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Kanopy
87
8.1
/138219/
80
/3136/
81
/2133/
4.4
/633028/
95
/58/
93
/1254/
81
/13/

Paris, Texas (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.
poster
MGM Plus
83
7.7
/61302/
74
/1063/
74
/673/
4.0
/60784/
90
/105/
88
/1360/
86
/18/
cc age 14+

Ordinary People (1980)
Beth, Calvin, and their son Conrad are living in the aftermath of the death of the other son. Conrad is overcome by grief and misplaced guilt to the extent of a suicide attempt. He is in therapy. Beth had always preferred his brother and is having difficulty being supportive to Conrad. Calvin is trapped between the two trying to hold the family together.
poster
82
7.3
/29278/
72
/580/
68
/382/
3.9
/35123/
100
/42/
87
/674/
83
/17/
cc age 12+

Local Hero (1983)
An American oil company sends a man to Scotland to buy up an entire village where they want to build a refinery. But things don't go as expected.
poster
fuboTV
82
8.0
/995844/
81
/59438/
76
/20781/
3.8
/1578279/
91
/385/
91
/7132/
80
/46/
cc age 12+

The Martian (2015)
During a manned mission to Mars, Astronaut Mark Watney is presumed dead after a fierce storm and left behind by his crew. But Watney has survived and finds himself stranded and alone on the hostile planet. With only meager supplies, he must draw upon his ingenuity, wit and spirit to subsist and find a way to signal to Earth that he is alive.
poster
80
7.1
/6871/
65
/105/
67
/84/
3.8
/6646/
93
/98/
82
/519/
87
/32/

Tarnation (2003)
Filmmaker Jonathan Caouette's documentary on growing up with his schizophrenic mother -- a mixture of snapshots, Super-8, answering machine messages, video diaries, early short films, and more -- culled from 19 years of his life.
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Amazon Prime Video
80
7.4
/5796/
75
/90/
72
/56/
3.5
/2584/
100
/10/
85
/98/
81
/10/

The Trip to Bountiful (1985)
Carrie Watts is living the twilight of her life trapped in an apartment in 1940s Houston, Texas with a controlling daughter-in-law and a hen-pecked son. Her fondest wish – just once before she dies – is to revisit Bountiful, the small Texas town of her youth which she still refers to as "home."
poster
MGM Plus
79
7.5
/404281/
73
/8599/
72
/5683/
3.8
/324101/
86
/227/
79
/7993/
77
/41/
cc age 16+

The Aviator (2004)
A biopic depicting the life of filmmaker and aviation pioneer Howard Hughes from 1927 to 1947, during which time he became a successful film producer and an aviation magnate, while simultaneously growing more unstable due to severe obsessive-compulsive disorder.
poster
MGM Plus
79
7.4
/69834/
73
/1231/
71
/805/
3.8
/52437/
81
/108/
83
/1524/
79
/11/
cc age 15+

Terms of Endearment (1983)
Aurora, a finicky woman, is in search of true love while her daughter faces marital issues. Together, they help each other deal with problems and find reasons to live a joyful life.
poster
79
7.1
/16155/
69
/413/
66
/207/
3.7
/21400/
93
/58/
76
/189/
87
/20/

One False Move (1991)
Following a series of drug deals and murders, three criminals -- Fantasia, Ray Malcolm and Pluto -- travel from Los Angeles to Houston, finally arriving in a small Arkansas town to go into hiding. Two detectives from the LAPD, who are already on the case, contact the town's sheriff, Dale Dixon, to alert him of the fugitives' presence in the area. Underestimating Dixon, the criminals have no idea what they are about to face.
poster
Hulu
79
7.2
/98632/
71
/1810/
69
/1151/
3.6
/40452/
90
/212/
76
/4993/
83
/32/
cc age 17+

Crazy Heart (2009)
When reporter Jean Craddock interviews Bad Blake—an alcoholic, seen-better-days country music legend—they connect, and the hard-living crooner sees a possible saving grace in a life with Jean and her young son.
poster
The Roku Channel
78
7.3
/43092/
71
/703/
70
/628/
3.7
/13954/
84
/148/
81
/1639/
77
/35/

The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada (2005)
When brash Texas border officer Mike Norton wrongfully kills and buries the friend and ranch hand of Pete Perkins, the latter is reminded of a promise he made to bury his friend, Melquiades Estrada, in his Mexican home town. He kidnaps Norton and exhumes Estrada's corpse, and the odd caravan sets out on horseback for Mexico.
poster
81
77
7.8
/14936/
76
/246/
74
/204/
3.9
/10645/
100
/15/
89
/208/
74
/7/

