Movies and TV shows set in san francisco – page 4
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List of movies set in san francisco
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
The possibly devastating impact of the Trump administration crackdown on immigration, for one Bay Area family.
Style:
suspense, captivating, disturbing, realistic, emotional ...
Plot:
immigration, family drama, immigrant family, mysterious disappearance, changing lives, social problems, life is a bitch, teenager, teenage life, lifestyle change, disappearance, teenage girl ...
Time:
2010s
Place:
san francisco, bay area
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 43 min.
TV show
Story:
Bionic Woman is an American science fiction television drama that aired in 2007, which was created by David Eick, under NBC Universal Television Group, GEP Productions, and David Eick Productions. The series was a re-imagining of the original ...
Style:
serious, suspenseful, light, tense, stylized
Audience:
teens
Plot:
surgery, androids and robots, female protagonist, superhero, investigation, family relations, rescue, siblings relations, experiment, secret agent, robot, superhuman speed ...
Time:
70s, 21st century
Place:
san francisco, usa
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636K
Genre: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Country: Germany, USA
Duration: 127 min.
Story:
The fate of the galaxy rests in the hands of bitter rivals. One, James Kirk, is a delinquent, thrill-seeking Iowa farm boy. The other, Spock, a Vulcan, was raised in a logic-based society that rejects all emotion. As fiery instinct clashes with calm ...
Style:
futuristic, entertaining, visually stunning, epic, exciting ...
Audience:
teens, kids, family friendly, boys' night, adult
Plot:
space travel, star trek, space opera, spacecraft, time travel, heroic mission, heroes, space and aliens, teamwork, alien, space wars, human versus alien ...
Time:
future, year 2009, 24th century, 23rd century, 2000s
Place:
san francisco, iowa, bay area, space western
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Genre: Comedy, Romance
Country: USA, Mexico
Duration: 116 min.
Story:
Eddie, the 40-year-old confirmed bachelor finally says "I do" to the beautiful and sexy Lila. But during their honeymoon in Mexico, the woman of his dreams turns out to be a total nightmare, and the guy who could never pull the trigger ...
Style:
humorous, funny, sexy, romantic, not serious ...
Audience:
chick flick, girls' night, teens, date night
Plot:
wedding, honeymoon, dumb, twists and turns, sex, female nudity, sexual pleasure, woman urinating, newlyweds, infidelity, female pubic hair, true love ...
Time:
year 2007, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
san francisco
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Music, Romance, Sci-Fi
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
Miles buys himself a state-of-the-art computer that starts expressing thoughts and emotions after a having champagne spilled down on him. Things start getting out of hand when both Miles and Edgar, how the computer calls himself, fall in love with ...
Style:
rom com, offbeat, surreal, cult classic, humorous ...
Audience:
teens, chick flick
Plot:
artificial intelligence, internet, computer, robot, cello, blonde girl, hacker, memory, blonde, love, technology, sexual attraction ...
Time:
80s
Place:
san francisco, virginia, usa
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Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
Kowalski works for a car delivery service. He takes delivery of a 1970 Dodge Challenger to take from Colorado to San Francisco, California. Shortly after pickup, he takes a bet to get the car there in less than 15 hours.
Style:
road movie, grindhouse, independent film, cult classic, exciting ...
Audience:
manly
Plot:
car chase, car, driver, hitchhiker, on the road, road trip, radio station, on the run, chase, driving, reckless driving, rattlesnake ...
Time:
70s, 20th century, year 1971
Place:
san francisco, california, colorado, utah, denver colorado ...
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Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: France, USA
Duration: 122 min.
Story:
Inspired by a true story. A petty criminal sent to Alcatraz in the 1930s is caught attempting to make an escape. As punishment he is put in solitary confinement. The maximum stay is supposed to be 19 days, but Henri spends years alone, cold and in ...
Style:
suspense, period piece, emotional, depressing, dark ...
Plot:
prison, courtroom, alcatraz, lawyer, court, courtroom drama, legal, justice, murder, escape attempt, corporal punishment, torture ...
Time:
1940s, 1930s, year 1941, 20th century, year 1938
Place:
san francisco, bay area, usa, california
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22K
Genre: Adventure, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
In his basement in San Francisco, boy-genius Quinn Mallory unlocks the doorway to an infinite number of Earths. During a test run, Quinn invites co-worker Wade Wells and his teacher Professor Maximillian Arturo to see his new invention. But an ...
