Gilbert Grape bor i en lille amerikansk flække, som hedder Endora. "At bo dér, er som at danse uden musik", siger Gilbert. Han føler, at livet passerer forbi, fordi han bliver nødt til at tage sig af sin retarderede bror. Men en dag kommer Becky, til Endora. Det får Gilbert på helt andre tanker!

Den 73-årige Alvin Straight, lever en rolig pensionisttilværelse i lillebyen Laurens i Iowa sammen med sin datter. Da han hører, at hans bror, som han ikke har talt med i årevis, har fået en blodprop, beslutter Alvin sig for at han vil se ham en sidste gang. Desværre har Alvin hverken kørekort eller bil, og han kender ingen, der kan køre ham. Men han har en lille græsslåmaskine-traktor, og i den begiver han sig af sted, på den 500 km lange færd til brorens bolig.

Sommeren 1965, Francescas ensformige liv brydes, da fotografen Robert tilfældigt dukker op i hendes liv. Han skal fotografere broerne i Madison County og er faret vild. De bliver tiltrukket af hinanden, og Francesca oplever de 4 lykkeligeste dage i sit liv, mens hendes mand og børn er bortrejst..

Ray er netop flyttet på landet med sin kone og datter, og satser på at tjene til dagen og vejen ved at dyrke korn. En dag hører Ray en stemme, der ifølge hans egen tolkning befaler ham at bygge en baseball-bane midt på sine kornmarker. Banen bliver bygget - og med den følger en række fantastiske, overnaturlige hændelser, som Ray aldrig havde turde drømme om

Den unge Laura har giftet sig med sin drømmemand Martin, og alt burde være idyl. Men bag Martin's charmerende ydre gemmer der sig en sygeligt jaloux, voldelig og hysterisk perfektionistisk psykopat, der ikke går af vejen for at give Laura tæsk, hvis håndklæderne på badeværelset ikke hænger, som de skal! Laura venter nu blot på det helt rigtige tidspunkt at stikke af, men hun ved også, at galningen Martin vil sætte alt ind på at opspore hende – uanset hvor hun flygter hen.

The Earth is invaded by alien parasites—AKA 'slugs'—that ride on people's backs and control their minds.

Et sted i det amerikanske midtvesten opdager en adopteret pige sit talent for at kærne smør, men i landsbyens årlige konkurrence deltager også den forsvarende mester.

Den sjoveste forretningsrejse nogensinde bliver endnu vildere med flere hysteriske optagelser, flere afsindige narrestreger og meget mere sjov! Ed Helms (The Hangover 1 og 2) og John C. Reilly (Step Brothers) står i spidsen for et stjernespækket cast i komedien, som viser , hvad der kan ske, når forsikringsmænd går amok! Generte og naive Tim Lippe (Helms) tager til en kongres i "storbyen" Cedar Rapids, og ender med at møde den ultimative festabe (Reilly). Inden længe tager Tim til fester, selvom han ikke er inviteret, han bader nøgen i hotellets pool og bliver forført af en sexet fodbold-mor. Hvis Tim kan overleve den her weekend, så kan han ændre sit liv for evigt!

An Iowa pajama factory worker falls in love with an affable superintendent who had been hired by the factory's boss to help oppose the workers' demand for a pay raise.

Alexis is on top of the world until a tragic accident dashes her hopes and dreams of becoming a world-class figure skater. Only with the help of those who love her can she prove to the world — and herself — that she still has the potential to realize her dreams.

Livet for en Iowa-bondes tre døtre går i stykker, da han pludselig beslutter sig for at testamentere familiens frugtbare gård til dem.

Farm boy Daryl Cage's parents ship him off to the big city to live with his brother, hoping he will have a better life there. After a baggage mixup at the airport, Daryl finds himself in possession of a drug cache, which a ruthless drug dealer wants back. The dealer murders Daryl's brother and the small town boy ends up all alone in the big city, being pursued by both the drug dealer and the police, who suspect him of the murder.

Jessica er en af de mest berømte skuespillerinder i verden, der fører et glamourøst - hvis tabloid værdigt - liv. Men alt det bliver smidt ud, når hun tager på stedet for at optage en film med ferietema i den julebesatte by Homestead, Iowa. Mens en romantik opstår mellem hende og Matt, en lokal kroejer, der er enlig far, får hun også en smagsprøve på livet i den lille by og genopdager julens sande betydning.

When Rachel’s husband disappears, the police have one suspect: her. While trying to prove her innocence, she uncovers many secrets about the man she married.

King Corn is a fun and crusading journey into the digestive tract of our fast food nation where one ultra-industrial, pesticide-laden, heavily-subsidized commodity dominates the food pyramid from top to bottom – corn. Fueled by curiosity and a dash of naiveté, two college buddies return to their ancestral home of Greene, Iowa to figure out how a modest kernel conquered America. With the help of some real farmers, oodles of fertilizer and government aide, and some genetically modified seeds, the friends manage to grow one acre of corn. Along the way, they unlock the hilarious absurdities and scary but hidden truths about America’s modern food system in this engrossing and eye-opening documentary.

The children of Iowa farmers find love, with mixed results, at the state fair.

Jewell and Gil are farmers. They seem to be working against the odds, producing no financial surplus. Gil has lost hope of ever becoming prosperous, but Jewell decides to fight for her family.

Soul-touching and moving, TWO WAYS HOME compassionately follows Kathy (Tanna Frederick), a woman newly diagnosed with bipolar disorder who is released from prison on good behavior and returns to her country home in Iowa to reconnect with her estranged 12-year-old daughter (Rylie Behr) and her cantankerous elderly grandfather (Tom Bower). Her return home is turbulent and a rough, unwelcome transition in which Kathy must come to terms with her diagnosis and its implications on her identity, while also realizing that her family was happier when she was gone. Conflict with her family intensifies as she struggles to keep her head above water, putting her self-worth and well-being to the ultimate test.

A musical drama set in small-town Iowa, SAINTS REST tells the story of two estranged sisters, who over the course of one summer, form a connection through their shared love of music, as they grieve the recent death of their mother.

An Iowa drugstore owner becomes embittered when his son is killed in World War II. The druggist believes that the boy's life was cut short before he had an opportunity to truly appreciate his existence.