Rufus Thomas Movies

A documentary film about the Afro-American Woodstock concert held in Los Angeles seven years after the Watts riots. Director Mel Stuart mixes footage...

Genre: Music

Cast: Richard Pryor

Blues legends B.B. King and Rufus Thomas, plus Evelyn Young, Gatemouth Moore, Fred Ford, Honeymoon Garner, Booker T. Laury, and others play jam...

Genre: Documentary

Cast: B.B. King

A film featuring the veteran soul music artists and music of Stax Records.

Genre: Documentary

Cast: Rufus Thomas

"Philip Priestley's acclaimed film charts the history of Stax Records, the influential soul and blues record company founded in the 1960s by Jim...

Genre: Documentary

Cast: Isaac Hayes

A look into the birth of the soul music scene on Beale Street in Memphis, Tennessee. Chronicles the rise of soul music, the creation of many iconic...

Genre: Music

Cast: James Alexander

In Memphis, Tennessee, over the course of a single night, the Arcade Hotel, run by an eccentric night clerk and a clueless bellboy, is visited by a...

Genre: Comedy

Cast: Youki Kudoh

Conflict arises in the small town of Holly Springs when an old woman's death causes a variety of reactions among family and friends.

Genre: Comedy

Cast: Glenn Close

The story of Jerry Lee Lewis, arguably the greatest and certainly one of the wildest musicians of the 1950s. His arrogance, remarkable talent, and...

Genre: Drama

Cast: Dennis Quaid

Earl Pilcher Jr. runs an equipment rental outfit in Arkansas, lives with his wife and kids and parents, and rarely takes off his gimme cap. His...

Genre: Comedy

Cast: Robert Duvall