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86
7.9
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76
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74
/1536/
3.9
/185739/
98
/175/
92
/7939/
92
/30/
cc age 14+

This Is Spinal Tap (1984)
"This Is Spinal Tap" shines a light on the self-contained universe of a metal band struggling to get back on the charts, including everything from its complicated history of ups and downs, gold albums, name changes and undersold concert dates, along with the full host of requisite groupies, promoters, hangers-on and historians, sessions, release events and those special behind-the-scenes moments that keep it all real.
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Kanopy
82
7.6
/1637/
77
/75/
71
/40/
3.8
/1642/
100
/30/
86
/19/
75
/10/
cc age 16+

Matt Shepard Is a Friend of Mine (2014)
An intimate portrait of Matthew Shepard, the gay young man murdered in one of the most notorious hate crimes in U.S. history. Framed through a personal lens, it's the story of loss, love, and courage in the face of unspeakable tragedy.
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Starz
82
7.8
/479330/
78
/10960/
76
/5799/
3.9
/294977/
81
/213/
90
/82/
76
/38/
cc age 17+

American Gangster (2007)
Loosely based on the criminal career of Frank Lucas, a gangster from La Grange, North Carolina, who smuggled heroin into the United States on American service planes returning from the Vietnam War, before being detained by a task force led by Newark Detective Richie Roberts.
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HBO Max Amazon Channel
81
7.6
/117346/
77
/4959/
74
/1535/
3.9
/287859/
95
/226/
96
/1093/
70
/28/
cc age 13+

The Peanut Butter Falcon (2019)
A down-on-his-luck crab fisherman embarks on a journey to get a young man with Down syndrome to a professional wrestling school in rural North Carolina and away from the retirement home where he’s lived for the past two and a half years.
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Kanopy
81
7.3
/6242/
70
/125/
69
/81/
3.8
/2758/
93
/105/
82
/385/
89
/25/

Goodbye Solo (2009)
A man planning to commit suicide hires a taxi driver to take him to his jumping-off point.
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Criterion Channel
83
81
7.8
/14753/
77
/321/
76
/324/
4.2
/35859/
100
/19/
91
/98/
78
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Alice in the Cities (1974)
German journalist Philip Winter has a case of writer’s block when trying to write an article about the United States. He decides to return to Germany, and while trying to book a flight, encounters a German woman and her nine year old daughter Alice doing the same. The three become friends (almost out of necessity) and while the mother asks Winter to mind Alice temporarily, it quickly becomes apparent that Alice will be his responsibility for longer than he expected.
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Criterion Channel
79
7.2
/8890/
72
/156/
66
/119/
3.8
/13596/
84
/62/
85
/384/
82
/19/

George Washington (2000)
Set in the landscape of a rural southern town, "George Washington" is a stunning portrait of how a group of young kids come to grips with a hard world of choices and consequences. During an innocent game in an abandoned amusement park, a member of the group dies. Narrated by one of the children, the film follows the kids as they struggle to balance their own ambitions and relationships against a tragic lie.
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78
7.5
/234314/
75
/4725/
71
/2312/
3.6
/103141/
86
/183/
87
/13171/
71
/36/
cc age 16+

Thank You for Smoking (2005)
Nick Naylor is a charismatic spin-doctor for Big Tobacco who'll fight to protect America's right to smoke -- even if it kills him -- while still remaining a role model for his 12-year old son. When he incurs the wrath of a senator bent on snuffing out cigarettes, Nick's powers of "filtering the truth" will be put to the test.
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Amazon Prime Video
77
7.0
/63176/
71
/1515/
66
/636/
3.5
/54011/
97
/75/
82
/1820/
73
/16/
cc age 17+

Bull Durham (1988)
Veteran catcher Crash Davis is brought to the minor league Durham Bulls to help their up and coming pitching prospect, "Nuke" Laloosh. Their relationship gets off to a rocky start and is further complicated when baseball groupie Annie Savoy sets her sights on the two men.
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Peacock Premium
81
77
7.8
/7178/
79
/722/
73
/157/
3.7
/13319/
92
/24/
90
/28/

