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1. The Night of the Hunter (1955)
Not Rated | 92 min | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir
A self-proclaimed preacher marries a gullible widow whose young children are reluctant to tell him where their real dad hid the $10,000 he'd stolen in a robbery.
Director: Charles Laughton | Stars: Robert Mitchum, Shelley Winters, Lillian Gish, James Gleason
Votes: 97,580 | Gross: $0.65M
2. How the West Was Won (1962)
G | 164 min | Adventure, War, Western
A family saga covering several decades of Westward expansion in the 19th century, including the Gold Rush, the Civil War, and the building of the railroads.
Directors: John Ford, Henry Hathaway, George Marshall, Richard Thorpe | Stars: James Stewart, John Wayne, Gregory Peck, Henry Fonda
Votes: 23,370 | Gross: $46.50M
3. The Mothman Prophecies (2002)
PG-13 | 119 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery
A reporter is drawn to a small West Virginia town to investigate a series of strange events, including psychic visions and the appearance of bizarre entities.
Director: Mark Pellington | Stars: Richard Gere, Laura Linney, David Eigenberg, Bob Tracey
Votes: 84,893 | Gross: $35.75M
4. Striking Distance (1993)
R | 102 min | Action, Crime, Mystery
Coming from a police family, Tom Hardy ends up fighting his uncle after the murder of his father. Tom believes the killer is another cop and goes on the record with his allegations. Demoted then to river duty, the killer taunts Tom.
Director: Rowdy Herrington | Stars: Bruce Willis, Sarah Jessica Parker, Dennis Farina, Tom Sizemore
Votes: 45,587 | Gross: $23.80M
5. The Devil We Know (2018)
95 min | Documentary
A group of citizens in West Virginia challenges a powerful corporation to be more environmentally responsible.
Directors: Stephanie Soechtig, Jeremy Seifert | Stars: Sue Bailey, Bucky Bailey, Ken Wamsley, Wilbur Tennant
Votes: 1,311
6. Davy Crockett: King of the Wild Frontier (1955)
Approved | 93 min | Adventure, Drama, Family
American frontiersman Davy Crockett fights in the Creek Indian War, is elected to the U.S. Congress and fights for Texas at the Alamo.
Director: Norman Foster | Stars: Fess Parker, Buddy Ebsen, Basil Ruysdael, Hans Conried
Votes: 4,898
7. Mothman (2010 TV Movie)
TV-14 | 91 min | Horror
A group of friends band together to hide the truth about a mutual friend's tragic death. They soon discover that an evil entity is in pursuit of them.
Director: Sheldon Wilson | Stars: Jewel Staite, Connor Fox, Susie Abromeit, Michael Aills
Votes: 1,339
8. Riverboat (1959–1961)
60 min | Adventure, Western
Grey Holden wins a river boat in a poker game, which he then pilots, along with his crew, in various adventures along the Mississippi River. This action series is set in the nineteenth century.
Stars: Darren McGavin, Dick Wessel, Jack Lambert, Burt Reynolds
Votes: 228
9. The Mothman of Point Pleasant (2017)
67 min | Documentary
Learn the terrifying, true story about thirteen months that changed history! In November of 1966 a car full of kids encountered a creature unlike anything they'd ever seen before. In the ... See full summary »
Director: Seth Breedlove | Stars: Mothman, Denny Bellamy, Marcella Bennett, Lyle Blackburn
Votes: 619
10. Mothman (2000)
Comedy, Drama, Horror
An earlier movie about the legendary character, The Mothman. This was filmed on location at two different places that he supposedly was seen.
Director: Doug TenNapel | Stars: Edward Schofield, Doug Langdale, John Frederick Jones, Jill McLean
Votes: 55
11. The Mothman Legacy (2020)
Not Rated | 77 min | Documentary
A documentary about the Mothman phenomenon. A direct sequel to The Mothman of Point Pleasant (2017).
Director: Seth Breedlove | Star: Lyle Blackburn
Votes: 282
12. 75 (2017)
97 min | Crime, Drama
A crash victim, a housewife and two repressed teens are connected by hard-working therapist Viola, who helps them battle their addictions while two disillusioned detectives struggle with the mounting war against heroin in Cincinnati.