Days of Wine and Roses (1963)
An alcoholic falls in love with and gets married to a young woman, whom he systematically addicts to booze so they can share his "passion" together.
poster
HBO Max Amazon Channel
77
6.8
/123794/
69
/4806/
67
/2454/
3.3
/109805/
88
/113/
76
/5208/
83
/16/
cc age 8+

Superman II (1980)
Three Kryptonian criminals led by General Zod team up with Lex Luthor to conquer Earth, forcing a depowered Superman to regain his strength and stop them.
poster
Amazon Prime Video
76
7.2
/70259/
73
/1839/
69
/612/
3.6
/42256/
82
/170/
85
/6942/
70
/35/
cc age 14+

Friday Night Lights (2004)
A small, turbulent town in Texas obsesses over their high school football team to an unhealthy degree. When the star tailback, Boobie Miles, is seriously injured during the first game of the season, all hope is lost, and the town's dormant social problems begin to flare up. It is left to the inspiring abilities of new coach Gary Gaines to instill in the other team members -- and, by proxy, the town itself -- a sense of self-respect and honor.
poster
75
7.3
/214298/
72
/11788/
70
/5529/
3.7
/305756/
87
/464/
68
/1980/
84
/56/
cc age 12+

First Man (2018)
A look at the life of the astronaut, Neil Armstrong, and the legendary space mission that led him to become the first man to walk on the Moon on July 20, 1969.
poster
75
6.8
/6430/
70
/129/
63
/93/
3.7
/16122/
87
/23/
80
/117/
72
/12/

Brewster McCloud (1971)
Brewster is an owlish, intellectual boy who lives in a fallout shelter of the Houston Astrodome. He has a dream: to take flight within the confines of the stadium. Brewster tells those he trusts of his dream, but displays a unique way of treating others who do not fit within his plans.
poster
Amazon Prime Video
74
7.2
/8771/
71
/329/
70
/176/
3.6
/10414/
94
/72/
84
/443/
61
/15/

Best Worst Movie (2009)
A look at the making of the film Troll 2 (1990) and its journey from being crowned the "worst film of all time" to a cherished cult classic.
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Kanopy
73
6.5
/220924/
65
/10442/
67
/3806/
3.4
/1618015/
94
/230/
76
/303/
80
/35/
cc age 17+

X (2022)
In 1979, a group of young filmmakers set out to make an adult film in rural Texas, but when their reclusive, elderly hosts catch them in the act, the cast find themselves fighting for their lives.
poster
Criterion Channel
72
7.0
/25028/
68
/589/
67
/330/
3.7
/57318/
82
/45/
77
/839/
69
/16/
cc age 16+

Slacker (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.
poster
Amazon Prime Video
70
6.5
/1245/
65
/101/
52
/11/
3.3
/647/
79
/29/
84
/12/
56
/9/
cc age 15+

The 24th (2020)
The incredibly powerful and timely true story of the all-black Twenty-Fourth United States Infantry Regiment, and the Houston Riot of 1917. The Houston Riot was a mutiny by 156 African American soldiers in response to the brutal violence and abuse at the hands of Houston police officers.
poster
The Roku Channel
70
6.6
/5045/
71
/167/
67
/55/
3.3
/2503/
58
/24/
90
/382/

Jason's Lyric (1994)
The story of a young man who must confront his own fears about love as well as his relationships with family and friends.
poster
AMC
68
7.0
/641407/
74
/23533/
68
/10154/
3.4
/417323/
69
/80/
75
/29251/
59
/19/
cc age 12+

Independence Day (1996)
Strange phenomena surface around the globe. The skies ignite. Terror races through the world's major cities. As these extraordinary events unfold, it becomes increasingly clear that a force of incredible magnitude has arrived. Its mission: total annihilation over the Fourth of July weekend. The last hope to stop the destruction is an unlikely group of people united by fate and unimaginable circumstances.
poster
Hoopla
67
6.5
/18230/
69
/489/
64
/266/
3.2
/13185/
71
/24/
80
/893/
61
/12/

Urban Cowboy (1980)
After moving to Pasadena, Texas, country boy Bud Davis starts hanging around a bar called Gilley's, where he falls in love with Sissy, a cowgirl who believes the sexes are equal. They eventually marry, but their relationship is turbulent due to Bud's traditional view of gender roles. Jealousy over his rival leads to their separation, but Bud attempts to win Sissy back by triumphing at Gilley's mechanical bull-riding competition.
poster
Paramount+ Amazon Channel
66
5.9
/13822/
65
/1043/
62
/187/
2.9
/42154/
59
/135/
89
/2225/
52
/35/
cc age 13+

80 for Brady (2023)
Four lifelong friends set out on an unforgettable journey to see their hero Tom Brady play in Super Bowl LI and witness one of the greatest comebacks in sports history, discovering that it's never too late to live life to the fullest. Inspired by a true story.
poster
66
6.4
/1498/
57
/46/
61
/32/
3.4
/610/
74
/34/
67
/45/
57
/14/

