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Plot Summary:
A rancher and former rodeo star comes across a runaway boy while he is hunting a wild stallion.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 290
Genere: Drama, Family, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 79 min
Plot tags: neo western
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The Reward (1965)
Plot Summary:
A crash-landed crop-duster (Max von Sydow) betrays a fugitive (Efrem Zimbalist Jr.) and his girlfriend (Yvette Mimieux) to Mexican bounty hunters.
IMDB Rating: 5.0
IMDB Votes: 279
Genere: Drama, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min
Plot tags: neo noir, independent film, neo western
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Blue Bird (1979)
Plot Summary:
In the middle of the 18th Century, the Ruster family immigrates to the United States. The father, a former farm laborer, leads a hard life as a settler along with his family. One day the nine year-old George, his second-youngest son, is kidnapped by Iroquois. He is taken in by an Indian family in the place of a deceased son and receives the name "Blue Bird." The boy has homesickness and difficulties accustoming to the customs of the Indians.
IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 143
Genere: Adventure, Drama, Family, Western
Country: East Germany
Duration: 96 min
Plot tags:
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Running Wild (2017)
Plot Summary:
Stella Davis is a widow who saves her ranch by working with convicts to rehabilitate a herd of wild horses that wandered on to her property. Stella must fight prejudice, greed, bureaucracy and vanity (including her own) to finally understand that there is no better remedy to misfortune than helping another living creature.
IMDB Rating: 5.9
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Drama, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min
Plot tags: sentimental, touching, captivating, scenic, lyrical, compassionate, anamorphic
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Justin Morgan Had a Horse (1972)
Plot Summary:
This is the story of the foundation sire of the Morgan Horse Breed.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 245
Genere: Drama, Family, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min
Plot tags: independent film
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The Grizzly and the Treasure (1975)
Plot Summary:
Set in 1898, the movie follows Ezra Lambert and his family as they travel from Sacramento to the Yukon gold country in search of riches. Problems arise when Ezra is injured by a grizzly bear, forcing his young son to set out in search of help.
IMDB Rating: 4.9
IMDB Votes: 30
Genere: Drama, Family, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min
Plot tags: surprise ending
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Pony Express Rider (1976)
Plot Summary:
A young Texas Man who saw his father get killed by a group of bandits, decides years later to go to work for the Pony Express. But he is not just working around the country to deliver mail, he is actually finding the bandits who murdered his father.
IMDB Rating: 5.3
IMDB Votes: 152
Genere: Drama, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min
Plot tags: independent film
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Where the Red Fern Grows: Part Two (1992)
Plot Summary:
An embittered WWII veteran returns to his grandfather's home in the Louisiana woods. The old man helps his grandson readjust by giving him two hound dog puppies to care for.
IMDB Rating: 5.1
IMDB Votes: 277
Genere: Drama, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min
Plot tags: independent film
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Smith! (1969)
Plot Summary:
When the Indian Jimmyboy is accused of murder of a white man, he flees onto the ranch of Smith, who's well known for his tolerance for Indians, since he was raised by the old Indian Antoine. Smith helps Jimmyboy against the mean Sheriff and promises to speak for him in court, thus persuading him to surrender himself to the police.
IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 274
Genere: Drama, Family, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 112 min
Plot tags: sincere, uplifting, thought provoking, touching, serious, emotional, realistic
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The Silver Brumby (1993)
Plot Summary:
Australian adaptation of Elyne Mitchell's "The silver Brumby".
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Drama, Family
Country: Australia
Duration: 93 min
Plot tags: exciting, serious, independent film
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Horse Crazy (2001)
Plot Summary:
Three kids, who hope to capture their own wild mustang, outsmart a ring of horse thieves and return a prize stallion to its owner.
