Wheeler
Feb 03, 2017 | IMDB 6.8
100 min Watch NowDrama, Music
The story of an aspiring musician from Kaufman, Texas who travels to Nashville with the lifelong dream of trying his hand at country music. By embodying the title character under prosthetic make up, actor Stephen Dorff successfully infiltrates Music City and takes his character on an authentic singer / songwriter journey. With the help of key allies on the ground, "Wheeler" converses with real people in real locations, with every musical number performed live. The line between reality and fiction blurs as Wheeler chases his dream in this touching tribute to old school country legends.
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Places in the Heart
Slacker
Secondhand Lions
Texas Rangers
Friday Night Lights
Varsity Blues
Whip It
Old Yeller
The Border
The Thing Called Love
We've Never Been Licked
Blood Simple
The Last Movie Star
Shout
Lone Star
The Houston Story
In the Line of Duty: Ambush in Waco
Roadracers
The Old Man & the Gun
Best Seller
SIMILAR MOVIES
Places in the Heart
IMDB 7.2 | Sep , 1984
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IMDB 6.8 | Jul , 1990
Austin, Texas, is an Eden for the young and unambitious, from the enthusiastically eccentric to the dangerously apathetic. Here, the nobly lazy can eschew responsibility in favor of nursing their esoteric obsessions. The locals include a backseat philosopher who passionately expounds on his dream theories to a seemingly comatose cabbie, a young woman who tries to hawk Madonna's Pap test to anyone who will listen and a kindly old anarchist looking for recruits.Secondhand Lions
IMDB 7.2 | Sep , 2003
The comedic adventures of an introverted boy left on the doorstep of a pair of reluctant, eccentric great-uncles, whose exotic remembrances stir the boy's spirit and re-ignite the men's lives.Texas Rangers
IMDB 6 | Nov , 2001
Ten years after the Civil War has ended, the Governor of Texas asks Leander McNelly to form a company of Rangers to help uphold the law along the Mexican border. With a few veterans of the war, most of the recruits are young men who have little or no experience with guns or policing crime.Friday Night Lights
IMDB 6.9 | Oct , 2004
A small, turbulent town in Texas obsesses over their high school football team to an unhealthy degree. When the star tailback, Boobie Miles, is seriously injured during the first game of the season, all hope is lost, and the town's dormant social problems begin to flare up. It is left to the inspiring abilities of new coach Gary Gaines to instill in the other team members -- and, by proxy, the town itself -- a sense of self-respect and honor.Varsity Blues
IMDB 6.1 | Jan , 1999
In small-town Texas, high school football is a religion, 17-year-old schoolboys carry the hopes of an entire community onto the gridiron every Friday night. When star quarterback Lance Harbor suffers an injury, the Coyotes are forced to regroup under the questionable leadership of John Moxon, a second-string quarterback with a slightly irreverent approach to the game.Whip It
IMDB 6.7 | Apr , 2009
In Bodeen, Texas, an indie-rock loving misfit finds a way of dealing with her small-town misery after she discovers a roller derby league in nearby Austin.Old Yeller
IMDB 6.9 | Dec , 1957
Young Travis Coates is left to take care of the family ranch with his mother and younger brother while his father goes off on a cattle drive in the 1860s. When a yellow mongrel comes for an uninvited stay with the family, Travis reluctantly adopts the dog.The Border
IMDB 6.1 | Jan , 1982
A corrupted border agent decides to clean up his act when an impoverished woman's baby is put up for sale on the black market.The Thing Called Love
IMDB 6.2 | Aug , 1993
A group of newcomers to the country music business seek love and stardom.We've Never Been Licked
IMDB 6.5 | Jul , 1943
Young Brad Craig enters the military school with a chip on his shoulder which upperclassmen quickly knock off. Once adjusted, Craig falls in love with a professor's beautiful daughter, only to find she is in love with his roommate.Blood Simple
IMDB 7.3 | Jan , 1985
The owner of a seedy small-town Texas bar discovers that one of his employees is having an affair with his wife. A chaotic chain of misunderstandings, lies and mischief ensues after he devises a plot to have them murdered.The Last Movie Star
IMDB 6.5 | Mar , 2018
An aging screen icon gets lured into accepting an award at a rinky-dink film festival in Nashville, Tenn., sending him on a hilarious fish-out-of-water adventure and an unexpectedly poignant journey into his past.Shout
IMDB 5.8 | Oct , 1991
A new music teacher in a 1955 West Texas home for wayward boys brings new vision and hope for many of the interned boys.Lone Star
IMDB 7 | Jun , 1996
When the skeleton of his murdered predecessor is found, Sheriff Sam Deeds unearths many other long-buried secrets in his Texas border town.The Houston Story
IMDB 6 | Feb , 1956
A Texas oil driller schemes to steal millions of dollars in oil.In the Line of Duty: Ambush in Waco
IMDB 5.3 | May , 1993
Religious fanatics are barricaded in a building and surrounded by police. But they're not going to surrender; they prefer to die.Roadracers
IMDB 5.9 | Jul , 1994
In the 1950s, guitar-playing drifter Dude Delaney wanders into a quiet town looking to play music and generally cause trouble, much to the chagrin of the local sheriff, known as Sarge. While palling around with his B-movie-obsessed friend Nixer, Dude meets the beautiful Donna, and is offered a position in a rockabilly band, but the sheriff is intent on getting rid of him by any means necessary.The Old Man & the Gun
IMDB 6.5 | Sep , 2018
The true story of Forrest Tucker, from his audacious escape from San Quentin at the age of 70 to an unprecedented string of heists that confounded authorities and enchanted the public. Wrapped up in the pursuit are a detective, who becomes captivated with Forrest’s commitment to his craft, and a woman, who loves him in spite of his chosen profession.Best Seller
IMDB 6 | Sep , 1987
Hit man Cleve approaches writer/cop Dennis about a story for his next book: How Cleve made a living, working for one of the most powerful politicians in the country. To get the story right, they travel around the country to gather statements and evidence, while strong forces use any means they can to keep the story untold.