Natural Selection (2011)
When a dutiful, albeit barren Christian housewife discovers that her devout husband has suffered a stroke at a sperm bank where he's been secretly donating his seed for the past 25 years, she leaves her sheltered world and starts off on a journey to find his eldest biological son - a mullet-headed, foul-mouthed ex-con with whom she develops an odd but meaningful relationship.
poster
66
6.5
/5953/
65
/121/
66
/160/
3.2
/2245/
56
/16/
74
/156/

City of Joy (1992)
Max Lowe is a Houston surgeon who has grown weary of the bureaucracy of American medicine. When he loses a patient on the operating table, Max impulsively decides to leave America and travel to India in the hope of finding himself. Not long after he arrives in Calcutta, Max is attacked by a group of thugs and left without money or a passport.
poster
64
6.6
/57058/
68
/1429/
65
/778/
3.4
/99362/
61
/59/
74
/2226/
67
/26/
cc age 16+

Reality Bites (1994)
A small circle of friends suffering from post-collegiate blues must confront the hard truth about life, love and the pursuit of gainful employment. As they struggle to map out survival guides for the future, the Gen-X quartet soon begins to realize that reality isn't all it's cracked up to be.
poster
63
6.0
/7185/
67
/280/
69
/216/
3.0
/3268/
49
/41/
67
/619/
cc age 8+

Dance with Me (1998)
Young Cuban Rafael just buried his mother, and comes to Houston to meet his father John for the first time. The difficult part is that John doesn't know he is Rafael's father. John runs a dance studio, and everyone prepares for the World Open Dance championship in Las Vegas. It soon becomes clear Rafael is a very good dancer, and Ruby is the biggest hope for the studio at the championship.
poster
The Roku Channel
71
63
7.3
/3713/
74
/104/
68
/59/
3.5
/3571/
72
/60/
78
/618/
69
/21/

American Hardcore (2006)
Inspired by Steven Blush's book "American Hardcore: A tribal history" Paul Rachman's feature documentary debut is a chronicle of the underground hardcore punk years from 1979 to 1986. Interviews and rare live footage from artists such as Black Flag, Bad Brains, Minor Threat, SS Decontrol and the Dead Kennedys.
poster
MGM Plus
62
6.5
/31960/
66
/1069/
63
/589/
3.3
/30500/
56
/111/
62
/615/
56
/11/

Rollerball (1975)
In a corporate-controlled future, an ultra-violent sport known as Rollerball represents the world, and one of its powerful athletes is out to defy those who want him out of the game.
poster
Amazon Prime Video
62
6.8
/25536/
69
/935/
66
/423/
3.2
/8458/
52
/42/
54
/395/
54
/17/

Puncture (2011)
A lawyer who is a drug addict fights a medical-supplies corporation in court while battling his personal demons.
poster
Amazon Prime Video
66
62
7.3
/8522/
71
/187/
66
/118/
3.5
/3638/
55
/75/
76
/515/
55
/23/

Mao’s Last Dancer (2009)
At the age of 11, Li was plucked from a poor Chinese village by Madame Mao's cultural delegates and taken to Beijing to study ballet. In 1979, during a cultural exchange to Texas, he falls in love with an American woman. Two years later, he managed to defect and went on to perform as a principal dancer for the Houston Ballet and as a principal artist with the Australian Ballet.
poster
Fandango at Home Free
76
61
7.4
/2838/
74
/94/
72
/37/
3.6
/1038/
81
/77/
92
/279/
72
/27/
cc age 7+

Step Into Liquid (2003)
No special effects. No stuntmen. No stereotypes. No other feeling comes close. Surfers and secret spots from around the world are profiled in this documentary.
poster
Amazon Prime Video
61
6.8
/26916/
68
/790/
67
/491/
3.4
/14644/
64
/22/
59
/392/
38
/8/

Capricorn One (1977)
In order to protect the reputation of the American space program, a team of NASA administrators turn the first Mars mission into a phony Mars landing. Under threat of harm to their families the astronauts play their part in the deception on a staged set in a deserted military base. But once the real ship returns to Earth and burns up on re-entry, the astronauts become liabilities. Now, with the help of a crusading reporter, they must battle a sinister conspiracy that will stop at nothing to keep the truth hidden.
poster
60
6.4
/31824/
71
/984/
68
/594/
3.6
/37048/
30
/96/
73
/11898/
53
/25/
cc age 12+

Stick It (2006)
Haley is a naturally gifted athlete but, with her social behavior, the teen seems intent on squandering her abilities. After a final brush with the law, a judge sentences her to an elite gymnastics academy run by a legendary, hard-nosed coach. Once there, Haley's rebellious attitude wins her both friends and enemies.
poster
59
6.9
/12289/
64
/216/
61
/154/
3.2
/3314/
49
/111/
58
/874/
57
/32/
cc age 18+

