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Col. Cord McNally an ex union officer teams up with a couple of ex Johnny Rebs to search for the traitor who sold information to the South during the Civil War. Their quest brings them to the town of Rio Lobo where they help recover this little Texas town from ruthless outlaws who are led by the tra β¦itor they were looking for. (Read More)
Subgenre: | cult filmindependent film |
Themes: | prisonrevengemurder |
Mood: | train robbery |
Locations: | hotel fightbar shootouttrain stationtexashoteltrain |
Characters: | sherifftough guysoldierdoctor |
Period: | 1860s |
Story: | confederate armyarmy colonelconfederate soldierdynamite explosionconfederate uniformcivil war veteransergeant majorstolen goldwar veterancrooked sheriffdeputy sheriffunion armyrepeating riflewinchester rifledouble barreled shotgun β¦union soldierjumping from a moving traintrain depotsteam trainstreet shootoutpost civil warsmall western townend of warhit on the head with a gun buttslashed in the cheeksheriff's officeexploding barrelmedicine showcaptured by enemyprisoner exchangejew's harpknocked out with gun buttface slashedexpropriationhornetyankeesolitairesleeping outsidehalf breedderringertown name in titleconfederatethird in trilogyrailroad trackcorporalamerican civil warcrooked copbroken neckwrongful imprisonmentmain character shothorse and wagoncavalrywoman kills a manold westwild westknocked unconsciousman in underwearhorseback ridinglocation in titleprisoner of warranchextortiondynamitegash in the faceveterandentistgun battlemexicancolonelsergeantshot in the stomachcivil warcard gamecaptaingoldtraitorhandgunhorse ridingscarevil mancowboyshot in the legarmyambushriverrevolverjailplace name in titlesecond partrifleshowdowngunfightarrestshotgunshot in the chestfistfightshootoutpistolsurprise endingexplosiontwo word titlesequelbloodviolencekiss (See All) |
In 1880, four men travel together to the city of Silverado. They come across many dangers before they finally engage the "bad guys" and bring peace and equality back to the city.
Subgenre: | cult film |
Themes: | murder |
Locations: | bar shootout |
Characters: | sherifftough guysoldier |
Story: | crooked sheriffrepeating riflewinchester rifledouble barreled shotgunstreet shootoutsmall western townderringercavalryold westwild westranchgun battlecowboyshot in the legambush β¦riverrevolverjailrifleshowdowngunfightshotgunshot in the chestfistfightshootoutpistolsurprise endingkissviolence (See All) |
In the 1860s, five men have been tracking a sixth across Nevada for more than two weeks. They shoot and wound him, but he gets away. They pursue, led by the dour Carver, who will pay them each $1 a day once he's captured. The hunted is Gideon, resourceful, skilled with a knife. Gideon's flight and C β¦arver's hunt require horses, water, and bullets. The course takes them past lone settlers, a wagon train, a rail crew, settlements, and an Indian philosopher. What is the reason for the hunt; what connects Gideon and Carver? What happened at Seraphim Falls? (Read More)
Subgenre: | cult film |
Themes: | revengemurder |
Locations: | train |
Characters: | soldier |
Period: | 1860s |
Story: | confederate armyconfederate soldierrepeating rifleunion soldieryankeeamerican civil warhorse and wagonold westwild westcolonelshot in the stomachcivil warcaptaingoldhorse riding β¦cowboyarmyambushriverrevolverrifleshotgunshot in the chestfistfightshootoutpistolsurprise endingbloodviolence (See All) |
1878 in New Mexico: John Tunstall picks up young gun men from the road to have them work on his ranch, but also to teach them reading and to civilize them. However he's a thorn in the side of the rich rancher Murphy, as he's a competitor in selling cattle. One day he's shot by Murphy's men. Judge Wi β¦lson can't do anything, since Sheriff Brady is one of Murphy's men. But attorney Alex persuades him to constitute Tunstall's young friends to Deputies and give them warrants of arrest for the murderers. Instead of arresting them, William Bonney just shoots them down. Soon the 5 guys become famous and William gets the name "Billie the Kid" - but they're also chased by dozens of Murphy's men and the army. The people however honor him as fighter for justice. (Read More)
Subgenre: | cult film |
Themes: | murderrevenge |
Locations: | bar shootout |
Characters: | sherifftough guysoldier |
Story: | crooked sheriffrepeating riflewinchester rifledouble barreled shotgunstreet shootouthalf breedmain character shothorse and wagoncavalryranchgun battletraitorcowboyarmyambush β¦revolvershowdowngunfightarrestshotgunfistfightshootoutpistolbloodviolencekiss (See All) |
Josey Wales makes his way west after the Civil War, determined to live a useful and helpful life. He joins up with a group of settlers who need the protection that a man as tough and experienced as he is can provide. Unfortunately, the past has a way of catching up with you, and Josey is a wanted ma β¦n. (Read More)
Subgenre: | cult film |
Themes: | revengemurder |
Locations: | bar shootouttexas |
Characters: | soldier |
Period: | 1860s |
Story: | confederate soldiercivil war veteranunion soldierstreet shootoutconfederateamerican civil warmain character shotcavalrygun battlehandgunhorse ridingcowboyarmyambushriver β¦revolvershowdowngunfightshootoutpistolsurprise endingkissviolence (See All) |
