Sort by Popularity - Most Popular Movies and TV Shows With Sam Elliott

51. The Contender (2000)

R | 126 min | Drama, Thriller

Senator Laine Hanson is a contender for U.S. Vice President, but information and disinformation about her past surfaces that threatens to derail her confirmation.

Director: Rod Lurie | Stars: Joan Allen, Gary Oldman, Jeff Bridges, Christian Slater

Votes: 25,048 | Gross: $17.87M

52. The Legacy (1978)

R | 102 min | Horror

An American couple in England stumble upon a rambling mansion where a number of powerful individuals have been summoned by its patriarch regarding the home's legacy.

Director: Richard Marquand | Stars: Katharine Ross, Sam Elliott, John Standing, Ian Hogg

Votes: 3,445

53. Lifeguard (I) (1976)

PG | 96 min | Drama

Rick, still in his 30's, works full-time as a lifeguard on the beaches of Los Angeles. When he meets his divorced high school girlfriend and her five-year-old son after fifteen years, he considers switching to a more "serious" job.

Director: Daniel Petrie | Stars: Sam Elliott, Anne Archer, Stephen Young, Parker Stevenson

Votes: 1,792

54. Grandma (2015)

R | 79 min | Comedy, Drama

A teenager facing an unplanned pregnancy seeks help from her acerbic grandmother, a woman who is long estranged from her daughter.

Director: Paul Weitz | Stars: Lily Tomlin, Julia Garner, Marcia Gay Harden, Judy Greer

Votes: 16,942 | Gross: $6.98M

55. Rock Dog (2016)

PG | 90 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy

When a radio falls from the sky into the hands of a wide-eyed Tibetan Mastiff, he leaves home to fulfill his dream of becoming a musician, setting into motion a series of completely unexpected events.

Director: Ash Brannon | Stars: Luke Wilson, Eddie Izzard, J.K. Simmons, Lewis Black

Votes: 6,015 | Gross: $9.42M

56. Entertainment Tonight (1981– )

30 min | News, Talk-Show

"Entertainment Tonight" is the #1 syndicated entertainment newsmagazine in the world.

Stars: Kevin Frazier, Nischelle Turner, Matt Cohen, Nancy O'Dell

Votes: 2,776

57. 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: 10,476 | Gross: $4.08M

58. Red Wing (2013)

PG-13 | 108 min | Drama, Romance

A young couple takes in a mysterious foster child to raise on their farm. As the boy grows up to be a handsome young man, the husband starts to suspect his wife has feelings for him.

Director: Will Wallace | Stars: Glen Powell, Bill Paxton, Luke Perry, Frances Fisher

Votes: 456

59. The Yellow Rose (1983–1984)

60 min | Drama

The trials of the Champion family as they run the Yellow Rose ranch.

Stars: Sam Elliott, Cybill Shepherd, David Soul, Edward Albert

Votes: 269

60. Late Night with Conan O'Brien (1993–2009)

TV-14 | 60 min | Comedy, Music, Talk-Show

Conan O'Brien, a Harvard Lampoon alumnus, hosts this late-night comedy/talk-show, which is often silly and whimsical.

Stars: Conan O'Brien, The Max Weinberg 7, Andy Richter, Joel Godard

Votes: 18,994

61. The Talk (2010–2024)

TV-14 | 42 min | News, Talk-Show

A weekday gabfest offering a female perspective on the day's headlines.

Stars: Sharon Osbourne, Julie Chen Moonves, Sheryl Underwood, Sara Gilbert

Votes: 2,379

62. Good Morning America (1975– )

TV-G | 120 min | News, Talk-Show

They present the news and information source of the day's topics and journalism.

Stars: Lara Spencer, Ginger Zee, Robin Roberts, George Stephanopoulos

Votes: 2,034

63. Marmaduke (2010)

PG | 87 min | Comedy, Family

A suburban family moves to a new neighborhood with their large, yet lovable Great Dane, who has a tendency to wreak havoc in his own oblivious way.

Director: Tom Dey | Stars: Owen Wilson, Judy Greer, Lee Pace, Emma Stone

Votes: 17,552 | Gross: $33.64M

64. Shakedown (1988)

R | 97 min | Action, Crime, Drama

A legal aid attorney and renegade cop team up to stop a corrupt cop.

