Sort by Popularity - Most Popular Movies and TV Shows tagged with keyword "san-pedro-california"

1. Inherent Vice (2014)

R | 148 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama

In 1970, drug-fueled Los Angeles private investigator Larry "Doc" Sportello investigates the disappearance of a former girlfriend.

Director: Paul Thomas Anderson | Stars: Joaquin Phoenix, Josh Brolin, Owen Wilson, Katherine Waterston

Votes: 110,926 | Gross: $8.11M

2. Shelter (II) (2007)

R | 97 min | Drama, Romance, Sport

When his college dreams are sidelined by family obligations, a young man finds comfort in surfing with his best friend's brother.

Director: Jonah Markowitz | Stars: Trevor Wright, Brad Rowe, Tina Holmes, Jackson Wurth

Votes: 24,100 | Gross: $0.14M

3. A Man Apart (2003)

R | 109 min | Action, Crime, Drama

A man known as Diablo emerges to head a drug cartel after the previous leader is imprisoned.

Director: F. Gary Gray | Stars: Vin Diesel, Timothy Olyphant, Larenz Tate, Geno Silva

Votes: 49,458 | Gross: $26.18M

4. Crossing Over (2009)

R | 113 min | Crime, Drama

Crossing Over is about illegal aliens of many nationalities in the Los Angeles area and the authorities and individuals dealing with them.

Director: Wayne Kramer | Stars: Harrison Ford, Ashley Judd, Ray Liotta, Jim Sturgess

Votes: 24,556 | Gross: $0.45M

5. Born a Champion (2021)

R | 112 min | Action, Drama, Sport

Mickey Kelley, one of the first American black belts in Brazilian jiu-jitsu, gets pulled away from everything he loves and into an unsanctioned MMA tournament.

Director: Alex Ranarivelo | Stars: Sean Patrick Flanery, Dennis Quaid, Katrina Bowden, Currie Graham

Votes: 4,701

6. The Cat's Meow (2001)

PG-13 | 114 min | Crime, Drama, Romance

Semi-true story of the Hollywood murder that occurred at a star-studded gathering aboard William Randolph Hearst's yacht in 1924.

Director: Peter Bogdanovich | Stars: Kirsten Dunst, Cary Elwes, Edward Herrmann, Eddie Izzard

Votes: 8,984 | Gross: $3.21M

7. The Glass Bottom Boat (1966)

Approved | 110 min | Comedy, Romance

After a series of misunderstandings, the head of an aerospace research laboratory begins to suspect that his new girlfriend is a Russian spy.

Director: Frank Tashlin | Stars: Doris Day, Rod Taylor, Arthur Godfrey, John McGiver

Votes: 5,251

8. The Ghost Ship (1943)

Passed | 69 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller

Third Officer Tom Merriam accuses Captain Will Stone of being a homicidal maniac, but no one believes him.

Director: Mark Robson | Stars: Richard Dix, Russell Wade, Edith Barrett, Ben Bard

Votes: 3,795

9. The Man Behind the Gun (1953)

Approved | 82 min | Western

An undercover government agent battles insurrectionists whose want Southern California to secede and become a slave state.

Director: Felix E. Feist | Stars: Randolph Scott, Patrice Wymore, Dick Wesson, Philip Carey

Votes: 804

10. Moontide (1942)

Approved | 94 min | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir

In California, Bobo and his mooching pal Tiny are doing odd jobs and getting drunk and they hide a secret about the unsolved murder of sailor Pop Kelly but suicidal waitress Anna, saved by Bobo, unravels the mystery.

Directors: Archie Mayo, Fritz Lang | Stars: Jean Gabin, Ida Lupino, Thomas Mitchell, Claude Rains

Votes: 2,236

11. Once Fallen (2010)

R | 93 min | Crime

The hardest part about moving on is saying goodbye.

Director: Ash Adams | Stars: Brian Presley, Taraji P. Henson, Amy Madigan, Ed Harris

Votes: 1,457

12. Waterfront (1954–1956)

30 min | Adventure, Crime

John Herrick was the Captain of the tug "Cheryl Ann" in Los Angeles harbor. His family consisted of wife May, Police Detective son Jim, and the crew of the tug, his son Carl, Tip, and ... See full summary »

Stars: Preston Foster, Douglas Dick, Lois Moran, Willie Best

Votes: 114

13. American Hardcore (2006)

R | 100 min | Documentary, History, Music

The History of American Punk Rock 1980-1986

Director: Paul Rachman | Stars: Greg Ginn, Ian MacKaye, James Drescher, Lucky Lehrer

Votes: 3,605 | Gross: $0.28M

14. The Disappearance of Kevin Johnson (1996)

R | 105 min | Comedy

Mockumentary about the unexplained disappearance of a fictitious up-and-coming movie producer.

Director: Francis Megahy | Stars: Pierce Brosnan, James Coburn, Dudley Moore, Alexander Folk

Votes: 291

15. Here Comes the Navy (1934)

Approved | 87 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

A cocky guy joins the Navy for the wrong reason but finds romance and twice is cited for heroism.

