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1. Tales of Wells Fargo (1957–1962)
TV-14 | 60 min | Western
Agent Jim Hardie splits his life between being an agent helping Wells Fargo cope with bad guys, and owning a ranch near San Francisco, California.
Stars: Dale Robertson, Art Felix, Kit Carson, William Demarest
Votes: 1,231
2. The Good Dinosaur (2015)
PG | 93 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
In a world where dinosaurs and humans live side-by-side, an Apatosaurus named Arlo makes an unlikely human friend.
Director: Peter Sohn | Stars: Jeffrey Wright, Frances McDormand, Maleah Nipay-Padilla, Ryan Teeple
Votes: 127,374 | Gross: $123.09M
3. The Missouri Breaks (1976)
PG | 126 min | Drama, Western
Tom Logan is a horse thief. Rancher David Braxton has horses, and a daughter, worth stealing. But Braxton has just hired Lee Clayton, an infamous "regulator", to hunt down the horse thieves; one at a time.
Director: Arthur Penn | Stars: Marlon Brando, Jack Nicholson, Randy Quaid, Kathleen Lloyd
Votes: 12,159 | Gross: $14.00M
4. Home on the Range (2004)
PG | 76 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
To save their farm, the resident animals go bounty hunting for a notorious outlaw.
Directors: Will Finn, John Sanford | Stars: Judi Dench, Cuba Gooding Jr., Jennifer Tilly, Randy Quaid
Votes: 25,991 | Gross: $50.03M
5. Tombstone Territory (1957–1960)
TV-PG | 30 min | Western
Tough Sheriff Clay Hollister keeps the law in Tombstone, Arizona with the support of his faithful deputies and the editor of the local newspaper.
Stars: Pat Conway, Richard Eastham, Quentin Sondergaard, Bill Catching
Votes: 533
6. Monte Walsh (2003 TV Movie)
TV-14 | 117 min | Drama, Romance, Western
Wyoming, 1892: Monte's been cowboy for ranchers all his life but he's no longer young and big business is taking over the ranches.
Director: Simon Wincer | Stars: Tom Selleck, Isabella Rossellini, Keith Carradine, George Eads
Votes: 3,028
7. The Ballad of Lefty Brown (2017)
R | 111 min | Action, Drama, Western
A thrilling and action-packed Western, The Ballad of Lefty Brown is a story about loyalty, friendship, and the relentless pursuit of justice.
Director: Jared Moshe | Stars: Bill Pullman, Peter Fonda, Stephen Alan Seder, Kathy Baker
Votes: 7,805 | Gross: $0.01M
8. Chisum (1970)
G | 111 min | Biography, Drama, Western
Cattle baron John Chisum joins forces with Billy the Kid and Pat Garrett to fight the Lincoln County land war.
Director: Andrew V. McLaglen | Stars: John Wayne, Forrest Tucker, Christopher George, Ben Johnson
Votes: 10,896 | Gross: $13.08M
9. Conagher (1991 TV Movie)
94 min | Drama, Western
A tough cowboy facing some trouble crosses paths with a lonely woman living in the middle of nowhere.
Director: Reynaldo Villalobos | Stars: Sam Elliott, Katharine Ross, Barry Corbin, Billy Green Bush
Votes: 2,208
10. Tom Horn (1980)
R | 98 min | Biography, Crime, Drama
An ex-army scout is hired by ranchers to kill cattle rustlers but he gets into trouble with the corrupt local officials when he's suspected of killing a boy.
Director: William Wiard | Stars: Steve McQueen, Linda Evans, Richard Farnsworth, Billy Green Bush
Votes: 5,911 | Gross: $9.68M
11. The Culpepper Cattle Co. (1972)
PG | 92 min | Drama, Western
Young farmboy who always wanted to be a cowhand talks a tough trail boss into hiring him on a cattle drive.
Director: Dick Richards | Stars: Gary Grimes, Billy Green Bush, Luke Askew, Bo Hopkins
Votes: 1,862
12. Monte Walsh (1970)
PG-13 | 106 min | Western
An aging cowboy realizes that the West he knew and loved will soon be no more--and that there will be no room for him, either.
Director: William A. Fraker | Stars: Lee Marvin, Jeanne Moreau, Jack Palance, Mitchell Ryan
Votes: 3,031
13. Rancho Deluxe (1975)
R | 93 min | Comedy, Romance, Western
Two drifters, of widely varying backgrounds, rustle cattle and try to avoid being caught in contemporary Montana.
