6 Best Moonshine and Swap Meet Movies

By Vlad Zakh · April 9, 2026

Backwoods stills and roadside swap meets make a scrappy, distinctly American backdrop. Winter’s Bone has a teenager searching the Ozarks for her missing father, Lawless has bootlegging brothers defying a corrupt deputy, and Logan Lucky plans a heist during a NASCAR race. Gator, White Lightning and Thunder Road round out the six.

Winter's Bone (2010)

TMDB ★ 7.3

A teenage girl searches for her missing father across the harsh Ozark backwoods to save her family's home.

Directed by Debra Granik · 1h 41m · Rated R

Where to watch

Stream: Amazon Prime Video, Lionsgate+ Amazon Channel, Amazon Prime Video with Ads · Rent: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home · Buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Logan Lucky (2017)

IMDb ★ 7.0 RT 92% Metacritic 78

Two brothers plan an elaborate robbery of a NASCAR speedway's vault.

Directed by Steven Soderbergh · 1h 59m · Rated PG-13

2 wins & 11 nominations

Where to watch

Rent: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, Spectrum On Demand · Buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Lawless (2012)

TMDB ★ 7.1

Three bootlegging brothers in Prohibition-era Virginia defy a corrupt deputy determined to shut them down.

Directed by John Hillcoat · 1h 55m · Rated R

Where to watch

Stream: fuboTV, Lionsgate+ Amazon Channel · Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube

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Gator (1976)

TMDB ★ 5.7

A reformed moonshiner is coerced into helping authorities expose a corrupt small-town political boss.

Directed by Burt Reynolds · 1h 55m · Rated PG

Where to watch

Stream: fuboTV, MGM+ Amazon Channel, Philo, MGM Plus Roku Premium Channel, MGM Plus · Rent or buy: Fandango At Home

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White Lightning (1973)

TMDB ★ 6.3

A paroled moonshiner agrees to help federal agents take down a corrupt small-town sheriff.

Directed by Joseph Sargent · 1h 41m · Rated PG

Where to watch

Stream: fuboTV, MGM+ Amazon Channel, Philo, MGM Plus Roku Premium Channel, MGM Plus · Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Thunder Road (1958)

TMDB ★ 6.9

A Korean War veteran runs moonshine for his family while evading both gangsters and federal agents.

Directed by Arthur Ripley · 1h 32m · Rated NR

Where to watch

Stream: Amazon Prime Video, ScreenPix Apple TV channel, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, ScreenPix Amazon Channel · Rent or buy: Amazon Video

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Vlad Zakh

Founder, Movieix

Founder of Movieix. He started the site because most recommendation pages felt like noise. Here, lists are sorted by who's in the film, where it's from and what mood you're in tonight.

6 Best Moonshine and Swap Meet Movies

Winter's Bone (2010)

Logan Lucky (2017)

Lawless (2012)

Gator (1976)

White Lightning (1973)

Thunder Road (1958)

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