List of media set in San Diego

{{Short description|San Diego list}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=May 2025}}

This is a list of media set in San Diego, California.

{{Incomplete list|date=August 2008}}

Novels

Books

  • Dr Seuss Books from 1948 to 1991

Films

class="wikitable sortable"

|+Feature films

!Title

!Year

!Filming location(s)

!Ref.

1 Night in San Diego

|2020

|

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8 Seconds

|1994

|San Diego

|{{Cite web |title=San Diego Filmography |url=https://sandiegohistory.org/journal/2002/april/filmography/ |access-date=2022-11-30 |website=San Diego History Center {{!}} San Diego, CA {{!}} Our City, Our Story |language=en-US}}

16-Love

|2012

|La Costa Resort and Spa

|{{Cite web |last=Gallagher |first=Brian |date=2011-11-11 |title=16-Love Lands January Theatrical Release |url=https://movieweb.com/16-love-lands-january-theatrical-release/ |access-date=2022-11-12 |website=MovieWeb |language=en-US}}

Above the Tin

|2018

|San Diego

|{{Cite web |last=Robinson |first=Jennifer |date=2018-08-15 |title=Above The Tin |url=https://www.kpbs.org/news/arts-culture/2018/08/15/above-tin |access-date=2022-06-20 |website=KPBS Public Media |language=en}}

Adalynn

|2023

|San Diego

|{{Cite web |date=2021-02-10 |title='Sympathy for Adalynn' |url=https://www.backstage.com/casting/sympathy-for-adalynn-386106/ |access-date=2023-05-09 |website=Backstage Magazine}}

Almighty Zeus

|2022

|San Diego

|{{Cite web |title='Almighty Zeus' |url=https://www.kpbs.org/events/ongoing/almighty-zeus |access-date=2022-12-29 |website=KPBS Public Media |language=en}}

rowspan="3" |Almost Famous

| rowspan="3" |2000

|Balboa Park

|{{Cite web |title=California Tower |url=https://museumofus.org/exhibits/california-tower |access-date=2022-11-11 |website=Museum of Us |language=en}}

Ocean Beach

| rowspan="2" |{{Cite web |last=Benninger |first=Michael |date=2016-03-01 |title=Hot Shots |url=https://www.pacificsandiego.com/things-to-do/pac-hot-shots-story.html |access-date=2022-11-12 |website=Pacific San Diego Magazine |language=en-US}}

USD High School
Almost Heroes

|1998

|Black's Beach

|

rowspan="3" |American Sniper

| rowspan="3" |2014

|El Centro

| rowspan="3" |{{Cite web |title=Filming Locations for American Sniper (2014), in California and Morocco. |url=http://www.movie-locations.com/movies/a/American-Sniper.php |access-date=2022-11-12 |website=The Worldwide Guide to Movie Locations}}

Malibu
Venice
Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy

|2004

|Downtown San Diego

|{{Cite web |last=Cámara |first=Ana Sofia de la |date=2021-05-20 |title=10 Movies You Didn't Know Were Filmed In San Diego |url=https://secretsandiego.com/films-san-diego/ |access-date=2022-11-12 |website=Secret San Diego |language=en-US}}

rowspan="4" |Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues

| rowspan="4" |2013

|Balboa Park

| rowspan="3" |

San Diego Zoo
San Diego Waterfront
SeaWorld San Diego

|{{Cite web |last=Grieco |first=Sarah |date=2013-05-24 |title=‘Anchorman 2' Filming in San Diego |url=https://www.nbcsandiego.com/news/local/anchorman-2-filming-in-san-diego-friday-seaworld/2058893/ |access-date=2025-04-05 |website=NBC 7 San Diego |language=en-US}}

rowspan="2" |Antwone Fisher

| rowspan="2" |2001

|Coronado

| rowspan="2" |

Point Loma
rowspan="4" |Attack of the Killer Tomatoes

| rowspan="4" |1978

|Oceanside

| rowspan="2" |{{Cite web |date=2015-08-10 |title=The 2015 Oceanside International Film Festival Begins - OsideNews |url=https://osidenews.com/2015/08/10/the-2015-oceanside-international-film-festival-begins/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150810215745/https://osidenews.com/2015/08/10/the-2015-oceanside-international-film-festival-begins/ |archive-date=2015-08-10 |access-date=2022-11-12 |website=The Oside News}}

San Diego County
San Diego Harbor

|

University of California, San Diego

|{{Cite web |last=Sklar |first=Debbie L. |date=2025-04-04 |title='Attack of the Killer Tomatoes!' and 9 other off-the-wall movies filmed in San Diego |url=https://timesofsandiego.com/arts/2025/04/04/attack-of-the-killer-tomatoes-and-9-other-off-the-wall-movies-filmed-in-san-diego/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250405081551/https://timesofsandiego.com/arts/2025/04/04/attack-of-the-killer-tomatoes-and-9-other-off-the-wall-movies-filmed-in-san-diego/ |archive-date=2025-04-05 |access-date=2025-04-05 |website=Times of San Diego |language=en-US}}

Babel

|2006

|San Ysidro

|

Bang Bang

|2011

|San Diego

|{{cite web |date=2011-10-14 |title=Asian Film Festival highlights |url=https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/sdut-asian-film-festival-lineup-2011oct14-htmlstory.html |access-date=2022-12-01 |website=San Diego Union-Tribune }}

Battle Cry

|1955

|

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Battle: Los Angeles

|2011

|

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Beneath the Leaves

|2019

|Julian

|{{Cite web |last= |title=Julian Chamber of Commerce Members |url=https://visitjulian.com/lodging/#!biz/id/5f2a3fce0d51522bbf673769/About |access-date=2022-11-18 |website=Visit Julian |language=en-US}}

Beyond the Rocks

|1922

|Hotel del Coronado

|{{Cite web |title=Famous Films & Movie Star Guests {{!}} The Del's Hollywood Connection |url=https://hoteldel.com/press/hollywood-connection/ |access-date=2022-11-29 |website=Hotel del Coronado |language=en-US}}

The Big Mouth

|1967

|SeaWorld San Diego

|

Blame it on the Night

|1984

|San Diego

|(1983-12-01). Spotlight on filming in SD County. Daily Times-Advocate, 52, 56–57.