Boss Spearman, Charley Waite, Mose Harrison and Button freegraze their cattle across the vast prairies of the West, sharing a friendship forged by a steadfast code of honor and living a life unencumbered by civilization. When their wayward herd forces them near the small town of Harmonville, the cow β¦boys encounter a corrupt sheriff and kingpin rancher who govern the territory through fear, tyranny and violence. Boss and Charley find themselves inextricably drawn towards an inevitable showdown, as they are forced to defend the freedom and values of a lifestyle that is all too quickly vanishing. Amidst the turmoil, life suddenly takes an unexpected turn for the loner Charley when he meets the beautiful and warm spirited Sue Barlow, a woman who embraces both his heart and his soul. (Read More)
Themes: | revengemurder |
Locations: | bar shootout |
Characters: | sheriffdoctor |
Story: | civil war veterancrooked sheriffwinchester rifledouble barreled shotgunstreet shootoutsmall western townmain character shotold westknocked unconsciousgun battlehandgunevil mancowboyshot in the legrevolver β¦jailrifleshowdowngunfightarrestshotgunshot in the chestshootoutpistoltwo word titlekissviolenceblood (See All) |
A bandit terrorizes a small Mexican farming village each year. Several of the village elders send three of the farmers into the United States to search for gunmen to defend them. They end up with seven, each of whom comes for a different reason. They must prepare the town to repulse an army of thirt β¦y bandits who will arrive wanting food. (Read More)
Subgenre: | cult film |
Themes: | murderrevenge |
Locations: | bar shootouttexastrain |
Characters: | tough guy |
Story: | repeating riflewinchester riflestreet shootoutgun battlemexicanshot in the stomachevil mancowboyarmyambushrevolverrifleshowdowngunfightshotgun β¦shot in the chestshootoutpistolviolencebloodkiss (See All) |
An anonymous, but deadly man rides into a town torn by war between two factions, the Baxters and the Rojo's. Instead of fleeing or dying, as most other would do, the man schemes to play the two sides off each other, getting rich in the bargain.
Subgenre: | cult film |
Themes: | revengemurder |
Characters: | sherifftough guysoldier |
Story: | repeating riflewinchester rifledouble barreled shotguncavalrywild westdynamitemexicangoldhandgunhorse ridingevil mancowboyshot in the legarmyambush β¦riverrevolverrifleshowdowngunfightshotgunshot in the chestshootoutpistolexplosionviolenceblood (See All) |
Rancher Dan Evans heads into Bisbee to clear up issues concerning the sale of his land when he witnesses the closing events of a stagecoach robbery led by famed outlaw Ben Wade. Shortly thereafter, Wade is captured by the law in Bisbee and Evans finds himself one of the escorts who will take Wade to β¦ the 3:10 to Yuma train in Contention for the reward of $200. Evans's effort to take Wade to the station is in part an effort to save his land but also part of an inner battle to determine whether he can be more than just a naive rancher in the eyes of his impetuous and gunslinging son William Evans. The transport to Contention is hazardous and filled with ambushes by Indians, pursuits by Wade's vengeful gang and Wade's own conniving and surreptitious demeanor that makes the ride all the more intense. (Read More)
Themes: | murder |
Locations: | train stationhoteltrain |
Characters: | doctor |
Story: | confederate uniformcivil war veteranwinchester rifledouble barreled shotguntrain depotstreet shootoutsmall western townhorse and wagonknocked unconscioushorseback ridingranchdynamiteveterangun battleshot in the stomach β¦horse ridingevil mancowboyambushrevolverplace name in titlerifleshowdowngunfightarrestshotgunshot in the chestfistfightshootoutpistolsurprise endingexplosionviolencebloodkiss (See All) |
After success cleaning up Dodge City, Wyatt Earp moves to Tombstone, Arizona, and wishes to get rich in obscurity. He meets his brothers there, as well as his old friend Doc Holliday. A band of outlaws that call themselves The Cowboys are causing problems in the region with various acts of random vi β¦olence, and inevitably come into confrontation with Holliday and the Earps, which leads to a shoot-out at the OK Corral. (Read More)
Subgenre: | cult film |
Themes: | murder |
Locations: | hotel fight |
Characters: | sherifftough guy |
Story: | repeating riflewinchester rifledouble barreled shotgunstreet shootoutsmall western towngun battlehandgunhorse ridingcowboyambushrevolverrifleshowdowngunfightshotgun β¦shootoutpistolbloodviolencekiss (See All) |
1882, New Mexico Territory. Virgil Cole and Everett Hitch are itinerant lawmen, hired by desperate towns as marshal and deputy. The city fathers of Appaloosa hire them after Randall Bragg, a newly-arrived rancher with money and a gang of thugs, disrupts commerce and kills three local lawmen. Cole an β¦d Hitch contrive to arrest Bragg and bring him to trial, but hanging him proves difficult. Meanwhile, a widow has arrived in town, Allison French, pretty, refined, and good-natured. Virgil falls hard, and it seems mutual, but there may be more to Allie than meets the eye. Can friendship and skill with a gun overcome a pernicious villain and green-eyed jealousy? (Read More)
Themes: | murderrevenge |
Locations: | bar shootouthoteltrain |
Characters: | sheriff |
Story: | civil war veteranwinchester rifledouble barreled shotgunstreet shootouttown name in titlemain character shothorse and wagonold westranchhorse ridingcowboyshot in the legriverrevolverjail β¦rifleshowdowngunfightarrestshotgunshot in the chestshootoutpistolviolencebloodkiss (See All) |
A gold mining camp in the California foothills is besieged by a neighboring landowner intent on stealing their claims. A preacher rides into camp and uses all of his powers of persuasion to convince the landowner to give up his attacks on the miners.
