# List of media set in San Diego

This is a list of media set in San Diego, California.

## Novels

* It's Not PMS, It's You by Rich Amooi (2019)
* The Angel Gang by Ken Kuhlken (1993)
* The Fallen by T. Jefferson Parker (2006)
* Kiln People by David Brin (2002)
* The Loud Adios by Ken Kuhlken (1989)
* Rainbows End by Vernor Vinge (2006)
* Tecate Peak, The Edge by Michael Hudon (2012)
* Tijuana Straits by Kem Nunn (2004)
* The Vagabond Virgins by Ken Kuhlken (2008)
* The Venus Deal by Ken Kuhlken (1991)
* The Winter of Frankie Machine (novel) by Don Winslow (2006)
* Superhero High by T. H. Hernandez (2018)

## Books

* Dr Seuss Books from 1948 to 1991

## Films

Feature films :
| Title | Year | Filming location(s) |
| 1 Night in San Diego | 2020 | |
| 8 Seconds | 1994 | San Diego |
| 16-Love | 2012 | La Costa Resort and Spa |
| Above the Tin | 2018 | San Diego |
| Adalynn | 2023 | San Diego |
| Almighty Zeus | 2022 | San Diego |
| Almost Famous | 2000 | Balboa Park |
| Almost Famous | 2000 | Ocean Beach |
| Almost Famous | 2000 | USD High School |
| Almost Heroes | 1998 | Black's Beach |
| American Sniper | 2014 | El Centro |
| American Sniper | 2014 | Malibu |
| American Sniper | 2014 | Venice |
| Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy | 2004 | Downtown San Diego |
| Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues | 2013 | Balboa Park |
| Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues | 2013 | San Diego Zoo |
| Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues | 2013 | San Diego Waterfront |
| Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues | 2013 | SeaWorld San Diego |
| Antwone Fisher | 2001 | Coronado |
| Antwone Fisher | 2001 | Point Loma |
| Attack of the Killer Tomatoes | 1978 | Oceanside |
| Attack of the Killer Tomatoes | 1978 | San Diego County |
| Attack of the Killer Tomatoes | 1978 | San Diego Harbor |
| Attack of the Killer Tomatoes | 1978 | University of California, San Diego |
| Babel | 2006 | San Ysidro |
| Bang Bang | 2011 | San Diego |
| Battle Cry | 1955 | |
| Battle: Los Angeles | 2011 | |
| Beneath the Leaves | 2019 | Julian |
| Beyond the Rocks | 1922 | Hotel del Coronado |
| The Big Mouth | 1967 | |
| Blame it on the Night | 1984 | San Diego |
| Blast | 2004 | San Diego |
| Bloody Wednesday | 1988 | |
| Borderline | 1980 | San Diego |
| The Boys in Company C | 1978 | |
| Bring It On | 2000 | The Academy of Our Lady of Peace |
| Bring It On | 2000 | Alliant International University |
| Bring It On | 2000 | Eastlake High School |
| Bring It On | 2000 | Humphreys Half Moon Inn |
| Bring It On | 2000 | Kearny High School |
| Bring It On | 2000 | The Marlin Club |
| Bring It On | 2000 | Oceanside Municipal Fishing Pier |
| Bring It On | 2000 | San Diego State University |
| Bruce Almighty | 2003 | Harbor Island |
| Cannery Row | 1982 | San Diego |
| Carbon | 2019 | Coronado |
| Carving a Life | 2017 | Encinitas |
| Carving a Life | 2017 | Julian |
| The Cell | 2000 | La Jolla |
| The Cell | 2000 | The Neurosciences Institute |
| Chubasco | 1968 | San Diego |
| Citizen Kane | 1941 | Balboa Park |
| The Coast of Folly | 1925 | Hotel del Coronado |
| The Condor | 2007 | |
| Coronado | 1935 | Hotel del Coronado |
| Dangerous Curves | 1988 | San Diego |
| A Day Without a Mexican | 2003 | San Diego |
| Demolition Man | 1993 | Downtown San Diego |
| Demolition Man | 1993 | Downtown Los Angeles |
| Demon Protocol | 2018 | San Diego |
| The Devil and Max Devlin | 1981 | San Diego |
| Devil Dogs of the Air | 1935 | Naval Air Station North Island |
| Dive Bomber | 1941 | Naval Air Station North Island |
| Down in San Diego | 1941 | San Diego |
| Driven | 2018 | |
| El camino de San Diego | 2006 | |
| Emanuelle and the White Slave Trade | 1978 | |
| The Endless | 2017 | Descanso |
| Eternity: The Movie | 2014 | San Diego |
| Everybody Dies by the End | 2022 | Downtown San Diego |
| The Evil Rises | 2018 | San Diego |
