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Reviews for Los Angeles Plays Itself

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7.8 / 10 2h 49min

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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.

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Review by RainbowRaven

Uneven but very nostalgic for older Angelenos

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Review by user42m7diwm8n

A documentary about the City of Los Angeles and how it's shown in movies

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Review by user2473y7llxwq

A must for every tourist - high and low

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Review by RainbowRoadrunner

Some keen film observations, TONS of hyperbolic baloney

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Review by user145p1cbqc1v

A Very Good Film in Spite of Itself!

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Review by user427z1dvr397

You will never look at films in quite the same way again

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Review by user643g6l3v8f7

There's a wealth of material here, but that's about it.

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Review by RubyRaven

Great and Awful in (almost) Equal Parts

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Review by user353wxvp0lv7

Los Angeles the City vs. Los Angeles the Movie Location

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Review by user17911o05o1y

A brilliant invocation of the pretend and real Los Angeles

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Review by SparklingSeagull

A unique, funny, insightful documentary about movies and Los Angeles

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Review by user1313zaxo8l4

One of the Great Cinematic Essays

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Review by DaringDolphin

My LA is no better than, but is definitely different from his LA

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Review by ShadowyScorpion

Less Political Commentary Would Have Made For a Better Film

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