Sort by Popularity - Most Popular Movies and TV Shows tagged with keyword "mexican-army"

1. Traffic (2000)

R | 147 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller

A conservative judge is appointed by the President to spearhead America's escalating war against drugs, only to discover that his teenage daughter is a crack addict. Two DEA agents protect an informant. A jailed drug baron's wife attempts to carry on the family business.

Director: Steven Soderbergh | Stars: Michael Douglas, Benicio Del Toro, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Jacob Vargas

Votes: 219,970 | Gross: $124.12M

2. Once Upon a Time in Mexico (2003)

R | 102 min | Action, Crime, Thriller

Hitman "El Mariachi" becomes involved in international espionage involving a psychotic CIA agent and a corrupt Mexican general.

Director: Robert Rodriguez | Stars: Antonio Banderas, Salma Hayek, Johnny Depp, Willem Dafoe

Votes: 169,879 | Gross: $56.36M

3. ZeroZeroZero (2019–2020)

TV-MA | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller

A cocaine shipment makes its way to Europe, starting from the moment a powerful cartel of Italian criminals decides to buy it, to its journeys through Mexico, to its shipment across the Atlantic Ocean.

Stars: Andrea Riseborough, Dane DeHaan, Giuseppe De Domenico, Harold Torres

Votes: 29,425

4. The Wild Bunch (1969)

R | 135 min | Action, Adventure, Drama

An aging group of outlaws look for one last big score as the "traditional" American West is disappearing around them.

Director: Sam Peckinpah | Stars: William Holden, Ernest Borgnine, Robert Ryan, Edmond O'Brien

Votes: 90,461 | Gross: $12.06M

5. The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1948)

Passed | 126 min | Adventure, Drama, Western

Two down-on-their-luck Americans searching for work in 1920s Mexico convince an old prospector to help them mine for gold in the Sierra Madre Mountains.

Director: John Huston | Stars: Humphrey Bogart, Walter Huston, Tim Holt, Bruce Bennett

Votes: 132,573 | Gross: $5.01M

6. 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: 17,759 | Gross: $17.26M

7. Red Dead Redemption (2010 Video Game)

M | Action, Adventure, Crime

A former outlaw is forced by the federal government to hunt down the members of his old gang.

Stars: Rob Wiethoff, Josh Blaylock, Sophia Marzocchi, Spider Madison

Votes: 30,583

8. 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: 22,329 | Gross: $22.41M

9. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II (2022 Video Game)

M | Action, Adventure, Crime

Task Force 141 faces its greatest threat yet - a newly aligned menace with deep, yet unknown, connections.

Director: Jeffrey Keith Negus | Stars: Alain Mesa, Barry Sloane, Ramon Fernandez, Claudia Doumit

Votes: 3,053

10. The Mercenary (1968)

PG-13 | 110 min | Comedy, Western

A greedy Polish mercenary helps a mine worker and a peasant girl lead a revolution against the Mexican Government, all while being pursued by an American rival.

Director: Sergio Corbucci | Stars: Franco Nero, Tony Musante, Franco Giacobini, Eduardo Fajardo

Votes: 6,166 | Gross: $0.03M

11. Compañeros (1970)

R | 115 min | Action, Comedy, Western

A Swedish arms dealer and a Mexican peon team up to rescue the intellectual leader of the Revolutionary cause, while taking part in numerous misadventures along the way.

Director: Sergio Corbucci | Stars: Franco Nero, Tomas Milian, Fernando Rey, Iris Berben

Votes: 4,983 | Gross: $0.02M

12. A Bullet for the General (1967)

M | 115 min | Action, Western

A band of Mexican gunrunners employed by a revolutionary General accept an American mercenary into their gang, unaware of his true intentions.

Director: Damiano Damiani | Stars: Gian Maria Volontè, Klaus Kinski, Martine Beswick, Lou Castel

Votes: 5,086

13. The Alamo: Thirteen Days to Glory (1987 TV Movie)

Not Rated | 140 min | Action, Adventure, Biography

Against orders and with no help of relief Texas patriots led by William Travis, Jim Bowie, and Davy Crockett defend the Alamo against overwhelming Mexican forces.

Director: Burt Kennedy | Stars: James Arness, Brian Keith, Alec Baldwin, David Ogden Stiers

Votes: 743

14. Guns for San Sebastian (1968)

G | 111 min | Action, Adventure, Drama

In 1743, outlaw Leon Alastray is hunted by the Spanish army but is given sanctuary by a priest in a village terrorized by marauding Yaqui Indians.

