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1. Legends of the Fall (1994)
R | 133 min | Drama, Romance, War
In the early 1900s, three brothers and their father living in the remote wilderness of Montana are affected by betrayal, history, love, nature, and war.
Director: Edward Zwick | Stars: Brad Pitt, Anthony Hopkins, Aidan Quinn, Julia Ormond
Votes: 183,419 | Gross: $66.64M
2. The Perfect Storm (2000)
PG-13 | 130 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
An unusually intense storm pattern catches some commercial fishermen unaware and puts them in mortal danger.
Director: Wolfgang Petersen | Stars: George Clooney, Mark Wahlberg, John C. Reilly, Diane Lane
Votes: 178,231 | Gross: $182.62M
3. Lonesome Dove (1989)
TV-14 | 90 min | Adventure, Drama, Western
Two former Texas Rangers renew their spirit of adventure as they and several other residents of a small Texas town join a cattle drive to the Montana Territory.
Stars: Robert Duvall, Tommy Lee Jones, Danny Glover, Diane Lane
Votes: 25,992
4. The Black Stallion (1979)
G | 118 min | Adventure, Family, Sport
After being shipwrecked with a magnificent horse off the coast of Africa in the 1940s, a boy bonds with the stallion, and trains him to race after their rescue.
Director: Carroll Ballard | Stars: Kelly Reno, Mickey Rooney, Teri Garr, Clarence Muse
Votes: 14,061
5. The Cowboy Way (1994)
PG-13 | 102 min | Action, Comedy, Crime
Two childhood friends who are rodeo cowboys travel from New Mexico to New York City searching for a friend who disappeared while looking for his daughter, who's just been smuggled into the US from Cuba.
Director: Gregg Champion | Stars: Woody Harrelson, Kiefer Sutherland, Dylan McDermott, Ernie Hudson
Votes: 9,029 | Gross: $20.28M
6. 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: 3,938
7. Resurrection (1980)
PG | 103 min | Drama, Fantasy
A woman enters the afterlife briefly after a car crash that kills her husband. But she survives - and finds herself possessing strange powers.
Director: Daniel Petrie | Stars: Ellen Burstyn, Sam Shepard, Richard Farnsworth, Roberts Blossom
Votes: 3,422 | Gross: $3.91M
8. Country (1984)
PG | 105 min | Drama
Gilbert Ivy and his wife Jewell are farmers. They seem to be working against the odds, producing no financial surplus. Gilbert has lost hope of ever becoming prosperous, but his wife ... See full summary »
Director: Richard Pearce | Stars: Jessica Lange, Sam Shepard, Wilford Brimley, Matt Clark
Votes: 2,240 | Gross: $9.64M
9. Barbarosa (1982)
PG | 90 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
An inexperienced farm boy hooks up with a legendary outlaw in Mexico and both are soon on the run from the law, Mexican bandits, and two families bent on revenge.
Director: Fred Schepisi | Stars: Willie Nelson, Gary Busey, Isela Vega, Gilbert Roland
Votes: 2,078 | Gross: $1.74M
10. Honeysuckle Rose (1980)
PG | 119 min | Drama, Music, Romance
Buck is a country singer on the road caught in a romantic triangle with Viv and Lily, the daughter of his longtime musical sidekick.
Director: Jerry Schatzberg | Stars: Willie Nelson, Dyan Cannon, Amy Irving, Slim Pickens
Votes: 1,892 | Gross: $17.82M
11. Raggedy Man (1981)
R | 94 min | Drama
A divorcee with two sons has an affair with a young sailor passing through her Texas town in 1944.
Director: Jack Fisk | Stars: Sissy Spacek, Eric Roberts, Sam Shepard, William Sanderson
Votes: 1,834 | Gross: $1.98M
12. Red Headed Stranger (1986)
R | 105 min | Western
Revisionist western about fallen preacher Shay, who guns down his wife Raysha for running off with another man. Wandering, he meets single mom Laurie. However, helpless sheriff Scoby wants Shay to help him fight the villainous Clavers.
Director: William D. Wittliff | Stars: Willie Nelson, Morgan Fairchild, R.G. Armstrong, Royal Dano
Votes: 905
13.
Lonesome Dove (1989)
Episode:
Leaving
(1989)
TV-14 | 94 min | Adventure, Drama, Western
Two former Texas Rangers reunite with old friends and set off on an adventure.
Director: Simon Wincer | Stars: Robert Duvall, Tommy Lee Jones, Danny Glover, Diane Lane
Votes: 564
14.
Lonesome Dove (1989)
Episode:
Return
(1989)
TV-14 | 94 min | Adventure, Drama, Western
The drive reaches Montana, but it proves to be the biggest challenge of them all.
Director: Simon Wincer | Stars: Robert Duvall, Tommy Lee Jones, Danny Glover, Diane Lane
Votes: 522
15.
Lonesome Dove (1989)
Episode:
On the Trail
(1989)
TV-14 | 90 min | Adventure, Drama, Western
Woodrow and Gus are back in their old stomping grounds after they stop the cattle drive to look for a cook. Gus has a fateful encounter with a vengeful old foe.
Director: Simon Wincer | Stars: Robert Duvall, Tommy Lee Jones, Danny Glover, Diane Lane
Votes: 506
16.
