Sort by Popularity - Most Popular Movies and TV Shows tagged with keyword "contemporary-western"

51. Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia (1974)

R | 112 min | Action, Crime, Drama

An American barroom pianist and his prostitute girlfriend go on a trip through the Mexican underworld to collect the bounty on the head of a dead gigolo.

Director: Sam Peckinpah | Stars: Warren Oates, Isela Vega, Robert Webber, Gig Young

Votes: 21,620 | Gross: $0.58M

52. Wanda Nevada (1979)

PG | 107 min | Comedy, Mystery, Romance

A drifter named Beaudray Demerille wins a young orphan named Wanda in a poker game and takes her gold prospecting in the Grand Canyon.

Director: Peter Fonda | Stars: Peter Fonda, Brooke Shields, Fiona Lewis, Luke Askew

Votes: 1,532 | Gross: $2.41M

53. Montana Story (2021)

R | 114 min | Drama

Two estranged siblings return home to the sprawling ranch they once knew and loved, confronting a deep and bitter family legacy against a mythic American backdrop.

Directors: Scott McGehee, David Siegel | Stars: Haley Lu Richardson, Owen Teague, Gilbert Owuor, Kimberly Guerrero

Votes: 3,434

54. Far Cry 5 (2018 Video Game)

M | Action, Adventure, Crime

A deputy is sent to the town of Hope County to arrest Joseph Seed, a corrupt evangelical religious leader who rules the town with the help of his disturbed followers.

Director: Patrick Methe | Stars: Greg Bryk, Mark Pellegrino, Seamus Dever, Jenessa Grant

Votes: 9,158

55. Vegas (2012–2013)

914 min | Action, Crime, Drama

Ralph Lamb, a former MP for the US Army, becomes sheriff. His brother, Jack, and his son, Dixon, are deputized. Meanwhile, Vincent Savino comes from Chicago to Vegas to run The Savoy hotel and casino.

Stars: Dennis Quaid, Michael Chiklis, Carrie-Anne Moss, Taylor Handley

Votes: 7,571

56. Bacurau (2019)

Not Rated | 131 min | Action, Adventure, Drama

After the death of her grandmother, Teresa comes home to her matriarchal village in a near-future Brazil to find a succession of sinister events that mobilizes all of its residents.

Directors: Juliano Dornelles, Kleber Mendonça Filho | Stars: Bárbara Colen, Thomas Aquino, Silvero Pereira, Thardelly Lima

Votes: 30,825

57. Disturbing the Peace (2020)

R | 91 min | Action, Thriller

A small-town marshal who hasn't carried a gun since he left the Texas Rangers after a tragic shooting, must pick up his gun again to battle with a gang of outlaw bikers that has invaded the town to pull off a brazen and violent heist.

Director: York Alec Shackleton | Stars: Guy Pearce, Devon Sawa, Kelly Greyson, Michael Sirow

Votes: 3,619

58. New Bandits (2023– )

18+ | Action, Crime, Drama

Ubaldo receives an inheritance that will change his destiny for good. In the heart of the northeast desert, he'll become the leader of a pack of ruthless bandits, fulfilling the legacy of his biological father - a mythical "Cangaceiro".

Stars: Adélio Lima, Bruno Goya, Ênio Cavalcante, Joálisson Cunha

Votes: 2,872

59. From Dusk Till Dawn 2: Texas Blood Money (1999 Video)

R | 88 min | Crime, Horror, Thriller

Five career criminals gather in Mexico to pull off a bank heist. They soon realize that they are up against far more frightening creatures than the police pursuing them.

Director: Scott Spiegel | Stars: Robert Patrick, Bo Hopkins, Duane Whitaker, Muse Watson

Votes: 17,458

60. Deputy (2020)

TV-14 | 44 min | Action, Crime, Drama

Deputy Bill Hollister, a career lawman who is very comfortable kicking down doors but utterly lost in a staff meeting, becomes acting sheriff of Los Angeles County when the sheriff drops dead.

Stars: Stephen Dorff, Yara Martinez, Brian Van Holt, Bex Taylor-Klaus

Votes: 5,934

61. The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada (2005)

R | 121 min | Adventure, Crime, Drama

Ranch foreman Pete Perkins looks to fulfill the promise to his recently deceased best friend by burying him in his hometown in Mexico.

Director: Tommy Lee Jones | Stars: Tommy Lee Jones, Barry Pepper, Dwight Yoakam, January Jones

Votes: 41,939 | Gross: $5.02M

62. Extreme Prejudice (1987)

R | 105 min | Action, Crime, Drama

A Texas Ranger and a ruthless narcotics kingpin - they were childhood friends, now they are adversaries...