| Firefox | 1982 | San Diego |
| Flight Command | 1940 | Naval Air Station North Island |
| Flight of the Intruder | 1990 | San Diego |
| The Flying Fleet | 1929 | Hotel del Coronado |
| The Flying Fleet | 1929 | Naval Air Station North Island |
| A Force of One | 1979 | San Diego Harbor |
| Francis in the Navy | 1955 | Naval Amphibious Base Coronado |
| Freaky Friday | 1976 | Mission Bay |
| Friend of the World | 2020 | Downtown San Diego |
| Friend of the World | 2020 | Mission Trails Regional Park |
| Friend of the World | 2020 | Point Loma |
| Friend of the World | 2020 | Sunset Cliffs |
| Friend of the World | 2020 | Tierrasanta |
| Galloping On | 1925 | Julian |
| Ghostline | 2015 | San Diego |
| The Girl, the Gold Watch & Everything | 1980 | Hotel del Coronado |
| Hacksaw | 2020 | Downtown San Diego |
| Hardcore | 1979 | San Diego Waterfront |
| Heaven & Earth | 1993 | San Diego |
| Hellcats of the Navy | 1957 | Naval Air Station North Island |
| Hell Divers | 1932 | Naval Air Station North Island |
| Hemet, or the Landlady Don't Drink Tea | 2023 | Ramona |
| Hemet, or the Landlady Don't Drink Tea | 2023 | La Jolla |
| Hot Shots! | 1991 | San Diego |
| I Am Not a Hipster | 2012 | South Park, North Park and Golden Hill |
| The Immortal Edward Lumley | 2013 | San Diego |
| In God We Tru$t | 1980 | Downtown San Diego |
| In the Tall Grass | 2019 | |
| It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World | 1963 | San Diego |
| K-9 | 1989 | Hotel del Coronado |
| K-9: P.I. | 2002 | San Diego |
| The Kid from Left Field | 1979 | San Diego Stadium |
| Kung Fu Ghost | 2022 | San Diego |
| The Last Ride | 2004 | San Diego |
| Little Nikita | 1988 | La Mesa |
| Little Nikita | 1988 | San Diego |
| Lords of Dogtown | 2005 | Imperial Beach |
| The Lost World: Jurassic Park | 1997 | Downtown San Diego |
| The Lost World: Jurassic Park | 1997 | Golden Mall |
| The Lost World: Jurassic Park | 1997 | Granada Hills |
| The Lost World: Jurassic Park | 1997 | San Pedro Harbor |
| Love All You Have Left | 2017 | Pacific Beach |
| Loving Couples | 1980 | Hotel del Coronado |
| Lucky Lady | 1975 | |
| MacArthur | 1977 | Camp Pendleton |
| The Married Virgin | 1918 | Hotel del Coronado |
| The Mating Call | 1928 | Fallbrook |
| The Mating Call | 1928 | San Diego |
| Mega64 Version 4.1: Revengurrection | 2021 | San Diego |
| Midway | 1976 | San Diego |
| Mighty Oak | 2020 | Ocean Beach |
| Miracle at Manchester | 2022 | Cathedral Catholic High School |
| Most Likely to Succeed | 2015 | |
| Mr. Wrong | 1996 | Hotel del Coronado |
| Murder and Cocktails | 2024 | Little Italy |
| My Blue Heaven | 1990 | Atascadero Administration Building |
| My Blue Heaven | 1990 | Hotel del Coronado |
| My Blue Heaven | 1990 | San Luis Obispo |
| My Blue Heaven | 1990 | Warner Bros. Studios |
| My Blue Heaven | 1990 | Westchester |
| My Husband's Wives | 1924 | Hotel del Coronado |
| My Son, My Son, What Have Ye Done? | 2009 | Point Loma |
| My Son, My Son, What Have Ye Done? | 2009 | Balboa Park |
| My Son, My Son, What Have Ye Done? | 2009 | Downtown San Diego |
| My Son, My Son, What Have Ye Done? | 2009 | Ocean Beach |
| No Man's Land | 1987 | |
| On the Beach | 1959 | |
| Only God Knows | 2006 | San Diego |
| Paranormal Activity | 2007 | Rancho Peñasquitos |
| Paranormal Activity 2 | 2010 | Rancho Peñasquitos |
| Paul | 2011 | Downtown San Diego |
| Phantasm | 1979 | Julian |
| The Playground | 2017 | San Diego |
| Poto and Cabengo | 1979 | San Diego |
| Princess Virtue | 1917 | Hotel del Coronado |
| Raise the Titanic | 1980 | San Diego |
| Rampage | 2018 | |
| Resolution | 2012 | East County |
| Return of the Killer Tomatoes | 1988 | South Bay |
| Runaway Daughters | 1994 | |
| The Saint | 2017 | |
| The Samuel Project | 2018 | Balboa Park |
| The Samuel Project | 2018 | Downtown San Diego |
| The Samuel Project | 2018 | Hillcrest |
| The Samuel Project | 2018 | La Jolla |
