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1. Gangs of New York (2002)
R | 167 min | Crime, Drama
In 1862, Amsterdam Vallon returns to the Five Points area of New York City seeking revenge against Bill the Butcher, his father's killer.
Director: Martin Scorsese | Stars: Leonardo DiCaprio, Cameron Diaz, Daniel Day-Lewis, Jim Broadbent
Votes: 473,219 | Gross: $77.81M
2. American Experience (1987– )
TV-PG | 120 min | Documentary, Biography, History
A series showcasing documentaries on American history.
Stars: David McCullough, David Ogden Stiers, Michael Murphy, Oliver Platt
Votes: 2,206
3. Green Mansions (1959)
Not Rated | 104 min | Adventure, Drama, Romance
A young man in the jungles of Venezuela meets a strange girl of the forest and falls in love with her.
Director: Mel Ferrer | Stars: Audrey Hepburn, Anthony Perkins, Lee J. Cobb, Sessue Hayakawa
Votes: 2,585
4. Arena (1975– )
60 min | Documentary
Wide-ranging arts program.
Stars: Gavin Millar, Kenneth Tynan, John Walters, Jonathan Miller
Votes: 320
5. The Ballad of Ramblin' Jack (2000)
PG-13 | 112 min | Documentary, Biography, Music
With the help of her mother, family, friends, and fellow musicians, Aiyana Elliott reaches for her father, legendary cowboy troubadour, Ramblin' Jack Elliott. She explores who he is and how... See full summary »
Director: Aiyana Elliott | Stars: Jack Elliott, Gil Gross, Arlo Guthrie, Kris Kristofferson
Votes: 333 | Gross: $0.22M
6. Oss Oss Wee Oss (1953)
12 min | Documentary, Short
The inhabitants of Padstow in Cornwall welcome May Day with traditional songs, dances, flags and the "hobby horse" ritual.
Director: Alan Lomax | Stars: Charlie Bate, Charlie Chilton
Votes: 25
7. KRS-One: Sound of da Police (1993 Music Video)
4 min | Music
Director: Michael Lucero | Star: KRS-One
8. Lomax the Songhunter (2004)
Not Rated | 92 min | Documentary
Alan Lomax (1915-2002) devoted his life to recording the world's folk tunes before they would permanently disappear with the rise of the modern music industry. In LOMAX THE SONGHUNTER ... See full summary »
Director: Rogier Kappers | Stars: Shirley Collins, Vittorio De Seta, Antonio Grifo, Filippo Ianni
Votes: 92
9. The Land Where the Blues Began (1980 TV Movie)
58 min | Documentary
An exploration of the musical and social origins of the blues, shot on location in Mississippi in 1978 by Alan Lomax, John Bishop, and Worth Long in association with the Mississippi ... See full summary »
Director: Alan Lomax | Stars: Johnny Brooks, Walter Brown, Sam Chatmon, Bill Gordon
Votes: 20
10. A Vision Shared: A Tribute to Woody Guthrie and Leadbelly (1988 Video)
Not Rated | 88 min | Documentary, Music
Folkways: A Vision Shared--A Tribute To Woody Guthrie and Leadbelly pays stunning tribute to two legends of folk and blues. Narrated by Robbie Robertson, this documentary features ... See full summary »
Director: Jim Brown | Stars: Bono, Bob Dylan, The Edge, Ahmet Ertegun
Votes: 44
11. Music of Williamsburg (1960)
40 min | Short
Director: Sidney Meyers | Stars: Christopher Cary, Gwyda Donhowe, Neil Fitzgerald, Pauline Flanagan
Votes: 7
12. Black Roots (1970)
63 min | Documentary, History, Music
Rogosin took the fight for equality to his homeland with his astonishing and powerful fourth feature Black Roots. The film, which is ripe for rediscovery, featured an extraordinary cast, ... See full summary »
Director: Lionel Rogosin | Stars: Jim Collier, Gary Davis, Larry Johnson, Florynce Kennedy
Votes: 111
13. American Patchwork (1990– )
55 min | Documentary, Music
Stars: Alan Lomax, Phyllis Boyens, Tommy Jarrell, Dewey Balfa
14. To Hear Your Banjo Play (1947)
16 min | Short, Music
Presents the origin of the banjo, the development of southern folk music and its influence upon Americans. Pete Seeger plays his banjo and narrates the story.
Directors: Irving Lerner, Willard Van Dyke | Stars: Pete Seeger, Woody Guthrie, Baldwin Hawes, Sonny Terry
Votes: 33
15. Accent on an American Summer (1962– )
30 min | Documentary, Family
Travalogue of American vacation spots and other points of interest.
Stars: John Ciardi, Colleen Dewhurst, Ossie Davis, John Ireland
17. Il viaggio di Adamo (2009)
46 min | Documentary
On Christmas' night in 1996, in the stretch of sea between Malta and Sicily, a storm caused the shipwreck of a boat loaded with immigrants from India, Pakistan and Sri Lanka.