Blast

|2004

|San Diego

|{{Cite web |title=Detailed Review Summary of Blast |url=http://allreaders.com/movie-review-summary/blast-34849 |access-date=2022-11-30 |website=All Readers}}

Bloody Wednesday

|1988

|

|

Borderline

|1980

|San Diego

|{{Cite web |last=Swil |first=Warren |date=1980-01-24 |title=Welcome to Borderline and other movies made in San Diego {{!}} San Diego Reader |url=https://www.sandiegoreader.com/news/1980/jan/24/cover-the-hollywood-treatment/ |access-date=2022-11-12 |website=San Diego Reader |language=en}}

The Boys in Company C

|1978

|

|

rowspan="8" |Bring It On

| rowspan="8" |2000

|The Academy of Our Lady of Peace

| rowspan="8" |{{Cite web |date=2008-01-13 |title=Bring It On Filming Locations in San Diego - NewToSanDiego.com |url=http://www.newtosandiego.com/bring-it-on-filming-locations/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080113162241/http://www.newtosandiego.com/bring-it-on-filming-locations/ |archive-date=2008-01-13 |access-date=2022-11-12 |website=New to San Diego}}

Alliant International University
Eastlake High School
Humphreys Half Moon Inn
Kearny High School
The Marlin Club
Oceanside Municipal Fishing Pier
San Diego State University
Bruce Almighty

|2003

|Harbor Island

|

The Buildout

|2024

|Anza-Borrego Desert State Park

|{{Cite web |last=Navarro |first=Meagan |date=2025-02-06 |title='The Buildout' Trailer Invites You on a Genre-Bending Odyssey in the Desert |url=https://bloody-disgusting.com/movie/3853693/the-buildout-trailer-invites-you-on-a-genre-bending-odyssey-in-the-desert/ |access-date=2025-02-13 |website=Bloody Disgusting! |language=en-US}}

Cannery Row

|1982

|San Diego

|

Carbon

|2019

|Coronado

|{{Cite news |last=Manson |first=Bill |date=2018-11-28 |title=Raul Urreola's night shoot |url=https://www.sandiegoreader.com/news/2018/nov/28/golden-raul-urreolas-night-shoot/ |access-date=2023-09-30 |work=San Diego Reader}}

rowspan="2" |Carving a Life

| rowspan="2" |2017

|Encinitas

| rowspan="2" |{{Cite web |last=Cole |first=Ann Reilly |date=2018-01-25 |title='Carving a Life' Makes its San Diego Debut in Historic Theater |url=https://ramonajournalarchives.com/%E2%80%98carving-a-life%E2%80%99-makes-its-san-diego-debut-in-historic-theater-p9139-375.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221111224521/https://ramonajournalarchives.com/%E2%80%98carving-a-life%E2%80%99-makes-its-san-diego-debut-in-historic-theater-p9139-375.htm |url-status=usurped |archive-date=November 11, 2022 |access-date=2022-11-11 |website=Ramona Journal}}

Julian
rowspan="2" |The Cell

| rowspan="2" |2000

|La Jolla

| rowspan="2" |{{Cite web |title=Where was The Cell filmed? |url=https://giggster.com/guide/movie-location/where-was-the-cell-filmed/ |access-date=2022-11-22 |website=Giggster |language=en}}

The Neurosciences Institute
Chubasco

|1968

|San Diego

|

Citizen Kane

|1941

|Balboa Park

|

The Coast of Folly

|1925

|Hotel del Coronado

|

The Condor

|2007

|

|

rowspan="2" |Continuance

| rowspan="2" |2021

|San Diego

| rowspan="2" |

Ramona
Coronado

|1935

|Hotel del Coronado

|

Dangerous Curves

|1988

|San Diego

|

A Day Without a Mexican

|2003

|San Diego

|{{Cite web |title=A Day Without A Mexican (2004) |url=https://californiaherps.com/films/snakefilms/ADayWithoutAMexican.html |access-date=2022-11-30 |website=California Herps}}

Daydream Hotel

|2017

|Hotel del Coronado

|{{Cite web |last=Burns |first=Alyssa K. |date=2016-01-11 |title=Coronado Film Festival Sneak Peak: Daydream Hotel |url=https://coronadotimes.com/news/2016/01/10/coronado-film-festival-sneak-peak-daydream-hotel/ |access-date=2022-06-29 |website=Coronado Times |language=en}}

rowspan="2" |Demolition Man

| rowspan="2" |1993

|Downtown San Diego

| rowspan="2" |{{Cite web |last= |date=2020-04-08 |title=Demolition Man (1993) |url=https://filmoblivion.com/2020/04/08/demolition-man-1993/ |access-date=2022-11-12 |website=Film Oblivion |language=en}}

Downtown Los Angeles
Demon Protocol

|2018

|San Diego

|{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=2020-11-24 |title=Demon Protocol (2018) Reviews and overview |url=https://moviesandmania.com/2020/11/24/demon-protocol-reviews-movie-film-horror-2018-overview/ |access-date=2022-12-07 |website=Movies and Mania |language=en-US}}

The Devil and Max Devlin

|1981

|San Diego

|

Devil Dogs of the Air

|1935

|Naval Air Station North Island

|

Dive Bomber

|1941

|Naval Air Station North Island

|

Down in San Diego

|1941

|San Diego

|

Driven

|2018

|

|

El camino de San Diego

|2006

|

|

Emanuelle and the White Slave Trade

|1978

|

|

The Endless

|2017

|Descanso

|{{Cite web |last=Douglas |first=Edward |date=2018-04-06 |title="The Endless" Filmmakers, Stars Justin Benson, Aaron Moorhead on Making Micro-Budget Genre Films That Are Big on Ideas (Interview) |url=https://www.tracking-board.com/the-endless-filmmakers-stars-justin-benson-aaron-moorhead-on-making-micro-budget-genre-films-that-are-big-on-ideas/ |access-date=2022-11-11 |website=The Tracking Board |language=en-US}}

