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51. One Foot in Hell (1960)

Approved | 90 min | Western

In this Western, Alan Ladd exacts revenge on a small town the best way he knows how -- by becoming sheriff.

Director: James B. Clark | Stars: Alan Ladd, Don Murray, Dan O'Herlihy, Dolores Michaels

Votes: 663

52. Spiked (I) (2021)

91 min | Drama

When the murder of a migrant worker shakes a southwest border town to its core, the feud between a newspaper owner and the chief of police leads to the blurring of the truth and a dirty fight for justice.

Director: Juan Martinez Vera | Stars: Aidan Quinn, Christopher Rich, Wendy Makkena, Deirdre Lovejoy

Votes: 146

53. A Covenant with Death (1967)

97 min | Drama

A convicted murderer kills his hangman. Then it is discovered that he actually didn't commit the murder he was convicted for.

Director: Lamont Johnson | Stars: George Maharis, Laura Devon, Katy Jurado, Earl Holliman

Votes: 387

54. Final Stop (2016)

22 min | Short, Drama, Thriller

A last stop for gas before entering America's desert wasteland turns a family dream vacation into a small town nightmare for a teenage girl and her parents as they all become victims of a human trafficking ring.

Director: Bobby Bosko Grubic | Stars: Jenny Robinson, Keira McCarthy, Miraj Grbic, Enrique Almeida

Votes: 27

55. Drowning on Dry Land (1999)

R | 88 min | Drama, Romance

A taxi driver (Naveen Andrews) picks up a fare (Barbara Hershey) in Manhattan. She offers the driver a large sum to drive her to the desert. While the pair drive across the country, the ... See full summary »

Director: Carl Colpaert | Stars: Barbara Hershey, Naveen Andrews, John Doe, Carol Lynley

Votes: 240

56. Raton Pass (1951)

Approved | 84 min | Western

In the midst of a feud between two rancher families, a shrewd woman marries one of the ranchers and later tries to take his land through divorce and violent tactics involving a gang of outlaws.

Director: Edwin L. Marin | Stars: Dennis Morgan, Patricia Neal, Steve Cochran, Scott Forbes

Votes: 315

57. The Tall Texan (1953)

Approved | 84 min | Drama, Western

A group of travelers in the Southwest band together to search for gold on Indian burial grounds. Convict Ben Trask attempts to maintain order within the group as they are faced with greed and danger.

Director: Elmo Williams | Stars: Lloyd Bridges, Lee J. Cobb, Marie Windsor, Luther Adler

Votes: 201

58. WWE Divas: Desert Heat (2003 Video)

90 min | Documentary, Action, Sport

The WWE Divas hit Arizona for their annual swimsuit photo shoot DVD. Plus six matches, more photo shoots, Torrie Wilson and Dawn Marie in the hotel room, and more.

Stars: Torrie Wilson, Trish Stratus, Lisa Moretti, Dawn Marie Psaltis

Votes: 133

59. Wolves (2023)

14 min | Short, Crime, Fantasy

Three criminals fight boredom in a lonely cantina by humoring a mysterious old woman when she offers to tell them a story...a story that may have their fates sealed within it.

Director: Jesus Celaya | Stars: Graciela Patiño, Armando Rivera, Ricky Herrera, Manuel Ramirez

Votes: 12

60. The Doo Dah Man (2015)

Not Rated | 92 min | Drama

Two lives intersect when a conman running from the police and a college boy running from his past meet on the lonely highways of America's southwest.

Director: Claude Green | Stars: Glenn Morshower, Will Brittain, Katherine Willis, Holt Boggs

Votes: 150

61. Rio Rita (1942)

Passed | 91 min | Comedy, Music, War

Doc and Wishey run into some Nazi-agents, who want to smuggle bombs into the USA from a Mexican border hotel.

Director: S. Sylvan Simon | Stars: Bud Abbott, Lou Costello, Kathryn Grayson, John Carroll

Votes: 1,285

62. The Legend of the Boy and the Eagle (1967)

48 min | Adventure, Family

This movie is about a young Hopi Indian boy who defies tribal law and frees a sacred, sacrificial eagle. He is banished from his village to the wilderness, but the eagle teaches him hunting... See full summary »

Director: Jack Couffer | Stars: Frank DeKova, Stanford Lomakema

Votes: 79

63. Claws for Alarm (1954)

7 min | Animation, Short, Adventure

Porky Pig doesn't realize that the old hotel where he and Sylvester are spending the night is really part of a ghost town. It's only Sylvester who sees the band of murderous mice trying to ... See full summary »

Director: Chuck Jones | Star: Mel Blanc

Votes: 831

64. Gabby Giffords Won't Back Down (2022)

PG-13 | 98 min | Documentary, Biography, Drama

Looking at the former congresswoman's courage and perseverance in the aftermath of the 2011 assassination attempt that left her partially paralyzed and with a language impairment, aphasia.

