folk music movies

Inside Llewyn Davis (2013)
7.194 / 10

Drama, Music

In Greenwich Village in the early 1960s, gifted but volatile folk musician Llewyn Davis struggles with money, relationships, and his uncertain future.

Only Yesterday (1991)
7.4 / 10

Animation, Drama, Romance

On a trip to the countryside to pick safflowers, a young Japanese woman recalls her life when she was ten years old.

Bob Roberts (1992)
6.5 / 10

Comedy, Drama

Mock documentary about an upstart candidate for the U.S. Senate written and directed by actor Tim Robbins. Bob Roberts is a folksinger with a...

Song of the Sea (2014)
8.011 / 10

Family, Animation, Fantasy

The story of the last Seal Child’s journey home. After their mother’s disappearance, Ben and Saoirse are sent to live with Granny in the city....

American Pop (1981)
6.8 / 10

Animation, Music, Drama, History

The history of American popular music runs parallel with the history of a Russian Jewish immigrant family, with each male descendant possessing...

Fisherman's Friends (2019)
6.7 / 10

Comedy, Drama

Ten fishermen from Cornwall are signed by Universal Records and achieve a top ten hit with their debut album of Sea Shanties. Based on the true-life...

Latcho Drom (1993)
7.5 / 10

Music, Documentary

Latcho Drom is a vista of the music, culture, and journey of the Romani people—from their homeland of India, to Europe and Southwest Asia.

Neil Young: Heart of Gold (2006)
7.3 / 10

Documentary, Music

In March 2005, Neil Young was diagnosed with a brain aneurysm. Four days before he was scheduled for a lifesaving operation, he headed to Nashville,...

Yellow Earth (1984)
7.3 / 10

Drama, Music, History

During WWII, a member of Mao Zedong's communist army is sent to a rural area of China to collect the region's folk songs for propagandistic purposes.

Indigo Girls: It's Only Life After All (2024)
0 / 10

Documentary, Music

An intimate look into the lives of one of the most iconic folk-rock bands in America - the Indigo Girls. With never-before-seen archival and intimate...

Heartworn Highways (1976)
8.1 / 10

Documentary, Music

The music speaks for itself in this performance documentary that highlights some of the biggest names within the country-folk scene in Texas and...

Bound for Glory (1976)
6.8 / 10

Music, Drama

A biography of Woody Guthrie, one of America's greatest folk singers. He left his dust-devastated Texas home in the 1930s to find work, discovering...

Finding Joy (2003)
0 / 10

Drama, Romance

Joy Brown (Billie Dean) is a 40-something woman with little confidence, less self-esteem and a burning desire to realise her dream of being a...

American Folk (2018)
5.7 / 10

Music, Drama, Family

Two strangers, both folk musicians stranded in California, take a road trip to New York in the days after 9/11. A story about the kindness of...

Tough Cowgirls (2022)
2 / 10

Action, Comedy

A couple of tough girls from the Brazilian countryside race their pickup truck to win a bet and prove that they're better than the boys.

Appalachian Journey (1991)
9.5 / 10

Documentary

Appalachian Journey is one of five films made from footage that Alan Lomax shot between 1978 and 1985 for the PBS American Patchwork series (1991). ...

Fleisch ist mein Gemüse (2008)
5.6 / 10

Comedy, Drama, Music

Another Day, Another Time: Celebrating the Music of 'Inside Llewyn Davis' (2013)
8 / 10

Documentary, Music

A concert inspired by the Coen Brothers' film, 'Inside Llewyn Davis,' which is set in the 1960s Greenwich Village folk music scene, featuring live...

The Concert for Bangladesh (1972)
7.8 / 10

Music, Documentary

A film about the first benefit rock concert when major musicians performed to raise relief funds for the poor of Bangladesh. The Concert for...

Butter on the Latch (2013)
5 / 10

Horror, Drama, Fantasy

Sarah and Isolde share an interest in the traditional music and dance of the Balkans, but it turns out that shared interests don’t always unite...