Movies Set in California in the 1970s

Kinora's catalogue lists 42 films set in California in the 1970s, spanning 1970–2024. 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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1977
3 Women
California — 1970s
Desertdir. Robert Altman
1974
A Woman Under the Influence
Los Angeles — 1970s
Urbandir. John Cassavetes
2000
Almost Famous
San Diego · San Francisco · New York City — 1960s · 1970s
Urbandir. Cameron Crowe
1992
American Me
Los Angeles — 1940s · 1950s · 1970s
Urbandir. Edward James Olmos
1977
Annie Hall
New York City · Los Angeles — 1970s
Urbandir. Woody Allen
2012
Argo
Tehran · Los Angeles · Virginia — 1970s · 1980s
Urbandir. Ben Affleck
1976
Assault on Precinct 13
Los Angeles — 1970s
Urbandir. John Carpenter
1997
Boogie Nights
Los Angeles — 1970s · 1980s
Urban · Suburbandir. Paul Thomas Anderson
1993
Bound by Honor
Los Angeles — 1970s · 1980s
Urbandir. Taylor Hackford
2012
Cloud Atlas
San Francisco · London · Hawaii · Chatham Islands — 1800s · 1930s · 1970s · 2010s · Far Future
Urban · Island · Coastal Sea · Off Worlddir. Lilly Wachowski
1980
Coal Miner's Daughter
Kentucky · Nashville · Los Angeles — 1940s · 1950s · 1960s · 1970s
Ruraldir. Michael Apted
1971
Dirty Harry
San Francisco — 1970s
Urbandir. Don Siegel
1971
Duel
California — 1970s
Desert · Ruraldir. Steven Spielberg
1971
Escape from the Planet of the Apes
Los Angeles — 1970s
Urbandir. Don Taylor
1970
Five Easy Pieces
Los Angeles · Washington (state) — 1970s
Rural · Island · Coastal Seadir. Bob Rafelson
1979
Hardcore
Grand Rapids · Los Angeles · San Francisco · San Diego — 1970s
Urbandir. Paul Schrader
1978
Invasion of the Body Snatchers
San Francisco — 1970s
Urbandir. Philip Kaufman
2024
Late Night with the Devil
New York City · California — 1970s
Urbandir. Cameron Cairnes
2021
Licorice Pizza
Los Angeles — 1970s
Suburbandir. Paul Thomas Anderson
1973
Magnum Force
San Francisco — 1970s
Urbandir. Ted Post
1985
Mask
Azusa — 1970s
Suburbandir. Peter Bogdanovich
2008
Milk
San Francisco — 1970s
Urbandir. Gus Van Sant
1975
Night Moves
Los Angeles · Florida Keys — 1970s
Urban · Coastal Seadir. Arthur Penn
1972
Play It Again, Sam
San Francisco — 1970s
Urbandir. Herbert Ross
1973
Scarecrow
California · Denver · Detroit — 1970s
Urban · Ruraldir. Jerry Schatzberg
1978
Superman
Kansas · California — 1970s
Urban · Rural · Off Worlddir. Richard Donner
1979
The China Syndrome
Los Angeles — 1970s
Urbandir. James Bridges
1974
The Conversation
San Francisco — 1970s
Urbandir. Francis Ford Coppola
1978
The Driver
Los Angeles — 1970s
Urbandir. Walter Hill
1979
The Jerk
Mississippi · St. Louis · Los Angeles — 1970s
Rural · Urbandir. Carl Reiner
1976
The Killing of a Chinese Bookie
Los Angeles — 1970s
Urbandir. John Cassavetes
2007
The Kite Runner
Kabul · San Francisco · Peshawar — 1970s · 1980s · 2000s
Urbandir. Marc Forster
1973
The Long Goodbye
Los Angeles · Mexico — 1970s
Urban · Coastal Seadir. Robert Altman
1979
The Muppet Movie
Florida · Los Angeles — 1970s
Rural · Desertdir. James Frawley
1974
The Parallax View
Seattle · Los Angeles · Atlanta — 1970s
Urbandir. Alan J. Pakula
1996
The People vs. Larry Flynt
Cincinnati · Los Angeles — 1970s · 1980s
Urbandir. Miloš Forman
1974
The Towering Inferno
San Francisco — 1970s
Urbandir. John Guillermin
1971
Vanishing Point
Denver · Nevada · California — 1970s
Desertdir. Richard C. Sarafian
1993
What's Love Got to Do with It
St. Louis · Los Angeles · Tennessee — 1950s · 1960s · 1970s · 1980s
Urbandir. Brian Gibson
1972
What's Up, Doc?
San Francisco — 1970s
Urbandir. Peter Bogdanovich
1970
Zabriskie Point
Los Angeles · Death Valley — 1970s
Desert · Urbandir. Michelangelo Antonioni
2007
Zodiac
San Francisco — 1960s · 1970s · 1980s
Urbandir. David Fincher

Frequently asked

How many movies are set in California in the 1970s?

Kinora's catalogue lists 42 films set in California in the 1970s, spanning 1970–2024.

What are some movies set in California in the 1970s?

Films set in California in the 1970s in our catalogue include 3 Women (1977), A Woman Under the Influence (1974), Almost Famous (2000), American Me (1992), and Annie Hall (1977).

What is the oldest movie set in California in the 1970s?

Five Easy Pieces (1970) is the earliest film set in California in the 1970s in our catalogue; the most recent is Late Night with the Devil (2024).