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1. The Cursed (2021)

R | 111 min | Fantasy, Horror, Mystery

In rural 19th-century France, a mysterious, possibly supernatural menace threatens a small village. John McBride, a pathologist, comes to town to investigate the danger - and exorcise some of his own demons in the process.

Director: Sean Ellis | Stars: Boyd Holbrook, Kelly Reilly, Alistair Petrie, Roxane Duran

Votes: 16,719

2. Reminiscence (2021)

PG-13 | 116 min | Mystery, Romance, Sci-Fi

Nick Bannister, a private investigator of the mind, navigates the alluring world of the past when his life is changed by new client Mae. A simple case becomes an obsession after she disappears and he fights to learn the truth about her.

Director: Lisa Joy | Stars: Hugh Jackman, Rebecca Ferguson, Thandiwe Newton, Cliff Curtis

Votes: 65,517 | Gross: $3.90M

3. Shane (1953)

Not Rated | 118 min | Drama, Western

A weary gunfighter in 1880s Wyoming begins to envision a quieter life after befriending a homestead family with a young son who idolizes him, but a smoldering range war forces him to act.

Director: George Stevens | Stars: Alan Ladd, Jean Arthur, Van Heflin, Brandon De Wilde

Votes: 44,162 | Gross: $20.00M

4. 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: 10,920 | Gross: $13.08M

5. That Dirty Black Bag (2022– )

TV-MA | 50 min | Drama, Western

Two men face off in a savage, deserted world.

Stars: Douglas Booth, Dominic Cooper, Niv Sultan, Guido Caprino

Votes: 3,835

6. 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: 3,361

7. Robin Hood (1991)

TV-14 | 104 min | Action, Adventure, Drama

The Swashbuckling legend of Robin Hood unfolds in the 12th century when the mighty Normans ruled England with an iron fist.

Director: John Irvin | Stars: Patrick Bergin, Uma Thurman, Jürgen Prochnow, Edward Fox

Votes: 5,871

8. Forty Guns (1957)

Not Rated | 80 min | Western

Showdown in Arizona between the Bonnell brothers, U.S.Marshals, and Jessica Drummond, the iron-fist rancher who controls the territory.

Director: Samuel Fuller | Stars: Barbara Stanwyck, Barry Sullivan, Dean Jagger, John Ericson

Votes: 6,215

9. The Coca-Cola Kid (1985)

R | 98 min | Comedy, Drama

Ex-marine turned Coca-Cola marketing guru Becker is on a mission to boost sales in Australia when he discovers a dry spot in the Outback, where everyone is guzzling homegrown brew - and not a drop of his company's cola.

Director: Dusan Makavejev | Stars: Eric Roberts, Greta Scacchi, Bill Kerr, Chris Haywood

Votes: 3,468

10. Black God, White Devil (1964)

Not Rated | 120 min | Adventure, Crime, Drama

After killing his employer when he tries to cheat him out of his payment, a man becomes an outlaw and starts following a self-proclaimed saint.

Director: Glauber Rocha | Stars: Geraldo Del Rey, Yoná Magalhães, Othon Bastos, Maurício do Valle

Votes: 5,360

11. The Man from Laramie (1955)

Not Rated | 103 min | Drama, Western

Newcomer Will Lockhart defies the local cattle baron and his sadistic son by working for one of his oldest rivals.

Director: Anthony Mann | Stars: James Stewart, Arthur Kennedy, Donald Crisp, Cathy O'Donnell

Votes: 12,013

12. Texas Rangers (2001)

PG-13 | 90 min | Action, Adventure, Drama

A ragtag group of youngsters band together after the American Civil War to form the Texas Rangers, a group charged with the dangerous, ruthless duty of cleaning up the West.

Director: Steve Miner | Stars: James Van Der Beek, Rachael Leigh Cook, Ashton Kutcher, Dylan McDermott

Votes: 6,320 | Gross: $0.62M

13. Home from the Hill (1960)

Passed | 150 min | Drama, Romance

Dramatic story of the influential Hunnicutt family set in Texas during the late 1950s.

Director: Vincente Minnelli | Stars: Robert Mitchum, Eleanor Parker, George Peppard, George Hamilton

Votes: 3,871

14. 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: 914

15. Face of a Fugitive (1959)

Approved | 81 min | Drama, Western

A robber who is falsely accused of murdering a deputy sheriff tries to start a new life in a border town near Mexico, but his past catches up with him.

Director: Paul Wendkos | Stars: Fred MacMurray, Lin McCarthy, Dorothy Green, Alan Baxter

Votes: 926

16. Gypsy (1990 Video)

Not Rated | 101 min | Action, Crime, Thriller

A drifter faces off against a ruthless and racist land baron and his army of thugs to protect a group of migrant families working on the land.