Eternity: The Movie

|2014

|San Diego

|{{Cite web |last=Swegles |first=Fred |date=2015-02-11 |title=Oh, no! Not the '80s! |url=https://www.ocregister.com/2015/02/11/oh-no-not-the-80s/ |access-date=2022-12-01 |website=The Orange County Register |language=en-US}}

rowspan="3" |Everybody Dies by the End

| rowspan="3" |2022

|C Street Inn

|{{Cite web |title=Everybody Dies by the End |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/everybody_dies_by_the_end |access-date=2024-10-05 |website=Rotten Tomatoes |language=en}}{{Cite web |date=2022-09-01 |title=Interview Ian Tripp and Ryan Schafer |url=https://thelanguageoffilm.com/2022/09/01/interview-ian-tripp-and-ryan-schafer/ |access-date=2022-11-11 |website=The Language of Film |language=en-GB}}

Jamul

| rowspan="2" |{{Cite web |last=Elling |first=Regina |date=2023-10-03 |title=Pacific Beach residents star in horror comedy perfect for Halloween |url=https://www.pbmonthly.net/news/story/2023-10-03/pacific-beach-residents-star-in-horror-comedy-perfect-for-halloween |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231003185433/https://www.pbmonthly.net/news/story/2023-10-03/pacific-beach-residents-star-in-horror-comedy-perfect-for-halloween |archive-date=2023-10-03 |access-date=2023-10-07 |website=PB Monthly |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |last=Pamus |first=Jacob |date=2023-09-22 |title=Everybody Dies by the End: Horror film shot in Jamul and San Diego now available online |url=https://www.eastcountymagazine.org/everybody-dies-end-horror-film-shot-jamul-and-san-diego-now-available-online |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230922021021/https://www.eastcountymagazine.org/everybody-dies-end-horror-film-shot-jamul-and-san-diego-now-available-online |archive-date=2023-09-22 |access-date=2023-10-08 |website=East County Magazine}}

San Carlos
The Evil Rises

|2018

|San Diego

|{{Cite web |last=Allen |first=Michael |date=2020-05-29 |title=A Curse is Unleashed in The Evil Rises this Summer |url=http://www.28dayslateranalysis.com/2020/05/Curse-The-Evil-Rises-Summer.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211019210943/http://www.28dayslateranalysis.com/2020/05/Curse-The-Evil-Rises-Summer.html |url-status=usurped |archive-date=October 19, 2021 |access-date=2022-12-01 |website=28 Days Later Analysis}}

Firefox

|1982

|San Diego

|

Flight Command

|1940

|Naval Air Station North Island

|

Flight of the Intruder

|1990

|San Diego

|{{Cite web |title=Flight of the Intruder (1991) |url=https://catalog.afi.com/Catalog/MovieDetails/58888 |access-date=2022-11-30 |website=American Film Institute}}

rowspan="2" |The Flying Fleet

| rowspan="2" |1929

|Hotel del Coronado

|

Naval Air Station North Island

|

A Force of One

|1979

|San Diego Harbor

|

Francis in the Navy

|1955

|Naval Amphibious Base Coronado

|

Freaky Friday

|1976

|Mission Bay

|

rowspan="6" |Friend of the World

| rowspan="6" |2020

|C Street Inn

| rowspan="5" |{{Cite web |last=Stone |first=Ken |date=2020-07-25 |title=San Diego's Spielberg? Q&A With Director Brian Butler Near Sci-Fi Film Premiere |url=https://timesofsandiego.com/arts/2020/07/24/san-diegos-spielberg-qa-with-director-brian-butler-near-sci-fi-film-premiere/ |access-date=2022-11-11 |website=Times of San Diego |language=en-US}}

Mission Trails Regional Park
Point Loma
Sunset Cliffs
Tierrasanta
San Diego

|

rowspan="2" |Frost: Portrait of a Vampire

| rowspan="2" |2002

|San Diego

|{{Cite web |last=Accardo |first=Brian |date=2023-04-19 |title=10 Horror Movies That Are Unintentionally Very Funny |url=https://movieweb.com/horror-movies-that-are-unintentionally-funny/ |access-date=2025-04-11 |website=MovieWeb |language=en}}{{Cite web |title=SAN DIEGO FILMOGRAPHY |url=https://sandiegohistory.org/journal/2002/april/filmography/ |access-date=2025-04-11 |website=San Diego History Center {{!}} San Diego, CA {{!}} Our City, Our Story |language=en-US}}

Borrego Springs

|{{Cite web |date=2001 |title=Filming in Borrego Springs |url=http://www.borregospringschamber.com/borrego/filming_in_borrego.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080516173317/http://www.borregospringschamber.com/borrego/filming_in_borrego.html |archive-date=2008-05-16 |access-date=2025-04-11 |website=Borrego Springs Chamber of Commerce}}

Galloping On

|1925

|Julian

|{{Cite web |title=Galloping On |url=https://www.grapevinevideo.com/galloping-on.html |access-date=2022-11-27 |website=Grapevine Video}}

Ghostline

|2015

|San Diego

|{{Cite web |last=Halen |first=Adrian |date=2012-10-25 |title='Ghostline' Makes a Frightful Call |url=https://horrornews.net/60537/ghostline-makes-a-frightful-call/ |access-date=2023-07-25 |website=Horror News {{!}} HNN |language=en-US}}

The Girl, the Gold Watch & Everything

|1980

|Hotel del Coronado

|

Hacksaw

|2020

|C Street Inn

|{{Cite web |last=DeFellipo |first=Michael |date=2019-09-15 |title=Review: Anthony Leone's "Hacksaw" |url=https://www.horrorsociety.com/2019/09/15/review-anthony-leones-hacksaw/ |access-date=2024-10-05 |website=Horror Society |language=en-US}}

