Here we've displayed a list of the best Tennessee films : Paradise Lost: The Child Murders at Robin Hood Hills(1996), Inherit the Wind(1960), I Am Not Your Negro(2016), Sergeant York(1941), Wild River(1960), It Might Get Loud(2008), Grindhouse(2007), Two-Lane Blacktop(1971), Scottsboro: An American Tragedy(2000), Ruby in Paradise(1993), Get Low(2009), Davy Crockett: King of the Wild Frontier(1955) ... ...
Documentary
USA
1996
150 Minutes
Joe Berlinger Bruce Sinofsky Jessie Misskelly Sr. Jason Baldwin Damien Wayne Echols Christopher Byers Michael Moore Steven Branch Pam Echols Domini Teer
teen boy adult friend father girlfriend judge bleak disheartening tennessee court murder trial satanism false accusations imprisonment mystery discovery 1990s
A horrific triple child murder leads to an indictment and trial of three nonconformist boys based on questionable evidence.
Drama
USA
1960
127 Minutes
Spencer Tracy Fredric March Gene Kelly Florence Eldridge Dick York Harry Morgan Donna Anderson Elliott Reid Claude Akins Noah Beery Jr. Norman Fell
lawyer teacher reporter intense somber suspenseful witty courtroom tennessee court battles creationism vs. evolution lawsuit rescue rivalry 1920s
Based on a real-life case in 1925, two great lawyers argue the case for and against a science teacher accused of the crime of teaching evolution.
Documentary
Switzerland|France|Belgium|USA
2016
95 Minutes
writer agent martin luther king jr. disturbing engaging inspiring moving mississippi new york city tennessee american dream social issues racial issues black culture civil rights discovery fall love pursuit quest
Writer James Baldwin tells the story of race in modern America with his unfinished novel, Remember This House.
War
USA
1941
134 Minutes
Gary Cooper Walter Brennan Joan Leslie George Tobias Stanley Ridges Margaret Wycherly Ward Bond Noah Beery Jr. June Lockhart Dickie Moore Clem Bevans
war hero military officer mother pastor girlfriend marksman endearing patriotic inspiring small town army base battlefield france tennessee war the bible pacifism murder sacrifice rise
A marksman is drafted in World War I and ends up becoming one of the most celebrated war heroes.
Drama
USA
1960
110 Minutes
Montgomery Clift Lee Remick Jo Van Fleet Albert Salmi Jay C. Flippen James Westerfield Jeff Bess Robert Earl Jones Frank Overton Barbara Loden Malcolm Atterbury
matriarch grandchild administrator townspeople gripping passionate river tennessee farmhouse activism environment greed discovery transformation 1930s
A TVA bureaucrat comes to the river to do what none of his predecessors have been able to do - evict a stubborn octogenarian from her island before the rising waters engulf her.
Documentary, Music
USA
2008
97 Minutes
The Edge Jimmy Page Jack White Dallas Schoo
musician guitarist singer inspiring creative cool soundstage tennessee household england hall music guitar meeting performance discovery rise 2000s
A documentary on the electric guitar from the point of view of three significant rock musicians: the Edge, Jimmy Page and Jack White.
Horror, Action
USA|Canada
2007
191 Minutes
Kurt Russell Rose McGowan Freddy Rodriguez Marlee Shelton Sydney Poitier Naveen Andrews Vanessa Ferlito Jordan Ladd Josh Brolin Michael Biehn
zombie scientist dancer lieutenant murderer stuntman campy dark intense texas small town restaurant hospital tennessee car murder survival armed conflict cars showdown
Quentin Tarantino and Robert Rodriguez's homage to exploitation double features in the '60s and '70s with two back-to-back cult films that include previews of coming attractions between them.
Drama
USA
1971
102 Minutes
James Taylor Warren Oates Laurie Bird Dennis Wilson David Drake Richard Ruth Rudy Wurlitzer Jacyln Hellman Bill Keller Harry Dean Stanton
mechanic driver hitchhiker businessman solemn cool california automobile repair shop racetrack arizona new mexico tennessee cars race fidelity love triangle masculinity road trip rivalry adventure
2 men drag-racing across the U.S., in a '55 Chevy. Dennis Wilson's the mechanic, James Taylor's the driver.
Documentary
USA
2000
90 Minutes
Daniel Anker
african-american teenager white person prosecutor accuser defense attorney disturbing powerful alabama tennessee courtroom train small town scottsboro boys false accusations rape lynching corruption trial wretched excess underdog
The history of the "Scottsboro Boys," a group of African American men who were victims of a racist miscarriage of justice that became a national controversy.
Drama
USA
1993
115 Minutes
Ashley Judd Todd Field Bentley Mitchum Allison Dean Dorothy Lyman Betsy Douds
pretty woman friend son love interest emotional tender florida tennessee store household romance friendship relocation grief loss love triangle discovery love transformation 1990s
A young woman struggles for independence and identity in a small Florida tourist town.