Andre the Giant (2018)
An ambitious and wide-ranging documentary exploring Andre’s upbringing in France, his celebrated career in WWE, and his forays in the entertainment world.
poster
76
6.9
/23896/
67
/442/
65
/238/
3.5
/13581/
86
/135/
73
/1989/
80
/34/
cc age 17+

Junebug (2005)
On the way to meet with an independent artist in the South, newlywed art dealer Madeleine is convinced by her husband, George, that they should stop to meet his family in North Carolina. Madeleine's affluent lifestyle clashes with the family, but she befriends George's wide-eyed and pregnant sister-in-law, Ashley, who is nearing her due date. Through the family, Madeleine gains greater insight into George's character.
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Kanopy
76
7.0
/174610/
72
/11300/
67
/3709/
3.5
/284642/
92
/288/
76
/1190/
78
/51/
cc age 13+

Logan Lucky (2017)
Trying to reverse a family curse, brothers Jimmy and Clyde Logan set out to execute an elaborate robbery during the legendary Coca-Cola 600 race at the Charlotte Motor Speedway.
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HBO Max Amazon Channel
80
75
7.2
/6825/
73
/721/
69
/69/
3.6
/62429/
100
/5/
94
/26/

This Place Rules (2022)
Acclaimed for his unfiltered reporting and deadpan humor, Andrew Callaghan brings his gonzo style reporting to the undercurrents that led to the January 6 Capitol Riot. As one of the best-known and hardest working journalists of his generation, the 25-year-old ventures on a wild RV journey through America to take the pulse of a divided nation.
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The Roku Channel
75
6.9
/28480/
72
/808/
69
/490/
3.5
/16786/
87
/46/
70
/1360/
77
/28/
cc age 8+

Fly Away Home (1996)
Amy is only 13 years old when her mother is killed. She goes to Canada to live with her father, an eccentric inventor whom she barely knows. Amy is miserable in her new life... until she discovers a nest of goose eggs that were abandoned when a local forest was torn down. The eggs hatch and Amy becomes "Mama Goose". When winter comes, Amy and her dad must find a way to lead the birds South.
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Hoopla
75
6.4
/2386/
72
/100/
63
/41/
3.4
/754/
100
/31/
69
/114/
81
/17/

Hell and Back Again (2011)
What does it mean to lead men in war? What does it mean to come home? Hell and Back Again is a cinematically revolutionary film that asks and answers these questions with a power and intimacy no previous film about the conflict in Afghanistan has been able to achieve. It is a masterpiece in the cinema of war.
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Amazon Prime Video
76
75
7.6
/15256/
76
/442/
74
/160/
3.5
/20068/
85
/487/
cc age 12+

The Ron Clark Story (2006)
Passionate and innovative teacher Ron Clark leaves his small hometown to teach in one of Harlem's toughest schools. But to break through to the students, he must use unconventional methods, including his ground-breaking classroom rules, to help them reach their potential. Based on a true story.
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Kanopy
74
6.8
/387861/
68
/24428/
64
/9100/
3.6
/868684/
88
/333/
67
/3056/
79
/51/

Annihilation (2018)
A biologist signs up for a dangerous, secret expedition into a mysterious zone where the laws of nature don't apply.
poster
Kanopy
73
7.0
/688/
63
/13/
68
/15/
3.7
/792/
85
/55/
72
/26/
79
/21/

Bright Leaves (2004)
Ross McElwee travels through the North Carolina tobacco belt in search of the ancient southern traditions associated with tobacco growing and use, while comparing his filmmaking to commercial cinema, represented by Bright Leaf, a melodrama directed by Michael Curtiz in 1950, starring Gary Cooper, apparently based on the life of his great-grandfather.
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Kanopy
79
72
7.8
/4554/
77
/155/
69
/56/
3.6
/1875/
98
/51/
90
/588/
73
/11/

For the Bible Tells Me So (2007)
An exploration of the intersection between religion and homosexuality in the U.S. and how the religious right has used its interpretation of the Bible to stigmatize the gay community.
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75
72
7.3
/13753/
75
/286/
71
/188/
3.8
/12366/
91
/32/
79
/218/
61
/10/
cc age 13+

Norma Rae (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.
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MGM Plus
71
IMDb 56
7.0
/26754/
71
/2248/
72
/283/
3.5
/153506/
86
/207/
85
/468/
66
/37/
cc age 15+

