Here we've displayed a list of the best American South films : Django Unchained(2012), 12 Years a Slave(2013), Deliverance(1972), The Sit-In: Harry Belafonte Hosts The Tonight Show(2020), Sparrows(1926), Driving Miss Daisy(1989), Fences(2016), The Chase(1966), Bright Victory(1951), Blue Collar Comedy Tour: The Movie(2003), Bright Leaves(2003), Crooklyn(1994) ... ...
Action, Western, Drama
USA
2012
165 Minutes
Jamie Foxx Christoph Waltz Leonardo DiCaprio Samuel L. Jackson Kerry Washington Walton Goggins Dennis Christopher James Remar David Steen Dana Gourrier Nichole Galicia
slave bounty hunter criminal plantation owner wife servant gritty intense witty american south countryside household mississippi slavery crimefighting justice search on the run escape rescue
With the help of a German bounty hunter, a freed slave sets out to rescue his wife from a brutal Mississippi plantation owner.
Biography, Drama, History
USA|UK
2013
134 Minutes
Chiwetel Ejiofor Michael Fassbender Benedict Cumberbatch Paul Dano Garret Dillahunt Paul Giamatti Scoot McNairy Lupita Nyong'o Adepero Oduye Sarah Paulson Brad Pitt
slave slave trader abolitionist master african-american love interest dark powerful gripping touching gritty new york state american south plantation hideout secret hideout slave market slavery abolitionism underground railroad
In the antebellum United States, Solomon Northup, a free black man from upstate New York, is abducted and sold into slavery.
Adventure, Drama
USA
1972
109 Minutes
Jon Voight Burt Reynolds Ned Beatty Ronny Cox Bill McKinney Herbert Coward James Dickey Ed Ramey Seamon Glass
salesman hillbilly best friend police officer madman city slicker creepy brutal dark disturbing tense frightening georgia river wilderness small town tent american south escape survival
Intent on seeing the Cahulawassee River before it's dammed and turned into a lake, outdoor fanatic Lewis Medlock takes his friends on a canoeing trip they'll never forget into the dangerous American back-country.
Documentary
USA
2020
75 Minutes
martin luther king jr. civil rights activist entertainer host celebrity aretha franklin inspiring intense emotional engaging united states television studio new york city american south civil rights civil rights movement american culture vietnam war discovery pursuit
For one week in February 1968, Johnny Carson gave up his chair to Harry Belafonte, the first time an African-American had hosted a late night TV show for a whole week.
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1926
88 Minutes
Mary Pickford Gustav von Seyffertitz Roy Stewart Mary Louise Miller Charlotte Mineau Spec O'Donnell Lloyd Whitlock
orphan heroine headmaster wife abductee wealthy man creepy suspenseful heartwarming orphanage swamp boat american south compassion child abuse poverty kidnapping ransom running away escape
Molly, the eldest child at a baby farm hidden deep in a swamp, must rescue the others when their cruel master decides that one of them will be disposed of.
Comedy, Drama
USA
1989
99 Minutes
Morgan Freeman Jessica Tandy Dan Aykroyd Patti LuPone Esther Rolle Crystal Fox Joann Havrilla William Hall Jr.
elderly person driver widow son jewish woman daughter-in-law charming endearing heartwarming touching amusing car household georgia american south party rally friendship racism aging
An old Jewish woman and her African-American chauffeur in the American South have a relationship that grows and improves over the years.
Drama
USA|Canada
2016
133 Minutes
Denzel Washington Viola Davis Stephen McKinley Henderson Jovan Adepo Russell Hornsby Mykelti Williamson Saniyya Sidney Christopher Mele Leslie Boone Jason Silvis
sanitation worker son recruiter football player mother emotional engaging heartwarming touching american south house backyard bar failure family dysfunction success dreams deferred illiteracy escape growing up
A working-class African-American father tries to raise his family in the 1950s, while coming to terms with the events of his life.
Drama
USA
1966
135 Minutes
Marlon Brando Jane Fonda Robert Redford E.G. Marshall Angie Dickinson Janice Rule Miriam Hopkins Martha Hyer Richard Bradford Robert Duvall James Fox
sheriff businessman fugitive wife lackey son tense dark brutal striking thrilling melodramatic texas small town prison swamp on the run home american south prison break
The escape of Bubber Reeves from prison affects the inhabitants of a small Southern town.
Drama
USA
1951
97 Minutes
Arthur Kennedy Peggy Dow Julie Adams James Edwards Will Geer Minor Watson Jim Backus Joan Banks Nana Bryant Marjorie Crossland Richard Egan
military officer sergeant soldier young man fiancée african-american profound emotional battlefield north africa hospital american south philadelphia law office world war ii injury racism tolerance romance going home
After he gets blinded by a German sniper's bullet in 1943, Sergeant Larry Nevins begins the long and painful road to recovery.
Documentary
USA
2003
105 Minutes
comedian southerner jeff foxworthy amusing hilarious charming stage bus backstage arizona touring comedy blue-collar life relationships sex american south underdog discovery 2000s
The comedic stylings of four sort-of famous funnymen are brought to the big screen courtesy of this 2002 documentary.