Director: Frank Perry | Stars: Jeff Bridges, Sam Waterston, Elizabeth Ashley, Clifton James
Votes: 2,148
14. Melody Time (1948)
Approved | 75 min | Animation, Comedy, Family
An anthology of animated vignettes set to contemporary music.
Directors: Clyde Geronimi, Wilfred Jackson, Jack Kinney, Hamilton Luske | Stars: Roy Rogers, Trigger, Dennis Day, Laverne Andrews
Votes: 6,935
15. The Rare Breed (1966)
Approved | 97 min | Western
An English woman and her daughter enlist the aid of a cowboy to try and get their hardy hornless bull to mate with the longhorns of Texas, but have to overcome greedy criminals and the natural elements.
Director: Andrew V. McLaglen | Stars: James Stewart, Maureen O'Hara, Brian Keith, Juliet Mills
Votes: 3,967
16. Rustlers' Rhapsody (1985)
PG | 88 min | Comedy, Western
The Wild West goes wacko when the Greatest Fast-Drawin', Fancy-Dressin', Silver-Spurred, Geetar Playin', Singing Cowboy movie matinee idol Rex O'Herlihan hits the saddle in this cockeyed, affectionate send-up of the '40s B-movie Western.
Director: Hugh Wilson | Stars: Tom Berenger, G.W. Bailey, Marilu Henner, Andy Griffith
Votes: 2,561 | Gross: $6.09M
17. The Rounders (1965)
TV-PG | 85 min | Comedy, Western
In Sedona, two aging cowpokes bust broncos, charm local ladies and bet on outcomes at the rodeo.
Director: Burt Kennedy | Stars: Glenn Ford, Henry Fonda, Sue Ane Langdon, Hope Holiday
Votes: 1,910
18. Saber Rider and the Star Sheriffs (1987–1988)
Not Rated | 23 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
In the distant future, a team of four high-tech Star Sheriffs defends frontier space colony Yuma from outlaws, as well as Outriders, an army of humanoid alien beings called Vapors, led by mysterious Nemesis, who need Yuma's resources.
Stars: Rob Paulsen, Townsend Coleman, Pat Fraley, Pat Musick
Votes: 2,596
19. 3 Bad Men (1926)
Unrated | 122 min | Drama, Romance, Western
Three outlaws come to the aid of a young girl after her father is killed.
Director: John Ford | Stars: George O'Brien, Olive Borden, Lou Tellegen, Tom Santschi
Votes: 1,501
20. These Thousand Hills (1959)
Approved | 96 min | Drama, Western
An ambitious cowboy will stop at nothing to get what he wants, including using the affections of two women.
Director: Richard Fleischer | Stars: Don Murray, Richard Egan, Lee Remick, Patricia Owens
Votes: 716
21. The Desperate Mission (1969 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 97 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
A man who has lost everything joins others paid to convey a wealthy man's wife - and a mysterious treasure - to safety in San Francisco.
Director: Earl Bellamy | Stars: Ricardo Montalban, Slim Pickens, Roosevelt Grier, Jim McMullan
Votes: 150
22. The Americano (1955)
Not Rated | 85 min | Adventure, Drama, Western
An American working on a ranch in the Amazon comes up against a gang of Brazilian bandits.
Director: William Castle | Stars: Glenn Ford, Frank Lovejoy, Cesar Romero, Ursula Thiess
Votes: 627
23. Smoky (1946)
Passed | 87 min | Drama, Family, Music
Drama about the strong bond between a cowpoke and a wild bronco set during the 1940s.
Director: Louis King | Stars: Fred MacMurray, Anne Baxter, Burl Ives, Bruce Cabot
Votes: 462
24. Gun for a Coward (1956)
Approved | 88 min | Western
After the death of a rancher, his three sons run the ranch but one of them is seen as a coward because of his aversion to gun-fighting.
Director: Abner Biberman | Stars: Fred MacMurray, Jeffrey Hunter, Janice Rule, Chill Wills
Votes: 623
25. Riders of the Purple Sage (1925)
Passed | 56 min | Action, Drama, Western
A Texas Ranger searches for his kidnapped sister.
Director: Lynn Reynolds | Stars: Tom Mix, Beatrice Burnham, Arthur Morrison, Seessel Anne Johnson
Votes: 242
26. The Raiders (1963)
Approved | 75 min | Western
Wild Bill Hickok, Buffalo Bill and Calamity Jane help a Texas rancher against the railroad.