Director: Henri Verneuil | Stars: Anthony Quinn, Anjanette Comer, Charles Bronson, Sam Jaffe

Votes: 2,390

15. Trémulo (2015)

Not Rated | 20 min | Short, Romance

Carlos sweeps and mops the floor of an old-time barbershop. The day before Independence Day, among the customers is Julio. Their eyes meet, and when the barbershop closes Julio comes back ... See full summary »

Director: Roberto Fiesco | Stars: Benny Emmanuel, Axel Arenas, Alfonso Bravo, Pascacio López

Votes: 500

16. Adiós, Sabata (1970)

PG-13 | 104 min | Action, Drama, War

Sabata helps a band of Mexican revolutionaries steal a wagon-load of gold from the occupying Austrian forces of Emperor Maximilian I.

Director: Gianfranco Parolini | Stars: Yul Brynner, Dean Reed, Ignazio Spalla, Gérard Herter

Votes: 2,313 | Gross: $0.55M

17. The Last Command (1955)

Passed | 110 min | History, War, Western

Moderate Jim Bowie leads rebellious Texicans--and Davy Crockett--in a last-ditch stand against his old friend, Santa Ana.

Director: Frank Lloyd | Stars: Sterling Hayden, Anna Maria Alberghetti, Richard Carlson, Arthur Hunnicutt

Votes: 944

18. Juarez (1939)

Approved | 125 min | Biography, Drama, History

Louis Napoleon III (Claude Rains) takes advantage of the American Civil War to circumvent the Monroe Doctrine and expand his power by helping Emperor Maximilian von Habsburg (Brian Aherne) to add Mexico to his empire.

Director: William Dieterle | Stars: Paul Muni, Bette Davis, Brian Aherne, Claude Rains

Votes: 2,556

19. Big Kill (2019)

R | 126 min | Action, Drama, Western

A tenderfoot from Philadelphia, two misfit gamblers on the run, and a deadly preacher have a date with destiny in a boom town gone bust called Big Kill.

Director: Scott Martin | Stars: Jason Patric, Lou Diamond Phillips, Christoph Sanders, Scott Martin

Votes: 1,430

20. Django Strikes Again (1987)

Not Rated | 88 min | Action, Drama, Western

A monk returns to his former life as a gunfighter when his estranged daughter is kidnapped by a Hungarian slaver.

Director: Nello Rossati | Stars: Franco Nero, Christopher Connelly, Licinia Lentini, William Berger

Votes: 1,320

21. 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: 1,343 | Gross: $0.23M

22. Kit Carson (1940)

Passed | 97 min | Drama, Western

Indian fighter, trapper and frontier scout Kit Carson leads a wagon train of settlers from Fort Bridger, along the Oregon Trail through Shoshone territory, to California which plans to secede from Mexico.

Director: George B. Seitz | Stars: Jon Hall, Lynn Bari, Dana Andrews, Harold Huber

Votes: 627

23. Bandido! (1956)

Approved | 92 min | Action, Adventure, Drama

An arms dealer and a mercenary cross swords during the 1916 Mexican revolution.

Director: Richard Fleischer | Stars: Robert Mitchum, Ursula Thiess, Gilbert Roland, Zachary Scott

Votes: 1,187

24. The 5-Man Army (1969)

M/PG | 105 min | Action, Adventure, Western

At the behest of local revolutionaries, a mercenary enlists four specialists in various combat styles to help him rob a Mexican Army train carrying $500,000 in gold.

Directors: Don Taylor, Italo Zingarelli | Stars: Bud Spencer, Peter Graves, James Daly, Nino Castelnuovo

Votes: 1,773

25. Viva Max (1969)

G | 93 min | Comedy

In the 1960s, a screwy Mexican General and his troops cross into Texas to re-capture the Alamo from the Gringos but they face opposition from the local police, the National Guard and the U.S. State Department.

Director: Jerry Paris | Stars: Peter Ustinov, Pamela Tiffin, Jonathan Winters, John Astin

Votes: 554

26. The Man from the Alamo (1953)

Approved | 79 min | Western

During the Alamo siege, John Stroud is sent to Ox Bow to protect the townsfolk but, following a massacre, he infiltrates Jess Wade's gang of turncoat renegades supporting the Mexicans.

