Filming Location Matching "Monterey Peninsula, California, USA" (Sorted by Popularity Ascending)
1. Big Little Lies (2017–2019)
TV-MA | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
The apparently perfect lives of upper-class mothers, at a prestigious elementary school, unravel to the point of murder when a single-mother moves to their quaint Californian beach town.
Stars: Reese Witherspoon, Nicole Kidman, Shailene Woodley, Zoë Kravitz
Votes: 156,807
2. The Parent Trap (1961)
Passed | 129 min | Comedy, Family, Romance
Teenage twin sisters swap places and scheme to reunite their divorced parents.
Director: David Swift | Stars: Hayley Mills, Maureen O'Hara, Brian Keith, Charles Ruggles
Votes: 19,065
3. The Love Bug (1968)
G | 108 min | Comedy, Family, Sport
A race car driver becomes a champion with a Volkswagen Beetle with a mind of its own.
Director: Robert Stevenson | Stars: Dean Jones, Michele Lee, David Tomlinson, Buddy Hackett
Votes: 14,465 | Gross: $5.09M
4. One-Eyed Jacks (1961)
Not Rated | 141 min | Drama, Western
After robbing a Mexican bank, Dad Longworth takes the loot and leaves his partner Rio to be captured but Rio escapes and searches for Dad in California.
Director: Marlon Brando | Stars: Marlon Brando, Karl Malden, Pina Pellicer, Katy Jurado
Votes: 10,157
5. The Ghost and Mrs. Muir (1947)
Not Rated | 104 min | Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
In 1900, a young widow finds her seaside cottage is haunted and forms a unique relationship with the ghost.
Director: Joseph L. Mankiewicz | Stars: Gene Tierney, Rex Harrison, George Sanders, Edna Best
Votes: 15,872
6. Escape to Witch Mountain (1975)
G | 97 min | Adventure, Family, Fantasy
Two mysterious orphan children have extraordinary powers and are chased by a scheming millionaire. But where do these kids really call home?
Director: John Hough | Stars: Eddie Albert, Ray Milland, Donald Pleasence, Kim Richards
Votes: 9,342 | Gross: $20.00M
7. Foolish Wives (1922)
Not Rated | 117 min | Drama, Thriller
A con artist masquerades a Russian nobility and attempts to seduce the wife of an American diplomat.
Director: Erich von Stroheim | Stars: Rudolph Christians, Miss DuPont, Maude George, Mae Busch
Votes: 3,171 | Gross: $0.40M
8. Désirée (1954)
Not Rated | 110 min | Biography, Drama, History
The rise and fall of Napoleon Bonaparte, Emperor of France.
Director: Henry Koster | Stars: Marlon Brando, Jean Simmons, Merle Oberon, Michael Rennie
Votes: 2,693
9. Of Mice and Men (1939)
Passed | 106 min | Adventure, Drama
A mentally disabled giant and his level headed guardian find work at a sadistic cowboy's ranch in depression era America.
Director: Lewis Milestone | Stars: Lon Chaney Jr., Burgess Meredith, Betty Field, Charles Bickford
Votes: 5,490
10. Anna Karenina (1935)
Passed | 95 min | Drama, Romance
The married Anna Karenina falls in love with Count Vronsky despite her husband's refusal to grant a divorce, and both must contend with the social repercussions.
Director: Clarence Brown | Stars: Greta Garbo, Fredric March, Freddie Bartholomew, Maureen O'Sullivan
Votes: 4,954 | Gross: $0.87M
11. Jonathan Livingston Seagull (1973)
G | 99 min | Drama, Family
A skilled flyer but very rebellious young seagull is kicked out of his clan. However, instead of being sad or lonely, he decides to enjoy and explore his newfound freedom.
Director: Hall Bartlett | Stars: James Franciscus, Juliet Mills, Philip Ahn, David Ladd
Votes: 1,872 | Gross: $1.60M
12. Johnny Belinda (1948)
Unrated | 102 min | Drama
A kind doctor volunteers to tutor a deaf-mute woman, but scandal starts to swirl when his pupil is raped and falls pregnant.
