Sort by Popularity - Most Popular Movies and TV Shows tagged with keyword "juke-joint"

1. Green Book (2018)

PG-13 | 130 min | Biography, Comedy, Drama

A working-class Italian-American bouncer becomes the driver for an African-American classical pianist on a tour of venues through the 1960s American South.

Director: Peter Farrelly | Stars: Viggo Mortensen, Mahershala Ali, Linda Cardellini, Sebastian Maniscalco

Votes: 577,158 | Gross: $85.08M

2. The Color Purple (1985)

PG-13 | 154 min | Drama

A tale spanning forty years in the life of Celie, an African-American woman living in the South who survives incredible abuse and bigotry.

Director: Steven Spielberg | Stars: Danny Glover, Whoopi Goldberg, Oprah Winfrey, Margaret Avery

Votes: 97,709 | Gross: $98.47M

3. Black Snake Moan (2006)

R | 116 min | Drama, Music

A God-fearing bluesman takes to a wild young woman who, as a victim of childhood sexual abuse, looks everywhere for love, never quite finding it.

Director: Craig Brewer | Stars: Christina Ricci, Samuel L. Jackson, Justin Timberlake, S. Epatha Merkerson

Votes: 66,629 | Gross: $9.40M

4. The Great Debaters (2007)

PG-13 | 126 min | Biography, Drama, Romance

A drama based on the true story of Melvin B. Tolson, a professor at Wiley College Texas. In 1935, he inspired students to form the school's first debate team, which went on to challenge Harvard in the national championship.

Director: Denzel Washington | Stars: Denzel Washington, Forest Whitaker, Kimberly Elise, Nate Parker

Votes: 63,011 | Gross: $30.23M

5. A Jazzman's Blues (2022)

R | 127 min | Drama, Mystery, Romance

Follows an investigation into an unsolved murder unveiling a story full of forbidden love, deceit and a secret.

Director: Tyler Perry | Stars: Joshua Boone, Amirah Vann, Solea Pfeiffer, Austin Scott

Votes: 4,333

6. Charming the Hearts of Men (2021)

107 min | Drama, History, Romance

A romantic drama set during the politically charged early 60s where a sophisticated woman returns to her Southern home town and discovers her options are limited yet discrimination is plentiful. With the help of a Congressional ally, she inspires historic legislation which allows opportunities and protections never before afforded to women.

Director: S.E. DeRose | Stars: Anna Friel, Kelsey Grammer, Starletta DuPois, Sean Astin

Votes: 2,858

7. Dangerous (1935)

Passed | 79 min | Drama, Romance

An alcoholic actress who is considered a dangerous jinx is rehabilitated, but she then shows that she's as dangerous as ever.

Director: Alfred E. Green | Stars: Bette Davis, Franchot Tone, Margaret Lindsay, Alison Skipworth

Votes: 3,704

8. Cabin in the Sky (1943)

Passed | 98 min | Comedy, Drama, Fantasy

A compulsive gambler dies during a shooting, but he'll receive a second chance to reform himself and to make up with his worried wife.

Directors: Vincente Minnelli, Busby Berkeley | Stars: Ethel Waters, Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson, Lena Horne, Louis Armstrong

Votes: 3,427

9. One Girl's Confession (1953)

Passed | 74 min | Action, Crime, Drama

Another of the "Fate and Irony" films from director-writer-producer-actor Hugo Haas but this one has less hair-shirt torment than most of his offerings, although his camera, as usual, ... See full summary »

Director: Hugo Haas | Stars: Cleo Moore, Hugo Haas, Glenn Langan, Helene Stanton

Votes: 610

10. The Wild Party (1929)

Passed | 77 min | Drama, Romance

Wild girls at a college pay more attention to parties than their classes. But when one party girl, Stella Ames, goes too far at a local bar and lands in trouble, her professor must rescue ... See full summary »

Director: Dorothy Arzner | Stars: Clara Bow, Fredric March, Marceline Day, Shirley O'Hara

Votes: 560

11. Honeydripper (2007)

PG-13 | 124 min | Crime, Drama, History

1950. Rural Alabama. Cotton harvest. It's a make-or-break weekend for the Honeydripper Lounge and its owner, piano player Tyrone "Pine Top" Purvis. Deep in debt to the liquor man, the ... See full summary »

Director: John Sayles | Stars: Danny Glover, LisaGay Hamilton, Yaya DaCosta, Charles S. Dutton

Votes: 2,196 | Gross: $0.27M

12. Ruby's Bucket of Blood (2001 TV Movie)

PG-13 | 95 min | Drama, Music

A Louisiana juke joint owner loses her star entertainer and hires a white singer to fill in.

