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51. Thunderheart (1992)
R | 119 min | Crime, Mystery, Thriller
A young mixed-blood FBI agent is assigned to work with a cynical veteran investigator on a murder on a poverty-stricken Sioux reservation.
Director: Michael Apted | Stars: Val Kilmer, Sam Shepard, Graham Greene, Fred Ward
Votes: 17,206 | Gross: $22.66M
52. Montana Story (2021)
R | 114 min | Drama
Two estranged siblings return home to the sprawling ranch they once knew and loved, confronting a deep and bitter family legacy against a mythic American backdrop.
Directors: Scott McGehee, David Siegel | Stars: Haley Lu Richardson, Owen Teague, Gilbert Owuor, Kimberly Guerrero
Votes: 3,427
53. Far Cry 5 (2018 Video Game)
M | Action, Adventure, Crime
A deputy is sent to the town of Hope County to arrest Joseph Seed, a corrupt evangelical religious leader who rules the town with the help of his disturbed followers.
Director: Patrick Methe | Stars: Greg Bryk, Mark Pellegrino, Seamus Dever, Jenessa Grant
Votes: 9,142
54. The Last Cowboy (2003 TV Movie)
PG | 100 min | Drama, Western
After an eight year absence, a headstrong woman returns to her Texas home for her grandfather's funeral and locks horns with her father.
Director: Joyce Chopra | Stars: Jennie Garth, Lance Henriksen, M.C. Gainey, Bradley Cooper
Votes: 689
55. Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia (1974)
R | 112 min | Action, Crime, Drama
An American barroom pianist and his prostitute girlfriend go on a trip through the Mexican underworld to collect the bounty on the head of a dead gigolo.
Director: Sam Peckinpah | Stars: Warren Oates, Isela Vega, Robert Webber, Gig Young
Votes: 21,604 | Gross: $0.58M
56. Bacurau (2019)
Not Rated | 131 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
After the death of her grandmother, Teresa comes home to her matriarchal village in a near-future Brazil to find a succession of sinister events that mobilizes all of its residents.
Directors: Juliano Dornelles, Kleber Mendonça Filho | Stars: Bárbara Colen, Thomas Aquino, Silvero Pereira, Thardelly Lima
Votes: 30,786
57. Lonely Are the Brave (1962)
Approved | 107 min | Drama, Western
A fiercely independent cowboy gets himself locked up in prison to escape with an old friend.
Director: David Miller | Stars: Kirk Douglas, Gena Rowlands, Walter Matthau, Michael Kane
Votes: 10,006
58. Down in the Valley (2005)
R | 114 min | Drama, Romance, Thriller
Set in the present-day San Fernando Valley, the project revolves around a delusional man who believes he's a cowboy and the relationship that he starts with a rebellious young woman.
Director: David Jacobson | Stars: Edward Norton, Evan Rachel Wood, David Morse, Rory Culkin
Votes: 18,981 | Gross: $0.57M
59. New Bandits (2023– )
18+ | Action, Crime, Drama
Ubaldo receives an inheritance that will change his destiny for good. In the heart of the northeast desert, he'll become the leader of a pack of ruthless bandits, fulfilling the legacy of his biological father - a mythical "Cangaceiro".
Stars: Adélio Lima, Bruno Goya, Ênio Cavalcante, Joálisson Cunha
Votes: 2,858
60. Vegas (2012–2013)
914 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Ralph Lamb, a former MP for the US Army, becomes sheriff. His brother, Jack, and his son, Dixon, are deputized. Meanwhile, Vincent Savino comes from Chicago to Vegas to run The Savoy hotel and casino.
Stars: Dennis Quaid, Michael Chiklis, Carrie-Anne Moss, Taylor Handley
Votes: 7,569
61. Deputy (2020)
TV-14 | 44 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Deputy Bill Hollister, a career lawman who is very comfortable kicking down doors but utterly lost in a staff meeting, becomes acting sheriff of Los Angeles County when the sheriff drops dead.
Stars: Stephen Dorff, Yara Martinez, Brian Van Holt, Bex Taylor-Klaus
Votes: 5,928
62. Wanda Nevada (1979)
PG | 107 min | Comedy, Mystery, Romance
A drifter named Beaudray Demerille wins a young orphan named Wanda in a poker game and takes her gold prospecting in the Grand Canyon.
Director: Peter Fonda | Stars: Peter Fonda, Brooke Shields, Fiona Lewis, Luke Askew
Votes: 1,530 | Gross: $2.41M
63. The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada (2005)
R | 121 min | Adventure, Crime, Drama
Ranch foreman Pete Perkins looks to fulfill the promise to his recently deceased best friend by burying him in his hometown in Mexico.