Director: Amir Shervan | Stars: Harold Diamond, Stuart Whitman, Delia Sheppard, Lonie Roma

Votes: 62

17. The Marauders (1955)

Approved | 81 min | Western

An innocent squatter in Arizona Territory, Jeff Richards, builds a home in a box canyon, and then has to battle to survive as Dan Duryea and his small army of gunfighters try to evict him.

Director: Gerald Mayer | Stars: Dan Duryea, Jeff Richards, Keenan Wynn, Jarma Lewis

Votes: 239

18. Stranger on Horseback (1955)

Approved | 66 min | Drama, Western

A circuit judge in the old west attempts to bring a suspected killer to justice. The judge runs afoul of the killer's rich cattle baron father in the process.

Director: Jacques Tourneur | Stars: Joel McCrea, Miroslava, Kevin McCarthy, John McIntire

Votes: 814

19. 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: 2,282

20. You've Been Trumped (2011)

Not Rated | 79 min | Documentary

In this David and Goliath story for the 21st century, a group of proud Scottish homeowners take on celebrity tycoon Donald Trump as he buys up one of Scotland's last wilderness areas to build a golf resort.

Director: Anthony Baxter | Stars: Michael Forbes, Donald Trump, Anthony Baxter, Kevin Brown

Votes: 2,309 | Gross: $0.03M

21. North Star (1996)

R | 88 min | Action, Adventure, Crime

Set during the Alaskan gold rush of the late 1800s. In his efforts to gain control of a small mining town, Sean McLennon is buying up every mining claim that becomes available, usually ... See full summary »

Director: Nils Gaup | Stars: James Caan, Christopher Lambert, Catherine McCormack, Burt Young

Votes: 1,360

22. Fighting Mad (1976)

R | 90 min | Action, Drama

An Arkansas farmer stages a one-man war against corrupt land developers who want to evict him and his neighbors from their farms for real estate developments.

Director: Jonathan Demme | Stars: Peter Fonda, Gino Franco, Harry Northup, Philip Carey

Votes: 667

23. Billy the Kid (1930)

Passed | 98 min | Drama, Western

In this version of the Billy the Kid legend, Billy, after shooting down land baron William Donovan's henchmen for killing Billy's boss, is hunted down and captured by his friend, Sheriff ... See full summary »

Director: King Vidor | Stars: Johnny Mack Brown, Wallace Beery, Kay Johnson, Karl Dane

Votes: 462

24. The Lone Ranger Rides Again (1939)

Approved | 263 min | Western

Homesteaders are moving into the valley settled many years ago by rancher Craig Dolan. He wants to keep them out by legal means but his nephew Bart brings in outlaws to drive them out. The ... See full summary »

Directors: John English, William Witney | Stars: Robert Livingston, Chief Thundercloud, Silver Chief, Duncan Renaldo

Votes: 140

25. Ividam Swargamanu (2009)

150 min | Drama

a farmer's family fight against the land maffias

Director: Rosshan Andrrews | Stars: Mohanlal, Thilakan, Lalu Alex, Raai Laxmi

Votes: 1,187

26. Ebenezer (1998 TV Movie)

89 min | Drama, Fantasy, Western

A Wild West retelling of Dickens' 'A Christmas Carol," with Scrooge as a land baron, gunfighter, and card cheat who is visited by three spirits who attempt to teach him the true meaning of Christmas.

Director: Ken Jubenvill | Stars: Jack Palance, Ricky Schroder, Amy Locane, Albert Schultz

Votes: 293

27. Raton Pass (1951)

Approved | 84 min | Western

In the midst of a feud between two rancher families, a shrewd woman marries one of the ranchers and later tries to take his land through divorce and violent tactics involving a gang of outlaws.

Director: Edwin L. Marin | Stars: Dennis Morgan, Patricia Neal, Steve Cochran, Scott Forbes

Votes: 311

28. The Invasion of Johnson County (1976 TV Movie)

Approved | 100 min | Western

A free-spirited Bostonian recently arrived in the West teams up with a crusty Wyoming cowboy to stop a land baron's attempts to drive out a group of small ranchers and take over their property.

Director: Jerry Jameson | Stars: Bill Bixby, Bo Hopkins, John Hillerman, Billy Green Bush

Votes: 51

29. Two-Gun Lady (1955)

Passed | 71 min | Western

A young woman teaches herself to become a sharpshooter so she can hunt down the three men who murdered her parents. She finds a sheriff who is willing to help her track them down.

