Movies Set in Los Angeles in the 1950s

Kinora's catalogue lists 16 films set in Los Angeles in the 1950s, spanning 1950–2022. 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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1992
American Me
Los Angeles — 1940s · 1950s · 1970s
Urbandir. Edward James Olmos
1988
Bird
New York City · Los Angeles · Kansas City — 1940s · 1950s
Urbandir. Clint Eastwood
1980
Coal Miner's Daughter
Kentucky · Nashville · Los Angeles — 1940s · 1950s · 1960s · 1970s
Ruraldir. Michael Apted
1994
Ed Wood
Los Angeles — 1950s
Urbandir. Tim Burton
1950
In a Lonely Place
Los Angeles — 1950s
Urbandir. Nicholas Ray
1955
Kiss Me Deadly
Los Angeles — 1950s
Urban · Coastal Seadir. Robert Aldrich
1997
L.A. Confidential
Los Angeles — 1950s
Urbandir. Curtis Hanson
1987
La Bamba
Los Angeles — 1950s
Urbandir. Luis Valdez
1955
Rebel Without a Cause
Los Angeles — 1950s
Suburban · Urbandir. Nicholas Ray
1950
Sunset Boulevard
Los Angeles — 1950s
Urbandir. Billy Wilder
1952
The Bad and the Beautiful
Los Angeles — 1950s
Urbandir. Vincente Minnelli
2022
The Fabelmans
New Jersey · Phoenix · Los Angeles — 1950s · 1960s
Suburban · Urbandir. Steven Spielberg
1953
The War of the Worlds
Los Angeles — 1950s
Rural · Urbandir. Byron Haskin
1973
The Way We Were
New York City · Los Angeles — 1940s · 1950s
dir. Sydney Pollack
1954
Them!
New Mexico · Los Angeles — 1950s
Desert · Urban · Undergrounddir. Gordon Douglas
1993
What's Love Got to Do with It
St. Louis · Los Angeles · Tennessee — 1950s · 1960s · 1970s · 1980s
Urbandir. Brian Gibson

Frequently asked

How many movies are set in Los Angeles in the 1950s?

Kinora's catalogue lists 16 films set in Los Angeles in the 1950s, spanning 1950–2022.

What are some movies set in Los Angeles in the 1950s?

Films set in Los Angeles in the 1950s in our catalogue include American Me (1992), Bird (1988), Coal Miner's Daughter (1980), Ed Wood (1994), and In a Lonely Place (1950).

What is the oldest movie set in Los Angeles in the 1950s?

In a Lonely Place (1950) is the earliest film set in Los Angeles in the 1950s in our catalogue; the most recent is The Fabelmans (2022).