Drama, Music
The story of an aspiring musician from Kaufman, Texas who travels to Nashville with the lifelong dream of trying his hand at country music. By embodying the title character under prosthetic make up, actor Stephen Dorff successfully infiltrates Music City and takes his character on an authentic singer / songwriter journey. With the help of key allies on the ground, "Wheeler" converses with real people in real locations, with every musical number performed live. The line between reality and fiction blurs as Wheeler chases his dream in this touching tribute to old school country legends.
MOVIE COMMENTS
SIMILAR MOVIES
What's the Matter with Gerald?
ZZ Top - Live from Texas
In the Line of Duty: Ambush in Waco
The Old Man & the Gun
Slacker
News of the World
Old Yeller
The Last Picture Show
Hud
Patti Cake$
Lone Star
The Houston Story
The Border
Honeysuckle Rose
Shout
Roe vs. Wade
The Long Game
True Stories
Best Seller
Paris, Texas
SIMILAR MOVIES
What's the Matter with Gerald?
IMDB 5.8 | Dec , 2016
A hypochondriac irks his partner by embracing the advice of an eccentric healer.ZZ Top - Live from Texas
IMDB 7.1 | Jun , 2008
1. Got Me Under Pressure 2. Waitin' For The Bus 3. Jesus Just Left Chicago 4. I'm Bad, I'm Nationwide 5. Pin Cushion 6. Cheap Sunglasses 7. Pearl Necklace 8. Heard It On The X 9. Just Got Paid 10. Rough Boy 11. Blue Jean Blues 12. Gimme All Your Lovin' 13. Sharp Dressed Man 14. Legs 15. Tube Snake Boogie 16. La Grange 17. Tush That Little Ol’ Band from Texas comes up big in ZZ Top: Live from Texas, a concert recorded on November 1st, 2007 at the Nokia Theatre in Grand Prairie, Texas. The hirsute trio (guitarist Billy Gibbons, bass player Dusty Hill, drummer Frank Beard) has been at it for nearly four decades now.In the Line of Duty: Ambush in Waco
IMDB 5.1 | May , 1993
Religious fanatics are barricaded in a building and surrounded by police. But they're not going to surrender; they prefer to die.The Old Man & the Gun
IMDB 6.4 | Sep , 2018
The true story of Forrest Tucker, from his audacious escape from San Quentin at the age of 70 to an unprecedented string of heists that confounded authorities and enchanted the public. Wrapped up in the pursuit are a detective, who becomes captivated with Forrest’s commitment to his craft, and a woman, who loves him in spite of his chosen profession.Slacker
IMDB 6.7 | Jul , 1991
Austin, Texas, is an Eden for the young and unambitious, from the enthusiastically eccentric to the dangerously apathetic. Here, the nobly lazy can eschew responsibility in favor of nursing their esoteric obsessions. The locals include a backseat philosopher who passionately expounds on his dream theories to a seemingly comatose cabbie, a young woman who tries to hawk Madonna's Pap test to anyone who will listen and a kindly old anarchist looking for recruits.News of the World
IMDB 7 | Dec , 2020
A Texan traveling across the wild West bringing the news of the world to local townspeople, agrees to help rescue a young girl who was kidnapped.Old Yeller
IMDB 6.9 | Dec , 1957
Young Travis Coates is left to take care of the family ranch with his mother and younger brother while his father goes off on a cattle drive in the 1860s. When a yellow mongrel comes for an uninvited stay with the family, Travis reluctantly adopts the dog.The Last Picture Show
IMDB 7.6 | Oct , 1971
High school seniors and best friends, Sonny and Duane, live in a dying Texas town. The handsome Duane is dating a local beauty, while Sonny is having an affair with the coach's wife. As graduation nears and both boys contemplate their futures, Duane eyes the army and Sonny takes over a local business. Each struggles to figure out if he can escape this dead-end town and build a better life somewhere else.Hud
IMDB 7.2 | May , 1963
Hud Bannon is a ruthless young man who tarnishes everything and everyone he touches. Hud represents the perfect embodiment of alienated youth, out for kicks with no regard for the consequences. There is bitter conflict between the callous Hud and his stern and highly principled father, Homer. Hud's nephew Lon admires Hud's cheating ways, though he soon becomes too aware of Hud's reckless amorality to bear him anymore. In the world of the takers and the taken, Hud is a winner. He's a cheat, but, he explains, "I always say the law was meant to be interpreted in a lenient manner."Patti Cake$
IMDB 6.6 | Aug , 2017
Straight out of Jersey comes Patricia Dombrowski, a.k.a. Killa P, a.k.a. Patti Cake$, an aspiring rapper fighting through a world of strip malls and strip clubs on an unlikely quest for glory.Lone Star
IMDB 7 | Jun , 1996
When the skeleton of his murdered predecessor is found, Sheriff Sam Deeds unearths many other long-buried secrets in his Texas border town.The Houston Story
IMDB 5.5 | Feb , 1956
A Texas oil driller schemes to steal millions of dollars in oil.The Border
IMDB 6 | Jan , 1982
A corrupted border agent decides to clean up his act when an impoverished woman's baby is put up for sale on the black market.Honeysuckle Rose
IMDB 5.6 | Jul , 1980
Buck Bonham is a country singer on the road caught in a romantic triangle with Dyan Cannon and Amy Irving, the daughter of one of his longtime musical sidekick.Shout
IMDB 5.7 | Oct , 1991
A new music teacher in a 1955 West Texas home for wayward boys brings new vision and hope for many of the interned boys.Roe vs. Wade
IMDB 6.8 | May , 1989
Holly Hunter plays a lonely, single, poorly educated Texan who finds herself pregnant with no means to support a child. To avoid giving up the child, she seeks an abortion. Denied an abortion in Texas the young woman hires a novice lawyer to plead her case in the US supreme court. Eventually the law is changed, but for the character it takes longer than nine months.The Long Game
IMDB 6.9 | Apr , 2024
In a segregated Texas, five Mexican-American teenage caddies were prohibited from playing at the country club where they worked. Against all odds, they formed their own team, built a one-hole course in the fields, and won the 1957 Texas State championship. Based on a true story.True Stories
IMDB 6.6 | Oct , 1986
A small but growing Texas town, filled with strange and musical characters, celebrates its sesquicentennial and converge on a local parade and talent show.Best Seller
IMDB 6 | Sep , 1987
Hit man Cleve approaches writer/cop Dennis about a story for his next book: How Cleve made a living, working for one of the most powerful politicians in the country. To get the story right, they travel around the country to gather statements and evidence, while strong forces use any means they can to keep the story untold.Paris, Texas
IMDB 8.1 | Jul , 1984
A man wanders out of the desert not knowing who he is. His brother finds him, and helps to pull his memory back of the life he led before he walked out on his family and disappeared four years earlier.