Director: Budd Boetticher | Stars: Glenn Ford, Julie Adams, Chill Wills, Hugh O'Brian

Votes: 2,154

27. Houston: The Legend of Texas (1986 TV Movie)

Not Rated | 144 min | Biography, Drama, History

"From personal heartbreak to the epic fight for liberation, the glory of the Old West is captured in this grand life story of Sam Houston, the man whose bravery and vision led to the creation of Texas." -- from back of box

Director: Peter Levin | Stars: Sam Elliott, Claudia Christian, Devon Ericson, Michael C. Gwynne

Votes: 454

28. The First Texan (1956)

Approved | 82 min | Biography, History, Western

Eastern lawyer Sam Houston moves to Texas. At the request of President Jackson, he leads the Texan independence movement and wins the decisive battle against the Mexican army to gain Texas independence.

Director: Byron Haskin | Stars: Joel McCrea, Felicia Farr, Jeff Morrow, Wallace Ford

Votes: 603

29. Night of the Serpent (1969)

108 min | Western

Hernandez, commander of the garrison in a small village, joins a group of townsmen with the intention of robbing orphan Manuel of his inheritance. Luke, suffering from a traumatic past and ... See full summary »

Director: Giulio Petroni | Stars: Luke Askew, Luigi Pistilli, Magda Konopka, Chelo Alonso

Votes: 248

30. The Treasure of Pancho Villa (1955)

Approved | 92 min | Romance, War, Western

In 1915, an American adventurer joins the supporters of Mexican revolutionary Pancho Villa.

Director: George Sherman | Stars: Rory Calhoun, Shelley Winters, Gilbert Roland, Joseph Calleia

Votes: 521

31. Viva! Django (1971)

Not Rated | 90 min | Drama, Western

Django is on the trail of some renegade outlaws who killed his wife. En route, he rescues a horse thief from an impromptu hanging. He discovers the man knows who committed the murder. The men team up and head west for revenge.

Director: Edoardo Mulargia | Stars: Anthony Steffen, Stelio Candelli, Glauco Onorato, Donato Castellaneta

Votes: 585

32. Where the Hell's That Gold?!!? (1988 TV Movie)

PG | 91 min | Western

In 1895, outlaws Cross and Boone are forced to take Mexican authorities to their loot. They travel there on a train full of dynamite with a group of prostitutes. Mexican rebels, Indians, and Wells Fargo Agents are all after them.

Director: Burt Kennedy | Stars: Willie Nelson, Delta Burke, Jack Elam, Alfonso Arau

Votes: 168

33. Killer Kid (1967)

102 min | Drama, Romance, Western

The ruthless and cruel Captain Ramirez hunts down and kills revolutionaries in his search for The Saint, the righteous leader of the Mexican insurrection against the Federales.

Director: Leopoldo Savona | Stars: Anthony Steffen, Luisa Baratto, Fernando Sancho, Giovanni Cianfriglia

Votes: 225

34. Frontier Uprising (1961)

Approved | 68 min | Western

A trail guide leading a wagon train to the West in the 1840s discovers that the U.S. and Mexico are at war.

Director: Edward L. Cahn | Stars: Jim Davis, Nancy Hadley, Ken Mayer, Nestor Paiva

Votes: 190

35. His Name Was Holy Ghost (1972)

94 min | Comedy, Western

Gianni Garko returns as the Holy Ghost, a supernatural gunfighter dressed in white and with a dove sitting on his shoulder.

Director: Giuliano Carnimeo | Stars: Gianni Garko, Pilar Velázquez, Cris Huerta, Poldo Bendandi

Votes: 177

36. Heroes of the Alamo (1937)

Approved | 75 min | Adventure, History, War

In early spring of 1833, the smoldering resentment of American settlers in Texas against their oppression by Mexico dictator General Santa Anna/Ana coming to a head. When a decree is issued... See full summary »

Director: Harry L. Fraser | Stars: Earle Hodgins, Lane Chandler, Roger Williams, Rex Lease

Votes: 87

37. Across the Border (1914)

Short, Western

Curley Smith, a lieutenant of the Texas Rangers, while patrolling the international line became suspicious of a load of hay which he saw going southward. Leaving a note telling of his ... See full summary »

Director: Otis Thayer | Stars: Edmund Cobb, Grace McHugh, Ted Hardcastle, Arthur Lewis

38. Man of Conquest (1939)

Passed | 105 min | History, War, Western

The story of Sam Houston, hero of the Texas revolution, statesman, and first president of the Republic of Texas.

