Dave Nichol's Barbecue Secrets Volume 1

Barbecue: A Texas Love Story

2004 · ★ 6.5

Barbecue is a religion in Texas, and this droll documentary takes a look at some of the colorful characters who live and die for this culinary art. Narrated by former Gov. Ann Richards, the film covers everything from the Church of the Holy BBQ and the Great Texas Mosquito Festival to a zealous group of University of Texas students who lead "barbecue missions." Interviews with Dan Rather, Kinky Friedman and other famous Texans are included.

BBQ Secrets: The Master Guide to Extraordinary Barbecue Cookin'

2004 · ★ 8

This easy to use step by step video cookbook will help you become your own authentic barbecue master. Three champion competition cooks and barbecue restaurateurs reveal their cooking techniques and secrets acquired through many years of competition battle and determination. Now you can see for yourself in exquisite detail how these masters apply their craft. Written by Gerendasy, Fred

Family Beef

In Texas’ state-designated BBQ capital, two legendary Lockhart families run the town’s most iconic barbecue joints. Decades of interfamily feuds split them apart, with tensions still smoldering, and one conflict burning hotter than ever. Now, these famed establishments face a new challenge: reclaiming their spots on the coveted Texas Monthly Top 50 BBQ list, all while contending with a rising star shaking up the scene. This feature-length documentary explores the town’s well-seasoned culture, sizzling BBQ ecosystem, and the family rivalries that have marinated in Lockhart lore for generations. Watch Family Beef starting June 5 on the free KXAN+ app and online at KXAN.com.

Fried Green Tomatoes

1991 · ★ 7.7

Amidst her own personality crisis, a southern housewife meets an outgoing old woman who tells her the story of Idgie Threadgoode and Ruth Jamison, two young women who experienced hardships and love in 1920s Whistle Stop, Alabama.

Giant

1956 · ★ 7.6

Wealthy rancher Bick Benedict and dirt-poor cowboy Jett Rink both woo Leslie Lynnton, a beautiful young woman from Maryland who is new to Texas. She marries Benedict, but she is shocked by the racial bigotry of the White Texans against the local people of Mexican descent. Rink discovers oil on a small plot of land, and while he uses his vast, new wealth to buy all the land surrounding the Benedict ranch, the Benedict's disagreement over prejudice fuels conflict that runs across generations.

Cannabis Cannibals

2017

Tensions rise as five friends get together for a backyard barbeque that turns deadly.

Barbecue Death Squad From Hell

1986 · ★ 7

Lydia Lunch and Penn & Teller jazz up the Jenkins' family picnic home movie, turning it into a backyard SOV slasher.

Glasses

2007 · ★ 7.1

An overworked career woman leaves her life in the city for an island vacation only to encounter eccentric local inhabitants.

The Cookout

2004 · ★ 4.7

When Todd Anderson signs a $30 million deal with his hometown team, the New Jersey Nets, he knows that his life is set for a big change. To keep things real, he decides to throw a barbeque at his place -- just like the ones his family used to have. But when you have new and old friends, family, agents, and product reps in the same house, things are bound to get crazy.

BBQ

2024

A barbecue with three friends is interrupted by a disappearance.

I Spy a Simpler Life

2018

A spy experiences a mix-up in detail on the destination to his vacation house and winds up spending the day at a family backyard barbecue.

A Normal Barbecue For Normal People (With Medium Meat)

2023

A group of old friends gathers for a biannual barbecue at the host's house. Everything seems fine, until the carnivorous party takes an unexpected turn and the true relationships between characters are revealed and show that not everything is as it seems.