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1. The Alamo (2004)

PG-13 | 137 min | Drama, History, War

Based on the 1836 standoff between a group of Texan and Tejano men, led by Davy Crockett and Jim Bowie, and Mexican dictator Santa Anna's forces at the Alamo in San Antonio Texas.

Director: John Lee Hancock | Stars: Dennis Quaid, Billy Bob Thornton, Emilio Echevarría, Jason Patric

Votes: 22,306 | Gross: $22.41M

2. The High Chaparral (1967–1971)

PG | 60 min | Western

The Cannon family runs the High Chaparral Ranch in the Arizona Territory in 1870s.

Stars: Leif Erickson, Cameron Mitchell, Henry Darrow, Linda Cristal

Votes: 2,405

3. The Alamo (1960)

Passed | 162 min | Adventure, Drama, History

In 1836, a small band of soldiers sacrifice their lives in hopeless combat against a massive army in order to prevent a tyrant from smashing the new Republic of Texas.

Director: John Wayne | Stars: John Wayne, Richard Widmark, Laurence Harvey, Frankie Avalon

Votes: 17,717 | Gross: $17.26M

4. Walker (1987)

R | 94 min | Biography, Drama, History

An unconventional retelling of the life of William Walker, a 19th century American mercenary leader who became the president of Nicaragua.

Director: Alex Cox | Stars: Ed Harris, Richard Masur, Rene Auberjonois, Keith Szarabajka

Votes: 4,281 | Gross: $0.26M

5. The Stranger Wore a Gun (1953)

Approved | 83 min | War, Western

A former spy moves to Arizona to join a gold robbery, but when he gets there decides that it's not for him and tries to change his life.

Director: André De Toth | Stars: Randolph Scott, Claire Trevor, Joan Weldon, George Macready

Votes: 1,433

6. One Man's Hero (1999)

R | 121 min | Action, Drama, History

John Riley, an Irish immigrant soldier recruited in the American army during the Mexican-American War faces anti-immigrant and anti-Catholic bigotry from his fellow servicemen and defects to the Mexican army.

Director: Lance Hool | Stars: Tom Berenger, Joaquim de Almeida, Daniela Romo, Mark Moses

Votes: 1,341 | Gross: $0.23M

7. Kansas Raiders (1950)

Approved | 80 min | Drama, Western

Outraged by Redleg atrocities, the James and Younger Brothers along with Kit Dalton join Quantrill's Raiders and find themselves participating in even worse war crimes.

Director: Ray Enright | Stars: Audie Murphy, Brian Donlevy, Marguerite Chapman, Scott Brady

Votes: 1,353

8. Two for Texas (1998 TV Movie)

Not Rated | 96 min | Crime, Drama, Western

Two escapees from a brutal Louisiana penal colony join Sam Houston's forces in the effort to gain vengeance for the massacre at the Alamo.

Director: Rod Hardy | Stars: Kris Kristofferson, Scott Bairstow, Irene Bedard, Tom Skerritt

Votes: 317

9. Best of the Badmen (1951)

Approved | 84 min | Western

The outlaws of the Clanton and Younger gangs are the heroes of this fictionalized biography.

Director: William D. Russell | Stars: Robert Ryan, Claire Trevor, Jack Buetel, Robert Preston

Votes: 698

10. Hong Kong (1960–1961)

60 min | Adventure

Glenn Evans, a two-fisted journalist in Hong Kong, follows up stories involving smugglers, spies, murderers, and beautiful women in distress, with the help of his friend Chief Inspector Neil Campbell.

Stars: Rod Taylor, Lloyd Bochner, Jack Kruschen, Gerald Jann

Votes: 180

11. The Buccaneer (1938)

Approved | 126 min | Adventure, Biography, Drama

Semi-fictional account of pirate Jean Lafitte's involvement in the War of 1812.

