Best California Movies & TV Series of the 2020s

3eyedraven's 24 top-rated california movies and TV series of the 2020s — ordered by how strongly audiences rate them and how many actually voted, so the ranking reflects real consensus. Full details on each.

Redeeming Love 2022 ★ 7.9
The Bad Guys 2 2025 ★ 7.6
Dear Mama 2023 ★ 8.6
American Nightmare 2024 ★ 7.5
NCIS: Origins 2024 ★ 7.6
Zorro 2024 ★ 7.3
The Sparks Brothers 2021 ★ 7.4
Dìdi (弟弟) 2024 ★ 7.2
The Lost Bus 2025 ★ 7.0
Licorice Pizza 2021 ★ 7.0
I'll Be Gone in the Dark 2020 ★ 7.0
American Murder: Laci Peterson 2024 ★ 7.1
Nope 2022 ★ 6.8
Backrooms 2026 ★ 6.8
Buried in Barstow 2022 ★ 7.1
Day Shift 2022 ★ 6.7
Scream 2022 ★ 6.7
High Desert 2023 ★ 6.7
Strange Harvest 2025 ★ 6.7
The Vince Staples Show 2024 ★ 6.4
Woman of the Hour 2024 ★ 6.4
Fatale 2020 ★ 6.0
With Love, Meghan 2025 ★ 3.3
Spin Me Round 2022 ★ 4.9