In honor of Hollywood South, here are 12 essential movies set in New Orleans.
The dress code is no joke around there!
The Lovebirds(2020)
Nothing says couples therapy quite like being framed for murder!

Tiffany Haddish in ‘Girls Trip’; Tiana in ‘The Princess and the Frog’; Glen Powell in ‘Hit Man’.Credit:Michele K. Short/Universal; Disney; Matt Lankes/Netflix
With that kind of pedigree, who cares that the film itself isnt a masterpiece?

Dennis Quaid and Ellen Barkin in ‘Big Easy’.Everett Collection

The cast of ‘The Cincinnati Kid’.Everett Collection

Brad Pitt in ‘The Curious Case of Benjamin Button’.Everett Collection

(From left to right) Queen Latifah, Jada Pinkett Smith, Tiffany Haddish, and Regina Hall in ‘Girls Trip’.Michele K. Short/Universal

Adria Arjona and Glen Powell in ‘Hit Man’.Brian Roedel/Netflix

Kirsten Dunst and Brad Pitt in ‘Interview With the Vampire’.Everett Collection

Bette Davis in ‘Jezebel’.Everett Collection

Walter Matthau and Elvis Presley in ‘King Creole’.Everett Collection

Issa Rae and Kumail Nanjiani in ‘The Lovebirds’.Skip Bolen/Netflix

Louis Armstrong and Billie Holiday in ‘New Orleans’.Everett Collection

Tiana (center) in ‘The Princess and the Frog’.Disney

Vivien Leigh and Marlon Brando in ‘A Streetcar Named Desire’.Everett Collection