Director: Peter Werner | Stars: Angela Bassett, Kevin Anderson, Brian Stokes Mitchell, Jurnee Smollett

Votes: 382

13. Till the End of Time (1946)

Approved | 105 min | Drama, Romance, War

Drama about former WW2 Marines readjusting to civilian life and dealing with their mental and physical traumas.

Director: Edward Dmytryk | Stars: Dorothy McGuire, Robert Mitchum, Guy Madison, Bill Williams

Votes: 1,607

14. Common Law Wife (1961)

Not Rated | 81 min | Drama

Shug, a rich old man, throws out his longtime live-in mistress and moves in his young, sexy niece, who's just returned home after making a living as a stripper in New Orleans. The mistress ... See full summary »

Directors: Eric Sayers, Larry Buchanan | Stars: Annabelle Weenick, George Edgley, Max W. Anderson, Lacey Kelly

Votes: 180

15. Dangerous Years (1947)

Passed | 62 min | Crime, Drama

A youth counselor is killed by the leader of a teen gang during a warehouse robbery, and the prosecuting district attorney is determined to see justice done.

Director: Arthur Pierson | Stars: Billy Halop, Scotty Beckett, Richard Gaines, Ann E. Todd

Votes: 282

16. A Christmas Memory (1997 TV Movie)

Not Rated | 96 min | Drama, Family

Seven year old Buddy experiences the best of country life, friendship, and the joy of giving during the Christmas season. Based on the story by Truman Capote.

Director: Glenn Jordan | Stars: Patty Duke, Piper Laurie, Jeffrey DeMunn, Anita Gillette

Votes: 827

17. Finishing School (1934)

Passed | 73 min | Drama

The trials and tribulations in a private, snobbish girls school.

Directors: George Nicholls Jr., Wanda Tuchock | Stars: Frances Dee, Billie Burke, Ginger Rogers, Bruce Cabot

Votes: 601

18. Start Cheering (1938)

Passed | 78 min | Comedy, Musical, Romance

Fed up with movie life, film star Ted Crosley quits pictures to enroll in Midland College, much to the horror of his manager Sam Lewis and his stooge-friend Willie Gumbatz. Ted wishes to ... See full summary »

Director: Albert S. Rogell | Stars: Jimmy Durante, Walter Connolly, Joan Perry, Charles Starrett

Votes: 267

19. Country Blue (1973)

R | 98 min | Adventure, Crime, Drama

An ex-convict stock-car driver turns to crime to fund his escape from local bigots in rural Georgia.

Director: Jack Conrad | Stars: Dub Taylor, Jack Conrad, Rita George, Mildred Brown

Votes: 217

20. Girls on Probation (1938)

Passed | 63 min | Crime, Drama

A dizzy young girl falls into crime but wins her lawyer's heart.

Director: William C. McGann | Stars: Jane Bryan, Ronald Reagan, Anthony Averill, Sheila Bromley

Votes: 450

21. Juke Girl (1942)

Passed | 90 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

Danny and Steve are migrant farm workers who wind up in Cat Tail, Florida. Cat Tail is run by Madden Packing and Danny works for Madden while Steve works for the underdog farmer named Nick.... See full summary »

Director: Curtis Bernhardt | Stars: Ann Sheridan, Ronald Reagan, Richard Whorf, George Tobias

Votes: 545

22. Campus Rhythm (1943)

Approved | 63 min | Comedy, Music, Romance

A radio songstress runs away from her sponsor and guardian to enroll in college under an assumed name.

Director: Arthur Dreifuss | Stars: Johnny Downs, Gale Storm, Robert Lowery, Douglas Leavitt

Votes: 138

23. Below the Sea (1933)

Passed | 78 min | Action, Adventure, Romance

A wealthy woman funds an underwater expedition to explore for marine life, but what she doesn't know is that her "colleagues" have other intentions.

