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1. Vertigo (1958)

PG | 128 min | Mystery, Romance, Thriller

A former San Francisco police detective juggles wrestling with his personal demons and becoming obsessed with the hauntingly beautiful woman he has been hired to trail, who may be deeply disturbed.

Director: Alfred Hitchcock | Stars: James Stewart, Kim Novak, Barbara Bel Geddes, Tom Helmore

Votes: 427,578 | Gross: $3.20M

2. Vampires (1998)

R | 108 min | Action, Horror, Thriller

Recovering from an ambush that killed his entire team, a vengeful vampire slayer must retrieve an ancient Catholic relic that, should it be acquired by vampires, will allow them to walk in sunlight.

Director: John Carpenter | Stars: James Woods, Daniel Baldwin, Sheryl Lee, Thomas Ian Griffith

Votes: 63,832 | Gross: $20.24M

3. Red Dead Redemption (2010 Video Game)

M | Action, Adventure, Crime

A former outlaw is forced by the federal government to hunt down the members of his old gang.

Stars: Rob Wiethoff, Josh Blaylock, Sophia Marzocchi, Spider Madison

Votes: 30,577

4. Trinity Is Still My Name (1971)

G | 117 min | Comedy, Western

Bambino tries to teach his brother Trinity how to become an outlaw, but the two wind up saving a pioneer family and breaking up an arms ring instead.

Director: Enzo Barboni | Stars: Terence Hill, Bud Spencer, Yanti Somer, Enzo Tarascio

Votes: 17,434

5. Gunfighters (1947)

Passed | 87 min | Western

Gunfighter Brazos Kane takes a job on a ranch but he is unjustly accused of killing fellow cowhand Bob Tyrell and must clear himself by finding the real killer.

Director: George Waggner | Stars: Randolph Scott, Barbara Britton, Dorothy Hart, Bruce Cabot

Votes: 918

6. Green Fire (1954)

Passed | 100 min | Adventure, Drama

In Colombia, mining engineer Rian Mitchell discovers Carrero, the lost emerald mine of the Conquistadors, but has to contend with notorious local bandit El Moro's gang and with coffee planter Catherine Knowland's love.

Director: Andrew Marton | Stars: Stewart Granger, Grace Kelly, Paul Douglas, John Ericson

Votes: 1,518

7. Charley-One-Eye (1973)

R | 96 min | Western

A black, Union Army deserter and his crippled American Indian hostage form a strained partnership in the interests of surviving the advancing threats of a racist bounty hunter and neighboring bandits.

Director: Don Chaffey | Stars: Richard Roundtree, Roy Thinnes, Nigel Davenport, Jill Pearson

Votes: 288

8. Pirates of Monterey (1947)

Passed | 77 min | Adventure, Drama, Romance

A woman journeys to Spanish California to marry a Spanish officer, but on the way she meets and falls in love with an American adventurer who is part of a movement to overthrow the Spanish in California.

Director: Alfred L. Werker | Stars: Maria Montez, Rod Cameron, Mikhail Rasumny, Phillip Reed

Votes: 145

9. The Gay Cavalier (1946)

Passed | 65 min | Drama, Western

The Cisco Kid (Gilbert Roland) sets out on a double mission of rescuing a girl from forsaking her true love by marrying a supposedly wealthy suitor to save the old family hacienda, and he ... See full summary »

Director: William Nigh | Stars: Gilbert Roland, Martin Garralaga, Nacho Galindo, Ramsay Ames

Votes: 91

10. Mark of the Renegade (1951)

Approved | 81 min | Adventure, Romance, Western

Set in 19th century California Marcos Zappa goes undercover as a pirate to expose the crooked Don Pedro Garcia.

