Los Angeles Plays Itself (2003)

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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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Literally the definition of your request. And SO GOOD!

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Courtney

@_courtiesue_Jun 24, 2026

Thank you!!

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Los Angeles Plays Itself

Evan McAvenia

“a bit of a meta rec, but this is one of my favorite docs and a superlative movie about la about movies about la.”

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Paloma

“Thom Anderson's 2003 documentary about LA's relationship to the way it's depicted on screen through the decades, completely brilliant”

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Los Angeles Plays Itself (2003)

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Los Angeles Plays Itself

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