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Stories Set in Kentucky
Derby dreams, bourbon dynasties and Appalachian ballads — Kentucky blends horse-country glamour with mountain grit. Its stories gallop from racetracks to hollows.
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Browse 99 books, 62 movies, 4 TV shows and 4 games set in Kentucky.
The Queen's Gambit
In a Kentucky orphanage in the 1950s, a young girl discovers an astonishing talent for chess while struggling with addiction.
Goldfinger
Special agent 007 comes face to face with one of the most notorious villains of all time and now he must outwit and outgun the powerful tycoon to prevent him from cashing in on a devious scheme to raid Fort Knox -- and…
Lincoln
A masterful work by Pulitzer Prize–winning author David Herbert Donald, Lincoln is a stunning portrait of Abraham Lincoln’s life and presidency.Donald brilliantly depicts Lincoln’s gradual ascent from humble beginnings…
The Return of the Living Dead
When foreman Frank shows new employee Freddy a secret military experiment in a supply warehouse in Louisville Kentucky the two klutzes accidentally release a gas that reanimates corpses into flesh-eating zombies. As the…
What's New Scooby-Doo? Vol. 10: Monstrous Tails
Snoop along with Scooby-Doo Shaggy Velma Daphne and Fred one last time in this 10th and Final Volume of What's New Scooby Doo Volume 10: Monstrous Tails. The gang flies to the South Pole to fish for clues in hopes of…
Justified
A character drama based on the 2001 Elmore Leonard short story "Fire in the Hole." Leonard's tale centers around U.S. Marshal Raylan Givens of Kentucky, a quiet but strong-willed official of the law. The tale covers his…
American Animals
Lexington Kentucky 2004. Four young men attempt to execute one of the most audacious art heists in the history of the United States.
Coal Miner's Daughter
Biography of Loretta Lynn a country and western singer that came from poverty to fame.
Dreamer: Inspired By a True Story
Ben Crane believes that a severely injured racehorse deserves another chance. He and his daughter Cale adopt the mare and save it from being sacrificed by the owner.
Elizabethtown
Drew Baylor is fired after causing his shoe company to lose hundreds of millions of dollars. To make matters worse he's also dumped by his girlfriend. On the verge of ending it all Drew gets a new lease on life when he…
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