor Fleming#8
- Gone with the Wind 1939 · Victor Fleming#13
- Toy Story 1995 · John Lasseter#43
- There Will Be Blood 2007 · Paul Thomas Anderson#148
- Duck Soup 1933 · Leo McCarey#150
- Batman 1989 · Tim Burton#159
- Beauty and the Beast 1991 · Gary Trousdale#243
- The Ten Commandments 1956 · Cecil B. DeMille#250
- Make Way for Tomorrow 1937 · Leo McCarey#273
- Boyz n the Hood 1991 · John Singleton#288
- Edward Scissorhands 1990 · Tim Burton#349
- Dances with Wolves 1990 · Kevin Costner#371
- Boogie Nights 1997 · Paul Thomas Anderson#384
- Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse 2018 · Peter Ramsey#419
- The Awful Truth 1937 · Leo McCarey#443
- Magnolia 1999 · Paul Thomas Anderson#450
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