Movies Set in Orange County, California

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Independence Day(1996)

PG-13

| 2h 25min | Action, Adventure, Science Fiction

3.4/5 (with 4,482 votes)

On July 2, a giant alien mothership enters orbit around Earth and deploys several dozen saucer-shaped 'destroyer' spacecraft that quickly lay waste to major cities around the planet. On July 3, the United States conducts a coordinated counterattack that fails. On July 4, a plan is devised to gain access to the interior of the alien mothership in space, in order to plant a nuclear missile.

Directed by Roland Emmerich - With Will Smith, Jeff Goldblum, Mary McDonnell, Vivica A. Fox, Margaret Colin, Harry Connick Jr., ...

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Poltergeist(1982)

| 1h 54min | Horror

3.6/5 (with 1,295 votes)

Steve Freeling lives with his wife, Diane, and their three children, Dana, Robbie, and Carol Anne, in Southern California where he sells houses for the company that built the neighborhood. It starts with just a few odd occurrences, such as broken dishes and furniture moving around by itself. However, when he realizes that something truly evil haunts his home, Steve calls in a team of parapsychologists led by Dr. Lesh to help before it's too late.

Directed by Tobe Hooper - With Craig T. Nelson, JoBeth Williams, Beatrice Straight, Dominique Dunne, Heather O'Rourke, Richard Lawson, ...

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Hell Fest(2018)

| 1h 29min | Horror

2.8/5 (with 350 votes)

On Halloween night at a horror theme park, a costumed killer begins slaying innocent patrons who believe that it's all part of the festivities.

Directed by Gregory Plotkin - With Amy Forsyth, Reign Edwards, Bex Taylor-Klaus, Tony Todd

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Marmaduke(2010)

| 1h 27min | Kids & Family, Comedy

2.6/5 (with 327 votes)

When Phil and Debbie Winslow relocate from their native Kansas to the sunny climes of Orange County, their big-hearted, havoc-wreaking Great Dane gets a taste of the dog's life, California-style.

Directed by Tom Dey - With Owen Wilson, Lee Pace, Judy Greer, William H. Macy, Steve Coogan, Sam Elliott, ...

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Escape from L.A.(1996)

| 1h 37min | Action, Adventure, Science Fiction, Thriller

2.9/5 (with 632 votes)

This time, a cataclysmic temblor hits Los Angeles, turning it into an island. The president views the quake as a sign from above, expels Los Angeles from the country and makes it a penal colony for those found guilty of moral crimes. When his daughter, part of a resistance movement, steals the control unit for a doomsday weapon, Snake again gets tapped to save the day.

Directed by John Carpenter - With Stacy Keach, Steve Buscemi, Peter Fonda, Georges Corraface, Cliff Robertson, Michelle Forbes, ...

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Brick(2006)

| 1h 50min | Drama, Mystery

3.4/5 (with 562 votes)

After a phone call from his ex-girlfriend, teenage loner Brendan Frye learns that her dead body was found. Vowing to solve her murder himself, he must infiltrate high-school cliques that he previously avoided. His search for the truth brings him before some of the school’s roughest characters.

Directed by Rian Johnson - With Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Nora Zehetner, Emilie de Ravin, Noah Fleiss, Matt O'Leary, Richard Roundtree, ...

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Savages(2012)

| 2h 11min | Crime, Drama, Thriller

3.2/5 (with 982 votes)

Pot growers Ben and Chon face off against the Mexican drug cartel who kidnapped their shared girlfriend.

Directed by Oliver Stone - With Taylor Kitsch, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Blake Lively, Salma Hayek, Sandra Echeverría, Benicio del Toro, ...

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Orange County(2002)

PG-13

| 1h 22min | Comedy, Drama

3.0/5 (with 201 votes)

Shaun Brumder is a local surfer kid from Orange County who dreams of going to Stanford to become a writer and to get away from his dysfunctional family household. Except Shaun runs into one complication after another, starting when his application is rejected after his dim-witted guidance counselor sends in the wrong form.

