Movies Set in Los Angeles in the 1980s

Kinora's catalogue lists 22 films set in Los Angeles in the 1980s, spanning 1980–2015. 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!
Los Angeles · Chicago — 1980s
dir. Jim Abrahams
2012
Argo
Tehran · Los Angeles · Virginia — 1970s · 1980s
Urbandir. Ben Affleck
1984
Beverly Hills Cop
Detroit · Los Angeles — 1980s
Urbandir. Martin Brest
1997
Boogie Nights
Los Angeles — 1970s · 1980s
Urban · Suburbandir. Paul Thomas Anderson
1993
Bound by Honor
Los Angeles — 1970s · 1980s
Urbandir. Taylor Hackford
1991
Boyz n the Hood
Los Angeles — 1980s · 1990s
Urbandir. John Singleton
1988
Die Hard
Los Angeles — 1980s
Urbandir. John McTiernan
1982
Fast Times at Ridgemont High
Los Angeles — 1980s
Suburbandir. Amy Heckerling
1987
Lethal Weapon
Los Angeles — 1980s
Urbandir. Richard Donner
1989
Lethal Weapon 2
Los Angeles — 1980s
Urbandir. Richard Donner
1988
Midnight Run
New York City · Arizona · Los Angeles — 1980s
Urban · Desertdir. Martin Brest
1984
Paris, Texas
Los Angeles · Houston — 1980s
Desert · Urbandir. Wim Wenders
1988
Rain Man
Cincinnati · Los Angeles · Las Vegas — 1980s
Urban · Ruraldir. Barry Levinson
1982
Rocky III
Philadelphia · Los Angeles — 1980s
Urbandir. Sylvester Stallone
1988
Stand and Deliver
Los Angeles — 1980s
Urbandir. Ramón Menéndez
2015
Straight Outta Compton
Los Angeles · Detroit — 1980s · 1990s
Urbandir. F. Gary Gray
1984
The Karate Kid
Los Angeles — 1980s
Suburbandir. John G. Avildsen
1988
The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!
Los Angeles — 1980s
Urbandir. David Zucker
1984
The Terminator
Los Angeles — 1980s
Urbandir. James Cameron
1988
They Live
Los Angeles — 1980s
Urbandir. John Carpenter
1981
Thief
Chicago · Los Angeles — 1980s
Urbandir. Michael Mann
1985
To Live and Die in L.A.
Los Angeles — 1980s
Urban · Desertdir. William Friedkin

Frequently asked

How many movies are set in Los Angeles in the 1980s?

Kinora's catalogue lists 22 films set in Los Angeles in the 1980s, spanning 1980–2015.

What are some movies set in Los Angeles in the 1980s?

Films set in Los Angeles in the 1980s in our catalogue include Airplane! (1980), Argo (2012), Beverly Hills Cop (1984), Boogie Nights (1997), and Bound by Honor (1993).

What is the oldest movie set in Los Angeles in the 1980s?

Airplane! (1980) is the earliest film set in Los Angeles in the 1980s in our catalogue; the most recent is Straight Outta Compton (2015).