Director: Walter Hill | Stars: Nick Nolte, Powers Boothe, Michael Ironside, Maria Conchita Alonso

Votes: 8,820 | Gross: $11.31M

63. The Hero (I) (2017)

R | 96 min | Drama, Romance

An ailing movie star comes to terms with his past and mortality.

Director: Brett Haley | Stars: Sam Elliott, Laura Prepon, Krysten Ritter, Nick Offerman

Votes: 10,484 | Gross: $4.08M

64. Lonely Are the Brave (1962)

Approved | 107 min | Drama, Western

A fiercely independent cowboy gets himself locked up in prison to escape with an old friend.

Director: David Miller | Stars: Kirk Douglas, Gena Rowlands, Walter Matthau, Michael Kane

Votes: 10,023

65. Comes a Horseman (1978)

PG | 118 min | Drama, Romance, Western

A brave and proud woman struggles for her land, finding help and something more in unexpected way.

Director: Alan J. Pakula | Stars: James Caan, Jane Fonda, Jason Robards, George Grizzard

Votes: 3,456

66. The Last Movie (1971)

R | 108 min | Drama

After a film production wraps in Peru, an American wrangler decides to stay behind to witness the ways that filmmaking affects the locals.

Director: Dennis Hopper | Stars: Julie Adams, Daniel Ades, Richmond L. Aguilar, John Alderman

Votes: 2,669

67. Sky King (1951–1962)

TV-PG | 30 min | Adventure, Drama, Family

Fly plane... Bust bad guys... Fuss with niece and nephew... Eat Peter Pan Peanut Butter... Dat's it!

Stars: Kirby Grant, Gloria Winters, Ewing Mitchell, Ron Hagerthy

Votes: 567

68. Wild Horses (2015)

R | 100 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

A detective opens up a fifteen-year-old missing persons case, and begins to suspect that the missing boy was murdered, and that a local rancher was involved.

Director: Robert Duvall | Stars: Robert Duvall, James Franco, Darien Willardson, Angie Cepeda

Votes: 3,943

69. Junior Bonner (1972)

PG | 100 min | Drama, Western

Ace Bonner returns to Arizona several years after he abandoned his family, Junior Bonner is a wild young man. Against the typical rodeo championship, family drama erupts.

Director: Sam Peckinpah | Stars: Steve McQueen, Robert Preston, Ida Lupino, Ben Johnson

Votes: 6,862 | Gross: $0.15M

70. Thar (2022)

TV-MA | 108 min | Action, Crime, Drama

A mysterious stranger arrives in a village situated in the Thar desert and crosses paths with a veteran cop investigating a case of brutal killings.

Director: Raj Singh Chaudhary | Stars: Anil Kapoor, Harshvardhan Kapoor, Fatima Sana Shaikh, Jitendra Joshi

Votes: 8,002

71. Saints Row: The Third (2011 Video Game)

M | Action, Comedy, Crime

After the Saints have transformed from a small town street gang to pop culture giants, they decide to take over another city called Steelport.

Director: Keith Arem | Stars: Burt Reynolds, Daniel Dae Kim, Hulk Hogan, Sasha Grey

Votes: 6,762

72. The Last Cowboy (2003 TV Movie)

PG | 100 min | Drama, Western

After an eight year absence, a headstrong woman returns to her Texas home for her grandfather's funeral and locks horns with her father.

Director: Joyce Chopra | Stars: Jennie Garth, Lance Henriksen, M.C. Gainey, Bradley Cooper

Votes: 691

73. How the West Was Fun (1994 TV Movie)

Not Rated | 96 min | Comedy, Family, Western

Olsen twins Mary-Kate and Ashley lead the battle of wits and wills to save their beloved ranch in the feature length comedy How The West Was Fun.

Director: Stuart Margolin | Stars: Mary-Kate Olsen, Ashley Olsen, Martin Mull, Michele Greene

Votes: 2,031

74. Death in Texas (2020)

101 min | Action, Drama

Just out of prison, Billy Walker returns to El Paso to find his mom dying of liver failure but low on the transplant list. However, the border offers other, darker options.

Director: Scott Windhauser | Stars: Bruce Dern, Ronnie Gene Blevins, Clark Harris, Daniel Steven Gonzalez

Votes: 829

75. Guns, Girls and Gambling (2012)

Not Rated | 90 min | Crime, Thriller

5 Elvis impersonators stay long after the contest playing poker, when a valuable mask is stolen from the Indian casino. Killers, incl. a sexy, blonde assassin, hunt down the Elvises to get the mask.