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 269
Genere: Family
Country: USA
Duration: 84 min
Plot tags: serious, realistic
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Centurion: The Dancing Stallion (2023)
Plot Summary:
Ellissia adopts a white stallion to train in the art of Mexican horse dancing. As she starts teaching the handsome but previously abused Centurion, Ellissia falls critically ill, which keeps her from competing in a celebrated equestrian event. Under the watchful eyes of her father, new ranch hand Danny steps in as trainer, hoping to win the competition — and, perhaps, Ellissia's heart.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 97
Genere: Drama, Family
Country: USA
Duration:
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Wind Dancer (1993)
Plot Summary:
When a young girl is injured by a riding accident, she overcomes her injury with the help of her family and her beloved horse.
IMDB Rating: 5.1
IMDB Votes: 237
Genere: Drama, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: independent film
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Fish Hawk (1979)
Plot Summary:
A hardened and embittered man turns his life around with the help of a farm boy in this uplifting family tale. Down on his luck and dependent on booze, Native American Fish Hawk (Will Sampson) changes his fate when he accepts a job hunting down a bear that's been killing local livestock. His temporary residence with the Boggs family brings young Corby (Charles Fields) into his life, and the boy's friendship gives Fish Hawk a new reason to live.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 121
Genere: Drama
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 94 min
Plot tags: independent film
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Our Wild Hearts (2013)
Plot Summary:
A wealthy teenage girl from Malibu falls in love with a beautiful wild mustang, adventure, and the father she has never known in the wild Sierra Nevada Mountains.
IMDB Rating: 5.2
IMDB Votes: 488
Genere: Drama, Family, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min
Plot tags: light, captivating, entertaining
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The Bears and I (1974)
Plot Summary:
When a man adopts three bears, he faces one of the hardest decisions of his life.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 554
Genere: Adventure, Drama, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min
Plot tags: exciting, uplifting, feel good, realistic, semi serious, cult film
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Lassie's Great Adventure (1963)
Plot Summary:
While in Canada Timmy and Lassie encounter a downed hot air ballonist. By accident they end up in the balloon which takes them into the wilderness. The young boy and his dog must find a way to survive even fending off a wild pig.
IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 260
Genere: Family, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min
Plot tags: serious, independent film, psychotronic
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The Wild Pony (1983)
Plot Summary:
To save her ranch after the accidental death of her husband, a woman marries the man responsible for the mishap.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 75
Genere: Drama, Family
Country: Canada
Duration: 87 min
Plot tags: independent film
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Lightning, the White Stallion (1986)
Plot Summary:
When a stolen white stallion escapes his captors, young Stephanie Ward gives him a new home and a new name: Lightning. As she grooms the horse for show-jumping competition, the pair forms an unbreakable bond. But when Stephanie finds herself in need of an expensive operation, and Lightning's original owner tracks him down, Stephanie sets all her hopes on first prize at the Nationals - and on the horse who's become her best friend!.
IMDB Rating: 4.3
IMDB Votes: 146
Genere: Drama, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags: independent film
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Run, Appaloosa, Run (1966)
Plot Summary:
In the Nez Perce nation, usually girls may not ride in a certain dangerous "suicide" cross-country and downhill horse race, but trick rider Mary and her exceptional horse Holly Smoke get the chief's permission to do so.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 77
Genere: Drama, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 47 min
Plot tags:
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The Life and Times of Grizzly Adams (1974)
Plot Summary:
After fleeing into the mountains after he is wrongly accused of murder, woodsman "Grizzly Adams" discovers an uncanny bond to the indigenous wildlife of the region after rescuing an orphaned grizzly bear cub whom he adopts and calls "Ben".
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Adventure, Family, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min
Plot tags: independent film, exciting, semi serious
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Treasure of Matecumbe (1976)
Plot Summary:
In post-Civil War Kentucky, young David Burnic becomes the unexpected heir to the family secret, a map leading to buried treasure on the Florida isle of Matecumbe.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 959
Genere: Adventure, Drama, Family, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 117 min
Plot tags: exciting, suspenseful, semi serious
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Indian Paint (1965)
Plot Summary:
Nishko is a chief's son in the Great Plains, before Europeans arrive. During his rite of passage, he's determined to tame a painted pony. He approaches manhood while his peaceful clan is set upon by a nearby tribe willing to break a treaty. He must also contend with the kidnapping of three young women from his village, his pony's illness behind enemy lines, his mother's coma after a rattlesnake bite, the medicine man's urging that he sacrifice what he loves best, the attack of a cougar and of wolves, and his own injury while alone in the woods. His kindness, bravery, and quick thinking serve him well, but rescue come from an unexpected source.
