When you think about the South, what is the first thing that comes to mind? Probably not movies, but the truth is, there are a ton of movies that have been based on, or loosely based on the Southern lifestyle. Can you really call yourself a southerner if you have not watched all of these? I personally do not think so.
1. Sweet Home Alabama.
Hoity toity Yankee bitch Felony Melanie returns home to Alabama to divorce her redneck husband in order to marry her hot, rich fiancée in New York.
2. Steel Magnolias.
A group of southern women go through the trials and tribulations of life.
3. Fried Green Tomatoes.
A woman in a nursing home shares the tales of her past as an Alabama cafe owner
4. Gone With The Wind.
A civil war drama focusing on the live and love affairs of a southern belle.
5. Where The Heart Is.
The classic tale of a teenage mother giving birth in an Arkansas Walmart. What more do you need to know?
6. Forrest Gump.
The life of a simple Alabama man who does everything from playing college football, to fighting in Vietnam and even running a shrimp boat.
7. The Help.
Set in the south during times of slavery, The Help is an emotional roller coaster. A white woman bonds with the black slaves of her hoity toity friends, and together they write a book that is pure gold.
8. The Notebook.
All Nicholas Sparks based movies are set in the south, The Notebook is no different. The tale of young, southern love between a boy and a girl from two different worlds is guaranteed to having you in tears before it's over.