Themes: | murderrevenge |
Locations: | train |
Characters: | sherifftough guy |
Story: | repeating riflewinchester riflestreet shootoutdynamitegoldhandgunhorse ridingscarcowboyriverrevolverrifleshowdowngunfightshotgun β¦shot in the chestshootoutpistolexplosiontwo word titlekissbloodviolence (See All) |
Sheriff John T. Chance has his hands full after arresting Joe Burdette for murder. He knows that Burdette's brother Nathan, a powerful rancher, will go to any lengths to get him out of jail. Chance's good friend Pat Wheeler offers to help but within 20 minutes of making the offer is gunned down in t β¦he street, shot in the back. That leaves his elderly deputy Stumpy, the town drunk Dude - once a deputy and a pretty good shot when he was sober - and a young hand, Colorado, who used to work for Wheeler. Nathan Burdette meanwhile has a couple of dozen men at his disposal. Chance does his best to prepare all the while romancing a pretty gamblers who goes by the name of Feathers. (Read More)
Subgenre: | cult film |
Themes: | murder |
Locations: | hotel |
Characters: | sherifftough guy |
Story: | deputy sheriffrepeating rifledouble barreled shotgunstreet shootoutprisoner exchangeold westdynamitegun battlemexicanevil manshot in the legambushrevolverjailplace name in title β¦rifleshowdownshotgunfistfightshootoutpistolexplosion (See All) |
Monco is a bounty killer chasing El Indio and his gang. During his hunting, he meets Col. Douglas Mortimer, another bounty killer, and they decide to make a partnership, chase the bad guys together and split the reward. During their enterprise, there will be lots of bullets and funny situations. In β¦the end, one of the bounty hunters shows the real intention of his hunting. (Read More)
Subgenre: | cult film |
Themes: | prisonrevengemurder |
Locations: | bar shootouttexashoteltrain |
Characters: | sherifftough guy |
Story: | civil war veteranrepeating riflewinchester riflestreet shootoutwild westdynamitecolonelhandgunhorse ridingcowboyambushrevolverjailsecond partrifle β¦showdowngunfightfistfightshootoutpistolsurprise endingexplosionviolencesequelblood (See All) |
Wyatt Earp is a movie about a man and his family. The movie shows us the good times and the bad times of one of the West's most famous individuals.
Subgenre: | cult film |
Themes: | murder |
Locations: | bar shootouttexas |
Period: | 1860s |
Story: | winchester rifledouble barreled shotgunstreet shootoutgun battlehandguncowboyambushrevolverjailshowdowngunfightarrestshotgunfistfightshootout β¦pistolbloodviolencekiss (See All) |
Butch and Sundance are the two leaders of the Hole-in-the-Wall Gang. Butch is all ideas, Sundance is all action and skill. The west is becoming civilized and when Butch and Sundance rob a train once too often, a special posse begins trailing them no matter where they run. Over rock, through towns, a β¦cross rivers, the group is always just behind them. When they finally escape through sheer luck, Butch has another idea, "Let's go to Bolivia". Based on the exploits of the historical characters. (Read More)
Subgenre: | cult film |
Themes: | murder |
Mood: | train robbery |
Locations: | bar shootouttrain |
Characters: | sheriffsoldier |
Story: | street shootoutsmall western townmain character shotdynamitegun battlecard gamecowboyshot in the legarmyambushrifleshowdowngunfightshot in the chestfistfight β¦shootoutpistolexplosionviolenceblood (See All) |
Blondie (The Good) is a professional gunslinger who is out trying to earn a few dollars. Angel Eyes (The Bad) is a hit man who always commits to a task and sees it through, as long as he is paid to do so. And Tuco (The Ugly) is a wanted outlaw trying to take care of his own hide. Tuco and Blondie sh β¦are a partnership together making money off Tuco's bounty, but when Blondie unties the partnership, Tuco tries to hunt down Blondie. When Blondie and Tuco come across a horse carriage loaded with dead bodies, they soon learn from the only survivor (Bill Carson) that he and a few other men have buried a stash of gold in a cemetery. Unfortunately Carson dies and Tuco only finds out the name of the cemetery, while Blondie finds out the name on the grave. Now the two must keep each other alive in order to find the gold. Angel Eyes (who had been looking for Bill Carson) discovers that Tuco and Blondie met with Carson and knows they know the location of the gold. All he needs is for the two to lead him to it. Now The Good, The Bad and The Ugly must all battle it out to get their hands on $200,000 worth of gold. (Read More)
Subgenre: | cult filmindependent film |
Themes: | murderrevenge |
Locations: | texashoteltrain |
Characters: | tough guysoldier |
Period: | 1860s |
Story: | stolen goldrepeating riflewinchester riflethird in trilogyamerican civil warwild westdynamitemexicancivil wargoldevil mancowboyarmyambushrevolver β¦showdowngunfightshot in the chestshootoutpistolsurprise endingexplosionviolencebloodsequel (See All) |
During Grant's presidency, Jonah Hex is a remorseless bounty hunter. In the Civil War, he was a rebel whose honor put him afoul of a Confederate general, Quentin Turnbull, who murdered Jonah's family while Jonah watched. As a result of the ordeal, Jonah's face is disfigured and he can talk with the β¦dead. After staging his own death, Turnbull, with a group of rebel stalwarts, hatches a plan to bring the Union to its knees. Grant wants Hex to stop it. While the nation readies to celebrate Independence Day, Hex and an unlikely ally have little time to stop Turnbull and his weapon of mass destruction. (Read More)
Themes: | murderrevenge |
Mood: | train robbery |
Locations: | train |
Characters: | sheriffsoldier |
Story: | confederate soldiercivil war veteranunion armyderringerconfederateamerican civil warcavalryhorseback ridingdynamitegash in the faceveterancolonelcivil warcard gamehandgun β¦cowboyrevolverrifleshot in the chestfistfightshootoutpistolexplosionviolence (See All) |
Johnnie loves his train ("The General") and Annabelle Lee. When the Civil War begins he is turned down for service because he's more valuable as an engineer. Annabelle thinks it's because he's a coward. Union spies capture The General with Annabelle on board. Johnnie must rescue both his loves.
