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A father survives a plane crash in rural Appalachia, but becomes suspicious of the elderly couple who take him in to nurse him back to health with...

Genre: Thriller

Cast: Omari Hardwick

In 1931, the Bondurant brothers of Franklin County, Virginia, run a multipurpose backwoods establishment that hides their true business —...

Genre: Crime

Cast: Shia LaBeouf

After a tragic accident, six friends reunite for a caving expedition. Their adventure soon goes horribly wrong when a collapse traps them deep...

Genre: Adventure

Cast: Shauna Macdonald

Filmed in the coal country of West Virginia, "Matewan" celebrates labor organizing in the context of a 1920s work stoppage. Union organizer, Joe...

Genre: Drama

Cast: Chris Cooper

After spending two decades in England, Bill Bryson returns to the U.S., where he decides the best way to connect with his homeland is to hike the...

Genre: Adventure

Cast: Robert Redford

The cultural roots of coal continue to permeate the rituals of daily life in Appalachia even as its economic power wanes. The journey of a coal...

Genre: Documentary

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A Pentecostal pastor, Lemuel Childs, and his believers handle venomous snakes to prove themselves before God. Lemuel’s daughter, Mara holds a...

Genre: Thriller

Cast: Alice Englert

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...

Genre: Drama

Cast: Kip Pardue

Deep in the heart of the Appalachian Mountains in West Virginia, where every man owns a gun and a moonshine still, abides living legend Jesco White,...

Genre: Drama

Cast: Edward Hogg

A documentary that examines the cultural stereotype of the people of Appalachia and how that has affected America's relationship with its rural...

Genre: Documentary

Cast: Billy Redden

In seeking her own redemption from the one man of whom she is most afraid, 10-year-old Cadi Forbes discovers a secret sin haunting her community of...

Genre: Drama

Cast: Louise Fletcher

In a rural Appalachian community haunted by the legacy of a Civil War massacre, a rebellious young man struggles to escape the violence that would...

Genre: Drama

Cast: Haley Joel Osment

A film about America’s first serial killers. These brothers terrorized Kentucky and went across the state on a killing spree. The film is...

Genre: Horror

Cast: John Dugan

Appalachian Journey is one of five films made from footage that Alan Lomax shot between 1978 and 1985 for the PBS American Patchwork series (1991). ...

Genre: Documentary

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A roaming hillbilly, on a quest to defy the Devil, encounters several supernatural characters and does battle with his silver-stringed guitar.

Genre: Adventure

Cast: Hedges Capers

A look at the region

Genre: Documentary

Cast: J.W. Mahoney

A determined housewife goes head-to-head with a $1 billion mining company after its negligent operation ruins her town's water supply.

Genre: Drama

Cast: Theresa Russell

Set in the North Carolina Appalachians, Sprout Wings and Fly honors the fiddle playing of 82-year-old Tommy Jarrell of Toast, NC. Tommy was quirky,...

Genre: Documentary

Cast: Tommy Jarrell

Meadow Bridge is a coming-of-age story that follows Darcy, a fourteen-year-old girl growing up in a small West Virginia town in the late 1990s. It's...

Genre: Drama

Cast: Micah Gilkerson

A documentary following an Appalachian family’s struggle with opioid addiction over several years.

Genre: Documentary

Cast: Debi Ellis

A struggle for power and control set in the rugged and mysterious hills of Appalachia, "Outsiders" tells the story of the Farrell clan, a family of...

Genre: Drama

Cast: Joe Anderson

David Holt plays tunes and talks with modern masters of traditional music in Appalachia, showcasing not just the music but also the countryside that...

Genre: Documentary

Cast: David Holt