Documentary
USA|UK
2003
107 Minutes
Ross McElwee Charleen Swansea
filmmaker cousin businessman cancer patient doctor engaging lighthearted hospital north carolina farm tobacco american south lawsuit cancer addiction smoking discovery quest transformation 2000s
North Carolina produces more tobacco than any other state in America. Bright Leaves describes a journey taken across the social, economic, and psychological tobacco terrain of North ... See full summary »
Drama
USA
1994
112 Minutes
Alfre Woodard Delroy Lindo David Patrick Kelly Zelda Harris Carlton Williams Sharif Rashed Tse-Mach Washington Christopher Knowings Jose Zuniga Isaiah Washington Ivelka Reyes
young girl brother teacher father mother musician emotional moving brooklyn, n.y. apartment american south country house coming of age family youth growing up love transformation 1970s
Spike Lee's vibrant semi-autobiographical portrait of a school teacher, her stubborn jazz musician husband and their five kids living in Brooklyn in 1973.
Drama
USA
1952
82 Minutes
Jennifer Jones Charlton Heston Karl Malden Tom Tully Barney Phillips James Anderson Josephine Hutchinson Phyllis Avery Herbert Heyes Myra Marsh Charles Cane
widow businessman brother old flame gold digger dark tense melodramatic suspenseful american south country club swamp murder poverty marriage of convenience second chance morality love transformation rise
A sexy but poor young girl marries a rich man she doesn't love, but carries a torch for another man.
Romance, Drama
USA
2008
96 Minutes
William Hurt Maria Bello Kristen Stewart Eddie Redmayne Veronica Russell Victor Brunette Grover Coulson Michael D. Kennedy Rebecca Newman
ex-convict teen boy teen girl ex-wife con artist somber emotional tender american south louisiana highway car gas station church relationships dysfunctional family road trip unrequited love parole divorce
A road trip through Louisiana transforms three strangers who were originally brought together by their respective feelings of loneliness.
Drama
USA
2005
99 Minutes
Steve Harris Gale Harold Phillip Bloch Catherine Dent Michelle Clunie Judah Friedlander Shirley Caesar Daisy McCrackin
man brother entrepreneur blind person girlfriend childhood friend tense dark emotional georgia countryside store house family secrets siblings racial tension small-town life american south disability discovery
A film by Lisa France. A Luis Moro Production. In a hidden southern Georgia town, nothing is quite what it seems. A small time hustler Harold (Gale Harold) has a few secrets. In his house, ... See full summary »
Drama
USA
1964
107 Minutes
James Whitmore Sorrell Booke Roscoe Lee Browne Dan Priest Walter Mason John Marriott Clifton James Lenka Petersen Richard Ward Llewellyn B. Skinner
journalist african-american impostor black man white supremacist powerful disheartening fiery tense american south park road store racism race relations harassment secret identity investigative journalism civil rights discovery
Based on the true story of a white reporter who, at the height of the civil-rights movement, temporarily darkened his skin to experience the realities of a black man's life in the segregated South.
Drama, Music, Romance
USA
2018
108 Minutes
Alex Roe Jessica Rothe Abby Ryder Fortson Peter Cambor John Benjamin Hickey Gillian Vigman Travis Tritt Judith Hoag Tyler Riggs Morgan Alexandria Lauren Elise Gros
country singer fiancé best friend pastor emotional inspiring rousing house cemetery neighborhood small town american south aspirations romance going home grief life lessons discovery love growing up
After being gone for a decade a country star returns home to the love he left behind.
Drama
USA
1927
141 Minutes
James B. Lowe Eulalie Jensen Margarita Fischer Virginia Grey Mona Ray Aileen Manning Arthur Edmund Carewe George Siegmann Lassie Lou Ahern Jack Mower Vivien Oakland
slave fiancé son lawyer villain melodramatic intricate powerful kentucky plantation new orleans steamboat inn slavery mother/son relationship freedom american south love pursuit revenge
Slavery tears apart a black family in the South before the start of the Civil War.
Comedy, Drama
USA
1963
87 Minutes
Jackie Gleason Steve McQueen Tuesday Weld Tony Bill Tom Poston Chris Noel Ed Nelson Lew Gallo Rockne Tarkington Lewis Charles Sam Flint
sergeant military officer friend teen girl endearing engaging army base cafeteria american south carnival courtroom military life friendship aspirations unlikely romance jealousy discovery rivalry 1960s
The bond of friendship between a worldly-wise Army Master Sergeant and his naive worshiper.
Western
USA
1940
65 Minutes
plantation owner land baron horse owner granddaughter grandfather sidekick engaging mellow confident american south plantation rodeo house land grab taxes helping others deception horse breeding business scheme rescue
After the evil Wheeler robs plantation owners of their land, Gene sets out to right the wrong.
Drama
USA
1980
107 Minutes
Gary Busey Jodie Foster Robbie Robertson Meg Foster Kenneth McMillan Elisha Cook Jr. Theodore Wilson John Lehne Tina Andrews Bert Remsen Alan Braunstein
carnival worker exotic dancer partner con artist lawman boyfriend bleak dark offbeat gritty american south small town traveling running away jealousy love triangle carnivals scams rivalry wretched excess
Tired of her dull job as a waitress, Donna decides to join two carnival hustlers and see what life in their field is like.
