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1. The Power of the Dog (2021)

R | 126 min | Drama, Western

Charismatic rancher Phil Burbank inspires fear and awe in those around him. When his brother brings home a new wife and her son, Phil torments them until he finds himself exposed to the possibility of love.

Director: Jane Campion | Stars: Benedict Cumberbatch, Kirsten Dunst, Jesse Plemons, Kodi Smit-McPhee

Votes: 194,168

2. Red River (1948)

Passed | 133 min | Drama, Western

Dunson leads a cattle drive, the culmination of over 14 years of work, to its destination in Missouri. But his tyrannical behavior along the way causes a mutiny, led by his adopted son.

Directors: Howard Hawks, Arthur Rosson | Stars: John Wayne, Montgomery Clift, Joanne Dru, Walter Brennan

Votes: 34,461

3. The High Chaparral (1967–1971)

PG | 60 min | Western

The Cannon family runs the High Chaparral Ranch in the Arizona Territory in 1870s.

Stars: Leif Erickson, Cameron Mitchell, Henry Darrow, Linda Cristal

Votes: 2,420

4. Gunfighters (1947)

Passed | 87 min | Western

Gunfighter Brazos Kane takes a job on a ranch but he is unjustly accused of killing fellow cowhand Bob Tyrell and must clear himself by finding the real killer.

Director: George Waggner | Stars: Randolph Scott, Barbara Britton, Dorothy Hart, Bruce Cabot

Votes: 918

5. Lonely Are the Brave (1962)

Approved | 107 min | Drama, Western

A fiercely independent cowboy gets himself locked up in prison to escape with an old friend.

Director: David Miller | Stars: Kirk Douglas, Gena Rowlands, Walter Matthau, Michael Kane

Votes: 9,979

6. 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: 7,835 | Gross: $0.01M

7. Comes a Horseman (1978)

PG | 118 min | Drama, Romance, Western

A brave and proud woman struggles for her land, finding help and something more in unexpected way.

Director: Alan J. Pakula | Stars: James Caan, Jane Fonda, Jason Robards, George Grizzard

Votes: 3,373

8. Ride in the Whirlwind (1966)

G | 82 min | Drama, Western

Three cowboys, mistaken for members of an outlaw gang, are relentlessly pursued by a posse.

Director: Monte Hellman | Stars: Jack Nicholson, Cameron Mitchell, Millie Perkins, Katherine Squire

Votes: 4,410

9. Blood on the Moon (1948)

Passed | 88 min | Drama, Western

Unemployed cowhand Jim Garry is hired by his dishonest friend Tate Riling as muscle in a dispute between homesteaders and cattleman John Lufton.

Director: Robert Wise | Stars: Robert Mitchum, Barbara Bel Geddes, Robert Preston, Walter Brennan

Votes: 3,509

10. The Outcasts (1968–1969)

60 min | Western

A bounty hunter who was a Confederate Officer teams up with an ex-slave who was a Union Soldier during the Civil War. They are the Outcasts.

Stars: Don Murray, Otis Young, Don 'Red' Barry, Art Metrano

Votes: 182

11. Dawn Rider (2012)

R | 94 min | Action, Drama, Mystery

After his father is killed, John Mason is willing to turn the world inside out to find the man responsible. What he doesn't know is the killer might be in his own house.

Director: Terry Miles | Stars: Christian Slater, Jill Hennessy, Donald Sutherland, Ben Cotton

Votes: 2,230

12. I Take This Woman (1931)

72 min | Drama, Romance

A wealthy New York socialite falls for and marries a cowboy while out West. Her father disinherits her, and after trying to make a go of it as a cowboy's wife, they agree to divorce and she... See full summary »

Director: Marion Gering | Stars: Gary Cooper, Carole Lombard, Helen Ware, Lester Vail

Votes: 237

13. Ambush at Tomahawk Gap (1953)

Passed | 73 min | Action, Drama, Romance

An innocent cowboy convicted with three robbers, fresh out of Yuma Territorial Prison, travels with them to get a share of their hidden loot.

