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

1. Hang 'Em High (1968)

Approved | 114 min | Drama, Western

When an innocent man barely survives a lynching, he returns as a lawman determined to bring the vigilantes to justice.

Director: Ted Post | Stars: Clint Eastwood, Inger Stevens, Pat Hingle, Ed Begley

Votes: 43,130

2. Barbary Coast (1935)

Approved | 91 min | Adventure, Drama, Romance

Mary Rutledge arrives from the East, finds her fiance dead, and goes to work at the roulette wheel of Louis Charnalis' Bella Donna, a rowdy gambling house in 1850s San Francisco.

Director: Howard Hawks | Stars: Miriam Hopkins, Edward G. Robinson, Joel McCrea, Walter Brennan

Votes: 2,051

3. Four Corners (1961– )

TV-PG | 45 min | Documentary, News

An Australian current affairs documentary television programme, the longest running of its kind nationally, produced by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC).

Stars: Kerry O'Brien, Sarah Ferguson, Quentin McDermott, Liz Jackson

Votes: 237

4. Zetman (2012– )

TV-MA | Animation, Action, Sci-Fi

Jin and Kouga may come from very different walks of life, but both boys are searching for the real meaning of justice and what it means to be a hero.

Stars: Michelle Ruff, Jason Griffith, Grant George, Erin Fitzgerald

Votes: 608

5. To Save the Children (1994 TV Movie)

Unrated | 92 min | Drama

Teacher Jake Downey has relocated to a small town in Wyoming hoping to escape the urban problems of his last assignment. His myth of rural bliss is shattered when a former police officer ... See full summary »

Director: Steven Hilliard Stern | Stars: Richard Thomas, Wendy Crewson, Jessica Steen, Joanne Vannicola

Votes: 223

6. Armed Girl's Machiavellism (2017)

TV-MA | 24 min | Animation, Action, Comedy

Nomura Fudou is sent to Private Aichi Symbiosis Academy, which is ruled by the student organization called "Five Ruling Swords". He is given the option: be expelled, or act and dress like a girl.

Stars: Tasuku Hatanaka, Yûki Takada, Sayaka Kitahara, Miku Itou

Votes: 558

7. Red Devil (2019)

93 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama

An intertwining tale of sex, drugs, rock and woe.

Director: Savvas D. Michael | Stars: Steven Berkoff, Jack Turner, Vas Blackwood, Ian Reddington

Votes: 4,245

8. West of the Pecos (1945)

Approved | 66 min | Western

Heading west for his health, Colonel Lambeth takes his daughter Rill along. Lost on the desert they are saved by Pecos and Chito. The Colonel hires the two and the Lambeths soon find ... See full summary »

Director: Edward Killy | Stars: Robert Mitchum, Barbara Hale, Richard Martin, Thurston Hall

Votes: 389

9. Wild Girl (1932)

Passed | 78 min | Action, Crime, Drama

Bret Harte's story of Salomy Jane, a California mountain girl who is sought after by a number of men in the nearby small town of Redwood City. She is affected when two criminals are pursued... See full summary »

Director: Raoul Walsh | Stars: Charles Farrell, Joan Bennett, Ralph Bellamy, Eugene Pallette

Votes: 280

10. Blood Hunt (1986)

105 min | Action, Crime, Drama

A new doctor arrives at a small town, where he slowly discovers their deadly secret of annually kidnapping, imprisoning, and hunting drug addicts. When he tries to interfere, he becomes the next target.

Director: Javier Elorrieta | Stars: Patxi Andión, Beatriz Elorrieta, Yolanda Ventura, J.R. Martinez

Votes: 128

11. Look in Any Window (1961)

87 min | Drama

A teenager's parents finally realize how bad their home life is when their son is arrested for prowling.

Director: William Alland | Stars: Paul Anka, Ruth Roman, Alex Nicol, Gigi Perreau

Votes: 307

12. The Sermon (2018)

12 min | Short, Horror, Romance

In an isolated church community in the English countryside, a powerful hate preacher prepares to deliver a sermon to his flock, but his daughter has a secret that could destroy them all.

Director: Dean Puckett | Stars: Grant Gillespie, Molly Casey, Denise Stephenson, Oliver Monaghan

Votes: 248

13. The White Caps (1905)

Not Rated | 12 min | Drama, Short

Two members of a vigilante group known as 'The White Caps' post a warning sign on a man's home. When the man comes home, he tears down the sign, and then proceeds to abuse his wife both ... See full summary »

Directors: Wallace McCutcheon, Edwin S. Porter | Stars: Kate Toncray, John R. Cumpson, Arthur V. Johnson, Lionel Barrymore

Votes: 195

14. What the Daisy Said (1910)

16 min | Romance, Short

Two sisters want to know whether there is romance in their future. One sister pulls the petals off of a flower, while the other has her fortune told by a gypsy. When the gypsy tells the ... See full summary »

Director: D.W. Griffith | Stars: Mary Pickford, Gertrude Robinson, Joseph Graybill, Verner Clarges

Votes: 230

15. Legion of the Lawless (1940)

Passed | 59 min | Western

In the 13th film of the 17 B-westerns George O'Brien made in 1937-1940 for RKO (who would remake "Legion of the Lawless" two years later as "Pirates of the Prairie" with Tim Holt), O'Brien,... See full summary »

Director: David Howard | Stars: George O'Brien, Virginia Vale, Herbert Heywood, Norman Willis

Votes: 106

16. Without Compromise (1922)

60 min | Western

When the ability of Dick Leighton (William Farnum), Sheriff of Randolph, Oregon, to enforce law and order is tested by the leader of the political opposition, he stands his ground and overpowers the unruly element.

