Sort by Popularity - Most Popular Movies and TV Shows tagged with keyword "long-beach-california"

1. Freedom Writers (2007)

PG-13 | 123 min | Biography, Crime, Drama

A young teacher inspires her class of at-risk students to learn tolerance, apply themselves and pursue education beyond high school.

Director: Richard LaGravenese | Stars: Hilary Swank, Imelda Staunton, Patrick Dempsey, Scott Glenn

Votes: 85,436 | Gross: $36.61M

2. The World's Fastest Indian (2005)

PG-13 | 127 min | Biography, Drama, Sport

The story of New Zealander Burt Munro, who spent years rebuilding a 1920 Indian motorcycle, which helped him set the land speed world record at Utah's Bonneville Salt Flats in 1967.

Director: Roger Donaldson | Stars: Anthony Hopkins, Diane Ladd, Iain Rea, Tessa Mitchell

Votes: 58,657 | Gross: $5.13M

3. 1941 (1979)

PG | 118 min | Action, Comedy, War

Hysterical Californians prepare for a Japanese invasion in the days after Pearl Harbor.

Director: Steven Spielberg | Stars: John Belushi, Dan Aykroyd, Treat Williams, Nancy Allen

Votes: 36,284 | Gross: $31.76M

4. Haunting of the Queen Mary (2023)

Not Rated | 114 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery

The mysterious and violent events surrounding one family's voyage on Halloween night in 1938, and their interwoven destiny with another family onboard the infamous ocean liner present day.

Director: Gary Shore | Stars: Wesley Alfvin, Elena Angelova, Tiffany Ashton, Luca Barbarossa

Votes: 3,652

5. Driven (2001)

PG-13 | 116 min | Action, Drama, Sport

A young hot shot driver is in the middle of a championship season and is coming apart at the seams. A former CART champion is called in to give him guidance.

Director: Renny Harlin | Stars: Sylvester Stallone, Kip Pardue, Til Schweiger, Burt Reynolds

Votes: 43,125 | Gross: $32.72M

6. Don't Worry, He Won't Get Far on Foot (2018)

R | 114 min | Biography, Comedy, Drama

On the rocky path to sobriety after a life-changing accident, John Callahan discovers the healing power of art, willing his injured hands into drawing hilarious, often controversial cartoons, which bring him a new lease on life.

Director: Gus Van Sant | Stars: Joaquin Phoenix, Jonah Hill, Rooney Mara, Jack Black

Votes: 30,698 | Gross: $1.44M

7. Flight of the Phoenix (2004)

PG-13 | 113 min | Action, Adventure, Drama

Survivors of a plane crash in the Mongolian desert work together to build a new plane.

Director: John Moore | Stars: Dennis Quaid, Miranda Otto, Giovanni Ribisi, Tyrese Gibson

Votes: 56,772 | Gross: $21.01M

8. How to Blow Up a Pipeline (2022)

R | 104 min | Action, Crime, Drama

A crew of environmental activists plot a daring plan to disrupt an oil pipeline.

Director: Daniel Goldhaber | Stars: Ariela Barer, Kristine Froseth, Lukas Gage, Forrest Goodluck

Votes: 10,139

9. Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story (1993)

PG-13 | 120 min | Action, Biography, Drama

A fictionalized account of the life of the martial arts superstar.

Director: Rob Cohen | Stars: Jason Scott Lee, Lauren Holly, Robert Wagner, Michael Learned

Votes: 32,885 | Gross: $35.11M

10. Fire with Fire (II) (2012)

R | 97 min | Action, Crime, Mystery

A fireman takes an unexpected course of action when a man whom he's been ordered to testify against, after being held up at a local convenience store, threatens him.

Director: David Barrett | Stars: Josh Duhamel, Bruce Willis, Rosario Dawson, Vincent D'Onofrio

Votes: 27,612

11. 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: 49,422 | Gross: $26.18M

12. 30 Days of Night: Dark Days (2010 Video)

R | 92 min | Horror, Thriller

After surviving the incidents in Barrow, Alaska, Stella Oleson relocates to Los Angeles, where she intentionally attracts the attention of the local vampire population in order to avenge the death of her husband, Eben.

Director: Ben Ketai | Stars: Kiele Sanchez, Rhys Coiro, Diora Baird, Harold Perrineau

Votes: 14,308

13. Blood Work (2002)

R | 110 min | Action, Crime, Drama

Still recovering from a heart transplant, retired F.B.I. profiler Terry McCaleb returns to service when his own blood analysis offers clues to the identity of a serial killer.