Director: Lloyd Bacon | Stars: James Cagney, Pat O'Brien, Gloria Stuart, Frank McHugh

Votes: 1,169 | Gross: $2.58M

16. Riffraff (1935)

Passed | 94 min | Crime, Drama, Romance

Fisherman Dutch marries cannery worker Hattie and quits his poorly paid job to concentrate on getting better working conditions as union leader. Unfortunately, the union members disagree ... See full summary »

Director: J. Walter Ruben | Stars: Jean Harlow, Spencer Tracy, Una Merkel, Joseph Calleia

Votes: 1,111

17. We Jam Econo: The Story of the Minutemen (2005)

Not Rated | 91 min | Documentary, Biography, Music

A feature-length documentary chronicling early 80's punk rock band the Minutemen, from their beginnings in San Pedro, California, to their demise after the death of singer D. Boon in 1985.

Director: Tim Irwin | Stars: Milo Aukerman, Joe Baiza, Kevin Barrett, Scott Becker

Votes: 1,066

18. Woman Trap (1936)

Approved | 63 min | Adventure, Crime, Drama

New York gangster Riley Ferguson shoots a henchman who tried to double-cross him in a Los Angeles jewel robbery, and Ramirez offers him a hideout until things quiet down, as the jewels are ... See full summary »

Director: Harold Young | Stars: Gertrude Michael, George Murphy, Akim Tamiroff, Sidney Blackmer

Votes: 27

19. Waterfront Lady (1935)

Passed | 70 min | Crime, Drama, Romance

When a young man is befriended by a gambling ship operator and made a partner in the business, he becomes involved in a police manhunt after he covers up a murder committed by his new partner.

Director: Joseph Santley | Stars: Ann Rutherford, Frank Albertson, J. Farrell MacDonald, Barbara Pepper

Votes: 155

20. Son of the Navy (1940)

Approved | 72 min | Comedy, Drama

Actually, the sailor wants nothing to do with the boy, who we eventually find out is an orphan who ran away from the orphanage, trying to find a new Mom and Dad. The sailor, not knowing ... See full summary »

Director: William Nigh | Stars: Jean Parker, James Dunn, Martin Spellman, Selmer Jackson

Votes: 130

21. Sweetheart of the Navy (1937)

Approved | 61 min | Comedy, Musical, Romance

Singer struggles to make her new nightclub succeed in a naval port after her partner leaves with the funds but not the bills.

Director: Duncan Mansfield | Stars: Eric Linden, Cecilia Parker, Roger Imhof, Bernadene Hayes

Votes: 35

22. Motor Madness (1937)

Approved | 61 min | Action, Drama, Romance

After winning a qualifying trial for a big speed-boat race in Santa Monica, California, Joe Dunn is offered a bribe, by gamblers, not to take part in the race and is so incensed that he ... See full summary »

Director: D. Ross Lederman | Stars: Joseph Allen, Rosalind Keith, J.M. Kerrigan, Marc Lawrence

23. Flo's Place (1976 TV Movie)

30 min | Comedy

Misadventures of the people who work, live and visit "Flo's Place", a down-in-the-mouth bar/boardinghouse on the San Pedro, California, waterfront.

Director: Don Weis | Stars: Della Reese, Eric Laneuville, Michael Bell, Bernie Kopell

24. The Live Wire (1935)

Approved | 57 min | Action, Comedy, Romance

A sailor finds an ancient vase on an uncharted island. He is later hired by archaeologists to lead them back to the island. They discover the temples of a lost civilization.

Director: Harry S. Webb | Stars: Richard Talmadge, Alberta Vaughn, George Walsh, Charles K. French

Votes: 82

25. Super-Speed (1935)

Approved | 53 min | Drama, Sci-Fi

A scientist invents a "superspeed" device that makes people fight for its ownership.

Director: Lambert Hillyer | Stars: Norman Foster, Florence Rice, Mary Carlisle, Charley Grapewin

Votes: 28

26. Speed Madness (1932)

Passed | Action, Adventure, Drama

Bob Stuart, the idle son of a shipbuilding magnate gets a job at his father's shipyard. The company's major project is to design a new speedboat in order to win a major new contract.

Director: George Crone | Stars: Richard Talmadge, Charles Sellon, Lucien Littlefield, Nancy Drexel

Votes: 22

27. Mile a Minute Love (1937)

Approved | 67 min | Drama, Romance, Sport

Bob, a young inventor who has designed a new motorboat engine, is in love with Wynne Drexel, the daughter of his boss, a speedboat racing enthusiast who dreams of winning a big race. A man ... See full summary »

Director: Elmer Clifton | Stars: William Bakewell, Arletta Duncan, Duncan Renaldo, Vivien Oakland

Votes: 11

28. The Matt Walsh Show (2018– )
The Fentanyl Crisis Is Destroying Our Country and Our Leaders Couldn't Care Less (2024 Podcast Episode)

News, Talk-Show

Add a Plot

Star: Matt Walsh

Votes: 11

29. Storage Hunters (2011–2013)
Episode: Judgment Day (2012)

TV-14 | 22 min | Reality-TV

Our buyers are in for the fight of their lives as they lock horns at the nation's biggest shipping container auction.

Stars: Brandon Bernier, Lori Bernier, F.J., Sean Kelly

Votes: 12

30. The Terror (2018–2025)
Episode: A Sparrow in a Swallow's Nest (2019)

TV-14 | 51 min | Adventure, Drama, Horror

Members of a Japanese community encounter a cultural monster in an internment camp in California during World War II.

Director: Josef Kubota Wladyka | Stars: Derek Mio, Kiki Sukezane, Cristina Rodlo, Shingo Usami

Votes: 1,365