Director: Joe Zappa | Stars: Tifani Winkfield, Kip Bennett, Marcus B. Jackson, Shannon Faith
Votes: 60
13. NKP 765 Autumn Spectacular (2009 Video)
81 min | Documentary
Spectacular track-side footage of Nickel Plate Road (NKP) 2-8-4 steam locomotive number 765 as it pulls excursion trains in the fall of 1985 and 1986 in West Virginia and northern Kentucky.
Star: John Hingsbergen
14. The River (1938)
Unrated | 31 min | Documentary, Short, History
This documentary short film looks at the devastating and costly problems, including seasonal flooding and erosion of precious topsoil, associated with the Mississippi River system and promotes more Federal projects to remedy the situation.
Director: Pare Lorentz | Star: Thomas Chalmers
Votes: 670
15. Washington the Warrior (2006 TV Movie)
100 min | Documentary, Biography, History
Inadequately prepared for the responsibilities George Washington accepts first as a British officer and later as the commander of the Colonial Army, his mistakes lead to battlefield and ... See full summary »
Director: Robert M. Wise | Stars: Stacy Keach, Jackson Bolt, Alexander Emmert, Grigorij Strelec
Votes: 53
16. Search for the Mothman (2002 TV Movie)
44 min
"Search For The Mothman" is a documentary that explores the unusual disturbances, odd sightings, bizarre occurrences, and strange eyewitness reports connected to a creature known as the "... See full summary »
Director: David Grabias | Stars: Loren Coleman, Keith Aieker, Marcella Bennett, Dottie Campbell
Votes: 48
17. 2765 on the C&O (1993 Video)
60 min | Documentary
For a few months in the fall of 1993, Nickel Plate Road (NKP) 2-8-4 steam locomotive number 765 was cosmetically altered to appear as Chesapeake and Ohio (C&O) locomotive number 2765, to ... See full summary »
Star: John Hingsbergen
18. Between Two Rivers (2012)
98 min | Documentary
Between Two Rivers is a feature documentary about Cairo, Illinois, a historic river-town with a dark and turbulent past; isolated at the confluence of the Ohio & Mississippi rivers, where North meets South in the heartland of America.
Directors: Jacob Cartwright, Nick Jordan | Stars: Robert G. Streit Jr., Bob Streit
Votes: 26
19. Uncle Tom's Cabin (1918)
50 min | Drama
When Kentucky plantation owner George Shelby is forced to sell several of his slaves, one of them, Eliza Harris, escapes across the icy Ohio River with her child. Kindly old Uncle Tom, ... See full summary »
Director: J. Searle Dawley | Stars: Marguerite Clark, Sam Hardy, Jack W. Johnston, Florence Carpenter
Votes: 17
20. Trail of Crumbs (2008)
Not Rated | 86 min | Drama
Starring Robert McAtee and Molly Leland, this independent film won over audiences and critics alike. Syndicated TV and Movie columnist David Inman wrote "A story that contains heart, humor ... See full summary »
Director: Robert McAtee | Stars: Robert McAtee, Molly Leland, Jeff Swarthout, Elizabeth Anweis
Votes: 212
21. Crossing Time: The Wheeling Suspension Bridge (2002 TV Movie)
G | 27 min | Documentary, History
This documentary film celebrates the historic suspension bridge spanning the Ohio River at Wheeling, West Virginia. The bridge's construction was financed by the sale of public stock. When ... See full summary »
Director: Peter Argentine | Star: David Hartman
22. Saving the Snyder (2011)
57 min | Documentary
Built in 1918, the W.P. Snyder Jr. is the last of its kind: a steam-powered sternwheeler towboat that hauled coal from the mines to the steel mills of the Monongahela and Ohio River valleys... See full summary »
Director: Cheri Russo | Stars: Eddith Dashiell, Jack Deck, Dwain Harper, Nick Hayes
23. CSX in the 90's (2016 Video)
78 min | Documentary
Footage of CSX railroad trains and facilities taken in the decade of the 1990s. Most of the footage is in Kentucky along the Ohio River, the rest in West Virginia, Maryland, Pennsylvania, and Tennessee.
Star: John Hingsbergen
24. River Voices: A Portrait of an American River Community (2002 Video)
56 min | Documentary, History
Survivors recall both the devastation and the outpouring of community strength caused by the great 1937 Ohio River flood in Portsmouth, Ohio.
Director: Nathan Lorentz | Star: Noah Adams
Votes: 12
25. Weirton, U.S.A. (1953)
71 min | Documentary
The story of the growth of industry and civic affairs in the West Virginia steel town of Weirton.