Hardcore

|1979

|San Diego Waterfront

|{{Cite web |last=Ebert |first=Roger |date=1979-01-01 |title=Hardcore movie review & film summary (1979) {{!}} Roger Ebert |url=https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/hardcore-1979 |access-date=2022-11-30 |website=RogerEbert.com |language=en}}

Heaven & Earth

|1993

|San Diego

|{{Cite web |last=Larsen |first=Josh |date=2016-09-20 |title=Heaven & Earth {{!}} Larsen On Film |url=https://www.larsenonfilm.com/heaven-earth |access-date=2022-11-30 |language=en-US}}

Hellcats of the Navy

|1957

|Naval Air Station North Island

|

Hell Divers

|1932

|Naval Air Station North Island

|

rowspan="2" |Hemet, or the Landlady Don't Drink Tea

| rowspan="2" |2023

|Ramona

|{{Cite web |last=Elling |first=Regina |date=2023-11-16 |title=Filming of indie thriller 'Hemet, or the Landlady Don't Drink Tea,' in Ramona was a family affair |url=https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/ramona-sentinel/news/story/2023-11-16/ramona-home-serves-as-location-for-indie-horror-movie |access-date=2023-11-21 |website=Ramona Sentinel |language=en-US}}

La Jolla

|{{Cite web |last=Mackin-Solomon |first=Ashley |date=2024-01-14 |title='Good type of cringey': La Jolla filmmaker to screen latest creation at Oceanside International Film Festival |url=https://www.lajollalight.com/personalities/story/2024-01-14/good-kind-of-cringy-la-jolla-filmmaker-to-screen-latest-creation-at-oceanside-international-film-festival |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240124034007/https://www.lajollalight.com/personalities/story/2024-01-14/good-kind-of-cringy-la-jolla-filmmaker-to-screen-latest-creation-at-oceanside-international-film-festival |archive-date=2024-01-24 |access-date=2024-02-10 |website=La Jolla Light |language=en-US}}

Hot Shots!

|1991

|San Diego

|

rowspan="3" |I Am Not a Hipster

| rowspan="3" |2012

|Golden Hill

| rowspan="3" |{{Cite web |last=Garin |first=Nina |date=2012-05-10 |title=The film ‘I Am Not a Hipster’ is definitely about San Diego hipsters |url=https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/2012/05/10/the-film-i-am-not-a-hipster-is-definitely-about-san-diego-hipsters/ |access-date=2025-02-21 |website=San Diego Union-Tribune |language=en-US}}

North Park
South Park
The Immortal Edward Lumley

|2013

|San Diego

|

In God We Tru$t

|1980

|Downtown San Diego

|

In the Tall Grass

|2019

|

|

It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World

|1963

|San Diego

|

K-9

|1989

|Hotel del Coronado

|

K-9: P.I.

|2002

|San Diego

|{{Cite web |date=2016-07-21 |title=SAN DIEGO EXCLUSIVE: K-9 {{!}} VERN'S REVIEWS on the FILMS of CINEMA |url=https://outlawvern.com/2016/07/21/san-diego-exclusive-k-9/ |access-date=2022-12-07 |language=en-US}}

The Kid from Left Field

|1979

|San Diego Stadium

|

Kung Fu Ghost

|2022

|San Diego

|{{Cite web |date=2019-12-31 |title=Local film 'Kung Fu Ghost' is a supernatural romantic martial arts comedy - |url=https://www.kusi.com/local-film-kung-fu-ghost-is-a-supernatural-romantic-martial-arts-comedy/ |access-date=2022-11-12 |website=KUSI-TV |language=en-US}}

The Last Ride

|2004

|San Diego

|{{Cite web |last=Lowry |first=Brian |date=2004-06-01 |title=The Last Ride |url=https://variety.com/2004/scene/markets-festivals/the-last-ride-3-1200533076/ |access-date=2022-12-11 |website=Variety |language=en-US}}

rowspan="2" |Little Nikita

| rowspan="2" |1988

|La Mesa

| rowspan="2" |{{Cite web |last=Monteagudo |first=Merrie |date=2022-01-11 |title=From the Archives: 'Little Nikita' with Sidney Poitier and River Phoenix was filmed in S.D. |url=https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/news/local-history/story/2022-01-11/from-the-archives-little-nikita-sidney-poitier-river-phoenix-filmed-in-san-diego-la-mesa |access-date=2022-12-07 |website=San Diego Union-Tribune |language=en-US}}

San Diego
Lords of Dogtown

|2005

|Imperial Beach

|{{Cite web |last=Hernandez |first=K. |date=2007-06-06 |title=Imperial Beach's Starring Role |url=http://voiceofsandiego.org/2007/06/06/imperial-beachs-starring-role/ |access-date=2022-11-15 |website=Voice of San Diego |language=en-US}}

rowspan="4" |The Lost World: Jurassic Park

| rowspan="4" |1997

|Downtown San Diego

| rowspan="4" |{{Cite web |title=Filming Locations for The Lost World: Jurassic Park (2012), in Hawaii and Los Angeles. |url=http://www.movie-locations.com/movies/l/Lost-World-Jurassic-Park.php |access-date=2022-11-12 |website=The Worldwide Guide to Movie Locations}}

Golden Mall
Granada Hills
San Pedro Harbor
Love All You Have Left

|2017

|Pacific Beach

|{{Cite web |date=2018-02-08 |title=Meet Matt Sivertson and Caroline Amiguet of Love All You Have Left in Pacific Beach |url=http://sdvoyager.com/interview/meet-matt-sivertson-caroline-amiguet-love-left-pacific-beach/ |access-date=2022-11-11 |website=SDVoyager - San Diego |language=en-US}}

Loving Couples

|1980

|Hotel del Coronado

|{{Cite web |last=Lothspeich |first=Jennifer |date=2020-07-16 |title=News 8 Throwback: Lights, Camera, Action! The history of film and television production in San Diego |url=https://www.cbs8.com/article/news/local/throwback/film-movies-television-production-san-diego-silk-stalkings-simon-and-simon-some-like-it-hot-loving-couples-hollywood-hotel-del-coronado-balboa-park/509-fdba7fdd-a0f7-4f18-86a8-9e259d05da48 |access-date=2022-11-13 |website=KFMB-TV |language=en-US}}

