Here we've displayed a list of the best Bayou films : Down by Law(1986), Southern Comfort(1981), The Buccaneer(1938), Louisiana Story(1948), Homefront(2013), No Mercy(1986), Eaten Alive(1976), The Haunted Mansion(2003), Venom(2005), Nightmare Honeymoon(1974), Snakehead Swamp(2014), Christmas on the Bayou(2013) ... ...
Comedy
USA|West Germany
1986
106 Minutes
Tom Waits John Lurie Roberto Benigni Ellen Barkin Billie Neal Rockets Redglare Vernel Bagneris Nicoletta Braschi
pimp disc jockey italian charming bayou prison break wrongful conviction male bonding escape 1980s
Two men are framed and sent to jail, where they meet a murderer who helps them escape and leave the state.
Mystery & Thriller, Action
USA
1981
106 Minutes
Keith Carradine Powers Boothe Fred Ward Franklyn Seales T.K. Carter Lewis Smith Les Lannom Peter Coyote Alan Autry Brion James
texan soldier hunter private corporal tense disturbing dark gritty louisiana swamp bayou national guard vietnam war survival violence paranoia escape quest 1970s
During a routine exercise, a team of National Guards are threatened by angry and violent locals.
Drama, History
USA
1938
121 Minutes
Fredric March Franciska Gaal Akim Tamiroff
pirate governor senator girlfriend general sea captain rousing gutsy thrilling new orleans ship bayou gulf of mexico naval warfare privateering false accusations patriotism espionage heroism adventure
Semi-fictional account of pirate Jean Lafitte's involvement in the War of 1812.
Documentary
USA
1948
77 Minutes
Joseph Boudreaux Lionel Le Blanc Mrs. E. Bienvenu Frank Hardy C.P. Guedry
young boy father mother oil driller calm louisiana bayou oil drilling platform family home oil family childhood business growing up transformation 1940s
The idyllic life of a young Cajun boy and his pet raccoon is disrupted when the tranquility of the bayou is broken by an oil well drilling near his home.
Mystery & Thriller, Action
USA
2013
100 Minutes
Jason Statham James Franco Winona Ryder Kate Bosworth Frank Grillo Izabela Vidovic Chuck Zito Rachelle Lefevre Marcus Hester Clancy Brown
dea agent daughter drug lord townsperson bleak dark intense bayou small town fear protection corruption family father/daughter relationship escape sacrifice rescue pursuit escape 2010s
A former DEA agent moves his family to a quiet town, where he soon tangles with a local meth druglord.
Crime, Drama
USA
1986
107 Minutes
Richard Gere Kim Basinger Jeroen Krabbé George Dzundza Gary Basaraba William Atherton Ray Sharkey
cop mistress crime boss police captain thrilling cheeky fiery new orleans bayou swamp street chicago vengeance kidnapping unlikely romance hiding revenge love pursuit 1980s
A Chicago detective, seeking to avenge his partner's death, travels to New Orleans, where he unexpectedly becomes involved in a cat and mouse game of survival.
Horror
USA
1976
90 Minutes
Neville Brand Mel Ferrer Carolyn Jones Marilyn Burns William Finley Stuart Whitman
psychopath prostitute father sister sheriff crocodile creepy disturbing outlandish brutal louisiana motel brothel bayou bar serial murders animal attack insanity missing persons investigation
A psychotic redneck, who owns a dilapidated hotel in rural East Texas, kills various people who upset him or his business, and he feeds their bodies to a large crocodile that he keeps as a pet in the swamp beside his hotel.
Comedy, Fantasy
USA
2003
88 Minutes
Eddie Murphy Terence Stamp Wallace Shawn Marsha Thomason Jennifer Tilly Nathaniel Parker Dina Spybey Marc John Jefferies Aree Davis
ghost wife son daughter real estate agent butler amusing frightful endearing haunted house bayou new orleans graveyard bedroom secret passageway vacation career vs. family haunting curse supernatural
A realtor and his wife and children are summoned to a mansion, which they soon discover is haunted, and while they attempt to escape, he learns an important lesson about the family he has neglected.
Horror, Mystery & Thriller
USA
2005
86 Minutes
Agnes Bruckner Jonathan Jackson Laura Ramsey D.J. Cotrona Rick Cramer Meagan Good Bijou Phillips Pawel Szadja Davetta Sherwood Stacey Travis Marcus Lyle Brown
voodoo priestess gas station owner zombie teen boy teen girl deputy gory eerie gripping disturbing louisiana bayou small town morgue cemetery gas station voodoo demonic possession evil spirits father/son relationship
A group of teenagers fear for their lives in the swamps of Louisiana, chased by Mr. Jangles, a man possessed by 13 evil souls, and now relentless in his pursuit of new victims.
