Here we've displayed a list of the best North Carolina films : Time Indefinite(1993), The Price of a Broken Heart(1999), The Peanut Butter Falcon(2019), Elvis on Tour(1972), Cape Fear(1991), George Washington(2000), Goodbye Solo(2008), Where the Lilies Bloom(1974), The Best of Enemies(2019), Wild at Heart(1990), Cold Mountain(2003), The Eyes of Tammy Faye(2000) ... ...
Documentary
USA
1993
117 Minutes
filmmaker widow father housekeeper wife patient somber inspiring north carolina mexico death cancer pregnancy breakup arson christianity growing up transformation 1990s
Forty year old documentary filmmaker Ross McElwee has a penchant for filming everything around him. Following the announcement of his impending marriage to his film-making partner Marilyn ... See full summary »
Drama
Austria
1999
97 Minutes
Park Overall Laura Innes Timothy Carhart Dan Byrd Libby Whittemore Jordan Williams
unfaithful husband wife mistress lawyer son secretary brooding melodramatic passionate courtroom north carolina infidelity court battles legal problems lawsuit broken home dorothy hutelmyer forbidden love quest rivalry
The film presents the little-known story of the 20,000 European Jews who fled to Shanghai between late 1937 and 1941. After 1939, Shanghai was the last and only resort to find safe haven ... See full summary »
Comedy, Adventure, Drama
USA
2019
96 Minutes
Shia LaBeouf Michael Schwartz Dakota Johnson Zack Gottsagen John Hawkes Bruce Dern Thomas Haden Church Jon Bernthal YelaWolf Jake Roberts Mick Foley
down syndrome sufferer wrestler fisherman cool engaging gutsy north carolina small town professional wrestling self-discovery friendship metamorphosis adventure 21st century
Zak runs away from his care home to make his dream of becoming a wrestler come true.
Documentary, Music
USA
1972
93 Minutes
Pierre Adidge
col. tom parker musician guitarist fan rousing emotional confident america virginia north carolina texas stage elvis presley music rock 'n' roll country music concert performance quest adventure
Concert footage and offstage documentary of singer Elvis Presley.
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1991
128 Minutes
Robert De Niro Nick Nolte Jessica Lange Juliette Lewis Joe Don Baker Robert Mitchum Gregory Peck Martin Balsam Illeana Douglas Fred Dalton Thompson Zully Montero
attorney stalker father private investigator wife daughter creepy suspenseful tense thrilling frightening atlanta north carolina boat family home bar suburb protection vengeance rape
A convicted rapist, released from prison after serving a fourteen-year sentence, stalks the family of the lawyer who originally defended him.
Drama
USA
2000
90 Minutes
Candace Evanofski Donald Holden Curtis Cotton III Eddie Rouse Paul Schneider Damian Jewan Lee Rachel Handy Jonathan Davidson Janet Taylor
young boy friend mother father police officer teacher brooding solemn north carolina amusement park accident death deception friendship growing up 2000s
A group of children, in a depressed small town, band together to cover up a tragic mistake one summer.
Comedy, Drama
USA
2008
91 Minutes
Souléymane Sy Savané Red West Diana Franco Galindo Lane 'Roc' Williams Mamadou Lam Carmen Leyva
cab driver cynic daughter charming inspiring emotional north carolina winston-salem, n.c. suicide attempt depression friendship regret money discovery underdog transformation 2000s
Two men form an unlikely friendship that will change both of their lives forever.
Drama
USA
1974
96 Minutes
Julie Gholson Jan Smithers Matthew Burrill Helen Harmon Sudie Bond Rance Howard Tom Spratley Alice Beardsley Bob Cole Harry Dean Stanton
orphan child sister brother farmer teacher touching melodramatic playful north carolina backwoods family home death children vs. adults coming of age siblings rural life daunting task growing up adventure
A family of Appalachian children live together in the backwoods so that they can stay together after the death of their widower father.
Drama, History
USA
2019
133 Minutes
Taraji P. Henson Sam Rockwell Babou Ceesay Nick Searcy Wes Bentley Anne Heche Bruce McGill John Gallagher Jr. Nicholas Logan Gilbert Glenn Brown Caitlin Mehner
klansman civil rights activist mother child politician council member tense passionate emotional inspiring moving north carolina city hall school hospital protest classroom ku klux klan segregation racism
Civil rights activist Ann Atwater faces off against C.P. Ellis, Exalted Cyclops of the Ku Klux Klan, in 1971 Durham, North Carolina over the issue of school integration.
Drama
USA
1990
125 Minutes
Nicolas Cage Laura Dern Diane Ladd Willem Dafoe Isabella Rossellini Harry Dean Stanton Crispin Glover Grace Zabriskie J.E. Freeman W. Morgan Sheppard
convict girlfriend mother private investigator police officer hit man brutal dark gritty nightclub prison north carolina texas hotel car self-defense prison freedom rebellion road trip
Young lovers Sailor and Lula run from the variety of weirdos that Lula's mom has hired to kill Sailor.