Lucky Lady

|1975

|

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MacArthur

|1977

|Camp Pendleton

|

The Married Virgin

|1918

|Hotel del Coronado

|{{Cite web |title="Filmed In Coronado" Exhibit To Continues At The Coronado Library Through February 29 |url=http://www.coronadonewsca.com/news/coronado_island_news/filmed-in-coronado-exhibit-to-continues-at-the-coronado-library-through-february-29/article_f74ccdb0-c9f5-11e5-a6f2-8374d0b60be2.html |access-date=2022-12-09 |website=Coronado Eagle & Journal {{!}} Coronado News {{!}} Coronado Island News |date=2 February 2016 |language=en}}

The Master Chief: Part One

|2023

|San Diego

|{{Cite web |last= |date=2023-10-20 |title=Action Drama Film 'The Master Chief' That Highlights Filipino Mafia to Premiere This November - When In Manila |url=https://www.wheninmanila.com/film-the-master-chief-filipino-mafia-premiere-november/ |access-date=2024-01-05 |website=When In Manila |language=en-US}}

rowspan="2" |The Mating Call

| rowspan="2" |1928

|Fallbrook

| rowspan="2" |{{Cite web |title=AFI Catalog of Feature Films |url=https://catalog.afi.com/Catalog/moviedetails/1578 |access-date=2022-11-22 |website=American Film Institute}}

San Diego
Mega64 Version 4.1: Revengurrection

|2021

|San Diego

|

Midway

|1976

|San Diego

|

Mighty Oak

|2020

|Ocean Beach

|{{Cite web |last=Mackin-Solomon |first=Ashley |date=2020-06-05 |title=Ocean Beach is a star of new film 'Mighty Oak' |url=https://www.pointloma-obmonthly.com/news/story/2020-06-05/ocean-beach-is-a-star-of-new-film-mighty-oak |access-date=2022-11-11 |website=Point Loma-OB Monthly |language=en-US}}

Miracle at Manchester

|2022

|Cathedral Catholic High School

|{{Cite web |title=JPCatholic Freshman Cast in a Lead Role in Upcoming Feature "Miracle at Manchester" {{!}} JPCatholic News |url=https://jpcatholic.edu/news_press/miracle-at-manchester.php |access-date=2023-09-10 |website=John Paul the Great Catholic University |language=en}}

Most Likely to Succeed

|2015

|

|

Mr. Wrong

|1996

|Hotel del Coronado

|

Murder and Cocktails

|2024

|Little Italy

|{{Cite web |last=Accomando |first=Beth |author-link=Beth Accomando |date=2023-12-29 |title=How to make a movie in your living room |url=https://www.kpbs.org/news/arts-culture/2023/12/29/how-to-make-a-movie-in-your-living-room |access-date=2024-02-10 |website=KPBS Public Media |language=en}}

rowspan="5" |My Blue Heaven

| rowspan="5" |1990

|Atascadero Administration Building

| rowspan="5" |{{Cite web |title=Where was My Blue Heaven filmed? |url=https://giggster.com/guide/movie-location/where-was-my-blue-heaven-filmed/ |access-date=2022-11-12 |website=Giggster |language=en}}

Hotel del Coronado
San Luis Obispo
Warner Bros. Studios
Westchester
My Husband's Wives

|1924

|Hotel del Coronado

|

rowspan="4" |My Son, My Son, What Have Ye Done?

| rowspan="4" |2009

|Point Loma

|{{Cite web |last=Grant |first=Lee |date=2010-09-22 |title=Inspired by tragedy - SignOnSanDiego.com |url=http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/2009/apr/05/lz1c05grant20233-inspired-tragedy/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100922043815/http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/2009/apr/05/lz1c05grant20233-inspired-tragedy/ |archive-date=2010-09-22 |access-date=2022-11-12 |website=San Diego Union-Tribune}}

Balboa Park

| rowspan="3" |{{Cite web |last=Board |first=Josh |date=2010-06-10 |title=MOVIE REVIEW: My Son, My Son, What Have Ye Done {{!}} SanDiego.com |url=https://www.sandiego.com/articles/2010-06-10/movie-review-my-son-my-son-what-have-ye-done/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210728191243/https://www.sandiego.com/articles/2010-06-10/movie-review-my-son-my-son-what-have-ye-done/ |archive-date=2021-07-28 |access-date=2022-11-22 |website=SanDiego.com}}

Downtown San Diego
Ocean Beach
No Man's Land

|1987

|

|

On the Beach

|1959

|

|

Only God Knows

|2006

|San Diego

|

Paranormal Activity

|2007

|Rancho Peñasquitos

| rowspan="2" |

Paranormal Activity 2

|2010

|Rancho Peñasquitos

Paul

|2011

|Downtown San Diego

|

Phantasm

|1979

|Julian

|{{Cite web |title=Filming Locations for Phantasm (1979), in California. |url=http://www.movie-locations.com/movies/p/Phantasm.php |access-date=2022-11-18 |website=The Worldwide Guide to Movie Locations}}

The Playground

|2017

|San Diego

|{{Cite web |last=Accomando |first=Beth |author-link=Beth Accomando |date=2017-10-12 |title=San Diego Indie Feature, 'The Playground' Has World Premiere Thursday |url=https://www.kpbs.org/news/midday-edition/2017/10/12/san-diego-indie-feature-playground-has-world-premi |access-date=2023-05-07 |website=KPBS Public Media |language=en}}

Poto and Cabengo

|1979

|San Diego

|{{Cite news |last=Canby |first=Vincent |date=1980-03-25 |title=Film: 'Poto and Cabengo,' Story of Unusual Twins:Another Failed Dream |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1980/03/25/archives/film-poto-and-cabengo-story-of-unusual-twinsanother-failed-dream.html |access-date=2022-12-07 |issn=0362-4331}}

