California Movies

A Vietnam veteran and ex-con is persuaded by a shady woman to rob a $50,000 payroll account on a California produce farm. But who is playing who?

A lonely basketball influencer struggles with competition and building his brand.

For years, there has been an effort to discover the exact origin of the most popular American grape variety and wine, Zinfandel. Thanks to modern...

A wordless portrait of sculptor Jessica Jackson Hutchins shows us the artist in the process of transforming clay into uncanny forms.

In the 1860s, Mary Marlowe defies her father's wishes to marry a British lord and runs away with clerk John Carlton as he heads West to make his...

The period is the 1840s and California is part of Mexico. Many of the citizens wish to become part of the United States. Other countries are also...

Psychiatrist Ed Altman relocates to Palm Springs in order to avoid a lawsuit. However, he wanders directly into more trouble when he begins an affair...

His horse Champion steals the show from Gene when what's at stake is a horse race and a bull fight.

With the help of a duffle bag from the future, a grief-stricken cowboy avenges the death of his wife.

Two cops portrayed by Michelin Men chase an armed Ronald McDonald through the streets of a fictionalized, stylized city.

A family deals with loss of a family member while reflecting on moments of happiness

Arizona youth enjoy sun, surf and music in Malibu, Calif.

The true-life adventure of Chris Jury, a California teenager who goes from admiring the endangered condors' flight to sailing sky-high with them....

A shy California farm girl falls head-over-heels in love with Barry Burnett, a fugitive from a chain gang building a road through the wilderness.

A description and enactment of the discovery of gold by James Marshall, and the role played by John Sutter. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive.

Finding his only escape in music, Gil Blackwell (Josh Hamilton) decides to leave his monotonous business life in Boston when his cousin dies in a car...

Revisit one of Hollywood’s most notorious scandals through the eyes of the person most misrepresented by it. In 1977 California, 13-year-old...

The Way of the Psychonaut explores the life and work of Stanislav Grof, Czech-born psychiatrist and psychedelic psychotherapy pioneer. Stan’s...

One filmmaker's exploration of natural light in California and its influence on people's lives.

1973 was a turbulent time. The world was overcome with war and social change. Yet on Mountain Drive, deep in the hills of Santa Barbara, California-...