Director: Michael Winnick | Stars: Christian Slater, Powers Boothe, Dane Cook, Jeff Fahey

Votes: 4,800

76. The Head of Joaquín Murrieta (2023– )

39 min | Action, Western

Follows the adventures of Joaquín Murrieta and Carrillo as they unite to face a common enemy.

Stars: Liam Sharpe, Juan Manuel Bernal, Steve Wilcox, Michael Wilson Morgan

Votes: 669

77. The Last Victim (2021)

112 min | Action, Adventure, Crime

The Last Victim is a Neo Western thriller set in the American southwest, following Sheriff Hickey trying to solve the worst case he has seen in his small town, likely caused by a violent local gang led by a fearsome criminal.

Director: Naveen A. Chathapuram | Stars: Ali Larter, Ralph Ineson, Ron Perlman, Tahmoh Penikett

Votes: 1,042

78. Gumby: The Movie (1995)

Not Rated | 90 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy

In this offshoot of the 1950s "claymation" cartoon series, the crazy Blockheads threaten to ruin Gumby's benefit concert by replacing the entire city of Clokeytown with robots.

Director: Art Clokey | Stars: Dal McKennon, Art Clokey, Gloria Clokey, Manny La Carruba

Votes: 1,046 | Gross: $0.06M

79. Borderline (1980)

PG | 97 min | Action, Drama

On the U.S.-Mexican border, border cop Jeb Maynard is hunting for a human smuggler responsible for Jeb's partner's murder.

Director: Jerrold Freedman | Stars: Charles Bronson, Bruno Kirby, Bert Remsen, Michael Lerner

Votes: 2,406

80. North of 60 (1992–1998)

60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

A mystery drama series about trials and tribulations of Aboriginal people in the fictional town of Lynx River, Northwest Territories.

Stars: Tina Keeper, Tracey Cook, Tom Jackson, Timothy Webber

Votes: 656

81. Christmas at the Ranch (2021)

94 min | Romance

When Haley Hollis returns to her family ranch to try and save it from closure, she wasn't banking on spending so much time with ranch hand Kate - or falling for her.

Director: Christin Baker | Stars: Amanda Righetti, Lindsay Wagner, Laur Allen, Archie Kao

Votes: 741

82. A Night in Old Mexico (2013)

Not Rated | 103 min | Adventure, Drama, Western

After being forced to sell his family ranch to developers, a financially strapped, but proud senior citizen, and his estranged grandson, find themselves targeted by drug dealers in search of a missing money bag.

Director: Emilio Aragón | Stars: Robert Duvall, Jeremy Irvine, Angie Cepeda, Luis Tosar

Votes: 3,949

83. The Ride (I) (1997)

PG | 101 min | Drama, Family, Sport

A has-been cowboy is given a second chance at the hands of an unexpected teacher.

Director: Michael O. Sajbel | Stars: Michael Biehn, Brock Pierce, Charles Young, Clarence Felder

Votes: 540 | Gross: $0.19M

84. Stay Away, Joe (1968)

PG | 102 min | Comedy, Musical, Romance

A mixed-race American Indian rodeo champ returns to the reservation to help his people out.

Director: Peter Tewksbury | Stars: Elvis Presley, Burgess Meredith, Joan Blondell, Katy Jurado

Votes: 1,535

85. Broken Horses (2015)

R | 101 min | Action, Crime, Drama

The bonds of brotherhood, the laws of loyalty, and the futility of violence in the shadows of the US Mexico border gang wars.

Director: Vidhu Vinod Chopra | Stars: Henry Shotwell, Thomas Jane, Nicholas Neve, Sean Patrick Flanery

Votes: 2,331 | Gross: $0.04M

86. Red Hill (2010)

R | 95 min | Drama, Thriller, Western

A young police officer must survive his first day's duty in a small country town.

Director: Patrick Hughes | Stars: Ryan Kwanten, Steve Bisley, Tommy Lewis, Claire van der Boom

Votes: 9,097 | Gross: $0.02M

87. The Lusty Men (1952)

Passed | 113 min | Action, Drama, Sport

Retired rodeo champion Jeff McCloud agrees to mentor novice rodeo contestant Wes Merritt against the wishes of Merritt's wife who fears the dangers of this rough sport.

Directors: Nicholas Ray, Robert Parrish | Stars: Susan Hayward, Robert Mitchum, Arthur Kennedy, Arthur Hunnicutt

Votes: 3,674

88. My Heroes Have Always Been Cowboys (1991)

PG | 106 min | Drama, Western

A rodeo rider decides to quit his line of work after a serious injury, but when he visits his family and finds out that his dad is not well, he'll have to risk it one more time.