Style:
atmospheric, clever, exciting, suspenseful, serious ...
Audience:
teens, kids
Plot:
alien invasion, parallel world, alternate reality, alternate dimension, danger, escapades, multiverse, alternate timeline, getting home, portal, life changing experience, time travel ...
Time:
90s, 20th century, 2000s
Place:
san francisco, bay area, california, usa
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
The young Harold lives in his own world of suicide-attempts and funeral visits to avoid the misery of his current family and home environment. Harold meets an 80-year-old woman named Maude who also lives in her own world yet one in which she is ...
Style:
black comedy, dark comedy, offbeat, feel good, inspirational ...
Audience:
teens, date night
Plot:
coming of age, suicide, funeral, older woman younger man relationship, eccentricity, misfit, old age, alienation, age difference, couples, cemetery, dark humor ...
Time:
20th century, 70s, year 1971
Place:
california, san francisco, bay area, usa
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466K
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 129 min.
Story:
In honor of his birthday, San Francisco banker Nicholas Van Orton, a financial genius and a coldhearted loner, receives an unusual present from his younger brother, Conrad -- a gift certificate to play a unique kind of game. In nearly a nanosecond, ...
Style:
psychological, surprise ending, twist ending, suspense, neo noir ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
twists and turns, mind game, manipulation, psychology, puzzle, uncover truth, existentialism, surveillance, life & death, game, life turned upside down, disorder ...
Time:
20th century, 90s, year 1997
Place:
san francisco, usa, bay area, california, seattle ...
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Genre: Drama, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 76 min.
Story:
Two cabbies search San Francisco's Chinatown for a mysterious character who has disappeared with their $4000. Their quest leads them on a humorous, if mundane, journey which illuminates the many problems experienced by Chinese-Americans trying ...
Style:
independent film, black and white, aesthetic, postmodern, contemplative ...
Plot:
missing person, taxi driver, chinese immigrant, immigrant, culture clash, politician, businessman, triad, partner, friends, buddies, unlikely criminals ...
Time:
year 1982, 80s
Place:
san francisco, china, taiwan, usa, california
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Genre: Drama, Mystery, Romance
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
The stories of several colorful characters living in San Francisco. Based on the book by Armistead Maupin (A Man I Dreamt Up).
Style:
sexual, costume drama, realistic, semi serious, talky ...
Audience:
chick flick, date night, girls' night
Plot:
gender, lgbt, true love, lgbtq, sexual attraction, lesbian, transgender, gay interest, gay lead character, gay relationship, gay bar, gay straight relations ...
Time:
70s, 20th century
Place:
san francisco, usa, california, bay area
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Genre: Comedy, Musical, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 133 min.
Story:
Chinese stowaway Mei Li arrives in San Francisco with her father to meet her fiancé, wealthy nightclub owner Sammy Fong, in an arranged marriage; but the groom has his eye on his star singer Linda Low. This film version of the Rodgers and ...
Style:
aesthetic, independent film, humorous, feel good, semi serious ...
Plot:
forbidden love, nightclub owner, marriage proposal, male male relationship, chinese new year, singer, dance, illegal immigration, arranged marriage, unrequited love, father son relationship, broadway ...
Time:
year 1961
Place:
san francisco, china, california, usa
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Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
Garvey is a San Francisco pawnshop operator. His unemployed and criminal friends Dillard, Turtle, and Weslake, team up with Boardwalk, a local pimp, to burgle Garvey's shop while the owner is out of town. During the elaborate planning process, ...
Style:
humorous, feel good, semi serious, realistic, political ...
Plot:
unemployment, burglary, disorder, cons and scams, heist, gang, dishonesty, crime gone awry, unlikely criminals, goofy hero, comedy of errors, theft ...
Time:
80s
Place:
san francisco, california, usa
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Genre: Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
A successful physician and devoted family man, John Dolittle (Eddie Murphy) seems to have the world by the tail, until a long suppressed talent he possessed as a child, the ability to communicate with animals is suddenly reawakened with a vengeance! ...
Style:
funny, light, emotional, hilarious, melancholic ...
