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1. Idiocracy (2006)
R | 84 min | Adventure, Comedy, Sci-Fi
Corporal Joe Bauers, a decidedly average American, is selected for a top-secret hibernation program but is forgotten and left to awaken to a future so incredibly moronic that he's easily the most intelligent person alive.
Director: Mike Judge | Stars: Luke Wilson, Maya Rudolph, Dax Shepard, Terry Crews
Votes: 182,845 | Gross: $0.44M
2. Carnivàle (2003–2005)
TV-MA | 60 min | Drama, Fantasy, Mystery
During the Great Depression, an Oklahoma farm boy and a charismatic minister learn that they are key players in a proxy war being fought between Heaven and Hell.
Stars: Michael J. Anderson, Adrienne Barbeau, Clancy Brown, Debra Christofferson
Votes: 46,899
3. I'm Not There (2007)
R | 135 min | Biography, Drama, Music
Ruminations on the life of Bob Dylan, where six characters embody a different aspect of the musician's life and work.
Director: Todd Haynes | Stars: Christian Bale, Cate Blanchett, Heath Ledger, Ben Whishaw
Votes: 61,213 | Gross: $4.02M
4. The Grapes of Wrath (1940)
Passed | 129 min | Drama
An Oklahoma family, driven off their farm by the poverty and hopelessness of the Dust Bowl, joins the westward migration to California, suffering the misfortunes of the homeless in the Great Depression.
Director: John Ford | Stars: Henry Fonda, Jane Darwell, John Carradine, Charley Grapewin
Votes: 100,048 | Gross: $0.06M
5. Bound for Glory (1976)
PG | 147 min | Biography, Drama, Music
The early life of Woody Guthrie as a vagabond folk singer.
Director: Hal Ashby | Stars: David Carradine, Ronny Cox, Melinda Dillon, Gail Strickland
Votes: 5,592
6. The Dust Bowl (2012)
TV-PG | 229 min | Documentary, History
A documentary about the 1930s drought of North American prairie farm land, and its consequences during the great depression.
Stars: Dorothy Williamson, Donald Worster, Timothy Egan, Pamela Riney-Kehrberg
Votes: 2,114
7. When Strangers Appear (2001)
R | 98 min | Action, Mystery, Thriller
A man enters a roadside diner run by a young woman and claims he is being chased by murderers.
Director: Scott Reynolds | Stars: Radha Mitchell, Josh Lucas, Barry Watson, Kevin Anderson
Votes: 3,223
8. Mermaid's Song (2015)
88 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror
A young girl with a special gift comes of age during one of the most desolate periods in American history in this dark Dust Bowl fantasy inspired by Hans Christian Andersen's "The Little Mermaid."
Director: Nicholas Humphries | Stars: Iwan Rheon, Katelyn Mager, Brendan Taylor, Jessie Fraser
Votes: 395
9. Three Faces West (1940)
Approved | 79 min | Adventure, Drama, Romance
Austrian refugees Dr Braun and his daughter Leni join the town's plan to relocate to Oregon. The town leader falls for Leni, but she is betrothed to the man who helped them escape from the Third Reich.
Director: Bernard Vorhaus | Stars: John Wayne, Sigrid Gurie, Charles Coburn, Spencer Charters
Votes: 966
10. Brother Can You Spare a Dime (1975)
PG | 103 min | Documentary
A nostalgic look back at the Great Depression with contemporary archival footage and film clips picturing James Cagney as an American Everyman.
Director: Philippe Mora | Stars: Laverne Andrews, Maxene Andrews, Patty Andrews, Fred Astaire
Votes: 417
11. The Great Depression (1993– )
Documentary, History
Stars: Joe Morton, Gore Vidal, Ossie Davis, Maya Angelou
Votes: 37
12. The Plow That Broke the Plains (1936)
Unrated | 25 min | Documentary, Short, Drama
This documentary is about what happened to the Great Plains of the United States when a combination of farming practices and environmental factors led to the Dust Bowl of the 1930s.