Director: George Nicholls Jr. | Stars: Richard Dix, Gail Patrick, Joan Fontaine, Edward Ellis

Votes: 194

39. Los Niños Héroes de Chapultepec (2017)

87 min | Documentary, History, War

Documentary about six Mexican teenagers who fought and died in the Battle of Chapultepec during the U.S. War with Mexico.

Director: Ignacio López Escrivá | Stars: Antonio Campuzano, Ariel Perez Lima

Votes: 17

40. Pray to God and Dig Your Grave (1968)

83 min | Drama, Western

Fernando returns home from his self chosen exile in Texas to get revenge for the death of his siblings but instead he tries to start a revolution against the despotism of the landowners.

Director: Edoardo Mulargia | Stars: Robert Woods, Jeff Cameron, Selvaggia, Cristina Penz

Votes: 60

41. Sutter's Gold (1936)

Approved | 94 min | Adventure, Drama, History

Story of the gold strike on an immigrant's property that started the 1849 California Gold Rush.

Director: James Cruze | Stars: Edward Arnold, Lee Tracy, Binnie Barnes, Katharine Alexander

Votes: 140

42. A Place Called Chiapas (1998)

Not Rated | 89 min | Documentary

When the Zapatista National Liberation Army took over five towns and 500 ranches in southern Mexico, the government deployed its troops and at least 145 people died in the ensuing battle. ... See full summary »

Director: Nettie Wild | Stars: Samuel Ruiz García, Rafael Sebastián Guillén Vicente

Votes: 401 | Gross: $0.23M

43. A Train for Durango (1968)

92 min | Western, Comedy

2 buddy adventurers witness a train-robbery and are then hunting the robbed gold and they also robbed Helen.

Director: Mario Caiano | Stars: Anthony Steffen, Mark Damon, Dominique Boschero, Roberto Camardiel

Votes: 302

44. Yaqui Drums (1956)

71 min | Western

After his brother's mysterious murder, Webb Dunham takes over his ranch but runs into conflict with strongman rancher Matt Quigg who covets all local lands in a region infested with Yaqui Mexican bandits.

Director: Jean Yarbrough | Stars: Rod Cameron, Mary Castle, J. Carrol Naish, Robert Hutton

Votes: 33

45. John Wayne's 'the Alamo' (1992 Video)

68 min | Documentary, Short

Documentary about the making of the John Wayne film The Alamo (1960). Included are behind-the-scenes photos and footage of the actual production of the film, clips from it and interviews ... See full summary »

Stars: Frankie Avalon, Russell Birdwell, Budd Boetticher, Richard Boone

Votes: 59

46. Following the Flag in Mexico (1916)

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Stars: Venustiano Carranza, Frederick Funston, John J. Pershing, Pancho Villa

47. Sentencia (1950)

86 min | Drama, War

This semi-historical drama-romance by Director Emilio Gomez Muriel, is set in 19th century Mexico while under the rule of Emperor Maximilian, and features realistic military uniforms and ... See full summary »

Director: Emilio Gómez Muriel | Stars: Emilio Tuero, Gloria Lozano, Carlos López Moctezuma, Charles Rooner

Votes: 14

48. Athletes of the Saddle (1952)

Approved | 10 min | Short, Sport

This Grantland Rice Sportlight visits the internationally famous Mexican Army Equestrian Teams as it puts on a demonstration if the finest in horsemanship.

Director: Jack Eaton | Star: Ward Wilson

49. The Fall Guy (1981–1986)
Episode: Devil's Island (1983)

TV-14 | Action, Adventure, Comedy

Colt and Howie go to Mexico to arrest Mary Connors. A corrupt colonel too is interested in Mary who spurns his advances. The colonel then imprisons her in the Devil's Island prison. Colt and his team plot to rescue Mary from the prison.

Director: Daniel Haller | Stars: Lee Majors, Douglas Barr, Heather Thomas, Markie Post

Votes: 65

50. Tales of Wells Fargo (1957–1962)
Episode: Moneyrun (1962)

TV-14 | 49 min | Western

A former governor of a Mexican province flees to San Francisco with his family's money to buy guns for the revolutionaries. A gang of former Mexican soldiers operating with stolen papers ... See full summary »

Director: Francis D. Lyon | Stars: Dale Robertson, William Demarest, Virginia Christine, Mary Jane Saunders

Votes: 30