Director: Larry O'Reilly | Star: Dwight Weist
26. Ohio River Scenic Byway (2013 Video)
4 min | Documentary, Short, History
A scenic and historical overview of the Ohio River Scenic Byway, which runs along the entire southern border of the state of Ohio next to the Ohio River. This video focuses on the portion between Portsmouth and Marietta.
Star: John Froton
27. Adams County Pride (1989 Video)
20 min | Documentary, Short
A video tour of rural, scenic Adams County, Ohio.
Director: Sharyn P. White | Star: Kenton L. Gulley
28.
Riverboat (1959–1961)
Episode:
A Race to Cincinnati
(1959)
60 min | Adventure, Western
Three ruthless men try to block the Enterprise's path so a farmer's crop of peaches will spoil and he won't be able to make the last payment on a valuable plot of land.
Director: Jules Bricken | Stars: Darren McGavin, Burt Reynolds, Anne Baxter, Monica Lewis
Votes: 11
29.
Riverboat (1959–1961)
Episode:
End of a Dream
(1960)
60 min | Adventure, Western
Fast talking con man Martinus Van der Brig persuades Grey Holden and Bill Blake, the riverboat's new pilot, to transport a group of pioneers to a land he recently purchased named Rolling ... See full summary »
Director: David Lowell Rich | Stars: Darren McGavin, Noah Beery Jr., Cliff Robertson, Dick Wessel
Votes: 7
30.
Riverboat (1959–1961)
Episode:
The Boy from Pittsburgh
(1959)
49 min | Adventure, Western
Holden agrees to ship a box full of valuable diamonds, not realizing a pickpocket has already switched the box with the real stones for worthless paste. Complicating matters are a beautiful... See full summary »
Director: Frank Arrigo | Stars: Darren McGavin, Burt Reynolds, Mona Freeman, Tom Nolan
Votes: 18
31.
Helter Skelter: An American Myth (2020)
Episode:
Seed
(2020)
TV-MA | 55 min | Documentary, Biography, Crime
All the ingredients were there for Helter Skelter. How a storm of circumstances broke a young boy and helped create one of the most enigmatic criminals of all time.
Director: Lesley Chilcott | Stars: John Catlett, Virginia Brautigan, George Sidiropolis, Jeff Guinn
Votes: 63
32.
Centennial (1978–1979)
Episode:
The Wagon and the Elephant
(1978)
TV-PG | 96 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
In the mid 1800s, Levi Zendt, a Mennonite, leaves Pennsylvania with his new wife Elly; the two head west for Oregon and along the way cross paths with Alexander McKeag.
Director: Paul Krasny | Stars: William Atherton, Raymond Burr, Barbara Carrera, Richard Chamberlain
Votes: 146
33.
Building Big with David Macaulay (2000– )
Episode:
Bridges
(2000)
Documentary
Commercial demand, new materials, clever designs, the occasional disaster and sheer determination have driven the construction of the most colossal structures in the world today.The ... See full summary »
Star: David Macaulay
Votes: 6
34.
The Chisholms (1979– )
Episode:
Chapter I
(1979)
92 min | Romance, Western
Director: Mel Stuart | Stars: Robert Preston, Rosemary Harris, Ben Murphy, Brian Kerwin
Votes: 13
35.
How the States Got Their Shapes (2011–2012)
Episode:
Use It or Lose It
(2011)
TV-14 | 41 min | Documentary, Adventure, History
If you thought our borders were set in stone, you'd be wrong. Who stole a corner of Washington, DC? Is Ohio actually a state? And why isn't St. Louis our nation's capital? One thing's for ... See full summary »
Director: David Konschnik | Stars: Brian Unger, H.W. Brands, Kevin F. Kern, Mark Stein
Votes: 34
36.
Kamome (2021– )
Episode:
US Geostrategic Weaknesses
(2022)
15 min | Documentary
The United States strategic defense relies on the isolation provided by the Atlantic and Pacific oceans and friendly relations with its two neighbors, Canada and Mexico. Its competitors ... See full summary »
Star: Francesco Frau
37.
The Matt Walsh Show (2018– )
Courageous Biden Dispatches Fighter Jets to Shoot Down 12 Dollar Science Project Balloon
(2023 Podcast Episode)
News, Talk-Show
Star: Matt Walsh