Director: Pare Lorentz | Stars: Thomas Chalmers, Bam White
Votes: 753
13. Harvesting the High Plains (2012)
Not Rated | 67 min | Documentary
Colby, Kansas, 1933, America is beginning to recover from the Great Depression but while recovery is beginning, the Great Plains, from the panhandle of Texas to western Nebraska is battling... See full summary »
Director: Jay Kriss | Stars: Mike Rowe, Andrew C. Boothby, Bob Dole, Kevin Grantz
Votes: 147
14. Black Blizzard (2008 TV Movie)
Documentary
Black Blizzard brings to life the Dust Bowl that decimated the American Great Plains in the 1930's. We match modern science with special effects wizardry to reinvent the experience of ... See full summary »
Stars: Ted Marcoux, William Beaty, John H. Euber, Cynthia Lee
Votes: 27
15. Staub (2007)
Not Rated | 90 min | Documentary
A look at the pervasive power of dust from its tiny particles settling in unseen places to its ability to cause illnesses and create the cosmos.
Director: Hartmut Bitomsky | Stars: Marga Beck, Cornelia Hoepfner, Ayni Iloar, Hiltrud Jehle
Votes: 154
16. Forgotten Victory (1939)
11 min | Drama, Short
USDA scientist Mark Carleton appears to be traveling on some kind of junket as wheat farmers face disaster from drought, frost, and diseases. But in Russia, he finds a variety of wheat ... See full summary »
Director: Fred Zinnemann | Stars: John Nesbitt, Donald Douglas
Votes: 53
17. Mystic Dreams and Dusty Roads
Drama | Announced
A pre-teen tomboy deals with life, her alcoholic father and growing romantic feelings on a dust-ridden Oklahoma farm.
18. Fifty Years Before Your Eyes (1950)
Approved | 72 min | Documentary, History, Sport
Documentary about the major events of the first fifty years of the Twentieth Century.
Director: Robert Youngson | Stars: Arthur Godfrey, Quentin Reynolds, H.V. Kaltenborn, Clem McCarthy
Votes: 21
19. The March of Time: Volume 3, Number 11 (1937)
16 min | Short
Segments: "Poland and War," "Dogs for Sale," and "U.S. Dust Bowl."
Stars: Hugh H. Bennett, Harry E. Claus, Joseph Goebbels, Herbert Lehman
Votes: 9
20. Windbreaks on the Prairies (1943)
21 min | Short, Documentary
Director: Evelyn Cherry | Star: Tommy Tweed
21. Five Great Weather Disasters (1996 TV Movie)
48 min | Documentary
Stars: Jay Barnes, Mike Bono, Jim Cantore, Charles Chappell
22. The Hot Spell (1936)
7 min | Animation, Short
Farmer Al Falfa and Puddy's farm is shriveling up under the intense heat. A peddler provides magic explosive pills that cause it to rain, and the crops swell up instantly. Unfortunately, it's all a dream.
Directors: Mannie Davis, George Gordon
Votes: 18
24. Rain for the Earth (1937)
10 min | Documentary, Short
Drought conditions in the Great Plains during the 1930s, known as the "Dust Bowl".
Director: Clair Lanning | Star: David Ross
25.
American Playhouse (1980–1994)
Episode:
The Grapes of Wrath
(1991)
142 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
A poor Midwest family is forced off of their land. They travel to California, suffering the misfortunes of the homeless in the Great Depression.
Directors: Kirk Browning, Frank Galati | Stars: Gary Sinise, Robert Breuler, Ron Crawford, Mark Deakins
Votes: 96
26.
American Experience (1987– )
Episode:
Surviving the Dust Bowl
(1998)
TV-G | 55 min | Documentary, Biography, History
In 1931 the rains stopped and the "black blizzards" began. Powerful dust storms carrying millions of tons of stinging, blinding black dirt swept across the Southern Plains--the panhandles ... See full summary »
Director: Chana Gazit | Stars: Matthew Modine, Liev Schreiber
Votes: 94
27.
American Experience (1987– )
Episode:
Mount Rushmore
(2002)
TV-PG | Documentary, Biography, History
The grand vision of sculptor Gutzon Borgum and the logistics behind the massive monument located in the Black Hills of South Dakota.
Director: Mark Zwonitzer | Stars: Gutzon Borglum, Michael Murphy, Franklin D. Roosevelt
Votes: 69
28.