Director: Albert S. Rogell | Stars: Ralph Bellamy, Fay Wray, Frederik Vogeding, Esther Howard

Votes: 333

24. The Seventh Commandment (1932)

65 min | Crime, Drama, Romance

You shall not commit adultery. Also known as Sins of Love.

Directors: Dwain Esper, James P. Hogan | Stars: Stuart James, Victoria Vinton, George LeMaire, James Harrison

Votes: 12

25. Counterfeit (1936)

Approved | 73 min | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir

A cop goes undercover to infiltrate and break up a counterfeiting ring.

Director: Erle C. Kenton | Stars: Chester Morris, Margot Grahame, Lloyd Nolan, Marian Marsh

Votes: 49

26. The Jazz Age (1929)

Passed | 62 min | Drama, Romance

When Steve Maxwell and flapper Sue Randall wreck her father's automobile during a drunken escapade, her father exploits the mishap and blackmails Steve's father into supporting an illegal contract in city affairs.

Director: Lynn Shores | Stars: Douglas Fairbanks Jr., Marceline Day, Henry B. Walthall, Myrtle Stedman

Votes: 28

27. Teen Age (1943)

Approved | 55 min | Crime, Drama

Actually a cut-and-paste quilt job assembled with scenes from two earlier J. D. Kendis epics: Gambling with Souls (1936) and Slaves in Bondage (1937). The story centers on young, out of ... See full summary »

Director: Richard L'Estrange | Stars: Herbert Heyes, Wheeler Oakman, Johnny Duncan, Fred Towns

Votes: 16

28. The Scar of Shame (1929)

Passed | 68 min | Crime, Drama, Romance

An educated, upscale young black musician marries a woman from a lower socioeconomic class to get her out of the clutches of her stepfather, who beats and abuses her. However, once he "... See full summary »

Director: Frank Peregini | Stars: Harry Henderson, Norman Johnstone, Ann Kennedy, Lucia Lynn Moses

Votes: 452

29. The Big Game (1936)

Passed | 74 min | Drama, Romance, Sport

Gamblers kidnap Atlantic's star quarterback Clark Jenkins.

Directors: George Nicholls Jr., Edward Killy | Stars: Phillip Huston, James Gleason, June Travis, Bruce Cabot

Votes: 142

30. College Scandal (1935)

Passed | 76 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama

Julie Fresnel is a co-ed at Redgate University and her father, Dr. Henri Fresnel, is the new French professor. Julie's attraction from the male students drops a bit when two of her admirers... See full summary »

Director: Elliott Nugent | Stars: Arline Judge, Kent Taylor, Wendy Barrie, William Frawley

Votes: 42

31. Chikara: Back to Skull (2015 Video)

Action, Sport

Dasher Hatfield faces the intimidating challenge of Blaster McMassive in the main event as he seeks his third point for a shot at Hallowicked's Grand Championship, Princess Kimberlee takes ... See full summary »

Director: Mike Spillane | Stars: Mark Angelosetti, Argus, R.B. Banks, Lucas Calhoun

32. Chikara: Sword of Destiny (2015 Video)

Action, Sport

The Challenge of the Immortals continues, as Battle Hive faces the Arcane Horde, the Nightmare Warriors take on the BDK, the Snake Pit battle the Wrecking Crew, plus Dasher Hatfield fights ... See full summary »

Director: Mike Spillane | Stars: Mark Angelosetti, Argus, R.B. Banks, Alexander Bird

33. M for Mississippi: A Road Trip through the Birthplace of the Blues (2008)

94 min | Documentary, Music

Follows two self-proclaimed blues fanatics -- Jeff Konkel and Roger Stolle -- on a week-long road trip the Mississippi Delta in search of the thriving underbelly of "real deal" blues music, characters and culture.

