Here we've displayed a list of the best Kentucky films : Our Hospitality(1923), The Insider(1999), Gonzo: The Life and Work of Dr. Hunter S. Thompson(2008), The True Meaning of Pictures: Shelby Lee Adams' Appalachia(2003), The Little Colonel(1935), The Sun Shines Bright(1954), Gorillas in the Mist(1988), American Animals(2018), The Trail of the Lonesome Pine(1936), Dreamer: Inspired by a True Story(2005), Uncle Tom's Cabin(1927), Band of Angels(1957) ... ...
Comedy
USA
1923
69 Minutes
Buster Keaton Natalie Talmadge Buster Keaton Jr. Joe Keaton Kitty Bradbury Joe Roberts Craig Ward Francis X. Bushman Jr. Monte Collins
heir love interest enemy neighbor cheeky madcap hilarious kentucky new york city house family feud hospitality romance railroad stunts adventure pursuit forbidden love 1810s
A man returns to his Appalachian homestead. On the trip, he falls for a young woman. The only problem is her family has vowed to kill every member of his family.
Drama
USA
1999
157 Minutes
Al Pacino Russell Crowe Christopher Plummer Diane Venora Philip Baker Hall Lindsay Crouse Debi Mazar Stephen Tobolowsky Colm Feore Bruce McGill Gina Gershon
television producer scientist lawyer executive wife thrilling powerful dark office household courtroom kentucky mississippi new york city big business news deception tobacco family quest
A research chemist comes under personal and professional attack when he decides to appear in a 60 Minutes exposé on Big Tobacco.
Documentary
USA
2008
118 Minutes
writer interviewer johnny depp fan critic gripping hedonistic quirky kentucky california new york city highway hunter s. thompson drugs guns gonzo journalism journey adventure discovery rise
A portrait of the late gonzo journalist Hunter S. Thompson.
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.
Comedy, Drama
USA
1935
80 Minutes
Shirley Temple Lionel Barrymore Bill Robinson Evelyn Venable John Lodge Sidney Blackmer
colonel daughter husband grandchild veteran swindler cheeky charming moving kentucky household garden staircase woods pride war culture clash family deception courage
After Southern belle Elizabeth Lloyd runs off to marry Yankee Jack Sherman, her father, a former Confederate colonel during the Civil War, vows to never speak to her again. Several years ... See full summary »
Comedy, Drama
USA
1954
90 Minutes
Charles Winninger Arleen Whelan John Russell Milburn Stone Stepin Fetchit Russell Simpson Francis Ford Mitchell Lewis
judge wrongly accused prostitute brash mushy spirited rousing kentucky small town small-town life injustice class distinctions election underdog quest 1890s
John Ford weaves three "Judge Priest" stories together to form a good- natured exploration of honour and small-town politics in the South around the turn of the century. Judge William ... See full summary »
Drama
USA
1988
129 Minutes
Sigourney Weaver Bryan Brown Julie Harris John Omirah Miluwi Iain Cuthbertson Constantin Alexandrov Waigwa Wachira Iain Glen
naturalist louis leakey gorilla poacher photographer inspiring intense kentucky rwanda uganda dian fossey human-animal friendship animal rights underdog quest 1980s
The story of Dian Fossey, a scientist who came to Africa to study the vanishing mountain gorillas, and later fought to protect them.
Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama
UK|USA
2018
116 Minutes
Barry Keoghan Evan Peters Jared Abrahamson Blake Jenner Ann Dowd Udo Kier Gary Basaraba Lara Grice Jane McNeill Wayne Duvall
friend student thief principal parent classmate amusing wild unrestrained outlandish thrilling incredible kentucky university museum school van bar heist friendship
Four young men mistake their lives for a movie and attempt one of the most audacious heists in U.S. history.
Adventure
USA
1936
102 Minutes
engineer cousin love interest father brother neighbor engaging tense kentucky coal mine countryside house city feud poverty family railroad love triangle death rivalry
A railroad man from the city befriends a mountain girl in a Kentucky family feud.
Kids & Family, Drama
USA
2005
98 Minutes
Kurt Russell Dakota Fanning Kris Kristofferson Elisabeth Shue David Morse Freddy Rodriguez Luis Guzman Oded Fehr Ken Howard Rosemary Garris Rhoda Griffis
father daughter horse horse trainer horse owner grandfather endearing heartwarming winsome farm kentucky racetrack stable horse racing father/daughter relationship love animals family family business love
Cale Crane catalyzes the rescue and rehabilitation of Sonador, a race horse with a broken leg.
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.
Adventure
USA
1957
127 Minutes
Clark Gable Yvonne De Carlo Sidney Poitier Efrem Zimbalist Jr. Patric Knowles Rex Reason Torin Thatcher Andrea King Ray Teal
plantation owner slave trader daughter passionate fiery kentucky united states love racial issues father/daughter relationship discovery 19th century
Amantha Starr grows up as a privileged southern Belle in the ante-bellum South, but after her father dies broke, her world is destroyed when she discovers her mother was black.