Princess Virtue

|1917

|Hotel del Coronado

|

Raise the Titanic

|1980

|San Diego

|

Rampage

|2018

|

|

Resolution

|2012

|East County

|{{Cite web |date=2012-04-07 |title=Meet the 2012 Tribeca Filmmakers #10: 'Resolution' Directors Justin Benson & Aaron Moorhead |url=https://www.indiewire.com/2012/04/meet-the-2012-tribeca-filmmakers-10-resolution-directors-justin-benson-aaron-moorhead-48291/ |access-date=2022-11-12 |website=IndieWire |language=en}}

Return of the Killer Tomatoes

|1988

|South Bay

|{{Cite web |last=Walter |first=Susan |date=2011-08-29 |title=Book highlights Chula Vista's shining past {{!}} The Star News |url=https://www.thestarnews.com/book-highlights-chula-vistas-shining-past/ |access-date=2022-11-22 |website=The Star-News}}

Riley

|2023

|East County

|{{Cite web |last=Chadive |first=Sanjana |date=2023-09-23 |title='Riley': A UCLA alumnus' love letter to community and queer youth |url=https://dailybruin.com/2023/09/23/riley-a-ucla-alumnus-love-letter-to-community-and-queer-youth/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240429163919/https://dailybruin.com/2023/09/23/riley-a-ucla-alumnus-love-letter-to-community-and-queer-youth |archive-date=April 29, 2024 |access-date=2023-10-02 |website=Daily Bruin}}

Runaway Daughters

|1994

|

|

The Saint

|2017

|

|

rowspan="6" |The Samuel Project

| rowspan="6" |2018

|Balboa Park

| rowspan="6" |{{Cite web |last=Bell |first=Diane |date=2017-03-27 |title=Column: Old Globe actors use off-stage time to film a movie |url=https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/news/columnists/diane-bell/sd-me-bell-20170328-story.html |access-date=2022-11-11 |website=San Diego Union-Tribune |language=en-US}}

Downtown San Diego
Hillcrest
La Jolla
Point Loma
Ramona
San Diego, I Love You

|1944

|

|

San Diego Surf

|2012

|

|

San Diego's Gay Bar History

|2018

|Hillcrest

|{{Cite web |last=Peterson |first=Karla |date=2018-06-14 |title=New KPBS documentary is a toast to San Diego's gay bar history |url=https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/2018/06/14/new-kpbs-documentary-is-a-toast-to-san-diegos-gay-bar-history-2/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181205174834/https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/news/columnists/karla-peterson/sd-me-karla-gay-bar-20180611-story.html |archive-date=2018-12-05 |access-date=2025-01-12 |website=San Diego Union-Tribune |language=en-US}}

rowspan="2" |Sarah Landon and the Paranormal Hour

| rowspan="2" |2007

|Fallbrook

| rowspan="2" |{{Cite web |date=2007-10-12 |title=Sarah Landon Director Lisa Comrie |url=https://www.comingsoon.net/movies/news/37745-sarah-landon-director-lisa-comrie |access-date=2022-11-21 |website=ComingSoon.net}}

Pine Valley
rowspan="2" |Satan's Blade

| rowspan="2" |1985

|El Cajon

| rowspan="2" |{{Cite web |title=Loose Talk Cost Lives 21: An Interview with Richard Taecker |url=https://www.hysteria-lives.co.uk/hysterialives/Hysteria/loose_talk_loses_lives_21.htm |access-date=2022-11-18 |website=Hysteria Lives}}

Julian
Scarface

|1983

|Coronado Beach

|

rowspan="4" |Scavenger Hunt

| rowspan="4" |1979

|Balboa Park

| rowspan="4" |

Downtown San Diego
Mission Beach
San Diego Stadium
Sharpshooter

|2007

|Julian

|

Sideways

|2004

|Santa Barbara County

|{{Cite web |last= |date=2022-02-10 |title=Sideways Filming Locations and Itinerary (2004) |url=https://www.legendarytrips.com/sideways-filming-locations-itinerary/ |access-date=2022-11-12 |website=Legendary Trips |language=en-US}}

Sins of Silence

|1996

|

|

rowspan="3" |Skid Marks

| rowspan="3" |2007

|Hillcrest

| rowspan="3" |{{Cite web |last=Rosenberg |first=Scott |date=2015-01-04 |title="Commentary: Skid Marks will put smile on your face" - Monsters and Critics |url=http://www.monstersandcritics.com/movies/archive/moviearchive.php/Skid_Marks/7460/cat_tab1 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150104114158/http://www.monstersandcritics.com/movies/archive/moviearchive.php/Skid_Marks/7460/cat_tab1 |archive-date=2015-01-04 |access-date=2022-12-11 |website=Monsters & Critics}}

Kearny Mesa
Point Loma
Skin: The Movie

|2020

|Valley Center

|

Slaughterhouse

|1987

|Lakeside

|{{Cite web |last=Williamson |first=Rebecca Jefferis |date=2019-10-01 |title=TIME FOR A HALLOWEEN SHOWING OR BURIAL OF "SLAUGHTERHOUSE"? {{!}} East County Magazine |url=https://www.eastcountymagazine.org/time-halloween-showing-or-burial-%E2%80%9Cslaughterhouse%E2%80%9D |access-date=2022-12-10 |website=East County Magazine}}

Sleep Dealer

|2008

|

|

Some Like It Hot

|1959

|Hotel del Coronado

|{{Cite web |date=2012-07-10 |title=FILMING SAN DIEGO {{!}} San Diego History Center |url=http://www.sandiegohistory.org/journal/2002-2/filming.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120710093602/http://www.sandiegohistory.org/journal/2002-2/filming.htm |archive-date=2012-07-10 |access-date=2022-11-11 |website=San Diego History Center}}

rowspan="10" |South of 8

| rowspan="10" |2016

|Alpine

| rowspan="2" |

City Heights
C Street Inn

|{{Cite web |last=Golden III |first=Lee B. |date=2015-10-29 |title=Watch The New Trailer For Tony Olmos's Grim Crime Pic, SOUTH OF 8 |url=https://filmcombatsyndicate.com/watch-new-trailer-for-tony-olmos-gri/ |access-date=2024-10-04 |website=Film Combat Syndicate |language=en-US}}