Themes: | murder |
Mood: | train robbery |
Locations: | train |
Characters: | soldier |
Period: | 1860s |
Story: | confederate armyconfederate soldierunion armyunion soldieramerican civil warhorse and wagonknocked unconscioushorseback ridingcivil warcaptainarmyriverrifleexplosiontwo word title β¦kiss (See All) |
This Civil War saga addresses romance, friendship, and the ravages of war--both in the field and on the home front. Captures the horrors of war for both those fighting it, and for those left behind. This is a tale of hope, longing, redemption, second chances, and faith.
Themes: | murderrevenge |
Locations: | train |
Characters: | soldierdoctor |
Period: | 1860s |
Story: | confederate armyconfederate soldierunion armyunion soldieryankeeamerican civil warhorseback ridingcivil wararmyrevolverrifleshotgunshot in the chestshootoutpistol β¦explosiontwo word titlebloodkiss (See All) |
Ellen, an unknown female gunslinger rides into a small, dingy and depressing prairie town with a secret as to her reason for showing up. Shortly after her arrival, a local preacher, Cort, is thrown through the saloon doors while townfolk are signing up for a gun competition. The pot is a huge sum of β¦ money and the only rule: that you follow the rules of the man that set up the contest, Herod. Herod is also the owner, leader, and "ruler" of the town. Seems he's arranged this little gun-show-off so that the preacher (who use to be an outlaw and rode with Herod) will have to fight again. Cort refuses to ever use a gun to kill again and Herod, acknowledging Cort as one of the best, is determined to alter this line of thinking ... even if it gets someone killed ... (Read More)
Subgenre: | cult film |
Themes: | prisonrevengemurder |
Locations: | bar shootout |
Characters: | tough guydoctor |
Story: | repeating riflewinchester riflestreet shootoutderringerdynamitegun battlemexicanevil mancowboyambushrevolverrifleshowdowngunfightfistfight β¦shootoutpistolsurprise endingexplosionbloodkissviolence (See All) |
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 β¦ 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. (Read More)
Themes: | revengemurder |
Locations: | texas |
Characters: | sherifftough guy |
Story: | civil war veteranrepeating riflewinchester rifleranchshot in the stomachcard gamehandguncowboyambushriverrevolvershowdownshot in the chestshootoutpistol β¦two word title (See All) |
1945, in World War II Germany, the tough Sergeant Don 'Wardaddy' Collier commands a tank and survives a German attack with his veteran crew composed of Boyd 'Bible' Swan, Trini 'Gordo' Garcia and Grady 'Coon-Ass' Travis. He receives a rookie soldier Norman Ellison as the substitute for his deceased β¦gunner and he tries to harden the youth along the way. (Read More)
Themes: | murder |
Characters: | tough guysoldier |
Story: | street shootoutmain character shotprisoner of warveterangun battlesergeantcaptainhorse ridingshot in the legarmyambushrevolverriflegunfightshot in the chest β¦fistfightshootoutpistolexplosionviolenceblood (See All) |
A mid-western farm boy reluctantly becomes a member of the undead when a girl he meets turns out to be part of a band of southern vampires who roam the highways in stolen cars. Part of his initiation includes a bloody assault on a hick bar.