Director: Emmett J. Flynn | Stars: William Farnum, Lois Wilson, Robert McKim, Tully Marshall

17. The Girl Angle (1917)

Western

Jilted on her wedding day, Maud Wainwright becomes a confirmed man-hater. Homesteading in the Southwest, she ignores the attentions of both bandit "Three Gun Smith" and Sheriff Steve ... See full summary »

Director: Edgar Jones | Stars: Anita King, Robert Ensminger, Ruth Lackaye, Joe Ryan

18. The Gene Autry Show (1950–1955)
Episode: Gun Powder Range (1950)

30 min | Western

A young lad decides a life of an outlaw is more exciting than day to day living. Things become complicated when Gene tries to teach the boy a lesson. Instead they are confused for real ... See full summary »

Director: George Archainbaud | Stars: Gene Autry, Champion, Pat Buttram, Gail Davis

Votes: 16

19. Laramie (1959–1963)
Episode: Dark Verdict (1959)

TV-PG | 60 min | Western

Jess's friend John MacLean is being chased by a posse for the murder of the sheriff and another man. They try to lynch him but Slim and Jess force a trial but the court is illegal. When John is lynched by them, Jess wants justice.

Director: Herschel Daugherty | Stars: John Smith, Hoagy Carmichael, Robert Crawford Jr., Robert Fuller

Votes: 127

20. The Lone Ranger (1949–1957)
Episode: Gold Freight (1955)

TV-G | 23 min | Western

Dan reports a freight line war between two agents is developing in Eagle City. The Lone Ranger fears one of them might abuse their monopoly further damaging the economy of the area.

Director: Oscar Rudolph | Stars: Clayton Moore, Jay Silverheels, Chuck Courtney, Ted de Corsia

Votes: 34

21. Rawhide (1959–1965)
Episode: Incident of the Running Iron (1961)

Not Rated | 52 min | Western

While herding strays, Quince comes across a man altering brands. Before Quince can pursue him a posse comes upon the site and charges Quince with rustling. Gil and Rowdy have only hours clear him before Quince faces a vigilante court.

Director: Harmon Jones | Stars: Eric Fleming, Clint Eastwood, Sheb Wooley, Paul Brinegar

Votes: 78

22. The Virginian (1962–1971)
Episode: Stopover in a Western Town (1963)

TV-PG | 75 min | Western

A cowboy becomes infatuated with an eastern society girl he meets on a train. Against The Virginian's advice he courts the spoiled girl but is forced to turn to rustling to pay for it. In the end she learns the serious cost of her actions.

Director: Richard L. Bare | Stars: Lee J. Cobb, Doug McClure, Gary Clarke, James Drury

Votes: 91

23. Wagon Train (1957–1965)
Episode: The Ruth Owens Story (1957)

TV-PG | 60 min | Western

Ruth Owens remarries and is moving west with her new husband. When her brother comes looking for her, he stirs up trouble for her about her past and himself because he just killed a man.

Director: Robert Florey | Stars: Ward Bond, Robert Horton, Shelley Winters, Kent Smith

Votes: 146

24. CSI: NY (2004–2013)
Episode: Enough (2008)

TV-14 | 41 min | Action, Crime, Drama

Three drug dealers who are facing trial for killing a man are all shot and killed before their trial within minutes of each other.

Director: Alex Zakrzewski | Stars: Gary Sinise, Melina Kanakaredes, Carmine Giovinazzo, Anna Belknap

Votes: 288

25. CSI: NY (2004–2013)
Episode: Vigilante (2011)

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

When a serial rapist is found murdered, restrained in the same manner as his victims, the CSIs weigh a feeling of justice against their sense of duty to pursue the killer.

Director: Frederick E.O. Toye | Stars: Gary Sinise, Sela Ward, Carmine Giovinazzo, Anna Belknap

Votes: 269

26. Once Upon a Time in Northern Ireland (2023)
Episode: Do Paramilitaries Lie Awake at Night (2023)

Documentary, History, War

Neighborhoods and society in the cities have become very segregated. Both sides of the conflict are using paramilitary organizations. Botha sides are using hatred and fear to attempt to ... See full summary »

Director: James Bluemel

Votes: 54

27. La Casa (2015– )
Episode: Criatura (2015)

TV-MA | 47 min | Drama

Lucio es un hombre solitario que ha perdido a su amada mujer hace tiempo. Una noche ve unas luces y luego una criatura se le aparece tomando la forma de su amada. Los vecinos se organizan ... See full summary »

Director: Diego Lerman | Stars: Esteban Bigliardi, Hernán Franco, Tito Gómez, Gonzalo Heredia

Votes: 15

28. The Naked Truth (2016– )
Episode: ISIS Fighters (2016)

43 min | Documentary

NAKED TRUTH: ISIS Fighters follows several American and western volunteers embedded with Kurdish militias as they make a push deep into ISIS strongholds, uncovering the brutality of life under the Islamic State.

Director: Vytenis Didziulis | Stars: Vytenis Didziulis, Daniel Carolan, John Cole, Deniz Sipan

Votes: 9

29. Jeremy Vine (2018– )
Episode: Episode #1.4 (2018)

96 min | News, Reality-TV, Talk-Show

What should be Britain's response to the Salisbury nerve agent attack? Should police work with internet paedophile hunters? Why are cyclists so hated? These topics and more are discussed.

Director: Daniel Wright | Stars: Jeremy Vine, Storm, George Lamb, Lowri Turner