Sort by Popularity - Most Popular Movies and TV Shows tagged with keyword "epic-western"

51. The Magnificent Seven (1998–2000)

TV-14 | 1,015 min | Action, Western

When an Indian village is threatened by former Confederate soldiers, the villagers go in search of help. They recruit seven men, each with unique skills, who return to the village and confront the raiders.

Stars: Michael Biehn, Eric Close, Andrew Kavovit, Dale Midkiff

Votes: 1,933

52. Dead Man's Walk (1996)

PG-13 | 272 min | Western

In this prequel to "Lonesome Dove", two young men join the Texas Rangers unit that's on a mission to annex Santa Fe.

Stars: F. Murray Abraham, Keith Carradine, Patricia Childress, Edward James Olmos

Votes: 1,935

53. The Legend of Molly Johnson (2021)

109 min | Drama, History, Thriller

A lonely bushwoman struggles to raise her children and run the family farm while her husband is away.

Director: Leah Purcell | Stars: Leah Purcell, Rob Collins, Sam Reid, Jessica De Gouw

Votes: 1,837

54. 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: 3,977

55. The Quest (1976)

TV-PG | 60 min | Drama, Western

Two brothers and a sister separated by Indians when the younger brother and sister were taken by them. The brothers finally reunite and decide to go on a quest to find their sister.

Stars: Kurt Russell, Tim Matheson, Frank Salsedo, Dan O'Herlihy

Votes: 295

56. Greed (1924)

Not Rated | 140 min | Drama, Thriller, Western

The sudden fortune won from a lottery fans such destructive greed that it ruins the lives of the three people involved.

Director: Erich von Stroheim | Stars: Gibson Gowland, Zasu Pitts, Jean Hersholt, Dale Fuller

Votes: 10,786 | Gross: $0.16M

57. Drums Along the Mohawk (1939)

Approved | 104 min | Drama, Romance, War

Newlyweds Gil and Lana Martin try to establish a farm in the Mohawk Valley but are menaced by Indians and Tories as the Revolutionary War begins.

Director: John Ford | Stars: Claudette Colbert, Henry Fonda, Edna May Oliver, Eddie Collins

Votes: 6,806 | Gross: $1.00M

58. The Big Trees (1952)

Approved | 89 min | Drama, Western

A Quaker colony tries to save the giant sequoias from a timber baron.

Director: Felix E. Feist | Stars: Kirk Douglas, Eve Miller, Patrice Wymore, Edgar Buchanan

Votes: 1,861

59. Son of the Morning Star (1991)

PG-13 | 187 min | Biography, History, Western

The story of George Custer, Crazy Horse and the events prior to the battle of the Little Bighorn, told from the different perspectives of two women.

Stars: Gary Cole, Rosanna Arquette, Stanley Anderson, Edward Blatchford

Votes: 1,063

60. The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin (1954–1959)

30 min | Family, Western

Rusty was orphaned in an Indian raid. He and his dog Rin Tin Tin were adopted by the troops at Fort Apache in Arizona, and helped establish law and order in and around Mesa Grande.

Stars: Lee Aaker, James Brown, Rin Tin Tin II, Joe Sawyer

Votes: 859

61. The Range Rider (1951–1953)

30 min | Western

The Range Rider had a reputation for fairness, fighting ability, and accuracy with his guns and was known far and wide, even by the Indians.

Stars: Jock Mahoney, Dickie Jones, Bob Woodward, Al Wyatt Sr.

Votes: 181

62. Hondo (1967)

60 min | Western

Hondo, an embittered former rebel officer, travels to Arizona Territory in the 1870s with his dog Sam. Often clashing with the local cavalry, which he holds responsible for the death of his Indian wife.

Stars: Ralph Taeger, Kathie Browne, Noah Beery Jr., Gary Clarke

Votes: 273

63. Arizona (1940)

Passed | 125 min | Drama, Western

In Tucson of the 1860s, a pioneer woman struggles to succeed in the freight and cattle business while at risk at the hands of corrupt and violent local businessmen and rampaging Indians.

Director: Wesley Ruggles | Stars: Jean Arthur, William Holden, Warren William, Porter Hall

Votes: 1,498

64. The Iron Horse (1924)

Passed | 150 min | Drama, History, Romance

After witnessing the murder of his father by a renegade as a boy, the grown-up Brandon helps to realize his father's dream of a transcontinental railway.

Director: John Ford | Stars: George O'Brien, Madge Bellamy, Charles Edward Bull, Cyril Chadwick

Votes: 2,453 | Gross: $2.06M

65. Sergeant Preston of the Yukon (1955–1958)

30 min | Adventure, Western

Canadian Mountie Sgt. Preston patrols the wilds of the Yukon with his horse Rex and his faithful dog Yukon King, battling both the elements and criminals.

Stars: Dick Simmons, Yukon King, Vic Perrin, Rex

Votes: 393

66. Stagecoach West (1960–1961)

60 min | Western

Luke Perry and Simon Kane, accompanied by Simon's young son David, run a stagecoach line in the Old West, where they come across a wide variety of ladies in distress, killers, and robbers.