War, Drama
USA|Italy|Romania|UK
2003
155 Minutes
Jude Law Nicole Kidman Renée Zellweger Eileen Atkins Brendan Gleeson Philip Seymour Hoffman Natalie Portman Giovanni Ribisi Donald Sutherland Ray Winstone Kathy Baker
soldier farmer deserter wife housekeeper bleak sad emotional north carolina mountain battlefield mississippi american civil war desertion reunion survival love quest sacrifice pursuit
In the waning days of the American Civil War, a wounded soldier embarks on a perilous journey back home to Cold Mountain, North Carolina to reunite with his sweetheart.
Documentary
UK|USA
2000
79 Minutes
televangelist preacher husband filmmaker fascinating outlandish north carolina california christianity television personalities fame evangelism scandal fall wretched excess 1990s
A documentary look, mostly through the eyes of Tammy Faye Bakker Messner, at her rise and fall as a popular televangelist with husband Jim Bakker. Traces their rise: her teen marriage to ... See full summary »
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 »
Comedy, Drama
USA
1996
103 Minutes
Kevin Corrigan Steve Parlavecchio Lee Holmes Matthew Hennessey Doug MacMillan Lisa Keller Steph Robinson
bassist guitarist songwriter drummer manager loan shark amusing endearing quirky playful north carolina van recording studio record store nightclub concert stage rock 'n' roll band touring recording sessions
Four young men hardly know each other, but here they are in the most volatile and tenuous of unions: a band. They find themselves hurtling through an exhilarating adventure on a collision course with self discovery, or self destruction.
Drama
USA
1999
98 Minutes
Henry Thomas David Strathairn Cara Seymour Danny Nelson Jayne Morgan Allison Glenn Alan Foster Jerry Rushing Emilie Jacobs
loner traveling salesman woman father figure hunter baby sad tender offbeat north carolina small town woods gas station general store search guilt parenthood alienation family orphans
A young inbred loner wandering the back roads of North Carolina comes across an abandoned baby. He immediately starts seeking the baby's parents, but starts developing a bond with the child... See full summary »
Comedy, Documentary
USA
2000
115 Minutes
comedian audience hilarious fiery north carolina theater stage stand-up comedy culture race relations church relationships family rise 2000s
A concert film featuring four major African American stand up comedians.
Romance, Mystery & Thriller, Drama
USA
2013
115 Minutes
Josh Duhamel Julianne Hough Cobie Smulders David Lyons Noah Lomax Mimi Kirkland Irene Ziegler Jon Kohler
waitress widower friend resident child mysterious man passionate heartwarming emotional small town north carolina restaurant household convenience store on the run relocation romance dark secrets the past relationships
A young woman with a mysterious past lands in Southport, North Carolina where her bond with a widower forces her to confront the dark secret that haunts her.
Drama
USA
1921
80 Minutes
Lloyd Hughes Madge Bellamy Joseph Bennett Claire McDowell Winifred Greenwood Frank Brownlee Julia Brown Lillian Leighton
husband wife father rival mother melodramatic uneasy north carolina small town city household river reputation deception father/daughter relationship false accusations small-town life schemes rivalry transformation
John and Tilly's happy marriage is ruined when Tilly's father finds out about the scandalous past of John's mother. John, unaware of his father-in-law's meddling, thinks Tilly has left him,... See full summary »
Adventure
USA
1942
124 Minutes
Ray Milland John Wayne Paulette Goddard Raymond Massey Robert Preston Susan Hayward Charles Bickford Hedda Hopper Louise Beavers Martha O'Driscoll Lynne Overman
ship captain shipwreck survivor lawyer villain spirited atlantic ocean north carolina florida keys ship office shipwreck shipping insurance love triangle piracy rivalry love adventure 1840s
Florida ship salvager, Loxi, falls for Jack, captain of a ship wrecked on the Key West shore. However, their romance is complicated by the arrival of another suitor, and eventually leads to tragedy.
Comedy, Kids & Family
USA
1995
97 Minutes
Tom McGowan Aaron Schwartz Ben Stiller Shaun Weiss Tom Hodges Leah Lail Paul Feig Kenan Thompson Max Goldblatt Jeffrey Tambor Jerry Stiller
overweight kid camper camp counselor fitness guru mother father hilarious heartwarming camp cabin woods north carolina household lake weight problems camping teamwork rebellion discipline relay race
Plump kids are lured into joining a posh fat camp with the promise of quick weight loss and good times, only to find that the facility is a woodland hellhole run by a psycho ex-fitness instructor.