Drama
USA
1977
101 Minutes
Richard Thomas Susan Tyrrell Deborah Benson Lisa Blount Thomas Hulce Dennis Quaid Mary Kai Clark Dennis Christopher Collin Wilcox Paxton Ben Fuhrman
fan young man movie star mourner dead person uneasy dark melodramatic american south small town arkansas james dean downward spiral obsession tragic death alcohol car crash transformation wretched excess love
When Jimmy's idol, James Dean, dies on September 30, 1955, the small-town Arkansas college undergraduate goes berserk. He and his friends hold a vigil which turns into a drunk and, finally,... See full summary »
Romance
USA
2019
87 Minutes
Nikki Deloach Jeff Hephner Barbara Niven Skylar Olivia Flanagan Tom Thon Bisserat Tseggai Caroline Arapoglou Nick Arapoglou Kwajalyn Brown Dwayne Boyd Gary Weeks
single mother young girl daughter old man pilot friend colleague emotional endearing heartwarming mushy positive tender united states family home helicopter american south hospital neighborhood relationships
Straight out of MoVal, a multi-cultural suburb in California, James plays guitar in his room and hides from his emotionally unstable single-father whose fantasy baseball obsession and ... See full summary »
Western
USA
1939
58 Minutes
Roy Rogers Lynne Roberts Raymond Hatton Edward Keane Noble Johnson Monte Blue Don Dillaway William Royle Ethel Wales Charles King Bud Osborne
roy rogers journalist sister politician horse spy thrilling melodramatic patriotic california american south family home countryside outpost front lines american civil war pony express espionage sabotage politics
Pony Express rider Roy and his sidekick must round up a pack of villains, as Yankee and Rebel forces contend for the allegiance of California, before Roy can turn his attentions to the girl.
Drama, History
USA
2017
94 Minutes
Colin Farrell Nicole Kidman Kirsten Dunst Elle Fanning Oona Laurence Angourie Rice Addison Riecke Emma Howard Wayne Péré
deserter teacher student matron young woman gripping suspenseful thrilling intense dark american south boarding school mansion bedroom dining room estate war crimes sexual tension recovery mystery
The unexpected arrival of a wounded Union soldier at a girls school in Virginia during the American Civil War leads to jealousy and betrayal.
Biography, Drama, Music
USA
1989
108 Minutes
Dennis Quaid Winona Ryder John Doe Stephen Tobolowsky Trey Wilson Alec Baldwin Lisa Blount Joe Bob Briggs Joshua Sheffield Mojo Nixon Jimmie Vaughn
rock star wife preacher alan freed reporter musician cool confident american south england concert stage music rock 'n' roll unusual romance scandal jerry lee lewis forbidden love fall rivalry adventure
The life and career of wildly controversial rock 'n' roll star Jerry Lee Lewis.
Drama
USA
1953
88 Minutes
James Cagney Barbara Hale Anne Francis Warner Anderson John McIntire Jeanne Cagney Lon Chaney Frank McHugh Larry Keating Onslow Stevens James Millican
political candidate southerner schoolteacher lawyer farmer gangster melodramatic gutsy powerful american south rural community farm rise to power political corruption exploitation murder mob violence trial rise rivalry
A charismatic peddler from the bayous finds his true calling in politics. Is he a demagogue in the making?
Musical, Comedy
USA
1938
80 Minutes
John Barrymore George Murphy Joan Davis Marjorie Weaver Jack Haley George Barbier Ruth Terry Donald Meek Johnny Downs Paul Hurst
governor coach wrestler student young woman amusing endearing playful american south stadium government offices field college unlikely hero football politics rivalry underdog discovery 1930s
While running for governor a politician aids a needy college by plotting to assure victory for their football team. Though to be a parody of Huey Long and his machine.
Adventure
USA
1963
108 Minutes
Yul Brynner George Chakiris Shirley Anne Field Richard Basehart Brad Dexter Barry Morse Armando Silvestre Leo Gordon Angela Dorian Rudy Solari Ford Rainey
mayan king son warlord indian chief fiancée brutal wild gripping mexico american south forest village native americans war love triangle exploration mayan culture escape rivalry revenge
On the coast of the Gulf of Mexico, the Native American tribe of chief Black Eagle clashes with the Mayan tribe of king Balam.
Adventure
USA
1934
86 Minutes
Marion Davies Gary Cooper Jean Parker Katharine Alexander Ted Healy Russell Hardie Henry Wadsworth Douglas Dumbrille Willard Robertson Fuzzy Knight Sidney Toler
actress southern belle spy confederate soldier union soldier servant melodramatic thrilling suspenseful american south washington, d.c. farmhouse household assumed identity espionage romantic dilemma american civil war secret mission deception adventure
Union spy Gail Loveless impersonates a black maid in the early days of the Civil War, but complications arise when she falls in love with a Confederate officer.