Movies and TvShows featuring "state-fair" theme.

Game Change is a movie that portrays the events leading up to the 2008 United States presidential election, with a specific focus on the selection of Sarah Palin as John McCain's running mate. The movie explores the political drama, behind-the-scenes campaign strategies, and the impact of Palin's controversial personality on the election.

State Fair follows the journey of a family as they attend the annual state fair in Iowa. Along the way, they experience romance, hijacked trucks, livestock shows, and compete in various competitions. This musical film showcases the joys and challenges of fair life, while highlighting the deep connections between people and the love they find amidst the excitement.

That Thing You Do! follows the rise and fall of a rock band from a small town in Pennsylvania in the 1960s. The band achieves sudden success with their catchy song, but internal tensions and external pressures lead to their eventual breakup. The film explores the dynamics of the music industry and the challenges faced by a one-hit wonder band.

Blue ribbon-winning bakers from state fairs across the US face off for the first time in an epic baking showdown to win top honors and $100,000.

Butter is a comedic drama that takes place in Iowa, centering around a butter carving contest. The plot follows the story of a girl and a woman, their extramarital affair, and the political satire that unfolds. From false testimonies to sabotage, this movie explores themes of adultery, unfaithfulness, and the dynamics of relationships.

Tex is a coming-of-age drama about a teenage boy named Tex McCormick who deals with various challenges and struggles including the loss of his mother, troubled family relationships, and the ups and downs of teenage life.

State Fair is a charming musical comedy about a family's adventures at the Texas State Fair. It follows the story of a family from Dallas, Texas, as they navigate the excitement of the fair, love interests, and a race car competition. With lively song and dance numbers, the film captures the spirit of the rural setting and showcases the talented cast.

State Fair is a charming pre-code comedy film about the Frake family's adventures at the annual State Fair. The film follows their experiences with contests, courtships, and the allure of the fair. Along the way, they encounter a naive pig-actor, a roller coaster ride, and various comedic mishaps. This lighthearted and nostalgic film explores themes of family, love, and the excitement of rural fairs.

Plot TBA. The fifth installment in the Hell House LLC franchise.

David Palmer, a young chemist, returns to his father's Indiana farm, to marry a local school teacher, Ruth Treadwell. David meets again his father's horse-trainer, Ben Lathrop, whose daughter, Cissy, has left high school to help her father. Palmer marries and becomes wealthy through an invention, and is able to indulge his socially-ambitious wife. His father dies and Palmer returns to Indiana, where his interest in harness-racing is rekindled, as is his interest in Cissy Lathrop.

Oliver Quade is a pitchman who follows state fairs that feature dog shows---which limits his territory more than a little---at which he sells encyclopedias...and does it well as he possesses a photographic memory that amazes the rubes. The Champion, in the title, is a Great Dane who has won the title at the Rubeville State Fair, and it isn't long before the Champion turns up dead, which is because somebody---motive unknown at the moment---has killed the Champion. This is repeated at other shows along the way and Quade's bright young assistant, "Small Fry", fancies himself as an amateur detective, and starts nosing around into the mystery and drags Quade along with him.

A draftswoman, the sister of an aging, alcoholic pilot, secretly uses her brother's ideas to solve design problems for an experimental military plane in an attempt to save the company and salvage her brother's reputation.

Melissa and Jim Bryant live on an Iowa farm with their adult son Chuck, their adult daughter Karen, and their teenage son Wayne, who is a high school sophomore. Wayne is a talented singer and guitarist who dreams of country music stardom. Karen, newly separated from her husband, has recently rejoined the family with her own young son Tommy, who misses his father. This was a pilot film for a proposed television series that was not picked up.

To avoid seeing Marjorie Dare, Jim Allen visits Stewart Leighton at the latter's country home. (Five years earlier Jim's engagement to Marjorie Dare was broken when her mother was killed and his father disappeared.) Through certain circumstance Marjorie also becomes Leighton's guest, and Jim moves out into the woods. There he meets Smiles, a little girl in the care of strange old Ben Tangleface. Leighton wishes to wed Marjorie for her money and is trying forcefully to persuade her to accept him when Jim comes to the rescue. But Ben, his memory stirred by the sight of Leighton, kills him. Explanations reveal Smiles to be Dorothy's sister and Ben, Jim's father. He was wounded while defending Marjorie's mother, whom Leighton killed.

St. Rocco's feast Visits Oyster Bay, NY with carnival rides, live music, and fireworks.

Young David Morton, heir to millions, has been over-zealously restrained from normal youthful activities by his two old-maid Aunts, Harriet and Agatha. In an outburst from his confinement, he meets lovely Gertrude, and promises to race her injured-brothers car in the Big Race. Between the gangsters trying to win the race by disabling him, and his bungling bodyguards trying to bring him home safely, David has a battle to win the race and Gertrude's heart.

Giant pumpkin grower Bill Foss attempts to grow the largest pumpkin in Minnesota history. Follow him from seeds and planting through maintenance and care to various pumpkin weighing competitions.