List of the best Rufus Thomas movies: Mystery Train(1989), Wattstax(1973), Cookie's Fortune(1999) ... ...
Comedy, Drama
Japan|USA
1989
113 Minutes
Masatoshi Nagase Nicoletta Braschi Joe Strummer Youki Kudoh Screamin' Jay Hawkins Cinqué Lee Elizabeth Bracco Rick Aviles Steve Buscemi Tom Noonan Rockets Redglare
brother-in-law husband night clerk teen girl robber dark offbeat hotel store train station bedroom hospitality robbery tourism grief discovery fall love metamorphosis 1980s
Three stories are connected by a Memphis hotel and the spirit of Elvis Presley.
Documentary, Music
USA
1973
98 Minutes
James Alexander Raymond Allen Isaac Hayes Luther Ingram Jesse Jackson Albert King Ted Lange Little Milton Richard Pryor Mavis Staples Roebuck "Pops" Staples
singer comedian performer audience amusing emotional los angeles coliseum stage street watts riots performance comedy music community discovery 1970s
Documentary covering a Stax Records-sponsored all-day concert at the 1972 Watts Summer Festival with performances by Stax Records artists such as Isaac Hayes, Rufus Thomas, The Staples Singers, and more.
Drama, Comedy
USA
1999
118 Minutes
Glenn Close Julianne Moore Liv Tyler Chris O'Donnell Charles S. Dutton Patricia Neal Ned Beatty Courtney B. Vance Donald Moffat Lyle Lovett Danny Darst
aunt niece widow theatrical producer scapegoat crafty gripping engaging playful mississippi small town schemes suicide framed for murder small-town life inheritance mystery temptation 1990s
Conflict arises in the small town of Holly Springs when an old woman's death causes a variety of reactions among family and friends.