Movies and TvShows featuring "chinatown-san-francisco" theme.

In 1981, in San Francisco, the smart salesman and family man Chris Gardner invests the family savings in Osteo National bone-density scanners, an apparatus twice as expensive as an x-ray machine but with a slightly clearer image. This white elephant financially breaks the family, bringing troubles to his relationship with his wife Linda, who leaves him and moves to New York where she has taken a job in a pizza parlor. Their son Christopher stays with Chris because he and his wife both know that he will be able to take better care of him. Without any money or a wife, but committed to his son, Chris sees a chance to fight for a stockbroker internship position at Dean Witter, offering a more promising career at the end of a six-month unpaid training period. During that period, Chris goes through a lot of hardship personally and professionally. When he thinks he is stable, he finds that he has lost $600 when the government takes the last bit of money in his bank account for taxes. He is rendered homeless because he can't pay his rent. He is forced at one point to stay in a bathroom at a train station, and must scramble from work every day to the Glide Memorial United Methodist Church, which offers shelter to the homeless. He must leave work early every day so that he is there by 5:00 in the evening along with his son so that he may be assured of a place to sleep. He is seen carrying his suitcase to work because he doesn't have a home. At work, there are nineteen other candidates for the one position. One day, he is called into an office and in it were the heads of Dean Witter. Chris thinks that he is about to be told the job will not be his as he says that he wore a shirt and tie for his final day. Then they tell him that he has been an excellent trainee and that tomorrow he will have to wear his shirt and tie again as it will be his first day as a broker. Chris struggles to hold back tears. Outside he begins to cry as the busy people of San Francisco walk past him. He rushes to his son's daycare, hugging him and knowing that after everything him and his son had been through things would be all right. The final scene shows Chris walking with his son down a street. His son is telling him a joke, when a wealthy business man in a suit walks past. Chris looks back as the man continues on. The man in the suit is none other than the real Chris Gardner.

Trucker Jack Burton and his friend Wang Chi get caught in a supernatural battle with an ancient sorcerer in Chinatown after his fiancee is kidnapped. They team up with a group of allies to infiltrate the sorcerer's domain and rescue her. Along the way, they encounter powerful magicians, street gangs, and monsters.

A tough cop and a convict team up to track down a pair of escaped prisoners in San Francisco within 48 hours. As they navigate through the city's criminal underworld, they face violence, shootouts, psychopaths, and a race against time.

A widowed nurse and a widowed naval officer with ten children marry and blend their families, leading to comedic chaos and heartwarming moments as they navigate the challenges of the new family dynamic.

The Lady from Shanghai follows a criminal lawyer who gets entangled in a web of deceit, framed for murder and caught in a love triangle. As he tries to prove his innocence, he uncovers a series of unexpected twists and turns that lead him to the dangerous world of insurance fraud and a captivating femme fatale. With a backdrop of betrayal, blackmail, and romantic rivalry, the story takes a thrilling turn when the protagonist becomes a pawn in a deadly game of manipulation. Will he be able to escape and find justice, or will he be consumed by the dark forces surrounding him?

Rose is a Chinese girl who lives in San Francisco's Chinatown with her father and arranged fiance, Wang. However, Rose falls in love with a writer named Sammy. With the help of her friends, they navigate cultural differences and family expectations to find true love.

A woman witnesses a murder and goes on the run to escape the killer and protect herself. She is pursued by a police inspector and a gangster, leading to a thrilling chase through the streets of San Francisco.

They Call Me Mister Tibbs! follows a police officer as he investigates the murder of a prostitute in San Francisco. The detective navigates Chinatown, drug pushers, and a mysterious suitor in his quest to solve the case.

A murder mystery about the smuggling of illegal Chinese aliens into America through Chinatown.

The true story of the assassination of San Francisco Mayor George Moscone and City Supervisor Harvey Milk on November 27, 1978. The case of assassin Dan White has become known as the "Twinkie defense" after his sentence was reduced from first-degree murder to voluntary manslaughter. White served five years in prison and committed suicide in 1985.

Three best friends find a late-nineteenth century Italian bridal veil during an annual girls' weekend getaway. Enchanted by its legend, they purchase it together, despite not being close to getting married. Avery, the first to possess the veil, is vying for a promotion at the museum where she works. As she plans the museum's gala with Peter, a handsome man she met in San Francisco, their relationship is affected by his changing emotions, the refurbishment of a lost painting, and the power of the veil.

Chan Is Missing is a comedy-drama film that follows a Chinese-American taxi driver named Jo as he searches for his missing friend Chan. Set in San Francisco's Chinatown, Jo navigates through a web of cultural differences, family relationships, and the immigrant experience to uncover the truth behind Chan's disappearance.

A young man who steals valuable Oriental objects for a crooked antique dealer is hunted down by the police after his latest Chinatown robbery turns violent.

Mr. Wong, an Asian detective, investigates a treacherous plot in Chinatown San Francisco involving a kidnapped princess, murder, and deception. With the help of a female newspaper reporter, Mr. Wong unravels the mystery, facing danger and violence along the way.

In Mr. Wong, Detective (1938), the famous Asian detective, Mr. Wong, is on a mission to solve a murder mystery involving a secret formula and an international spy. With the backdrop of San Francisco's Chinatown and the Golden Gate Bridge, Mr. Wong navigates deception, danger, and racial stereotypes to uncover the truth.

A tour guide in Chinatown and his girlfriend get mixed up with jewel thieves and murder.

Pier 23 was one of three hour-long mysteries produced by Lippert Productions for both TV and theatrical release. Each of the three films was evenly divided into two half-hour "episodes," and each starred Hugh Beaumont as San Francisco-based amateur sleuth Dennis O'Brien. In Pier 23, O'Brien first tackles the case of a wrestler who has died of a suspicious heart attack after refusing to lose a match. He then agrees to help a priest talk an escaped criminal into returning to prison.

A police chief's father goes undercover to clean up the corruption in San Francisco's Chinatown. He ends up getting involved in a dangerous battle with gangsters and drug dealers.

When a Chinese princess is kidnapped, Charlie Chan must navigate the streets of Chinatown to uncover the truth behind the crime. With the help of his comical sidekick and a determined woman reporter, Charlie Chan races against time to solve the murder and rescue the princess.

In San Francisco's Chinatown, a hatchet man seeks revenge against a rival tong after being framed for murder. He navigates a world of opium, gang wars, and drug addiction while facing personal and moral dilemmas.