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1. Public Enemies (2009)

R | 140 min | Action, Biography, Crime

The Feds try to take down notorious American gangsters John Dillinger, Baby Face Nelson, and Pretty Boy Floyd during a booming crime wave in the 1930s.

Director: Michael Mann | Stars: Christian Bale, Johnny Depp, Christian Stolte, Jason Clarke

Votes: 318,986 | Gross: $97.10M

2. Something in the Dirt (2022)

R | 116 min | Comedy, Horror, Mystery

Maverick filmmaking duo Justin Benson and Aaron Moorhead offer up a twisted reflection of our paranoid times in this inventive mix of buddy comedy and sci-fi thriller.

Directors: Justin Benson, Aaron Moorhead | Stars: Aaron Moorhead, Justin Benson, Sarah Adina Smith, Wanjiru M. Njendu

Votes: 5,305

3. Bad Day at Black Rock (1955)

Passed | 81 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

A one-armed stranger comes to a tiny town possessing a terrible past they want to keep secret, by violent means if necessary.

Director: John Sturges | Stars: Spencer Tracy, Robert Ryan, Anne Francis, Dean Jagger

Votes: 24,288

4. Robot Jox (1989)

PG | 85 min | Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller

In the distant future, mankind has forsaken global wars for battles of single combat. The world has been divided into two opposing super powers, with each side represented by trained champions.

Director: Stuart Gordon | Stars: Gary Graham, Anne-Marie Johnson, Paul Koslo, Robert Sampson

Votes: 7,310 | Gross: $1.27M

5. The Train Robbers (1973)

Passed | 92 min | Action, Comedy, Drama

A gunhand named Lane is hired by a widow, Mrs. Lowe, to find gold stolen by her husband so that she may return it and start fresh.

Director: Burt Kennedy | Stars: John Wayne, Ann-Margret, Rod Taylor, Ben Johnson

Votes: 6,716

6. Jessi's Girls (1975)

R | 80 min | Western

Jessica has been raped by a bunch of hoodlums and goes for revenge.

Director: Al Adamson | Stars: Sondra Currie, Geoffrey Land, Ben Frank, Regina Carrol

Votes: 355

7. The Thief Collector (2022)

96 min | Documentary, Crime

In 1985, Willem de Kooning's "Woman-Ochre," one of the most valuable paintings of the 20th century, was cut from its frame at the University of Arizona Museum of Art. 32 years later, the painting was found hanging in a New Mexico home.

Director: Allison Otto | Stars: Glenn Howerton, Sarah Minnich, Brandon Z Ruiz, Eric Banks

Votes: 511

8. Sons of Tucson (2010)

30 min | Comedy

Three young brothers hire a charming, wayward schemer to stand in as their father when their real one goes to prison.

Stars: Tyler Labine, Frank Dolce, Matthew Levy, Benjamin Stockham

Votes: 2,227

9. The Todd Killings (1971)

R | 93 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller

An overgrown adolescent lives off his mother and leads small-town California teens astray.

Director: Barry Shear | Stars: Robert F. Lyons, Richard Thomas, Belinda Montgomery, Sherry E. DeBoer

Votes: 430

10. ... If You Meet Sartana Pray for Your Death. (1968)

Not Rated | 95 min | Action, Drama, Mystery

A cabal of dignitaries hire Mexican and American gangsters to steal their bank's shipment of gold as part of an insurance scam, but master gunfighter Sartana interferes with their plans.

Director: Gianfranco Parolini | Stars: Gianni Garko, William Berger, Sydney Chaplin, Gianni Rizzo

Votes: 1,934

11. You Can't Run Away from It (1956)

Approved | 95 min | Comedy, Musical, Romance

Ellen (June Allyson) is kidnapped by her father (Charles Bickford) after she ran off and got married to someone he thinks is a gold digger. She escapes and starts an adventurous trip back ... See full summary »

Director: Dick Powell | Stars: June Allyson, Jack Lemmon, Charles Bickford, Paul Gilbert

Votes: 594

12. Dead Men Ride (1971)

103 min | Drama, Western

Roy escapes from a work camp and receives help from a miner. The miners are held hostage by the local boss Mr. Redfield. Roy starts to help the miners and also to settle some scores for a friend from the work camp.

Director: Aldo Florio | Stars: Fabio Testi, Charo López, José Calvo, Ben Carra

Votes: 391

13. Wyoming Outlaw (1939)

Passed | 56 min | Drama, Western

Will Parker has been destroyed by a local politician and now must steal to feed his family. He steals a steer from the Three Mesquiteers.

