Kansas City in Film
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1. Kansas City (1996)
R | 116 min | Crime, Drama, Music
A pair of kidnappings expose the complex power dynamics within the corrupt and unpredictable workings of 1930s Kansas City.
Director: Robert Altman | Stars: Jennifer Jason Leigh, Miranda Richardson, Harry Belafonte, Michael Murphy
Votes: 5,421 | Gross: $1.35M
2. Kansas City Confidential (1952)
Not Rated | 99 min | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir
An ex-con trying to go straight is framed for a million dollar armored car robbery and must go to Mexico in order to unmask the real culprits.
Director: Phil Karlson | Stars: John Payne, Coleen Gray, Preston Foster, Neville Brand
Votes: 8,146
3. Kansas City Bomber (1972)
PG | 99 min | Drama, Sport
Roller derby skater K.C. Carr tries to balance her desire for a happy personal life and her dreams of stardom.
Director: Jerrold Freedman | Stars: Raquel Welch, Kevin McCarthy, Helena Kallianiotes, Norman Alden
Votes: 1,508
4. The Kansas City Massacre (1975 TV Movie)
99 min | Crime, Drama
Gangsters free one of their colleagues being escorted to prison and kill several FBI agents and local police officers in the attempt. FBI agent Melvin Purvis puts together a special squad to track down and capture the men responsible.
Director: Dan Curtis | Stars: Dale Robertson, Bo Hopkins, Scott Brady, Matt Clark
Votes: 190
5. Kansas City Princess (1934)
Passed | 64 min | Comedy, Romance
Two wisecracking manicurists flee an irate gangster.
Director: William Keighley | Stars: Joan Blondell, Glenda Farrell, Robert Armstrong, Hugh Herbert
Votes: 427
6. Kansas City Kitty (1944)
Approved | 71 min | Comedy, Musical, Romance
Amiable, wisecracking piano teacher Polly becomes involved with some shady music publishers. She also happens to be infatuated with her music-loving dentist Henry, who is not quite as ... See full summary »
Director: Del Lord | Stars: Joan Davis, Bob Crosby, Jane Frazee, Erik Rolf
Votes: 53
7. Going to Kansas City (1998)
97 min | Drama, Romance, Thriller
Mikko, an exchange student from Finland, arrives in Kansas City. He is expecting to spend a year in the centre of the big city but the plans have already changed. He has a new host family, ... See full summary »
Director: Pekka Mandart | Stars: Michael Ironside, Mikko Nousiainen, Melissa Galianos, Susan Almgren
Votes: 358
8. Seven Nuns in Kansas City (1973)
90 min | Comedy, Western
Two cowboys in search for a hidden gold mine.
Director: Marcello Zeani | Stars: Ugo Fangareggi, Lea Gargano, Enzo Maggio, Enzo Pulcrano
Votes: 35
9. Prom Night in Kansas City (2002)
54 min | Documentary
An exploration of the consummate American coming-of-age ritual as it is observed in middle America.
Directors: Hali Lee, Peter von Ziegesar
Votes: 38
10. The Day After (1983 TV Movie)
TV-PG | 127 min | Drama, Sci-Fi
The effects of a devastating nuclear holocaust on small-town residents of eastern Kansas.
Director: Nicholas Meyer | Stars: Jason Robards, JoBeth Williams, Steve Guttenberg, John Cullum
Votes: 18,171
11. The Cool and the Crazy (1958)
78 min | Drama
High school thug is front man for a local marijuana ring.
Director: William Witney | Stars: Scott Marlowe, Richard Bakalyan, Gigi Perreau, Dickie Jones
Votes: 253
12. In Cold Blood (1967)
R | 134 min | Biography, Crime, Drama
Two ex-cons murder a family in a robbery attempt, before going on the run from the authorities. The police try to piece together the details of the murder in an attempt to track down the killers.
Director: Richard Brooks | Stars: Robert Blake, Scott Wilson, John Forsythe, Paul Stewart
Votes: 29,159
13. The Student Body (1976)
R | 83 min | Comedy, Drama, Sci-Fi
Three female inmates are offered early parole if they become test subjects for a college class. The class professor, Dr. Blalock, is secretly testing an experimental drug on the girls on behalf of a pharmaceutical company.