| The Samuel Project | 2018 | Point Loma |
| The Samuel Project | 2018 | Ramona |
| San Diego, I Love You | 1944 | |
| San Diego Surf | 2012 | |
| Sarah Landon and the Paranormal Hour | 2007 | Fallbrook |
| Sarah Landon and the Paranormal Hour | 2007 | Pine Valley |
| Satan's Blade | 1985 | El Cajon |
| Satan's Blade | 1985 | Julian |
| Scarface | 1983 | Coronado Beach |
| Scavenger Hunt | 1979 | Balboa Park |
| Scavenger Hunt | 1979 | Downtown San Diego |
| Scavenger Hunt | 1979 | Mission Beach |
| Scavenger Hunt | 1979 | San Diego Stadium |
| Sharpshooter | 2007 | Julian |
| Sideways | 2004 | Santa Barbara County |
| Sins of Silence | 1996 | |
| Skid Marks | 2007 | Hillcrest |
| Skid Marks | 2007 | Kearny Mesa |
| Skid Marks | 2007 | Point Loma |
| Skin: The Movie | 2020 | Valley Center |
| Slaughterhouse | 1987 | Lakeside |
| Sleep Dealer | 2008 | |
| Some Like It Hot | 1959 | Hotel del Coronado |
| South of 8 | 2016 | Alpine |
| South of 8 | 2016 | City Heights |
| South of 8 | 2016 | Downtown San Diego |
| South of 8 | 2016 | La Jolla |
| South of 8 | 2016 | La Mesa |
| South of 8 | 2016 | Mission Valley |
| South of 8 | 2016 | National City |
| South of 8 | 2016 | Paradise Hills |
| South of 8 | 2016 | Ramona |
| Splash | 1984 | Coronado Beach |
| Spiker | 1986 | San Diego |
| Thane of East County | 2015 | Borrego Springs |
| Thane of East County | 2015 | Fallbrook |
| Thane of East County | 2015 | Victory Theatre |
| The Stunt Man | 1980 | Hotel del Coronado |
| Surrogates | 2009 | |
| Sweet Taste of Souls | 2020 | Julian |
| Tell It to the Marines | 1926 | |
| Tentacles | 1977 | Oceanside |
| Tentacles | 1977 | San Diego |
| The Terminators | 2009 | San Diego |
| Texas Across the River | 1966 | San Diego |
| Three Way | 2004 | |
| A Ticklish Affair | 1963 | Balboa Park |
| A Ticklish Affair | 1963 | Naval Air Station North Island |
| Tiger Cruise | 2004 | |
| To Fall in Love | 2023 | San Diego |
| Top Dog | 1995 | Balboa Park |
| Top Gun | 1986 | Kansas City Barbeque |
| Top Gun | 1986 | Miramar Naval Air Station |
| Top Gun | 1986 | New Point Loma Lighthouse |
| Top Gun | 1986 | Oceanside |
| Top Gun: Maverick | 2022 | Fort Rosecrans National Cememtery |
| Top Gun: Maverick | 2022 | New Point Loma Lighthouse |
| Traffic | 2000 | Balboa Park |
| Traffic | 2000 | Downtown San Diego |
| Traffic | 2000 | La Jolla |
| Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen | 2009 | Imperial Beach |
| Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen | 2009 | Naval Amphibious Base Coronado |
| Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen | 2009 | Naval Base Point Loma |
| Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen | 2009 | San Diego Bay |
| True to the Navy | 1930 | |
| The Very Thought of You | 1944 | |
| Wake Up, Ron Burgundy: The Lost Movie | 2004 | San Diego |
| The Walk | 2001 | |
| The Wedding Hustler | 2023 | Mission Valley |
| The Wedding Hustler | 2023 | National City |
| The Wedding Hustler | 2023 | Pechanga Resort & Casino |
| Who Made the Potatoe Salad? | 2006 | |
| Why the Nativity? | 2022 | Lakeside |
| Why the Nativity? | 2022 | Ramona |
| Wicked, Wicked | 1973 | Hotel del Coronado |
| Wings Over Honolulu | 1937 | Naval Air Station North Island |
| Yours for the Asking | 1936 | Hotel del Coronado |
| Zipperface | 1992 | |
Short films :
| Title | Year |
| Assumption | 2017 |
| The Case of Evil | 2014 |
| Daisy Belle | 2018 |
| The Dark Resurgence: A Star Wars Story | 2018 |
| Deviant | 2018 |
| The Evil Rises | 2018 |
| Fatty and Mabel at the San Diego Exposition | 1915 |
| The Fifth of November | 2018 |
| Graduation Afternoon | 2021 |
| The Heiress Lethal | 2010 |
| Hush | 2016 |
| Leave 'Em Laughing | 2020 |
| Libertyville | 2021 |
| Our Barrio | 2016 |
| The Phantom Hour | 2016 |
| The Power Agent | 2020 |
| A Rodeo Film | 2021 |
| Things We Dig | 2020 |
| Touch | 2022 |
| Undocumented | 2016 |
| We All Die Alone | 2021 |