Towelhead (2008)
A young Arab-American girl struggles with her sexual obsession, a bigoted Army reservist, and her strict father during the Gulf War.
poster
Kanopy
61
59
7.4
/4588/
74
/352/
69
/112/
3.7
/6288/
10
/25/
70
/20/

Bombshell: The Hedy Lamarr Story (2018)
The life and career of the hailed Hollywood movie star and underappreciated genius inventor, Hedy Lamarr.
poster
79
59
7.8
/1497/
78
/37/
71
/22/
3.9
/1989/
94
/35/
91
/71/
69
/16/

Be Here to Love Me (2004)
Chronicles the fascinating and often turbulent life of Townes Van Zandt.
poster
Amazon Prime Video
59
6.8
/38915/
70
/820/
64
/336/
3.1
/3881/
39
/51/
56
/547/
60
/20/
cc age 18+

Middle Men (2009)
Chronicles Jack Harris, one of the pioneers of internet commerce, as he wrestles with his morals and struggles not to drown in a sea of conmen, mobsters, drug addicts, and pornstars.
poster
Netflix
56
6.2
/146901/
65
/4293/
60
/2429/
3.0
/101580/
43
/44/
40
/2675/
50
/14/
cc age 13+

Twins (1988)
Julius and Vincent Benedict are the results of an experiment that would allow for the perfect child. Julius was planned and grows to athletic proportions. Vincent is an accident and is somewhat smaller in stature. Vincent is placed in an orphanage while Julius is taken to a south seas island and raised by philosophers. Vincent becomes the ultimate low life and is about to be killed by loan sharks.
poster
Amazon Prime Video
55
6.1
/16020/
64
/593/
59
/348/
3.1
/13942/
40
/30/
46
/256/

Dark Angel (1990)
Jack Caine is a Houston vice cop who's forgotten the rule book. His self-appointed mission is to stop the drugs trade and the number one supplier Victor Manning. While involved in an undercover operation to entrap Victor Manning, his partner is killed, and a sinister newcomer enters the scene...
poster
55
6.5
/7060/
73
/220/
64
/82/
3.0
/1496/
13
/8/
74
/137/

Hellfighters (1968)
The adventures of oil well fire specialist Chance Buckman (based on real-life Red Adair), who extinguishes massive fires in oil fields around the world.
poster
The Roku Channel
55
5.7
/4471/
54
/72/
56
/94/
3.0
/959/
61
/66/
32
/102/
47
/22/

The Last Shot (2004)
A movie director-screenwriter finds a man to finance his latest project but soon discovers that the producer is actually an undercover FBI agent working on a mob sting operation.
poster
YouTube TV
55
6.3
/203559/
66
/6964/
62
/3221/
3.0
/100803/
45
/98/
43
/7758/
40
/20/
cc age 12+

Deep Impact (1998)
A seven-mile-wide space rock is hurtling toward Earth, threatening to obliterate the planet. Now, it's up to the president of the United States to save the world. He appoints a tough-as-nails veteran astronaut to lead a joint American-Russian crew into space to destroy the comet before impact. Meanwhile, an enterprising reporter uses her smarts to uncover the scoop of the century.
poster
61
54
6.1
/4750/
63
/148/
60
/108/
3.2
/13338/
59
/197/
cc age 13+

My Best Friend Is a Vampire (1987)
Shortly after high school student Jeremy Capello goes on a hot date, he finds he can't stand garlic or see his reflection in mirrors.
poster
Hoopla
54
6.2
/60462/
66
/2574/
60
/1220/
2.9
/35890/
41
/22/
50
/1785/
48
/9/
cc age 14+

Airplane II: The Sequel (1982)
A faulty computer causes a passenger space shuttle to head straight for the sun, and man-with-a-past Ted Striker must save the day and get the shuttle back on track – again – all the while trying to patch up his relationship with Elaine.
poster
Netflix
53
5.5
/13497/
57
/591/
54
/720/
2.5
/26076/
69
/13/
34
/60/
53
/5/
cc age 17+

6 Years (2015)
A young couple bound by a seemingly ideal love, begins to unravel as unexpected opportunities spin them down a volatile and violent path and threaten the future they had always imagined.
poster
Amazon Prime Video
52
4.7
/20888/
49
/319/
48
/342/
2.7
/7240/
58
/106/
20
/277/
64
/35/
cc age 17+

Dr. T & the Women (2000)
A successful Texas gynecologist finds himself amid a bevy of women and their problems – his wife’s breakdown, his daughter's fake marriage, his other daughter’s conspiracy theories, and his secretary’s crush. Craving time for himself, he finds solace in a kind outsider.


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