Director: Herschel Daugherty | Stars: Brian Keith, Robert Culp, Judi Meredith, Jim McMullan
Votes: 229
27. My Friend Walter (1992 TV Movie)
120 min | Adventure, Family, Fantasy
Sir Walter Raleigh,who laid his cloak over a puddle so Queen Elizabeth I could cross, meets up with his friend and long lost cousin: Bess Throckmorton.He lives with them as a ghost but ... See full summary »
Director: Gavin Millar | Stars: Ronald Pickup, Prunella Scales, Polly Grant, James Hazeldine
Votes: 24
28. The Mysterious Rider (1938)
Approved | 74 min | Drama, Western
Ben Wade and his partner Frosty return to Bellounds' ranch where twenty years earlier Wade was wanted for murder. Unrecognized, he gets a job on the ranch and soon becomes involved in ... See full summary »
Director: Lesley Selander | Stars: Douglass Dumbrille, Sidney Toler, Russell Hayden, Stanley Andrews
Votes: 107
29. The Rustler's Roundup (1933)
56 min | Western
Winters is after the Brand ranch, and his man Brett who is foreman there is rustling the Brand stock. But Tom is on to their game and breaks up their attempt to buy the ranch. When they ... See full summary »
Director: Henry MacRae | Stars: Tom Mix, Diane Sinclair, Noah Beery Jr., Douglass Dumbrille
Votes: 25
30. The Crimson Skull (1922)
Passed | Action, Adventure, Mystery
To rid the range of a gang of outlaws that are rustling cattle and robbing the banks and stagecoaches, cowhand Bob Calem, working on the gang-leader's superstitions, dons a skeleton-costume to strike fear into the gang.
Director: Richard E. Norman | Stars: Anita Bush, Lawrence Chenault, Bill Pickett, Steve Reynolds
Votes: 25
31. Robbers' Roost (1932)
Passed | 64 min | Drama, Western
Running from the law, Jim Hall joins Hays' gang. Hays is foreman on the Herrick ranch and plans to rustle Herrick's cattle. Attracted to Herrick's sister Helen, Jim decides to tell the ... See full summary »
Director: Louis King | Stars: George O'Brien, Maureen O'Sullivan, Walter McGrail, Maude Eburne
Votes: 61
32. The First Bad Man (1955)
Approved | 6 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
The first Texas bad man come running into town a million years B.C.
Director: Tex Avery | Stars: Tex Ritter, Tex Avery, June Foray
Votes: 451
33. The Lone Star Ranger (1930)
Passed | 64 min | Drama, Western
After shooting a man in self-defense, Buck Duane finds himself accused of many crimes, none of which he committed. In order to prove his innocence, he joins the Texas Rangers, and also ... See full summary »
Director: A.F. Erickson | Stars: George O'Brien, Sue Carol, Walter McGrail, Warren Hymer
Votes: 67
34. Tall in the Trap (1962)
TV-PG | 8 min | Animation, Short, Adventure
Jerry is a cheese rustler in the old west and Tom gets deputized to bring him to justice.
Director: Gene Deitch | Star: Allen Swift
Votes: 403
35. Smoke Tree Range (1937)
Approved | 59 min | Drama, Western
The outlaw known as El Capitan and his gang are rustling cattle. Jim Cary owns the large Smoke Tree ranch and besides losing cattle, he is trying to evict Nan Page from land that he ... See full summary »
Director: Lesley Selander | Stars: Buck Jones, Muriel Evans, John Elliott, Dickie Jones
Votes: 12
36. The Singing Cowgirl (1938)
Approved | 59 min | Action, Drama, Music
Tolen is after Harkins' ranch where his men have found gold. After they kill Harkins, Dorothy and Dick step in and discover that the gold actually washes down from Tolen's own ranch.