Director: Clint Eastwood | Stars: Clint Eastwood, Jeff Daniels, Anjelica Huston, Wanda De Jesus

Votes: 47,790 | Gross: $26.20M

14. Cutter's Way (1981)

R | 109 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

Richard spots a man dumping a body, and decides to expose the man he thinks is the culprit with his friend Alex Cutter.

Director: Ivan Passer | Stars: Jeff Bridges, John Heard, Lisa Eichhorn, Ann Dusenberry

Votes: 7,645 | Gross: $1.73M

15. The Fortune (1975)

PG | 88 min | Comedy, Crime, Romance

Two bumbling hustlers in the 1920s attempt to gain the fortune of an heiress. Nothing will stop them, not even murder.

Director: Mike Nichols | Stars: Stockard Channing, Jack Nicholson, Warren Beatty, Florence Stanley

Votes: 3,163

16. 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: 5,241

17. Looking for Trouble (1934)

Passed | 80 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama

Joe and Casey trouble-shoot for the phone company. They try to prove that Joes's girl Ethel's boss Dan is a crook but are trapped by criminals and left in a burning building.

Director: William A. Wellman | Stars: Spencer Tracy, Jack Oakie, Constance Cummings, Arline Judge

Votes: 204

18. The Man I Love (1946)

96 min | Drama, Film-Noir, Music

A homesick, no-nonsense lounge singer decides to leave New York City to spend some time visiting her two sisters and brother on the West Coast. Eventually she falls in love with a down-and-out ex-jazz pianist.

Director: Raoul Walsh | Stars: Ida Lupino, Robert Alda, Andrea King, Martha Vickers

Votes: 1,330

19. Viva Knievel! (1977)

PG | 106 min | Action, Adventure, Biography

He's powered his Harley over cars, trucks, lions, infernos and plummeted headlong into a canyon. But if the mob has its way, his next incredible leap will land him six feet under.

Director: Gordon Douglas | Stars: Evel Knievel, Gene Kelly, Lauren Hutton, Red Buttons

Votes: 1,365

20. Machine Gun McCain (1969)

GP | 96 min | Action, Crime, Drama

A paroled gangster and his son plan to rob a Las Vegas gambling house, unaware that the casino is bitterly contested by the West Coast and East Coast mobs.

Director: Giuliano Montaldo | Stars: John Cassavetes, Britt Ekland, Peter Falk, Gabriele Ferzetti

Votes: 1,620

21. The Great Buster (2018)

Not Rated | 102 min | Documentary, Biography, Comedy

Documentary on the life and works of comic genius Buster Keaton, directed by Peter Bogdanovich.

Director: Peter Bogdanovich | Stars: Peter Bogdanovich, Dick Cavett, Frank Capra, Jim Curtis

Votes: 2,389 | Gross: $0.14M

22. Blood Ties (1991 TV Movie)

R | 84 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror

They've melded into modern society. They've evolved. They learned to control their need to feed that ancient desire for human blood that binds the Carpathian family forever. Though it's not enough. Suddenly they're the ones being hunted.

Director: Jim McBride | Stars: Harley Venton, Patrick Bauchau, Kim Johnston Ulrich, Michelle Johnson

Votes: 498

23. Our Very Own (1950)

Approved | 93 min | Drama, Romance

Gail discovers the shocking news that she is adopted during a heated argument with her sister, Joan. With the reluctant support of her adoptive parents and baby sister, Penny, Gail goes in search of her biological mother and true identity.

Director: David Miller | Stars: Ann Blyth, Farley Granger, Joan Evans, Jane Wyatt

Votes: 655

24. The Astrologer (1976)

R | 96 min | Drama, Romance, Sci-Fi

Alexander is running a con game at a circus as a psychic. When he finds that he actually does possess psychic powers, he uses them for his own ends.

Director: Craig Denney | Stars: Craig Denney, Darrien Earle, Rocky Barbanica, Boyd Hamlyn

Votes: 299

25. Beach Ball (1965)

Not Rated | 83 min | Comedy, Musical

Edd Byrnes tries to get an ethnic-music-studies grant to buy instruments for his rock and roll group, the Wigglers. College-finance-committee members Chris Noel, Gail Gilmore, Mikki Jameson... See full summary »

Director: Lennie Weinrib | Stars: Edd Byrnes, Chris Noel, Robert Logan, Aron Kincaid

Votes: 198

26. The Cook (1918)

22 min | Comedy, Short

Chaos reigns at an upscale restaurant as a cook and a waiter juggle their responsibilities.