Drama
USA
2014
98 Minutes
Stephen Lang Alexa PenaVega Mark Hapka Max Adler Kimberly Jo Zimmer Bram Hoover Timothy Busfield Fred Dalton Thompson Becky Ann Baker Dylan Baker Kevin Cooney
teen boy athlete parent physical therapist coach best friend emotional inspiring uplifting small town kentucky school football field hospital office blindness perseverance football family love
When a high school football star is suddenly stricken with irreversible total blindness, he must decide whether to live a safe handicapped life or bravely return to the life he once knew and the sport he still loves.
Drama
USA
2014
110 Minutes
Skeet Ulrich Christian Kane William Devane Todd Lowe Madelyn Deutch Bruce Wayne Eckelman David Atkinson Hugo Pérez Eloy Casados Tish Rayburn-Miller
jockey cowboy misfit new mexico kentucky horse track cowboys horse racing journey quest 2000s
Based on the inspiring true story of Mine That Bird, a misfit group of New Mexico cowboys find themselves on the journey of a lifetime when their crooked-footed racehorse qualifies for the 2009 Kentucky Derby.
Adventure
USA
1949
100 Minutes
John Wayne Vera Ralston Oliver Hardy Philip Dorn Marie Windsor John Howard Hugo Haas Grant Withers Odette Myrtil Paul Fix Mae Marsh
soldier daughter immigrant businessman mistress general rousing patriotic kentucky small town cabin field exile love triangle father/daughter relationship battle schemes revenge love underdog
In 1818 Alabama, French settlers are pitted against greedy land-grabber Blake Randolph but Kentucky militiaman John Breen, who's smitten with French gal Fleurette De Marchand, comes to the settlers' aid.
Western
USA
1955
104 Minutes
Burt Lancaster Dianne Foster Diana Lynn John McIntire Una Merkel John Carradine John Litel Rhys Williams Walter Matthau Donald MacDonald Edward Norris
frontiersman frontier woman schoolteacher indentured servant son father emotional tender spirited kentucky frontier texas journey family father/son relationship frontier life friendship adventure discovery love
A Kentucky widower bound for 1820's Texas with his young son is thwarted in his efforts by a corrupt constable, a long-standing family feud, and a beautiful indentured servant.
Drama
USA
1934
80 Minutes
Will Rogers Tom Brown Anita Louise Henry B. Walthall Stepin Fetchit Hattie McDaniel
judge nephew love interest housekeeper widower patriotic playful small town kentucky justice small-town life romance race relations performance love discovery 1890s
Judge Priest, a proud Confederate veteran, uses common sense and considerable humanity to dispense justice in a small town in the Post-Bellum Kentucky.
Comedy, Western
USA
1955
92 Minutes
Robert Taylor Eleanor Parker Victor McLaglen James Arness Josephine Hutchinson Rosemary DeCamp
trapper frontiersman frontier woman father tomboy native american warrior amusing lighthearted spirited kentucky woods mountain river cabin unlikely romance courtship ambush marriage frontier life rescue
Robert Taylor and Eleanor Parker star as a Kentucky backwoodsman and the woman who will NOT let anything interfere with her plans to marry him in this humorous romantic adventure through the American Frontier of 1798.
Drama
USA
1964
137 Minutes
James Franciscus Suzanne Pleshette Genevieve Page Eva Gabor Mary Astor Lee Bowman Edward Andrews Don Porter Mildred Dunnock Kent Smith John Dehner
truck driver novelist actress socialite married woman editor melodramatic emotional brooding kentucky new york city party theater cabin writing fame new life financial troubles high society tragic love
Arthur Hawke works as a coal truck driver in Kentucky, he in the process trying to protect his widowed mother Sarah Hawke's property rights against his wealthy and cutthroat paternal uncles... See full summary »
Drama
USA
1949
93 Minutes
Shirley Temple Barry Fitzgerald Lon McCallister Rosemary DeCamp Donald MacBride Pierre Watkin William Forrest Sugarfoot Anderson Bill Cartledge Gertrude Astor Creighton Hale
horse young girl horse trainer jockey uncle love interest uplifting charming heartwarming inspiring kentucky horse track horse racing love romantic dilemma grief family rise to stardom rise quest
Horse trainer Shawn O'Hara and his lovely niece, Margaret, come to America to escape the memory of an accident involving Margaret's brother, Danny. Working with thoroughbreds in Kentucky, ... See full summary »
Drama
USA
1919
60 Minutes
Lillian Gish Robert Harron George Fawcett Kate Bruce George Nichols Bertram Grassby
girlfriend mother father inventor son wealthy man melodramatic kentucky family home big city countryside new york city apartment ambition city vs. country homecoming rags to riches family financial troubles quest
John Logan leaves his parents and sweetheart in bucolic Happy Valley to make his fortune in the city. Those he left behind become miserable and beleaguered in his absence, but after several... See full summary »
Comedy
USA
2016
88 Minutes
Shawnee Smith Pamela Reed Clare Carey Shawn Christian Jason Burkey Anthony Reynolds Danny Vinson Madelyn Cline
woman mother-in-law workaholic emotional heartwarming car savannah, ga. kentucky family home road trip relationships adventure discovery growing up 21st century
Efficiency expert Joy Miles has her free-spirited mother-in-law Loraine's move from Louisville to Savannah planned to the minute until one missed flight turns a straightforward road trip into the hilarious journey of a lifetime.