Director: Richard Bartlett | Stars: Peggie Castle, William Talman, Marie Windsor, Earle Lyon

Votes: 120

30. Texas Lady (1955)

Approved | 86 min | Western

A strong-headed woman from the East inherits a newspaper in a small Texas town where the local cattle barons, who control the region, want her out of their hair.

Director: Tim Whelan | Stars: Claudette Colbert, Barry Sullivan, Ray Collins, James Bell

Votes: 334

31. Trigger Fast (1994)

R | 96 min | Drama, Western

Ruthless land baron Malick has sent his rogue mercenaries to harass another rancher off her land. Undaunted by their abrupt approach, young Freda faces them down with her shotgun but must get help for the inevitable return of the outlaws.

Director: David Lister | Stars: Jürgen Prochnow, Martin Sheen, Corbin Bernsen, Gerard Christopher

Votes: 801

32. Fighters from Ave Maria (1970)

90 min | Action, Comedy, Romance

Spaghetti Western set in gold rush times in California, involving circus acrobats, outlaws and a gold mine.

Director: Bitto Albertini | Stars: Tony Kendall, Pietro Torrisi, Alberto Dell'Acqua, Ida Meda

Votes: 95

33. Stagecoach of the Condemned (1970)

85 min | Western

Three vicious criminals rape and kill a family of farmers. Only one witness can send them to the gallows and he, or she, is one of the passengers of a stagecoach. When some bandits take ... See full summary »

Director: Juan Bosch | Stars: Richard Harrison, Erika Blanc, Fernando Sancho, Bruno Corazzari

Votes: 77

34. Yaqui Drums (1956)

71 min | Western

After his brother's mysterious murder, Webb Dunham takes over his ranch but runs into conflict with strongman rancher Matt Quigg who covets all local lands in a region infested with Yaqui Mexican bandits.

Director: Jean Yarbrough | Stars: Rod Cameron, Mary Castle, J. Carrol Naish, Robert Hutton

Votes: 33

35. Kate Bliss and the Ticker Tape Kid (1978 TV Movie)

90 min | Comedy, Western

Comedy-Western about a turn-of-the-century lady investigator named Kate Bliss who goes to the wide-open spaces of the wild west to capture a gang of outlaws led by a charming Robin Hood ... See full summary »

Director: Burt Kennedy | Stars: Suzanne Pleshette, Don Meredith, Harry Morgan, David Huddleston

Votes: 43

36. Bat Masterson (1958–1961)
Episode: The Prescott Campaign (1961)

TV-14 | 30 min | Western

Bat's old friend from Dodge City, Marshal Ben Holt, asks him to help fight a scheme plotted by the power-grabbing land baron General Silas Guild. When he arrives, Bat isn't sure that the Marshal is on the side of law and order.

Director: Elliott Lewis | Stars: Gene Barry, John Dehner, Philip Ober, Valerie Allen

Votes: 30

37. Black Saddle (1959–1960)
Episode: Client: Travers (1959)

30 min | Western

Gunfighter-turned-lawyer Clay Culhane's first case takes him to Latigo, New Mexico. When he gets to town he discovers that it is run by a vindictive, vengeful and powerful rancher.

Director: John English | Stars: Peter Breck, Russell Johnson, Anna-Lisa, Onslow Stevens

Votes: 24

38. Hart to Hart (1979–1984)
Episode: Murder in the Saddle (1981)

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

It's roundup time at the Harts' ranch, but Jonathan and Jennifer are distracted by dying animals, a rumored chemical spill, and a murder.

Director: Earl Bellamy | Stars: Robert Wagner, Stefanie Powers, Lionel Stander, John Ireland

Votes: 118

39. The Loner (1965–1966)
Episode: The Burden of the Badge (1966)

30 min | Western

A band of reformed outlaws enlist Colton to help them fight a cattle baron.

Director: Larry Peerce | Stars: Lloyd Bridges, Victor Jory, Lonny Chapman, Dorothy Rice

Votes: 16

40. The Loner (1965–1966)
Episode: The Kingdom of McComb (1965)

30 min | Western

One day William Colton rode into a town where a young Quaker boy was being led into the saloon. It seems he had set one of McComb's barns on fire. Some time earlier, the Townsend's had ... See full summary »

Director: Leon Benson | Stars: Lloyd Bridges, Leslie Nielsen, Tom Lowell, Ken Drake

Votes: 39

41. Union Pacific (1958–1959)
Episode: DeKett Territory (1958)

Western

A local land baron doesn't want the Union Pacific track to pass through his property. He has one of McClelland's surveyor's arrested on a trumped up charge and threatens to hang him unless the railroad alters its course.

Stars: Jeff Morrow, Judson Pratt, Robert Burton, Susan Cummings