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in response to Courtney

Give me your best LA movie recs. LA STORY is already my favorite, but I’m on a hunt for more LA centric movies where the city is almost like a main character.

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The director’s earlier movie Swingers is maybe better known for its use of LA/Hollywood locations, but this one hits for me more: a nighttime LA that’s all about being young and dumb, working dead-end jobs during the day and spending your nights at sketchy raves, someone’s random apartment on Sunset, parking lots full of shenanigans, and diners by dawn. And the whole time wondering if that guy across the party was in a soap opera you used to watch when you were home sick from school?

The cast is also bonkers! By the time Melissa McCarthy randomly shows up (her first film role), it just feels like par for the course.

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4 months ago

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Courtney

@_courtiesue_Jun 24, 2026

Hell yes

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Roar The Echo

“Back on Netflix, Go follows the film format made famous at the time by Pulp Fiction of jumping around timelines based on characters. Fast-paced, no cell phone nonsense; one scene even has Jay Mohr getting frustrated with his flip phone and telling the person on the other end: "I'll call you back from a landline ..." The story takes place in LA and Las Vegas over Christmas, around a 12-hour timefra”