Subgenre: | cult filmindependent film |
Themes: | murderrevenge |
Locations: | texas |
Characters: | sheriff |
Story: | confederate soldiercivil war veterandouble barreled shotgunshot in the stomachcard gamehorse ridingscarcowboyshot in the legrevolverrifleshowdowngunfightshotgunshot in the chest β¦fistfightshootoutpistolsurprise endingexplosionkissbloodviolence (See All) |
Shane rides into a conflict between cattleman Ryker and a bunch of settlers, like Joe Starrett and his family, whose land Ryker wants. When Shane beats up Ryker's man Chris, Ryker tries to buy him. Then Shane and Joe take on the whole Ryker crew. Ryker sends to Cheyenne for truly evil gunslinger Wil β¦son. Shane must clear out all the guns from the valley. (Read More)
Themes: | revengemurder |
Locations: | bar shootout |
Characters: | tough guy |
Story: | civil war veteranstreet shootoutsmall western townmain character shothorse and wagonold westknocked unconscioushorseback ridinggun battleevil mancowboyriverrifleshowdowngunfight β¦shotgunshot in the chestfistfightshootoutpistolkissviolenceblood (See All) |
John Carter, a Civil War veteran, who in 1868 was trying to live a normal life, is "asked" by the Army to join, but he refuses so he is locked up. He escapes, and is pursued. Eventually they run into some Indians, and there's a gunfight. Carter seeks refuge in a cave. While there, he encounters some β¦one who is holding some kind of medallion. When Carter touches it, he finds himself in a place where he can leap incredible heights, among other things. He later encounters beings he has never seen before. He meets a woman who helps him to discover that he is on Mars, and he learns there's some kind of unrest going on. (Read More)
Characters: | tough guysoldier |
Period: | 1860s |
Story: | army colonelcivil war veteranwar veteranamerican civil warveterancolonelcivil warcaptaingoldarmyrevolverrifleshowdowngunfightarrest β¦fistfightshootoutpistolsurprise endingexplosiontwo word titleviolence (See All) |
Director Antoine Fuqua brings his modern vision to a classic story in The Magnificent Seven. With the town of Rose Creek under the deadly control of industrialist Bartholomew Bogue, the desperate townspeople employ protection from seven outlaws, bounty hunters, gamblers and hired guns. As they prepa β¦re the town for the violent showdown that they know is coming, these seven mercenaries find themselves fighting for more than money. (Read More)
Themes: | revengemurder |
Characters: | sherifftough guy |
Story: | civil war veterandynamitemexicancard gamegoldhorse ridingscarevil mancowboyshot in the legarmyambushrevolverrifleshowdown β¦shotgunshot in the chestshootoutpistolexplosionviolenceblood (See All) |
Jim West is a guns-a-blazing former Civil War hero. Artemus Gordon is an inventive U.S. Marshal who excels in disguise. When the United States is threatened by psychotic Confederate Arliss Loveless, President Ulysses Grant teams the duo up to bring him to justice. On a hazard-packed train journey fr β¦om Washington D.C. to Utah, West and Gordon must combine their skills to best Loveless and his diabolical machines. (Read More)
Themes: | revenge |
Locations: | train |
Characters: | tough guy |
Story: | civil war veteranrepeating riflewinchester rifleconfederatewild westcaptainevil mancowboyrevolvershowdowngunfightshot in the chestfistfightshootoutpistol β¦explosionviolence (See All) |
It's 1913, and the traditional American West is dying. Among the inhabitants of this dying time era are a outlaw gang called "The Wild Bunch". After a failed bank robbery, the gang head to Mexico to do one last job. Seeing their times and lives drifting away in the newly formed world of the 20th cen β¦tury, the gang take the job and end up in a brutally, violent last stand against their enemies who deemed to be corrupt in a small Mexican town, ruled by a ruthless general. (Read More)
Subgenre: | cult film |
Themes: | revengemurder |
Mood: | train robbery |
Locations: | texastrain |
Characters: | tough guysoldier |
Story: | street shootoutdynamitegun battlemexicancowboyshot in the legarmyambushriverrevolverrifleshowdowngunfightshotgunshot in the chest β¦shootoutpistolsurprise endingexplosionviolenceblood (See All) |
A simple stagecoach trip is complicated by the fact that Geronimo is on the warpath in the area. The passengers on the coach include a drunken doctor, two women, a bank manager who has taken off with his client's money, and the famous Ringo Kid, among others.
Subgenre: | cult film |
Themes: | murderrevenge |
Characters: | sheriffdoctor |
Story: | repeating riflewinchester rifledouble barreled shotgunstreet shootoutcavalrycowboyambushrevolvershowdowngunfightshotgunshootoutpistolkiss |
This is the story of the last few years of the notorious bank robber John Dillinger. He loved what he did and could imagine little else that would make him happier. Living openly in 1930s Chicago, he had the run of the city with little fear of reprisals from the authorities. It's there that he meets β¦ Billie Frechette with whom he falls deeply in love. In parallel we meet Melvin Purvis, the FBI agent who would eventually track Dillinger down. The FBI was is in its early days and Director J. Edgar Hoover was keen to promote the clean cut image that so dominated the organization through his lifetime. Purvis realizes that if he is going to get Dillinger, he will have to use street tactics and imports appropriate men with police training. Dillinger is eventually betrayed by an acquaintance who tells the authorities just where to find him on a given night. (Read More)
Themes: | prisonmurder |
Locations: | hotel fighthoteltrain |
Characters: | sherifftough guysoldierdoctor |
