Movies Set in Los Angeles in the 1970s

Kinora's catalogue lists 26 films set in Los Angeles in the 1970s, spanning 1970–2021. 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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1974
A Woman Under the Influence
Los Angeles — 1970s
Urbandir. John Cassavetes
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
1980
Coal Miner's Daughter
Kentucky · Nashville · Los Angeles — 1940s · 1950s · 1960s · 1970s
Ruraldir. Michael Apted
1973
Coffy
Los Angeles — 1970s
Urbandir. Jack Hill
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
Heaven Can Wait
Los Angeles — 1970s
Urbandir. Warren Beatty
2021
Licorice Pizza
Los Angeles — 1970s
Suburbandir. Paul Thomas Anderson
1975
Night Moves
Los Angeles · Florida Keys — 1970s
Urban · Coastal Seadir. Arthur Penn
1979
The China Syndrome
Los Angeles — 1970s
Urbandir. James Bridges
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
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
1971
The Omega Man
Los Angeles — 1970s
Urbandir. Boris Sagal
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
1993
What's Love Got to Do with It
St. Louis · Los Angeles · Tennessee — 1950s · 1960s · 1970s · 1980s
Urbandir. Brian Gibson
1970
Zabriskie Point
Los Angeles · Death Valley — 1970s
Desert · Urbandir. Michelangelo Antonioni

Frequently asked

How many movies are set in Los Angeles in the 1970s?

Kinora's catalogue lists 26 films set in Los Angeles in the 1970s, spanning 1970–2021.

What are some movies set in Los Angeles in the 1970s?

Films set in Los Angeles in the 1970s in our catalogue include A Woman Under the Influence (1974), American Me (1992), Annie Hall (1977), Argo (2012), and Assault on Precinct 13 (1976).

What is the oldest movie set in Los Angeles in the 1970s?

Five Easy Pieces (1970) is the earliest film set in Los Angeles in the 1970s in our catalogue; the most recent is Licorice Pizza (2021).