Country Music Movies

Lily Tomlin portrayed the character of Linnea Reese, a gospel singer and wife of Haven Hamilton, in the 1975 film "Nashville".

Sissy Spacek, not a country music legend herself, portrayed Loretta Lynn in the 1980 film "Coal Miner's Daughter".

Gwyneth Paltrow's character in "Country Strong" is named Kelly Canter, a rising country music star struggling with personal and professional challenges.

Oscar Isaac plays the lead role of Llewyn Davis, a struggling folk singer trying to make it in the Greenwich Village folk scene of the 1960s.

Jessica Lange portrayed the iconic country music singer Patsy Cline in the 1985 biographical film "Sweet Dreams".

The main characters in "The High Note" perform at the CMA Music Festival, one of the largest country music festivals in the world.

Gwyneth Paltrow and Tim McGraw's characters form a country music duo called The Mavericks in the film "Country Strong".

Reese Witherspoon portrayed June Carter Cash, the wife and singing partner of Johnny Cash, in the 2005 biographical film "Walk the Line".

Kris Kristofferson played the role of John Norman Howard, a country music singer who falls in love with a young singer played by Barbra Streisand, in the 1971 version of "A Star Is Born".

Ally (Lady Gaga) performs at the Stagecoach Country Music Festival in the 2018 film "A Star Is Born".

Willie Nelson played himself in the 1980 film "Honeysuckle Rose", which follows the story of a country music singer trying to balance his personal and professional life.

Tim McGraw plays the role of James Canter, a successful country music singer struggling with addiction and personal issues, in the film "Country Strong".

Gwyneth Paltrow's character, Kelly Canter, sings the song "Country Strong" at the CMA Music Festival in the 2010 film of the same name.

Dolly Parton played herself in the 1984 film "Rhinestone", which follows the story of a country music singer who discovers a talented young singer and helps him launch his career.

Trace Adkins plays the role of Dale Dobkins, a country music singer who becomes the target of a serial killer in the 2008 horror film "Trailer Park of Terror".