The Outlaw Jesse James
by classicsoncall | created - 07 Nov 2014 | updated - 20 Nov 2021 | PublicAs a big Western movie fan, I've had occasion to watch and review a lot of films about Jesse James. The following list is presented in IMDb ranking order.
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1. The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford (2007)
R | 160 min | Biography, Crime, Drama
Robert Ford, who has idolized Jesse James since childhood, tries hard to join the resurgent gang of the Missouri outlaw, but gradually becomes resentful of the bandit leader.
Director: Andrew Dominik | Stars: Brad Pitt, Casey Affleck, Sam Shepard, Mary-Louise Parker
Votes: 192,821 | Gross: $3.90M
"And the omens promised bad luck, which moated and dungeoned him."
2.
Legends & Lies (2015– )
Episode:
Jesse James: Bloody Politics
(2015)
Documentary, Biography, History
A profile of Jesse James.
Director: Kevin R. Hershberger | Stars: Kelsey Grammer, Bill O'Reilly, Dermot Mulroney, Sean Archulet
Votes: 28
"Confederacy will never die. Neither will the James Brothers!"
3.
Stories of the Century (1954–1955)
Episode:
The Younger Brothers
(1954)
Approved | Western
The Younger Brothers believe their past with the Quantrill Raiders keeps them from living an honest life and start planning a daring bank robbery in Minnesota. Matt Clark, with a little help from Frankie, ensures that it doesn't end well.
Director: William Witney | Stars: Jim Davis, Mary Castle, George D. Wallace, Gregory Walcott
Votes: 22
"None of my boys mean any harm."
4.
Gunslingers (2014– )
Episode:
The South's Last Rebel
(2014)
TV-PG | 45 min | Drama, Western
From the ashes of the Confederacy rises a bold rebel outlaw determined to get rich... and get even. Jesse James is seen by many as a modern day Robin Hood - a Southern gentlemen avenging ... See full summary »
Directors: Christopher Cassel, Mike Leonard | Stars: John Redlinger, Charles Ash, Brytnee Atkinson, Nathaniel Augustson
Votes: 32
"I am hero to some, a villain to others, and remembered by all."
5. The Long Riders (1980)
R | 100 min | Biography, Crime, Drama
The origins, exploits and the ultimate fate of the Jesse James gang is told in a sympathetic portrayal of the bank robbers made up of brothers who begin their legendary bank raids because of revenge.
Director: Walter Hill | Stars: David Carradine, Stacy Keach, Dennis Quaid, Keith Carradine
Votes: 12,906 | Gross: $23.00M
"You gonna make 'em pay Jesse?"
6. Jesse James (1939)
GP | 106 min | Western
After railroad agents forcibly evict the James family from their family farm, Jesse and Frank turn to banditry for revenge.
Directors: Henry King, Irving Cummings | Stars: Tyrone Power, Henry Fonda, Nancy Kelly, Randolph Scott
Votes: 4,946
"Great thunderin' Halleluia - that's ruin!"
7.
Stories of the Century (1954–1955)
Episode:
Frank and Jesse James
(1954)
Approved | Western
Railroad detectives Matt Clark (Jim Davis)and Frankie Adams (Mary Castle), with the aid of much stock footage from earlier Republic Pictures films, pursue the vengeful James brothers, Frank... See full summary »
Director: William Witney | Stars: Jim Davis, Mary Castle, Lee Van Cleef, Dale Van Sickel
Votes: 35
"Come on out folks and meet the boys!"
8. I Shot Jesse James (1949)
Passed | 81 min | Western
Bob Ford murders his best friend Jesse James in order to obtain a pardon that will free him to marry his girlfriend but is plagued by guilt and self-disgust.
Director: Samuel Fuller | Stars: Preston Foster, Barbara Britton, John Ireland, Reed Hadley
Votes: 2,502
"You're the target for every gun-happy man around here."
9. The Return of Frank James (1940)
Approved | 92 min | Drama, Western
Frank James continues to avoid arrest in order to take revenge on the Ford brothers for their murder of his brother Jesse.
Director: Fritz Lang | Stars: Henry Fonda, Gene Tierney, Jackie Cooper, Henry Hull
Votes: 3,685
"I know a James boy job when I see one!"
10. Alias Jesse James (1959)
Approved | 92 min | Comedy, Western
Outlaw T.J. "Jesse" James tries to kill insurance agent Milford Farnsworth, who has been mistaken for him in order to collect on a big policy.
Director: Norman Z. McLeod | Stars: Bob Hope, Rhonda Fleming, Wendell Corey, Gloria Talbott
Votes: 1,600
"Hold it. Don't anybody make a move or I'll blow my brains out."
