Sort by Popularity - Most Popular Movies and TV Shows tagged with keyword "murder-of-sheriff"

1. Scream (I) (2022)

R | 114 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller

25 years after a streak of brutal murders shocked the quiet town of Woodsboro, Calif., a new killer dons the Ghostface mask and begins targeting a group of teenagers to resurrect secrets from the town's deadly past.

Directors: Matt Bettinelli-Olpin, Tyler Gillett | Stars: Neve Campbell, Courteney Cox, David Arquette, Melissa Barrera

Votes: 160,090 | Gross: $81.64M

2. Stoker (2013)

R | 99 min | Drama, Thriller

After India's father dies, her Uncle Charlie, who she never knew existed, comes to live with her and her unstable mother. She comes to suspect this mysterious, charming man has ulterior motives and becomes increasingly infatuated with him.

Director: Park Chan-wook | Stars: Mia Wasikowska, Nicole Kidman, Matthew Goode, Dermot Mulroney

Votes: 114,733 | Gross: $1.70M

3. Frank and Penelope (2022)

R | 112 min | Horror, Thriller

A tale of love and violence when a man on his emotional last legs finds a savior seductively dancing in a run-down strip club. And a life most certainly headed off a cliff suddenly becomes redirected - as EVERYTHING is now worth dying for.

Director: Sean Patrick Flanery | Stars: Billy Budinich, Caylee Cowan, Johnathon Schaech, Brian Maillard

Votes: 905

4. Perdita Durango (1997)

R | 129 min | Action, Crime, Horror

A psychotic criminal couple kidnaps a random teenage couple. The woman rapes the male captive, and lets him watch his lover being raped by the man. They then plan to sacrifice the couple.

Director: Álex de la Iglesia | Stars: Rosie Perez, Javier Bardem, Harley Cross, Aimee Graham

Votes: 9,892

5. The Sinners (2020)

TV-14 | 96 min | Drama, Horror, Thriller

An A-List Girl clique starts a secret cult where each of them must embody one of the seven deadly sins. They realize there's more to their small religious town after they go missing one by one.

Director: Courtney Paige | Stars: Kaitlyn Bernard, Brenna Llewellyn, Brenna Coates, Keilani Elizabeth Rose

Votes: 909

6. 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: 1,042

7. Murder, She Baked: A Deadly Recipe (2016 TV Movie)

Not Rated | 86 min | Crime, Mystery, Romance

Bakery owner Hannah and her sister find the sheriff's body. Hannah promises cop detective wannabe boyfriend not to get involved, but her sister's husband is running at the sheriff election making him prime suspect and suspended.

Director: Kristoffer Tabori | Stars: Alison Sweeney, Cameron Mathison, Barbara Niven, Lisa Durupt

Votes: 1,545

8. Coroner Creek (1948)

Passed | 90 min | Western

A man is bent on taking revenge on those he believes are responsible for his fiance's death.

Director: Ray Enright | Stars: Randolph Scott, Marguerite Chapman, George Macready, Sally Eilers

Votes: 1,130

9. The Gunfight at Dodge City (1959)

Approved | 81 min | Western

After his brother the sheriff is murdered, Bat Masterson is elected to the job and is determined to find the killer and make Dodge City safe.

Director: Joseph M. Newman | Stars: Joel McCrea, Julie Adams, John McIntire, Nancy Gates

Votes: 1,073

10. Dear God No! (2011)

Not Rated | 81 min | Comedy, Horror

A gang of outlaw bikers pull a home invasion on a disgraced Anthropologist hiding a secret locked in his cabin basement.

Director: James Bickert | Stars: Jett Bryant, Madeline Brumby, Paul McComiskey, Olivia LaCroix

Votes: 1,818

11. Gunsight Ridge (1957)

Passed | 85 min | Action, Adventure, Crime

Stage line agent investigates a series of robberies by taking the job of a deputy sheriff in a border Arizona town.

Director: Francis D. Lyon | Stars: Joel McCrea, Mark Stevens, Joan Weldon, Addison Richards

Votes: 737

12. The Moonshine War (1970)

GP | 100 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama

A federal agent attempts to make some real money before the alcohol ban is lifted so he sets his sights on the whiskey cache of an old army buddy.

Director: Richard Quine | Stars: Patrick McGoohan, Richard Widmark, Alan Alda, Melodie Johnson

Votes: 684

13. The Plunderers (1960)

Approved | 94 min | Drama, Western

When four rowdy cowhands ride into a small town and make trouble, no one seems willing or able to take them on, not even Sam Christy, the toughest man in town. But then there is a murder.

Director: Joseph Pevney | Stars: Jeff Chandler, John Saxon, Dolores Hart, Marsha Hunt

Votes: 441

14. Ride, Vaquero! (1953)

Passed | 90 min | Western

Two outlaws, Rio and Esqueda, raised together as stepbrothers, have a showdown over the issue of whether to evict new settlers from their territory.

Director: John Farrow | Stars: Robert Taylor, Ava Gardner, Howard Keel, Anthony Quinn

Votes: 1,087

15. 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

16. The Sundowners (1950)

Approved | 83 min | Drama, Western

Brother is pitted against brother in this tale of feuding ranchers in the old west.