Directors: Guido M. Coscino, Giuliano La Franca | Stars: Livio Quagliata, Francesco Patania, Bendhafar Abdelhamid, Francesco Campisi
18. The Other Music (1980 TV Movie)
70 min | Family
Stars: Frankie Armstrong, Ian Campbell Group, Martin Carthy, Roy Harris
19. Devil Got My Woman: Blues at Newport 1966 (1996 Video)
61 min | Documentary, Music
It's an archetypal blues 'crossroads' where legends of the 1920s Delta and 1950s Chicago share the same musical space, suspended out of time in a super-real present, a non-specific 'bluestime.
Stars: Son House, Skip James, Bukka White, Howlin' Wolf
Votes: 14
20. Madagascar, or, Caroline Kennedy's Sinful Life in London (1976)
2 min | Short
In 1973, Caroline Kennedy spent an evening in London dancing at a gala ball with brewery heir Erskine Guinness. The film centers around the next morning, as Caroline attempts to make some ... See full summary »
Director: Wheeler Winston Dixon | Stars: Saura Bartner, David Kofke
21. The Georgia Sea Island Singers (1964)
14 min | Short, Music
In 1964, John Davis, Mabel Hillery, Bessie Jones, Henry Morrison and Emma Lee Ramsey came to California as representatives of the larger group of Singers back home on St. Simon's.
Stars: John Davis, Mable Hillery, Bessie Jones, Henry Morrison
22. Dana Can Deal (1974)
7 min | Short
Director: Wheeler Winston Dixon | Stars: Saura Bartner, David Marotta, Kenneth Weissman
23. C'è musica & musica (1972– )
Documentary, Music
Stars: Luciano Berio, Pierre Boulez, Bruno Maderna, Peter Maxwell Davies
24. Moby feat. Gregory Porter & Amythyst Kiah: Natural Blues (Reprise Version) (2021 Music Video)
3 min | Short, Music
Official music video for "Natural Blues" (Reprise Version) by Moby featuring Gregory Porter and Amythyst Kiah.
Directors: Rob Gordon Bralver, Moby | Stars: Amythyst Kiah, Moby, Gregory Porter
Votes: 11
25.
American Experience (1987– )
Episode:
Ballad of a Mountain Man: The Story of Bascom Lamar Lunsford
(1989)
TV-PG | Documentary, Biography, History
Story of a folklore historian who sought to preserve the traditional music of the Appalachians for posterity.
Director: David Hoffman | Stars: Alan Bleviss, Merton Brown, Richard Dillingham, Berta Frady
Votes: 11
26.
American Patchwork (1990– )
Episode:
Dreams & Songs of the Noble Old
(1990)
Documentary, Music
Directors: Michael Dibb, Mark Kidel | Stars: Phyllis Boyens, Sam Chatmon, Tom Harper, Janie Hunter
27.
American Patchwork (1990– )
Episode:
Cajun Country: Lache Pas la Patate!
(1990)
Documentary, Music
Cajun music and culture are explored in a visit to Mardi Gras, a look at the French roots of the Cajun people and a sampling of the social life and culture of the bayou.
Director: Alan Lomax | Stars: Barry Jean Ancelet, Alphonse Ardoin, Amédé Ardoin, Dewey Balfa
28.
American Patchwork (1990– )
Episode:
Jazz Parades: Feet Don't Fail Me Now
(1990)
58 min | Documentary, Music
Director: Alan Lomax | Stars: Willie Humphrey, Gloria Irving, Allan Jaffe, Alan Lomax
29.
C'è musica & musica (1972– )
Episode:
Non tanto per cantare
(1972)
47 min | Documentary, Music
Director: Gianfranco Mingozzi | Stars: Luciano Berio, Alan Lomax, Klaus Wachsmann, Diego Carpitella
30.
Accent on an American Summer (1962– )
Episode:
The Sea Islands - Cradle of American Song
(1962)
Documentary, Family
The descendants of America's earliest slaves, now living in relative isolation on the Georgia Sea Islands, depict their culture in song and story.
Director: John J. Desmond | Stars: John Ciardi, John Davis, Peter Davis, Mable Hillery
31.
Arena (1975– )
Episode:
Woody Guthrie
(1988)
67 min | Documentary
Director: Paul Lee | Stars: Mary Guthrie Boyle, Mary Jo Guthrie Edgmon, Jack Elliott, Ronnie Gilbert
Votes: 5
32.
American Patchwork (1990– )
Episode:
Appalachian Journey
(1990)
56 min | Documentary, Music
Exploration into the music, dance, songs, tales, lifes and general socio-etnic history of the Apalchian region.
Directors: Michael Dibb, Mark Kidel | Stars: Sheila Adams Barnhill, Phyllis Boyens, Vaughn Eller, Raymond Fairchild
Votes: 10