Here we've displayed a list of the best Appalachia films : Songcatcher(2001), The Wild and Wonderful Whites of West Virginia(2009), The True Meaning of Pictures: Shelby Lee Adams' Appalachia(2003), My Side of the Mountain(1969), Mine 9(2019), My Fellow Americans(1996), A Walk in the Woods(2015), Spell(2020), Them That Follow(2019), Holy Ghost People(2013), Maneater(2007), Big Stone Gap(2014) ... ...
Drama
USA
2001
112 Minutes
Janet McTeer Aidan Quinn Pat Carroll Jane Adams Gregory Russell Cook Iris DeMent Stephanie Roth Haberle David Patrick Kelly E. Katherine Kerr Taj Mahal Emmy Rossum
professor sister orphan veteran reverend engaging emotional appalachia school small town rural life lesbianism music preservation discovery forbidden love transformation 1900s
After being denied a promotion at the university where she teaches, Doctor Lily Penleric, a brilliant musicologist, impulsively visits her sister, who runs a struggling rural school in ... See full summary »
Documentary
USA
2009
84 Minutes
J. Parker Bazzle II Big & Rich Ponty's Camper Derek Wayne Castle Francis M. Curnutte III Charles Green
mountain man criminal redneck mother brother sister bleak offbeat west virginia appalachia household backwoods rural community jesco white outlaws drugs family dysfunction dancing crime fall
A year in the life of the White family, well known for Jesco White, the star of the "Dancing Outlaw" documentary.
Documentary
Canada
2003
70 Minutes
photographer poor person emotional engaging striking appalachia kentucky poverty photography art controversy family rural life discovery 2000s
The meaning of art itself comes into question in this documentary about Shelby Lee Adams' controversial photos of families in Appalachia.
Kids & Family, Adventure
USA
1969
100 Minutes
Teddy Eccles Theodore Bikel Tudi Wiggins Frank Perry Peggi Loder Gina Dick Karen Pearson Danny McIlravey Cosette Lee Larry Reynolds Tom Harvey
boy musician falcon raccoon librarian spirited sad heartwarming woods library tree toronto appalachia canada survival nature coming of age growing up adventure discovery
As young Sam Gribley runs away he learns about nature.
Drama
USA
2019
83 Minutes
Terry Serpico Mark Ashworth Kevin Sizemore Clint James Drew Starkey Erin Elizabeth Burns Alpha Trivette Francine Locke
miner rescue worker family bleak disheartening gritty gutsy inspiring incredible powerful solemn somber tense mine appalachia rescue survival rescue 2010s
Two miles into the earth, nine Appalachian miners struggle to survive after a methane explosion leaves them with one hour of oxygen.
Gay & Lesbian, Comedy, Adventure
USA
1996
101 Minutes
Jack Lemmon James Garner Dan Aykroyd John Heard Sela Ward Wilford Brimley Everett McGill Bradley Whitford Lauren Bacall James Rebhorn Esther Rolle
president contractor goon politician homeless person gay man hilarious engaging melodramatic car helicopter appalachia ohio white house gay pride parade conspiracy reputation road trip presidency political corruption
Two former U. S. Presidents, hated rivals, join forces to expose the current, corrupt President at the risk of their lives.
Comedy, Adventure
USA
2015
104 Minutes
Robert Redford Nick Nolte Emma Thompson Mary Steenburgen Nick Offerman Kristen Schaal Chrystee Pharris Sandra Ellis Lafferty R. Keith Harris Randall Newsome Hayley Lovitt
robert redford author wife hiker friend nick nolte amusing cheery inspiring playful hilarious heartwarming united kingdom united states new hampshire appalachia trail hiking aspirations odd couple
After spending two decades in England, Bill Bryson (Robert Redford) returns to the U.S., where he decides the best way to connect with his homeland is to hike the Appalachian Trail with one of his oldest friends, Stephen Katz (Nick Nolte).
Mystery & Thriller, Horror
USA
2020
91 Minutes
Omari Hardwick Loretta Devine John Beasley Lorraine Burroughs Hannah Gonera Kalifa Burton Tumisho K. Masha Steve Mululu André Jacobs Peter Butler Ri-Karlo Handy
pilot son father shaman voodoo priestess thrilling bleak disturbing creepy appalachia airplane woods house small town air disaster accident missing persons mysterious strangers voodoo fall
A man crash lands in rural Appalachia and awakens in the attic of a traditional Hoodoo practitioner. He desperately tries to break free from her dark magic and save his family from a sinister ritual before the rise of the blood moon.
Mystery & Thriller, Drama
USA
2019
98 Minutes
Daniel Savage Olivia Colman Kaitlyn Dever Alice Englert Jim Gaffigan Walton Goggins Thomas Mann Lewis Pullman Brooks Roseberry Katherine DeBoer
daughter boyfriend husband father family faith healer pastor brooding dark disturbing emotional fascinating gripping intense melancholy offbeat profound somber thrilling appalachia
Set deep in the wilds of Appalachia, where believers handle death-dealing snakes to prove themselves before God, a pastor's daughter holds a secret that threatens to tear her community apart.
Mystery & Thriller
USA
2013
93 Minutes
Emma Greenwell Joe Egender Brendan McCarthy Cameron Richardson Don Harvey Roger Aaron Brown James Lowe Jayne Entwistle Jason Benjamin Jalen Camp Buffy Charlet
ghost sister young woman suspenseful appalachia church search cult salvation pursuit
On the trail of her missing sister, Charlotte enlists the help of Wayne, an ex-Marine and alcoholic, to infiltrate the Church of One Accord - a community of snake-handlers who risk their lives seeking salvation in the Holy Ghost.
Mystery & Thriller
2007
90 Minutes
Gary Busey Ty Wood Ian Clark Diana Reis Jessica Burleson Sarah Constible Kristen Harris Aaron Hughes
tiger sheriff mayor young boy woman brutal raw thrilling suspenseful eerie gory appalachia village tigers death animal attack deadly animals adventure discovery escape
Romance
2014
96 Minutes
Ashley Judd Patrick Wilson Whoopi Goldberg John Benjamin Hickey Jane Krakowski Anthony LaPaglia Jenna Elfman Judith Ivey Chris Sarandon Jasmine Guy James Hampton
eccentric spinster pharmacist young woman friend family celebrity airy amusing moving lighthearted appalachia virginia mountain small town small-town life eccentricity love celebration wedding
A long-buried family secret disrupts the quiet life of a single, middle-aged woman (Ashley Judd) in 1978 Virginia.