Highest-Rated Movies about 'Elvis Presley'

Elvis on Tour (1972), Mystery Train (1989), King Creole (1958), Bubba Ho-Tep (2002), Thunder Road (1958), Jailhouse Rock (1957), Follow That Dream (1962), Loving You (1957) ... Let's take a look at the ranked list of the best Elvis Presley movies.

#2. Mystery Train (1989)

Storyline: A Japanese couple obsessed with 1950s America goes to Memphis because the male half of the couple emulates Carl Perkins. Chance encounters link three different stories in the city, with the common thread being the seedy hotel where they are all staying.

Plot Keywords: independent film, american film, black comedy, multi-narrative, surrealism, alienation, existentialism ...

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#3. King Creole (1958)

Storyline: Having flunked graduation for a second time and needing cash to support his crabby (and thus unemployed) father, Danny Fisher takes a job as a singer in the King Creole nightclub - about the only joint around not run by smarmy crook Maxie Fields who wants him for his own place. He gets on pretty well with Fields' floozy though, and all this plus his involvement with Fields' hoods and with innocent five-and-dime store assistant Nellie means Danny finds his world closing in on him all ways round.—J-26

Plot Keywords: musical, drama, crime, romance, film noir, new orleans, elvis presley ...

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#4. Bubba Ho-Tep (2002)

Storyline: Based on the Bram Stoker Award nominee short story by cult author Joe R. Lansdale, Bubba Ho-tep tells the "true" story of what really did become of Elvis Presley. We find Elvis (Bruce Campbell) as an elderly resident in an East Texas rest home, who switched identities with an Elvis impersonator years before his "death", then missed his chance to switch back. Elvis teams up with Jack (Ossie Davis), a fellow nursing home resident who thinks that he is actually President John F. Kennedy, and the two valiant old codgers sally forth to battle an evil Egyptian entity who has chosen their long-term care facility as his happy hunting grounds.

Plot Keywords: horror, comedy, supernatural, elvis presley, cult film, dark comedy, fantasy ...

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#6. Jailhouse Rock (1957)

Storyline: Vince Everett is serving a one-year jail sentence for manslaughter. While in the big house, his cellmate, a former country singer, introduces him to the record business. Everett takes to it so well that he decides to become a singer when he gets out. However, he is quickly disillusioned by the record business. But with the help of a new friend, he decides to form his own label, and soon becomes an overnight sensation. But when he becomes a superstar, will his desire for fame and money cause him to forget the people who got him there?—<jgp3553@excite.com>

Plot Keywords: musical, prison, elvis presley, dance, romance, rebellion, usa ...

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#7. Follow That Dream (1962)

Storyline: When the Kwimper family car runs out of gas on a new Florida highway and an officous state supervisor tries to run them off, Pop Kwimper digs in his heels and decides to do a little homesteading. He and his son Toby and their "adopted" children - Holly, Ariadne and the twins - start their own little community along a strip of the roadside. The fishing is good and the living is easy until the mob sets up a gambling operation and the state supervisor sics a sexy social worker on the Kwimpers in an effort to take away Ariadne and the twins.—A.L.Beneteau <albl@inforamp.net>

Plot Keywords: musical, comedy, romance, elvis presley, usa, 1960s, family ...

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#8. Loving You (1957)

Storyline: Deke Rivers is a delivery man who is discovered by publicist Glenda Markle and country-western musician Tex Warner who want to promote the talented newcomer to fame and fortune, giving him every break he deserves. Romantic complications arise as Susan, another singer in the group, offers him devoted admiration as Glenda leads him on with promises of a golden future.—Anonymous

Plot Keywords: romance, musical, drama, elvis presley, stardom, rise to fame, country music ...