Director: Roscoe 'Fatty' Arbuckle | Stars: Roscoe 'Fatty' Arbuckle, Buster Keaton, Al St. John, Alice Lake

Votes: 1,917

27. Dead Badge (1995)

R | 95 min | Action, Drama, Thriller

A clean cop gets assigned to a corrupt precinct, leaving him with two options: either give in or be next in line to have an "accident" wearing that badge.

Director: Douglas Barr | Stars: Angela Alvarado, Christine Avila, Robert Axelrod, Kay Benjamin

Votes: 141

28. Yogi Bear and the Magical Flight of the Spruce Goose (1987 TV Movie)

Not Rated | 92 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy

Yogi and the gang mistakenly board the famous Howard Hughes' plane The Spruce Goose. They accidentally start the plane, so they decide to take it for a spin, helping animals and people along the way.

Directors: Arthur Davis, Oscar Dufau, John Kimball, Jay Sarbry, Paul Sommer, Rudy Zamora, Ray Patterson | Stars: Daws Butler, Dave Coulier, Don Messick, Marilyn Schreffler

Votes: 254

29. Encounter with Disaster (1979)

PG | 53 min | Documentary

Without warning, man can at any moment be plunged into the terror of natural or man-made catastrophe. Tragedies, and how human beings react to them are the subjects of this shocking film.

Director: Charles E. Sellier Jr. | Star: Brad Crandall

Votes: 34

30. Larry in Relation to the Ground (2002)

3 min | Documentary, Short

This film examines Larry Walter's 1982 flight over Southern California in a lawn chair. Includes audio recordings of exchanges with air-traffic controllers during the flight and aerial footage recorded on the 20th anniversary of the event.

Director: Ted Fisher

Votes: 13

31. How Jack Became Black (2018)

84 min | Documentary

The births of Jack and June, the third multiracial generation in filmmaker Eli Steele's family, coincided with a startling projection: by 2050, at least 20% of all Americans will ... See full summary »

Director: Eli Steele | Stars: Justin Gordon, Eli Steele, Louis Armstrong, Jesse Jackson

Votes: 64

32. Lava Lounge (2005)

94 min | Comedy, Drama

A group of long time friends discover they are not who they thought they were on an evening out in the city.

Director: David E. Rice | Stars: Annie Little, Joe Duer, Adam Baratta, Seth Adam Jones

Votes: 26

33. 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

34. Margaret Cho: Beautiful (2009 TV Special)

Not Rated | 75 min | Comedy

In her fifth concert film, Beautiful, comedian Margaret Cho pulls back the veil on the myth of beauty, and exposes her audience to a raunchy and hilarious ride.

Director: Lorene Machado | Stars: Margaret Cho, Bruce Daniels, Selene Luna

Votes: 238

35. Toe to Toe (2006 Video)

17 min | Short, Comedy

"Toe to Toe" is a light-hearted comedy about the hardships of being transferred to a new school, mid-school year. Our story begins with David, a scrawny 5'6", 140 pounder sitting across the... See full summary »

Director: Justin Le Pera | Stars: Barry O'Neil, Farley Jackson, Andy Dick, Geoffrey James Clark

Votes: 15

36. CSULB ALI Success & Unsuccess Student Models Video (2018 Video)

7 min | Short

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Director: Yen Yong Kong

37. Toyota Pro/Celebrity Race (2013 TV Short)

Short, Sport

Add a Plot

Stars: Andy Bell, Adam Carolla, Cristian Castro, Tyler Clary

38. Columbo (1971–2003)
Episode: Identity Crisis (1975)

TV-PG | 95 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

A top CIA operative commits murder, as only a brilliant agent can, never guessing he'll have to contend with a man like Lt. Columbo.

Director: Patrick McGoohan | Stars: Peter Falk, Patrick McGoohan, Otis Young, Val Avery

Votes: 2,548

39. The Danny Kaye Show (1963–1967)
Episode: Episode #4.14 (1966)

Comedy, Music

For his Christmas program Danny is joined by singers Peggy Lee and Wayne Newton, the International Children's Choir of Long Beach, California, and series regulars Harvey Korman and Joyce ... See full summary »

Director: Bill Foster | Stars: Danny Kaye, Peggy Lee, Harvey Korman, Joyce Van Patten

Votes: 15

40. American Crime Story (2016– )
Episode: Exiles (2021)

TV-MA | 61 min | Biography, Crime, Drama

After the death of her boss, White House staffer Linda Tripp is moved to The Pentagon where she meets Monica Lewinsky. Paula Jones decides to sue The President for sexual harassment.