Director: Gus Trikonis | Stars: Warren Stevens, Jillian Kesner, Janice Heiden, June Fairchild
Votes: 207
14. Berdella (2009)
83 min | Horror
Bob Berdella who originated from Ohio, moved to Kansas City in the 1960s to enroll at the KC Art Institute. Shortly after his move to Kansas City, Berdella purchased a house on 4315 ... See full summary »
Directors: Paul South, William Taft | Stars: Seth Correa, Steve Williams, Marc Saleme, Vito Spino
Votes: 64
15. Bucktown (1975)
R | 94 min | Action, Crime, Drama
After being hassled by The Man in a southern town, a cool operator asks some violent friends for help. After all, if you can't trust another brother, who can you trust?
Director: Arthur Marks | Stars: Fred Williamson, Pam Grier, Thalmus Rasulala, Tony King
Votes: 1,599
16. Linda Lovelace for President (1975)
R | 95 min | Comedy
Follows Linda Lovelace's fictional grass roots campaign to run for president.
Directors: Claudio Guzmán, Arthur Marks | Stars: Linda Lovelace, Fuddle Bagley, Val Bisoglio, Jack DeLeon
Votes: 387
17. Mr. & Mrs. Bridge (1990)
PG-13 | 126 min | Drama
Set during World War II, an upper-class family begins to fall apart due to the conservative nature of the patriarch and the progressive values of his children.
Director: James Ivory | Stars: Paul Newman, Joanne Woodward, Saundra McClain, Margaret Welsh
Votes: 3,489 | Gross: $7.70M
18. Article 99 (1992)
R | 100 min | Comedy, Drama
Dr. Richard Sturgess leads a team of compassionate doctors at a veteran's hospital. Along with Drs. Morgan, Handleman and Van Dorn, he fights to deliver adequate care to needy veterans in the face of funding cuts and corruption.
Director: Howard Deutch | Stars: Ray Liotta, Kiefer Sutherland, Forest Whitaker, Lea Thompson
Votes: 3,576 | Gross: $6.38M
19. Asteroid (1997 TV Movie)
TV-PG | 122 min | Sci-Fi, Thriller
With the discovery of an incoming asteroid, the government of America formulate a plan to destroy it. When the plan fails, all the world can do is wait. The main impact zone is revealed to ... See full summary »
Director: Bradford May | Stars: Michael Biehn, Annabella Sciorra, Zach Charles, Don Franklin
Votes: 2,125
20. Ride with the Devil (I) (1999)
R | 138 min | Drama, Romance, War
During the American Civil War, two friends join the Bushwhackers, a militant group loyal to the Confederacy.
Director: Ang Lee | Stars: Tobey Maguire, Skeet Ulrich, Jewel, Jeremy W. Auman
Votes: 14,562 | Gross: $0.63M
21. C.S.A.: The Confederate States of America (2004)
PG-13 | 89 min | Comedy, Drama, War
Through the eyes of a British "documentary", this film takes a satirically humorous, and sometimes frightening, look at the history of an America where the South won the Civil War.
Director: Kevin Willmott | Stars: Greg Kirsch, Renee Patrick, Molly Graham, William Willmott
Votes: 5,162 | Gross: $0.67M
22. AIR: The Musical (2010)
Not Rated | 100 min | Comedy, Musical, Romance
Three musical stories of people who feel out of place in the world, and of their longing to find a connection with someone else. A middle-aged African American sings to a new love in a ... See full summary »
Director: Jeremy Osbern | Stars: Ian Stark, Megan Carter, Granvile O'Neal, Brenda Harvey
Votes: 70
23. Raising Jeffrey Dahmer (2006)
R | 100 min | Biography, Crime, Drama
Based on the true story of the serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer, the events within the family behind, and leading up to his capture.
Director: Rich Ambler | Stars: Bo Svenson, Scott Cordes, Cathy Barnett, Rusty Sneary
Votes: 465
24. Drifter: Henry Lee Lucas (2009)
R | 91 min | Crime, Horror, Thriller
The true story of serial killer Henry Lee Lucas.
Director: Michael Feifer | Stars: Antonio Sabato Jr., John Burke, Kelly Curran, Kostas Sommer
Votes: 767
25. Abandoned (2010 Video)
PG-13 | 88 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Mary follows her boyfriend to the hospital for his orthopedic surgery. While she has a coffee in the cafeteria, he disappears. He's not on the hospital computer or CCTV.
Director: Michael Feifer | Stars: Brittany Murphy, Dean Cain, Stan Bly, Peter Bogdanovich
Votes: 6,417
26. The Perfect Student (2011 TV Movie)
R | 88 min | Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Nicole Johnson is a well-respected criminology professor. When one of her students is accused of the brutal slaying of her roommate, Nicole is the only person who believes she is innocent and begins to investigate the murder.
