Superman

Superman 1978

7.10

Mild-mannered Clark Kent works as a reporter at the Daily Planet alongside his crush, Lois Lane. Clark must summon his superhero alter-ego when the nefarious Lex Luthor launches a plan to take over the world.

1978

August: Osage County

August: Osage County 2013

6.90

An intense look at the lives of the strong-willed daughters of the Weston family, whose paths have diverged until a family crisis brings them back to the Midwest house they grew up in, and to the dysfunctional mother who raised them.

2013

I Am Not a Serial Killer

I Am Not a Serial Killer 2016

6.40

In a small Midwestern town, a troubled teen with homicidal tendencies must hunt down and destroy a supernatural killer while keeping his own inner demons at bay.

2016

The Music Man

The Music Man 1962

7.10

A con man comes to an Iowa town with a scam using a boy's marching band program, but things don't go according to plan.

1962

The Reflecting Skin

The Reflecting Skin 1990

6.70

A young boy tries to cope with rural life circa 1950s and his fantasies become a way to interpret events. After his father tells him stories of vampires, he becomes convinced that the widow up the road is a vampire, and tries to find ways of discouraging his brother from seeing her.

1990

Inherit the Viper

Inherit the Viper 2019

5.50

Since the death of their father, the Riley siblings have kept their heads above water by illegally dealing in painkillers. Josie is managing the business with an iron fist, when her brother, War veteran Kip, is concerned that the risky business is increasingly turning them into outsiders in their small community. While Kip wants to keep his younger brother out of their illegal endeavors, his younger brother is already making plans of his own.

2019

Since You Went Away

Since You Went Away 1944

6.50

In 1943, several people enter, re-enter, and exit the difficult life of a Midwestern family whose patriarch has been called up to war, leaving behind his wife and two teen daughters.

1944

Black Legion

Black Legion 1937

6.60

When a hard-working machinist loses a promotion to a Polish-born worker, he is seduced into joining the secretive Black Legion, which intimidates foreigners through violence.

1937

The Christmas Listing

The Christmas Listing 2020

6.58

Julia Rogers is an uptight, hardworking realty owner who has lost her Christmas spirit. She will have to spend five days at a Christmas Inn with her business competitor, Chad Everest, in order to win over the badly needed listing of the Erickson Farmstead. While competing to win the listing, Julia and Chad discover that they have more in common than they thought.

2020

All She Wishes

All She Wishes 2015

6.90

When her birthday wish magically summons wacky Hollywood actor Drake to her small Midwestern town, Sophie has to figure out how to help him fit in until she can get him back home. But Drake is more interested in helping Sophie stand out.

2015

Have You Seen Me

Have You Seen Me 2022

1

When Benny's younger brother, Loren, suddenly reappears after being missing for months, the two are forced to reckon with the drastically different ways they have chosen to live their lives.

2022

Summertime Dropouts

Summertime Dropouts 2022

6.00

Best friends and classmates Dave, Joe, and Danny put together a pop punk band, Summertime Dropouts. Seizing the opportunity to play at Warped Tour, the guys must prepare for the big day. Between work, school, and relationships, the band comes to the realization that the road to fame isn't an easy journey.

2022

Guide to a Midwest Hometown

Guide to a Midwest Hometown 2022

10.00

Coming back during Winter, Alex Powell explores both the places and personal connections found in his hometown and how they've changed. “Guide to a Midwest Hometown” explores what makes the barren places at home feel sentimental and special, and the good and bad feelings that come when being back home. Inspired by "How To With John Wilson".

2022

Carter

Carter 2022

7.00

Carter (Benjamin Dunk Kostecki) returns to town to visit some old friends. After he can't find a ride from the bus station, his day begins to unravel.

2022

Mr. Yanagi’s Aliens

Mr. Yanagi’s Aliens 2024

1

Two public broadcast employees, tired of their dead-end jobs, set out to make a documentary proving aliens exist in a small Minnesotan farming community.

2024

The City of Dried Fountains

The City of Dried Fountains 1970

1

A feature documentary about Kansas City, as its people tell us how they got through the pandemic and look back at what they lost.

1970

Saints Rest

Saints Rest 2018

6.80

A musical drama set in small-town Iowa, SAINTS REST tells the story of two estranged sisters, who over the course of one summer, form a connection through their shared love of music, as they grieve the recent death of their mother.

2018

East of Middle West

East of Middle West 2021

1

A teenage runaway and a widowed father each fight to take matters into their own hands to redeem their dark past.

2021

The Aryans

The Aryans 2014

6.60

THE ARYANS is Mo Asumang's personal journey into the madness of racism during which she meets German neo-Nazis, the US leading racist, the notorious Tom Metzger and Ku Klux Klan members in the alarming twilight of the Midwest. In The ARYANS Mo questions the completely wrong interpretation of "Aryanism" - a phenomenon of the tall, blond and blue-eyed master race.

2014

Career

Career 1939

1

Set in a tiny midwestern town, this sentimental drama centers on the rivalry between two life-long acquaintances whose early friendship falls apart when they woo the same woman.

1939

Dare Me

Dare Me 2019

7.70

Dive into the cutthroat world of competitive high school cheerleading, following the fraught relationship between two best friends after a new coach arrives to bring their team to prominence.

2019

Campus Eats

Campus Eats 2016

8.00

A tour of restaurants and food trucks around the B1G Ten, highlighting student favorites.

2016