Director: Ryan Murphy | Stars: Sarah Paulson, Beanie Feldstein, Annaleigh Ashford, Margo Martindale

Votes: 1,734

41. The Rookie (2018– )
Episode: Casualties (2020)

TV-14 | 41 min | Action, Crime, Drama

Officers Nolan and Harper investigate a murder which may have national security implications, while Officer Bradford must confront his past when he crosses paths with a homeless veteran.

Director: Sylvain White | Stars: Nathan Fillion, Mekia Cox, Alyssa Diaz, Richard T. Jones

Votes: 972

42. Waterfront (1954–1956)
Episode: The Long Beach Pier (1955)

30 min | Adventure, Crime

Captain Herrick becomes involved with communist agents when one steals some of his clothing.

Director: Ted Post | Stars: Preston Foster, Kathleen Crowley, Harry Lauter, Kem Dibbs

43. UFO Hunters (2008–2009)
Episode: USOs (2008)

TV-PG | 44 min | Documentary, History, Sci-Fi

In 1980, a plane crashed into the water near Catalina Island. The pilot reported that it was caused by a strange craft in the water. UFO magazine investigates this case of a USO, or Unidentified Submerged Object.

Stars: Patrick Uskert, Jeff Tomlinson, Ted Acworth, Bill Birnes

Votes: 38

44. A Wilderness of Error (2020)
Episode: A Time of Suspicion (2020)

TV-MA | 39 min | Documentary, Crime

After an Army hearing frees Green Beret Dr. Jeffrey MacDonald, his father-in-law demands a reinvestigation. But when he sees all the evidence, he's shocked by where it leads.

Director: Marc Smerling | Stars: Errol Morris, Bob Keeler, Freddy Kassab, Bob Stevenson

Votes: 66

45. 1000 Ways to Die (2008–2012)
Episode: Unforced Errors (2009)

TV-14 | 22 min | Documentary, Comedy, Horror

Sex-crazed beauty works out a fantasy with some fresh-produce. Attorney jumps out of the conference room window on the 40th floor! Young couple has their last "quickie" in a helium-filled deathtrap.

Director: Will Raée | Stars: Ron Perlman, Okorie Okorocha, Khyber Zaffarkhan, Thomas Carmichael

Votes: 47

46. The Lawbreakers (1963– )
Episode: Long Beach, California: January 12 - Missing Person Baffles Police (1964)

30 min | Documentary, Crime

An abortion ring that also commits armed robberies is brought down by a police sting operation.

Director: Maurice Unger | Stars: Lee Marvin, Jim Black, Frank Welch, Dick Balduzzi

47. Hell's Kitchen (2005– )
Episode: 11 Chefs Compete (2011)

TV-14 | 43 min | Game-Show, Reality-TV

With just 11 chefs remaining, Chef Ramsay pits the red team against the blue team in another intense challenge. The winning team celebrates in high style while the losing team is left ... See full summary »

Directors: Sharon Trojan Hollinger, Mark W. Roden | Stars: Gordon Ramsay, James Lukanik, Scott Leibfried, Andi Van Willigan

Votes: 91

48. The Consultant (2023)
Episode: Friday (2023)

TV-MA | Comedy, Drama, Thriller

Mr. Patoff and Craig spend a night out on the town that becomes increasingly bizarre, while Elaine explores the records room.

Director: Daniel Attias | Stars: Christoph Waltz, Nat Wolff, Brittany O'Grady, Aimee Carrero

Votes: 509

49. Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. (2013–2020)
Episode: The Bridge (2013)

TV-PG | 42 min | Action, Adventure, Drama

S.H.I.E.L.D. receives assistance from Mike Peterson as they take on Centipede once again.

Director: Holly Dale | Stars: Clark Gregg, Ming-Na Wen, Brett Dalton, Chloe Bennet

Votes: 4,222

50. Ray Donovan (2013–2020)
Episode: Goodbye, Beautiful (2016)

TV-MA | 47 min | Crime, Drama

As the head of the Russian mob arrives to find out what really happened to Belikov, Avi and Lena question Ray's loyalty to Sonia. Meanwhile, Mickey returns to Primm - in search of stolen money, Sylvie and vengeance.

Director: James Whitmore Jr. | Stars: Liev Schreiber, Paula Malcomson, Eddie Marsan, Dash Mihok

Votes: 890