Stars: Wayne Rogers, Richard Eyer, Robert Bray, James Burke

Votes: 173

67. Casey Jones (1957–1958)

TV-PG | 30 min | Western

Television version of the classic train story of Casey Jones, the engineer of the steam-engine powered "Cannonball Express".

Stars: Alan Hale Jr., Bobby Clark, Eddy Waller, Dub Taylor

Votes: 239

68. Antonio das Mortes (1969)

100 min | Action, Crime, Drama

In this sequel to "Black God, White Devil", Antonio das Mortes must return back to action after killing the last of the Cangaceiros 29 years ago, when a new outlaw appears, who will eventually reveal as an idealist and mark him profoundly.

Director: Glauber Rocha | Stars: Maurício do Valle, Odete Lara, Othon Bastos, Hugo Carvana

Votes: 2,289

69. Cimarron Strip (1967–1968)

TV-PG | 90 min | Western

The western adventures of tough, but fair, Marshal Jim Crown.

Stars: Stuart Whitman, Percy Herbert, Randy Boone, Jill Townsend

Votes: 483

70. The Adventures of Kit Carson (1951–1960)

30 min | Western

Kit and his pal El Toro go all over the west securing justice for all (absolutely no connection with the historical character).

Stars: Bill Williams, Don Diamond, John Cason, Peter Mamakos

Votes: 134

71. Rango (1967)

30 min | Comedy, Western

The adventures of Rango, a bumbling Texas Ranger stationed at Deep Wells Ranger Station in the late 19th century, and his sidekick, the cowardly Indian scout Pink Cloud.

Stars: Tim Conway, Guy Marks, Norman Alden, Michael Carr

Votes: 100

72. Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok (1951–1958)

30 min | Family, Western

Hickok rode Buckshot while 300-pound Jingles rode Joker. Jingles described Hickok as "the bravest, strongest, fightingest U.S. Marshal in the whole West." And that's about it: he beat up all the bad guys and somehow kept his good looks.

Stars: Guy Madison, Andy Devine, Sam Flint, William Haade

Votes: 232

73. Children of the Dust (1995)

R | 175 min | Western

Gypsy Smith, is a gunfighter and a bounty hunter. When he leads the U.S. Army into a Cheyenne camp to capture a suspected Indian renegade, a long train of events begins that finally lead to... See full summary »

Stars: Sidney Poitier, Michael Moriarty, Joanna Going, Hart Bochner

Votes: 581

74. The Real West (1992– )

50 min | Documentary, History, Western

This documentary series, which was made in 1992, shows stories of how the real West was created and separates fact from fiction. Hosted by Kenny Rogers

Stars: Kenny Rogers, Paul A. Hutton, Robert Utley, Leon Metz

Votes: 105

75. Valley of the Giants (1938)

Passed | 79 min | Adventure, Western

A lumberman (Wayne Morris) and a gambling-house lady (Claire Trevor) thwart Easterners eyeing the California Redwoods.

Director: William Keighley | Stars: Wayne Morris, Claire Trevor, Frank McHugh, Alan Hale

Votes: 286

76. The Dog Bite Murders

Drama, History, Western | Post-production

Based on a real story, in 1910, two army deserters are wanted for the murder of two hunters in the Arizona Territory. In the era of pioneer justice in the west, a strong-willed defense attorney bites off more than he can chew.

Directors: Clint Clarkson, Gregory Shoemaker | Stars: Keith Lopez, Frank Haraksin, Milena Saboya, Chris James Rivera

77. Todo el mundo miente (2021)

25 min | Short, Comedy, Crime

José is a frustrated writer and an abuser, embroiled in a very strange case; he wakes up, dressed as a cowboy and badly injured, beside a secondary road. Amidst machismo, violence, and revenge, the truth twists like a snake.

Director: Diego Vargas | Stars: Txema Arribas, Julio Arnau Catala, Inés Losan, Rebeca Nafría

78. American Fraud

Action | Pre-production

America 1895: This is the story of the young outlaw Dutch Calloway, who got betrayed by his own gang. A Mexican woman saved his life and asks him in return to help free her sister that is ... See full summary »

Director: Sam Alsalman | Stars: Robert Feldmaier, Vincent Tissier, Pepper Jensen, Sam Alsalman

79. American Experience (1987– )
Episode: The Donner Party (1992)

TV-PG | 90 min | Documentary, Biography, History

Documentary exploring the struggles of The Donner Party, a group of American pioneers and their two Indigenous guides who became stranded in the Sierras during a horrible winter.

Director: Ric Burns | Stars: David McCullough, J.D. Cannon, Timothy Hutton, Gene Jones

Votes: 470

80. Sam and Colby: The Paranormal (2015– )
Episode: The Lost Treasure of Cerro Gordo (2020)

Not Rated | 94 min | Adventure, History, Horror

After the incredible success of the first six seasons, Sam and Colby are back and better than ever. We begin our new season and our new adventure on the ghost town and amazing place that is Cerro Gordo. A journey that the team won't forget

Directors: Colby Brock, Sam Golbach | Stars: Colby Brock, Sam Golbach, Corey Scherer, Brent Underwood

Votes: 7