Director: James Glickenhaus | Stars: Peter Weller, Sam Elliott, Richard Brooks, Jude Ciccolella

Votes: 3,929 | Gross: $10.07M

65. Did You Hear About the Morgans? (2009)

PG-13 | 103 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

In New York City, an estranged couple who witness a murder are relocated to small town Wyoming as part of the Witness Protection Program.

Director: Marc Lawrence | Stars: Hugh Grant, Sarah Jessica Parker, Sam Elliott, Elisabeth Moss

Votes: 42,830 | Gross: $29.58M

66. Frogs (1972)

PG | 91 min | Horror, Mystery, Sci-Fi

A group of helpless victims celebrate a birthday on an island estate crawling with killer amphibians, birds, insects, and reptiles.

Director: George McCowan | Stars: Ray Milland, Sam Elliott, Joan Van Ark, Adam Roarke

Votes: 7,665 | Gross: $0.48M

67. The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson (2005–2015)

TV-14 | 40 min | Comedy, Music, Talk-Show

Making a satire out of the entire Late Night Show concept Scotsman Craig Ferguson hosts his show with a robot skeleton and a "horse" as his sidekicks. The show features the stereotypical parts of a Late Show, but all in their own, raw way.

Stars: Craig Ferguson, Shadoe Stevens, Josh Robert Thompson, Joseph Bolter

Votes: 11,506

68. The Gettysburg Address (2025)

Documentary, Biography, History | Post-production

The complete story of Lincoln's Gettysburg Address.

Director: Sean Conant | Stars: Cary Elwes, Michael C. Hall, Dermot Mulroney, Sam Elliott

69. Digging for Fire (2015)

R | 85 min | Comedy, Drama

The discovery of a bone and a gun send a husband and wife on separate adventures over the course of a weekend.

Director: Joe Swanberg | Stars: Jake Johnson, Rosemarie DeWitt, Orlando Bloom, Brie Larson

Votes: 6,808 | Gross: $0.12M

70. Hearts Beat Loud (2018)

PG-13 | 97 min | Comedy, Drama, Music

A father and daughter form an unlikely songwriting duo in the summer before she leaves for college.

Director: Brett Haley | Stars: Nick Offerman, Kiersey Clemons, Blythe Danner, Toni Collette

Votes: 11,735 | Gross: $2.39M

71. Rough Riders (1997)

16+ | 240 min | Action, Drama, History

Undersecretary of the Navy Theodore Roosevelt resigns to form a volunteer militia unit called "The Rough Riders" to fight in the Spanish-American War.

Stars: Tom Berenger, Sam Elliott, Gary Busey, Brad Johnson

Votes: 2,291

72. Fatal Beauty (1987)

R | 104 min | Action, Comedy, Crime

Rita is a tough narc cop with a wig for every occasion. Outside a drug heist scene with several bodies and a hardly cut fatal drug, Fatal Beauty, she finds a Kroll Construction van with a dead Kroll employee in it. Who is Kroll?

Director: Tom Holland | Stars: Whoopi Goldberg, Sam Elliott, Rubén Blades, Harris Yulin

Votes: 4,045 | Gross: $12.05M

73. The Way West (1967)

Approved | 122 min | Adventure, Drama, Western

In 1843, a former U.S. Senator leads a wagon train of settlers to Oregon, but his megalomania leads to growing dissatisfaction with his leadership.

Director: Andrew V. McLaglen | Stars: Kirk Douglas, Robert Mitchum, Richard Widmark, Lola Albright

Votes: 3,588

74. Fail Safe (2000 TV Movie)

Not Rated | 86 min | Drama, Thriller

Cold War tensions climb to a fever pitch when a U.S. bomber is accidentally ordered to drop a nuclear warhead on Moscow.

Directors: Stephen Frears, Martin Pasetta | Stars: Walter Cronkite, Richard Dreyfuss, Noah Wyle, Brian Dennehy

Votes: 6,589

75. The Mike Douglas Show (1961–1982)

Comedy, Music, Talk-Show

Mike Douglas, aided by a different celebrity co-host every week, interviews a variety of figures from the world of entertainment.

Stars: Mike Douglas, Ellie Frankel, Ellie Frankel Sextet, Stan Kann

Votes: 580

76. The Desperate Trail (1994 Video)

R | 93 min | Action, Crime, Drama

After a failed stagecoach robbery Sarah, an arrested killer, frees herself and robs the money and Jack robs her. The marshal sets after them. They become partners.