Director: Fred F. Sears | Stars: John Hodiak, John Derek, David Brian, María Elena Marqués

Votes: 601

14. Cimarron City (1958–1960)

Approved | 60 min | Western

Cimmaron City is booming due to oil and gold and hopes to become capital of the future state of Oklahoma. Matthew Rockford is the son of the city's founder; he's now mayor and a major cattle rancher. Sheriff Temple must keep law and order.

Stars: George Montgomery, John Smith, Audrey Totter, Dan Blocker

Votes: 183

15. 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: 466

16. Frontier Doctor (1956– )

30 min | Western

The adventures of a small town doctor working in the Arizona territory during the early 1900s.

Stars: Rex Allen, Mason Alan Dinehart, Robert Swan, Tom Black

Votes: 113

17. Backtrack! (1969)

G | 95 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

Wyoming cowhand and gambler Trampas is sent by his employer to Mexico to buy a bull but in Laredo he unwillingly joins three Texas Rangers on a dangerous mission into Mexico.

Director: Earl Bellamy | Stars: Neville Brand, James Drury, Doug McClure, Peter Brown

Votes: 227

18. Mail Order Bride (1964)

Approved | 83 min | Comedy, Western

Elderly Will Lane arranges marriage of wild son of dead friend to tame him.

Director: Burt Kennedy | Stars: Buddy Ebsen, Keir Dullea, Lois Nettleton, Warren Oates

Votes: 592

19. When a Man's a Man (1935)

Approved | 72 min | Drama, Western

A man who has spent all his inheritance, finds meaning in life, and love, at ranch where his ingenuity is put to good use.

Director: Edward F. Cline | Stars: George O'Brien, Dorothy Wilson, Paul Kelly, Harry Woods

Votes: 105

20. A Man Called Gannon (1968)

Approved | 105 min | Drama, Romance, Western

A seasoned cowboy takes a young tender-foot under his wing. They become embroiled in a range war, and end up on opposite sides.

Director: James Goldstone | Stars: Anthony Franciosa, Michael Sarrazin, Judi West, Susan Oliver

Votes: 204

21. Saddles and Sagebrush (1943)

Passed | 54 min | Western

Krag Sabine has aroused the wrath of all the ranchers by stealing their land with the aid of his henchmen, led by Ace Barco; when Lafe Martin objects, the outlaws shoot him down. Lucky ... See full summary »

Director: William Berke | Stars: Russell Hayden, Dub Taylor, Ann Savage, Bob Wills

Votes: 76

22. It Happened in Hollywood (1937)

Approved | 67 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

While hospitalized young Billy meets his silent movie idol Tim Bart but then the talkies came, destroying Bart's career. Now Bart must convince his young friend he is still a star.

Director: Harry Lachman | Stars: Richard Dix, Fay Wray, Victor Kilian, Charles Arnt

Votes: 706

23. Nancy Drew: The Secret of Shadow Ranch (2004 Video Game)

Adventure, Mystery, Romance

Teen detective Nancy Drew visits Shadow Ranch and investigates the mysterious accidents that follow sightings of a ghostly horse.

Director: Max Holechek | Stars: Lani Minella, Abby Murray, Patty Pomplun, Wayne Rawley

Votes: 125

24. 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

25. Gold Mine in the Sky (1938)

Passed | 59 min | Drama, Music, Western

As executor of the owner's will, singing ranch foreman Gene must see that the daughter/heiress doesn't marry without his approval.

Director: Joseph Kane | Stars: Gene Autry, Smiley Burnette, Carol Hughes, J.L. Franks' Golden West Cowboys

Votes: 104

26. Elinor Norton (1934)

Passed | 71 min | Drama, Romance, War

During World War I, Elinor Norton provokes the jealousy of her bridegroom Tony, who is prone to sullen moods, when she gives her friend Bill Carroll, who loves her, a goodbye kiss. Tony ... See full summary »

Director: Hamilton MacFadden | Stars: Claire Trevor, Gilbert Roland, Henrietta Crosman, Hugh Williams

Votes: 44

27. 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

28. 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

29. Laugh Your Blues Away (1942)

Approved | 63 min | Comedy, Mystery, Romance

Mrs. Westerly (Isobel Elsom), a once-wealthy dowager, is determined to marry her son Jimmy Westerly (Douglas Drake) to Priscilla Conklin (Phyllis Kennedy), the daughter of wealthy Texas ... See full summary »

