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A rabbi from Poland goes to America to lead a Jewish community. When he arrives in America he is hijacked and has to work his way across the country. On the way he meets up with a bank robber and they form a friendship, have many (mis)adventures including being captured by Indians.
Subgenre: | buddy comedyslapstick comedyfish out of water |
Themes: | robberyheroescape |
Locations: | san francisco californiashootout on a beachdesertsmall town |
Characters: | jewnative american |
Period: | 1850s |
Story: | outlaw gangcowboy shirtcowboy bootscowboy hatfinal showdownwestern herocomic herohorse chasebank robberystreet shootoutnative american tribenative american attackjewish humorwestern townspurs β¦cowboys and outlawssaddlebuddy moviecolt .45long brown hairgunfightersix shooterold westwild westsaloonbank robberrabbiquick drawtwo man armyoutlawbeardlove interestcowboybrunettesnakecaliforniaambushrevolvershowdowngunfighthorseshootoutpistolviolencekiss (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.
Themes: | hero |
Locations: | small town |
Story: | outlaw gangcowboy shirtcowboy bootscowboy hatwestern herostreet shootoutwestern towncowboys and outlawssaddlecolt .45gunfightersix shooterold westwild westsaloon β¦quick drawoutlawcowboyambushrevolvershowdowngunfighthorseshootoutpistolkissviolence (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.
Themes: | hero |
Locations: | desert |
Story: | outlaw gangcowboy shirtcowboy bootscowboy hatwestern herohorse chasestreet shootoutwestern towncowboys and outlawscolt .45gunfightersix shootersaloonquick drawoutlaw β¦cowboyambushrevolvershowdowngunfighthorseshootoutpistolkissviolence (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)
Themes: | hero |
Story: | outlaw gangcowboy shirtcowboy bootscowboy hatwestern herohorse chasestreet shootoutwestern townspurscowboys and outlawscolt .45gunfightersix shooterquick drawoutlaw β¦cowboyambushrevolvershowdowngunfighthorseshootoutpistolviolencekiss (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: | hero |
Locations: | small town |
Story: | outlaw gangcowboy shirtcowboy bootscowboy hatwestern herostreet shootoutwestern townspurscowboys and outlawscolt .45long brown hairgunfightersix shooterquick drawoutlaw β¦cowboybrunettecaliforniarevolvershowdowngunfighthorseshootoutpistolviolencekiss (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.
Themes: | hero |
Locations: | desertsmall town |
Characters: | native american |
Story: | outlaw gangcowboy shirtcowboy bootscowboy hatwestern herohorse chasestreet shootoutnative american attackwestern towncowboys and outlawscolt .45six shooteroutlawcowboybrunette β¦ambushrevolvershowdowngunfightshootoutpistolkiss (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)
Locations: | desertsmall town |
Story: | outlaw gangcowboy shirtcowboy bootscowboy hatwestern herohorse chasestreet shootoutwestern towncowboys and outlawsgunfightersix shootersaloonquick drawcowboyambush β¦revolvershowdowngunfighthorseshootoutpistolkissviolence (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)
Themes: | escape |
Characters: | native american |
Story: | outlaw gangcowboy shirtcowboy bootscowboy hathorse chasestreet shootoutwestern towncowboys and outlawssaddlesix shooterquick drawoutlawcowboyambushshowdown β¦gunfighthorseshootoutpistol (See All) |