Story: | repeating riflestreet shootoutmain character shotgun battleshot in the stomachhandgunscarevil manshot in the legambushjailriflegunfightarrestshotgun β¦shot in the chestshootoutpistolsurprise endingtwo word titleviolencebloodkiss (See All) |
A Stranger rides into in the dusty mining town of Lago, where the townspeople are living in the shadow of a dark secret. After a shootout leaves the town's hired-gun protectors dead, the town's leaders petition the Stranger to stay and protect them from three ruthless outlaws who are soon to be rele β¦ased from prison. The three have their sights set on returning to Lago to wreak havoc and take care of some unfinished business. A series of events soon has the townspeople questioning whether siding with the Stranger was a wise idea as they quickly learn the price that they each must pay for his services. As the outlaws make their way back into Lago, they discover that the town is not exactly as they had left it, and waiting in the shadows is the Stranger, ready to expose the town's secret and serve up his own brand of justice. (Read More)
Subgenre: | cult film |
Themes: | prisonrevengemurder |
Locations: | hotel fighthotel |
Characters: | sheriff |
Story: | repeating riflewinchester riflestreet shootouthorse and wagondynamitemexicancowboyambushrevolvershowdowngunfightshootoutexplosionkissblood β¦violencesequel (See All) |
During World War II a German Colonel is captured by the Americans but before he can be interrogated an artillery barrage hits the camp. However, Ex-Lieutenant Kelly manages to reach the Colonel, get him drunk and learn that he is on a secret mission to ship $16,000,000 of gold to a base in France. K β¦elly is determined to get the gold and plans for himself and a few of his fellow soldiers to slip into enemy territory and steal the bullion. (Read More)
Locations: | train stationtrain |
Characters: | tough guy |
Story: | street shootoutcorporalprisoner of warcolonelsergeantshot in the stomachcaptaingoldarmyshowdowngunfightshot in the chestshootoutexplosiontwo word title β¦bloodviolence (See All) |
The Old West.. where a lone cowboy leads an uprising against a terror from beyond our world. 1873. New Mexico Territory. A stranger with no memory of his past stumbles into the hard desert town of Absolution. The only hint to his history is a mysterious shackle that encircles one wrist. What he disc β¦overs is that the people of Absolution don't welcome strangers, and nobody makes a move on its streets unless ordered to do so by the iron-fisted Colonel Dolarhyde (Ford). It's a town that lives in fear. But Absolution is about to experience fear it can scarcely comprehend as the desolate city is attacked by marauders from the sky. Screaming down with breathtaking velocity and blinding lights to abduct the helpless one by one, these monsters challenge everything the residents have ever known. Now, the stranger they rejected is their only hope for salvation. As this gunslinger slowly starts to remember who he is and where he's been, he realizes he holds a secret that could give the town a fighting chance against the alien force. With the help of the elusive traveler Ella (Olivia Wilde), he pulls together a posse comprised of former opponents-townsfolk, Dolarhyde and his boys, outlaws and Apache warriors-all in danger of annihilation. United against a common enemy, they will prepare for an epic showdown for survival. (Read More)
Subgenre: | cult film |
Themes: | murder |
Characters: | sherifftough guydoctor |
Story: | civil war veteranwinchester riflehorse and wagondynamitegash in the facecolonelshot in the stomachgoldcowboyambushriverrevolverjailrifleshowdown β¦gunfightarrestshotgunshot in the chestfistfightshootoutpistolexplosionviolenceblood (See All) |
Billy "The Kid" and his gang are wanted by the law, and when "Doc" Scurlock and Chavez are captured, Billy has to save them. They escape and set south for Mexico. "Let's hire a thief to catch one", John S. Chisum said, so he paid Pat Garrett, one of Billy's former partners, $1000 for the killing of β¦William H. Bonney aka Billy "The Kid". (Read More)
Subgenre: | cult film |
Themes: | prison |
Characters: | sheriff |
Story: | repeating riflewinchester rifledouble barreled shotgunstreet shootoutshot in the stomachcowboyambushsecond partshowdowngunfightshotgunshootoutpistolsurprise endingblood β¦sequel (See All) |
Following the murder of her father by hired hand Tom Chaney, 14-year-old farm girl Mattie Ross sets out to capture the killer. To aid her, she hires the toughest U.S. marshal she can find, a man with "true grit," Reuben J. "Rooster" Cogburn. Mattie insists on accompanying Cogburn, whose drinking, sl β¦oth, and generally reprobate character do not augment her faith in him. Against his wishes, she joins him in his trek into the Indian Nations in search of Chaney. They are joined by Texas Ranger LaBoeuf, who wants Chaney for his own purposes. The unlikely trio find danger and surprises on the journey, and each has his or her "grit" tested. (Read More)
Themes: | murderrevenge |
Locations: | hoteltrain |
Characters: | sheriffdoctor |
Story: | winchester riflecolonelshot in the stomachgoldhandgunhorse ridingcowboyshot in the legriverrevolverrifleshowdowngunfightshotgunshot in the chest β¦shootoutpistolsurprise endingtwo word titleblood (See All) |
The American West in the 1870s. A European settler, Jon Jensen (Mads Mikkelsen), has just welcomed his wife and son to the country when they are kidnapped and murdered. He takes revenge on the murderers, only to discover that one was the brother of a local land baron, Henry Delarue. Delarue runs the β¦ local town with a brutal hand. Now he wants vengeance on the man who killed his brother and the local townspeople are too scared of him to stand up to him. Jon is fighting more than just the local thugs, he is facing the entire town. (Read More)
