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1. True Grit (2010)

PG-13 | 110 min | Drama, Western

A stubborn teenager enlists the help of a tough U.S. Marshal to track down her father's murderer.

Directors: Ethan Coen, Joel Coen | Stars: Jeff Bridges, Matt Damon, Hailee Steinfeld, Josh Brolin

Votes: 358,381 | Gross: $171.24M

2. Emancipation (2022)

R | 132 min | Action, Thriller

A runaway slave forges through the swamps of Louisiana on a tortuous journey to escape plantation owners that nearly killed him.

Director: Antoine Fuqua | Stars: Will Smith, Ben Foster, Charmaine Bingwa, Gilbert Owuor

Votes: 27,432

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: 24,679 | Gross: $21.41M

4. Tombstone Territory (1957–1960)

TV-PG | 30 min | Western

Tough Sheriff Clay Hollister keeps the law in Tombstone, Arizona with the support of his faithful deputies and the editor of the local newspaper.

Stars: Pat Conway, Richard Eastham, Quentin Sondergaard, Bill Catching

Votes: 544

5. Billy Two Hats (1974)

PG | 99 min | Drama, Romance, Western

After a bank robbery, runaway Scottish outlaw Arch Deans and his young half breed Kiowa partner Billy Two Hats develop a father-son relationship but Sheriff Henry Gifford is determined to capture or kill them.

Director: Ted Kotcheff | Stars: Gregory Peck, Desi Arnaz Jr., Jack Warden, David Huddleston

Votes: 1,765

6. The Hunting Party (1971)

R | 111 min | Action, Drama, Western

A ruthless rancher and his gang use extremely long range rifles to kill the men who kidnapped his infidel wife.

Director: Don Medford | Stars: Oliver Reed, Candice Bergen, Gene Hackman, Simon Oakland

Votes: 3,436

7. Tremors 4: The Legend Begins (2004 Video)

PG-13 | 101 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy

A prequel to Tremors (1990), this movie tells us about how the town of Perfection, Nevada became founded and how they defended it against the Graboids with the help of Burt Gummer's ancestor, Hiram.

Director: S.S. Wilson | Stars: Michael Gross, Sara Botsford, Billy Drago, Brent Roam

Votes: 14,139

8. Rancho Deluxe (1975)

R | 93 min | Comedy, Romance, Western

Two drifters, of widely varying backgrounds, rustle cattle and try to avoid being caught in contemporary Montana.

Director: Frank Perry | Stars: Jeff Bridges, Sam Waterston, Elizabeth Ashley, Clifton James

Votes: 2,159

9. Valdez Is Coming (1971)

PG-13 | 90 min | Drama, Western

A Mexican-American sheriff (Burt Lancaster) must resort to violence against a powerful rancher (Frank Tanner, played by Jon Cypher) in order to get just compensation for the pregnant Indian widow of a wrongly killed black man.

Director: Edwin Sherin | Stars: Burt Lancaster, Susan Clark, Frank Silvera, Jon Cypher

Votes: 4,551 | Gross: $0.06M

10. The Legend of Custer (1968)

94 min | Drama, Western

Lt. Col. George Armstrong Custer has been reinstated and assigned to command the 7th Cavalry Regiment at Fort Hays. The regiment has become a ragtag outfit of thieves and ruffians and ... See full summary »

Directors: Norman Foster, Sam Wanamaker | Stars: Wayne Maunder, Slim Pickens, Michael Dante, Robert F. Simon

Votes: 117

11. Sharpe (1993–2008)
Episode: Sharpe's Rifles (1993)

TV-MA | 102 min | Action, Adventure, Drama

In the Peninsular War, a British sergeant is field promoted to a lieutenant in charge of a disrespectful rifle company.

Director: Tom Clegg | Stars: Sean Bean, Assumpta Serna, Brian Cox, Daragh O'Malley

Votes: 4,451

12. BattleField Detectives (2003– )
Episode: Civil War: Battle of Gettysburg (2004)

Documentary, History, War

A number of historians believe the victor of the Battle of Gettysburg was determined on the first of the three days of battle when the Confederate's were confident they were winning. This ... See full summary »

Stars: Allen Brenner, Shaun C. Grenan, Kevin R. Hershberger, Dan C. Johnson

Votes: 8

13. Death Valley Days (1952–1970)
Episode: Peter the Hunter (1964)

TV-PG | 25 min | Western

A hunter and his daughters save an Easterner.

Director: Lee Sholem | Stars: Peter Whitney, Julie Sommars, Anthony Costello, Jenny Maxwell

Votes: 36

14. Kung Fu (1972–1975)
Episode: The Salamander (1973)

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

Caine saves a man's mind by demonstrating that ugliness -- and reality and illusion -- can be in the eye of the beholder.