Director: George Sherman | Stars: John Wayne, Ray Corrigan, Raymond Hatton, Don 'Red' Barry

Votes: 438

14. The Big Story (1949–1959)

30 min | Drama

Based on a popular radio series, each show tells a different reporter's Big Story, a true story selected from newspapers across the United States. Comments from the actual reporter open and... See full summary »

Stars: Robert Sloane, Ernest Chappell, Ben Grauer, Burgess Meredith

Votes: 59

15. Thunder Over El Paso (1972)

88 min | Drama, Western

An outlaw and a bounty hunter are searching for Mexican bandit Corbancho, who is running the El Paso area, and has also robbed the Bank of Tucson of $400,000. The bounty hunter is after the reward, while the other seek vengeance.

Director: Roberto Bianchi Montero | Stars: Antonio Sabato, Chris Avram, Erika Blanc, Paolo Gozlino

Votes: 90

16. Eyes Behind the Stars (1978)

Not Rated | 92 min | Crime, Horror, Mystery

A photographer and his model are on a photo shoot in a forest when they get the feeling they are being watched. The feeling becomes so strong that they decide to cut their session short and leave.

Director: Mario Gariazzo | Stars: Robert Hoffmann, Nathalie Delon, Martin Balsam, Sherry Buchanan

Votes: 488

17. Dawn (II) (2014)

17 min | Short, Crime, Drama

Dawn is a quiet teen-ager who longs for something or someone to free her from her sheltered life.

Director: Rose McGowan | Stars: Tara Lynne Barr, Reiley McClendon, Hannah Marks, Michael Moskewicz

Votes: 549

18. Cop Killers (1977)

R | 93 min | Action, Drama

Two hippies on their way to a cocaine deal get stopped by the police at a roadblock, resulting in a shootout where they kill the cops. They then go on a crime spree of robbery and murder.

Director: Walter R. Cichy | Stars: Jason Williams, Bill Osco, Diane Keller, Michael D. White

Votes: 315

19. Fast Draw Showdown (1994 Video Game)

T | Action, Western

The player is a lawman, who must defeat all the lawbreaking gunfighters in town in fair and not so fair duels to prove to them who's the top gunslinger around here. The final boss is Wes Flowers, a real-life Fast Draw champion.

Directors: David O. Roberts, Barry Kirk | Stars: Wes Flowers, Eddie Perez

Votes: 11

20. Fort Bowie (1958)

Approved | 80 min | Western

At Fort Bowie, Captain Thompson favors peace talks but Major Wharton advocates war with the renegade Apaches led by Chief Victorio.

Director: Howard W. Koch | Stars: Ben Johnson, Jan Harrison, Kent Taylor, Maureen Hingert

Votes: 376

21. Here's Django... Pay or Die! (1971)

87 min | Action, Drama, Thriller

A debt collector gets involved in a dangerous situation when a corrupt businessman he retrieved 100,000 dollars for doesn't want to pay him his usual percentage for his services.

Director: Roberto Bianchi Montero | Stars: Brad Harris, José Torres, Gisela Hahn, Maretta Procaccini

Votes: 104

22. Tucson Raiders (1944)

Passed | 55 min | Drama, Western

In Elliot's initial appearance as Red Ryder, he finds himself framed for murder. Little Beaver then foils the crooked Sheriff's attempt to have Red killed excaping jail. When Hannah Rogers ... See full summary »

Director: Spencer Gordon Bennet | Stars: Bill Elliott, George 'Gabby' Hayes, Robert Blake, Alice Fleming

Votes: 61

23. Arizona Ghostriders (2017– )

Comedy, History, Western

A tv series based on The Old American West in the 1880s, The Arizona Ghostriders keep the spirit of the Old West alive every week with a new episode that covers some type of Old West items ... See full summary »

Stars: John Scott, Jaime Kornacki, Rick McMahan, Dan Silva

Votes: 11

24. Shadows on the Sage (1942)

Passed | 55 min | Drama, Western

The Three Mesquiteers, Tucson, Stony, and Lullaby (Dodd's 1st appearance in the series) arrive to help Sheriff Lippy fight the outlaws. But when the gang leader Curly Joe captures Tucson ... See full summary »

Director: Lester Orlebeck | Stars: Bob Steele, Tom Tyler, Jimmie Dodd, Cheryl Walker

Votes: 52

25. Oh, Watson! (2009)

73 min | Documentary, Biography, Comedy

'Oh, Watson' is a biography on the extremely talented dancer, teacher, and choreographer, Sam Watson, who teaches Modern and Jazz Dance at the University of Arizona in Tucson. Using ... See full summary »

Director: Christopher Wright | Star: Sam Watson

26. A Tale of Two Houses (2023)

98 min | Documentary

A Tale of Two Houses documents a special window of time in Tucson music history between the years of 1984 - 1986. The movie specifically focuses on two party houses located on the busiest ... See full summary »

Director: Chris Carlone

27. The Last Bounty Hunter (1994 Video Game)

T | Action, Adventure, Western

The player is a bounty hunter who must take down four notorious outlaws, Handsome Harry, Nasty Dan, El Loco, and The Cactus Kid. The ending depends on whether the player kills them or captures them alive.