Director: Michael Feifer | Stars: Natasha Henstridge, Brea Grant, Josie Davis, Jay Pickett
Votes: 772
27. Malcolm & Eddie (1996–2000)
TV-PG | 30 min | Comedy
Apparently, opposites do attract. Malcolm and Eddie are as different as one can imagine, but they're best friends who manage to be roommates as well as co-workers without killing each other.
Stars: Malcolm-Jamal Warner, Eddie Griffin, Karen Malina White, Jaime Cardriche
Votes: 1,659
28. Switched at Birth (2011–2017)
TV-14 | 60 min | Drama, Family, Romance
Two teenage girls' lives are turned upside down when they find out they were switched at birth.
Stars: Katie Leclerc, Vanessa Marano, Constance Marie, D.W. Moffett
Votes: 26,145
29. Mama's Family (1983–1990)
TV-PG | 30 min | Comedy
Mama's Family originated with Thelma "Mama" Harper, and her younger sister Fran living together in Mama's house.
Stars: Vicki Lawrence, Beverly Archer, Ken Berry, Dorothy Lyman
Votes: 6,728
30. Shoot It Black, Shoot It Blue (1974)
R | 93 min | Crime, Drama
A young black student accidentally films a crooked cop committing a murder. He then follows the cop around, filming more of his illegal activities.
Director: Dennis McGuire | Stars: Michael Moriarty, Eric Laneuville, Paul Sorvino, Earl Hindman
Votes: 60
31. Transhood (2020)
96 min | Documentary
Filmed over five years in Kansas City, this documentary follows four kids - beginning at ages 4, 7, 12, and 15 - as they redefine "coming of age." These kids and their families reveal ... See full summary »
Director: Sharon Liese | Stars: Marci Bowers, Avery Jackson
Votes: 1,474
32. Real PD: Kansas City (2021– )
Documentary
This hard-hitting, documentary series goes behind the scenes with Kansas City, Kansas PD detectives, round the clock, capturing the real-life drama of police investigations in heartland America.
Stars: Nathan Nolan, Tiffany Burgtorf, Jason Sutton, Mark Bundy
Votes: 35
33. Jesus Camp (2006)
PG-13 | 87 min | Documentary
A documentary on kids who attend a summer camp hoping to become the next Billy Graham.
Directors: Heidi Ewing, Rachel Grady | Stars: Mike Papantonio, Lou Engle, Becky Fischer, Ted Haggard
Votes: 28,779 | Gross: $0.90M
34. The Most Hated Family in America (2007 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 60 min | Documentary
Louis meets the Phelps family, who protest against an America that tolerates homosexuality
Director: Geoffrey O'Connor | Stars: Louis Theroux, Lauren Drain, Steve Drain, Fred Phelps
Votes: 4,837
35. America's Most Hated Family in Crisis (2011)
Not Rated | 60 min | Documentary
Louis returns to the Phelps family to find that several members have left the cult, and that they are being sued.
Director: Emma Cooper | Stars: Louis Theroux, Lauren Drain, Steve Drain, Betty Phelps
Votes: 2,710
36. Louis Theroux: Surviving America's Most Hated Family (2019)
59 min | Documentary
Louis Theroux returns to visit the Westboro Baptist Church in the wake of the death of its leader.
Director: Geoffrey O'Connor | Stars: Louis Theroux, Fred Phelps, Bethany Hockenbarger, Chris Jakes
Votes: 955
37. The Delinquents (1957)
Not Rated | 72 min | Drama
A frustrated young man, separated from his younger girlfriend, gets involved in a juvenile gang.
Director: Robert Altman | Stars: Tom Laughlin, Peter Miller, Richard Bakalyan, Rosemary Howard
Votes: 669 | Gross: $1.00M
38. The Royal (2022)
98 min | Biography, Sport
The promising career of former Kansas City Royal slugger Willie Mays Aikens quickly turned disastrous because of drug addiction.
Director: Marcel Sarmiento | Stars: Amin Joseph, Elisabeth Röhm, Olivia Holguín, Andrea Navedo
Votes: 120
39. All Creatures Here Below (2018)
Not Rated | 91 min | Crime, Drama, Romance
A desperate young couple on the run seek refuge in Kansas City.
Director: Collin Schiffli | Stars: David Dastmalchian, Karen Gillan, David Koechner, Jennifer Morrison
Votes: 1,083
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