Ode to Billy Joe(1976)PG06/04/1976 (US)Drama, Romance1h 45m6.1Play TrailerShare"What the song didn't tell you, the movie will."OverviewSet in sultry 1950s Mississippi, two teenagers grapple with surging hormones and the enticing promise of love, unknowing of the tragedy that looms ahead.Max Baer Jr.DirectorHerman RaucherWriterTop Billed CastRobby BensonBilly Joe McAllisterGlynnis O'ConnorBobbie Lee HartleyJoan HotchkisAnna 'Mama' HartleyTerence GoodmanJames HartleySandy McPeakGlenn 'Papa' HartleyJames BestDewey BarksdaleBecky BowenBecky ThompsonSimpson HemphillBrother TaylorRebecca JerniganMrs. ThompsonWhere to WatchRentBuyPowered by JustWatchPopularity TrendLast 30 DaysThis chart shows the popularity trend over the past 30 days.MediaVideos (1)Backdrops (9)Posters (3)TrailerTrailerRecommendations63%Cinderella61%Country Strong67%Murder in Mississippi77%The Exorcist79%Titanic83%Back to the Future81%Joker74%Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood80%Oppenheimer82%Shutter Island79%Inside Out71%8 Mile76%Ex Machina77%Batman Begins77%PK70%In Time81%WALL·E81%The Truman Show85%Interstellar87%The Shawshank RedemptionPrevious slideNext slideSimilar Movies65%Taboo62%Panic38%X's & O's0%April35%Marisol46%The Passenger29%Dark Dungeons47%My Brother's Shoes58%Traces of Sandalwood65%Wildhood59%A Blast63%Confetti Harvest59%The Boy Who Couldn't Swim0%We Are the Monsters0%Mr. Misunderstood60%Mother's Day65%The war and the moon50%Liza, Liza, Skies Are Grey0%Locker Boys65%Apt PupilPrevious slideNext slide