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Plot Summary:
It’s 1929 on the vast, desert-like, Eastern Arrernte Nation lands that are now known as the Central Australian outback. Sam Kelly, a middle-aged Aboriginal man, works the land of a kind preacher, Fred Smith. After an ill-tempered bully arrives in town and Kelly kills him in self-defence, he and his wife go on the run as a posse gathers to hunt him down.
IMDB Rating: 6.9
IMDB Votes: 9000
Genere: Adventure, Crime, Drama, Thriller, Western
Country: Australia
Duration: 113 min
Plot tags: sincere, captivating, suspense, disturbing, inspirational, social, visual, sweet, pastoral, intercultural
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High Ground (2020)
Plot Summary:
In a remote corner of the wild country, a bloody war rages. Travis is a bounty hunter with one last hope of redemption. Gutjuk is a young Indigenous man trying to save the last of his family. Together they embark on a manhunt, which unravels a secret that ultimately pits them against each other.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Action, Drama, Thriller, Western
Country: Australia
Duration: 104 min
Plot tags: captivating, suspense, disturbing, independent film
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Cactus (2008)
Plot Summary:
A man is kidnapped from his city home in the quiet hours of the night and, the kidnapper, John Kelly, embarks on a journey into the Australian Outback towards the place where his hostage is due for delivery. As time and distance roll by, the strength and endurance of both men will be tested to the very end.
IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 585
Genere: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Australia
Duration: 84 min
Plot tags: suspenseful, psychological, tense, serious, road movie, realistic
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Ned Kelly (1970)
Plot Summary:
Unable to support his family in the Australian outback, a man turns to stealing horses in order to make money. He gets more deeply drawn into the outlaw life, and eventually becomes involved in murders. Based on the life of famed 19th-century Australian outlaw Ned Kelly.
IMDB Rating: 5.0
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Biography, Crime, Drama, History, Western
Country: UK, Australia
Duration: 106 min
Plot tags: social, tense, atmospheric, rough, serious, realistic, psychotronic, spaghetti western, cult film
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Death Hunt (1981)
Plot Summary:
Canada 1931: The unsociable trapper Johnson lives for himself in the ice-cold mountains near the Yukon river. During a visit in the town he witnesses a dog-fight. He interrupts the game and buys one of the dogs - almost dead already - for $200 against the owner's will. When the owner Hasel complains to Mountie Sergeant Millen, he refuses to take action. But then the loathing breeder and his friends accuse Johnson of murder. So Millen, although sympathetic, has to try to take him under arrest - but Johnson defends his freedom in every way possible.
IMDB Rating: 6.9
IMDB Votes: 8000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Crime, Thriller, Western
Country: Hong Kong, USA
Duration: 97 min
Plot tags: cult classic, visually stunning, exciting, serious, realistic, suspenseful, surprise ending, suspense, independent film, black comedy
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Red Hill (2010)
Plot Summary:
Young police officer Shane Cooper's first day on duty, after relocating to the small town of Red Hill, rapidly turns into a nightmare. News of a prison break, involving convicted murderer Jimmy Conway, sends the local law enforcement officers - led by the town's ruling presence, Old Bill - into a panic and leads to a terrifying and bloody confrontation.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 9000
Genere: Drama, Thriller, Western
Country: Australia
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags: tense, suspenseful, rough, bleak, suspense, neo western, atmospheric, serious, realistic, wild
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The Tracker (2002)
Plot Summary:
Somewhere in Australia in the early 20th century outback, an Aboriginal man is accused of murdering a white woman. Three white men are on a mission to capture him with the help of an experienced Indigenous man.
IMDB Rating: 7.3
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Drama, Western
Country: Australia
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: disturbing, rough, bleak, serious, realistic, contemplative, intercultural, masterpiece, cult film, inter cultural
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Burke & Wills (1985)
Plot Summary:
A story based on true events about two explorers on a doomed journey trying to cross Australia on foot in the 19 century.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 276
Genere: Adventure, Drama, History, Romance
Country: Australia
Duration: 140 min
Plot tags: rough, bleak, epic, serious, captivating, realistic, stylized, independent film, period drama
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Mystery Road (2013)
Plot Summary:
An indigenous detective returns to the Outback to investigate the murder of a young girl.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 8000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Australia
Duration: 121 min
Plot tags: detective, atmospheric, serious, captivating, tense, realistic, suspenseful, neo noir, thought provoking, disturbing
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Let Him Go (2020)
Plot Summary:
Following the loss of their son, a retired sheriff and his wife leave their Montana ranch to rescue their young grandson from the clutches of a dangerous family living off the grid in the Dakotas.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 34000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Thriller, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 113 min
Plot tags: suspense, tense, rough, brutal, emotional, controversial, bloody, dramatic, period piece, deep
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True History of the Kelly Gang (2019)
Plot Summary:
Set against the badlands of colonial Australia where the English rule with a bloody fist and the Irish endure, Ned Kelly discovers he comes from a line of Irish rebels—an uncompromising army of cross dressing bandits immortalised for terrorising their oppressors back in Ireland. Nurtured by the notorious bushranger, Harry Power and fuelled by the unfair arrest of his mother, Kelly recruits a wild bunch of warriors to plot one of the most audacious attacks of anarchy and rebellion the country has ever seen.
IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 13000
Genere: Action, Biography, Crime, Drama, Western
Country: Australia, UK, France
Duration: 124 min
Plot tags: psychological, enigmatic, bleak, tense, art house, cult classic, spaghetti western, expressionism
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Ned Kelly (2003)
Plot Summary:
After getting threatened by Kelly's friends and family, Constable Fitzpatrick places the blame on Ned Kelly and exaggerates what happened. With the biggest ever award available, Kelly and his gang set into the wild, to remain hidden from everyone who seeks them. Even if it means having his family arrested, the Kelly Gang stay hidden and plan a way to get their names cleared.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 28000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Biography, Crime, Drama, History, Romance, Western
Country: Australia, UK, USA, France
Duration: 110 min
Plot tags: romantic, captivating, factual, sincere, rough, dramatic, historical drama, psychotronic, educational, costume drama
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Chopper (2000)
Plot Summary:
The true and intense story of Mark 'Chopper' Read, a legendary criminal who wrote his autobiography while serving a jail sentence in prison.
IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 41000
Genere: Biography, Crime, Drama
Country: Australia
Duration: 94 min
Plot tags: disturbing, dark comedy, rough, cynical, brutal, dark, cult classic, stylized, black comedy, intellectual
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Detroit (2017)
Plot Summary:
A police raid in Detroit in 1967 results in one of the largest citizens' uprisings in the history of the United States.
IMDB Rating: 7.3
IMDB Votes: 55000
Genere: Crime, Drama, History, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 143 min
Plot tags: suspense, surprise ending, social, hood, tense, rough, suspenseful, disturbing, factual, detective
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Animal Kingdom (2010)
Plot Summary:
Following the death of his mother, J finds himself living with his estranged family, under the watchful eye of his doting grandmother, Smurf, mother to the Cody boys. J quickly comes to believe that he is a player in this world. But, as he soon discovers, this world is far larger and more menacing than he could ever imagine. J finds himself at the center of a cold-blooded revenge plot that turns the family upside down.
IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 60000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Australia
Duration: 113 min
Plot tags: tense, disturbing, bleak, atmospheric, realistic, neo noir, suspense, intense, visually appealing, rough
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In the Fade (2017)
Plot Summary:
Katja's life collapses after a senseless act impacts her life. After a time of mourning and injustice, she seeks revenge.
IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 35000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Germany, France
Duration: 106 min
Plot tags: suspense, tense, art house, captivating, suspenseful, surprise ending, heartbreaking, social, political thriller, grim
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The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada (2005)
Plot Summary:
When brash Texas border officer Mike Norton wrongfully kills and buries the friend and ranch hand of Pete Perkins, the latter is reminded of a promise he made to bury his friend, Melquiades Estrada, in his Mexican home town. He kidnaps Norton and exhumes Estrada's corpse, and the odd caravan sets out on horseback for Mexico.
IMDB Rating: 7.3
IMDB Votes: 42000
Genere: Adventure, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Western
Country: France, Mexico, USA
Duration: 121 min
Plot tags: emotional, realistic, intense, atmospheric, thought provoking, rough, serious, road movie, independent film, neo western
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The Nightingale (2018)
Plot Summary:
In 1829, Claire, a 21-year-old Irish convict, chases a British soldier through the rugged Tasmanian wilderness, bent on revenge for a terrible act of violence he committed against her family. She enlists the services of an Aboriginal tracker named Billy, who is also marked by trauma from his own violence-filled past.
IMDB Rating: 7.3
IMDB Votes: 34000
Genere: Adventure, Drama, Thriller
Country: Australia, Canada
Duration: 136 min
Plot tags: disturbing, thought provoking, psychological, controversial, tense, road movie, bloody, art house, independent film, costume drama
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Diablo (2015)
Plot Summary:
A young civil war veteran is forced on a desperate journey to save his kidnapped wife.
