American Folk
Jan 26, 2018 | IMDB 5.9
96 min Watch NowMusic, Drama, Family
Two strangers, both folk musicians stranded in California, take a road trip to New York in the days after 9/11. A story about the kindness of strangers and the power of music.
MOVIE COMMENTS
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Jackson County Jail
He Won't Belong
Neil Young: Heart of Gold
Joni Mitchell, le spleen et la colère
Tyler Perry's The Family That Preys
Only Yesterday
Witchhunt Suite for WWIII
Joan Baez: How Sweet the Sound
The Greatest Hits
Coast to Coast
Bob Roberts
Six Days in June
The American Folk Blues Festival: The British Tours 1963-1966
American Folk-Blues Festival: The Blues and Gospel Train
Neil Young: Don't Be Denied
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25th Hour
IMDB 7.3 | Dec , 2002
In New York City in the days following the events of 9/11, Monty Brogan is a convicted drug dealer about to start a seven-year prison sentence, and his final hours of freedom are devoted to hanging out with his closest buddies and trying to prepare his girlfriend for his extended absence.Fleisch ist mein Gemüse
IMDB 5.6 | Apr , 2008
Heinz Strunk, plagued by crater-like skin rashes, lives with his sick mother in Hamburg-Harburg in the 1980s. As a saxophonist, he tours the North German lowlands with the dance combo "Tiffanys". In this bizarre universe of Korn, Klaus & Klaus and Koteletts, bandleader Gurki teaches him how to deliver cheerful, upbeat music. To escape the vicious circle of shooting festivals and village weddings, Heinz wants to start a solo career and become a hit producer...Folk Hibernia at the BBC
IMDB 6.5 | Mar , 2007
Celebrating the finest in Irish folk music with a compilation of performances taken from the BBC archives. Highlights include songs from The Clancy Brothers, The Chieftains, Christy Moore, The Pogues and Sharon Shannon.A Goofy Movie
IMDB 7 | Apr , 1995
An endearing modern-day story about how the lovable Goof bonds with his teenage son Max on a hilarious cross-country road trip. En route to the ol' fishing hole, they find themselves up to their floppy ears in misadventure!I'll Be Home for Christmas
IMDB 6 | Nov , 1998
Estranged from his father, college student Jake is lured home to New York for Christmas with the promise of receiving a classic Porsche as a gift. When the bullying football team dumps him in the desert in a Santa suit, Jake is left without identification or money to help him make the journey. Meanwhile, his girlfriend, Allie, does not know where he is, and accepts a cross-country ride from Jake's rival, Eddie.Jackson County Jail
IMDB 5.7 | Mar , 1976
A young woman stumbles into a nightmare land of hijacking and humiliation while driving cross-country from California to New York.He Won't Belong
IMDB 0 | Jun , 2023
In the midst of a storm, on a desolate strip of California's lost coast, two strangers begin to uncover each other's past.Neil Young: Heart of Gold
IMDB 7.4 | Feb , 2006
In March 2005, Neil Young was diagnosed with a brain aneurysm. Four days before he was scheduled for a lifesaving operation, he headed to Nashville, where he wrote and recorded the country folk album Prairie Wind with old friends and family members. After the successful operation and recovery period, he returned to Nashville that August to play at the famed Ryman Auditorium, once again gathering together friends and family for this special performance.Joni Mitchell, le spleen et la colère
IMDB 8 | Aug , 2022
Joni Mitchell has been called the queen of folk music and one of the biggest pop stars of the 60s and 70s. Even today, her lyrics and unique guitar style continue to inspire new generations of singers and songwriters.Tyler Perry's The Family That Preys
IMDB 6.8 | Sep , 2008
Wealthy socialite Charlotte Cartwright and her dear friend Alice Pratt, a working class woman of high ideals, have enjoyed a lasting friendship throughout several decades. Recently, their lives have become mired in turmoil as their adult children’s extramarital affairs, unethical business practices, and a dark secret threaten to derail family fortunes and unravel the lives of all involved. Charlotte and Alice decide to take a breather from it all by making a cross-country road trip in which they rediscover themselves and possibly find a way to save their families from ruin.Only Yesterday
IMDB 7.4 | Jul , 1991
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IMDB 0 | Sep , 2011
An abstract collage of public access television and commercials juxtaposed with images of the War on Terror, set to "Witchhunt Suite for WWIII" by Ariel Pink's Haunted Graffiti.Joan Baez: How Sweet the Sound
IMDB 6.8 | Oct , 2009
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IMDB 6.6 | Apr , 2024
Harriet finds art imitating life when she discovers certain songs can transport her back in time – literally. While she relives the past through romantic memories of her former boyfriend, her time travelling collides with a burgeoning new love interest in the present. As she takes her journey through the hypnotic connection between music and memory, she wonders – even if she could change the past, should she?Coast to Coast
IMDB 6.6 | Apr , 2004
Barnaby and Maxine Pierce, an embattled married couple in Connecticut, are on the verge of divorce. Their son is getting married in California and they decide to drive across the country to attend. Along the way, as they visit family and friends, they reflect on their tattered relationship and the events that transpired to create the estrangement.Bob Roberts
IMDB 6.5 | Sep , 1992
Millionaire conservative Bob Roberts launches an insurgent campaign against incumbent senator Brickley Paiste, firing up crowds at his rallies by singing '60s-style acoustic folk songs with lyrics espousing far-right conservative social and economic views.Six Days in June
IMDB 4.2 | Jun , 1985
A young man finds a way to spend his last few days of freedom before joining the army. Set in eastern Bosnia in summer of 1968.The American Folk Blues Festival: The British Tours 1963-1966
IMDB 7 | May , 2007
In 1962, a group of legendary American blues musicians embarked on a series of tours to the United Kingdom. Footage from these classic concerts, which feature the likes of Muddy Waters, Lightnin' Hopkins, Junior Wells and more, are collected here. Blues fans will relish appearances by Howlin' Wolf, Sonny Boy Williamson, Lonnie Johnson, Big Joe Williams, Big Joe Turner, Otis Rush ...American Folk-Blues Festival: The Blues and Gospel Train
IMDB 0 | Aug , 1964
A 16 minute short comprising 2 acts of a 1964 event where an innovative group of musicians performed on a real railroad track. The audience on one side of the tracks and the musicians on the station side.Neil Young: Don't Be Denied
IMDB 0 | Jun , 2009
This television special is a first for the reclusive singer with the BBC documentary gaining new interviews with Young, nine months apart in New York and California. The documentary also looks back over the singer's archives, with some never-seen-before material.