IMDB Rating: 5.4
IMDB Votes: 212
Genere: Drama, Family, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min
Plot tags: independent film, exciting, realistic, semi serious, cult film
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The Red Pony (1973)
Plot Summary:
A young farmboy who can't seem to communicate with his father develops an attachment to a young red pony.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 287
Genere: Drama, Family, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 101 min
Plot tags: sentimental, touching, serious, realistic
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The Wild Stallion (2009)
Plot Summary:
A story about two girls, CJ and Hanna. CJ lives on a ranch, Hanna comes to visit and decides to photograph wild horses for a school project. The girls become great friends and learn of a plot that might jeopardize the mustangs.
IMDB Rating: 4.9
IMDB Votes: 633
Genere: Action, Drama, Family, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 82 min
Plot tags: sentimental, realistic, touching, captivating, atmospheric, sincere, serious
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Ride the High Country (1962)
Plot Summary:
An ex-lawman is hired to transport gold from a mining community through dangerous territory. But what he doesn't realize is that his partner and old friend is plotting to double-cross him.
IMDB Rating: 7.4
IMDB Votes: 15000
Genere: Drama, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min
Plot tags: spaghetti western, sentimental, realistic, retro, cult classic, aesthetic, serious, captivating, tense, atmospheric
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When the Legends Die (1972)
Plot Summary:
An elderly rodeo rider becomes mentor to a young man attempting to make his own name in the business.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 547
Genere: Drama, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 107 min
Plot tags: touching, serious, realistic
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The Last Cowboy (2003)
Plot Summary:
John William 'Will' Cooper is a modern-day rancher, maintaining his ranch in hard times along with his friend and foreman Amos Russell. When Will's estranged daughter Jake returns to the ranch for her grandfather's funeral, father and daughter clash over how to run the ranch and over the death years before of Jake's mother, which she blames on Will. Crisis comes in the form of insurmountable debt, and it is only by working together that Will and Jake have any chance of saving their home and their family.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 673
Genere: Drama, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min
Plot tags: sincere, touching, serious, realistic
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Apple of My Eye (2017)
Plot Summary:
A young girl struggles after a traumatic horse riding accident causes her to lose her eyesight. CHARLES, the head trainer of Southeastern Guide Dogs, trains Apple, a miniature horse, to be her companion and surrogate eyes.
IMDB Rating: 5.6
IMDB Votes: 495
Genere: Drama, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 84 min
Plot tags: sentimental, sincere, captivating, disturbing
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Black Beauty (1971)
Plot Summary:
Anna Sewell's classic 1877 novel beautifully comes to life in this family drama set in England. Told from the point of view of Black Beauty himself, the story sheds light on the details surrounding the colt's birth and his perception of humans (he has various owners throughout his life). While some owners are compassionate -- none more than Joe Evans (Mark Lester), the boy who first owns the colt.
IMDB Rating: 5.4
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Drama, Family, Western
Country: UK, Spain, West Germany
Duration: 106 min
Plot tags: epic, sentimental, touching, feel good, semi serious, spaghetti western, light, inspirational, romantic, sexy
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Across the Great Divide (1976)
Plot Summary:
Two orphans set out to claim their inheritance - a 400 acre plot of land in Salem Oregon. To Do so they must cross the rugged snow covered Rocky Mountains in the year 1876.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 830
Genere: Adventure, Drama, Family, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min
Plot tags: independent film, exciting, sentimental, atmospheric, humorous, realistic, semi serious
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