Black Snake Moan is a 2006 American black comedy-drama film written and directed by Craig Brewer. The film stars Christina Ricci, Samuel L. Jackson, and Justin Timberlake. Its plot focuses on a Mississippi bluesman who holds a troubled local woman captive in his house in an attempt to cure her of nymphomania after finding her severely beaten on the side of a road. The title of the film derives from the 1927 Blind Lemon Jefferson song. The film draws numerous references to the Mississippi Blues movement, particularly in its title and soundtrack.