Directors: Julie Cohen, Betsy West | Stars: Barack Obama, Gabrielle Giffords, Mark Kelly, Ron Barber

Votes: 251

65. The Great Divide (1929)

Passed | 72 min | Musical, Romance, Western

Steven Ghent has decided to sell the mine he's owned for fifteen years, located at the border of Mexico where the Great Divide ends. When the representatives are delayed for a few days, he ... See full summary »

Director: Reginald Barker | Stars: Dorothy Mackaill, Ian Keith, Myrna Loy, Creighton Hale

Votes: 204

66. Highway Blossoms (2016 Video Game)

Adventure, Drama, Romance

The gold rush has struck the west for a second time. Highway Blossoms is the story of Amber, a girl trying her best to be alone on the road until she stumbles upon a young hitchhiker and the journal of a prospector from long ago.

Director: Syon Santeria | Stars: Katie Dagnen, Jill Harris, Mara Wilkins, Elissa Park

Votes: 27

67. Natural Wonders of the West (1938)

Approved | 9 min | Documentary, Short

This Traveltalk entry looks at some natural wonders of the western United States, including the Grand Canyon and Devil's Tower. The last stop on the tour, an "unnatural wonder," is the ... See full summary »

Director: James H. Smith | Stars: James A. FitzPatrick, Gutzon Borglum

Votes: 127

68. Southwest (I) (2013)

Action, Crime, Drama

Ex-military Captain Samantha Williams, is "recruited" to put together a team of ex-military and criminals. Williams must carry out unlawful orders to protect the world's most powerful criminal organization, the US Government.

Director: Shawn Lecrone | Stars: Danielle Lecrone, Eric D. Young, Barry Fitzgerald, David Robbins

Votes: 119

69. The Colorado (2016)

86 min | Documentary

The Colorado River has cut through canyons, cultures, and centuries. Here are nine chapters in its fast-flowing journey.

Director: Murat Eyuboglu | Stars: Inocencia González Sainz, Mark Rylance

Votes: 30

70. Nancy Drew: The Secret of Shadow Ranch (2004 Video Game)

Adventure, Mystery, Romance

Teen detective Nancy Drew visits Shadow Ranch and investigates the mysterious accidents that follow sightings of a ghostly horse.

Director: Max Holechek | Stars: Lani Minella, Abby Murray, Patty Pomplun, Wayne Rawley

Votes: 124

71. Thunder Pass (1954)

76 min | Drama, Western

A cavalry unit escorts a group of civilians through dangerous territory inhabited by Indians on the warpath.

Director: Frank McDonald | Stars: Dane Clark, Dorothy Patrick, Andy Devine, Raymond Burr

Votes: 133

72. Nancy Drew: Last Train to Blue Moon Canyon (2005 Video Game)

E | Adventure, Mystery

Teen detective Nancy Drew and her friends, Frank and Joe Hardy, are invited on a train ride out West to figure out what happened to the man who vanished off the train over a century ago.

Director: Mike Paganini | Stars: Lani Minella, Wayne Rawley, Robert Jones, Sarah Papineau

Votes: 102

73. Cactus Boy (2019)

17 min | Short, Drama, Fantasy

'Cactus Boy' tells the story of Winston Prickle, a grown man who decides to break up with his childhood imaginary friend, Cactus Man.

Director: Chris Brake | Stars: Colin Ford, Georgie Flores, William John Banks, Ian Cuson

Votes: 12

74. Icarus Montgolfier Wright (1962)

16 min | Animation, Short

The film is set in the near future, on August 22, 1970. A man sleeps in the New Mexico desert. He the pilot of the upcoming first flight to the Moon, and the rocket which will transport him... See full summary »

Director: Osmond Evans | Stars: James Whitmore, Ross Martin

Votes: 117

75. The Solid Tin Coyote (1966)

Approved | 6 min | Animation, Family, Short

Wile E. Coyote uses scrap metal from a dump to build a huge, mechanical likeness of himself, and uses this robot to chase the Road Runner. It ends up as just another pile of scrap.