Director: Cecil B. DeMille | Stars: Fredric March, Franciska Gaal, Akim Tamiroff, Margot Grahame

Votes: 781

12. The Spanish Main (1945)

Passed | 100 min | Adventure, Drama, Romance

After being wronged by the Caribbean authorities, a Dutch captain turns pirate to wage war.

Director: Frank Borzage | Stars: Paul Henreid, Maureen O'Hara, Walter Slezak, Binnie Barnes

Votes: 1,874

13. Springfield Rifle (1952)

Approved | 93 min | Thriller, War, Western

Major Lex Kearney becomes the North's first counterespionage agent as he tries to discover who's behind the theft of Union cavalry horses in Colorado during the Civil War.

Director: André De Toth | Stars: Gary Cooper, Phyllis Thaxter, David Brian, Paul Kelly

Votes: 2,280

14. Zorro's Fighting Legion (1939)

Passed | 114 min | Action, Adventure, Drama

The masked hero leads a fighting force to fight a villian who plots the conquest of The Republic of Mexico.

Directors: John English, William Witney | Stars: Reed Hadley, Sheila Darcy, William Corson, Leander De Cordova

Votes: 464

15. The Redhead and the Cowboy (1951)

Approved | 82 min | Drama, Romance, Western

Framed for murder during the Civil War, Gil Kyle's only alibi is Confederate agent Candace Bronson who he must track down in dangerous territory filled with foes.

Director: Leslie Fenton | Stars: Glenn Ford, Edmond O'Brien, Rhonda Fleming, Alan Reed

Votes: 389

16. The Black Whip (1956)

Approved | 81 min | Drama, Western

Two brothers rescue four dance-hall girls, and encounter trouble from a villain wielding a wicked whip.

Director: Charles Marquis Warren | Stars: Hugh Marlowe, Coleen Gray, Adele Mara, Angie Dickinson

Votes: 164

17. El filibusterismo (1962)

TV-PG | 117 min | Action, Drama

Juan Crisostomo Ibarra has changed his name and identity to rich jeweler Simoun. In disguise, he travels the world amassing wealth, which he intends to use to topple the corrupt and abusive... See full summary »

Director: Gerardo de Leon | Stars: Pancho Magalona, Charito Solis, Teody Belarmino, Edita Vital

Votes: 31

18. The Black Wolf (1981)

90 min | Action, Adventure, Drama

1846: When American settlers rebel against Mexican rule in California Carlos Aceves returns from Spain to Monterey to defend his father's estate and help their friends against the subsequent invasion of American troups and ships.

Director: Rafael Romero Marchent | Stars: Fernando Allende, Carlos Ballesteros, María Silva, Lola Forner

Votes: 30

19. Mexican Filibusterers (1911)

14 min | Short, Drama

Our story opens in the office of the Mexican junta in a Texas town, not many miles from the border, presided over by M. Oliverez, supposedly the agent for the Mexican-American Fruit Co. ... See full summary »

Director: Kenean Buel | Stars: Carlyle Blackwell, Alice Joyce

Votes: 43

20. Bearcats! (1971)
Episode: The Feathered Serpent (1971)

50 min | Action, Adventure, War

Hank and Johnny travel to a small town that has been taken over by a band of would-be revolutionaries.

Director: Robert Totten | Stars: Rod Taylor, Dennis Cole, Henry Silva, Katherine Justice

Votes: 10

21. The High Chaparral (1967–1971)
Episode: The Filibusteros (1967)

PG | 60 min | Western

Buck accompanies Victoria and Manolito to visit their dad. When they arrive they find his ranch has been taken over by ex-Confederate soldiers planning to take over the area. The leader was Buck's superior during the war.

Director: Allen Reisner | Stars: Leif Erickson, Cameron Mitchell, Mark Slade, Henry Darrow

Votes: 86

22. Hong Kong (1960–1961)
Episode: Freebooter (1960)

60 min | Adventure

A rebel leader is captured by the Chinese and Glen is asked to come up with some way to get the man back to Hong Kong. Where is also wanted for questioning over his activities.