Director: Charles Barton | Stars: Jinx Falkenburg, Bert Gordon, Johnny Mitchell, Isobel Elsom

30. A Texas Steer (1915)

Passed | Action, Adventure, Comedy

Urged on by his wife and daughter and against his better judgment, Texas cattle-baron Maverick Brander, finds himself in Washington D. C. as an elected congressman. However, when the ... See full summary »

Director: Giles Warren | Stars: Tyrone Power Sr., Grace Darmond, Frances Bayless, John Charles

Votes: 35

31. Hollywood Cowboy (1937)

Passed | 64 min | Drama, Romance, Western

Just after Kramer goes to Wyoming to start his protection racket, cowboy actor Jeff Carson finishes a picture and goes camping. Attracted to Joyce Butler, he hires on at her ranch and ... See full summary »

Directors: Ewing Scott, George Sherman | Stars: George O'Brien, Cecilia Parker, Maude Eburne, Joe Caits

Votes: 188

32. Chasing Trouble (1926)

Passed | 50 min | Action, Adventure, Western

"Blizz" Ballard, summoned by the Homesteaders' League to track down a gang of cattle rustlers, arrives in Paradise Valley. In the saloon he is taunted by Jerome Garrett, who hopes to ... See full summary »

Director: Milburn Morante | Stars: Pete Morrison, Lightning the Horse, Ione Reed, Tom London

Votes: 22

33. West of the Pecos (1934)

Passed | 68 min | Western

After the Civil War, Colonel Lambeth returns to his country home in Georgia and is reunited with his daughter Terrill. Broke and with no immediate prospects, Lambeth and Terrill decide to ... See full summary »

Director: Phil Rosen | Stars: Richard Dix, Martha Sleeper, Samuel S. Hinds, Fred Kohler

Votes: 24

34. Spoilers of the Range (1939)

Approved | 57 min | Drama, Music, Western

Beginning as usual with The Sons of the Pioneers singing "Tumbling Tumbleweeds" over the opening title and credit frames, which should be how all Westerns begin, especially those westerns ... See full summary »

Director: Charles C. Coleman | Stars: Charles Starrett, Iris Meredith, Sons of the Pioneers, Dick Curtis

Votes: 22

35. The Loser's End (1924)

Passed | 59 min | Western

Cowhand Bruce Mason is framed and falsely accused of smuggling opium across the Texas-Mexico border near the ranch he works on. He walks, runs, rides and fights his way through many ... See full summary »

Director: Leo D. Maloney | Stars: Leo D. Maloney, Roy Watson, Tom London, Whitehorse

36. Western Feuds (1924)

Passed | 50 min | Western

Posing as a ranch hand, Ed Jones attempts to discover the source of the enmity between the local cattle and sheep ranchers. He falls in love with Sally Warner, the daughter of the leading ... See full summary »

Director: Francis Ford | Stars: Edmund Cobb, Florence Gilbert, Al McCormick, Cathleen Calhoun

37. Rough Ridin' (1924)

Passed | 56 min | Action, Drama, Western

When the brother, Dick Ross (Richard Thorpe), of his sweetheart, Mary Ross (Elsa Benham), is framed by their unscrupulous ranch-foreman, Jack Wells (Joe Rickson), Buddy Benson (Buddy ... See full summary »

Director: Richard Thorpe | Stars: Buddy Roosevelt, Elsa Benham, Richard Thorpe, Joe Rickson

38. Hidden Valley Days (1948)

Approved | 27 min | Short, Drama, Music

Red River Dave and his musician cowhands help an old rancher with his round-up. They encounter a gang of rustlers and bank robbers who have being using an airplane to keep advised of whereabouts of the law.

Director: William Forest Crouch | Stars: Red River Dave, The Texas Tophands, Kenne Duncan, Peggy Perron

39. The Heart of a Texan (1922)

Approved | 55 min | Action, Romance, Western

King Calhoun comes to the aid of "Ma" Jackson, who is fighting to regain control of the family ranch after her husband's death. Her daughter, June, is desired by the ranch foreman, Pete Miller, who threatens revenge after his is fired.