Director: P.J. Pesce | Stars: Sam Elliott, Craig Sheffer, Linda Fiorentino, Frank Whaley

Votes: 936

77. The Arsenio Hall Show (1989–1994)

60 min | Comedy, Music, Talk-Show

Arsenio Hall hosts this hip, late-night talk show.

Stars: Arsenio Hall, Burton Richardson, Michael Wolff, Sinbad

Votes: 1,001

78. The Big Bang (2010)

R | 101 min | Action, Crime, Mystery

A private detective is hired to find a missing stripper. A simple job turns complicated when everyone he questions ends up dead.

Director: Tony Krantz | Stars: Antonio Banderas, Thomas Kretschmann, William Fichtner, Sienna Guillory

Votes: 7,397

79. Prancer (1989)

G | 103 min | Drama, Family, Fantasy

A farm girl nurses a wounded reindeer she believes is one of Santa's, hoping to bring it back to health in time for Christmas. Her holiday spirit inspires those around her, something her disheartened father is having trouble understanding.

Director: John D. Hancock | Stars: Sam Elliott, Cloris Leachman, Rutanya Alda, Abe Vigoda

Votes: 6,348 | Gross: $18.59M

80. Extra (1994– )

TV-PG | 30 min | News

Extra, a television news updates show on current events in the mass-entertainment business such as movies, TV, music, etc.

Stars: Renee Bargh, Charissa Thompson, Mario Lopez, Billy Bush

Votes: 962

81. CBS News Sunday Morning with Jane Pauley (1979– )

TV-PG | 90 min | News, Talk-Show

The news show that does personal interest pieces. Anything from interviews with actors, political figures, athletes, musicians, costume designers, fashion designers, restaurant owners, charity heads, kids with special talents

Stars: Jane Pauley, Charles Osgood, Mo Rocca, Lee Cowan

Votes: 1,074

82. Home & Family (2012–2021)

120 min | Talk-Show

Show will focus on home improvements, crafts, parenting tips, and lifestyle, health and fitness enhancements.

Stars: Debbie Matenopoulos, Mark Steines, Kenneth Wingard, Kym Douglas

Votes: 521

83. Bracken's World (1969–1970)

60 min | Drama

Behind the scenes at the fictitious Century Studios in Hollywood, headed by the (initially) unseen John Bracken.

Stars: Elizabeth Allen, Peter Haskell, Linda Harrison, Laraine Stephens

Votes: 170

84. Once an Eagle (1976–1977)

540 min | Drama, War

A story of the professional and private lives of two Army officers, Court Massengale an incompetent schemer who doesn't care about his men, and Sam Damon, a heroic and caring leader from World War I to the end of World War II.

Stars: Sam Elliott, Cliff Potts, Darleen Carr, Amy Irving

Votes: 516

85. Sibling Rivalry (1990)

PG-13 | 87 min | Comedy

A frustrated woman's life gets even more frustrating once she gets into an affair with a man who suffers a fatal heart attack after their fling.

Director: Carl Reiner | Stars: Kirstie Alley, Bill Pullman, Carrie Fisher, Jami Gertz

Votes: 2,999 | Gross: $17.85M

86. Axe Cop (2012–2015)

TV-MA | 15 min | Animation, Action, Adventure

The adventures of an axe-wielding police officer dedicated to killing the various bad guys he comes across.

Stars: Nick Offerman, Ken Marino, Rob Huebel, Megan Mullally

Votes: 2,282

87. The Ranger, the Cook and a Hole in the Sky (1995 TV Movie)

PG | 94 min | Drama, Western

In 1919, a cocky sophomore in the forest service has to learn life the hard way.

Director: John Kent Harrison | Stars: Sam Elliott, Jerry O'Connell, Ricky Jay, Molly Parker

Votes: 671

88. You Know My Name (1999 TV Movie)

Not Rated | 94 min | Biography, Drama, Western

Fact-based biography of lawman, gunslinger, producer and director Bill Tilghman.

Director: John Kent Harrison | Stars: Sam Elliott, Arliss Howard, Carolyn McCormick, James Gammon

Votes: 863

89. Buffalo Girls (1995)

180 min | Drama, Western

Follows the life of the heroine of the Wild West: Calamity Jane and her best friend Dora Du Fran who runs a brothel.

