American Folk
Jan 26, 2018 | IMDB 5.9
96 min Watch NowMusic, 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 strangers and the power of music.
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STRANGER
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Reign Over Me
Villa Marguerite
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25th Hour
Mr. Bean's Holiday
The Darjeeling Limited
Jackson County Jail
Joan Baez: How Sweet the Sound
Young & Naive
The American Folk Blues Festival: The British Tours 1963-1966
American Folk-Blues Festival: The Blues and Gospel Train
Call
791 km
Paul Simon and Friends | The Library of Congress Gershwin Prize for Popular Song
All the Songs We Never Sang
The Missing Person
Fairport Convention: Who Knows Where the Time Goes?
Provo
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IMDB 0 | Nov , 2022
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IMDB 8.5 | Dec , 1999
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IMDB 7.2 | Mar , 2007
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IMDB 6.8 | Oct , 2009
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IMDB 0 | Apr , 2019
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IMDB 0 | Sep , 2012
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IMDB 5 | Oct , 2022
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