Director: George Templeton | Stars: Robert Preston, Robert Sterling, Chill Wills, Cathy Downs

Votes: 564

17. Kansas Pacific (1953)

Approved | 73 min | Western

With the Civil War about to begin, Southern saboteurs attack frontier railroad construction.

Director: Ray Nazarro | Stars: Sterling Hayden, Eve Miller, Barton MacLane, Harry Shannon

Votes: 810

18. Gun Battle at Monterey (1957)

Approved | 67 min | Western

A double-crossed partner left for dead seeks revenge against the wishes of a woman who nursed him back to health and fell in love with him.

Directors: Sidney Franklin Jr., Carl K. Hittleman | Stars: Sterling Hayden, Pamela Duncan, Ted de Corsia, Mary Beth Hughes

Votes: 213

19. The Great Jesse James Raid (1953)

Approved | 73 min | Western

The famed outlaw is talked into saddling up for one more bank robbery.

Director: Reginald Le Borg | Stars: Willard Parker, Barbara Payton, Tom Neal, Wallace Ford

Votes: 108

20. Brokedown (2018)

77 min | Horror, Thriller

A group of hillbillies terrorize a couple after their car breaks down.

Director: John Reign | Stars: Allie Marshall, Carl Bailey, Jimmy Gerovac, John Reign

Votes: 2,276

21. Crossroad Avenger: The Adventures of the Tucson Kid (1953 TV Movie)

Unrated | 25 min | Western

This Pilot was about the Adventures of the "Tucson Kid", an insurance investigator who travels to any town where a suspicious insurance claim has appeared.

Director: Edward D. Wood Jr. | Stars: Tom Keene, Tom Tyler, Lyle Talbot, Don Nagel

Votes: 158

22. Annie Oakley (1954–1957)
Episode: Desperate Men (1957)

Not Rated | 30 min | Western

While Annie and Lofty pursue an outlaw who killed a sheriff, Tagg tries to coach his schoolteacher on the finer points of romance.

Director: George Archainbaud | Stars: Gail Davis, Jimmy Hawkins, Brad Johnson, William Henry

Votes: 15

23. Annie Oakley (1954–1957)
Episode: The Reckless Press (1956)

30 min | Western

It's the social event of the season when Sand Creek's newspaper editor marries a beautiful brunette, but joy turns to sorrow when an outlaw gang takes advantage of the ceremony to rob the ... See full summary »

Director: D. Ross Lederman | Stars: Gail Davis, Jimmy Hawkins, Brad Johnson, Harry Lauter

Votes: 14

24. Bordertown (1989–1991)
Episode: Sight Unseen (1990)

TV-14 | 24 min | Adventure, Drama, Western

Jack is shot while escorting a pair of desperadoes to jail. When his horse returns to Bordertown with an empty saddle, Clive rushes to recapture his prisoners, but his gun misfires, ... See full summary »

Director: Ken Jubenvill | Stars: Richard Comar, John H. Brennan, Sophie Barjac, Johannah Newmarch

25. Mr. & Mrs. North (1952–1954)
Episode: The Man Who Came to Murder (1953)

Not Rated | 25 min | Comedy, Drama, Mystery

The secrets of the Honey Moon Inn come to the surface during the North's fifth anniversary visit to the hideaway. Inn owner Margaret is surprised by a marriage proposal from a ... See full summary »

Director: Ralph Murphy | Stars: Richard Denning, Barbara Britton, Francis De Sales, George Givot

Votes: 28

26. Robin Hood (1984–1986)
Episode: The Sheriff of Nottingham (1986)

TV-PG | 50 min | Action, Drama, Fantasy

The King has had enough of Robert de Rainault and hires a new Sheriff of Nottingham, Philip Mark, who arrives together with his masked henchman, Sarak. After driving de Rainault out of ... See full summary »

Director: Christopher King | Stars: Nickolas Grace, Robert Addie, Neville Watchurst, Clive Mantle

Votes: 123

27. Cimarron City (1958–1960)
Episode: Burn the Town Down (1959)

Approved | 60 min | Western

After Cimarron City's sheriff is murdered, Deputy Sheriff Lane Temple captures the killer and locks him in jail awaiting trial. The killer's gang demands that the outlaw be released ... See full summary »

Director: Richard Bartlett | Stars: George Montgomery, Audrey Totter, John Smith, Dennis McCarthy

Votes: 15

28. Once Upon a Time (2011–2018)
Episode: The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter (2011)

TV-PG | 45 min | Adventure, Fantasy, Romance

Graham starts to remember details about his life before Storybrooke, while flashbacks show when the Evil Queen sent an assassin to kill Snow White.

Director: David Barrett | Stars: Ginnifer Goodwin, Jennifer Morrison, Lana Parrilla, Josh Dallas

Votes: 2,821

29. Banshee (2013–2016)
Episode: Pilot (2013)

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

After completing his 15 year prison sentence, an ex-con tracks down his former partner, now known as Carrie Hopewell, in Banshee County Pennsylvania who it turns out is now married to the ... See full summary »

Director: Greg Yaitanes | Stars: Antony Starr, Ivana Milicevic, Ulrich Thomsen, Frankie Faison

Votes: 3,644