Movies Set in California in the 1980s
Kinora's catalogue lists 21 films set in California in the 1980s, spanning 1980–2019. 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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- 1980
Airplane!
dir. Jim Abrahams - 2012
Argo
Urbandir. Ben Affleck - 1985
Back to the Future
Suburbandir. Robert Zemeckis - 1986
Big Trouble in Little China
Urban · Undergrounddir. John Carpenter - 1989
Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure
Suburbandir. Stephen Herek - 1997
Boogie Nights
Urban · Suburbandir. Paul Thomas Anderson - 1991
Boyz n the Hood
Urbandir. John Singleton - 1988
Die Hard
Urbandir. John McTiernan - 1982
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial
Suburbandir. Steven Spielberg - 1984
Paris, Texas
Desert · Urbandir. Wim Wenders - 1982
Poltergeist
Suburbandir. Tobe Hooper - 1988
Rain Man
Urban · Ruraldir. Barry Levinson - 2015
Straight Outta Compton
Urbandir. F. Gary Gray - 1984
The Karate Kid
Suburbandir. John G. Avildsen - 2007
The Kite Runner
Urbandir. Marc Forster - 1987
The Lost Boys
Coastal Seadir. Joel Schumacher - 1984
The Terminator
Urbandir. James Cameron - 1988
They Live
Urbandir. John Carpenter - 1981
Thief
Urbandir. Michael Mann - 2019
Us
Coastal Sea · Suburban · Undergrounddir. Jordan Peele - 2007
Zodiac
Urbandir. David Fincher
Frequently asked
How many movies are set in California in the 1980s?
Kinora's catalogue lists 21 films set in California in the 1980s, spanning 1980–2019.
What are some movies set in California in the 1980s?
Films set in California in the 1980s in our catalogue include Airplane! (1980), Argo (2012), Back to the Future (1985), Big Trouble in Little China (1986), and Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure (1989).
What is the oldest movie set in California in the 1980s?
Airplane! (1980) is the earliest film set in California in the 1980s in our catalogue; the most recent is Us (2019).