Directed by Jake Kasdan - With Colin Hanks, Jack Black, Catherine O'Hara, Schuyler Fisk, John Lithgow, Lily Tomlin, ...

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Finding Steve McQueen(2019)

| 1h 31min | Crime, Thriller

3.2/5 (with 45 votes)

In 1972, a gang of close-knit thieves from Youngstown, Ohio attempt to steal $30 million in illegal contributions. Based on the true story of the biggest bank heist in US history.

Directed by Mark Steven Johnson - With Travis Fimmel

Angels in the Outfield(1994)

| 1h 42min | Comedy, Kids & Family, Fantasy

3.0/5 (with 183 votes)

Roger is a foster child whose irresponsible father promises to get his act together when Roger's favourite baseball team, the California Angels, wins the pennant. The problem is that the Angels are in last place, so Roger prays for help to turn the team around. Sure enough, his prayers are answered in the form of angel Al.

Directed by William Dear - With Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Danny Glover, Tony Danza, Brenda Fricker, Ben Johnson, Jay O. Sanders, ...

Saving Mr. Banks(2013)

2h 5min | Comedy, Drama, History

3.7/5 (with 1,523 votes)

Author P.L. Travers looks back on her childhood while reluctantly meeting with Walt Disney, who seeks to adapt her Mary Poppins books for the big screen.

Directed by John Lee Hancock - With Tom Hanks, Colin Farrell, Emma Thompson, Paul Giamatti, Jason Schwartzman, Ruth Wilson, ...

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Gleaming the Cube(1989)

1h 49min | Crime, Thriller, Action

3.0/5 (with 53 votes)

An Orange County teenager's carefree life of ditching class and skateboarding abandoned pools comes to a screeching halt when someone close to him dies. The cops rule the death a suicide, but the bereaved skater believes he was murdered. It's up to him to solve the case, with a skateboard.

Directed by Graeme Clifford - With Christian Slater, Steven Bauer, Richard Herd, Ed Lauter, Micole Mercurio, Peter Kwong, ...

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A Scanner Darkly(2006)

| 1h 40min | Animation, Science Fiction, Thriller

3.4/5 (with 747 votes)

An undercover cop in a not-too-distant future becomes involved with a dangerous new drug and begins to lose his own identity as a result.

Directed by Richard Linklater - With Keanu Reeves, Robert Downey Jr., Woody Harrelson, Winona Ryder, Rory Cochrane, Alex Jones, ...

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Beatriz at Dinner(2017)

| 1h 23min | Comedy, Drama

3.0/5 (with 78 votes)

Beatriz, an immigrant from a poor town in Mexico, has drawn on her innate kindness to build a career as a health practitioner. Doug Strutt is a cutthroat, self-satisfied billionaire. When these two opposites meet at a dinner party, their worlds collide, and neither will ever be the same.

Directed by Miguel Arteta - With Salma Hayek, Chloë Sevigny, Connie Britton, Jay Duplass, John Lithgow, David Warshofsky, ...

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Better Luck Tomorrow(2002)

1h 41min | Crime, Drama

3.3/5 (with 37 votes)

A group of over-achieving Asian-American high school seniors enjoy a power trip when they dip into extra-curricular criminal activities.

Directed by Justin Lin - With Parry Shen, Sung Kang, Jason Tobin, John Cho, Karin Anna Cheung

Freeway Killer(2009)

1h 28min | Horror, Thriller, Drama, Crime

2.7/5 (with 8 votes)

For years he terrorized California motorists as he rode the endless highways searching for his next victim. The discarded bodies turned up beaten, sexually assaulted and horribly mutilated. Deceptively charming and intelligent, the scheming murderer easily avoided police at first. But as police closed in and the killer’s pattern grew more erratic, the only question was how many more will die?

Directed by John Murlowski

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The Reckless Moment(1949)

| 1h 22min | Crime, Drama, Thriller

3.4/5 (with 50 votes)

After discovering the dead body of her teenage daughter's lover, a housewife takes desperate measures to protect her family from scandal.

