Mississippi River Movies

  • 1990
    Orpheus Descending

    Orpheus Descending

    Orpheus Descending

    41990HD

    Val Xavier is a drifter in 1940's Mississippi who brings new life to an Italian immigrant woman trapped in a loveless marriage.

    Orpheus Descending
  • 1980
    The Robber Bridegroom

    The Robber Bridegroom

    The Robber Bridegroom

    01980HD

    In a small Southern town, a plantation owner is duped into thinking a thief is a kind stranger. To repay the stranger for stopping a robbery, the...

    The Robber Bridegroom
  • 2020
    Alien Contact: The Pascagoula UFO Encounter

    Alien Contact: The Pascagoula UFO Encounter

    Alien Contact: The Pascagoula UFO Encounter

    82020HD

    A seminal alien abduction case is re-opened as new eye witnesses confirm the horrifying UFO encounter. Hear the true story from the lone survivor,...

    Alien Contact: The Pascagoula UFO Encounter
  • 2002
    The Main Stream

    The Main Stream

    The Main Stream

    42002HD

    Humorist Roy Blount Jr. takes viewers on a journey down the Mississippi River, showcasing everything from areas with spectacularly beautiful scenery...

    The Main Stream
  • 1992
    Deep Blues

    Deep Blues

    Deep Blues

    8.51992HD

    This warm 90 minutes documentary shows us unknown blues musicians from Mississippi. They play everywhere : on the streets, in dirty little bars, in a...

    Deep Blues
  • 1984
    The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

    The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

    The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

    6.31984HD

    Huck is kidnapped by his father but manages to fake his own death and escape to Jackson's Island, where he coincidentally meets up with Jim, a slave...

    The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
  • 1991
    Banjoes, Fiddles & Riverboats: John Hartford and the General Jackson

    Banjoes, Fiddles & Riverboats: John Hartford and the General Jackson

    Banjoes, Fiddles & Riverboats: John Hartford and the General Jackson

    01991HD

    Steamboatin' stories from those who lived them, river history, authentic footage and stills, along with music and narration by John Hartford.

    Banjoes, Fiddles & Riverboats: John Hartford and the General Jackson
  • 1981
    The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

    The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

    The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

    61981HD

    The escapades of Huck Finn, Tom Sawyer, and the runaway slave, Jim, drifting down the Mississippi on a homemade raft, and their encounter with the...

    The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
  • 1938
    The River

    The River

    The River

    5.61938HD

    This short Depression-era documentary describes the importance of the Mississippi River to the United States and laments the environmental...

    The River
  • 2020
    Huckleberry Finn: A Close Place

    Huckleberry Finn: A Close Place

    Huckleberry Finn: A Close Place

    5.52020HD

    Transposing Mark Twain's immortal anti-racist novel to 2017, "Huckleberry Finn: A Close Place" depicts the friendship that develops between a poor...

    Huckleberry Finn: A Close Place
  • 1917
    Tom Sawyer

    Tom Sawyer

    Tom Sawyer

    51917HD

    Silent version of the Twain tale, filmed in Pleasanton, California. A Missouri boy (Jack Pickford) encounters his first love (Clara Horton) and bucks...

    Tom Sawyer
  • 2008
    Beneath the Mississippi

    Beneath the Mississippi

    Beneath the Mississippi

    1.52008HD

    A documentary filmmaker and her crew fight the elements and try to cope with their fears as they seek to understand the strange mystery of a flooded...

    Beneath the Mississippi
  • 2010
    Troubled Waters: A Mississippi River Story

    Troubled Waters: A Mississippi River Story

    Troubled Waters: A Mississippi River Story

    02010HD

    Farming practices in America's heartland, including excess fertilizers and poor soil conservation, have wrought unintended yet severe consequences on...

    Troubled Waters: A Mississippi River Story
  • 1920
    The Jack-Knife Man

    The Jack-Knife Man

    The Jack-Knife Man

    61920HD

    A dying mother left his child with an old man, but the village people want to take the child away from him because he is too old.

    The Jack-Knife Man
  • 2005
    Catfish Blues

    Catfish Blues

    Catfish Blues

    02005HD

    Catfish Blues
  • 2022
    I Am One of the People

    I Am One of the People

    I Am One of the People

    72022HD

    Harmful chemicals are disproportionately affecting Black communities in Southern Louisiana along the Mississippi River. I am One of the People is an...

    I Am One of the People
  • 2006
    Into The Unknown: The Pascagoula Alien Abductions

    Into The Unknown: The Pascagoula Alien Abductions

    Into The Unknown: The Pascagoula Alien Abductions

    102006HD

    Charles Hickson is the only Abductee that Johnny Carson ever booked, and he was shocked by the story of the Pascagoula Alien Abductions and its...

    Into The Unknown: The Pascagoula Alien Abductions
  • 2015
    Thunder and Lightning

    Thunder and Lightning

    Thunder and Lightning

    02015HD

    The best team never to win the College World Series? It might have been the 1985 Mississippi State Bulldogs, who produced four Major League Baseball...

    Thunder and Lightning
  • 2017
    New Deep South: House of JXN

    New Deep South: House of JXN

    New Deep South: House of JXN

    02017HD

    Contrary to the stereotype of Mississippi as a state of social conservatism and stagnation, the support, protection and love Rainbow families provide...

    New Deep South: House of JXN