Director: Charles F. Haas | Stars: Rod Taylor, Lloyd Bochner, Beverly Garland, Arch Johnson

23. The Rebel (1959–1961)
Episode: The Liberators (1961)

Approved | 25 min | Western

A woman doctor, her sister, and their ailing father have been left behind by townspeople fleeing hostile Indians. A group of Mexican insurgents led by a demagogic Commandante and bent on reclaiming old Spanish Land Grants arrive in town to take advantage of the situation.

Director: Bernard L. Kowalski | Stars: Nick Adams, Joan Vohs, Jody Warner, Nico Minardos

Votes: 34

24. Wanted: Dead or Alive (1958–1961)
Episode: The Conquerors (1959)

Approved | 25 min | Western

A concerned father hires Josh to retrieve his son, a passionate young ideologue whose gift for rousing rhetoric is being used by plunderers to recruit freedom fighters to serve in their phony liberation of Baja California.

Director: Thomas Carr | Stars: Steve McQueen, John Dehner, Than Wyenn, Michael Pate

Votes: 116

25. The Wild Wild West (1965–1969)
Episode: The Night of the Deadly Bed (1965)

TV-PG | 60 min | Action, Adventure, Western

West arrives to meet an informant. Before he can, an attempt is made on his life and the informant is blown up! The man's dying word, "Flory," is West's only clue to a plot that just might ... See full summary »

Director: William Witney | Stars: Robert Conrad, Ross Martin, J.D. Cannon, BarBara Luna

Votes: 337

26. The Wild Wild West (1965–1969)
Episode: The Night of the Inferno (1965)

TV-PG | 60 min | Action, Adventure, Western

President Grant, beset by problems, recalls his top troubleshooter James West to service. West and his partner Artemus Gordon must discover why Juan Manolo has staged a series of raids in ... See full summary »

Director: Richard C. Sarafian | Stars: Robert Conrad, Ross Martin, Suzanne Pleshette, Victor Buono

Votes: 441

27. The Wild Wild West (1965–1969)
Episode: The Night of the Pistoleros (1969)

TV-PG | 60 min | Action, Adventure, Western

Arriving at a lonely border outpost, Jim and Artie attempt to stop a terrorist gang from provoking a war with Mexico

Director: Bernard McEveety | Stars: Robert Conrad, Ross Martin, Edward Binns, Robert Pine

Votes: 127

28. The Wild Wild West (1965–1969)
Episode: The Night of the Winged Terror: Part 1 (1969)

TV-PG | 60 min | Action, Adventure, Western

James West is dispatched to a town after the U.S. receives a warning of an impending catastrophe. The Secret Service agent is unable to prevent the town's mayor from blowing up a new ... See full summary »

Director: Marvin J. Chomsky | Stars: Robert Conrad, Ross Martin, William Schallert, Christopher Cary

Votes: 138

29. The Wild Wild West (1965–1969)
Episode: The Night of the Winged Terror: Part II (1969)

TV-PG | 60 min | Action, Adventure, Western

West departs Raven's headquarters in a bid to ruin the organization's plot to kill a Mexican official. The Secret Service agent, though, doesn't realize he has been programmed to ... See full summary »

Director: Marvin J. Chomsky | Stars: Robert Conrad, Ross Martin, William Schallert, Christopher Cary

Votes: 126

30. Mackenzie's Raiders (1958–1959)
Episode: Devil Trap (1959)

30 min | Western

Howard Duncan, a disgraced army officer, drummed out of the cavalry by Colonel Mackenzie for an unprovoked attack upon a peaceful Indian village, organizes a band of renegades to avenge ... See full summary »

Director: Derwin Abrahams | Stars: Richard Carlson, Stephen Courtleigh, Jack Hogan, Robert Tetrick

Votes: 6