Directors: David O. Roberts, Barry Kirk | Stars: Robert Aros, Jerry Bannister, Bill Bernal, Vatsana Bilavarn

Votes: 25

28. Eddie Mummy: A Love Story (2020)

76 min | Comedy, Romance

Two bros in Tucson find a mummy while rock climbing and they spend the next three days trying to help the mummy break his curse.

Director: Christopher Scott | Stars: Sara Jackson, Aaron Johnson Araza, Nick Brening, Abigail Gibson

29. Stardust and the Bandit (2012 TV Movie)

Comedy, Romance

A bookkeeper for the mob is sent by the witness protection program to Old Tucson Movie Studios to hide out. High jinks and romance follow when he is pressed into service as a stunt ... See full summary »

Directors: Dick Fisher, Sarah Sher | Stars: Scott Martin Thomas, Shanna Brock, Douglas Mitchell, Wayne Spencer

Votes: 17

30. Shootout at Old Tucson (1994 Video Game)

Action, Western

One of the rare light gun arcades that was never ported to any other system. There's no wilder place in the Wild West than Old Tucson. Can you bring order to the place, one dead bandit at a time?

31. The Whole Enchilada (2021)

28 min | Documentary, Short

The Whole Enchilada is a short documentary produced by Sand Rubies' guitarist Rich Hopkins and directed by Maggie Smith which explores the roots of Tucson's own desert rock music.

Director: Margaret Smith | Stars: Jim Brady, Howe Gelb, George Hawke, Billy Sedlmayr

32. La Ultima Playa (2009)

Not Rated | 107 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller

Jorge, with the evidence in hand, is on his way to Texas to press charges against his stepfather Rolando. But when HIs car breaks down in Tucson, and his step sister Jessica and step father... See full summary »

Director: Edgar Ybarra | Stars: Julio Garcia, Bardo Padilla

33. The Boomtown Band & Cattle Company (1973 TV Movie)

30 min | Drama

An Ex Slave becomes foster father to 3 kids.

Stars: David Holmes, Tannis G. Montgomery, Dion Clinton Overstreet Jr., Raymond St. Jacques

34. Roaming Through Arizona (1944)

Approved | 10 min | Documentary, Short

This Traveltalks entry first stops at some architectural landmarks in Tucson, Phoenix, and Prescott. It then looks at the mining town of Jerome and some natural wonders, before ending in Wickenburg for a visit to a dude ranch and a rodeo.

Director: James A. FitzPatrick | Star: James A. FitzPatrick

Votes: 84

35. Bat Masterson (1958–1961)
Episode: Lottery of Death (1959)

TV-14 | 30 min | Western

Bat wins half of a lottery ticket during a high stakes poker game, but the man with other half dies and his ticket goes missing.

Director: Walter Doniger | Stars: Gene Barry, John Sutton, Constance Ford, Myron Healey

Votes: 54

36. CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2000–2015)
Episode: Last Laugh (2003)

TV-14 | 45 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

While performing on the stage, the comedian Dougie Max dies. Grissom, Catherine and Capt. Brass investigate the case and Grissom and his team conclude that he was poisoned by the expensive ... See full summary »

Director: Richard J. Lewis | Stars: William Petersen, Marg Helgenberger, Gary Dourdan, George Eads

Votes: 806

37. The Fugitive (1963–1967)
Episode: The Judgment: Part I (1967)

TV-PG | 50 min | Adventure, Crime, Drama

The one-armed man is arrested in Los Angeles for fighting and police want the story highlighted in the newspaper to try and lure Kimble into capture.

Directors: Don Medford, Jesse Hibbs, Paul Wurtzel | Stars: David Janssen, Richard Anderson, Joseph Campanella, Michael Constantine

Votes: 273

38. The Fugitive (1963–1967)
Episode: The Judgment: Part II (1967)

TV-PG | 50 min | Adventure, Crime, Drama

Lt. Gerard agrees to work with Kimble for 24 hours to prove his innocence, because someone who may have been there when his wife was killed, posted bail for the one-armed man.