Director: Samuel Diege | Stars: Dorothy Page, Dave O'Brien, Vince Barnett, Dorothy Short
Votes: 62
37. The Riding Tornado (1932)
Passed | 64 min | Western
Newcomer Torrent wins $500 from Olcott and $500 and a wild horse, by riding the horse, from Engle. Then loses the $1000 to Engle in a poker game. Torrent goes to work for Olcott. Torrent ... See full summary »
Director: D. Ross Lederman | Stars: Tim McCoy, Shirley Grey, Montagu Love, Wheeler Oakman
Votes: 20
38. Cow Country (1953)
Passed | 82 min | Western
In 1875, the collapse of the world beef market creates hardships for Texas cattle growers. In Garnet Basin, many cattlemen are forced to sell their cattle for low prices. Processed in ... See full summary »
Director: Lesley Selander | Stars: Edmond O'Brien, Helen Westcott, Robert Lowery, Barton MacLane
Votes: 222
39. Forlorn River (1926)
Passed | 65 min | Drama, Western
A wanted-fugitive, called "Nevada," is wounded by a pursuing posse of lawmen, and is left to die on the desert by his companion, Bill Hall. He is rescued by a young rancher, Ben Ide, who is... See full summary »
Director: John Waters | Stars: Jack Holt, Raymond Hatton, Arlette Marchal, Edmund Burns
Votes: 30
40. Under the Tonto Rim (1933)
Passed | 63 min | Comedy, Drama, Western
"Tonto" Daily fails as a cowpuncher for Weston, wealthy cattleman, and is demoted to chuck-wagon driver. He falls even lower, in Weston's estimation, when he loses the wagon in a river ... See full summary »
Director: Henry Hathaway | Stars: Stuart Erwin, Fred Kohler, Raymond Hatton, Verna Hillie
Votes: 20
41. The Traveling Saleswoman (1950)
Approved | 75 min | Comedy, Western
In this Western comedy, the King Soap Company is doing poorly, and the banker says that to receive a bank loan, they must have orders, so daughter Mabel heads west as a traveling saleswoman... See full summary »
Director: Charles Reisner | Stars: Joan Davis, Andy Devine, Adele Jergens, Joe Sawyer
Votes: 66
42. A Man's Land (1932)
Passed | 65 min | Western
Tex Mason and Peggy Turner each inherit one half of the Triple X Ranch. Thomas wants the ranch and he has Triple X hand Joe let his men rustle their cattle. Tex not only has to fight the ... See full summary »
Director: Phil Rosen | Stars: Hoot Gibson, Marion Shilling, Robert Ellis, Ethel Wales
Votes: 74
43. Return of the Plainsman (1953)
Approved | 62 min | Action, Western
The first of two commercially successful collaborations between Rafferty and Robinson is an Australian western in which Rafferty plays a legendary bushman known as the Sundowner who, with ... See full summary »
Director: Lee Robinson | Stars: Chips Rafferty, Henry Murdoch, Victoria Shaw, Max Osbiston
Votes: 21
44. Captain Thunder (1930)
Passed | 65 min | Adventure, Drama, Music
Victor Varconi plays a charming Mexican bandit gets involved in several conflicting paradoxical relations, including an alliance with a crooked rival bandit and a beautiful daughter of the governor.
Director: Alan Crosland | Stars: Fay Wray, Victor Varconi, Charles Judels, Robert Elliott
Votes: 205
45. On Top of Old Smoky (1953)
Approved | 59 min | Western
Poachers are harassing toll road owner Jen Larrabee. They want her land because it holds valuable minerals. Autry and the Cass County Boys, mistaken for Texas Rangers, help out.
Director: George Archainbaud | Stars: Gene Autry, Champion, Gail Davis, Grandon Rhodes
Votes: 90
46. Caught (1931)
Passed | 68 min | Romance, Western
Calamity Jane is a tough and rowdy woman in the old West who owns a saloon and gambling joint (and runs a cattle rustling operation as a sideline). One day she hires a pretty but naive ... See full summary »
Director: Edward Sloman | Stars: Richard Arlen, Louise Dresser, Frances Dee, Tom Kennedy
Votes: 43
47. Square Shooter (1935)
Passed | 57 min | Western
Having been framed for murder, Tim returns from prison to clear his name and retrieve the ranch taken from his uncle with a forged will. He finds the real will but his friend Johnny becomes... See full summary »
Director: David Selman | Stars: Tim McCoy, Julie Bishop, Erville Alderson, John Darrow
Votes: 63
48. Frontier Days (1945)
Passed | 17 min | Short, Drama, Western
U.S. Marshal Jim Blake brings law and order to a frontier community terrorized by old nemesis Clay Stacy and his mob.
Director: Jack Scholl | Stars: Robert Shayne, Dorothy Malone, Rory Mallinson, Truman Bradley
Votes: 140
49. Rustlers of Red Dog (1935)
Approved | 231 min | Drama, Western
Three friends make a journey across the West and come up against rustlers, Indian attacks and outlaw gangs.
Director: Lew Landers | Stars: Johnny Mack Brown, Joyce Compton, Raymond Hatton, Walter Miller
Votes: 51
50. Roll, Thunder, Roll! (1949)
Approved | 60 min | Western
In the second of the four Cinecolor "Red Ryder" films PRODUCED by Equity Pictures and released and DISTRIBUTED by Eagle Lion Films (USA), Red Ryder finds two silver conchas, the trademark ... See full summary »
Director: Lewis D. Collins | Stars: Jim Bannon, Don Reynolds, Emmett Lynn, Marin Sais
Votes: 39