Director: Jean Negulesco | Stars: Jane Wyman, Lew Ayres, Charles Bickford, Agnes Moorehead
Votes: 4,252
13. The Facts of Life (1960)
Approved | 103 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Middle-class suburbanites Larry and Kitty grow bored with their lives and respective marriages. Although each always found the other's manner grating, they fall in love when thrown together... See full summary »
Director: Melvin Frank | Stars: Bob Hope, Lucille Ball, Ruth Hussey, Don DeFore
Votes: 1,326
14. Red Light (1949)
Passed | 83 min | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir
The former employee of a trucking company, currently in prison for embezzling the company, plans his eventual revenge against his former boss.
Director: Roy Del Ruth | Stars: George Raft, Virginia Mayo, Gene Lockhart, Raymond Burr
Votes: 910
15. Daughters Courageous (1939)
Approved | 107 min | Drama, Romance
Nan Masters, a single mother living with her four marriageable daughters, plans to marry Sam Sloane, businessman. Out of the blue her 1st husband Jim returns after deserting the family 20 ... See full summary »
Director: Michael Curtiz | Stars: John Garfield, Claude Rains, Jeffrey Lynn, Fay Bainter
Votes: 575
16. Conquest (1937)
Approved | 113 min | Drama, History, Romance
A Polish countess becomes Napoleon Bonaparte's mistress at the urging of Polish leaders, who feel she could influence him to make Poland independent.
Directors: Clarence Brown, Gustav Machatý | Stars: Greta Garbo, Charles Boyer, Reginald Owen, Alan Marshal
Votes: 1,347 | Gross: $0.73M
17. The Iron Mask (1929)
Not Rated | 95 min | Adventure, Drama, History
King Louis XIII of France is thrilled to have born to him a son - an heir to the throne. But when the queen delivers a twin, Cardinal Richelieu sees the second son as a potential for ... See full summary »
Director: Allan Dwan | Stars: Belle Bennett, Marguerite De La Motte, Dorothy Revier, Vera Lewis
Votes: 1,152 | Gross: $3.27M
18. Marsha: The Erotic Housewife (1970)
X | 73 min | Drama
After discovering that her husband Greg has been having an adulterous affair with secretary Natalie, housewife Marsha decides to embark on a few illicit carnal misadventures of her own.
Director: Donald A. Davis | Stars: Marsha Jordan, Ann Perry, Edward Blessington, Luanne Roberts
Votes: 36
19. The Hard Ride (1971)
GP | 93 min | Action, Drama
While in Vietnam, a GI promises his dying buddy that he'll take care of his motorcycle, "Baby", when he gets back home. After his discharge, he meets up with his dead friend's girlfriend, ... See full summary »
Director: Burt Topper | Stars: Robert Fuller, Sherry Bain, Tony Russel, William Bonner
Votes: 217
20. My Blood Runs Cold (1965)
Approved | 104 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Disturbed young man meets a girl he believes to be a long-dead ancestor.
Director: William Conrad | Stars: Troy Donahue, Joey Heatherton, Barry Sullivan, Nicolas Coster
Votes: 301
21. Elephant Parts (1981 Video)
60 min | Comedy, Music
A collection of comedy skits and music videos, such as a game-show spoof called "Name That Drug", a visit to the office of the Clandestine Typing Service, and a man providing a skewed ... See full summary »
Director: William Dear | Stars: Michael Nesmith, Bill Martin, Lark Geib, Robert Ackerman
Votes: 340
22. Sergeant Murphy (1938)
Passed | 57 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy
A horse is offered for sale to the cavalry but is rejected as unfit for service. A cavalry private buys the horse, and trains it to be a champion racer. When he thinks it's ready, he ... See full summary »
Director: B. Reeves Eason | Stars: Ronald Reagan, Mary Maguire, Donald Crisp, Ben Hendricks Jr.
Votes: 99
23. For Ed Ricketts (2018)
60 min | Documentary
"For Ed Ricketts" is a feature documentary which reveals the deep and profound impacts of marine biologist Ed "Doc" Ricketts' on author John Steinbeck, mythologist Joseph Campbell and on ... See full summary »
Director: P.J. Palmer | Stars: James Franco, William Gilly, Amanda Glickman, Barry Glickman
24. One Last Dance (2012)
Short, Drama
Director: Sameer Narain | Stars: Andrea Altomare, Michael Buffo, Eric Hinwood, Megan Joplin
25.