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1974
87 Minutes
Dack Rambo Rebecca Dianna Smith Pat Hingle Richard O'Brien Dennis Patrick Jeanette Nolan Jack Perkins Jay Robinson Bob Steele
vietnam vet wife rapist killer husband dark brutal louisiana bayou motel honeymoon murder rape vengeance vietnam war vigilantism revenge 1970s
Sadistic low-budget thriller about newlyweds Dack Rambo and Rebecca Dianna Smith who are pursued and terrorized by a pair of rural killer rapists. Filmed in Louisiana. Nicholas Roeg ("Don't... See full summary »
Mystery & Thriller, Horror
2014
86 Minutes
Ayla Kell Antonio Fargas Terri Garber Dave Davis Ross Britz Sloane Coe Melissa Cordero Peaches Davis Danny Cosmo West Dean
couple best friend parent fish adult tense suspenseful campy frightening louisiana swamp bayou wilderness boat monsters stranded struggle relationships control escapism
Other, Romance
2013
86 Minutes
Hilarie Burton Tyler Hilton Markie Post Ed Asner Randy Travis Brody Rose Ariana Neal
woman man son mother executive career woman charming emotional touching louisiana bayou new york home career career vs. love career vs. family childcare childhood love 2010s
A man (Tyler Hilton) tries to rekindle a childhood romance with a New York marketing executive (Hilarie Burton) who's spending the holidays with her mother (Markie Post) down South.
Mystery & Thriller
2003
96 Minutes
Lou Diamond Phillips Kristy Swanson Coolio Jaimz Woolvett Rob Boltin Langley Kirkwood Dennis Haskins Gideon Emery Charles Dumas Clive Scott Nicholas Andrews
fisherman ex-wife henchman gangster ex-convict sheriff campy rousing thrilling louisiana bayou oil drilling platform oil shark attack hostage situation treasure greed violence adventure love
A shark terrorizes a divorced couple (Lou Diamond Phillips, Kristy Swanson) and three boat hijackers on a Louisiana river.
Horror
2006
83 Minutes
Joel David Moore Tamara Feldman Deon Richmond Mercedes McNab Kane Hodder Parry Shen Joleigh Fioreavanti Joel Murray Richard Riehle Patrika Darbo Robert Englund
college student serial killer tour guide tourist mysterious woman amusing gory frightening sultry new orleans bayou boat murder alcohol disfigurement holidays urban legends adventure escape love
Stranded tourists in a Louisiana swamp fall victim to the bloody blade of a deformed, ax-wielding maniac.
Horror
1974
83 Minutes
Marki Bey Robert Quarry Don Pedro Colley Ed Geldart Rick Hagood Larry D. Johnson Richard Lawson Betty Anne Rees Charles Robinson Zara Cully
nightclub owner mob boss demon fiancée voodoo queen corpse outlandish campy gory creepy bayou american south nightclub cemetery voodoo vengeance zombies mafia racial tension murder
Baron Samedi (Don Pedro Colley) summons the undead with voodoo to help a woman (Marki Bey) fight killer gangsters.
Sci-Fi, Horror
2008
90 Minutes
DMX Wes Brown Louis Herthum Lauren Fain
veteran husband wife witch doctor alcoholic teenager frightening thrilling hut field bayou louisiana road cabin vengeance magical artifact tragic death voodoo killer animals race against time
Horror
2000
99 Minutes
Christopher Plummer Gerard Butler Jonny Lee Miller Justine Waddell Jennifer Esposito Omar Epps Colleen Fitzpatrick Sean Patrick Harris Danny Masterson Lochlyn Munro Tig Fong
count dracula van helsing daughter assistant thief tv reporter gory thrilling frightful new orleans office building london vault bayou carfax abbey good versus evil immortality imprisonment escape supernatural
A London antiques dealer (Christopher Plummer) travels to New Orleans to save his estranged daughter from his nemesis, Count Dracula (Gerard Butler).
Horror
1976
99 Minutes
Ben Johnson Michael Parks Paul Hecht Gretchen Corbett Horst Buchholz Bruce French James Best David L. Gray Richard Charles Boyle Eliott Keener
entomologist sheriff coroner doctor tense creepy new orleans police station bayou mardi gras killer bees investigation race against time animal attack discovery quest 1970s
Experts (Michael Parks, Paul Hecht) and a sheriff (Ben Johnson) deal with African killer bees in New Orleans during Mardi Gras.