KINORAFIELD GUIDE TO FILM

Movies Set in California in the 1960s

Kinora's catalogue lists 12 films set in California in the 1960s, spanning 1967–2022. Each is tagged by where and when it takes place — filter by real-world setting, era, and environment, or open any film for its full tagged world.

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  • 2000

    Almost Famous

    San Diego · San Francisco · New York City — 1960s · 1970s
    Urbandir. Cameron Crowe
  • 1980

    Coal Miner's Daughter

    Kentucky · Nashville · Los Angeles — 1940s · 1950s · 1960s · 1970s
    Ruraldir. Michael Apted
  • 1979

    Escape from Alcatraz

    San Francisco — 1960s
    Island · Coastal Seadir. Don Siegel
  • 2019

    Ford v Ferrari

    Le Mans · Los Angeles — 1960s
    Urbandir. James Mangold
  • 2019

    Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood

    Los Angeles — 1960s
    Urbandir. Quentin Tarantino
  • 1992

    Sneakers

    San Francisco — 1960s · 1990s
    Urbandir. Phil Alden Robinson
  • 2022

    The Fabelmans

    New Jersey · Phoenix · Los Angeles — 1950s · 1960s
    Suburban · Urbandir. Steven Spielberg
  • 2016

    The Founder

    Illinois · California — 1950s · 1960s
    Suburbandir. John Lee Hancock
  • 1967

    The Graduate

    Los Angeles — 1960s
    Suburbandir. Mike Nichols
  • 1983

    The Right Stuff

    California · Space — 1940s · 1950s · 1960s
    Desert · Off Worlddir. Philip Kaufman
  • 2005

    The World's Fastest Indian

    Invercargill · Los Angeles · Utah — 1960s
    Rural · Desert · Urbandir. Roger Donaldson
  • 2007

    Zodiac

    San Francisco — 1960s · 1970s · 1980s
    Urbandir. David Fincher

Frequently asked

How many movies are set in California in the 1960s?

Kinora's catalogue lists 12 films set in California in the 1960s, spanning 1967–2022.

What are some movies set in California in the 1960s?

Films set in California in the 1960s in our catalogue include Almost Famous (2000), Coal Miner's Daughter (1980), Escape from Alcatraz (1979), Ford v Ferrari (2019), and Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood (2019).

What is the oldest movie set in California in the 1960s?

The Graduate (1967) is the earliest film set in California in the 1960s in our catalogue; the most recent is The Fabelmans (2022).

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