Director: Don Medford | Stars: David Janssen, Richard Anderson, J.D. Cannon, Jacqueline Scott

Votes: 335

39. Have Gun - Will Travel (1957–1963)
Episode: The Golden Toad (1959)

Not Rated | 26 min | Western

Webster, a man with three daughters, thinks he's found gold. He's worried that feisty Doris, a woman with three sons, is going to take it away from him so he hires Paladin to protect his ... See full summary »

Director: Andrew V. McLaglen | Stars: Richard Boone, David White, Lorna Thayer, Kevin Hagen

Votes: 86

40. Mannix (1967–1975)
Episode: Design for Dying (1975)

TV-PG | 52 min | Action, Crime, Drama

Newspaper publisher Darrell Bigelow has political ambitions, but is concerned about the extramarital activities of his wife, Rebekah. Bigelow hires Joe Mannix to "bring her home," and ... See full summary »

Director: John Peyser | Stars: Mike Connors, Gail Fisher, Barbara Rush, Dennis Patrick

Votes: 87

41. Mannix (1967–1975)
Episode: The Name Is Mannix (1967)

TV-PG | 52 min | Action, Crime, Drama

In the series debut, individualist private detective Joe Mannix is working at a corporate agency. Company rules dictate only one piece of paper on a desk at a time; Mannix's desk is ... See full summary »

Director: Leonard J. Horn | Stars: Mike Connors, Joseph Campanella, Lloyd Nolan, Kim Hunter

Votes: 314

42. The Twilight Zone (1959–1964)
Episode: Mr. Garrity and the Graves (1964)

TV-PG | 25 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror

Mr. Garrity comes into town of Happiness, Arizona offering to resurrect the dead and to reunite the town-folk with their departed loved ones out of the goodness of his heart. Do the town-folk want these miracles?

Director: Ted Post | Stars: John Dehner, Stanley Adams, J. Pat O'Malley, Norman Leavitt

Votes: 1,835

43. Wanted: Dead or Alive (1958–1961)
Episode: Dead End (1958)

Approved | 25 min | Western

A ranch manager hires Randall to bring back a line rider charged with grand theft. The accused man's father joins Randall on the trek to the remote shack where the thief is thought to be hiding but tries to delay Randall on the way.

Director: Thomas Carr | Stars: Steve McQueen, Joe De Santis, Anna Navarro, Robert Griffin

Votes: 145

44. The Wild Wild West (1965–1969)
Episode: The Night of the Iron Fist (1967)

TV-PG | 60 min | Action, Adventure, Western

West and Gordon work to escort Draja, a Bosnian count, to Washington for extradition. A disguised Gordon takes his place on the train, while West and the real Draja take a back route to ... See full summary »

Director: Marvin J. Chomsky | Stars: Robert Conrad, Ross Martin, Mark Lenard, Bill Fletcher

Votes: 159

45. American Dad! (2005– )
Episode: With Friends Like Steve's (2006)

TV-14 | 22 min | Animation, Comedy

Steve's friend Barry turns evil after skipping his meds, and schemes to replace Steve in Stan's life.

Directors: John Aoshima, Ron Hughart, Anthony Lioi | Stars: Seth MacFarlane, Wendy Schaal, Scott Grimes, Rachael MacFarlane

Votes: 892

46. Antiques Roadshow (1997– )
Episode: Tucson: Hour 1 (2007)

TV-G | 55 min | Reality-TV

Antiques Roadshow host Mark Walberg gets a taste of Tucson, Arizona, history from the seat of an antique buggy, part of the impressive stable of horse-drawn conveyances housed at the Tucson Rodeo Parade Museum.

Star: Simeon Lipman

47. Antiques Roadshow (1997– )
Episode: Tucson: Hour 2 (2007)

TV-G | 55 min | Reality-TV

Antiques Roadshow experts at the Tucson Convention Center continue their tradition of discovering hidden treasure, including a vibrant nineteenth-century Navajo chief's blanket and a silver... See full summary »

48. Antiques Roadshow (1997– )
Episode: Tucson: Hour 3 (2007)

TV-G | 55 min | Reality-TV

Antiques Roadshow wraps up its trip to Tucson, Arizona, as host Mark Walberg and appraiser Colleene Fesko tour the Tucson Museum of Art, rounding up works of art depicting horses.

Stars: Christopher Barber, Aaron Bastian, James Callahan, Paul Carella

49. Nothing Personal (2011–2012)
Episode: Money Shot (2012)

Documentary, Biography, Crime

This is the story about four sleazeballs, a bloke who came up with the idea of 'deepthroat,' the untold amount of money that it generated, and the one sad death that happened because of greed.

Directors: George D'Amato, Bruce Livesey | Stars: Mario Battista, Jerry Capeci, Raffaele Carniato, Gerard Damiano Jr.

50. American Dad! (2005– )
Episode: Businessly Brunette (2020)

TV-14 | 21 min | Animation, Comedy

Hayley takes off her headband and becomes a businesswoman; Stan plans a party.

Directors: Rodney Clouden, Ron Hughart, Brent Woods | Stars: Seth MacFarlane, Wendy Schaal, Scott Grimes, Rachael MacFarlane

Votes: 336