Roofman (2025)
A former Army Ranger and struggling father turns to robbing McDonald’s restaurants by cutting holes in their roofs, earning him the nickname 'Roofman'. After escaping prison, he secretly lives inside a Toys “R” Us for six months, surviving undetected while planning his next move. But when he falls for a divorced mom drawn to his undeniable charm, his double life begins to unravel, setting off a compelling and suspenseful game of cat and mouse as his past closes in.
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MGM Plus
71
7.2
/162655/
70
/2642/
69
/1897/
3.5
/55757/
69
/226/
77
/5989/
73
/41/
cc age 16+

Cold Mountain (2003)
In this classic story of love and devotion set against the backdrop of the American Civil War, a wounded Confederate soldier named W.P. Inman deserts his unit and travels across the South, aiming to return to his young wife, Ada, who he left behind to tend their farm. As Inman makes his perilous journey home, Ada struggles to keep their home intact with the assistance of Ruby, a mysterious drifter sent to help her by a kindly neighbor.
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Amazon Prime Video
71
7.2
/6290/
77
/245/
74
/102/
3.3
/3511/
73
/11/
89
/690/
cc age 8+

Wild Hearts Can't Be Broken (1991)
A runaway orphan, young Sonora, persists in a menial job mucking stables in Doc Carver's travelling stunt show. Her great wish is to become a death-defying "diving girl," but Doc refuses her pleas. Undaunted, Sonora's gutsy resolve finally convinces him to give her a break. On the brink of stardom, however, a cruel twist of fate threatens to destroy her dream.
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Kanopy
70
6.7
/12397/
68
/555/
64
/193/
3.4
/11884/
83
/114/
71
/492/
71
/28/
cc age 14+

Sleepwalk with Me (2012)
A burgeoning stand-up comedian struggles with the stress of a stalled career, a stale relationship, and the wild spurts of severe sleepwalking he is desperate to ignore.
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Starz
70
6.6
/210740/
69
/5806/
63
/1802/
3.4
/254218/
72
/186/
73
/33606/
66
/33/
cc age 14+

Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby (2006)
The fastest man on four wheels, Ricky Bobby, is one of the greatest drivers in NASCAR history. A big, hairy American winning machine, Ricky has everything a dimwitted daredevil could want, a luxurious mansion, a smokin' hot wife, and all the fast food he can eat. But Ricky's turbo-charged lifestyle hits an unexpected speed bump when he's bested by flamboyant Euro-idiot Jean Girard and reduced to a fear-ridden wreck.
poster
69
6.8
/2551/
53
/13/
61
/22/
3.5
/442/
80
/25/
72
/23/
66
/23/

A Soldier's Daughter Never Cries (1998)
This fictionalized story, based on the family life of writer James Jones, is an emotional slice-of-life story. Jones is portrayed here as Bill Willis, a former war hero turned author who combats alcoholism and is starting to experience health problems. Living in France with his wife, daughter, and an adopted son, the family travels an unconventional road which casts them as outsiders to others. Preaching a sexual freedom, his daughter's sexual discovery begins at an early age and betrays her when the family moves to Hanover in America. Her overt sexuality clashes with the values of her teenage American peers and gives her a problematic reputation. Meanwhile, her brooding brother copes with his own interior pain regarding his past, only comfortable communicating within the domestic space.
poster
69
6.7
/3767/
63
/32/
64
/46/
3.4
/1171/
82
/67/
65
/58/
75
/34/
cc age 14+

Tumbleweeds (1999)
Whenever trouble strikes in one of her relationships, single mother Mary Jo Walker and her daughter, Ava, pack up and move to another city, a routine Ava is tiring of. This time, they are helped on their move to San Diego by trucker Jack Ranson. While Ava settles in, getting a leading part in the school play, Jack starts dating Mary Jo but soon reveals himself to be controlling and aggressive. Mary Jo prepares to flee again, angering Ava.
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HBO Max Amazon Channel
68
6.2
/14941/
66
/1178/
63
/179/
3.5
/71240/
75
/153/
89
/67/
58
/30/
cc age 17+

