KEITH'S LIST OF 1,562 FILMS ABOUT, MADE IN, OR HIGH-LIGHTING AMERICA OR AMERICANS ELSEWHERE
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- DirectorRob ReinerStarsTom CruiseJack NicholsonDemi MooreA military lawyer is tasked with defending two US Marines charged with murdering a fellow Marine and intends to prove they were only following their base commander"s orders.
- DirectorElliot SilversteinStarsRichard HarrisJudith AndersonJean GasconIn 1825, an English aristocrat is captured by Native Americans. He lives with them and begins to understand their way of life. Eventually, he is accepted as part of the tribe and aspires to become their leader.
- DirectorRoy Ward BakerStarsKenneth MoreRonald AllenRobert AyresOn her maiden voyage in April 1912, the supposedly unsinkable RMS Titanic strikes an iceberg in the Atlantic Ocean.
- DirectorGeorge StevensStarsMontgomery CliftElizabeth TaylorShelley WintersA poor boy gets a job working for his rich uncle and ends up falling in love with two women.
- DirectorBoaz YakinStarsRenée ZellwegerChristopher EcclestonJulianna MarguliesThis movie is about a young woman who is married to a devout Jew and the problems that trouble their marriage because of her wanting something more out of her life.
- DirectorDel JackStarsThe CommitteePeter BonerzBarbara BossonRecording of a live performance by a sketch comedy troupe.
- DirectorSam RaimiStarsBill PaxtonBilly Bob ThorntonBridget FondaTwo brothers and a friend, all blue-collar workers, come across millions of dollars in lost cash and make a plan to keep their find from the authorities, but it isn"t long before complications and mistrust weave their way into the plan.
- DirectorNorman JewisonStarsHoward E. Rollins Jr.Adolph CaesarArt EvansAn African-American officer investigates a murder in a racially charged situation in World War II.
- DirectorDelmer DavesStarsRichard EganDorothy McGuireSandra DeeA self-made businessman rekindles a romance with a former flame while their two teenage children begin a romance of their own with drastic consequences for both couples.
- DirectorJoel SchumacherStarsMatthew McConaugheySandra BullockSamuel L. JacksonA young Mississippi lawyer defends a black man who killed the two white men that raped his preteen daughter.
- DirectorElia KazanStarsDorothy McGuirePeggy Ann GarnerJoan BlondellEncouraged by her idealistic if luckless father, a bright and imaginative young woman comes of age in a Brooklyn tenement during the early 1900s.
- DirectorJoseph HardyStarsDiane BakerJames OlsonPamelyn FerdinThe story of a family living in a New York City slum in 1912, headed by a loving but alcoholic father and a strong-willed mother.
- DirectorTony GoldwynStarsDiane LaneViggo MortensenBobby BorielloThe world of a young housewife is turned upside down when she has an affair with a free-spirited blouse salesman.
- DirectorAdam ShankmanStarsMandy MooreShane WestPeter CoyoteTwo North Carolina teens, Landon Carter and Jamie Sullivan, are thrown together after Landon gets into trouble and is sentenced to perform community service.
- DirectorRobert AltmanStarsCarol BurnettDesi Arnaz Jr.Geraldine ChaplinThe daughter of a Louisville truck driver marries the scion of a very wealthy family, but the reception at the family estate is boycotted by the invited guests.
- DirectorMel DamskiStarsKeith CarradineMare WinninghamG.W. BaileyFact-based story of a young boy who lost his right arm in a childhood accident, but went on to fulfill his dreams of playing major-league baseball. Pete Gray had to overcome the early taunts of his childhood playmates. With the support of his Pennsylvania coal mining father and his brother, who dreams of being a boxer, he learns to battle for what he wants. Finally in 1943, he is hired to play for a minor league team - the Memphis Chicks in the Class A Southern Association. Initially considered a freak and a box office attraction, he survives the taunts of his teammates and bats .333 his rookie year, steals 63 bases and led the league" outfielders in fielding percentage. Ultimately he won the league"s MVP award. In 1945, the St. Louis Browns brought him into the major leagues. A parallel story is also told about the ball player"s friendship with a young boy who had also lost his arm and dreamed of one day playing baseball. In fact the idea for the movie came from co-producer James Keach whose brother had gone to school with the younger boy and became aware of the events involving the ball player and boy.
- DirectorJohn CromwellStarsRaymond MasseyGene LockhartRuth GordonHumble Abraham Lincoln gains the respect of his Illinois neighbors, growing in stature and respect until he is elected President in 1860 and departs for Washington.
- DirectorGeorge SchaeferStarsJason RobardsKate ReidJack BittnerThe life of Abraham Lincoln is traced from the 1830s when he was a struggling backwoods lawyer to winning the Presidency in 1860.
- DirectorGriffin DunneStarsUma ThurmanJeffrey Dean MorganJustina MachadoWhen talk-radio host Emma Lloyd advises one of her listeners to break up with her boyfriend, the jilted ex sets about getting his revenge.
- DirectorWoquini AdamsStarsMyla LeighAkira LaneAnette MoellerCollege girl Janie inherits a rundown strip club from her uncle. She tries to learn the business and turn it into a money maker.
- DirectorLawrence KasdanStarsWilliam HurtKathleen TurnerGeena DavisAn emotionally distant writer of travel guides must carry on with his life after his son is killed and his marriage crumbles.
- DirectorBarry ShearStarsAnthony QuinnYaphet KottoAnthony FranciosaTwo New York City cops go after amateur crooks who are trying to rip off the Mafia and start a gang war.
- DirectorStewart RaffillStarsRobert LoganHeather RattrayMark Edward HallIn this family classic, two orphans cross the Rocky Mountains in search of their heritage. The couple forms an uncertain alliance with a drifter and embarks on the adventure of a lifetime together.
- DirectorBarry SonnenfeldStarsAnjelica HustonRaul JuliaChristopher LloydCon artists plan to fleece an eccentric family using an accomplice who claims to be their long-lost uncle.
- DirectorBarry SonnenfeldStarsAnjelica HustonRaul JuliaChristopher LloydThe Addams Family try to rescue their beloved Uncle Fester from his gold-digging new love, a black widow named Debbie.