TMDb Rating
6.9/10
17 verified votes
Big Easy Express (2012)
DocumentaryMusic
66 min
Plot Summary
Indie folk heroes Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros, Tennessee’s Old Crow Medicine Show, and Britain’s acclaimed Mumford & Sons, climbed aboard a beautiful vintage train in California, setting out for New Orleans, Louisiana on a “tour of dreams”. The resulting film from this journey is nothing short of magical. Part road movie and part concert film, BIG EASY EXPRESS bears witness to the birth of a new musical era. With poignancy and beauty, Malloy documents these incredible musicians as they ride the rails and wow the crowds, from Oakland… to New Orleans.
Why this could be the movie
- Plot hook: Indie folk heroes Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros, Tennessee’s Old Crow Medicine Show, and Britain’s acclaimed Mumford & Sons, climbed aboard a beautiful vintage train in California, setting out for New Orleans, Louisiana on a “tour of dreams”.
- Genre cues: Documentary, Music
- Director clue: Emmett Malloy
- Lead cast: Ted Dwane and Alex Ebert
How to describe this movie
- Try: "Indie folk heroes Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros, Tennessee’s Old Crow Medicine Show, and Britain’s acclaimed Mumford & Sons, climbed aboard a beautiful vintage train in California, setting out for New Orleans, Louisiana on a “tour of dreams”."
- Try: "A 2012 film directed by Emmett Malloy about indie folk heroes Edward Sharpe amp The Magnetic Zeros Tennessees Old Crow."
- Try: "A movie starring Ted Dwane and Alex Ebert about indie folk heroes Edward Sharpe amp The Magnetic Zeros Tennessees Old Crow."
Keywords to include
DocumentaryMusicEmmett MalloyTed DwaneAlex Ebert2012
Director
Emmett Malloy
Top Cast
Ted DwaneAlex EbertWinston MarshallMarcus MumfordBen Lovett
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