Freaky Tales (2025)
In 1987 Oakland, a mysterious force guides The Town's underdogs in four interconnected tales: teen punks defend their turf against Nazi skinheads, a rap duo battles for hip-hop immortality, a weary henchman gets a shot at redemption, and an NBA All-Star settles the score.
poster
68
7.2
/110513/
71
/2338/
70
/1820/
3.9
/247424/
65
/57/
81
/2091/
52
/18/
cc age 18+

Wild at Heart (1990)
Young lovers Sailor and Lula hit the road to start a new life together away from the wrath of Lula’s deranged, disapproving mother, who has hired a team of hitmen to cut the lovers’ surreal honeymoon short.
poster
67
6.6
/1686/
53
/19/
58
/18/
3.3
/361/
67
/33/
63
/19/
74
/23/

Joe Gould's Secret (2000)
Around 1940, New Yorker staff writer Joe Mitchell meets Joe Gould, a Greenwich Village character who cadges meals, drinks, and contributions to the Joe Gould Fund and who is writing a voluminous Oral History of the World, a record of 20,000 conversations he's overheard. Mitchell is fascinated with this Harvard grad and writes a 1942 piece about him, "Professor Seagull," bringing Gould some celebrity and an invitation to join the Greenwich Village Ravens, a poetry club he's often crashed. Gould's touchy, querulous personality and his frequent dropping in on Mitchell for hours of chat lead to a breakup, but the two Joes stay in touch until Gould's death and Mitchell's unveiling of the secret.
poster
The Roku Channel
67
6.8
/51437/
73
/1918/
68
/1074/
3.3
/20639/
66
/29/
74
/795/
53
/16/

Heartbreak Ridge (1986)
A hard-nosed, hard-living Marine gunnery sergeant clashes with his superiors and his ex-wife as he takes command of a spoiled recon platoon with a bad attitude.
poster
Starz Apple TV Channel
66
7.0
/5553/
71
/397/
70
/74/
3.3
/5350/
61
/36/
99
/932/
46
/5/
cc age 8+

Unsung Hero (2024)
When David Smallbone's successful music company collapses, he moves his family from Australia to the United States in search of a brighter future. With nothing more than their six children, their suitcases, and their love of music, David and his pregnant wife Helen set out to rebuild their lives from the ground up. Based on a remarkable true story, a mum's faith stands against all odds; and inspires her husband and children to hold onto theirs.
poster
66
6.4
/55555/
68
/1275/
60
/562/
3.2
/19684/
73
/52/
65
/979/
60
/19/
cc age 15+

Tin Cup (1996)
A washed up golf pro working at a driving range tries to qualify for the US Open in order to win the heart of his succesful rival's girlfriend.
poster
Hoopla
66
7.2
/1884/
62
/22/
58
/22/
3.4
/229/
73
/49/
65
/62/
62
/21/

Loggerheads (2005)
A troubled woman seeks out the child she gave up for adoption; a gay motel owner takes in a handsome drifter; and the wife of a preacher frets that a gay couple has moved in across the street. All of their lives will intersect as Loggerheads subtly draws out their secret losses and desires.
poster
Kanopy
78
66
7.2
/2872/
69
/80/
68
/37/
3.9
/4809/
100
/12/
85
/111/

Sherman's March (1985)
Ross McElwee sets out to make a documentary about the lingering effects of General Sherman's march of destruction through the South during the Civil War, but is continually sidetracked by women who come and go in his life, his recurring dreams of nuclear holocaust, and Burt Reynolds.
poster
Netflix
65
6.6
/6676/
69
/669/
65
/69/
3.1
/16321/
cc age 14+

A Deadly American Marriage (2025)
Murder or self-defense? Told from both sides, this documentary explores the killing of Jason Corbett during a dispute with his wife and her father.
poster
65
6.5
/32213/
69
/758/
66
/533/
3.1
/13467/
59
/34/
64
/893/
60
/23/

Nell (1994)
In a remote woodland cabin, a small town doctor discovers Nell — a beautiful young hermit woman with many secrets.
poster
65
6.8
/71461/
71
/2395/
70
/1660/
3.1
/27540/
51
/202/
66
/2064/
58
/40/
cc age 13+