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#9. Flaming Star (1960)

Storyline: West Texas in the years after the Civil War is an uneasy meeting ground of two cultures, one white. The other native American. Elvis portrays Pacer Burton. The son of a white rancher (John McIntire) and his beautiful Kiowa Indian wife (Dolores DelRio). When fighting breaks out between the settlers and natives, Pacer tries to act as a peace maker, but the "flaming star of death" pulls him irrevocably into the deadly violence.

Plot Keywords: western, drama, elvis presley, family conflict, cultural clash, texas, identity crisis ...

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#10. Viva Las Vegas (1964)

Storyline: Lucky Jackson arrives in town with his car literally in tow ready for the first Las Vegas Grand Prix - once he has the money to buy an engine. He gets the cash easily enough but mislays it when the pretty swimming pool manageress takes his mind off things. It seems he will lose both race and girl, problems made more difficult by rivalry from Elmo Mancini, fellow racer and womaniser. Perhaps some singing will help.—Jeremy Perkins {J-26}

Plot Keywords: musical, comedy, romance, song and dance, las vegas, elvis presley, racing ...

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#11. Finding Graceland (1998)

Storyline: The King of Rock-n-Roll lives! On his way across New Mexico, Byron Gruman picks up a hitch-hiking impersonator who says he's Elvis Presley really. Skeptical and trying to shake the memory of his wife's death, Byron just wants to drop Elvis off at his Memphis destination. Instead, he finds himself won over by this King, much like everyone they meet including a sexy Marilyn Monroe look-alike. Featuring a scene that was shot inside the Graceland Mansion thanks to Priscilla Presley's involvement as executive producer. With Harvey Keitel, Bridget Fonda, Johnathon Schaech.—Anonymous

Plot Keywords: road movie, comedy, drama, music, elvis presley, usa, 1990s ...

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#12. Girl Happy (1965)

Storyline: Elvis Presley is in fine form as singer Rusty Wells, who is hired by Big Frank to watch over his daughter, Val, while on her first girly holiday. Much mayhem ensues when heart throb Romano tries his luck with the hapless girl, and Elvis et all have to intervene.—Paul Batey <pbatey@laurel.ocs.mq.edu.au>

Plot Keywords: musical, comedy, romance, youth, beach, dance, 1960s ...

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#13. G.I. Blues (1960)

Storyline: Tulsa is a specialist in the US Army stationed in Germany. He loves to sing and has dreams to run his own nightclub when he leaves the army....but dreams don't come cheap. Tulsa places a bet with his friend Dynamite that he can spend the night with a club dancer named Lili, who is rumored to be hard to get. When Dynamite gets transferred, Tulsa is brought in to take his place. He is not looking forward to it, but in order to keep his money, he must go through with it.—Pat McCurry <ccgrad97@aol.com>

Plot Keywords: musical, comedy, romance, elvis presley, germany, nightclub, song and dance ...

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#14. Love Me Tender (1956)

Storyline: Elvis plays Clint Reno, one of the Reno brothers who stayed home while his brother went to fight in the Civil War for the Confederate army. When his brother Vance comes back from the war, he finds that his old girlfriend Cathy has married Clint. The family has to struggle to reach stability with this issue. Vance is involved in a train robbery, while a Confederate soldier, of Federal Government money. There is a conflict of interest, when Vance tries to return the money, against the wishes of some of his fellow Confederates.—Pat McCurry <ccgrad97@aol.com>

Plot Keywords: musical, western, romance, drama, elvis presley, 1950s, american film ...

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#15. It Happened at the World's Fair (1963)

Storyline: Mike and Danny fly a crop duster, but because of Danny's gambling debts, a local sheriff seizes it. Trying to earn money, they hitch-hike to the World's Fair in Seattle. While Danny tries to earn money playing poker, Mike takes care of a small girl, Sue-Lin, whose Uncle Walter has disappeared. Being a ladies' man, he also finds the time to court a young nurse, Diane.—Mattias Thuresson

Plot Keywords: musical, comedy, romance, elvis presley, 1960s, usa, song and dance ...

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