10 Best Films that Best Captures the Essence of

Los Angeles

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Los Angeles has always been known as the center of entertainment, so when it comes to stories, expect that this place gives you all the drama you need to keep you excited and entertained.

But do you know that this also makes Los Angeles the perfect place to set a scene – and by that it means really use Los Angeles as the setting for a story waiting to be unfold.

Here are ten of the best Hollywood films that captured the essence of Los Angeles:

Sunset Boulevard

Directed by Billy Wilder, this 1950’s film shows the darkness in Hollywood screens. Sunset Boulevard remains to be an unrivaled classic which stars William Holden who played a Hollywood screenwriter.

In 1955, Rebel Without a Cause lifted to the main

screens actor James Dean, the bad boy of

Hollywood films. The film centered in the Griffith

Observatory where Dean got into a knife fight. This is perhaps one of

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Rebel Without a

Cause

Beyond the Valley of the Dolls

Beyond the Valley of the Dolls shows the

decay in moral in the entertainment industry. It shows

Los Angeles cesspool. It presented a

gruesome climax that inspired the

real life Tate-LaBianca murders.

Chinatown, directed by

Roman Polanski, is a planned

trilogy about the corruption of powerful men who seeks to

control resources in Los Angeles.

Chinatown

American Gigolo

One of the 10 best films that best captures the

essence of Los Angeles is the American Gigolo.

Starring Richard Gere, the American Gigolo which was released in 1980, tells the

story of male escorts in Los Angeles. It is pretty much

like Pretty Woman. It shows the importance of

luxury apparel and wealthy lifestyle in Los Angeles.

This 1982 film was directed by Amy

Heckerling. It shows the story of a

screenwriter named Cameron Crowe who went undercover at

San Diengo High School for her

planned book and film Fast Times at Ridgemont High.

Fast Times at

Ridgemont High

LAStory

Of course, and LA Story in 1991 shows the story about LA. Directed by Mick Jackson it stars

funny man Steve Martin who is a TV

meteorologist in search of romance. He was aided by a helpful

freeway traffic condition that gives him advices throughout the film.

Clueless back in 1995 is also

directed by Amy Heckerling. It stars Alicia Silverstone who is a 90’s teen

age girl from Beverly Hills. It

shows the stereotypical depiction of

Beverly Hills.

Clueless

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The 1997 movie directed by Curtis Hanson shows the

classic noir of police corruption during the

1950s. It stars Kim Basinger who played

Lynn Bracken, a member of the

prostitution ring that undergoes plastic surgery to make

prostitutes look like Hollywood stars.

The Bling Ring which was released in 2013 stars Harry

Potter’s Emma Watson. It is based on a true LA story about a group of

rich kids who formed a gang that robs on celebrities

like Paris Hilton and Lindsay Lohan.

The Bling Ring

These are the 10 Best Films that Best Captures the Essence of Los Angeles. Check out more great films from Los Angeles like the Slums of Beverly Hills and even LA Confidential. Speed is also part of it but right now, these are the most memorable once up to date.

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