## TV shows

* Bucket & Skinner's Epic Adventures on Nickelodeon (2011–2012)
* Cavemen on ABC (2007)
* Criminal Minds (Season 1, Episode 4; Season 6, Episode 21; Season 10, Episode 5; Season 12 Episode 10) on CBS (2005–2020)
* Drake & Josh on Nickelodeon (2004–2007)
* The Ex List on CBS (2008)
* The Fosters on ABC Family
* The Game (2006)
* Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C. on CBS (1964–1969)
* Grace and Frankie on Netflix (2015–present)
* Harry O on ABC (1974–1976)
* Hennesey on CBS (1959–1962)
* High Tide (1994–1997)
* Hunter (1984 American TV series) on NBC (2003)
* John from Cincinnati (2007)
* Manhunt (TV series, police) (1959–1961)
* NTSF:SD:SUV:: on Adult Swim (2011–present)
* Physical (TV series) on Apple TV+
* Renegade on USA Network (1992–1997)
* Silk Stalkings on USA Network (1991–1999)
* Simon & Simon on CBS (1981–1988)
* Terriers on FX (2010)
* That '80s Show on Fox (2002)
* Veronica Mars on The CW Television Network (2004–2007)
* Pitch on Fox (2016–2017)
* Abby's on NBC (2019)
* The Weekenders (2000–2004)

### Reality shows

* Beach Patrol on Court TV (2006)
* COPS, Season 2, episodes 14 to 18 (1989, 1990); Season 21, episodes 6 to 8, 10, 18, 36 (2008, 2009)
* The Real World: San Diego on MTV (2004)
* House Hunters on HGTV (1999–present)
* Room Raiders (Season 4, Episode 19) on MTV

### Anime

* Grisaia no Rakuen, Season 2, episodes 2–3 (2015)

## Video games

* Midnight Club 3:DUB Edition and Midnight Club 3:DUB Edition Remix, a racing free roam city
* Tony Hawk's Underground, Balboa Park is featured as a skate level

## Comic books/Manga

* Aquaman vol 6 #s 15–49 (March 2003 to April 2006) and irregularly since (as Sub Diego)
* Fathom vol 1, 2, 4 and 5, certain areas of the comic book series take place in San Diego
* JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Part 7: Steel Ball Run vol 1 (2004), takes place in 1890's San Diego.