The Ultimate Western Spoof. A town where everyone seems to be named Johnson is in the way of the railroad. In order to grab their land, Hedley Lemar ('Harvey Korman' (qv)), a politically connected nasty person, sends in his henchmen to make the town unlivable. After the sheriff is killed, the town d β¦emands a new sheriff from the Governor ('Mel Brooks' (qv)). Hedley convinces him to send the town the first Black sheriff ('Cleavon Little' (qv)) in the west. Bart is a sophisticated urbanite who will have some difficulty winning over the townspeople. (Read More)
Subgenre: | slapstick comedy |
Themes: | hero |
Locations: | desertsmall town |
Characters: | native american |
Story: | outlaw gangcowboy shirtcowboy bootscowboy hatwestern herocomic herojewish humorwestern towncowboys and outlawscolt .45gunfightersix shootersaloonquick drawoutlaw β¦cowboyrevolvershowdowngunfightshootoutkiss (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)
Themes: | escape |
Locations: | desertsmall town |
Characters: | native american |
Story: | outlaw gangcowboy shirtcowboy bootscowboy hathorse chasestreet shootoutwestern towncowboys and outlawscolt .45gunfightersix shooterquick drawoutlawlove interestcowboy β¦ambushrevolvershowdowngunfighthorseshootoutpistolkissviolence (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)
Themes: | hero |
Locations: | small town |
Story: | outlaw gangcowboy shirtcowboy bootscowboy hatfinal showdownwestern herobank robberystreet shootoutwestern towncowboys and outlawssix shooterwild westsaloonbank robberquick draw β¦two man armybeardcowboyambushrevolvershowdowngunfighthorseshootoutpistolviolence (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)
Themes: | hero |
Locations: | desertsmall town |
Characters: | native american |
Story: | outlaw gangcowboy shirtcowboy bootscowboy hatwestern herostreet shootoutwestern towncolt .45gunfightersix shootersaloonquick drawoutlawcowboyambush β¦revolvershowdowngunfightshootoutkissviolence (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.
Themes: | heroescape |
Locations: | desertsmall town |
Story: | outlaw gangcowboy shirtcowboy bootscowboy hathorse chasewestern towncowboys and outlawssix shooterwild westsaloonquick drawoutlawcowboyambushrevolver β¦showdowngunfighthorseshootoutpistolviolence (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)
Locations: | desertsmall town |
Characters: | native american |
Story: | cowboy shirtcowboy bootscowboy hatstreet shootoutwestern townspurscowboys and outlawscolt .45gunfightersix shootersaloonquick drawoutlawcowboyambush β¦revolvershowdowngunfightshootoutpistolviolencekiss (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)
Themes: | hero |
Locations: | desert |
Characters: | native american |
Story: | outlaw gangcowboy shirtcowboy bootscowboy hatwestern herobank robberycowboys and outlawsgunfightersaloonquick drawoutlawcowboysnakeambushrevolver β¦showdowngunfightshootoutpistol (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)
Subgenre: | buddy comedy |
Themes: | hero |
Locations: | desert |
Story: | cowboy bootscowboy hatwestern herobuddy moviesix shooterwild westquick drawtwo man armylove interestcowboyrevolvershowdowngunfightshootoutpistol β¦violence (See All) |
Three out of work silent movie actors are accidentally drawn to a Mexican village that is being harassed by a gang of outlaws. The three, 'Ned', 'Lucky Day' and 'Dusty Bottoms' play 'Lone Ranger' types in their movies, but must play their parts for real now.