Romance, Drama
USA
2012
101 Minutes
Zac Efron Taylor Schilling Blythe Danner Riley Thomas Stewart Jay R. Ferguson Adam LeFevre Robert Hayes Joe Chrest Russell Durham Comegys Sharon Morris Ann McKenzie
marine sergeant young woman son melodramatic mushy uplifting iraq north carolina kennel family home colorado unlikely romance veterans destiny trust quest love 2010s
A Marine travels to Louisiana after serving three tours in Iraq and searches for the unknown woman he believes was his good luck charm during the war.
Sci-Fi
USA
1983
106 Minutes
Christopher Walken Natalie Wood Louise Fletcher Cliff Robertson Joe Dorsey Jordan Christopher
researcher scientist government official military officer wife thrilling tense suspenseful disturbing research station north carolina brain-reading device scientific experiments military industrial complex near-death experience sex tape technology discovery rivalry wretched excess
Researchers develop a system where they can jump into people's minds. But when people involved bring their personal problems into the equation, it becomes dangerous - perhaps deadly.
Action
USA
1973
95 Minutes
Jeff Bridges Valerie Perrine Geraldine Fitzgerald Ned Beatty Gary Busey Art Lund Ed Lauter William Smith Gregory Walcott Tom Ligon Ernie Orsatti
moonshiner driver brother sponsor prisoner groupie uplifting wild north carolina racetrack country road hotel cars car racing rags to riches family business rise underdog 1960s
A young hellraiser quits his moonshine business to try to become the best NASCAR racer the south has ever seen.
Comedy, Drama
USA
2016
91 Minutes
Addison Timlin Ally Sheedy Keith Poulson Peter Hedges Barbara Crampton Kristin Slaysman Molly Plunk Rhonda Hansome
nun mother father brother friend family member cheeky hilarious creative church convent north carolina house street car religion love acceptance self-confidence identity
Young nun Colleen is avoiding all contact from her family, returning to her childhood home in Asheville NC, she finds her old room exactly how she left it: painted black and covered in goth/metal posters.
Drama
USA
1999
111 Minutes
Lili Taylor Guy Pearce John Hawkes Sara Rue Irma P. Hall Tom Bower Shawnee Smith Veronica Cartwright Marshall Bell Bruno Kirby
young woman musician father store manager rock star emotional solemn family home amusement park north carolina obsession marriage self-mutilation sex self-esteem musical performance love transformation 2000s
A shy, young woman, living a sheltered life in a small southern town, embarks on a journey to self-awareness when she falls in love with an eccentric rock star.
Comedy
USA
2012
85 Minutes
Will Ferrell Zach Galifianakis Jason Sudeikis Dylan McDermott Katherine LaNasa John Lithgow Dan Aykroyd Brian Cox Karen Maruyama Grant Goodman Kya Haywood
congressman ceo rival politician amusing outlandish north carolina united states political campaign mudslinging presidency rivalry 2010s
An incumbent Representative embroiled in personal scandal faces a no-holds-barred challenge from a naive newcomer funded by two unscrupulous billionaire lobbyist brothers.
Drama
USA
2007
100 Minutes
Cameron Bancroft Bellamy Young Aidan Mitchell Josh Leonard Amber Benson Mickey Jones Edie McClurg Channing Nichols Melissa Fitzgerald Zachary Gardner
doctor son mayor widower emotional endearing heartwarming north carolina family home medicine rivalry death father/son relationship grief transformation quest 2000s
In order for a big-city doctor to get the job of a lifetime, he must spend his summer in Dunn's Rock, North Carolina. Arriving with his 10-year old son, he discovers what is most important and learns to enjoy the simple things in life.
Musical
USA
1944
81 Minutes
Kay Kyser Ann Miller Victor Moore Georgia Carroll
singer bandleader wealthy man publicist industrialist campy lighthearted crafty north carolina shipyard hotel new york city singing musical performance touring schemes mistaken identity big-band music love discovery
Band Leader Kay Kyser wants to take a holiday, but his publicist Charlotte has promised that he'll give a concert for defense plant workers. Due to the fact that his vocalist has quit to ... See full summary »
Drama
USA
2000
95 Minutes
man wife mobster district attorney police officer friend tense shocking intricate north carolina small town house new jersey baseball field secret identity hidden past organized crime trust guilt redemption
A fugitive from justice may also be a killer.
Horror
USA
1986
97 Minutes
Emilio Estevez Pat Hingle Laura Harrington Yeardley Smith John Short Ellen McElduff J.C. Quinn Christopher Murney Holter Graham Frankie Faison Pat Miller
survivor leader cook boss victim newlywed gory creepy thrilling truck stop north carolina diner docks island man vs. machine survival murder radiation storm killer machines strange happenings
A group of people try to survive when machines start to come alive and become homicidal.