Sort by Popularity - Most Popular Movies and TV Shows tagged with keyword "horse-theft"

1. True Lies (1994)

R | 141 min | Action, Comedy, Thriller

A fearless, globe-trotting, terrorist-battling secret agent has his life turned upside down when he discovers his wife might be having an affair with a used-car salesman while terrorists smuggle nuclear war heads into the United States.

Director: James Cameron | Stars: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Jamie Lee Curtis, Tom Arnold, Bill Paxton

Votes: 280,637 | Gross: $146.28M

2. The Night of the Hunter (1955)

Not Rated | 92 min | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir

A self-proclaimed preacher marries a gullible widow whose young children are reluctant to tell him where their real dad hid the $10,000 he'd stolen in a robbery.

Director: Charles Laughton | Stars: Robert Mitchum, Shelley Winters, Lillian Gish, James Gleason

Votes: 97,235 | Gross: $0.65M

3. True History of the Kelly Gang (2019)

R | 124 min | Action, Biography, Crime

Australian bushranger Ned Kelly and his gang flee from authorities during the 1870s.

Director: Justin Kurzel | Stars: George MacKay, Essie Davis, Nicholas Hoult, Ben Corbett

Votes: 13,161

4. Queen of the Desert (2015)

PG-13 | 128 min | Adventure, Biography, Drama

A chronicle of Gertrude Bell's life, a traveler, writer, archaeologist, explorer, cartographer, and political attaché for the British Empire at the dawn of the twentieth century.

Director: Werner Herzog | Stars: Nicole Kidman, James Franco, Robert Pattinson, Damian Lewis

Votes: 12,569

5. Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee (2007 TV Movie)

TV-14 | 133 min | Drama, History, Western

A historic chronicle based on the book by Dee Brown explains how Native Americans were displaced as the United States expanded west.

Director: Yves Simoneau | Stars: Aidan Quinn, Adam Beach, August Schellenberg, Anna Paquin

Votes: 7,429

6. 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: 18,952 | Gross: $0.57M

7. Dark Was the Night (2014)

Not Rated | 99 min | Drama, Horror, Thriller

An evil is unleashed in a small town when a logging company sets up shop in the neighboring woods.

Director: Jack Heller | Stars: Kevin Durand, Lukas Haas, Bianca Kajlich, Nick Damici

Votes: 11,118

8. Bite the Bullet (1975)

PG | 132 min | Action, Adventure, Drama

A pair of ex-Rough Riders, a former prostitute, a gunfighter, an aging cowboy and an English gentleman enter a 700-mile horse race through the Southwest desert in 1908.

Director: Richard Brooks | Stars: Gene Hackman, Candice Bergen, James Coburn, Ben Johnson

Votes: 5,861

9. Broken Arrow (1950)

Approved | 93 min | Drama, Romance, Western

Tom Jeffords tries to make peace between settlers and Apaches in Arizona territory.

Director: Delmer Daves | Stars: James Stewart, Jeff Chandler, Debra Paget, Basil Ruysdael

Votes: 9,665

10. Trinity Is Still My Name (1971)

G | 117 min | Comedy, Western

Bambino tries to teach his brother Trinity how to become an outlaw, but the two wind up saving a pioneer family and breaking up an arms ring instead.

Director: Enzo Barboni | Stars: Terence Hill, Bud Spencer, Yanti Somer, Enzo Tarascio

Votes: 17,385

11. Riders of the Purple Sage (1996 TV Movie)

TV-PG | 98 min | Drama, Romance, Western

Jim Lassiter roams from town to town in search for the man who drove his sister to suicide. While riding toward a mountain pass, he sees an heiress, Jane Withersteen, being harassed by ... See full summary »

Director: Charles Haid | Stars: Ed Harris, Amy Madigan, Henry Thomas, Robin Tunney

Votes: 922

12. 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: 6,147 | Gross: $0.03M

13. Into the West (1992)

PG | 97 min | Adventure, Family, Fantasy

Grandpa Ward gives a horse he found to his grandchildren, who keep it in their tower-block flat in Dublin. The horse is stolen from them, and the two young boys set out to find it and flee on it.

Director: Mike Newell | Stars: Gabriel Byrne, Ellen Barkin, Ciarán Fitzgerald, Rúaidhrí Conroy

Votes: 3,179 | Gross: $4.79M

14. Sierra (1950)

Approved | 83 min | Western

A tomboy frontier lawyer finds an outlaw and his son hiding out from a false murder charge.