Audience:
kids, family friendly, teens, pre-teens, date night ...
Plot:
dog, father daughter relationship, veterinarian, doctor, happy ending, childhood, foul language, father son relationship, talking animal, african american, animal, kids and family ...
Time:
90s, 20th century, year 1998, year 1968, 60s
Place:
san francisco, usa, north america, california
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 112 min.
Story:
It's tough beat for San Francisco police lieutenant Jake Martin (Walter Matthau) when he has to investigate a city bus massacre in which a madman opened machine gunfire on eight people.
Style:
detective, crime drama, realistic, serious, suspenseful ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
police procedural, murder, serial killer, cop, mass murder, car chase, cynicism, massacre, nude black woman, killer, organized crime, urban ...
Time:
20th century, 70s
Place:
san francisco, california, usa
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13K
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
Dan Merrick comes out from a shattering car accident with amnesia. He finds that he is married to Judith who is trying to help him start his life again. He keeps getting flashbacks about events and places that he can't remember. He meets pet ...
Style:
neo noir, erotic, disturbing, sexy, psychological ...
Plot:
private detective, murder, investigation, twists and turns, memory loss, amnesia, suspicion, plastic surgery, haunted by the past, infidelity, female killer, car accident ...
Time:
90s, year 1991, 70s, 80s
Place:
san francisco, oregon, bay area, california, usa
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15K
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
Someone does a nasty hatchet job on a San Fransisco big noise and the Assistant D.A. takes charge of the investigation. Through a web of blackmail and prostitution involving the Governor, an old lover of the law man emerges as a prime suspect and he ...
Style:
erotic, suspense, sexy, psychosexual thriller, suspenseful ...
Audience:
boys' night, adult
Plot:
murder mystery, femme fatale, adultery, prostitution, murder, nudity, oral sex, seduction, serial killer, manipulation, car chase, sexuality ...
Time:
90s, 20th century
Place:
san francisco, usa, california
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
Ironside is a Universal television series that ran on NBC from September 14, 1967 to January 16, 1975. The show starred Raymond Burr as a paraplegic Chief of Detectives, Robert T. Ironside. The character debuted on March 28, 1967 in a TV movie. When ...
Style:
detective, talky, tense, realistic, serious ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
private detective, investigation, cop, police detective, team, intelligence agency, disabled, disability, sniper, danger, law enforcement, fighting crime ...
Time:
20th century, 70s, 60s
Place:
san francisco, usa
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11K
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
In the fall of 1963, Eddie Birdlace is an 18-year-old Marine Corps volunteer who is about to ship out with three of his buddies for a tour of duty in Viet Nam. Planning a massive blowout for their last night in San Francisco, Eddie, his buddies, and ...
Style:
cult classic, romantic, realistic, talky, clever ...
Audience:
teens, chick flick
Plot:
vietnam war, love, love story, feminist, coming of age, teenager, bittersweet, innocence lost, american history, love and romance, death, dating ...
Time:
year 1991, 20th century, year 1966, year 1967, year 1963 ...
Place:
san francisco, california, seattle, vietnam, asia ...
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Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 113 min.
Story:
Two San Francisco detectives want to bring down a local hijacking boss. But they'll have to get to him before a hitman does.
Style:
black comedy, action comedy, neo noir, fast, realistic ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
car chase, buddy cop, buddy, police, hitman, law enforcement, mobster, car crash, police chase, police station, transvestite, police lieutenant ...
Time:
70s, 20th century
Place:
san francisco, california, usa, detroit
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
Shortly after David Abbott moves into his new San Francisco digs, he has an unwelcome visitor on his hands: winsome Elizabeth Martinson, who asserts that the apartment is hers -- and promptly vanishes. When she starts appearing and disappearing at ...
Style:
romantic, fairy tale, romantic comedy, rom com, light ...
Audience:
chick flick, girls' night, teens, date night, teen drama
Plot:
afterlife, ghost, unlikely couple, impossible love, love story, initially antagonists, destiny, supernatural romance, happy ending, heaven, doctor, female ghost ...
Time:
year 2005, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
san francisco, california, usa, canada
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
Sean Kane is forced to resign from the San Francisco Police Department's Narcotics Division when he goes berserk after his partner is murdered. He decides to fight alone and follows a trail of drug traffickers into unexpected high places.