Crime, Drama
USA
1989
108 Minutes
Patrick Swayze Liam Neeson Adam Baldwin Helen Hunt Andreas Katsulas Bill Paxton Ben Stiller Michael J. Pollard Ted Levine Del Close Valentino Cimo
police officer truck driver brother gangster crime boss younger brother dark brutal chicago police station kentucky cemetery family honor mob violence moral dilemma vengeance brotherhood murder revenge sacrifice
Truman, a Chicago cop, sets out to find the killer of his brother. Meanwhile, another of his brothers, Briar (a hillbilly) decides to find the killer himself.
Musical
USA
1944
85 Minutes
cousin salesman factory worker entertainer army officer lawyer amusing mushy madcap kentucky plantation stage performance love inheritance money world war ii military love quest
The oddly-assorted Hart cousins: revue singer Blossom, con man Harry, and machinist Chiquita (who gets radio through her teeth!), inherit southern plantation Magnolia Manor, which alas ... See full summary »
Biography
USA
1935
85 Minutes
Douglass Montgomery Evelyn Venable William Frawley Adrienne Ames Joseph Cawthorn David Torrence Gilbert Emery Lloyd Hughes Al Herman Cora Sue Collins
composer fiancée wife minstrel father music teacher spirited melodramatic kentucky plantation family home saloon church new york city stephen foster songwriting marital problems father/son relationship alcoholism financial troubles
The life and loves of composer Stephen Foster, from his early success through his decline, degradation, and death from alcoholism.
Drama
USA
1949
94 Minutes
Dennis O'Keefe Gail Russell Ruth Warrick Charlotte Greenwood Henry Hull John Hoyt Arthur Hunnicutt Clarence Muse Harry Lauter
horse fiancée teacher horse trainer scientist wife rousing inspiring emotional indiana racetrack farm kentucky mansion farmhouse horse racing divorce fame marriage love
Story of the legendary trotting horse Dan Patch.
Drama
USA
1949
100 Minutes
Farley Granger Joan Evans Charles Bickford Raymond Massey Richard Basehart Gigi Perreau Aline MacMahon Marshall Thompson
young man young girl father rival brother love interest dark gripping tense kentucky west virginia woods house church feud family hostages romance murder hatfields vs. mccoys
The saga of the Hatfield-and-McCoy feud is romanticized in Samuel Goldwyn's Roseanna McCoy. Newcomer Joan Evans stars as the title character, whose elopement with Johnse Hatfield serves to ... See full summary »
Comedy, Kids & Family
USA
2005
101 Minutes
Bruce Greenwood Hayden Panettiere M. Emmet Walsh Wendie Malick Caspar Poyck Gary Bullock
horse trainer daughter zebra goat dog father amusing playful madcap kentucky farm horse track stable horse racing human-animal friendship father/daughter relationship pets death ambition underdog
An abandoned zebra grows up believing he is a racehorse, and, with the help of his barnyard friends and a teenage girl, sets out to achieve his dream of racing with thoroughbreds.
Comedy, Drama
UK|France|USA
1999
106 Minutes
Nick Nolte Jeff Bridges Sharon Stone Catherine Keener Albert Finney Shawn Hatosy Liam Waite Kimberly Williams-Paisley
racer horse trainer con artist alcoholic wife friend disturbing fascinating melodramatic racetrack horse track stable california kentucky blackmail horse racing scam dark secrets betrayal rivalry
After scams at horse races and making lots of money, 3 young people split. 20 years later, one of them, a drunk, creates chaos with photos from back then.
Drama
1956
99 Minutes
Margaret O'Brien Walter Brennan Charlotte Greenwood John Lupton Byron Palmer Lisa Davis Gus Schilling Theron Jackson Hugh Sanders Walter Baldwin Harry Tyler
horse breeder granddaughter trainer owner girlfriend singer melodramatic engaging kentucky farm stable racetrack household horse racing grandparent/child relationship financial crisis class distinctions wager quest rivalry
A lovesick girl (Margaret O'Brien) and her grandfather (Walter Brennan) groom their filly for the Kentucky Derby.