Subgenre: | slapstick comedy |
Themes: | heroescape |
Locations: | desertsmall town |
Story: | western herocomic herohorse chasecolt .45six shootersaloonquick drawlove interestcowboyrevolvershowdowngunfighthorseshootout |
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: | buddy comedyfish out of water |
Themes: | robberyescape |
Locations: | desertsmall town |
Story: | cowboy shirtcowboy bootscowboy hatfinal showdownbank robberystreet shootoutspurssaloonbank robbercowboyambushrevolvershowdowngunfighthorse β¦shootoutpistolviolencekiss (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)
Themes: | hero |
Locations: | desertsmall town |
Characters: | native american |
Story: | western herohorse chasestreet shootoutwestern towngunfightersix shootersaloonoutlawcowboyambushrevolvershowdowngunfighthorseshootout β¦pistolviolencekiss (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)
Themes: | robbery |
Locations: | desertsmall town |
Characters: | native american |
Story: | outlaw gangcowboy hatbank robberystreet shootoutcowboys and outlawsgunfighteroutlawcowboyambushrevolvershowdowngunfighthorseshootoutpistol β¦violence (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)
Themes: | robberyheroescape |
Locations: | desertsmall town |
Story: | cowboy shirtcowboy bootscowboy hatfinal showdownwestern herowestern towncowboys and outlawssix shooterwild westtwo man armyoutlawbeardcowboyambushrevolver β¦showdowngunfighthorseshootoutpistolviolence (See All) |
Story of a young woman, Mrs. McBain, who moves from New Orleans to frontier Utah, on the very edge of the American West. She arrives to find her new husband and family slaughtered, but by whom? The prime suspect, coffee-lover Cheyenne, befriends her and offers to go after the real killer, assassin g β¦ang leader Frank, in her honor. He is accompanied by Harmonica, a man already on a quest to get even. (Read More)
Locations: | desertsmall town |
Characters: | native american |
Story: | outlaw gangcowboy bootsstreet shootoutcowboys and outlawslong brown hairgunfighterold westwild westsaloonquick drawcowboybrunetterevolvershowdowngunfight β¦horseshootoutpistolkissviolence (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)
Themes: | robberyescape |
Locations: | desert |
Story: | outlaw gangbank robberystreet shootoutcowboys and outlawslong brown hairtwo man armyoutlawcowboybrunettesnakeambushshowdowngunfighthorseshootout β¦pistolviolence (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)
Themes: | robberyescape |
Locations: | desertsmall town |
Characters: | native american |
Story: | outlaw gangcowboy bootscowboy hatwestern herohorse chasewestern townspurscolt .45six shootersaloonquick drawoutlawcowboyambushrevolver β¦showdowngunfighthorseshootoutpistolviolence (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: | robberyhero |
Locations: | small town |
Story: | cowboy bootscowboy hatstreet shootoutcowboys and outlawscolt .45six shooterold westsaloonquick drawcowboyrevolvershowdowngunfighthorseshootout β¦pistolviolencekiss (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: | robberyescape |
Story: | outlaw gangcowboy bootscowboy hatwestern herohorse chasestreet shootoutwestern towncowboys and outlawssaddlegunfightersaloonbank robberoutlawcowboyambush β¦revolvershowdowngunfighthorseshootoutpistolkissviolence (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: | escape |
Locations: | desertsmall town |
Characters: | native american |
Story: | cowboy hatfinal showdownhorse chasewestern towngunfightersix shootersaloonquick drawoutlawcowboycaliforniaambushrevolvershowdownhorse β¦shootoutpistolviolence (See All) |
John Smith is an amoral gunslinger in the days of Prohibition. On the lam from his latest (unspecified) exploits, he happens upon the town of Jericho, Texas. Actually, calling Jericho a town would be too generous--it has become more like a ghost town, since two warring gangs have 'driven off all the β¦ decent folk.' Smith sees this as an opportunity to play both sides off against each other, earning himself a nice piece of change as a hired gun. Despite his strictly avowed mercenary intentions, he finds himself risking his life for his, albeit skewed, sense of honor.... (Read More)
Themes: | hero |
Locations: | desertsmall town |
Story: | cowboy shirtcowboy bootscowboy hatwestern towncolt .45gunfightersix shooterquick drawcowboyambushrevolvershowdowngunfightshootoutpistol β¦kissviolence (See All) |
Oddball cop and tough guy, Jack Cates is the only survivor of a cop shooting and in hunting down the murderer collects Reggie Hammond from jail for 48 hours. Hammond is oddly motivated to help. The killer is searching for his stash of cash. Cates and Hammond who have the Black-white, cop-crook thing β¦ to work out make surprisingly good partners as they navigate through the city looking for their suspect. (Read More)
Themes: | hero |
Locations: | san francisco california |
Characters: | native american |
Story: | cowboy hatstreet shootoutbuddy movielong brown hairsix shooterquick drawtwo man armybrunetterevolvershowdowngunfightshootoutpistolviolencekiss |
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: | heroescape |
Characters: | native american |
Story: | outlaw gangwestern townspursgunfightersix shootersaloonquick drawtwo man armyoutlawcowboyrevolvershowdowngunfighthorseshootout β¦pistolviolence (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)
Subgenre: | buddy comedyslapstick comedy |
Themes: | escape |
Locations: | san francisco californiadesertsmall town |
Characters: | native american |
Story: | outlaw gangbank robberyold westwild westtwo man armyoutlawcowboyambushrevolvergunfighthorseshootoutviolence |
Themes: | heroescape |
Locations: | desert |
Characters: | native american |
Story: | cowboy bootscowboy hathorse chasesaddleold westcowboyambushshowdowngunfighthorseshootoutpistol |
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.
