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Best movies set in or filmed in San Francisco
Posted on 2/4/26 at 11:04 pm
Posted on 2/4/26 at 11:04 pm
In honor of Super Bowl week, whatcha got? SF is one of the all-time great movie cities.
Clint Eastwood has some gems, between Escape from Alcatraz and the Dirty Harry movies, there’s a handful. Basic Instinct was a favorite of mine at a young age for obvious reasons.
An underrated one would be Pacific Heights.
Clint Eastwood has some gems, between Escape from Alcatraz and the Dirty Harry movies, there’s a handful. Basic Instinct was a favorite of mine at a young age for obvious reasons.
An underrated one would be Pacific Heights.
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Posted on 2/4/26 at 11:09 pm to TexasTiger08
The Rock /discussion.
Posted on 2/4/26 at 11:12 pm to TexasTiger08
Mrs. Doubtfire
Posted on 2/4/26 at 11:14 pm to TexasTiger08
Posted on 2/4/26 at 11:14 pm to TexasTiger08
Zodiac
Vertigo
Rise of the Planet of the Apes
Vertigo
Rise of the Planet of the Apes
This post was edited on 2/4/26 at 11:16 pm
Posted on 2/4/26 at 11:17 pm to TexasTiger08
Zodiac
Bullit
Point Blank
Bullit
Point Blank
Posted on 2/4/26 at 11:18 pm to TexasTiger08
Fittingly it’s The Game.
Posted on 2/4/26 at 11:23 pm to Kafka
Directed by Don Siegel, who would later make Dirty Harry
Posted on 2/4/26 at 11:28 pm to Kafka
Posted on 2/4/26 at 11:37 pm to Kafka
It's easy to forget but The Maltese Falcon is set in SF.
Here's a clip from the 1st version in 1931:
Here's a clip from the 1st version in 1931:
Posted on 2/4/26 at 11:44 pm to Kafka
Posted on 2/4/26 at 11:48 pm to Kafka
"The Line-Up" (1958) is really great. I wish the tv-series it was based on were more available these days. Used to be syndicated under the title "San Francisco Beat," and it had a healthy five-year run. I have a few episodes.
Lots of old films had San Francisco settings. One of the more obscure ones is a cheapie film, "Treasure of Monte Cristo" (1949), starring husband-and-wife Glenn Langan and Adele Jergens. Shot on location there. Hardly a great film, but I've had an affection for it since seeing it on a late-show when I was a young'un.
Oldest film I know of which (I think) was set in San Francisco was director Tod Browning's "Outside the Law" (1920), with Priscilla Dean and Lon Chaney. A really great and surprisingly violent finale, taking place in a Chinatown curio shop. The 1930 talkie remake, with Mary Nolan and Edward G. Robinson isn't as good.
No one going to mention the classic "San Francisco" (1936), with Clark Gable, Jeanette MacDonald, and Spencer Tracy?
Lots of old films had San Francisco settings. One of the more obscure ones is a cheapie film, "Treasure of Monte Cristo" (1949), starring husband-and-wife Glenn Langan and Adele Jergens. Shot on location there. Hardly a great film, but I've had an affection for it since seeing it on a late-show when I was a young'un.
Oldest film I know of which (I think) was set in San Francisco was director Tod Browning's "Outside the Law" (1920), with Priscilla Dean and Lon Chaney. A really great and surprisingly violent finale, taking place in a Chinatown curio shop. The 1930 talkie remake, with Mary Nolan and Edward G. Robinson isn't as good.
No one going to mention the classic "San Francisco" (1936), with Clark Gable, Jeanette MacDonald, and Spencer Tracy?
Posted on 2/4/26 at 11:57 pm to Aeolian Vocalion
Posted on 2/5/26 at 12:20 am to Kafka
Definitely gonna have to check out The Lineup.
Posted on 2/5/26 at 12:27 am to Kafka
Posted on 2/5/26 at 12:42 am to Kafka
Posted on 2/5/26 at 2:17 am to TexasTiger08
Posted on 2/5/26 at 5:54 am to TexasTiger08
I ain’t all high brow like the rest of these guys. Kuffs was pretty killer.
Posted on 2/5/26 at 6:11 am to TexasTiger08
A lot of the movies have pretty much been checked so I’ll go with tv
Also the Bonanza episode “San Francisco” was a good one.
Also the Bonanza episode “San Francisco” was a good one.
Posted on 2/5/26 at 6:25 am to Zap Rowsdower
Chicken soup movie for me
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