Director: Alfred E. Green | Stars: Audie Murphy, Wanda Hendrix, Burl Ives, Dean Jagger

Votes: 1,080

15. Ned Kelly (1970)

GP | 100 min | Biography, Crime, Drama

The impoverished son of Irish immigrants is pushed by wrongful police persecution into becoming Australia's most notorious bushranger.

Director: Tony Richardson | Stars: Mick Jagger, Clarissa Kaye-Mason, Mark McManus, Ken Goodlet

Votes: 1,413 | Gross: $0.25M

16. Savage Sam (1963)

Approved | 103 min | Adventure, Drama, Family

Travis, Arliss, and Lisbeth are captured by Apaches while Old Yeller's son, Sam, tracks their trail.

Director: Norman Tokar | Stars: Brian Keith, Tommy Kirk, Kevin Corcoran, Dewey Martin

Votes: 1,173 | Gross: $6.54M

17. The Black Stallion Returns (1983)

PG | 103 min | Adventure, Family

A teenager loses his horse in Morocco and gets him back after various daredevil adventures.

Director: Robert Dalva | Stars: Kelly Reno, Vincent Spano, Allen Garfield, Woody Strode

Votes: 2,390 | Gross: $9.80M

18. Wind Dancer (1993)

PG | 90 min | Drama, Family

When a young girl is injured by a riding accident, she overcomes her injury with the help of her family and her beloved horse.

Director: Craig Clyde | Stars: Mel Harris, Matt McCoy, Raeanin Simpson, Brian Keith

Votes: 242

19. I Live for Your Death (1968)

R | 94 min | Western

Mike Sturges and his younger brother, Roy, are sentenced to Yuma Penitentiary on a trumped-up train robbery charge. Both endure cruel treatment before Mike escapes to extract revenge on their enemies.

Director: Camillo Bazzoni | Stars: Steve Reeves, Wayde Preston, Guido Lollobrigida, Mimmo Palmara

Votes: 421

20. Forever Green (1989–1992)

60 min | Drama

Jack Boult, a former rally driver, and his second wife Harriet, who used to be a nurse, move from the bustle of London to start a new life in a cottage in the Somerset countryside, together... See full summary »

Stars: Pauline Collins, John Alderton, Paola Dionisotti, Wendy van der Plank

Votes: 98

21. Susannah of the Mounties (1939)

Passed | 79 min | Drama, Western

Susannah is the orphaned survivor of an Indian attack in the Canadian West. A Mountie and his girlfriend take her in. Everybody suffers further Indian attacks and the Mountie is saved from ... See full summary »

Directors: William A. Seiter, Walter Lang | Stars: Shirley Temple, Randolph Scott, Margaret Lockwood, Martin Good Rider

Votes: 995

22. In the Arms of My Enemy (2007)

R | 85 min | Action, Adventure, Drama

Four men living in Eastern Europe in 1856 get caught up in tales of thievery, murder and revenge.

Director: Micha Wald | Stars: Adrien Jolivet, Grégoire Colin, Grégoire Leprince-Ringuet, François-René Dupont

Votes: 592

23. 7 pistole per i MacGregor (1966)

107 min | Drama, Western

Ranch owner MacGregor has seven sons and oldest Gregor leads his brothers to Las Mesas, a small town where they want to sell horses. They get into trouble with local people who are related ... See full summary »

Director: Franco Giraldi | Stars: Robert Woods, Fernando Sancho, Agata Flori, Leo Anchóriz

Votes: 234

24. Adiós Amigo (1975)

PG | 87 min | Action, Comedy, Western

A conman's crimes are blamed on a good-natured fast-drawing cowboy he meets and decides to use as decoy.

Director: Fred Williamson | Stars: Fred Williamson, Richard Pryor, James Brown, Robert Phillips

Votes: 341 | Gross: $0.64M

25. The Legend of Butch & Sundance (2004 TV Movie)

PG-13 | 86 min | Action, Drama, Western

Just before the turn of the Century two young outlaws team up for a historic ride. Based on historical references, the "True Story" of Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid.

