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1 Sprout Wings and Fly (1984 short) 8.5/10 9
2 Sergeant York (1941)

True story of a hillbilly sharpshooter drafted in WW1 despite his claim to be a pacifist, who ends up becoming a war hero.

 8.0/10 5,812
3 The True Meaning of Pictures: Shelby Lee Adams' Appalachia (2002 documentary)

The meaning of art itself comes into question in this documentary about Shelby Lee Adams' controversial photos of families in Appalachia.

 "   115
4 Matewan (1987)

A labor union organizer comes to an embattled mining community brutally and violently dominated and harassed by the mining company.

 7.8/10 3,556
5 October Sky (1999)

The true story of Homer Hickam, a coal miner's son who was inspired by the first Sputnik launch to take up rocketry against his father's wishes.

 7.7/10 28,300
6 Coal Miner's Daughter (1980)

Biography of Loretta Lynn, a country and western singer that came from poverty to fame.

 7.4/10 5,459
7 Hillbilly: The Real Story (2008 TV documentary)

The history and culture of the legendary inhabitants (the "hillbillies") of Appalachia.

 "   10
8 Songcatcher (2000)

After being denied a promotion at the university where she teaches, Doctor Lily Penleric, a brilliant musicologist...

 7.0/10 1,883
9 Where the Lilies Bloom (1974)

A family of Appalachian children live together in the backwoods so that they can stay together after the death of their widower father.

 6.9/10 253
10 American Hollow (1999 documentary)

This film tells the tale of a close-knit Appalachian family that has changed little in the last 100 years.

 6.8/10 202
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11 Mountain Justice (1937) 6.7/10 49
12 The Last One (2008 documentary) "   8
13 Foxfire (1987 TV movie) 6.6/10 174
14 Roses Are for the Rich (1987 TV movie) "   72
15 A Smoky Mountain Christmas (1986 TV movie) 6.5/10 308
16 A Good Baby (2000) "   231
17 The Appalachians (2005 TV mini-series documentary) 6.4/10 9
18 Harlan County War (2000 TV movie) 6.2/10 306
19 Kentucky Woman (1983 TV movie) 5.8/10 40
20 America's Heart and Soul (2004 documentary) 4.9/10 488
21 Hooch (1977) 3.2/10 10
22 Appalachian Genesis (1973 short)
23 America's Music: The Roots of Country (1996 TV mini-series documentary)
24 Seven Sisters: A Kentucky Portrait (2000 documentary)
25 The Fifth String (2004 video)
26 Li'l Abner (1967 TV movie)
27 Li'l Abner (1971 TV movie)
28 Southern Highlanders (1947 documentary short)
29 To Save the Land and People (1999 documentary)
30 The Queen Family (2006 documentary short)
31 The Hills Have Thighs (2008)
32 Voices of North Carolina (2005 documentary)
33 One of the Miracles: The Inge Meyring Smith Story (2009 documentary)
34 From Wood to Singing Guitar (2009 documentary short)

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