Director: Paul Hurst | Stars: Neal Hart, William Quinn, Sarah Bindley, Hazel Deane

40. Branded a Bandit (1924)

Passed | 58 min | Action, Adventure, Mystery

A miner has struck it rich and gives some ore to cowhand Jess Dean to take to his granddaughter. But Horse Williams has the miner shot and uses the ore found on Jess to accuse him of the ... See full summary »

Director: Paul Hurst | Stars: Yakima Canutt, Judge Hamilton, Wilbur McGaugh, Alys Murrell

Votes: 56

41. The Flying U Ranch (1927)

Passed | 50 min | Drama, Western

Migual Garcia, a somewhat arrogant Spaniard, alienates pretty much all of the residents of the Flying U Ranch except the owner's young son, Chip Bennett. Dunk Whitaker, who owns a ... See full summary »

Director: Robert De Lacey | Stars: Tom Tyler, Nora Lane, Bert Hadley, Grace Woods

Votes: 17

42. When East Meets West (1926)

Passed | 20 min | Short, Action, Comedy

The boys are hypnotized by a traveling faker and imagine they are engaged in rescuing their lady friend from a villainous sheik in a wonderful big palace.

Director: Vin Moore | Stars: Ben Corbett, Gilbert Holmes

43. One Glorious Scrap (1925)

Passed | Short, Western

Parson Biddle, a wandering preacher, arrives at Three Rivers, Mont., with his beautiful daughter. At an open air meeting, Jud Hawley, former foreman for Billy Lannigan, tears up a tract ... See full summary »

Director: Ernst Laemmle | Stars: Edmund Cobb, Margaret Quimby, Blackie Whiteford, Bud Osborne

44. Too Many Bucks (1925)

Passed | Short, Comedy, Western

Magpie and Dirtyshirt are rivals in love with Lucy Whittaker. Dirtyshirt beats Magpie with an invitation to take Lucy to the rodeo, so Magpie disarranges the steering gear on Dirtyshirt's ... See full summary »

Director: Vin Moore | Stars: Ben Corbett, Gilbert Holmes

45. Echo Ranch (1948)

Approved | 25 min | Short, Action, Adventure

Red River Dave and his Texas Tophands save a friend's ranch by staging a rodeo-benefit. But the proceeds from the rodeo are stolen and Dave his cowhands track down the robbers and return the money.

Director: William Forest Crouch | Stars: Red River Dave, 'Texas' Tophands, Curly Williams, Kenne Duncan

46. Wyatt Earp's Old West (1994 Video Game)

Documentary, Adventure, History

Learn everything you ever wanted to know about the Old West from the game's knowledgeable guide, cowpoke George, and explore photo-realistic locations of 1800s Tombstone, Arizona in this immersive educational game.

Stars: George Killingsworth, Bob Sotelo

47. Have Gun - Will Travel (1957–1963)
Episode: The Campaign of Billy Banjo (1960)

Not Rated | 25 min | Western

Billy Banjo Jones is running for state senate, supported by his rich and domineering wife, Elise. But he hires Paladin to give protection to his opponent, Jansen, because he fears that Elise may do murder to ensure his successful election.

Director: Richard Boone | Stars: Richard Boone, Jacques Aubuchon, Rita Lynn, Vic Perrin

Votes: 88

48. The Outcasts (1968–1969)
Episode: The Heroes (1968)

60 min | Western

Corey and Jemal are hired by a rancher and his teenage son to protect their property. An assortment of ranch hands, some helpful, some not, plus the son, all present challenges for Corey and Jemal.

Director: Joseph Lejtes | Stars: Don Murray, Otis Young, Royal Dano, Michael Margotta

Votes: 19

49. The Texan (1958–1960)
Episode: The Man Behind the Star (1959)

13+ | 25 min | Western

Longley's old friend, pretty ranch owner Martha Driscoll, negotiates a highly successful sale at the end of a cattle drive. Although her friends urge her to put her money in the bank until ... See full summary »

Director: Alvin Ganzer | Stars: Rory Calhoun, Brian Donlevy, Richard Jaeckel, Jean Willes

Votes: 32