IMDB Rating: 4.5
IMDB Votes: 5000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Drama, Thriller, Western
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: psychological, tense, captivating, exciting, suspense, spaghetti western, wild
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The Missing (2003)
Plot Summary:
When rancher and single mother of two Maggie Gilkeson sees her teenage daughter, Lily, kidnapped by Apache rebels, she reluctantly accepts the help of her estranged father, Samuel, in tracking down the kidnappers. Along the way, the two must learn to reconcile the past and work together if they are going to have any hope of getting Lily back before she is taken over the border and forced to become a prostitute.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 38000
Genere: Adventure, Drama, Thriller, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 137 min
Plot tags: suspense, intense, serious, atmospheric, disturbing, suspenseful, scary, dark, period piece, historical drama
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The Ballad of Lefty Brown (2017)
Plot Summary:
Aging sidekick Lefty Brown has ridden with Eddie Johnson his entire life. But when a rustler kills Eddie, Lefty is forced from his partner’s shadow and must confront the ugly realities of frontier justice.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 7000
Genere: Action, Drama, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 111 min
Plot tags: suspense, suspenseful, exciting, tense, surprise ending, enigmatic, captivating, disturbing, period piece, visual
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Ambush at Dark Canyon (2012)
Plot Summary:
U.S. Marshall Duke Donovan is imprisoned, accused of being an accomplice in a bank robbery. After discovering that his partner is planning to kill his wife, he must escape prison in time to save his wife and clear his name.
IMDB Rating: 4.9
IMDB Votes: 509
Genere: Drama, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: suspenseful, tense, captivating, suspense, exciting, rough, serious, realistic, crying
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The Proposition (2005)
Plot Summary:
Set in the Australian outback in the 1880s, the movie follows the series of events following the horrific rape and murder of the Hopkins family, allegedly committed by the infamous Burns brothers gang. Captain Morris Stanley captures Charlie Burns and gives him 9 days to kill his older dangerous psychopathic brother, or else they'll hang his younger mentally slow brother on Christmas Day.
IMDB Rating: 7.3
IMDB Votes: 55000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Western
Country: Australia, UK
Duration: 104 min
Plot tags: disturbing, bleak, atmospheric, serious, harsh, tense, rough, suspenseful, bloody, intense
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The Dry (2020)
Plot Summary:
Aaron Falk returns to his drought-stricken hometown to attend a tragic funeral. But his return opens a decades-old wound - the unsolved death of a teenage girl.
IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 31000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Australia, USA, UK
Duration: 117 min
Plot tags: suspense, surprise ending, psychological, tense, suspenseful, disturbing, dark, anamorphic, perverse, detective
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Appaloosa (2008)
Plot Summary:
Two friends hired to police a small town that is suffering under the rule of a rancher find their job complicated by the arrival of a young widow.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 64000
Genere: Action, Crime, Drama, Romance, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 115 min
Plot tags: suspense, harsh, stylized, serious, atmospheric, rough, realistic, epic, period piece, anamorphic
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Sleepers (1996)
Plot Summary:
Two gangsters seek revenge on the state jail worker who during their stay at a youth prison sexually abused them. A sensational court hearing takes place to charge him for the crimes.
IMDB Rating: 7.5
IMDB Votes: 234000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 147 min
Plot tags: disturbing, sadistic, harsh, suspenseful, suspense, serious, psychological, brutal, intense, emotional
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Hell or High Water (2016)
Plot Summary:
A divorced dad and his ex-con brother resort to a desperate scheme in order to save their family's farm in West Texas.
IMDB Rating: 7.6
IMDB Votes: 247000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Thriller, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 102 min
Plot tags: neo western, realistic, neo noir, suspense, atmospheric, harsh, suspenseful, tense, independent film, crime drama
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A Time to Kill (1996)
Plot Summary:
A young lawyer defends a black man accused of murdering two men who raped his 10-year-old daughter, sparking a rebirth of the KKK.
IMDB Rating: 7.5
IMDB Votes: 177000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 149 min
Plot tags: thought provoking, sincere, suspense, serious, political, realistic, tense, brutal, intense, emotional
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Wind River (2017)
Plot Summary:
An FBI agent teams with the town's veteran game tracker to investigate a murder that occurred on a Native American reservation.
IMDB Rating: 7.7
IMDB Votes: 274000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller, Western
Country: USA, UK, France
Duration: 107 min
Plot tags: suspense, suspenseful, neo western, neo noir, surprise ending, bleak, sentimental, detective, psychological thriller, atmospheric
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Slow West (2015)
Plot Summary:
In the Old West, a 17-year-old Scottish boy teams up with a mysterious gunman to find the woman with whom he is infatuated.
IMDB Rating: 6.9
IMDB Votes: 47000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Drama, Romance, Thriller, Western
Country: UK, New Zealand
Duration: 84 min
Plot tags: suspenseful, road movie, atmospheric, stylized, serious, realistic, scenic, independent film, suspense, tense
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The Hateful Eight (2015)
Plot Summary:
Bounty hunters seek shelter from a raging blizzard and get caught up in a plot of betrayal and deception.
IMDB Rating: 7.8
IMDB Votes: 645000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 168 min
Plot tags: captivating, bloody, talky, exciting, stylized, suspense, clever, semi serious, grindhouse, cult classic