Director: Sergio Mimica-Gezzan | Stars: David Clayton Rogers, Ryan Browning, Rachelle Lefevre, Blake Gibbons

Votes: 388

26. Rustom Sohrab (1967)

144 min | Action, Adventure, Drama

Powerful and mighty Rustom Zabuli (Prithviraj Kapoor) of Iran while on a visit to India,rescues a horse-drawn carriage of Shehzadi Tehmina (Suraiya). Impressed by his strength, the Shehzadi... See full summary »

Director: Vishram Bedekar | Stars: Prithviraj Kapoor, Suraiya, Premnath Malhotra, Mumtaz Askari

Votes: 40

27. Ico, the Brave Horse (1983)

85 min | Animation, Adventure, Drama

Ico is a wild foal who lives in a large meadow with his mother and other forest animals.

Director: Manuel García Ferré | Stars: Susana Klein, María Marchi, Pelusa Suero, Enrique Conlazo

Votes: 337

28. Black Beauty (1987 TV Movie)

Not Rated | 50 min | Animation, Family

This heartwarming adaptation of the novel tells the story of the courageous stallion Black Beauty, a well-bred horse in 19th century England. Black Beauty is happy as a country carriage ... See full summary »

Director: David Cherkasskiy | Stars: Bob Baines, Colin Borgonon, Patrick Dickson, Nicholas Gledhill

Votes: 98

29. Bush Christmas (1947)

Passed | 80 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy

In Australia, five children pursue horse thieves through the mountains.

Director: Ralph Smart | Stars: Chips Rafferty, John Fernside, Stan Tolhurst, Pat Penny

Votes: 526

30. Three Crosses Not to Die (1968)

98 min | Drama, Western

Jerry, Reno and Paco are in prison, where they meet a young Mexican man who claims he has been convicted for a crime he hasn't committed. Mysteriously, the three men are released of prison and proceed to prove the Mexican man's innocence.

Director: Sergio Garrone | Stars: Craig Hill, Ida Galli, Giovanni Cianfriglia, Jean Louis

Votes: 100

31. Vendetta en Camargue (1950)

88 min | Comedy, Drama

The young Huguette arrives in Camargue to take over the farmhouse and the breeding of bulls from which she has just inherited - Huguette has to face the thefts of horses and bulls by the ... See full summary »

Director: Jean Devaivre | Stars: Jean Pâqui, Jean Tissier, Brigitte Auber, Thomy Bourdelle

Votes: 15

32. American Playhouse (1980–1994)
Episode: The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez (1982)

PG | 105 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

The retelling of an incident in Gonzales, Texas in 1901 revolving around a stolen horse, mistaken identity and a killing. An unusual story of the all too usual exploitation of the powerless in Texas History.

Director: Robert M. Young | Stars: Edward James Olmos, James Gammon, Tom Bower, Bruce McGill

Votes: 1,031 | Gross: $0.80M

33. The Campbells (1986–1990)
Episode: The Fine Art of Horsetrading (1990)

Adventure, Drama, Family

Neil pays a visit to buy horses from Sims. Dr. Campbell's bargaining offends Sims who raises his price. They travel to a stable at Maryhill but find it closed. They buy horses from a scam artist and are chased by the horses' real owners.

Director: Carlo Liconti | Stars: Malcolm Stoddard, Amber Lea Weston, Eric Richards, Cedric Smith

34. A Country Practice (1981–1993)
Episode: Horse of a Different Colour: Part 1 (1984)

Drama, Romance

Brendan's birthday is approaching and Molly hopes to surprise him by buying him a horse, but her meagre $400 savings is a sizable obstacle.

Director: Russell Webb | Stars: Shane Porteous, Joyce Jacobs, Brian Wenzel, Lorrae Desmond

35. Gunsmoke (1955–1975)
Episode: Uncle Finney (1968)

TV-PG | 60 min | Western

When Merry Florene's brothers return to Dodge to turn in their 103-year-old Uncle Finney for fifty dollars, you know some shenanigans are afoot.

Director: Bernard McEveety | Stars: Milburn Stone, Amanda Blake, Ken Curtis, James Arness

Votes: 155

36. The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp (1955–1961)
Episode: The Hanging Judge (1956)

TV-PG | 30 min | Western

Earp is not happy with Judge Tobin's habit of being liberal with sentencing men to hang. When a dealer he suspects is innocent is given the sentence, Earp concocts a plot to give the Judge a dose of his own medicine hoping to change him.