Themes: | hero |
Characters: | native american |
Story: | cowboy shirtcowboy bootscowboy hathorse chasesix shootercowboysnakeambushshowdowngunfighthorseshootoutpistol |
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)
Themes: | robberyescape |
Locations: | desert |
Characters: | native american |
Story: | outlaw gangcowboy bootscowboy hatsaddleold westwild westbank robberquick drawoutlawcowboyambushrevolverhorseshootoutpistol β¦violence (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)
Themes: | hero |
Characters: | native american |
Story: | cowboy shirtcowboy bootscowboy hatwestern herosix shootercowboyambushrevolvergunfighthorseshootoutpistolviolence |
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)
Story: | cowboy shirtcowboy bootscowboy hatwestern herosix shootertwo man armycowboysnakeambushrevolvershowdownhorseshootoutpistol |
Rango is a pet chameleon always on the lookout for action and adventure, except the fake kind, where he directs it and acts in it. After a car accident, he winds up in an old western town called Dirt. What this town needs the most is water, but they also need a hero and a sheriff. The thirsty Rango β¦instantly takes on the role of both and selfishly agrees to take on the case of their missing water. (Read More)
Themes: | robberyhero |
Locations: | desert |
Story: | cowboy hatbank robberywestern townsaloonoutlawcowboysnakegunfightpistol |
The Legendary Zorro goes off on another adventure to protect the future of California and its citizens. This time, he fights against evil-doers with the help of his beautiful wife, Elena, and their precocious young son, Joaquin. Alejandro De LaVega is torn between two worlds: his life as Zorro and h β¦is life as a family man. After Alejandro once again breaks his promise to stop wearing the mask, Elena leaves him, and soon begins seeing Armand, a haughty French Count. But a mysterious explosion in the desert leads Zorro to believe that there's more to Armand than meets the eye, and our hero is intent on finding out what that is. Little does he know, there are others working to uncover certain truths as well. (Read More)
Themes: | hero |
Locations: | desert |
Period: | 1850s |
Story: | cowboy bootscowboy hatoutlawbrunettecaliforniashowdowngunfighthorseshootoutkissviolence |
In Texas, after the death of his mother, the unemployed oil and gas worker Toby Howard is losing his ranch to the Texas Midlands Bank. Toby is divorced from his wife who lives with their two sons. When his brother Tanner Howard is released from the prison, they team up to rob agencies of the Texas M β¦idlands Bank to raise money to pay the loan so that Toby may leave the real estate to his sons. Meanwhile the Texas Ranger Marcus Hamilton who is near retirement and his Indian descendant partner Alberto Parker try to anticipate the next move of the thieves. (Read More)
Themes: | robberyescape |
Locations: | desertsmall town |
Characters: | native american |
Story: | cowboy hatfinal showdownbank robberystreet shootoutbank robberquick drawcowboyambushrevolvershowdowngunfighthorseshootoutpistolviolence |
Held yearly for centuries, the Ocean of Fire--a 3,000 mile survival race across the Arabian desert--was a challenge restricted to the finest Arabian horses ever bred, the purest and noblest lines, owned by the greatest royal families. In 1890, a wealthy sheik invited an American, Frank T. Hopkins, a β¦nd his horse to enter the race for the first time. During the course of his career, Hopkins was a cowboy and dispatch rider for the U.S. cavalry--and had once been billed as the greatest rider the West had ever known. The Sheik puts his claim to the test, pitting the American cowboy and his mustang, Hidalgo, against the world's greatest Arabian horses and Bedouin riders--some of whom are determined to prevent a foreigner from finishing the race. For Frank, the Ocean of Fire becomes not only a matter of pride and honor, but a race for his very survival as he and his horse attempt the impossible. (Read More)