Lonesome Dove (1989)
Episode:
The Plains
(1989)
TV-14 | 94 min | Adventure, Drama, Western
Gus and Lorena rejoin the cattle drive. Elmira makes her way to Ogallala, with July close on her heels. Jake's new partnership doesn't turn out as planned.
Director: Simon Wincer | Stars: Robert Duvall, Tommy Lee Jones, Danny Glover, Diane Lane
Votes: 495
17. Ned Blessing: The True Story of My Life (1992 TV Movie)
R | 97 min | Crime, Drama, Western
The ball stars rolling when Ned Blessing's father is murdered. On the strength of his reputation as a gunman, Blessing is hauled into court and accused of the crime.
Director: Peter Werner | Stars: Daniel Baldwin, Luis Avalos, Chris Cooper, Sean Baca
Votes: 174
18. Ned Blessing: The Story of My Life and Times (1993– )
95 min | Action, Adventure, Romance
This intriguing tale, where the "good-guy" isn't always good, begins in the Spartan cell of a small town jail. Old Ned Blessing, having lived a long and tumultuous life awaits a rendezvous ... See full summary »
Stars: Brad Johnson, Luis Avalos, Brenda Bakke, Rob Campbell
Votes: 71
19. On Story (2011– )
27 min | Talk-Show
A look inside the creative process of writers, creators and filmmakers.
Stars: Álvaro Rodríguez, Shane Black, Damon Lindelof, Scott Rosenberg
Votes: 56
20. Lone Justice 2 (1995)
PG-13 | 93 min | Drama, Western
After a six-year absence, Ned Blessing returns to his hometown with his sidekick Crecencio.
Director: Jack Bender | Stars: Brad Johnson, Luis Avalos, Brenda Bakke, Wes Studi
Votes: 44
21. Thaddeus Rose and Eddie (1978 TV Movie)
100 min | Drama
The story of two friends from Texas who are finally forced to face reality for themselves and for both of their girlfriends.
Director: Jack Starrett | Stars: Johnny Cash, Diane Ladd, Bo Hopkins, June Carter Cash
Votes: 36
22. Lone Justice: Showdown at Plum Creek (1996 Video)
PG | 95 min | Western
Ned Blessing, the sheriff of Plum Creek, has to fight a gang of outlaws.
Directors: Jack Bender, David Hemmings, Dan Lerner | Stars: Brad Johnson, Luis Avalos, Brenda Bakke, Wes Studi
Votes: 34
23. Willie Nelson: The Big Six-0 (1993 TV Special)
Documentary, Music
Director: James Yukich | Stars: Willie Nelson, Tom Arnold, Roseanne Barr, Clint Black
Votes: 24
24.
Ned Blessing: The Story of My Life and Times (1993– )
Episode:
Return to Plum Creek
(1993)
Action, Adventure, Romance
Ned returns to the town of Plum Creek in search of his father.
Director: Jack Bender | Stars: Brad Johnson, Luis Avalos, Brenda Bakke, Rob Campbell
Votes: 10
25.
Ned Blessing: The Story of My Life and Times (1993– )
Episode:
A Ghost Story
(1993)
PG-13 | Action, Adventure, Romance
Ned and the judge get possession of the dead sheriff's head and intend to bury it in the coffin with the body of the sheriff that was buried 4 years prior.
Director: Jack Bender | Stars: Brad Johnson, Luis Avalos, Brenda Bakke, Rob Campbell
26.
Ned Blessing: The Story of My Life and Times (1993– )
Episode:
Oscar
(1993)
PG | Action, Adventure, Romance
A visiting writer, Oscar Wilde, invites Wren to travel to Europe with him, forcing Ned to examine his feelings for her.
Director: David Hemmings | Stars: Brad Johnson, Luis Avalos, Brenda Bakke, Rob Campbell
27.
Ned Blessing: The Story of My Life and Times (1993– )
Episode:
The Smink Brothers
(1993)
PG-13 | Action, Adventure, Romance
Big Emma has summoned the Smink brothers to Plum Creek in another attempt to kill Ned.
Director: Dan Lerner | Stars: Brad Johnson, Luis Avalos, Brenda Bakke, Rob Campbell
28.
Ned Blessing: The Story of My Life and Times (1993– )
Episode:
Return of the Hooded Man
(1993)
PG | Action, Adventure, Romance
Two Texas Rangers bring a mute, hooded man into town to be hanged for killing another Texas Ranger. They want the Man held in the Plum Creek jail until they can find a suitable tree to hang him.
Director: Michael Ray Rhodes | Stars: Brad Johnson, Luis Avalos, Brenda Bakke, Rob Campbell
29.
On Story (2011– )
Episode:
Untitled Moon Project
(2011)
26 min | Talk-Show
Working within the studio system is discussed by the local filmmakers behind Office Space, Lonesome Dove and El mariachi. Featuring Mike Judge, Bill Wittliff and Robert Rodriguez.
30.
On Story (2011– )
Episode:
Trail Stories: The Making of Lonesome Dove
(2017)
Talk-Show
Producer Suzanne de Passe, screenwriter Bill Wittliff, and crew share stories about the making of Lonesome Dove, the movie adapted from the NYT bestselling novel by Larry McMurtry. From ... See full summary »
Stars: Suzanne De Passe, Dyson Lovell, Simon Wincer, William D. Wittliff