California's Golden Parks (2002–2010)
Episode:
Asilomar
(2004)
28 min | Documentary
Huell goes to Asilomar Conference Grounds in Pacific Grove on Monterey Peninsula. Now a state park with nearby dunes and beach, this "refuge by the sea" began in 1913 as a camp for the YWCA with historic buildings designed by Julia Morgan.
Star: Huell Howser
26.
California's Gold (1991–2012)
Episode:
Monterey Trees
(2003)
25 min | Documentary
Huell goes to Monterey Peninsula in search of two historic trees. He stops on the 17-Mile Drive in Pebble Beach to see the world-famous, 250-year-old Lone Cypress. In Monterey he visits a few sites connected to the Vizcaino-Serra oak tree.
Star: Huell Howser
27.
Big Little Lies (2017–2019)
Episode:
What Have They Done?
(2019)
TV-MA | 45 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Madeleine is shocked when Abigail says that she doesn't want to go to college; Bonnie exhibits worrying behavior; Perry's grief-ridden mother arrives in Monterey.
Director: Andrea Arnold | Stars: Reese Witherspoon, Nicole Kidman, Shailene Woodley, Laura Dern
Votes: 4,073
28.
Big Little Lies (2017–2019)
Episode:
Tell-Tale Hearts
(2019)
TV-MA | 55 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Renata faces an uncertain future when Gordon lands in legal trouble; Celeste opens up to Mary Louise about her relationship with Perry; Ed confronts Madeline about her secrets.
Director: Andrea Arnold | Stars: Reese Witherspoon, Nicole Kidman, Shailene Woodley, Laura Dern
Votes: 3,782
29.
Big Little Lies (2017–2019)
Episode:
The End of the World
(2019)
TV-MA | 44 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Renata discovers that Amabella is experiencing a crisis at school; Madeleine and Ed go into couples therapy; Mary Louise sets her sights on Jane and Ziggy; Celeste struggles with the possibility that she was addicted to Perry.
Director: Andrea Arnold | Stars: Reese Witherspoon, Nicole Kidman, Shailene Woodley, Laura Dern
Votes: 2,934
30.
Big Little Lies (2017–2019)
Episode:
She Knows
(2019)
TV-MA | 46 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Renata throws Amabella a disco-themed birthday bash; after attending a prying bankruptcy hearing with Gordon; Celeste begins to unravel under a drastic decision made by Mary Louise; Madeleine and Ed remain at odds.
Director: Andrea Arnold | Stars: Reese Witherspoon, Nicole Kidman, Shailene Woodley, Laura Dern
Votes: 2,772
31.
Big Little Lies (2017–2019)
Episode:
Kill Me
(2019)
TV-MA | 45 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Renata tries to help Celeste; Bonnie struggles with her mother's recovery; Celeste attends a custody hearing; Josh, Max and Ziggy are bullied by a boy at school.
Director: Andrea Arnold | Stars: Reese Witherspoon, Nicole Kidman, Shailene Woodley, Laura Dern
Votes: 2,714
32.
Big Little Lies (2017–2019)
Episode:
The Bad Mother
(2019)
TV-MA | 49 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Celeste is blindsided by Mary Louise; Bonnie contemplates a solution to her mother's suffering and her own ongoing guilt; The Monterey Five feel the pressure of increased scrutiny of Perry's death.
Director: Andrea Arnold | Stars: Reese Witherspoon, Nicole Kidman, Shailene Woodley, Laura Dern
Votes: 3,101
33.
Big Little Lies (2017–2019)
Episode:
I Want to Know
(2019)
TV-MA | 50 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Celeste questions Mary Louise about a tragic event from Perry's childhood; Madeline worries their lie is tearing the Monterey Five apart.
Director: Andrea Arnold | Stars: Reese Witherspoon, Nicole Kidman, Shailene Woodley, Laura Dern
Votes: 3,625