Comedy, Drama
USA|Germany|Poland
2009
102 Minutes
Robert Duvall Sissy Spacek Bill Murray Lucas Black Gerald McRaney Bill Cobbs Scott Cooper Lori Beth Edgeman Linds Edwards
hermit mortician apprentice widow preacher amusing cheeky emotional small town woods tennessee funeral home cabin funeral rumors investigation secrets greed schemes mystery
A movie spun out of equal parts folk tale, fable and real-life legend about the mysterious, 1930s Tennessee hermit who famously threw his own rollicking funeral party... while he was still alive.
Kids & Family, Adventure
USA
1955
93 Minutes
davy crockett general native american chief native american warrior settler frontiersman engaging rousing patriotic tennessee san antonio congress the alamo wild west frontier life american indian wars old west friendship the alamo expansionism
American frontiersman Davy Crockett fights in the Creek Indian War, is elected to the U.S. Congress and fights for Texas at the Alamo.
Drama, History
USA
1956
85 Minutes
Fess Parker Jeffrey Hunter Jeff York John Lupton Eddie Firestone Kenneth Tobey Don Megowan Claude Jarman Jr. Harry Carey Jr. Slim Pickens Morgan Woodward
soldier spy conductor thrilling rousing railway georgia tennessee train train robbery espionage theft american civil war chase escape quest adventure 1860s
During the Civil War Union spy Andrews and his men volunteer to steal a Confederate train and drive it to Union territory while destroying the Confederate railway system along the way.
Adventure, Drama, Action
USA
1958
92 Minutes
Robert Mitchum Gene Barry Jacques Aubuchon Keely Smith James Mitchum Trevor Bardette Sandra Knight Betsy Holt Mitchell Ryan Peter Breck
moonshiner driver mechanic treasury agent mobster father cool confident tense tennessee small town family home church hideout moonshine organized crime culture clash family brother relationship illicit business
A veteran comes home from the Korean War to the mountains and takes over the family moonshining business. He has to battle big-city gangsters who are trying to take over the business and the police who are trying to put him in prison.
Drama
USA
1970
95 Minutes
Gregory Peck Tuesday Weld Estelle Parsons Ralph Meeker Lonny Chapman Charles Durning
sheriff criminal femme fatale wife brooding sultry intense tennessee small town backwoods affair honor morality infatuation small-town life hypocrisy temptation fall forbidden love 1970s
Henry Tawes, a middle-aged sheriff in a rural Tennessee town, is usually the first man to criticize others for their bad behavior. Miserable in his marriage, Henry falls in love with teenage Alma, who is the daughter of local criminal.
Comedy
USA
2008
108 Minutes
Josh Zuckerman Amanda Crew Clark Duke James Marsden Seth Green Alice Greczyn Katrina Bowden Michael Cudlitz Dave Sheridan Charlie McDermott Mark L. Young
virgin best friend love interest brother teenager amish man charming madcap hysterical illinois tennessee car the open road household sex road trip car theft virginity coming of age romance
A high school senior drives cross-country with his best friends to hook up with a babe he met online.
Drama
USA
1957
168 Minutes
Montgomery Clift Elizabeth Taylor Eva Marie Saint Nigel Patrick Lee Marvin Rod Taylor Agnes Moorehead Walter Abel Jarma Lewis Tom Drake Rhys Williams
southern belle abolitionist sweetheart soldier student son passionate melodramatic indiana new orleans household tennessee georgia battlefield american civil war unhappy marriage mental illness deception suicide love
A student falls in love with a Southern belle, but their relationship is complicated by her troubled past and the on-set of the Civil War.
Drama
USA
1998
105 Minutes
Harvey Keitel Johnathon Schaech Bridget Fonda Gretchen Mol David Stewart Susan Traylor Tammy Isbell Peggy Gormley Trae Thomas
widower elvis impersonator wife hitchhiker mechanic melodramatic charming uplifting tennessee diner motel road casino graceland american culture celebrity grief road trip unlikely friendship delusions
An eccentric drifter claiming to be Elvis Presley hitches a ride with a young man and they find themselves on an adventurous road trip to Memphis.
Drama
France|USA
1993
112 Minutes
Richard Gere Jodie Foster Bill Pullman James Earl Jones William Windom Brett Kelley Richard Hamilton Maury Chaykin Lanny Flaherty Frankie Faison Wendell Wellman
wife soldier son lover judge impostor eerie engaging tennessee farm courtroom rural community impersonation marriage fraud mystery american civil war presumed dead forbidden love mystery
A farmer returns home from the Civil War, but his wife begins to suspect that the man is an impostor.