Director: Tommy Lee Jones | Stars: Tommy Lee Jones, Barry Pepper, Dwight Yoakam, January Jones
Votes: 41,928 | Gross: $5.02M
64. The Hero (I) (2017)
R | 96 min | Drama, Romance
An ailing movie star comes to terms with his past and mortality.
Director: Brett Haley | Stars: Sam Elliott, Laura Prepon, Krysten Ritter, Nick Offerman
Votes: 10,478 | Gross: $4.08M
65. Disturbing the Peace (2020)
R | 91 min | Action, Thriller
A small-town marshal who hasn't carried a gun since he left the Texas Rangers after a tragic shooting, must pick up his gun again to battle with a gang of outlaw bikers that has invaded the town to pull off a brazen and violent heist.
Director: York Alec Shackleton | Stars: Guy Pearce, Devon Sawa, Kelly Greyson, Michael Sirow
Votes: 3,614
66. The Last Movie (1971)
R | 108 min | Drama
After a film production wraps in Peru, an American wrangler decides to stay behind to witness the ways that filmmaking affects the locals.
Director: Dennis Hopper | Stars: Julie Adams, Daniel Ades, Richmond L. Aguilar, John Alderman
Votes: 2,661
67. Bronco Billy (1980)
PG | 116 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy
An idealistic, modern-day cowboy struggles to keep his Wild West show afloat in the face of hard luck and waning interest.
Director: Clint Eastwood | Stars: Clint Eastwood, Sondra Locke, Geoffrey Lewis, Scatman Crothers
Votes: 12,761 | Gross: $24.27M
68. Sky King (1951–1962)
TV-PG | 30 min | Adventure, Drama, Family
Fly plane... Bust bad guys... Fuss with niece and nephew... Eat Peter Pan Peanut Butter... Dat's it!
Stars: Kirby Grant, Gloria Winters, Ewing Mitchell, Ron Hagerthy
Votes: 565
69. How the West Was Fun (1994 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 96 min | Comedy, Family, Western
Olsen twins Mary-Kate and Ashley lead the battle of wits and wills to save their beloved ranch in the feature length comedy How The West Was Fun.
Director: Stuart Margolin | Stars: Mary-Kate Olsen, Ashley Olsen, Martin Mull, Michele Greene
Votes: 2,030
70. Junior Bonner (1972)
PG | 100 min | Drama, Western
Ace Bonner returns to Arizona several years after he abandoned his family, Junior Bonner is a wild young man. Against the typical rodeo championship, family drama erupts.
Director: Sam Peckinpah | Stars: Steve McQueen, Robert Preston, Ida Lupino, Ben Johnson
Votes: 6,853 | Gross: $0.15M
71. Wild Horses (2015)
R | 100 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
A detective opens up a fifteen-year-old missing persons case, and begins to suspect that the missing boy was murdered, and that a local rancher was involved.
Director: Robert Duvall | Stars: Robert Duvall, James Franco, Darien Willardson, Angie Cepeda
Votes: 3,941
72. Saints Row: The Third (2011 Video Game)
M | Action, Comedy, Crime
After the Saints have transformed from a small town street gang to pop culture giants, they decide to take over another city called Steelport.
Director: Keith Arem | Stars: Burt Reynolds, Daniel Dae Kim, Hulk Hogan, Sasha Grey
Votes: 6,760
73. North of 60 (1992–1998)
60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
A mystery drama series about trials and tribulations of Aboriginal people in the fictional town of Lynx River, Northwest Territories.
Stars: Tina Keeper, Tracey Cook, Tom Jackson, Timothy Webber
Votes: 656
74. Guns, Girls and Gambling (2012)
Not Rated | 90 min | Crime, Thriller
5 Elvis impersonators stay long after the contest playing poker, when a valuable mask is stolen from the Indian casino. Killers, incl. a sexy, blonde assassin, hunt down the Elvises to get the mask.
Director: Michael Winnick | Stars: Christian Slater, Powers Boothe, Dane Cook, Jeff Fahey
Votes: 4,798
75. A Night in Old Mexico (2013)
Not Rated | 103 min | Adventure, Drama, Western
After being forced to sell his family ranch to developers, a financially strapped, but proud senior citizen, and his estranged grandson, find themselves targeted by drug dealers in search of a missing money bag.