Themes: | revengemurder |
Locations: | train |
Characters: | sheriff |
Story: | war veteranwild westextortionveteranscarevil mancowboyrevolverjailrifleshotgunshot in the chestshootouttwo word titleblood β¦violence (See All) |
In 1848, a New York bank wants to put a railroad across Mexico, so it buys up small banks around Santa Rita, Durango, and evicts farmers on the proposed rail line who owe money. The bank's henchman is the murderous Jackson. He runs afoul of two women, Maria, the tough but uneducated daughter of a fa β¦rmer, and Sara, the European-educated daughter of the owner of one of these banks. To feed the now landless people and to seek revenge, Maria and Sara become bank robbers, veritable Robin Hoods. But Jackson and his hired guns are after them. What are the women's options? (Read More)
Subgenre: | independent film |
Themes: | murderrevenge |
Locations: | texastrain |
Story: | street shootoutwoman kills a mandynamitegoldscarevil mancowboyambushriverrevolverrifleshowdowngunfightarrestshotgun β¦shot in the chestshootoutpistolsurprise endingexplosionviolencekiss (See All) |
John J. Rambo is a former United States Special Forces soldier who fought in Vietnam and won the Congressional Medal of Honor, but his time in Vietnam still haunts him. As he came to Hope, Washington to visit a friend, he was guided out of town by the Sheriff William Teasel who insults Rambo, but wh β¦at Teasel does not know that his insult angered Rambo to the point where Rambo became violent and was arrested. As he was at the county jail being cleaned, he escapes and goes on a rampage through the forest to try to escape from the sheriffs who want to kill him. Then, as Rambo's commanding officer, Colonel Samuel Trautman tries to save both the Sheriff's department and Rambo before the situation gets out of hand. (Read More)
Subgenre: | cult filmindependent film |
Themes: | murderrevenge |
Characters: | sherifftough guysoldier |
Story: | crooked sheriffprisoner of warveterancolonelscarrevolverjailrifleshowdowngunfightarrestshotgunfistfightshootoutpistol β¦surprise endingexplosionviolenceblood (See All) |
A 19th century Western. Chon Wang is a clumsy Imperial Guard to the Emperor of China. When Princess Pei Pei is kidnapped from the Forbidden City, Wang feels personally responsible and insists on joining the guards sent to rescue the Princess, who has been whisked away to the United States. In Nevada β¦ and hot on the trail of the kidnappers, Wang is separated from the group and soon finds himself an unlikely partner with Roy O'Bannon, a small time robber with delusions of grandeur. Together, the two forge onto one misadventure after another. (Read More)
Themes: | murder |
Mood: | train robbery |
Locations: | train |
Characters: | sherifftough guy |
Story: | steam traindynamitegoldtraitorhorse ridingcowboyriverrevolvershowdowngunfightshotgunfistfightshootoutpistolsurprise ending β¦explosionviolence (See All) |
A German dentist buys the freedom of a slave and trains him with the intent to make him his deputy bounty hunter. Instead, he is led to the site of the slave's wife who belongs to a ruthless plantation owner.
Themes: | murderrevenge |
Locations: | texas |
Characters: | sheriff |
Story: | double barreled shotgunstreet shootoutderringerhorse and wagonhorseback ridingdynamitedentistshot in the stomachshot in the legambushrevolverriflegunfightshotgunshot in the chest β¦fistfightshootoutpistolexplosiontwo word titleviolencebloodkiss (See All) |
In the 1930s, an elderly Tonto tells a young boy the tale of John Reid, the Lone Ranger. An idealistic lawyer, he rides with his brother and fellow Texas Rangers in pursuit of the notorious Butch Cavendish. Ambushed by the outlaw and left for dead, John Reid is rescued by the renegade Comanche, Tont β¦o, at the insistence of a mysterious white horse and offers to help him to bring Cavendish to justice. Becoming a reluctant masked rider with a seemingly incomprehensible partner, Reid pursues the criminal against all obstacles. However, John and Tonto learn that Cavendish is only part of a far greater injustice and the pair must fight it in an adventure that would make them a legend. (Read More)
Themes: | revengemurder |
Mood: | train robbery |
Locations: | texastrain |
Characters: | soldier |
Period: | 1860s |
Story: | civil war veteranold westwild westdynamitecaptainscarcowboyshot in the legambushrevolverriflegunfightshot in the chestshootoutexplosion β¦violence (See All) |
Maverick is recreated from the character James Garner created in the 1950s TV program. Maverick is a gambler who would rather con someone than fight them. He needs an additional three thousand dollars in order to enter a Winner Take All poker game that begins in a few days. He tries to win some, tri β¦es to collect a few debts, and recover a little loot for the reward, all with a light hearted air. He joins forces with a woman gambler with a marvelous, though fake, southern accent as the two both try and enter the game. (Read More)
Subgenre: | cult film |
Story: | repeating riflewinchester riflederringerhorse and wagondynamitecard gamecowboyambushriverrevolverrifleshowdowngunfightshotgunfistfight β¦shootoutpistolsurprise endingexplosion (See All) |
In 19th-century New Mexico, a father (Tommy Lee Jones) comes back home, hoping to reconcile with his adult daughter Maggie (Cate Blanchett). Maggie's daughter is kidnapped, forcing father and estranged daughter to work together to get her back.