La Jolla

| rowspan="6" |

La Mesa
Mission Valley
National City
Paradise Hills
Ramona
San Diego

|

Splash

|1984

|Coronado Beach

|

Spiker

|1986

|San Diego

|

The Stunt Man

|1980

|Hotel del Coronado

|

Surrogates

|2009

|

|

Sweet Taste of Souls

|2020

|Julian

|{{Cite web |last=Millican |first=Josh |date=2020-11-25 |title=Exclusive: Cult Film Star Honey Lauren Talks SWEET TASTE OF SOULS |url=https://www.dreadcentral.com/news/360250/exclusive-cult-film-star-honey-lauren-talks-sweet-taste-of-souls/ |access-date=2022-11-11 |website=Dread Central |language=en-US}}

Tell It to the Marines

|1926

|

|

rowspan="2" |Tentacles

| rowspan="2" |1977

|Oceanside

| rowspan="2" |

San Diego
The Terminators

|2009

|San Diego

|

Texas Across the River

|1966

|San Diego

|

rowspan="3" |Thane of East County

| rowspan="3" |2015

|Borrego Springs

| rowspan="3" |{{Cite web |last=Coddon |first=David L. |date=2014-08-20 |title=San Diego filmmakers mine 'Macbeth' for 'Thane of East County' |url=http://www.sdcitybeat.com/sandiego/article-13335-san-diego-filmmakers-mine-%E2%80%98macbeth-for-%E2%80%98thane-of-east-county.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140909074057/http://www.sdcitybeat.com/sandiego/article-13335-san-diego-filmmakers-mine-%E2%80%98macbeth-for-%E2%80%98thane-of-east-county.html |archive-date=2014-09-09 |access-date=2022-01-10 |work=San Diego CityBeat}}

Fallbrook
Victory Theatre
Three Way

|2004

|

|

rowspan="2" |A Ticklish Affair

| rowspan="2" |1963

|Balboa Park

|{{Cite web |title=Images from the Articles |url=https://sandiegohistory.org/journal/2002/april/imagesfilming/ |access-date=2022-12-11 |website=San Diego History Center {{!}} San Diego, CA {{!}} Our City, Our Story |language=en-US}}

Naval Air Station North Island

|

Tiger Cruise

|2004

|

|

To Fall in Love

|2023

|San Diego

|

Top Dog

|1995

|Balboa Park

|

rowspan="4" |Top Gun

| rowspan="4" |1986

|Kansas City Barbeque

| rowspan="4" |

Miramar Naval Air Station
New Point Loma Lighthouse
Oceanside
rowspan="2" |Top Gun: Maverick

| rowspan="2" |2022

|Fort Rosecrans National Cememtery

| rowspan="2" |{{Cite web |last=Hamblin |first=Abby |date=2022-05-25 |title=For subscribers: These are the 'Top Gun' filming locations in San Diego, including 'Top Gun: Maverick' |url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/movies/story/2022-05-25/top-gun-maverick-filming-locations-san-diego |access-date=2022-11-12 |website=Los Angeles Times |language=en-US}}

New Point Loma Lighthouse
rowspan="4" |Traffic

| rowspan="4" |2000

|Balboa Park

| rowspan="3" |

Downtown San Diego
La Jolla
Rancho Bernardo

|

rowspan="4" |Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen

| rowspan="4" |2009

|Imperial Beach

| rowspan="4" |{{Cite web |date=2009-07-07 |title=San Diego Bay Plays Role in 'Transformers' Summer Blockbuster |url=http://www.portofsandiego.org/recreation/1633-san-diego-bay-plays-role-in-transformers-summer-blockbuster.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180303194912/http://www.portofsandiego.org/recreation/1633-san-diego-bay-plays-role-in-transformers-summer-blockbuster.html |archive-date=2018-03-03 |access-date=2022-12-10 |website=Port of San Diego}}

Naval Amphibious Base Coronado
Naval Base Point Loma
San Diego Bay
True to the Navy

|1930

|

|

The Very Thought of You

|1944

|

|

Wake Up, Ron Burgundy: The Lost Movie

|2004

|San Diego

|

The Walk

|2001

|

|

rowspan="3" |The Wedding Hustler

| rowspan="3" |2023

|Mission Valley

| rowspan="3" |{{Cite web |last=Bell |first=Diane |date=2023-01-19 |title=Column: S.D. couple turns pandemic wedding saga into feature film |url=https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/columnists/story/2023-01-19/column-couple-makes-post-pandemic-wedding-into-feature-film |access-date=2024-01-02 |website=San Diego Union-Tribune |language=en-US}}

National City
Pechanga Resort & Casino
Who Made the Potatoe Salad?

|2006

|

|

rowspan="2" |Why the Nativity?

| rowspan="2" |2022

|Lakeside

|{{Cite web |last=Clark |first=John |date=2022-11-08 |title=Why The Nativity? |url=https://www.tblfaithnews.com/entertainment/why-the-nativity |access-date=2023-11-12 |website=The Bottom Line, Ministries |language=en-US}}

Ramona

|{{Cite web |last=Elling |first=Regina |date=2022-12-25 |title=Southern California camels, livestock become movie stars in 'Why the Nativity?' documentary |url=https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2022-12-25/san-diego-county-livestock-locals-star-in-holiday-movie |access-date=2023-11-12 |website=Los Angeles Times |language=en-US}}

Wicked, Wicked

|1973

|Hotel del Coronado

|

Wings Over Honolulu

|1937

|Naval Air Station North Island

|

Yours for the Asking

|1936

|Hotel del Coronado

|

Zipperface

|1992

|

|

class="wikitable sortable"

|+Short films

!Title

!Year

!Ref.