Director: Rudy Larriva | Star: Paul Julian

Votes: 368

76. Lobo: The Wolf That Changed America (2007 TV Movie)

Documentary, Biography

The story of Ernest Thompson Seton's fateful encounter with a clever, death-defying wolf named Lobo, and how it changed not only his perspective but the history of nature conservation in America.

Stars: F. Murray Abraham, David Attenborough

Votes: 29

77. Gunfire (1950)

Passed | 59 min | Western

Tubercular Frank James has become a born again and retired from his career as an outlaw with his family but a look-a-like out;aw causes suspicion to fall back on him.

Director: William Berke | Stars: Don 'Red' Barry, Robert Lowery, Wally Vernon, Pamela Blake

Votes: 58

78. The Tabasco Kid (1932)

Not Rated | 21 min | Short, Comedy, Musical

A timid accountant for a California cattle ranch and a lookalike dashing bandit become rivals for the beautiful daughter of a wealthy rancher.

Director: James W. Horne | Stars: Charley Chase, Frances Lee, Billy Gilbert, Larry Adler

Votes: 57

79. Living Temples (2008 Video)

Not Rated | 45 min | Documentary, Music

Living Temples takes the viewer on an intimate journey of mind and spirit throughout the Southwest. We are challenged to ask ourselves, "what is truly a sacred place, can it help heal us, and what are our responsibilities to these places?"

Director: Jan Nickman | Star: Felicia Sekaquaptewa

Votes: 15

80. ¡Colores! (1989– )

30 min | Short

Since 1989, ¡COLORES. has celebrated the creative spirit found in the Land of Enchantment. Each week this award winning series shares in-depth, inspirational stories about New Mexico's rich and diverse arts, culture and history.

81. Racing the Rez (2012 TV Movie)

PG | 57 min | Documentary

After a narrow win hands Tuba City High School their 19th state championship, second place finisher Chinle sets out to topple their rivals and finally claim victory for themselves.

Director: Brian Truglio

Votes: 15

82. A Thing as Big as the Ocean (2009)

85 min | Drama

Lemmy is headed westward on a greyhound bus, away from his previous life in New Orleans - his travels fueled by one of FEMA's recent check payouts for approximately 834,000 hurricane ... See full summary »

Director: Joseph Cashiola | Stars: Jeff Harms, Thai Tyler

83. New Mexico in Focus (2009– )

News

New Mexico in Focus is NMPBS' s prime time, hour-long news program exploring the issues, people and events shaping New Mexico and the Southwest.

Stars: Jeff Proctor, Laura Paskus, Antonio Sanchez, Lou DiVizio

84. Images of Arizona (2000 TV Movie)

60 min | Documentary

A look at three great landscape photographers as they work in Arizona.

Director: Michael Tobias | Stars: Leroy de Jolie, Jack Dykinga, David Muench

85. Amado M. Peña, Jr: From Culture to Canvas (2012)

60 min | Documentary

Multi-Award winning Songwriter, Singer, Artist and Friend Holly Dunn shares, An artist cannot be separated from their background and life experiences. With no conscious intention or effort,... See full summary »

Director: Margot Perez-Greene | Stars: Odie Arambula, Jim Arndt, Diana Beach-Stamper, Rt. Branson

86. The World of Art Presents: Double Feature (American Southwest and Crashing Waves) (2009 Video)

69 min | Family

Tom Jones, premier nature watercolor artist, brings you a workshop in his classic style. Go through the entire creative process as Tom takes you through a sampling of the elements of ... See full summary »

Director: Michael Goldstein | Star: Tom Jones

87. HD Window: The Great Southwest (2005 Video)

75 min | Documentary

The most beautiful parts of the Southwestern United States are depicted in HD Window: The Great Southwest.

Director: Randy Gomez

88. The World of Art Presents: The Abstract Expressionist Mind - Wind Spirit (2009 Video)

46 min | Family

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Director: Michael Goldstein | Star: Joe DiGiulio

89. The World of Art Presents: The Abstract Expressionist Mind - Art and Design (2009 Video)

48 min | Family

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Director: Michael Goldstein | Star: Joe DiGiulio

90. Death Valley Days (1952–1970)
Episode: Big John and the Rainmaker (1964)

TV-PG | 25 min | Western

A charlatan traveling rainmaker gets hired during a long drought, sparking conflict between rival local governments.