Directors: Damien Blaylock, Jeff Konkel, Roger Stolle | Stars: Bill Abel, Terry Harmonica Bean, Robert Belfour, R.L. Boyce

Votes: 23

34. Chikara: Storming the Castle (2015 Video)

Action, Sport

Crown and Court challenge the monstrous Devastation Corporation for the CHIKARA Campeonatos de Parejas, the Challenge of the Immortals continues with Battle Hive vs. Crown and Court, the ... See full summary »

Director: Mike Spillane | Stars: Mark Angelosetti, Argus, R.B. Banks, Alexander Bird

35. Chikara the Good Life (2015 Video)

Action, Sport

CHIKARA Grand Champion Hallowicked defends the belt against Amasis, the Challenge of the Immortals continues as the United Nations faces off against both the Arcane Horde and the Snake Pit ... See full summary »

Director: Mike Spillane | Stars: Argus, R.B. Banks, Lucas Calhoun, Stephen Delicato

36. Music Hath Harms (1929)

Passed | 21 min | Comedy, Short, Music

In Harlem, Bud Peagler's "Barbecue Lunch and Poolroom" (the home of Brunswick Stew), also serves as the meeting place and hangout for many citizens and organizations such as 'The Sons and ... See full summary »

Director: Walter Graham | Stars: Spencer Williams, Roberta Hyson, Harry Tracy, Nathan Curry

Votes: 20

37. Chikara: Aniversario - A New Attitude (2015 Video)

Action, Sport

Smooth meets scary as "Smooth Sailin'" Ashley Remington challenges Hallowicked for the CHIKARA Grand Championship, the Challenge of the Immortals continues as the Arcane Horde faces the BDK... See full summary »

Director: Mike Spillane | Stars: Mark Angelosetti, Argus, R.B. Banks, Jonathan Barber

38. Chikara: Shock and Aww (2015 Video)

Action, Sport

Hallowicked defends the CHIKARA Grand Championship against Oleg the Usurper, the Challenge of the Immortals tournament continues with the Arcane Horde facing Crown and Court, Dasher's ... See full summary »

Director: Mike Spillane | Stars: Mark Angelosetti, Argus, R.B. Banks, Alexander Bird

39. Chikara: The Immaculate Election (2015 Video)

Action, Sport

Hallowicked defends the CHIKARA Grand Championship against Dasher Hatfield, the Challenge of the Immortals tournament continues with the BDK vs. Dasher's Dugout, the Snake Pit vs. Crown and... See full summary »

Director: Mike Spillane | Stars: Argus, R.B. Banks, Alexander Bird, Lucas Calhoun

40. Chikara Top Banana (2015 Video)

Action, Sport

For the first time in CHIKARA history, the Grand Championship is on the line in a Triple Threat Match, as Hallowicked defends the gold against the former champions Eddie Kingston and Icarus... See full summary »

Director: Mike Spillane | Stars: Mark Angelosetti, Argus, R.B. Banks, Sean Burke

41. Perry Mason (2020–2023)
Episode: Chapter Seven (2020)

TV-MA | 62 min | Crime, Drama, History

Alice's bitter past revealed; Perry links conspirators and financial motive. The trial is chaotically interrupted; Pete loses Seidel. Mason's farm is auctioned; Ennis runs amok. Easter arrives; Alice and Birdy come to a crossroads.

Director: Timothy Van Patten | Stars: Matthew Rhys, Juliet Rylance, Chris Chalk, Shea Whigham

Votes: 1,184

42. An 8-Year-Old Gary Revel Plays Poker: Later investigates the assassinations of JFK, MLK, & RFK. (2024 Video)

5 min | Short, Action

Gary Revel: An 8-year-old Boy Plays Poker in a Saloon That boy, Gary Revel, would grow up to investigate the assassinations of President John F. Kennedy and the Civil Rights Leader Martin Luther King Jr. and Robert F. Kennedy - bio.

Director: Gary Revel

43. Timeless (2016–2018)
Episode: The King of the Delta Blues (2018)

TV-PG | 42 min | Action, Adventure, Drama

The team travel back to 1936 Texas to try and conserve 20th century pop culture, while Wyatt closes in on the Rittenhouse HQ.

Director: Greg Beeman | Stars: Abigail Spencer, Matt Lanter, Malcolm Barrett, Paterson Joseph

Votes: 1,313

44. Genius (2017– )
Episode: Aretha: Do Right Woman (2021)

TV-14 | 50 min | Biography, Drama, History

Aretha juggles her music career and her commitment to the civil rights movement; Little Re leaves behind her newborn child to return to the Gospel Circuit in 1955, meeting with music legends James Cleveland and Little Sammie Bryant.

Director: Neema Barnette | Stars: Cynthia Erivo, Malcolm Barrett, Patrice Covington, Rebecca Naomi Jones

Votes: 209