Director: Richard Lang | Stars: David Carradine, Ramon Bieri, Ed Flanders, David Huddleston

Votes: 103

15. Kung Fu (1972–1975)
Episode: The Soldier (1973)

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

Caine delivers a self-accused coward from inner torment by showing him the nature of courage.

Director: Richard Lang | Stars: David Carradine, Tim Matheson, Myron Healey, Keye Luke

Votes: 106

16. Laramie (1959–1963)
Episode: Trail Drive (1960)

TV-PG | 60 min | Western

A drought and the end of the stage line force Slim and Jess to join a cattle drive run by a stranger with their own herd in order for the ranch to survive. Jess is impressed with the hard nosed trail boss but they soon become suspicious.

Director: Paul Landres | Stars: John Smith, Hoagy Carmichael, Robert Crawford Jr., Robert Fuller

Votes: 112

17. Shane (1966)
Episode: The Big Fifty (1966)

51 min | Western

After one of Ryker's hands is shot, Shane is blamed. They find him guilty in a mock jury trial where Ryker's the judge and his men are the jury. Ben sneaks away to warn Tom and Marian about... See full summary »

Director: John Brahm | Stars: David Carradine, Jill Ireland, Tom Tully, Christopher Shea

Votes: 14

18. Investigating History (2003– )
Episode: The Lost Battle of the Civil War (2004)

Documentary, History

Realing from strategic defeats in the East, Confederate forces plan a flanking attack on the Western frontier in an attempt to draw Union forces to the west and relieve the pressure on ... See full summary »

Director: Jamie Schenk | Star: Bill Kurtis

19. Death Valley Days (1952–1970)
Episode: Long Night at Fort Lonely (1969)

TV-PG | 25 min | Western

Ben Cotterman, wife Rachel and brother Ab have bought an abandoned, isolated fort to live in. Thier lives are put in jeopardy by renegade Indians led by disaffected white man Clay.

Director: Jack Hively | Stars: Robert Taylor, June Dayton, Robert Anderson, Michael Dante

Votes: 31

20. Top Shot (2010–2013)
Episode: Sharpshooter Surprise (2011)

TV-14 | 43 min | Reality-TV, Sport

A single shot competition with no practice determines the team captains who will choose teams. Then team members have to shoot around obstacles to hit their targets. In the elimination it's moving targets with a Smith-and-Wesson-44-magnum.

Director: Adam Vetri | Stars: Colby Donaldson, Eric Anderson, Bill Davis, Jermaine Finks

Votes: 17

21. Wild Boys (2011)
Episode: Episode #1.1 (2011)

Adventure, Drama, Western

Follow the lives of four men on the outside of the law in 1860's outback Australia, as they come up against authority, the rich and greedy, and the weaknesses of their own hearts.

Director: Jeffrey Walker | Stars: Daniel MacPherson, Michael Dorman, Alexander England, Zoe Ventoura

Votes: 28

22. Top Shot (2010–2013)
Episode: Finale (2011)

TV-PG | 43 min | Reality-TV, Sport

Three rounds determine the winner of Top Shot season 2. The first competitor is eliminated in a head-to-head pistol tournament. The next elimination is a game of horse where shooters choose... See full summary »

Director: Adam Vetri | Stars: Colby Donaldson, Jamie Franks, Trent Griswold, Jay Lim

Votes: 16

23. The American Buffalo (2023)
Episode: Blood Memory (2023)

Documentary, History

America's national mammal, once numbering millions, is driven to near extinction.

Stars: Peter Coyote, Gerard Baker, George Horse Capture Jr., Tantoo Cardinal

Votes: 76

24. Falling Skies (2011–2015)
Episode: A Thing with Feathers (2014)

TV-14 | 42 min | Action, Adventure, Drama

The 2nd Mass picks up the pieces after a devastating alien attack leaves Maggie fighting for her life... and Hal fighting for Maggie. Meanwhile, Tom and Dingaan are cut off from the rest of... See full summary »

Director: David Solomon | Stars: Noah Wyle, Moon Bloodgood, Drew Roy, Connor Jessup

Votes: 569

25. Falling Skies (2011–2015)
Episode: Saturday Night Massacre (2014)

TV-14 | 42 min | Action, Adventure, Drama

Lexi emerges more powerful and ruthless than ever. Tom and the 2nd Mass must work together with the Volm to hold off the invading Espheni forces in what becomes the bloodiest battle of the series.

Director: Olatunde Osunsanmi | Stars: Noah Wyle, Moon Bloodgood, Drew Roy, Connor Jessup

Votes: 602