Director: Emilio Aragón | Stars: Robert Duvall, Jeremy Irvine, Angie Cepeda, Luis Tosar
Votes: 3,945
76. Death in Texas (2020)
101 min | Action, Drama
Just out of prison, Billy Walker returns to El Paso to find his mom dying of liver failure but low on the transplant list. However, the border offers other, darker options.
Director: Scott Windhauser | Stars: Bruce Dern, Ronnie Gene Blevins, Clark Harris, Daniel Steven Gonzalez
Votes: 829
77. The Head of Joaquín Murrieta (2023– )
39 min | Action, Western
Follows the adventures of Joaquín Murrieta and Carrillo as they unite to face a common enemy.
Stars: Liam Sharpe, Juan Manuel Bernal, Steve Wilcox, Michael Wilson Morgan
Votes: 665
78. Stay Away, Joe (1968)
PG | 102 min | Comedy, Musical, Romance
A mixed-race American Indian rodeo champ returns to the reservation to help his people out.
Director: Peter Tewksbury | Stars: Elvis Presley, Burgess Meredith, Joan Blondell, Katy Jurado
Votes: 1,534
79. The Last Victim (2021)
112 min | Action, Adventure, Crime
The Last Victim is a Neo Western thriller set in the American southwest, following Sheriff Hickey trying to solve the worst case he has seen in his small town, likely caused by a violent local gang led by a fearsome criminal.
Director: Naveen A. Chathapuram | Stars: Ali Larter, Ralph Ineson, Ron Perlman, Tahmoh Penikett
Votes: 1,043
80. Christmas at the Ranch (2021)
94 min | Romance
When Haley Hollis returns to her family ranch to try and save it from closure, she wasn't banking on spending so much time with ranch hand Kate - or falling for her.
Director: Christin Baker | Stars: Amanda Righetti, Lindsay Wagner, Laur Allen, Archie Kao
Votes: 738
81. The Ride (I) (1997)
PG | 101 min | Drama, Family, Sport
A has-been cowboy is given a second chance at the hands of an unexpected teacher.
Director: Michael O. Sajbel | Stars: Michael Biehn, Brock Pierce, Charles Young, Clarence Felder
Votes: 540 | Gross: $0.19M
82. J W Coop (1971)
GP | 112 min | Drama, Western
After losing 9 years 9 months and thirteen days to prison, cowboy J. W. Coop is released to return to life as a professional rodeo cowboy in the 60's. Determined to make up for the lost '... See full summary »
Director: Cliff Robertson | Stars: Cliff Robertson, Geraldine Page, Cristina Ferrare, R.G. Armstrong
Votes: 592
83. Borderline (1980)
PG | 97 min | Action, Drama
On the U.S.-Mexican border, border cop Jeb Maynard is hunting for a human smuggler responsible for Jeb's partner's murder.
Director: Jerrold Freedman | Stars: Charles Bronson, Bruno Kirby, Bert Remsen, Michael Lerner
Votes: 2,402
84. Broken Horses (2015)
R | 101 min | Action, Crime, Drama
The bonds of brotherhood, the laws of loyalty, and the futility of violence in the shadows of the US Mexico border gang wars.
Director: Vidhu Vinod Chopra | Stars: Henry Shotwell, Thomas Jane, Nicholas Neve, Sean Patrick Flanery
Votes: 2,330 | Gross: $0.04M
85. Red Hill (2010)
R | 95 min | Drama, Thriller, Western
A young police officer must survive his first day's duty in a small country town.
Director: Patrick Hughes | Stars: Ryan Kwanten, Steve Bisley, Tommy Lewis, Claire van der Boom
Votes: 9,096 | Gross: $0.02M
86. Gumby: The Movie (1995)
Not Rated | 90 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
In this offshoot of the 1950s "claymation" cartoon series, the crazy Blockheads threaten to ruin Gumby's benefit concert by replacing the entire city of Clokeytown with robots.
Director: Art Clokey | Stars: Dal McKennon, Art Clokey, Gloria Clokey, Manny La Carruba
Votes: 1,042 | Gross: $0.06M
87. Billy Jack Goes to Washington (1977)
Not Rated | 155 min | Drama, Thriller
After a Senator suddenly dies after completing (and sealing) an investigation into the nuclear power industry, the remaining Senator and the state Governor must decide on a person who will ... See full summary »
Director: Tom Laughlin | Stars: Tom Laughlin, Delores Taylor, E.G. Marshall, Teresa Kelly
Votes: 821
88. Out of the Wild (2019)
Not Rated | 98 min | Crime, Drama, Romance
Out of the Wild is the story of Henry McBride, a down and out cowboy with a painful past he can't drink away. Living on his last dollar with nowhere to go, he ends up working the last place... See full summary »
Director: Paul Krizan | Stars: John Diehl, Jean Louisa Kelly, Benjamin Ashbrook, Kevin McCorkle
Votes: 622
89. My Heroes Have Always Been Cowboys (1991)
PG | 106 min | Drama, Western
A rodeo rider decides to quit his line of work after a serious injury, but when he visits his family and finds out that his dad is not well, he'll have to risk it one more time.