Directed by Max Ophüls - With James Mason, Joan Bennett, Geraldine Brooks, Shepperd Strudwick, Henry O'Neill, Ann Shoemaker, ...

Drive Thru(2007)

| 1h 23min | Horror, Thriller, Comedy

2.5/5 (with 50 votes)

A high-school student must save townspeople from a murderous clown who works at a fast-food place.

Directed by Brendan Cowles, Shane Kuhn - With Leighton Meester, Nicholas D'Agosto, Melora Hardin, Larry Joe Campbell, Lola Glaudini, Clyde Kusatsu, ...

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Desire and Hell at Sunset Motel(1991)

PG-13

| 1h 27min | Comedy, Mystery, Thriller

2.4/5 (with 2 votes)

Right after Disneyland opens in Anaheim, California, in 1955, a toy salesman in town for a convention brings his wife with him so they can both go to Disneyland. They stay at a rundown place called the Sunset Motel nearby. Soon the wife is having an affair with a man staying at the motel. The husband hires a psychotic criminal to spy on them, the wife and her lover plan to murder the husband, and the voyeuristic motel manager is spying on everybody.

Directed by Alien Castle - With Sherilyn Fenn, Whip Hubley, David Hewlett, David Johansen, Kenneth Tobey, Paul Bartel, ...

The Accidental Getaway Driver(2023)

1h 49min | Drama, Crime

3.9/5 (with 3 votes)

During a routine pickup, an elderly Vietnamese cab driver is taken hostage by three recently escaped Orange County convicts. Based on a true story.

The Boatniks(1970)

1h 39min | Comedy, Kids & Family

2.8/5 (with 9 votes)

Young and awkward, The Coast-Guard's ensign Thomas Garland suffers from the comparison with his late father, a war hero. Which does not prevent him from falling for pretty Kate Fairchild, a young woman who runs a sailing school. Of course the way he expresses his deep sympathy for the lady leaves to be desired. And the situation does not improve when a trio of bumbling jewel thieves interferes.

Directed by Norman Tokar - With Robert Morse, Stefanie Powers, Phil Silvers, Norman Fell, Mickey Shaughnessy, Don Ameche, ...

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Dating Game Killer(2017)

1h 26min | Crime, Thriller

2.5/5 (with 1 vote)

A grieving mother seeks justice against the serial killer who killed her daughter.

Directed by Peter Medak - With Guillermo Díaz

Angels in the Infield(2000)

| 1h 27min | Comedy

2.8/5 (with 9 votes)

Bob "Bungler" Bugler is the celestial coach called in to assist struggling pitcher Eddie Everett. Laurel finds her prayers answered when a flock of outrageous angelic teammates crash her father's roster for what may be their best season yet.

Directed by Robert King - With Patrick Warburton, Britt Irvin, David Alan Grier, Kurt Fuller

Into the Homeland(1987)

1h 50min

3.0/5 (with 2 votes)

A man's daughter disappears after falling in love with the son of a right wing, white-supremacist terrorist organization.

Directed by Lesli Linka Glatter - With David Caruso, C. Thomas Howell, Powers Boothe, Lela Rochon, Ariana Richards, Arye Gross, ...

Movies Set in Orange County, California

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Independence Day(1996)

Poltergeist(1982)

Hell Fest(2018)

Marmaduke(2010)

Escape from L.A.(1996)

Brick(2006)

Savages(2012)

Orange County(2002)

Finding Steve McQueen(2019)

Angels in the Outfield(1994)

Saving Mr. Banks(2013)

Gleaming the Cube(1989)

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A Scanner Darkly(2006)

Beatriz at Dinner(2017)

Better Luck Tomorrow(2002)

Freeway Killer(2009)

The Reckless Moment(1949)

Drive Thru(2007)

Desire and Hell at Sunset Motel(1991)

The Accidental Getaway Driver(2023)

The Boatniks(1970)

Dating Game Killer(2017)

Angels in the Infield(2000)

Into the Homeland(1987)

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