Sort by Popularity - Most Popular Movies and TV Shows tagged with keyword "reference-to-wild-bill-hickok"

1. The Green Mile (1999)

R | 189 min | Crime, Drama, Fantasy

A tale set on death row, where gentle giant John Coffey possesses the mysterious power to heal people's ailments. When the lead guard, Paul Edgecombe, recognizes John's gift, he tries to help stave off the condemned man's execution.

Director: Frank Darabont | Stars: Tom Hanks, Michael Clarke Duncan, David Morse, Bonnie Hunt

Votes: 1,412,557 | Gross: $136.80M

2. Deadwood: The Movie (2019 TV Movie)

TV-MA | 110 min | Drama, Western

As the residents of Deadwood gather to commemorate Dakota's statehood in 1889, saloon owner Al Swearengen and Marshal Seth Bullock clash with Senator George Hearst.

Director: Daniel Minahan | Stars: Timothy Olyphant, Ian McShane, Molly Parker, Paula Malcomson

Votes: 26,230

3. Quigley Down Under (1990)

PG-13 | 119 min | Action, Adventure, Drama

Sharpshooter Matt Quigley is hired from Wyoming by an Australian rancher paying a very high price. But when Quigley arrives Down Under, all is not as it seems.

Director: Simon Wincer | Stars: Tom Selleck, Laura San Giacomo, Alan Rickman, Chris Haywood

Votes: 24,658 | Gross: $21.41M

4. The Shootist (1976)

PG | 100 min | Drama, Romance, Western

A dying gunfighter spends his last days looking for a way to die with a minimum of pain and a maximum of dignity.

Director: Don Siegel | Stars: John Wayne, Lauren Bacall, Ron Howard, James Stewart

Votes: 26,943

5. Black Lagoon (2006)

TV-MA | 25 min | Animation, Action, Adventure

A Japanese businessman, captured by modern-day pirates, is written off and left for dead by his company. Tired of the corporate life, he opts to stick with the mercenaries that kidnapped him, becoming part of their gang.

Stars: Megumi Toyoguchi, Daisuke Namikawa, Brad Swaile, Maryke Hendrikse

Votes: 18,030

6. Hidalgo (2004)

PG-13 | 136 min | Action, Adventure, Biography

In 1890, a down-and-out cowboy and his horse travel to Arabia to compete in a deadly cross desert horse race.

Director: Joe Johnston | Stars: Viggo Mortensen, Omar Sharif, Zuleikha Robinson, Louise Lombard

Votes: 85,665 | Gross: $67.29M

7. Cat Ballou (1965)

Not Rated | 97 min | Western

A young schoolteacher turns into an outlaw to avenge her murdered father.

Director: Elliot Silverstein | Stars: Jane Fonda, Lee Marvin, Michael Callan, Dwayne Hickman

Votes: 16,245 | Gross: $20.67M

8. 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: 7,856 | Gross: $0.01M

9. The Gunfighter (1950)

Approved | 85 min | Western

Notorious gunfighter Jimmy Ringo rides into town to find his true love, who doesn't want to see him. He hasn't come looking for trouble, but trouble finds him around every corner.

Director: Henry King | Stars: Gregory Peck, Helen Westcott, Millard Mitchell, Jean Parker

Votes: 12,556

10. Betrayed (1988)

R | 127 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller

An FBI agent posing as a combine driver becomes romantically involved with a Midwest farmer who lives a double life as a white supremacist.

Director: Costa-Gavras | Stars: Debra Winger, Tom Berenger, John Heard, Betsy Blair

Votes: 7,036 | Gross: $25.82M

11. Wild Bill (2019)

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

US police chief Bill Hixon lands in Lincolnshire with his 14 year-old daughter Kelsey, hoping to flee their recent painful past. New community forces Bill to question everything about himself.

Stars: Rob Lowe, Bronwyn James, Tony Pitts, Aloreia Spencer

Votes: 3,217

12. Fort Apache the Bronx (1981)

R | 125 min | Crime, Drama

In New York City, South Bronx's main police precinct is nicknamed Fort Apache by its employees who feel like troopers surrounded by hostiles in a wild west isolated outpost.

Director: Daniel Petrie | Stars: Paul Newman, Edward Asner, Ken Wahl, Danny Aiello

Votes: 7,015 | Gross: $29.20M

13. Cimarron (1960)

Approved | 147 min | Drama, Romance, Western

The Oklahoma Land Run of April 1889 sets the stage for an epic saga of a frontier adventurer, his wife and family and their friends.

Directors: Anthony Mann, Charles Walters | Stars: Glenn Ford, Maria Schell, Anne Baxter, Arthur O'Connell

Votes: 3,437

14. A Tale of Two Guns (2022)

TV-14 | 91 min | Western

In the lawless West, The Cowboys a notorious brotherhood of killers and thieves reigned over the land with brutal fists and fast guns. Fate had finally caught up with them - and now the ... See full summary »

Director: Justin Lee | Stars: Tom Berenger, Casper Van Dien, Ed Morrone, Dendrie Taylor

Votes: 374

15. The Plainsman (1936)

Passed | 113 min | Drama, Western

Wild Bill Hickok and Buffalo Bill Cody attempt to stop an Indian uprising that was started by white gun-runners.