Director: Stuart Rosenberg | Stars: Scott Glenn, Kate Capshaw, Ben Johnson, Tess Harper
Votes: 720 | Gross: $3.60M
90. Thar (2022)
TV-MA | 108 min | Action, Crime, Drama
A mysterious stranger arrives in a village situated in the Thar desert and crosses paths with a veteran cop investigating a case of brutal killings.
Director: Raj Singh Chaudhary | Stars: Anil Kapoor, Harshvardhan Kapoor, Fatima Sana Shaikh, Jitendra Joshi
Votes: 7,997
91. Hearts of the West (1975)
PG | 102 min | Comedy, Western
During the 1930s, Lewis Tate aspires to be the next great American Western writer. When he travels to California, he's recruited by Bert Kessler, a Hollywood unit manager, to star in a series of low-rent Westerns.
Director: Howard Zieff | Stars: Jeff Bridges, Andy Griffith, Donald Pleasence, Blythe Danner
Votes: 1,766
92. The Lusty Men (1952)
Passed | 113 min | Action, Drama, Sport
Retired rodeo champion Jeff McCloud agrees to mentor novice rodeo contestant Wes Merritt against the wishes of Merritt's wife who fears the dangers of this rough sport.
Directors: Nicholas Ray, Robert Parrish | Stars: Susan Hayward, Robert Mitchum, Arthur Kennedy, Arthur Hunnicutt
Votes: 3,668
93. McLeod's Daughters (1996 TV Movie)
60 min | Drama, Western
Following the death of her mother, Tess Silverman travels to Drover's Run, the farm where she spent the first few years of her life. Drover's is a rural cattle property in South Australia, ... See full summary »
Director: Michael Offer | Stars: Tammy Macintosh, Kris McQuade, Mercia Deane-Johns, Simone Kessell
Votes: 459
94. The Sheriff of Cochise (1956–1959)
30 min | Crime, Drama, Western
While this sounds like a western, "The Sheriff of Cochise" was a contemporary police drama set in Cochise County, Arizona. Stories seemed strangely similar to "Highway Patrol," emphasizing ... See full summary »
Stars: John Bromfield, Stan Jones, Roy Engel, Joe Kirk
Votes: 101
95. Man in the Shadow (I) (1957)
Approved | 80 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Virgil Renchler owns most of the town, providing a thriving economy. When his men go too far and kill one of his migrant workmen, the sheriff goes after him, even if it means his job and everyone else's.
Director: Jack Arnold | Stars: Jeff Chandler, Orson Welles, Colleen Miller, Ben Alexander
Votes: 1,230
96. The Escape of Prisoner 614 (2018)
PG-13 | 97 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy
Two inept, small-town Sheriff's Deputies catch an escaped prisoner that they believe was wrongly convicted.
Director: Zach Golden | Stars: Ron Perlman, Martin Starr, Jake McDorman, George Sample III
Votes: 921
97. Outlaws (1986–1987)
60 min | Crime, Sci-Fi, Western
Five cowboys are sent forward in time from 1899 to 1986, where they start their own detective agency.
Stars: Rod Taylor, William Lucking, Charles Napier, Patrick Houser
Votes: 171
98. Blood River (2009)
Not Rated | 104 min | Horror, Thriller, Western
A psychological thriller, which explores the destruction of a young couple's seemingly perfect marriage.
Director: Adam Mason | Stars: Andrew Howard, Tess Panzer, Ian Duncan, Sarah Essex
Votes: 1,484
99. Jericho (2000)
PG-13 | 101 min | Mystery, Western
A mysterious gunman searches for his lost identity.
Director: Merlin Miller | Stars: Mark Valley, Leon Coffee, R. Lee Ermey, Lisa Stewart
Votes: 537
100. A Girl Is a Gun (1971)
100 min | Adventure, Drama, Western
Billy the Kid pursues the witness of a heist in order to eliminate him.
Director: Luc Moullet | Stars: Jean-Pierre Léaud, Rachel Kesterber, Jean Valmont, Bruno Kresoja
Votes: 184