Director: Harmon Jones | Stars: Jim Davis, Denver Pyle, Roy Engel, James Seay

Votes: 32

91. Stories of the Century (1954–1955)
Episode: Doc Holliday (1954)

Approved | 30 min | Western

Matt and Frankie head to Tombstone, Arizona to track down Doc Holliday who they suspect is involved with the Clanton gang. While there they meet famed sheriff Wyatt Earp and become part of the gunfight at OK Corral.

Director: William Witney | Stars: Jim Davis, Mary Castle, Kim Spalding, Frank Richards

Votes: 26

92. Tombstone Territory (1957–1960)
Episode: Fight for a Fugitive (1958)

TV-PG | 30 min | Western

A disheveled escapee from Yuma prison breaks into the Epitaph office and at gunpoint, convinces Harris Claibourne to look into the court records of his murder conviction. Claiming his ... See full summary »

Director: Paul Guilfoyle | Stars: Pat Conway, Richard Eastham, Joe Haworth, Joan Marshall

Votes: 39

93. Louis Theroux's Weird Weekends (1998–2000)
Episode: UFOs (1998)

Not Rated | 50 min | Documentary

Louis investigates the strange world of UFO seekers, beginning with a group called the Alien Resistance Movement, before heading to Colorado, where many sightings have occurred, and then on to Nevada's infamous Area 51.

Director: Debbie Geller | Stars: Louis Theroux, Glenn Campbell, Robert Short

Votes: 305

94. Secrets of the National Parks (2020– )
Episode: Secrets of the Southwest (2020)

TV-G | 48 min | Documentary

In lands made famous by Georgia O'Keeffe, discover the secrets of the Southwest along famous Route 66 and the Grand Circle, an area with the highest concentration of national parks in the country, and where the Navajo Nation call home.

Director: Rodney Chauvin | Stars: Brantley Baird, Bill Ball, Joyce Begay-Foss, Duane Berrier

Votes: 10

95. National Parks Revealed (2006– )
Episode: National Parks of the Great Southwest (2006)

Documentary

From Canyonlands and Arches to Saguaro and Death Valley National Parks, the wonders of the American Southwest spread across extreme lands of astonishing beauty. Here you will meet some of the Earth's hardiest inhabitants.

Director: Greg Gricus | Stars: Jim Bell, Sharon Brussell, Charlie Callagan, Nicole Downey

96. Comanche Moon (2008)
Episode: Episode #1.1 (2008)

TV-14 | 92 min | Drama, Western

In 1855 the Texas Rangers have been fighting a war with the Comanche nation since the first Americans colonized Texas.

Director: Simon Wincer | Stars: Val Kilmer, Steve Zahn, Karl Urban, Linda Cardellini

Votes: 91

97. Comanche Moon (2008)
Episode: Episode #1.2 (2008)

TV-14 | 89 min | Drama, Western

Buffalo Hump wages all out war against whites while the Rangers fail to raise the ransom for Captain Scull, prisoner of Mexican bandit Ahumado.

Director: Simon Wincer | Stars: Steve Zahn, Ryan Merriman, Ray McKinnon, Keith D. Robinson

Votes: 86

98. Hollywood (1980)
Episode: Out West (1980)

Documentary, Biography, History

The development of the uniquely American film genre, the Western, is shown from its inception with archival footage and interviews with surviving artists.

Directors: Kevin Brownlow, David Gill | Stars: James Mason, Karl Brown, Yakima Canutt, Olive Carey

Votes: 62

99. Ancient Aliens (2009– )
Episode: Underground Aliens (2010)

TV-PG | 44 min | Documentary, History, Sci-Fi

If extraterrestrials influenced human history, can evidence of their existence be found in hidden tunnels and caverns around the world? Could a cave in Ecuador contain metallic books ... See full summary »

Stars: Giorgio A. Tsoukalos, John Brandenburg, David Childress, David Wilcock

Votes: 238

100. Streets of Laredo (1995)
Episode: Episode #1.2 (1995)

TV-14 | 87 min | Drama, Western

Call finds he has more than just teenage killer Joey Garza to hunt down but the infamous "man-burner" Mox Mox and his gang.

Director: Joseph Sargent | Stars: James Garner, Sissy Spacek, Sam Shepard, Ned Beatty

Votes: 79