Director: Cecil B. DeMille | Stars: Gary Cooper, Jean Arthur, James Ellison, Charles Bickford

Votes: 2,436

16. Georgia O'Keeffe (2009 TV Movie)

Not Rated | 89 min | Biography, Drama, Romance

Biopic of American artist Georgia O'Keeffe and her husband, photographer Alfred Stieglitz.

Director: Bob Balaban | Stars: Joan Allen, Jeremy Irons, Ed Begley Jr., Kathleen Chalfant

Votes: 966

17. A Day in the Death of Joe Egg (1972)

R | 106 min | Comedy, Drama

A couple uses extremely black comedy to survive taking care of a daughter who is nearly completely brain-dead. They take turns doing the daughter's voice and stare into the eyes of death ... See full summary »

Director: Peter Medak | Stars: Alan Bates, Janet Suzman, Peter Bowles, Sheila Gish

Votes: 586

18. Dean's Place (1976 TV Special)

51 min | Comedy, Music

TV special airing January 13, 1976: Dean returns as host and owner of his Beverly Hills nightclub, Dean's Place, spotlighting new, young talent.

Director: Greg Garrison | Stars: Dean Martin, Jack Cassidy, Foster Brooks, Vincent Gardenia

Votes: 6

19. Crazy Over Horses (1951)

Approved | 65 min | Comedy

The boys get mixed up with a race horse and crooked gamblers.

Director: William Beaudine | Stars: Leo Gorcey, Huntz Hall, Ted de Corsia, Allen Jenkins

Votes: 291

20. National Parks Exploration Series: The Black Hills and the Badlands - Gateway to the West (2011)

Not Rated | 68 min | Documentary

Nestled in the heart of America's Great Plains are the distinct landscapes of a sacred land that beckons the visitor to enter the nation's mysterious and glorious west.

Director: Ron Meyer | Stars: Merrith L.K. Baughman, Japheth B. Boyce, George Armstrong Custer, Marc Ferguson

Votes: 12

21. The Andy Griffith Show (1960–1968)
Episode: Andy Saves Barney's Morale (1961)

TV-G | 26 min | Comedy, Family

Barney becomes a laughing stock after being left in charge and arresting upstanding townsfolk over petty violations. Andy must step in and make them appreciate Barney before he quits.

Director: Bob Sweeney | Stars: Andy Griffith, Ron Howard, Don Knotts, Frances Bavier

Votes: 411

22. Hetty Wainthropp Investigates (1996–1998)
Episode: Serving the Community (1997)

TV-14 | 49 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama

After a series of muggings of Indian restaurant owners, Hetty is recruited by a community elder to solve the crimes.

Director: Don Leaver | Stars: Patricia Routledge, Derek Benfield, Dominic Monaghan, John Graham-Davies

Votes: 91

23. The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp (1955–1961)
Episode: Marshal Earp Meets General Lee (1955)

TV-PG | 30 min | Western

A quick-tempered former Confederate officer with a grudge against Wyatt Earp threatens to assemble a mob and destroy Ellsworth if Wyatt is not immediately stripped of his badge and run out of town.

Director: Frank McDonald | Stars: Hugh O'Brian, Don Haggerty, Mason Alan Dinehart, Richard Travis

Votes: 74

24. The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp (1955–1961)
Episode: Wyatt Earp Comes to Wichita (1955)

TV-PG | 30 min | Western

Wyatt leaves Ellsworth and becomes the Marshall of Wichita. His first challenge is a group of local vigilantes so intent on hanging a local Faro dealer that they are concealing evidence that he was acting in self-defense.

Director: Frank McDonald | Stars: Hugh O'Brian, Don Haggerty, House Peters Jr., Collette Lyons

Votes: 78

25. The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp (1955–1961)
Episode: Mr. Earp Meets a Lady (1955)

TV-PG | 30 min | Western

Earp jails Ben Thompson in the hope that his mentally unstable brother Bill will attempt a jailbreak, but the Marshal underestimates the misguided and naive ruthlessness of young Abbie Crandall, who is also determined to help Ben escape.

Director: Frank McDonald | Stars: Hugh O'Brian, Mason Alan Dinehart, Richard Travis, Gloria Talbott

Votes: 98

26. Svengoolie (1995– )
Episode: The Beast of Hollow Mountain (1995)

120 min | Comedy, Drama, Fantasy

They live happy ever after.

Stars: Rich Koz, Doug Scharf, Jim Barton

27. Deadwood (2004–2006)
Episode: A Constant Throb (2006)

TV-MA | 48 min | Crime, Drama, History

Swearengen is spurred to action when a prominent camp member is attacked, Langrishe makes arrangements for his theater, and Jane has an epiphany.

