15 Movies Like Appalachian Spring

Loved Appalachian Spring? Based on its unique Cinema DNA—including its pacing, themes, and emotional tone—we've curated the ultimate list of what you should watch next.

Iron Maiden: Burning Ambition
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Iron Maiden: Burning Ambition

With unprecedented access to the official archives and intimate recollections from the band, both current and past, Iron Maiden: Burning Ambition invites fans to experience one of the most iconic journeys in music history. Spanning five decades, this electrifying documentary charts the band’s rise from the pubs of East London to the world’s biggest stadiums. Featuring exclusive interviews with band members and contributors such as Javier Bardem, Lars Ulrich and Chuck D, as well as all-new animated sequences of the band's legendary mascot, Eddie, the film offers a rare and intimate look at Iron Maiden’s uncompromising vision and unwavering connection with their truly global army of fans.

💡Why it's a match: A highly-rated genre match based on the viewing habits of people who liked Appalachian Spring.

Selena Gomez: My Mind & Me
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Selena Gomez: My Mind & Me

After years in the limelight, Selena Gomez achieves unimaginable stardom. But just as she reaches a new peak, an unexpected turn pulls her into darkness. This uniquely raw and intimate documentary spans her six-year journey into a new light.

💡Why it's a match: A highly-rated genre match based on the viewing habits of people who liked Appalachian Spring.

Annie Oakley
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Annie Oakley

A short Edison Black Maria studio film featuring famed sharpshooter Annie Oakley, known as “Little Sure Shot.” Born Phoebe Ann Oakley Mozee in Ohio in 1860, she rose to global fame performing with Buffalo Bill’s Wild West show. Accompanied (likely) by her husband and fellow marksman Frank Butler, Oakley’s diminutive stature belied her legendary marksmanship.

💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to Appalachian Spring.

Bucking Broncho
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Bucking Broncho

Lee Martin, one of the cowboy stars in 'Buffalo Bill's Wild West', rides a bronco as a crowd looks on. While the horse is trying to throw Martin off its back, another cowboy stands on top of a fence rail and occasionally fires his six-shooter, to spur on both horse and rider.

💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to Appalachian Spring.

Band Drill
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Band Drill

A scene from Charles Hoyt's 'A Milk White Flag': A brass band marches out, led by bandmaster Steele Ayers. When Ayers reaches his position, he turns around and directs the musicians as they take up their own positions.

💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to Appalachian Spring.

Buffalo Dance
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Buffalo Dance

Long before Hollywood started painting white men red and dressing them as 'Injuns' Edison's company was using the genuine article! Featuring for what is believed to be the Native Americans first appearance before a motion picture camera 'Buffalo Dance' features genuine members of the Sioux Tribe dressed in full war paint and costume! The dancers are believed to be veteran members of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. Filmed again at the Black Maria studios by both Dickson and Heise the 'Buffalo Dance' warriors were named as Hair Coat, Parts His Hair and Last Horse. Its quite strange seeing these movies at first they all stand around waiting to begin and as they start some of the dancers look at the camera in an almost sad way at having lost their way of life.

💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to Appalachian Spring.

Horse Shoeing
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Horse Shoeing

One of the pictures to be seen in the machine, for example, was that of a blacksmith shop in which two men were working, one shoeing a horse, the other heating iron at the forge. One would be seen to drive the nail into the shoe of the horse's hoof, to change his position and every movement needed in the work was clearly shown as if the object was in real (life). In fact, the whole routine of the two men's labor and their movements for the day was presented to the view of the observer.

💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to Appalachian Spring.

Douche après le bain
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Douche après le bain

Four young people throwing buckets of water at each other.

💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to Appalachian Spring.

Glenroy Brothers (Comic Boxing)
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Glenroy Brothers (Comic Boxing)

The Glenroy Brothers perform a portion of their vaudeville act, "The Comic View of Boxing: The Tramp & the Athlete", which depicts a boxer with a classic style trying to contend with an opponent who uses a very unorthodox approach.

💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to Appalachian Spring.

EPiC: Elvis Presley in Concert
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EPiC: Elvis Presley in Concert

Long-lost footage from Elvis Presley's legendary Las Vegas residency in the 1970s woven together with rare 16mm footage from Elvis on Tour, and 8mm from the Graceland archive, plus recordings of Elvis telling "his side of the story" rediscovered during Baz Luhrmann's research for his 2022 film, Elvis.

💡Why it's a match: A highly-rated genre match based on the viewing habits of people who liked Appalachian Spring.

Men Boxing
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Men Boxing

Experimental film fragment made with the Edison-Dickson-Heise experimental horizontal-feed kinetograph camera and viewer, using 3/4-inch wide film.

💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to Appalachian Spring.

Watermelon Contest
#12

Watermelon Contest

Two men have a contest to see which one can be the first to eat a large slice of watermelon.

💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to Appalachian Spring.

Dickson Greeting
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Dickson Greeting

William K.L. Dickson brings his hat from his one hand to the other and moves his head slightly, as a small nod toward the audience. This was the first film produced by the Edison Manufacturing Company to be shown to public audiences and the press.

💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to Appalachian Spring.

Count of Montebello and General de Boisdeffre going to the Kremlin [Moscow]
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Count of Montebello and General de Boisdeffre going to the Kremlin [Moscow]

The Count of Montebello and General de Boisdeffre arrive at the coronation of Nicholas II of Russia.

💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to Appalachian Spring.

Amy Muller
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Amy Muller

Vaudeville dancer Amy Muller performs a portion of her stage routine, which features dancing on her toes. She dances on one toe for part of the performance. Later, she also twirls and does cartwheels.

💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to Appalachian Spring.