In 1950s Alabama, the owner of the Honeydripper juke joint finds his business dropping off and against his better judgment, hires a young electric guitarist in a last ditch effort to draw crowds during harvest time.
Casts Danny Glover, LisaGay Hamilton, Yaya DaCosta, Charles S. Dutton, Vondie Curtis-Hall, Gary Clark Jr., Mable John, Stacy Keach, Nagee Clay, Absalom Adams
MOVIE COMMENTS
SIMILAR MOVIES
My Cousin Vinny
The Honeymoon Killers
The Integrity of Joseph Chambers
Lazy River
Fried Green Tomatoes
Forrest Gump
The Magic City
The Little Foxes
I Will Dance
Alabama Moon
Norma Rae
Selma
Crazy in Alabama
George Wallace
Drive-By Truckers: The Secret to a Happy Ending
Camp Meetin'
Nothing But a Man
Blue Sky
Bright Road
Riding with the Rabbi
SIMILAR MOVIES
My Cousin Vinny
IMDB 7.5 | Mar , 1992
Two carefree pals traveling through rural Alabama on their way back to college are mistakenly arrested and charged with murder. Fortunately, one of them has a cousin who's a lawyer - Vincent Gambini, a former auto mechanic from Brooklyn who has just passed his bar exam after his sixth try. When he arrives with his leather-clad girlfriend to try his first case, it's a real shock - for him and the Deep South!The Honeymoon Killers
IMDB 6.5 | Feb , 1970
Martha Beck, an obese nurse who is desperately lonely, joins a "correspondence club" and finds a romantic pen pal in Ray Fernandez. Martha falls hard for Ray, and is intent on sticking with him even when she discovers he's a con man who seduces lonely single women, kills them and then takes their money. She poses as Ray's sister and joins Ray on a wild killing spree, fueled by her lingering concern that Ray will leave her for one of his marks.The Integrity of Joseph Chambers
IMDB 5.1 | Feb , 2023
Fearing the apocalypse, an insurance salesman sets off into the woods on a solo hunting experiment.Lazy River
IMDB 6 | Mar , 1934
Ex-convicts try to stop a Chinese smuggling ring.Fried Green Tomatoes
IMDB 7.7 | Dec , 1991
Amidst her own personality crisis, a southern housewife meets an outgoing old woman who tells her the story of Idgie Threadgoode and Ruth Jamison, two young women who experienced hardships and love in 1920s Whistle Stop, Alabama.Forrest Gump
IMDB 8.5 | Jun , 1994
A man with a low IQ has accomplished great things in his life and been present during significant historic events—in each case, far exceeding what anyone imagined he could do. But despite all he has achieved, his one true love eludes him.The Magic City
IMDB 0 | Feb , 2026
A starry-eyed teen and her best friend run away from their troubled homes in rural Alabama to The Magic City of Birmingham after her mother's death. When their new life in the city turns out to be far less glamorous than she hoped, Sara meets a charming photographer who offers her a dream career in modeling if she will run away one more time--only this time with him.The Little Foxes
IMDB 7.5 | Aug , 1941
In 1900, a clan attempts to strike a deal with a Chicago industrialist to get him to build cotton mills in their Deep South town.I Will Dance
IMDB 0 | Jul , 2015
Follows the young people of Selma, Alabama's RATCo (Random Acts of Theatre Company) as they journey to New York City to share their story of hope, resilience, and overcoming.Alabama Moon
IMDB 6.4 | Oct , 2009
After the unexpected death of his survivalist father, an eleven year old boy raised in the Alabama wilderness must learn how to make a home in the modern world.Norma Rae
IMDB 7.2 | Mar , 1979
Norma Rae is a southern textile worker employed in a factory with intolerable working conditions. This concern about the situation gives her the gumption to be the key associate to a visiting labor union organizer. Together, they undertake the difficult, and possibly dangerous, struggle to unionize her factory.Selma
IMDB 7.4 | Dec , 2014
"Selma," as in Alabama, the place where segregation in the South was at its worst, leading to a march that ended in violence, forcing a famous statement by President Lyndon B. Johnson that ultimately led to the signing of the Voting Rights Act.Crazy in Alabama
IMDB 6 | Oct , 1999
An abused wife heads to California to become a movie star while her nephew back in Alabama has to deal with a racially-motivated murder involving a corrupt sheriff.George Wallace
IMDB 6.8 | Aug , 1997
George Wallace is a 1997 television film starring Gary Sinise as George Wallace, the former Governor of Alabama. It was directed by John Frankenheimer, who won an Emmy award for it; Sinise and Mare Winningham also won Emmies for their performances. The film was based on the 1996 biography Wallace : The Classic Portrait of Alabama Governor George Wallace by Marshall Frady, who also co-wrote the teleplay. Frankenheimer's film was highly praised by critics: in addition to the Emmy awards, it received the Golden Globe for Best Miniseries/Motion Picture made for TV. Angelina Jolie also received a Golden Globe for her performance as Wallace's second wife, Cornelia.Drive-By Truckers: The Secret to a Happy Ending
IMDB 0 | Feb , 2011
Documentary covers three tumultuous years in the career of the Southern rock group Drive-By Truckers.Camp Meetin'
IMDB 0 | Oct , 1936
Members of the Hall Johnson Choir play members of a church congregation in the deep South in 1936. THey hold an open-air tent-and-camp meeting in order to raise the funds needed to send the church pastor, played by Clinton Rosemond, to a church conference in Birmingham, Alabama.Nothing But a Man
IMDB 7.4 | Dec , 1964
A proud black man and his school-teacher wife face discriminatory challenges in 1960s America.Blue Sky
IMDB 6.1 | Sep , 1994
Hank Marshall is a tough, square-jawed, straitlaced Army engineer and nuclear science expert, assigned to help conduct weapons testing in 1950s America. Hank has become a thorn in the side of the Army, though, for a couple of very different reasons. He is an outspoken opponent of atmospheric testing, though his superiors hold contrary views and want to squelch his concerns...and his reports. The other problem is his wife, Carly. She is voluptuous and volatile, wreaking havoc in his personal life and stirring up intrigue at each new Army base.Bright Road
IMDB 6.3 | Apr , 1953
Teachers at an all-black school fight to save a problem child.Riding with the Rabbi
IMDB 0 | Mar , 2019
The story of two most uncommon people, Sam a good old southern Jewish “boy” and Rabbi Stan, a misplaced mohel. Brought together by a chance encounter at a bus stop, the two develop an incongruous friendship.