Director: Mark Tinker | Stars: Timothy Olyphant, Ian McShane, Molly Parker, Jim Beaver

Votes: 1,441

28. Deadwood (2004–2006)
Episode: Tell Him Something Pretty (2006)

TV-MA | 50 min | Crime, Drama, History

Election day arrives, Hearst has his revenge, Sol and Trixie have it out, and Tolliver releases rage at his impotence.

Director: Mark Tinker | Stars: Timothy Olyphant, Ian McShane, Molly Parker, W. Earl Brown

Votes: 1,612

29. Wild West Tech (2003–2005)
Episode: Brothel Tech (2004)

TV-G | 44 min | Documentary, History, Western

The show covers aspects of the prostitution business in the wild west. It starts with the lack of women in the west relative to the number of men after the 1849 gold strike. Prostitutes ... See full summary »

Director: Amy Huggins | Stars: Keith Carradine, Ronald M. James, Drew Gomber, Marcus Huff

Votes: 13

30. Wild West Tech (2003–2005)
Episode: Gambling Tech (2004)

TV-G | Documentary, History, Western

Details about gamblers, gambling games, and methods of cheating in the west are described from the early days to its evolution toward the end of the 19th century. Gambling was an addition practiced by almost everyone in the west.

Director: Donna E. Lusitana | Stars: Keith Carradine, Chris 'Jesus' Ferguson, Marshall Fey, James A.E. Fuentez

Votes: 8

31. Wild West Tech (2003–2005)
Episode: The Gunslingers: Pilot 2 (2003)

TV-G | 42 min | Documentary, History, Western

The key to the west was the use of guns and their rapid development. The traditional quick draw gunfight was very rare in the west. If you wanted to shoot someone, you usually did it from ... See full summary »

Director: Tony Long | Stars: Keith Carradine, Drew Gomber, Greg Martin, Bob Boze Bell

Votes: 12

32. Rebound (1952–1953)
Episode: One Night Stand (1952)

30 min | Drama, Mystery

An unemployed actor, stranded in a remote town in the Old West, decides to impersonate Wild Bill Hickok and discovers that Hickok's many enemies are convinced that he really is the notorious gunfighter.

Director: Bernard Girard | Stars: Jean Dean, Joe Duval, Larry Johns, William F. Leicester

33. Murdoch Mysteries (2008– )
Episode: Mild Mild West (2009)

TV-PG | 48 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

Buffalo Bill Cody pulls into town with his roadshow. Murder happens during the show and it's up to Murdoch and the team to solve it.

Director: Paul Fox | Stars: Yannick Bisson, Helene Joy, Thomas Craig, Jonny Harris

Votes: 396

34. Justified (2010–2015)
Episode: Fixer (2010)

TV-MA | 38 min | Action, Crime, Drama

Raylan comes to the aid of a bookie informant, who has been kidnapped by one of his collectors and one of his delinquent clients.

Director: Frederick King Keller | Stars: Timothy Olyphant, Nick Searcy, Joelle Carter, Jacob Pitts

Votes: 2,295

35. Pawn Stars (2009– )
Episode: Bullitt Proof (2012)

TV-14 | 22 min | Comedy, Reality-TV

Burn some rubber with the Pawn Stars when they check out a 1968 Ford Mustang GT fastback. Just like the car driven by Steve McQueen in "Bullitt," will Rick get into a high-speed chase for this classic muscle?

Director: Jairus Cobb | Stars: Craig Gottlieb, Corey Harrison, Richard Harrison, Rick Harrison

Votes: 44

36. Streets of Laredo (1995)
Episode: Episode #1.2 (1995)

TV-14 | 87 min | Drama, Western

Call finds he has more than just teenage killer Joey Garza to hunt down but the infamous "man-burner" Mox Mox and his gang.

Director: Joseph Sargent | Stars: James Garner, Sissy Spacek, Sam Shepard, Ned Beatty

Votes: 78

37. The Chase (2013–2015)
Episode: Episode #4.3 (2014)

TV-PG | Game-Show

Add a Plot

Director: Hal Grant | Stars: Brooke Burns, Mark Labbett, Shawn Parr

Votes: 8

38. Vegas: The City the Mob Made (2009)
Episode: Las Vegas Before the Mob (2009)

Documentary, Crime, History

Before the Mob made their mark in Las Vegas, the town was a barren one.

Director: Ron Meyer | Stars: Eugene Moehring, Anthony Curtis, Michael Green, Dennis McLatchey

Votes: 5

39. Wynonna Earp (2016–2021)
Episode: Crazy (2021)

TV-MA | 43 min | Action, Drama, Fantasy

It's Trivia Night in Purgatory and that can only mean murder, mayhem and brain sandwiches.

Director: Jem Garrard | Stars: Melanie Scrofano, Tim Rozon, Dominique Provost-Chalkley, Katherine Barrell

Votes: 1,095