The World Made Straight

“For blood. For money. For a way out.”

5.6

2015

1h 59m

Drama

In a rural Appalachian community haunted by the legacy of a Civil War massacre, a rebellious young man struggles to escape the violence that would bind him to the past.

Key Crew

Director

David Burris

Producers

David Burris

Todd J. Labarowski

Michael Wrenn

Writers

Shane Danielsen

Cinematography

Tim Orr

Cast (15)

Haley Joel Osment

Shank

Minka Kelly

Dena

Similar Movies

My Great Great Great Uncle Built Churches

2022

Bob Childress was the founder and builder of the famous "Rock Churches" of southwest Virginia, all established between 1...

0.0

Loggerheads

2005

A troubled woman seeks out the child she gave up for adoption; a gay motel owner takes in a handsome drifter; and the wi...

6.0

A Walk in the Woods

2015

After spending two decades in England, Bill Bryson returns to the U.S., where he decides the best way to connect with hi...

6.1

Moving Mountains

2014

A determined housewife goes head-to-head with a $1 billion mining company after its negligent operation ruins her town's...

1.0

The Keeper

2024

A special group of military veteran hikers help a fellow vet battle depression, PTSD, and suicidal tendencies as he hike...

5.5

The Last Sin Eater

2007

In seeking her own redemption from the one man of whom she is most afraid, 10-year-old Cadi Forbes discovers a secret si...

5.5

White Lightnin'

2009

Deep in the heart of the Appalachian Mountains in West Virginia, where every man owns a gun and a moonshine still, abide...

6.9

Lawless

2012

In 1931, the Bondurant brothers of Franklin County, Virginia, run a multipurpose backwoods establishment that hides thei...

7.1

Hillbilly Elegy

2020

An urgent phone call pulls a Yale Law student back to his Ohio hometown, where he reflects on three generations of famil...

6.7

Appalachian Dog

2025

Appalachia, 1946: a seamstress welcomes home her tailor husband to find they are not the team they were. Trying to stitc...

0.0

Meadow Bridge

2017

Meadow Bridge is a coming-of-age story that follows Darcy, a fourteen-year-old girl growing up in a small West Virginia...

0.0

Mountain Justice

1937

Stalwart Appalachian woman finds romance as she struggles to better herself and her people amid prejudice and familial a...

5.5

Down in Number 5

2009

Southern Gothic tale of a coal miner pushed to his limits for the love of his son.

0.0

Crick in the Holler

2017

Set in West Virginia during the 2014 Elk River chemical spill, a first-generation college student clashes with her famil...

0.0

No image

Jack and the North West Wind

1993

Jack sets off to stop the North West Wind and discovers a world of danger and magic in this down-home, funky tale from t...

0.0

Hillbilly

2018

A documentary that examines the cultural stereotype of the people of Appalachia and how that has affected America's rela...

7.0

The Curse and the Jubilee

2018

An intimate, arresting portrait of the cursed Appalachian mining town of Ivanhoe, Virginia. The film captures the town a...

0.0

Appalachian Journey

1991

Appalachian Journey is one of five films made from footage that Alan Lomax shot between 1978 and 1985 for the PBS Americ...

9.5

No image

Stranger with a Camera

2000

In 1967 Canadian filmmaker Hugh O'Connor came with a crew to eastern Kentucky to make a film showing people from all wal...

0.0

The Descent

2005

After a personal tragedy, Sarah joins her friends on a caving expedition in the Appalachian Mountains. But when a rockfa...

7.0

Son of a Gun

2014

Locked up for a minor crime, 19 year old JR quickly learns the harsh realities of prison life. Protection, if you can ge...

6.4

Manny

2014

From abject poverty to becoming a ten-time boxing world champion, congressman, and international icon, Manny Pacquiao is...

6.4

Careful What You Wish For

2015

A guy gets more than he bargained for after entering into an affair with the wife of an investment banker. Soon, a suspi...