Director: Stuart Rosenberg | Stars: Scott Glenn, Kate Capshaw, Ben Johnson, Tess Harper

Votes: 720 | Gross: $3.60M

89. Hearts of the West (1975)

PG | 102 min | Comedy, Western

During the 1930s, Lewis Tate aspires to be the next great American Western writer. When he travels to California, he's recruited by Bert Kessler, a Hollywood unit manager, to star in a series of low-rent Westerns.

Director: Howard Zieff | Stars: Jeff Bridges, Andy Griffith, Donald Pleasence, Blythe Danner

Votes: 1,768

90. McLeod's Daughters (1996 TV Movie)

60 min | Drama, Western

Following the death of her mother, Tess Silverman travels to Drover's Run, the farm where she spent the first few years of her life. Drover's is a rural cattle property in South Australia, ... See full summary »

Director: Michael Offer | Stars: Tammy Macintosh, Kris McQuade, Mercia Deane-Johns, Simone Kessell

Votes: 459

91. The Sheriff of Cochise (1956–1959)

30 min | Crime, Drama, Western

While this sounds like a western, "The Sheriff of Cochise" was a contemporary police drama set in Cochise County, Arizona. Stories seemed strangely similar to "Highway Patrol," emphasizing ... See full summary »

Stars: John Bromfield, Stan Jones, Roy Engel, Joe Kirk

Votes: 101

92. Out of the Wild (2019)

Not Rated | 98 min | Crime, Drama, Romance

Out of the Wild is the story of Henry McBride, a down and out cowboy with a painful past he can't drink away. Living on his last dollar with nowhere to go, he ends up working the last place... See full summary »

Director: Paul Krizan | Stars: John Diehl, Jean Louisa Kelly, Benjamin Ashbrook, Kevin McCorkle

Votes: 622

93. Peacemakers (2003)

Action, Crime, Drama

In the late 1800's a new addition to law enforcement is evolving. Forensic science is in its infancy and the Wild West will never be the same. Enter Federal Marshal Jared Stone, the product... See full summary »

Stars: Tom Berenger, Peter O'Meara, Amy Carlson, Colby Johannson

Votes: 691

94. Outlaws (1986–1987)

60 min | Crime, Sci-Fi, Western

Five cowboys are sent forward in time from 1899 to 1986, where they start their own detective agency.

Stars: Rod Taylor, William Lucking, Charles Napier, Patrick Houser

Votes: 172

95. Billy Jack Goes to Washington (1977)

Not Rated | 155 min | Drama, Thriller

After a Senator suddenly dies after completing (and sealing) an investigation into the nuclear power industry, the remaining Senator and the state Governor must decide on a person who will ... See full summary »

Director: Tom Laughlin | Stars: Tom Laughlin, Delores Taylor, E.G. Marshall, Teresa Kelly

Votes: 823

96. Twister's Revenge! (1988)

Not Rated | 90 min | Action, Comedy, Sci-Fi

Three bumbling criminals have been trying to get their hands on the computerized control system of Mr. Twister, a talking monster truck with a mind of its own.

Director: Bill Rebane | Stars: Dean West, Meredith Orr, David Alan Smith, R. Richardson Luka

Votes: 462

97. Man in the Shadow (I) (1957)

Approved | 80 min | Action, Crime, Drama

Virgil Renchler owns most of the town, providing a thriving economy. When his men go too far and kill one of his migrant workmen, the sheriff goes after him, even if it means his job and everyone else's.

Director: Jack Arnold | Stars: Jeff Chandler, Orson Welles, Colleen Miller, Ben Alexander

Votes: 1,232

98. The Escape of Prisoner 614 (2018)

PG-13 | 97 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy

Two inept, small-town Sheriff's Deputies catch an escaped prisoner that they believe was wrongly convicted.

Director: Zach Golden | Stars: Ron Perlman, Martin Starr, Jake McDorman, George Sample III

Votes: 920

99. Filthy Animals (2024)

96 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama | Completed

Two misfits hunt sexual predators on Christmas Eve.

Director: James T. North | Stars: Raymond J. Barry, Austan Wheeler, Ryan Patrick Brown, Mena Elizabeth Santos

100. Fallout: Red Star (2013– )

Action, Drama, Sci-Fi

Set in the Fallout game universe, this fan film follows the ranger on a mission to find a person of interest.

Stars: Cameron Diskin, Catherine Carlen, Toni Wynne, Ed O'Ross

Votes: 452