Director: Hugo Fregonese | Stars: Ricardo Montalban, Cyd Charisse, J. Carrol Naish, Gilbert Roland

Votes: 249

11. Northwest Outpost (1947)

Approved | 91 min | Action, Drama, Music

The daughter of a Russian general arrives at Fort Ross American outpost with a slightly credible motive, hiding her true reasons which have to do with treason and blackmail. Yet she can not... See full summary »

Director: Allan Dwan | Stars: Nelson Eddy, Ilona Massey, Joseph Schildkraut, Elsa Lanchester

Votes: 128

12. For the Soul of Rafael (1920)

Passed | 70 min | Adventure, Drama, History

Marta Estevan is ready to leave the convent where she has been reared. Dona Luisa Artega, mother of Rafael and the young girl's guardian, arranges a marriage between the two, because she ... See full summary »

Director: Harry Garson | Stars: Clara Kimball Young, Bertram Grassby, Eugenie Besserer, Juan de la Cruz

Votes: 16

13. The Cavalier (1928)

Passed | Action, Adventure, Drama

The story takes place in old Mexico, where a masked rider (Talmadge) and an impoverished girl (Bedford) fall in love, against her father's wishes. When she leaves with him, her father sends... See full synopsis »

Director: Irvin Willat | Stars: Richard Talmadge, Barbara Bedford, Nora Cecil, David Torrence

Votes: 21

14. Captain Courtesy (1915)

Passed | 50 min | Action, Drama, History

In 1840, while California is ruled by Mexico, American settlers are in constant danger from Mexican marauders. After a band of Mexican soldiers led by American renegade George Granville ... See full summary »

Directors: Phillips Smalley, Lois Weber | Stars: Dustin Farnum, Winifred Kingston, Courtenay Foote, Herbert Standing

Votes: 17

15. Neighborhoods: The Hidden Cities of San Francisco - The Mission (1994 TV Movie)

56 min | Documentary

The story of San Francisco's oldest neighborhood, from Native American village, to Spanish Mission, to Gold Rush boomtown, to the dynamic changes of the 1990's. The documentary follows the ... See full summary »

Star: Isabel Allende

16. Way of the Padres (1948)

8 min | Documentary, Short

A travelogue of Southern California that shows the present day appearance of the country traversed by the friars of the old missions.

Director: Jack Darrock | Star: Lowell Thomas

17. Death Valley Days (1952–1970)
Episode: A Gift from Father Tapis (1970)

TV-PG | 25 min | Western

Father de la Cuesta has replaced the deceased Father Tapis and is curious why the padre ordered a hand organ for the mission. Father and Jose refuse to leave when Joaquin and his renegades become a threat, using the organ to save the day.

Director: Jean Yarbrough | Stars: Dale Robertson, Ned Romero, David McLean, Ruben Moreno

Votes: 25

18. Death Valley Days (1952–1970)
Episode: Let My People Go (1967)

TV-PG | 25 min | Western

The Chumash Indians, enslaved by Spanish soldiers in early day California, rebel against their captors. Their leader Paconio realizes they are trapped in the mission and talks with the Padre to find a solution.

Director: Denver Pyle | Stars: Jay Novello, Michael Keep, Valentin de Vargas, Ruben Moreno

Votes: 27

19. The Restless Gun (1957–1959)
Episode: The Child (1957)

TV-PG | 30 min | Western

On Christmas Eve Bonner and the Marshal capture "El Bruto," a super-strong but mute giant of a man accused of murder. The three men seek refuge for the night in a Spanish Mission where the ... See full summary »

Director: Edward Ludwig | Stars: John Payne, James Gleason, Dan Blocker, Trevor Bardette

Votes: 46

20. Zorro (1997–1998)
Episode: The Pirates of San Pedro (1997)

Not Rated | Animation, Adventure, Family

Zorro must stop a band of ruthless pirates from wreaking havoc in pursuit of a lost treasure.

Directors: Gary Blatchford, Neal Warner | Stars: Michael Gough, Jeannie Elias, Earl Boen, Tony Pope

21. The Future of America's Past (2019– )
Episode: Lines in the Sand (2019)

27 min | History

Texas has long been a place of contentious borders and cross-cultural exchange. Six national flags have flown over Texas since the 1500s, starting with European contests for the land that ... See full summary »

Directors: Hannah Brown Ayers, Lance Warren | Stars: Edward L. Ayers, Margaret Koch, Jorge Hernandez, Ramon Vasquez

22. Secrets of the Dead (2000– )
Episode: Secrets of Spanish Florida (2017)

TV-PG | 115 min | Documentary, History, War

Long before the British invasion of America the Spanish had begun to settle in Florida. The land would become a multiracial community and its little known but colorful history would change the course of European and American history.

Director: Tony Haines | Stars: Jimmy Smits, Javier Cancio-Donlebun Ballve, Don Alvaro Armada Barcaiztegui, Robert Blount

Votes: 39