Subgenre: | fish out of water |
Themes: | escape |
Locations: | desert |
Characters: | native american |
Story: | cowboy bootscowboy hatspurssaddlecolt .45six shootersalooncowboyambushrevolverhorsepistol |
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)
Themes: | hero |
Story: | outlaw gangstreet shootoutsaddlecolt .45six shooterold westsaloonquick drawambushrevolvershowdownshootoutpistol |
A triumphant epic of survival and a tale of powerful womanhood and resistance against the unforgiving cruelty of a hell on earth. Our heroine is Liz (Dakota Fanning), carved from the beautiful wilderness, full of heart and grit, hunted by a vengeful Preacher (Guy Pearce) - a diabolical zealot and he β¦r twisted nemesis. But Liz is a genuine survivor; she's no victim - a woman of fearsome strength who responds with astonishing bravery to claim the better life she and her daughter deserve. Fear not. Retribution is coming. (Read More)
Locations: | desertsmall town |
Story: | outlaw gangcowboy bootscowboy hatstreet shootoutwestern townspurscowboys and outlawssaloonquick drawcowboyrevolvergunfighthorseshootoutviolence |
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: | hero |
Story: | street shootoutsaddlegunfightersix shooterold westsaloonquick drawoutlawcowboyshowdowngunfighthorseshootoutpistolviolence β¦kiss (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)
Locations: | small town |
Characters: | native american |
Story: | street shootoutnative american attackold westsaloonquick drawtwo man armycowboyrevolvershowdowngunfighthorseshootoutpistolviolencekiss |
Subgenre: | slapstick comedy |
Themes: | heroescape |
Locations: | desertsmall town |
Story: | western herocomic herohorse chasecolt .45six shooterquick drawlove interestcowboyrevolvershowdowngunfighthorseshootout |
Sanjuro, a wandering samurai enters a rural town in nineteenth century Japan. After learning from the innkeeper that the town is divided between two gangsters, he plays one side off against the other. His efforts are complicated by the arrival of the wily Unosuke, the son of one of the gangsters, wh β¦o owns a revolver. Unosuke has Sanjuro beaten after he reunites an abducted woman with her husband and son, then massacres his father's opponents. During the slaughter, the samurai escapes with the help of the innkeeper; but while recuperating at a nearby temple, he learns of innkeeper's abduction by Unosuke, and returns to the town to confront him. (Read More)
Themes: | escape |
Locations: | small town |
Story: | outlaw gangstreet shootoutgunfightersix shooterrevolvershowdowngunfightshootoutpistolviolence |
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)
Story: | outlaw gangcowboy shirtcowboy bootscowboy hatsix shooterquick drawoutlawbeardcowboyrevolvergunfighthorseshootoutpistolviolence |
Counter-terrorist Jack Quinn misses his target, Stavros, on the eve of his final mission. From there, he is sent to "The Colony", a rebirth for presumed-dead assassins. He breaks free from there, and seeks the aid of Yaz, a weapons dealer, for his final battle with Stavros.
Subgenre: | buddy comedy |
Themes: | heroescape |
Story: | buddy moviequick drawtwo man armyshowdowngunfighthorseshootoutpistolviolencekiss |
'Slow West' follows a 16-year-old boy on a journey across 19th Century frontier America in search of the woman he loves, while accompanied by mysterious traveler Silas.
Themes: | robberyescape |
Characters: | native american |
Story: | outlaw gangcowboy hatold westoutlawgunfighthorseshootoutpistolviolencekiss |
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.
Themes: | escape |
Locations: | small town |
Story: | cowboy shirtcowboy hatquick drawoutlawcowboyrevolvershowdowngunfighthorseshootoutpistolkissviolence |