Subgenre: | cult film |
Characters: | sherifftough guysoldier |
Story: | repeating riflehalf breedranchevil mancowboyambushrifleshowdowngunfightfistfightshootoutpistolblood |
"Broken Arrow" is the term used to describe a nuclear device that has been lost. In this movie, two nuclear missiles are stolen by rogue US pilot Deakins, but hot on his trail is his co-pilot Hale and a Park Ranger, Terry. The action takes place in Utah's canyon country; a high stakes game of cat an β¦d mouse. (Read More)
Themes: | murder |
Locations: | train |
Characters: | soldier |
Story: | gash in the facegun battlecolonelcaptainshot in the legambushriverrevolverriflegunfightshotgunshot in the chestfistfightshootoutpistol β¦explosionviolenceblood (See All) |
Based on the true story of the greatest treasure hunt in history, The Monuments Men is an action drama focusing on an unlikely World War II platoon, tasked by FDR with going into Germany to rescue artistic masterpieces from Nazi thieves and returning them to their rightful owners. It would be an imp β¦ossible mission: with the art trapped behind enemy lines, and with the German army under orders to destroy everything as the Reich fell, how could these guys - seven museum directors, curators, and art historians, all more familiar with Michelangelo than the M-1 - possibly hope to succeed? But as the Monuments Men, as they were called, found themselves in a race against time to avoid the destruction of 1000 years of culture, they would risk their lives to protect and defend mankind's greatest achievements. (Read More)
Themes: | murder |
Locations: | train station |
Characters: | soldierdoctor |
Story: | stolen golddynamitedentistcolonelsergeantcaptaingoldtraitorscararmyambushrevolverriflegunfightarrest β¦shot in the chestshootoutpistolsurprise endingexplosionblood (See All) |
Some time after the Civil War, a stagecoach hurtles through the wintry Wyoming landscape. Bounty hunter John Ruth and his fugitive captive Daisy Domergue race towards the town of Red Rock, where Ruth will bring Daisy to justice. Along the road, they encounter Major Marquis Warren (an infamous bounty β¦ hunter) and Chris Mannix (a man who claims to be Red Rock's new sheriff). Lost in a blizzard, the bunch seeks refuge at Minnie's Haberdashery. When they arrive they are greeted by unfamiliar faces: Bob, who claims to be taking care of the place while Minnie is gone; Oswaldo Mobray, the hangman of Red Rock; Joe Gage, a cow puncher; and confederate general Sanford Smithers. As the storm overtakes the mountainside, the eight travelers come to learn that they might not make it to Red Rock after all... (Read More)
Subgenre: | independent film |
Themes: | murderrevenge |
Characters: | sherifftough guy |
Story: | confederate uniformcivil war veteranpost civil warconfederatemexicanshot in the stomachcowboyshot in the legrevolverriflegunfightshotgunshot in the chestfistfightshootout β¦pistolsurprise endingbloodviolence (See All) |
John Rambo's former Vietnam superior, Colonel Samuel Trautman, has been assigned to lead a mission to help the Mujahedeen rebels who are fighting the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan, but the Buddhist Rambo turns down Trautman's request that Rambo help out. When the mission goes belly up and Trautman β¦is kidnapped and tortured by Russian Colonel Zaysen, Rambo launches a rescue effort and allies himself with the Mujahedeen rebels and gets their help in trying to rescue Trautman from Zaysen. (Read More)
Subgenre: | cult filmindependent film |
Themes: | prisonrevengemurder |
Characters: | tough guy |
Story: | captured by enemycavalryprisoner of warcolonelhorse ridingshot in the legambushrifleshowdowngunfightshotgunfistfightshootoutpistolsurprise ending β¦explosionviolencesequel (See All) |
Lt. John Dunbar is dubbed a hero after he accidentally leads Union troops to a victory during the Civil War. He requests a position on the western frontier, but finds it deserted. He soon finds out he is not alone, but meets a wolf he dubs "Two-socks" and a curious Indian tribe. Dunbar quickly makes β¦ friends with the tribe, and discovers a white woman who was raised by the Indians. He gradually earns the respect of these native people, and sheds his white-man's ways. (Read More)
Subgenre: | independent film |
Themes: | murder |
Characters: | tough guysoldier |
Period: | 1860s |
Story: | repeating rifleamerican civil warhorseback ridingprisoner of warcivil warcowboyarmyambushrevolvergunfightshootoutpistolviolenceblood |
After accomplishing the assignment of dismantling a human trafficking organization, the former military and drifter Jack Reacher goes to Washington to invite his liaison, Major Susan Turner, to have dinner with him. However, he meets her substitute, Colonel Sam Morgan, who explains that Major Turner β¦ has been arrested and accused of espionage. Jack seeks out her veteran lawyer, Colonel Bob Moorcroft, who explains that Major Turner has also been accused of the murders of two soldiers in Afghanistan. Further, he also tells Jack he is being sued, accused by a woman of being the father of her fifteen year-old daughter, Samantha. When Moorcroft is murdered, Jack is accused of being the killer and sent to a prison. He sees that Turner and he have been framed and also that Turner will be killed by two assassins. However, he rescues her and they flee. Soon, they realize that there is a conspiracy involving military people from the army and a government contractor that is a powerful arms dealer. Jack also learns that Samantha is in danger and Turner and he rescue her. They decide to protect her since a skilled assassin is hunting them down while they try to find the motive of the conspiracy. Who can be trusted? (Read More)
Themes: | prisonmurderrevenge |
Locations: | hotel |
Characters: | sherifftough guysoldier |
Story: | woman kills a mangash in the faceveterangun battlecolonelsergeantcaptainscarshot in the legarmyambushsecond partshowdowngunfightarrest β¦shot in the chestfistfightshootoutpistolsurprise endingexplosionviolencebloodsequel (See All) |