Trouble with the Curve (2012)
Slowed by age and failing eyesight, crack baseball scout Gus Lobel takes his grown daughter along as he checks out the final prospect of his career. Along the way, the two renew their bond, and she catches the eye of a young player-turned-scout.
poster
Amazon Prime Video
64
7.3
/229290/
75
/5120/
78
/4183/
3.4
/258814/
30
/105/
78
/1042359/
35
/26/
cc age 11+

A Walk to Remember (2002)
When the popular, restless Landon Carter is forced to participate in the school drama production, he falls in love with Jamie Sullivan, the daughter of the town's minister. Jamie has a "to-do" list for her life, as well as a very big secret she must keep from Landon.
poster
64
6.5
/226728/
69
/10884/
68
/6253/
3.3
/433059/
44
/87/
63
/16861/
57
/31/
cc age 7+

Space Jam (1996)
With their freedom on the line, the Looney Tunes seek the help of NBA superstar Michael Jordan to win a basketball game against a team of moronic aliens.
poster
Hulu
63
7.2
/153656/
74
/6350/
75
/2115/
3.3
/388180/
34
/221/
96
/4024/
43
/46/
cc age 14+

Where the Crawdads Sing (2022)
Abandoned by her family, Kya raises herself all alone in the marshes outside of her small town. When her former boyfriend is found dead, Kya is instantly branded by the local townspeople and law enforcement as the prime suspect for his murder.
poster
67
63
6.7
/6310/
65
/161/
61
/91/
3.4
/7101/
72
/25/
77
/186/
65
/10/

Carmen Jones (1954)
In this musical set in an all-Black army camp, civilian parachute maker and "hot bundle" Carmen Jones is desired by many of the men. Naturally, she wants Joe, who's engaged to sweet Cindy Lou and about to go into pilot training for the Korean War.
poster
HBO Max Amazon Channel
62
6.4
/4203/
75
/462/
63
/104/
3.1
/3639/
69
/35/
55
/42/
cc age 15+

The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks (2017)
An African-American woman becomes an unwitting pioneer for medical breakthroughs when her cells are used to create the first immortal human cell line in the early 1950s.
poster
Hoopla
62
6.5
/100101/
65
/4519/
61
/1627/
2.8
/66465/
61
/109/
60
/3070/
54
/29/
cc age 17+

Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa (2013)
86-year-old Irving Zisman is on a journey across America with the most unlikely companion: his 8 year-old grandson, Billy.
poster
Hoopla
61
6.6
/98771/
69
/3419/
65
/1802/
3.1
/85046/
35
/34/
62
/1495/
46
/17/
cc age 18+

Kiss the Girls (1997)
Forensic psychologist and detective Alex Cross travels to North Carolina and teams with escaped kidnap victim Kate McTiernan to hunt down "Casanova," a serial killer who abducts strong-willed women and forces them to submit to his demands. The trail leads to Los Angeles, where the duo discovers that the psychopath may not be working alone.
poster
60
6.5
/1106/
66
/26/
67
/15/
57
/7/
70
/16/

The Journey of August King (1995)
The Journey of August King is a multi-dimensional drama about a North Carolina farmer in 1815. August King, a widower, is on his way home as he does every year after selling his produce and purchasing the stock and goods he will need to survive the winter. On his journey, he comes upon a run-away slave, a young woman about 19 and August King must decide to violate the law and help this slave to freedom or else leave her to be hunted down and, ultimately, returned to her slave owner.
poster
The Roku Channel
59
7.3
/21357/
76
/1287/
74
/460/
3.4
/14063/
51
/82/
76
/261/
49
/25/
cc age 12+

The Best of Enemies (2019)
Centers on the unlikely relationship between Ann Atwater, an outspoken civil rights activist, and C.P. Ellis, a local Ku Klux Klan leader who reluctantly co-chaired a community summit, battling over the desegregation of schools in Durham, North Carolina during the racially-charged summer of 1971. The incredible events that unfolded would change Durham and the lives of Atwater and Ellis forever.
poster
Hoopla
59
6.4
/14200/
69
/454/
62
/271/
3.1
/7937/
57
/21/
56
/222/
57
/14/

Brainstorm (1983)
Two brilliant research scientists have invented a device capable of recording and playing back sensory experiences only to have devastating results when one of them records their own death.


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