The $5 Movie

|2001

|

Assumption

|2017

|

The Case of Evil

|2014

|{{Cite web |date=2015-05-23 |title=San Diego's Film Community Optimistic After City Council Budget Meeting |url=https://www.kpbs.org/news/arts-culture/2015/05/22/film-community-optimistic-after-city-council-budge |access-date=2023-09-10 |website=KPBS Public Media |language=en}}

Daisy Belle

|2018

|{{Cite news |last=Horn |first=Steve |date=2018-10-18 |title=Escondido filmmaker wins best local film at San Diego International Film Fest |work=The Coast News |url=https://thecoastnews.com/escondido-filmmaker-wins-best-local-film-at-san-diego-international-film-fest/}}

The Dark Resurgence: A Star Wars Story

|2018

|

Deviant

|2018

|{{Cite web |last=Shields |first=Judy |date=2018-09-21 |title=KCET's Fine Cut Festival of Films Awards and Screening {{!}} The Hollywood Times |url=https://thehollywoodtimes.today/kcets-fine-cut-festival-of-films-awards-and-screening/ |access-date=2023-09-10 |language=en-US}}

Fatty and Mabel at the San Diego Exposition

|1915

|

The Fifth of November

|2018

|

Fletcher and Jenks

|2016

|

The Flourish

|2019

|

Graduation Afternoon

|2021

|

The Heiress Lethal

|2010

|{{Cite web |last=Bell |first=Diane |date=2011-05-18 |title=Director of Short 'Film Noir' Filmed in Ocean Beach Takes On Cannes |url=https://obrag.org/2011/05/director-of-short-film-noir-filmed-in-ocean-beach-takes-on-cannes/ |access-date=2023-07-08 |website=OB Rag |language=en-US}}

Hush

|2016

|{{Cite web |last=Marks |first=Scott |date=2016-04-05 |title=A Hush falls over San Diego {{!}} San Diego Reader |url=https://www.sandiegoreader.com/news/2016/apr/05/screen-hush-falls-over-san-diego/ |access-date=2023-09-10 |website=San Diego Reader |language=en}}

The Last Butterflies

|2023

|{{Cite web |last=Hardison |first=Ryan |date=2024-01-10 |title=Local filmmaker turns personal nightmare into an artistic feat in 'The Last Butterflies' |url=https://www.northcoastcurrent.com/north-coast-beat/2024/01/local-filmmaker-turns-personal-nightmare-into-an-artistic-feat-in-the-last-butterflies/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240111012709/https://www.northcoastcurrent.com/north-coast-beat/2024/01/local-filmmaker-turns-personal-nightmare-into-an-artistic-feat-in-the-last-butterflies/ |archive-date=2024-01-11 |access-date=2024-01-11 |website=North Coast Current}}

Leave 'Em Laughing

|2020

|

Libertyville

|2021

|{{Cite web |last=Kunzer |first=Jami |date=2022-03-04 |title=Based on weekly pilgrimage to cemetery, short film puts spotlight on Libertyville |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/lake-county-journal-based-on-weekly-pilg/133419584/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220308004823/https://www.shawlocal.com/lake-county-journal/news/local/2021/12/02/based-on-weekly-pilgrimage-to-cemetery-short-film-puts-spotlight-on-libertyville/ |archive-date=2022-03-08 |access-date=2022-09-29 |website=Lake County Journal |pages=a4 |language=en |via=Newspapers.com}}

Once Guilty, Now Innocent, Still Dead

|2017

|{{Cite web |last=Himchak |first=Elizabeth Marie |date=2017-11-08 |title=4S Ranch filmmaker is winning awards during his second career |url=https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/pomerado-news/news/local-news/4s/sd-cm-pow-news-veteran-filmmaker-20171108-story.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171109030018/https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/pomerado-news/news/local-news/4s/sd-cm-pow-news-veteran-filmmaker-20171108-story.html |archive-date=2017-11-09 |access-date=2025-03-30 |website=Pomerado News |language=en-US}}

Our Barrio

|2016

|{{Cite web |last=Villafana |first=Andrea Lopez Villafana |date=2017-08-03 |title='Our Barrio' Highlights the Latino American Experience |url=https://laprensa.org/our-barrio-highlights-latino-american-experience |access-date=2023-09-10 |website=La Prensa |language=en}}

The Phantom Hour

|2016

|{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yni6FY81qYA |title=Making Movies - Behind the Scenes of "The Phantom Hour" |date=2019-08-02 |last=Charybdis Pictures |type=Video |language=English |access-date=2024-10-05 |via=YouTube}}

The Power Agent

|2020

|

Pulp Friction

|2021

|

A Rodeo Film

|2021

|{{Cite web |date=2020-07-19 |title=Darius Dawson on Directing Award-Winning Thesis Short, A RODEO FILM |url=https://www.studentfilmmakers.com/darius-dawson-on-directing-award-winning-thesis-short-a-rodeo-film/ |access-date=2023-09-10 |website=Student Filmmakers Magazine |language=en-US}}

Things We Dig

|2020

|{{Cite web |date=2020-10-05 |title=San Diego Filmmaker Gets World Premiere At Screamfest LA |url=https://www.kpbs.org/news/midday-edition/2020/10/05/san-diego-filmmaker-gets-world-premiere-screamfest |access-date=2023-09-10 |website=KPBS Public Media |language=en}}

Touch

|2022

|{{Cite web |title=Comic-Con Local Film Screening: Touch - Saturday, July 22, 2023, 5 p.m. {{!}} San Diego Reader |url=https://www.sandiegoreader.com/events/2023/jul/22/comic-con-screening-of-local-film-t/ |access-date=2023-09-10 |website=San Diego Reader |language=en}}

Undocumented

|2016

|

We All Die Alone

|2021

|{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=2023-04-26 |title=The best things to do this weekend in San Diego: April 27–30 |url=https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/guides/story/2023-04-26/best-things-to-do-this-weekend-in-san-diego-april-27-30 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230501002950/https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/guides/story/2023-04-26/best-things-to-do-this-weekend-in-san-diego-april-27-30 |archive-date=2023-05-01 |access-date=2023-09-10 |website=San Diego Union-Tribune |language=en-US}}

TV shows

=Reality shows=

= Anime =

Video games

Comic books/Manga

See also

References

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