These horror and thriller movies were filmed in Mississippi. Have you seen them all?
Are you looking for a theme to your next movie night? We’ve got you covered with these selections filmed right here in the Magnolia State.
Make it a Mississippi movie night with these thrillers and horrors filmed in your own backyard. The films brought actors including Tom Hanks, Matthew McConaughey, Sandra Bullock, Samuel L. Jackson and Marlon Wayans to Mississippi.
Which will you add to your list this month?
Horror films that were shot here in Mississippi
The Premonition (1975)
PG, 94 minutes
A foster mother has premonitions after her foster child’s biological mother starts stalking them.
Starring: Sharon Farrell, Edward Michael Bell, Jeff Corey and Chitra Neogy.
Where to watch: AMC+, Tubi, Amazon
Rites of Spring (2011)
Not rated, 80 minutes
A group of kidnappers become victims of a horrifying secret that must be paid every spring.
Starring: AJ Bowen, Anessa Ramsey, Sonny Marinelli and Katherine Randolph
Where to watch: Rent or buy on Prime Video
Thrillers shot in Mississippi
The Chamber (1996)
R, 113 minutes
A recent law school grad tries to win a reprieve for his racist grandfather on death row.
Starring: Chris O’Donnell, Gene Hackman, Faye Dunawa and Robert Prosky
Where to watch: Rent or buy from Prime Video
The Insider (1999)
R, 157 minutes
A research chemist comes under personal and professional attack when he decides to appear 60 Minutes expose on big tobacco.
Starring: Russell Crowe, Al Pacino, Christopher Plummer and Diane Venora
Where to watch: Rent or buy on Prime Video
The Ladykillers (2004)
R, 104 minutes
This Coen brothers film is about a charming, eccentric Southern professor and his crew try to rob a casino under the nose of his landlady.
Starring: Tom Hanks, Marlon Wayans, Irma P. Hall and J.K. Simmons
Where to watch: Rent or buy on Prime Video
A Time to Kill (1996)
R, 149 minutes
In Clanton, Mississippi, a young lawyer and his assistant defend a black man accused of murdering two white men who raped his 10-year-old daughter.
Starring: Matthew McConaughey, Sandra Bullock, Samuel L. Jackson and Kevin Spacey
Where to watch: HBO Max
Rumors of Wars (2014)
PG-13, 89 minutes
A student keeps a journal that years later, is found by a soldier. The discovery causes him to question everything he believes.
Starring: Ben Davies, Jennifer Cooper, Eric Roberts and Michael Joiner
Where to watch: Freevee