Director: Frank McDonald | Stars: Hugh O'Brian, Mason Alan Dinehart, Damian O'Flynn, Lewis Charles

Votes: 51

37. The Littlest Hobo (1979–1985)
Episode: Double Trouble (1979)

Adventure, Drama, Family

The Hobo, and a charming human peer, conspire to save a couple of horses who are about to be put down and turned into fertilizer.

Director: Richard Gilbert | Stars: London, Barry Morse, David Bolt, Mignon Elkins

Votes: 17

38. My Friend Flicka (1955–1960)
Episode: One Man's Horse (1955)

TV-G | 30 min | Western

Flicka is stolen by an outlaw whose horse has gone lame.

Director: Nathan Juran | Stars: Gene Evans, Anita Louise, Johnny Washbrook, Frank Ferguson

Votes: 19

39. Snowy River: The McGregor Saga (1994–1996)
Episode: The Long Arm of the Law (1995)

TV-PG | 44 min | Drama, Western

Edward Dengate is the new constable in Paterson's Ridge, which he hates because he would rather be a farmer. Matt convinces Edward's father that he cannot choose his son's life for him, and Edward leaves to fulfill his dream.

Director: Peter Fisk | Stars: Andrew Clarke, Wendy Hughes, Brett Climo, Guy Pearce

Votes: 10

40. ABC Weekend Specials (1977–1995)
Episode: The Horse That Played Centerfield (1979)

TV-Y | Animation, Adventure, Comedy

The New York Goats cannot seem to win a single game of baseball. That is, until Oscar the Horse joins their team.

Directors: Rudy Larriva, Manuel Perez | Stars: Joan Gerber, Howard Morris, Allan Melvin, John Erwin

Votes: 20

41. BraveStarr (1987–1989)
Episode: Nomad Is an Island (1988)

TV-Y7 | 22 min | Animation, Action, Adventure

An Evil alien Queen want's a horse for her Birthday so she captures ThirtyThirty and some of Fuzz's people. BraveStarr goes to rescue them.

Director: Bill Reed | Stars: Charlie Adler, Susan Blu, Pat Fraley, Ed Gilbert

Votes: 15

42. Yellowstone (2018– )
Episode: I Want to Be Him (2021)

TV-MA | 49 min | Drama, Western

Beth confronts her father's houseguest; Kayce and his family search for a new home; Jamie seeks answers from Garrett; Lloyd loses his cool.

Director: Christina Alexandra Voros | Stars: Kevin Costner, Luke Grimes, Kelly Reilly, Wes Bentley

Votes: 2,288

43. Zorro (2024– )
Episode: La venganza (2024)

Action

Zorro openly wars against the governor, instilling fear. Lolita struggles with her feelings for Diego as Monasterio reveals a game-changing secret about Zorro.

Director: Jorge Saavedra | Stars: Miguel Bernardeau, Renata Notni, Dalia Xiuhcoatl, Emiliano Zurita

Votes: 108

44. Zorro (2024– )
Episode: La apuesta (2024)

Action

Missing woman in Chinatown spurs Zorro to action. Explosion at the Ramirez mine exacerbates the situation. Diego is pained to learn of his father's murder.

Director: Jorge Saavedra | Stars: Miguel Bernardeau, Renata Notni, Dalia Xiuhcoatl, Emiliano Zurita

Votes: 112

45. The Knick (2014–2015)
Episode: Get the Rope (2014)

TV-MA | 43 min | Drama, History

A riot breaks out when a police officer is stabbed by a black man defending his wife. The employees of the Knickerbocker fight to protect the lives of blacks injured in the riots.

Director: Steven Soderbergh | Stars: Clive Owen, André Holland, Jeremy Bobb, Juliet Rylance

Votes: 1,517

46. That Dirty Black Bag (2022– )
Episode: Chapter One: A Head Weighs Less Than a Body (2022)

TV-MA | Drama, Western

Far off in the West, bounty hunter Red Bill searches for the man who slew his mother; in nearby Greenvale, where it hasn't rained for years, local farmer Steve finds gold beneath his land; Sheriff McCoy comes upon a small fortune.

Director: Mauro Aragoni | Stars: Douglas Booth, Dominic Cooper, Niv Sultan, Guido Caprino

Votes: 276