Stars: Anjelica Huston, Melanie Griffith, Gabriel Byrne, Peter Coyote

Votes: 962

90. Judd for the Defense (1967–1969)

60 min | Drama

High-priced Houston lawyer Clinton Judd and his assistant Ben Caldwell take cases throughout the U.S. The program dealt with then-taboo subjects.

Stars: Carl Betz, Stephen Young, Walter Brooke, John Dehner

Votes: 262

91. Murder in Texas (1981 TV Movie)

200 min | Drama

Story of Texas heiress Joan Robinson, who married plastic surgeon John Hill. Her father, Ash, is suspicious of Hill, thinking that he married Joan for money, which he used to buy a house ... See full summary »

Director: William Hale | Stars: Katharine Ross, Sam Elliott, Farrah Fawcett, Andy Griffith

Votes: 408

92. Armchair Expert with Dax Shepard (2018 Podcast Series)

Talk-Show

Dax Shepard explores what it means to be human through in-depth, vulnerable, and comical discussions with friends, colleagues, and experts in various fields, celebrating life's challenges in the pursuit of growth and betterment.

Stars: Dax Shepard, Monica Padman, David Farrier, Kristen Bell

Votes: 201

93. Lies and Alibis (2006)

R | 90 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

A man who runs an alibi service for adulterous husbands gets into a jam with a new client. In trying to remedy the situation, he must rely on an alluring woman who gets his heart racing.

Directors: Matt Checkowski, Kurt Mattila | Stars: Jerry O'Connell, Jon Polito, Deborah Kara Unger, Steve Coogan

Votes: 6,460

94. The Blue Knight (1973 TV Movie)

240 min | Action, Crime, Drama

Bumper Morgan is a veteran Los Angeles Police Department street cop. He is due to retire after twenty years on the job, but is not letting up on the criminal element on his beat.

Director: Robert Butler | Stars: William Holden, Lee Remick, Joe Santos, Sam Elliott

Votes: 664

95. The Final Cut (1995)

R | 88 min | Action, Drama, Thriller

A mysterious bomber is planting explosive devices in Seattle, Washington. Since their quality takes too big a toll amongst Seattle Police bomb experts, John Pierce, former head of the Bomb ... See full summary »

Director: Roger Christian | Stars: Sam Elliott, Charles Martin Smith, Kelly Benson, Anne Ramsay

Votes: 1,247

96. Made in Hollywood (2005– )

TV-PG | 60 min | Documentary, Talk-Show

"Made In Hollywood" provides an inside look at the new movie and DVD releases, bringing superstar talent and Hollywood magic to you.

Stars: Kylie Erica Mar, Julie L. Harkness, Patrick Stinson, Rahsan-Rahsan Lindsay

Votes: 447

97. Woman Undone (1996 TV Movie)

R | 91 min | Drama, Thriller

Terri Hansen is discovered in the desert beside the blackened husk of her car which contains the charred corpse of her husband. When forensic evidence makes her out to be her husband's ... See full summary »

Director: Evelyn Purcell | Stars: Mary McDonnell, Randy Quaid, Sam Elliott, Benjamin Bratt

Votes: 363

98. The Adventures of Mowgli (1973)

Not Rated | 90 min | Animation, Adventure, Family

A boy raised by animals learns to live by the laws of the jungle. Full-length version of the Soviet animated series.

Director: Roman Davydov | Stars: Lyusena Ovchinnikova, Aleksandr Nazarov, Anatoliy Papanov, Sergey Martinson

Votes: 2,303

99. Off the Map (2003)

PG-13 | 105 min | Drama

An eleven-year-old girl watches her father come down with a crippling depression. Over one summer, she learns answers to several mysteries, and comes to terms with love and loss.

Director: Campbell Scott | Stars: Valentina de Angelis, Joan Allen, Sam Elliott, Amy Brenneman

Votes: 3,439 | Gross: $1.31M

100. The Hi-Lo Country (1998)

R | 114 min | Drama, Romance, Western

Two cowboys have their friendship tested when they fall for the same girl.

Director: Stephen Frears | Stars: Billy Crudup, Woody Harrelson, Patricia Arquette, Cole Hauser

Votes: 4,579 | Gross: $0.16M