Carnivàle (2003–2005)
Episode:
Milfay
(2003)
TV-MA | 58 min | Drama, Fantasy, Mystery
Oklahoma Dust Bowl, 1934. 18-year-old Ben Hawkins is a young man who lives with his physically sick, God-fearing mother. After his mother dies from a long illness, Ben unceremoniously ... See full summary »
Director: Rodrigo García | Stars: Michael J. Anderson, Adrienne Barbeau, Patrick Bauchau, Clancy Brown
Votes: 1,105
29.
Project Twenty (1954–1970)
Episode:
Life in the Thirties
(1959)
Documentary
Project XX examines American life in the 1930s from the Depression and election of Franklin D. Roosevelt to the eve of World War II.
Director: Donald B. Hyatt | Stars: Alexander Scourby, Robert Benchley, Adolf A. Berle, Father Coughlin
Votes: 10
30.
Mega Disasters (2006–2008)
Episode:
Comet Storm
(2008)
TV-14 | 45 min | Documentary
13,000 years ago, a large comet exploded over eastern Canada unleashing a mass of burning fragments that ignited a mega storm of fire spreading for thousands of miles. Nearly every living ... See full summary »
Stars: J.V. Martin, Roger Tilling
Votes: 6
31.
The Century: America's Time (1999– )
Episode:
1929-1936: Stormy Weather
(1999)
Not Rated | Documentary
The Great Depression rocks America.
Director: Roger Goodman | Stars: Peter Jennings, Bill Bailey, Marvin Belli, Smedley Butler
Votes: 12
32.
The Great Depression (1993– )
Episode:
A Job at Ford's
(1993)
52 min | Documentary, History
Just before the advent of the Great Depression, Henry Ford controlled the most important company in the most important industry in the booming American economy. His offer of high wages in ... See full summary »
Director: Jon Else | Stars: Paul Boatin, Sally Booth, Stella Brown, Ford Bryan
Votes: 10
33.
Joe Scott (2006– )
Episode:
7 Ways to Pull Carbon from the Atmosphere: Random Thursday
(2021)
28 min | Documentary, Short
Star: Joe Scott
34.
PBS Terra (2020– )
Episode:
Is the Dust Bowl Happening Again?
(2021)
8 min | Documentary
The Dust Bowl in the United States may have ended in the 1930s. But dust storms continue world wide claiming lives every year from car accidents involving blinded drives. And there's more ... See full summary »
Stars: Karin Ardon-Dryer, Maiya May, Kim Wade
35.
Outside Beyond the Lens (2019– )
Episode:
Grasslands
(2019)
In the heart of America, a pair of vast national grasslands of historical significance remain intact. Head out into the great wide open with Jeff, David, and Jon who successfully capture the essence of America's idyllic prairies.
Director: Jeff Aiello | Stars: Jeff Aiello, David Boomer, Jon Neely
36.
How the States Got Their Shapes (2011–2012)
Episode:
Force of Nature
(2011)
TV-14 | 42 min | Documentary, Adventure, History
How massive geological events helped create the American map. Long before the Founding Fathers drew the map, mother nature shape some states: how an asteroid created the border for three ... See full summary »
Director: David Konschnik | Stars: Brian Unger, H.W. Brands, Keith Milam, Scott Teodorski
Votes: 36
37.
Joe Scott (2006– )
Episode:
5 Good Ideas that Went Horribly Wrong Answers with Joe
(2020)
19 min | Documentary, Short
As Robert Burns wrote "The best-laid schemes o' mice an' men gang aft agley." Joe agrees but adds, you've got to try anyway. Here are a few examples. Could you have done better?
Star: Joe Scott
38.
The Roosevelts: An Intimate History (2014)
Episode:
The Rising Road (1933-1939)
(2014)
TV-PG | 115 min | Documentary, Biography, History
FDR's pre-WWII presidency. The New Deal renews America. FDR's unprecedented popularity, the conservative opposition and Huey Long's populism. FDR warns isolationists of Hitler. Eleanor's platonic friendship with Lorena Hickok.
Director: Ken Burns | Stars: Peter Coyote, William Leuchtenburg, George F. Will, Doris Kearns Goodwin
Votes: 154