Style:
suspense, serious, exciting, cult classic, tense ...
Audience:
boys' night, girls' night
Plot:
martial arts, vigilante, revenge, chase, vigilantism, vengeance, working undercover, danger, partner, fighting crime, chases and races, rivalry ...
Time:
80s, year 1981
Place:
san francisco, bay area, usa, california, hong kong
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Genre: Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 123 min.
Story:
Kelly Sherwood is terrorized by a man with an asthmatic voice who plans to use her to steal $100,000 from the bank where she works. He threatens to kill her teenage sister Toby, if she tells the police. However she manages to contact F.B.I. agent ...
Style:
neo noir, psychological thriller, retro, noir, tense ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
psychopath, fbi agent, extortion, psycho killer, woman in jeopardy, threat, disguise, kidnapping, phone terror, home invasion, danger, fear ...
Time:
year 1962, 60s, 20th century
Place:
san francisco, california, usa
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Genre: Comedy, Romance
Country: Germany, USA
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
Mary Fiore, San Francisco's premiere wedding planner is rescued from an accident by the man of her dreams, pediatrician Steve Edison, only to find he is the fiancé of her latest client, wealthy Fran Donnolly. As Mary continues making the ...
Style:
romantic, light, rom com, sweet, sentimental ...
Audience:
chick flick, girls' night, teens, date night
Plot:
wedding, love and romance, love story, wedding planning, wedding planner, couple relations, destiny, relationships, looking for love, couples, love, bride and groom ...
Time:
year 2001, 21st century
Place:
san francisco, california, usa, hawaii
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Genre: Comedy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
Jimmie is seeing his single friends get married one by one. He isn't too worried until his girlfriend Anne catches the bouquet at his friend Marco's wedding. Suddenly, his wild mustang days are numbered. He finally decides to propose to ...
Style:
clever, romantic, romantic comedy, smart, realistic ...
Audience:
date night, girls' night, chick flick, teens
Plot:
wedding, inheritance, happy ending, true love, marriage proposal, love, greed, dating, wedding planning, farce, fall in love, marriage ...
Time:
90s, year 1999
Place:
san francisco, california, usa
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Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
For the past four years, San Francisco cop Jack Cates has been after an unidentified drug kingpin who calls himself the "Ice Man". Jack finds a picture that proves that the Ice Man has put a price on the head of Reggie Hammond, who is ...
Style:
black comedy, neo noir, action comedy, suspense, detective ...
Audience:
manly, teens, boys' night, adult
Plot:
buddy cop, prison, revenge, biker, motorcycle, tough cop, desert, corrupt cop, mysterious villain, drug lord, hitman, investigation ...
Time:
20th century, 80s
Place:
san francisco, usa, california, los angeles
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Crime, Drama, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 441 min.
TV show
Story:
Chloe King is looking forward to celebrating her birthday with her friends and single mother, just like every other year... that is until she starts developing heightened abilities and discovers she's being pursued by a mysterious figure. Chloe ...
Style:
suspenseful, exciting, enigmatic, captivating, teen ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
supernatural, high school, superhuman powers, life turned upside down, teenage life, supernatural ability, chase, youth, supernatural power, chases and races, mysterious character, disorder ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
san francisco, usa, california
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Genre: Drama
Country: France, USA
Duration: 116 min.
Story:
A father-daughter relationship evolves through an era of bohemian decadence in 1970s San Francisco to the sober and heartbreaking era of the AIDS crisis in the 1980s.
Style:
emotional, reflective
Plot:
gay father, father daughter relationship, gay parent, gay interest, gay, coming of age, female protagonist, aids, grief, family drama, family history, biopic ...
Time:
70s, 80s, 90s
Place:
san francisco, paris france, california
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
Mary Ann returns to present-day San Francisco and is reunited with her daughter and ex-husband, twenty years after leaving them behind to pursue her career. Fleeing the midlife crisis that her picture-perfect Connecticut life created, Mary Ann is ...
Style:
saga, sensual, erotic, sincere, romantic ...
Plot:
lgbt, lgbtq, gay, lesbian love, gays and lesbians, apartment building, lesbian, transgender, friendship, lgbtqi, blackmail, getting home ...
Place:
san francisco
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