Biography
USA
1939
105 Minutes
Richard Dix Gail Patrick Edward Ellis Joan Fontaine Victor Jory Robert Barrat George "Gabby" Hayes Ralph Morgan Robert Armstrong
davy crockett andrew jackson texan native american soldier governor rousing confident thrilling emotional texas tennessee frontier alamo battlefield texas revolution race relations war freedom sam houston
The story of Sam Houston, hero of the Texas revolution, statesman, and first president of the Republic of Texas.
Crime, Drama
USA
1986
90 Minutes
Gary McCleery Margaret Klenck John Sayles Martin Donovan John Seitz John Snyder
teen boy prisoner social worker brother judge woman powerful tense emotional passionate tennessee jail florida courtroom store car murder case court battles juvenile crime jailbreak
A teenaged boy goes for a ride with his brother and the brother's friends, who proceed to rob a store and murder the clerk. They are caught and, despite the young boy's protestations, he is... See full summary »
Drama
USA
2005
106 Minutes
Allison Janney Cheryl Hines Keith Carradine Jason Ritter Hilarie Burton Faith Prince Mary Badham Autumn Reeser Derek Carter Michael McKee Amy Landers
teen boy teen girl mother father friend movie star touching amusing shelbyville, tenn. tennessee small town family home musical gathering homecoming fame financial troubles small-town life friendship alcoholism adventure
Itching to leave small-town life in Shelbyville, Tennessee, five friends are sent into a frenzy when they learn hometown-girl-turned-Hollywood-star Sondra Locke may be returning.
Biography, Drama, History
USA
2015
123 Minutes
Tom Hiddleston Elizabeth Olsen Bradley Whitford David Krumholtz Cherry Jones Maddie Hasson Wes Langlois Wrenn Schmidt
singer country singer singer-songwriter womanizer american musician guitarist love interest wife child boy george girl hank williams jr. disheartening emotional engaging gripping sad united states alabama
The story of the country-western singer Hank Williams, who in his brief life created one of the greatest bodies of work in American music. The film chronicles his rise to fame and its tragic effect on his health and personal life.
Horror
Canada
2011
114 Minutes
Dee Wallace Bill Moseley Stephen McHattie Mark Gibson Jordan Hayes Adam Seybold Ari Millen Jason David Brown Christian Martyn Sarah Stunt
soldier survivors sister gory tennessee village humanity zombies transformation 18th century
A young man's struggle to survive in the aftermath of a deadly undead outbreak during the American Civil War.
Comedy
USA
1942
63 Minutes
Bud Duncan Cliff Nazarro Edgar Kennedy Lucien Littlefield Doris Linden
private sergeant cousin spy scientist pen pal amusing outlandish madcap tennessee army camp woods military service secret plans rocket bootlegging espionage deception pursuit adventure
Nazi spies mistake Snuffy Smith's moonshine for a new secret rocket fuel and try to steal the "formula."
Comedy
USA
1984
111 Minutes
Sylvester Stallone Dolly Parton Richard Farnsworth Ron Leibman Tim Thomerson Stephen Apostle Pec Penny Santon Russell Buchanan Ritch Brinkley Jerry Potter Jesse Welles
country singer cab driver manager father ex-boyfriend lighthearted amusing touching new york city bar stage tennessee family home country music bet small-town life culture clash love triangle training transformation
A country music star must turn an obnoxious New York cabbie into a singer in order to win a bet.
Documentary
2014
123 Minutes
king young man musician emotional tennessee metropolis blues music racism growing up
Adventure
1965
99 Minutes
Anthony Perkins Edward Albert Dana Elcar Henry Hull Salome Jens Yvonne Gilbert Charlotte Jones Arnold Moss
orphan old man ex-soldier foster father reverend eerie intense tennessee shack revival tent on the run murder religion child abuse legends civil war reconstruction growing up fall 1860s
A post-Civil War orphan (Edward Albert) thinks a stranger (Anthony Perkins) he meets is a folk-tale killer of the world's fools.
Horror, Mystery & Thriller, Action
2007
114 Minutes
Kurt Russell Rosario Dawson Vanessa Ferlito Jordan Ladd Rose McGowan Sydney Poitier Tracie Thoms Mary Elizabeth Winstead Zoë Bell Michael Parks Eli Roth
stuntman stuntwoman actress dj makeup artist brutal campy cool texas tennessee car serial murders stunt driving revenge rivalry pursuit 2000s
A veteran stuntman (Kurt Russell) uses his car to stalk and kill unsuspecting young women in the South.
Romance
2017
87 Minutes
Lauren Alaina Donny Boaz Jason Burkey Charlene Tilton Dean J. West Ashton McClearin Maxfield Camp Curt Willis Carine Rice
country girl country singer grandmother high-school sweetheart record producer fiancé amusing emotional passionate playful touching tennessee hometown house recording studio returning home wedding country music singing love interest
Charlotte struggles to balance her upcoming wedding with her career. She searches for answers in her hometown, where she runs into her high school sweetheart, which prompts Charlotte to wonder what life would have been like if she'd never left.