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Movies that feel like Los Angeles Plays Itself (2004)
From its distinctive neighborhoods to its architectural homes, Los Angeles has been the backdrop to countless movies. In this dazzling work, Andersen takes viewers on a whirlwind tour through the metropolis' real and cinematic history, investigating the myriad stories and legends that have come to define it, and meticulously, judiciously revealing the real city that lives beneath.
If you loved Los Angeles Plays Itself, the closest films we have are The Ambassador (2011), The Barkley Marathons: The Race That Eats Its Young (2014) and Deep Water (2006). All three share Los Angeles Plays Itself's contemplative and epic feel, which is what we rank on before quality.
Seen the big three already? The under-the-radar pick below is The Girl with the Needle (2024).
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If Los Angeles Plays Itself hit the spot, these will too
Contemplative documentary in both cases
History built on scale, twice over
Leans harder into adventure than Los Angeles Plays Itself does
Both lean on stillness more than on documentary
Epic history, and it commits to that
The history is handled with the same confidence
History approached the same way
Reaching back to the 2010s for it
History of the same temperament
Cut from the same history cloth
Both play history straight
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The best-reviewed films that share Los Angeles Plays Itself’s defining feeling.