11. Kansas Raiders (1950)
Approved | 80 min | Drama, Western
Outraged by Redleg atrocities, the James and Younger Brothers along with Kit Dalton join Quantrill's Raiders and find themselves participating in even worse war crimes.
Director: Ray Enright | Stars: Audie Murphy, Brian Donlevy, Marguerite Chapman, Scott Brady
Votes: 1,353
"When it comes to joinin' an army, we'll just make up our own mind."
12. The Great Northfield Minnesota Raid (1972)
PG | 91 min | Drama, Western
The gangs of Jesse James and Cole Younger join forces for a bungled robbery of the bank in Northfield, Minnesota.
Director: Philip Kaufman | Stars: Cliff Robertson, Robert Duvall, Luke Askew, R.G. Armstrong
Votes: 2,391 | Gross: $0.14M
"The whole country's gonna talk about this forever and ever."
13. Jesse James at Bay (1941)
Passed | 56 min | Drama, Music, Western
Jesse James joins with Missouri settlers in their battle with rich, land-grabbing railroad tycoons.
Director: Joseph Kane | Stars: Roy Rogers, George 'Gabby' Hayes, Sally Payne, Pierre Watkin
Votes: 198
"Listen young lady, I've known Jesse James since before he was born!"
14. American Outlaws (2001)
PG-13 | 94 min | Action, Western
5 Southern friends return home when the war ends 1865. But Yankee soldiers and Pinkerton are busy helping a railroad baron grab land from farmers along the planned railroad west. The 5 friends fight back.
Director: Les Mayfield | Stars: Colin Farrell, Scott Caan, Ali Larter, Gabriel Macht
Votes: 17,518 | Gross: $13.26M
"How about the, uh...James-Younger Gang?"
15. Frank & Jesse (1994)
R | 105 min | Biography, Drama, Western
Western starring Rob Lowe and Bill Paxton, based on the lives of Frank and Jesse James. After the Civil War Frank and Jesse return to their family's farm. When their younger brother is murdered they embark on a mission for revenge.
Director: Robert Boris | Stars: Rob Lowe, Bill Paxton, Randy Travis, Dana Wheeler-Nicholson
Votes: 1,620
"Boy, we're in it now."
16. Days of Jesse James (1939)
Passed | 63 min | Drama, Music, Western
A bank robbery pulled off by the bank officials, not the usual James gang.
Director: Joseph Kane | Stars: Roy Rogers, George 'Gabby' Hayes, Don 'Red' Barry, Pauline Moore
Votes: 290
"Reach high and try and touch that gen-u-ine mahogany trim!"
17. The Great Missouri Raid (1951)
Approved | 84 min | Western
In this Western, the James and Younger boys ride the outlaw trail again all because of a mean Union Army Major.
Director: Gordon Douglas | Stars: Wendell Corey, Macdonald Carey, Ellen Drew, Ward Bond
Votes: 308
"I don't like the idea of surrendering."
18. Jesse James' Women (1954)
Passed | 84 min | Drama, Western
Jesse James keeps so busy skirt-chasing that his outlaw career starts to suffer.
Director: Don 'Red' Barry | Stars: Don 'Red' Barry, Peggie Castle, Jack Buetel, Lita Baron
Votes: 173
"Take a little, leave a little. You don't want these people mad at us, do you?"
19. Jesse James Meets Frankenstein's Daughter (1966)
Approved | 88 min | Horror, Sci-Fi, Western
Maria Frankenstein puts the brain of a monster into the body of one of Jesse James' sidekicks.
Director: William Beaudine | Stars: John Lupton, Narda Onyx, Cal Bolder, Estelita Rodriguez
Votes: 2,075
"We shall soon see which one of us is insane!"
20.
Gunfighters of the West (1998– )
Episode:
The James Gang
(1998)
Director: Kevin McCarey | Stars: Don Bland, Chad Karassonyi
"Well sir, if you have any sign of it, I will take your money." - Jesse James
21.
Deadly Shootouts (2016– )
Episode:
The Great Northfield Raid
(2016)
TV-14 | 22 min | Documentary, Action, Crime
n a fall morning in 1897, the notorious James-Younger gang, led by Frank and Jesse James, rides into Northfield, Minnesota. Their aim is the local bank, an easy target for the experienced ... See full summary »
Director: Kevin R. Hershberger | Stars: Thomas Alleman, Aaron Angus, Daniel Braswell, Austin Buchanan
"Time slows down when bullets fly."
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