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Plot Summary:
At the beginning of the 19th century a man and his son settle in Arizona which used to be a frontier state and full of criminals at that time.
IMDB Rating: 5.5
IMDB Votes: 196
Genere: Adventure, Crime, Drama, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min
Plot tags: independent film
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Stranger on the Run (1967)
Plot Summary:
A drifter finds himself wrongly accused of murder by a power-crazed sheriff. The sheriff gives him a horse, some supplies, and a one-hour head start into the desert, then he will send his murderous posse after him.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 611
Genere: Drama, Thriller, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min
Plot tags:
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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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Playing with Fire (1985)
Plot Summary:
Gary Coleman stars as a teenage arsonist. The authorities, friends, and neighbors warn his absentee parents until it is too late.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 68
Genere: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min
Plot tags:
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Macho Callahan (1970)
Plot Summary:
A man tricked into enlisting in the Confederate army is later thrown into a hellish stockade on desertion charges. He eventually breaks out of the prison camp, reunites with his old partner and sets out to kill the man who was responsible for his being in the camp in the first place. However, after accidentally killing a Confederate officer, he finds himself pursued by a gang of vicious bounty hunters intent on collecting the reward put up by the dead officer's widow.
IMDB Rating: 5.4
IMDB Votes: 446
Genere: Drama, Western
Country: Mexico, USA
Duration: 99 min
Plot tags: action adventure, independent film, freeze frame
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Winnetou: The Red Gentleman (1964)
Plot Summary:
Forester, a ruthless oil baron, wants to create a war between the native American tribes and the white men. Old Shatterhand, Winnetou and their sidekick Castlepool try to prevent this.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Adventure, Drama, Western
Country: West Germany, France, Italy, Yugoslavia
Duration: 94 min
Plot tags: spaghetti western, euro western
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This Savage Land (1969)
Plot Summary:
Shortly after the Civil War, Kansas homesteaders are harrassed by Confederate marauders.
IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 114
Genere: Drama, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min
Plot tags:
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Book of Numbers (1973)
Plot Summary:
Two waiters in Depression-era Arkansas get involved in the numbers racket.
IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 93
Genere: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 81 min
Plot tags: independent film
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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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The Scavengers (1969)
Plot Summary:
The Scavengers Were Rotten to the Core - Thoroughly Disgusting, And Had a Serious Freudian Problem... You'll Probably Love Them.
IMDB Rating: 4.7
IMDB Votes: 171
Genere: Drama, Western, War
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min
Plot tags: psychotronic, independent film
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The McMasters (1970)
Plot Summary:
Set in the immediate post-Civil War era, The McMasters stars Brock Peters as a black Union soldier who finds he must figuratively fight the war all over again. Returning to his southern hometown, Peters quickly learns that nothing has really changed: he is a "free"man in name only. Peters' ex-master Burl Ives magnanimously gives the former slave a plot of land, but only Native-American David Carradine and his tribesmen are willing to work for a black man. The "invasion" of Indians serves to stir up the racial divisiveness even farther, thanks to local rabble-rouser Jack Palance.
IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 351
Genere: Action, Drama, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: independent film, tense, rough, serious, realistic, tension, suspense
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Five Bloody Graves (1969)
Plot Summary:
A lone gunman hunts the fearsome Apache Satago across the plains of the Wild West. When Satago's marauders ambush a stagecoach, the gunman rides to the rescue of the trapped passengers and helps them in their last stand against the deadly Indians.
IMDB Rating: 3.4
IMDB Votes: 617
Genere: Adventure, Drama, Romance, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min
Plot tags: independent film, rough, serious, realistic, psychotronic, allegory, grindhouse, wild
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Ride in the Whirlwind (1966)
Plot Summary:
Three cowhands, between jobs, have the bad dumb luck to pitch night camp in the same valley as a cabin full of guys who just robbed a stagecoach and killed the guard. Come morning, a posse arrives, forms up along the ridge, and takes for granted that everyone down below is guilty--fit for either shooting to bits or hanging from a tree, whichever comes first. Precisely half of Ride in the Whirlwind's 82 minutes is devoted to tapping the matter-of-fact, absurdist horror of that situation. In the remaining half, the two surviving cowpokes (Jack Nicholson and Cameron Mitchell) seek shelter at a farmhouse where they reluctantly threaten the farmer, accept breakfast from his wife, flirt with his daughter (Millie Perkins), play some checkers, and hope to remain undetected till nightfall.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Drama, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 82 min
Plot tags: tense, realistic, disturbing, serious, suspenseful, existential, cult classic, independent film, stylized
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Valdez Is Coming (1971)
Plot Summary:
A Mexican-American sheriff must resort to violence against a powerful rancher in order to get just compensation for the pregnant Indian widow of a wrongly killed black man.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Drama, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: spaghetti western, clever, tense, rough, serious, realistic, suspenseful, cynical, enigmatic, unusual plot structure
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Hickok (2017)
Plot Summary:
Legendary Lawman and Gunslinger Wild Bill Hickok, is tasked with taming the wildest cow-town in the West, while delivering his own brand of frontier Justice and infamous gunfighter's reputation as the fastest draw in the West is put to the test.