6.1

Man of the West

1958

Heading east to Fort Worth to hire a schoolteacher for his frontier town home, Link Jones is stranded with singer Billie...

6.6

Dark Summer

2015

Follows the tale of a 17-year-old on house arrest for the summer. When his mother is away on business, a horrifying inci...

4.4

The Three Dogateers

2014

When a couple of burglars make off with their family's presents and decorations, the Three Dogateers set off on a journe...

5.4

The Time Traveler's Wife

2009

Due to a genetic disorder, handsome librarian Henry DeTamble involuntarily zips through time, appearing at various momen...

6.9

Horrible Bosses 2

2014

Dale, Kurt and Nick decide to start their own business but things don't go as planned because of a slick investor, promp...

6.2

Whiplash

2014

Under the direction of a ruthless instructor, a talented young drummer begins to pursue perfection at any cost, even his...

8.4

Joker

2019

During the 1980s, a failed stand-up comedian is driven insane and turns to a life of crime and chaos in Gotham City whil...

8.1

Superbad

2007

Two co-dependent high school seniors are forced to deal with separation anxiety after their plan to stage a booze-soaked...

7.3

Dune

2021

Paul Atreides, a brilliant and gifted young man born into a great destiny beyond his understanding, must travel to the m...

7.8

The Avengers

2012

When an unexpected enemy emerges and threatens global safety and security, Nick Fury, director of the international peac...

7.8

Oppenheimer

2023

The story of J. Robert Oppenheimer's role in the development of the atomic bomb during World War II.

8.1

Frozen

2013

Young princess Anna of Arendelle dreams about finding true love at her sister Elsa’s coronation. Fate takes her on a dan...

7.2

The Intouchables

2011

A true story of two men who should never have met – a quadriplegic aristocrat who was injured in a paragliding accident...

8.3

Les Misérables

2012

An adaptation of the successful stage musical based on Victor Hugo's classic novel set in 19th-century France. Jean Valj...

7.3

xXx: Return of Xander Cage

2017

Xander Cage is left for dead after an incident, though he secretly returns to action for a new, tough assignment with hi...

6.1

Me Before You

2016

A small town girl is caught between dead-end jobs. A high-profile, successful man becomes wheelchair bound following an...

7.9

Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood

2019

Los Angeles, 1969. TV star Rick Dalton, a struggling actor specializing in westerns, and stuntman Cliff Booth, his best...

7.4

The World Made Straight

Key Crew

Director

Producers

Writers

Cinematography

Cast (15)

Similar Movies

My Great Great Great Uncle Built Churches

Loggerheads

A Walk in the Woods

Moving Mountains

The Keeper

The Last Sin Eater

White Lightnin'

Lawless

Hillbilly Elegy

Appalachian Dog

Meadow Bridge

Mountain Justice

Down in Number 5

Crick in the Holler

Jack and the North West Wind

Hillbilly

The Curse and the Jubilee

Appalachian Journey

Stranger with a Camera

The Descent

You Might Also Like

Son of a Gun

Manny

Careful What You Wish For

Man of the West

Dark Summer

The Three Dogateers

The Time Traveler's Wife

Horrible Bosses 2

Whiplash

Joker

Superbad

Dune

The Avengers

Oppenheimer

Frozen

The Intouchables

Les Misérables

xXx: Return of Xander Cage

Me Before You

Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood

The World Made Straight

Key Crew

Director

Producers

Writers

Cinematography

Cast (15)

Similar Movies

My Great Great Great Uncle Built Churches

Loggerheads

A Walk in the Woods

Moving Mountains

The Keeper

The Last Sin Eater

White Lightnin'

Lawless

Hillbilly Elegy

Appalachian Dog

Meadow Bridge

Mountain Justice

Down in Number 5

Crick in the Holler

Jack and the North West Wind

Hillbilly

The Curse and the Jubilee

Appalachian Journey

Stranger with a Camera

The Descent

You Might Also Like

Son of a Gun

Manny