IMDB Rating: 4.7
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Drama, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min
Plot tags: exciting, tense, serious, captivating
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Storm Rider (2013)
Plot Summary:
Spoiled 18-yr-old Dani Fielding's world is turned upside down when her father gets arrested for securities fraud, and she has to leave her upscale life in the city to stay with her gruff Uncle Sam out in the country. As Dani and her uncle struggle to bond, she's given an orphaned horse to foster and train. Dani pours her affection into this young horse, calling her Stormy and giving her all the attention she's missing from her unsettled life. Dani soon realizes that truly caring about others is the answer to most of life's biggest problems. And when her uncle and friends need her the most, Dani and Stormy work together to save the day and learn the true meaning of the word, family.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Adventure, Drama, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: touching, realistic, light, thought provoking, captivating, feel good, semi serious
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The Shadow Riders (1982)
Plot Summary:
After starring in "The Sacketts", Tom Selleck and Sam Elliott team up again but this time as Mac and Dal Traven, in a movie based on a classic Louis L'Amour novel. They are brothers, who meet up at the end of the Civil War fighting on opposite sides. They go home only to find their family in dire need and their sisters and brother kidnapped by ruthless raiders. They set out to rescue their family.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Drama, Romance, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min
Plot tags: retro, tense, bleak, serious, realistic
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Buck and the Preacher (1972)
Plot Summary:
A wagon master and a con-man preacher help freed slaves dogged by cheap-labor agents out West.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Adventure, Drama, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 102 min
Plot tags: black comedy, action adventure, realistic, semi serious, black cinema
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Bad Company (1972)
Plot Summary:
Jeff Bridges stars as young con man named Jake Rumsey in this highly original Western. After Drew Dixon (Barry Brown), an upright young man, is sent west by his religious family to avoid being drafted into the Civil War, he drifts across the land with a loose confederation of young vagrants.
IMDB Rating: 6.9
IMDB Votes: 5000
Genere: Adventure, Drama, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min
Plot tags: atmospheric, bleak, realistic, offbeat, political, sentimental, rough, serious, witty, psychological
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South of Heaven, West of Hell (2000)
Plot Summary:
Valentine Casey is a Marshal in the desolate Tucson territory of the early 1900's. On Christmas Eve, his outlaw family pays him a disturbing visit. He must confront the sins of his past. He and his partner, U.S. Christmas, journey through the desert to a small town that the ruthless Henry Clan has hit in order to save Casey's love, Adelyne.
IMDB Rating: 4.2
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Drama, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 131 min
Plot tags: rough, serious, atmospheric, independent film, realistic, wild
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Take a Hard Ride (1975)
Plot Summary:
After his cattle rancher boss dies, right-hand man Pike is given the job of returning $86,000 to some families who live across the border in Senora, Mexico. Honest Pike is joined on the trip through the wilderness by a dishonest gambler named Tyree.
IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Adventure, Drama, Western
Country: Italy, Spain, USA
Duration: 103 min
Plot tags: spaghetti western, euro western, exciting, rough, serious, realistic, suspenseful
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The Gundown (2011)
Plot Summary:
Seeking revenge and justice, Cole Brandt finds himself in the lawless town of Dead River where he is faced with one last bloody showdown for freedom in order to protect The Majestic Saloon and a beautiful woman.
IMDB Rating: 4.4
IMDB Votes: 911
Genere: Drama, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min
Plot tags: serious, suspenseful, exciting, rough, realistic
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Conagher (1991)
Plot Summary:
Mrs. Evie Teale is struggling to stay alive while raising her two children alone on a remote homestead. Conn Conagher is a honest, hardworking cowboy. Their lives are intertwined as they fight the elements, indians, outlaws, and loneliness.
IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Drama, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min
Plot tags: tense, rough, serious, realistic, suspenseful, wild
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Hombre (1967)
Plot Summary:
John Russell, disdained by his "respectable" fellow stagecoach passengers because he was raised by Indians, becomes their only hope for survival when they are set upon by outlaws.
IMDB Rating: 7.4
IMDB Votes: 14000
Genere: Drama, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 111 min
Plot tags: realistic, tense, suspense, harsh, talky, intense, serious, suspenseful, retro, cynical
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Wyatt Earp (1994)
Plot Summary:
Covering the life and times of one of the West's most iconic heroes Wyatt Earp weaves an intricate tale of Earp and his friends and family. With a star studded cast, sweeping cinematography and authentic costumes Wyatt Earp led the way during the Western revival in the 90's.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 54000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Biography, Drama, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 191 min
Plot tags: epic, cult classic, historical drama, retro, anamorphic, rough, serious, captivating, realistic, enigmatic
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A Time for Killing (1967)
Plot Summary:
During the Civil War, Confederate soldiers escape from a Union prison and head for the Mexican border. Along the way, they kill a Union courier bearing the news that the war is over. Keeping the message a secret, the captain has his men go on and they soon find themselves in a battle with the Union search party who also is unaware of the war's end.
IMDB Rating: 5.4
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Drama, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min
Plot tags: retro, costume drama, rough, serious, realistic, suspenseful
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Lawman (1971)
Plot Summary:
While passing through the town of Bannock, a bunch of drunken cattlemen go overboard with their celebrating and accidentally kill an old man with a stray shot. They return home to Sabbath unaware of his death. Bannock lawman Jered Maddox later arrives there to arrest everyone involved on a charge of murder. Sabbath is run by land baron Vince Bronson, a benevolent despot, who, upon hearing of the death, offers restitution for the incident.
IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 6000
Genere: Adventure, Drama, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min
Plot tags: tense, realistic, rough, serious, perverse, gloomy, wild, cult film
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Against a Crooked Sky (1975)
Plot Summary:
The eldest daughter of a pioneer family is kidnapped by a mysterious Indian tribe and the eldest son pursues. In order to win back his sister's freedom, he must sacrifice his own life by passing the test of "Crooked Sky" and shield his sister from an executioner's arrow. Along the way, he recruits a broken down, drunk prospector to help him track down the unknown tribe and rescue his sister.
IMDB Rating: 5.4
IMDB Votes: 720
Genere: Adventure, Drama, Family, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min
Plot tags: action adventure, independent film, rough, serious, realistic, suspenseful
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True Grit (1969)
Plot Summary:
The murder of her father sends a teenage tomboy, Mattie Ross (Kim Darby), on a mission of "justice", which involves avenging her father's death. She recruits a tough old marshal, "Rooster" Cogburn (John Wayne), because he has "grit", and a reputation of getting the job done. The two are joined by a Texas Ranger, La Boeuf (Glen Campbell), who is looking for the same man (Jeff Corey) for a separate murder in Texas. Their odyssey takes them from Fort Smith, Arkansas, deep into the Indian Territory (present day Oklahoma) to find their man.
IMDB Rating: 7.4
IMDB Votes: 51000
Genere: Adventure, Drama, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 128 min
Plot tags: stylized, suspense, harsh, exciting, spaghetti western, period piece, action adventure, serious, captivating, realistic
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The Retrieval (2013)
Plot Summary:
On the outskirts of the Civil War, a boy is sent north by a bounty hunter gang to retrieve a wanted man.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Adventure, Drama, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min
Plot tags: tense, serious, captivating, suspense, road movie, realistic, gloomy, independent film
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3:10 to Yuma (2007)
Plot Summary:
In Arizona in the late 1800s, infamous outlaw Ben Wade and his vicious gang of thieves and murderers have plagued the Southern Railroad. When Wade is captured, Civil War veteran Dan Evans, struggling to survive on his drought-plagued ranch, volunteers to deliver him alive to the "3:10 to Yuma", a train that will take the killer to trial.
IMDB Rating: 7.7
IMDB Votes: 327000
Genere: Action, Crime, Drama, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 122 min
Plot tags: suspense, psychological, tense, dramatic, harsh, intense, brutal, serious, atmospheric, exciting