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1. The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (1962)
Approved | 123 min | Drama, Western
A senator returns to a Western town for the funeral of an old friend and tells the story of his origins.
Director: John Ford | Stars: James Stewart, John Wayne, Vera Miles, Lee Marvin
Votes: 82,266
2. The Black Hole (1979)
PG | 98 min | Action, Sci-Fi
A research vessel finds a missing ship, commanded by a mysterious scientist, on the edge of a black hole.
Director: Gary Nelson | Stars: Maximilian Schell, Anthony Perkins, Robert Forster, Joseph Bottoms
Votes: 27,969
3. Bonanza (1959–1973)
TV-PG | 49 min | Western
The Wild West adventures of Ben Cartwright and his sons as they run and defend their Nevada ranch while helping the surrounding community.
Stars: Lorne Greene, Michael Landon, Dan Blocker, Pernell Roberts
Votes: 10,990
4. Blue Hawaii (1961)
Approved | 102 min | Comedy, Musical
After arriving back in Hawaii from the Army, Chad Gates (Elvis Presley) defies his parents' wishes for him to work at the family business and instead goes to work as a tour guide at his girlfriend's agency.
Director: Norman Taurog | Stars: Elvis Presley, Joan Blackman, Angela Lansbury, Nancy Walters
Votes: 7,498 | Gross: $10.44M
5. Thunder in the Sun (1959)
Approved | 81 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
1850 adventure story of the Basque immigrants on their way to California, their struggle with the Indians, and the development of a complicated love triangle.
Director: Russell Rouse | Stars: Susan Hayward, Jeff Chandler, Jacques Bergerac, Blanche Yurka
Votes: 483
6.
Bonanza (1959–1973)
Episode:
A Rose for Lotta
(1959)
TV-G | 60 min | Western
Lotta Crabtree is hired by mining tycoon Alpheus Troy to lure one of the Cartwrights into town and hold him for ransom in exchange for Ponderosa timber rights.
Director: Edward Ludwig | Stars: Lorne Greene, Pernell Roberts, Dan Blocker, Michael Landon
Votes: 311
7.
Bonanza (1959–1973)
Episode:
The Gunmen
(1960)
TV-G | 49 min | Western
Hoss and Little Joe are mistaken for bloodthirsty hired killers in a small Texas town dominated by two feuding families.
Director: Christian Nyby | Stars: Dan Blocker, Michael Landon, Lorne Greene, Pernell Roberts
Votes: 251
8.
Bonanza (1959–1973)
Episode:
The Avenger
(1960)
TV-G | 49 min | Western
Ben and Adam are locked in jail, about to hung for a crime they didn't commit. Joe and Hoss must find out why the witnesses to the alleged crime have perjured themselves before the ... See full summary »
Director: Christian Nyby | Stars: Pernell Roberts, Dan Blocker, Michael Landon, Lorne Greene
Votes: 250
9.
Bonanza (1959–1973)
Episode:
Desert Justice
(1960)
TV-G | 49 min | Western
As is often the case on Bonanza, things are not always as they first seem. Hoss and Adam eventually learn who is the good guy and who is not.
Director: Lewis Allen | Stars: Dan Blocker, Michael Landon, Lorne Greene, Pernell Roberts
Votes: 233
10.
Bonanza (1959–1973)
Episode:
Death at Dawn
(1960)
TV-G | 60 min | Western
When a powerful gang plagues Virginia City with a murderous protection racket, the Cartwrights are determined to stop it even as it threatens them.
Director: Charles F. Haas | Stars: Michael Landon, Lorne Greene, Pernell Roberts, Dan Blocker
Votes: 223
11.
Bonanza (1959–1973)
Episode:
Death on Sun Mountain
(1959)
TV-G | 60 min | Western
The Cartwrights go up against two San Francisco men who plan to get rich by killing off the antelope herds--which the Indians rely on for their food--and selling the meat to Virginia City's swarms of silver miners.
Director: Paul Landres | Stars: Michael Landon, Lorne Greene, Pernell Roberts, Dan Blocker
Votes: 214
12.
Bonanza (1959–1973)
Episode:
Blood on the Land
(1960)
TV-G | 60 min | Western
Jeb Drummond is a murderous sheep herder that has Adam taken hostage to try and force Ben to sign over a large section of Ponderosa land to him.
Director: Felix E. Feist | Stars: Pernell Roberts, Dan Blocker, Michael Landon, Lorne Greene
Votes: 211
13.
Bonanza (1959–1973)
Episode:
Dark Star
(1960)
TV-G | 60 min | Western
While hunting a predator wolf, Little Joe finds a gypsy woman who has been rejected from her people because she is believed to be a witch.
Director: Lewis Allen | Stars: Dan Blocker, Michael Landon, Lorne Greene, Pernell Roberts
Votes: 211
14.
Bonanza (1959–1973)
Episode:
The Fear Merchants
(1960)
TV-G | 49 min | Western
The Cartwrights come to the aid of a Chinese-American stable hand accused of murder. Opposing them is a manipulative mayoral candidate who wants all "foreigners" to leave Virginia City.
Director: Lewis Allen | Stars: Michael Landon, Lorne Greene, Pernell Roberts, Dan Blocker
Votes: 209
15.
Bonanza (1959–1973)
Episode:
Escape to Ponderosa
(1960)
TV-G | 60 min | Western
Three deserters escaped from an Army stockade to the Ponderosa. When a Captain comes looking for them, Ben realizes what they've had to deal with and promises to let his good friend in charge of that fort know the real truth.
Director: Charles F. Haas | Stars: Lorne Greene, Pernell Roberts, Dan Blocker, Michael Landon
Votes: 203
16.
Bonanza (1959–1973)
Episode:
The Spanish Grant
(1960)
TV-G | 60 min | Western
The Cartwrights try to disprove the validity of a Spanish land grant to stop the De La Cuesta family from seizing part of the Ponderosa and all of the Carson Valley settlers' homestead lands.
Director: Christian Nyby | Stars: Lorne Greene, Pernell Roberts, Dan Blocker, Michael Landon
Votes: 202
17.
Bonanza (1959–1973)
Episode:
San Francisco
(1960)
TV-G | 60 min | Western
While in San Francisco, two of Ben's hired hands get shanghaied and so does Ben in the process of looking for them.
Director: Arthur Lubin | Stars: Michael Landon, Lorne Greene, Pernell Roberts, Dan Blocker
Votes: 194
18.
Bonanza (1959–1973)
Episode:
The Paiute War
(1959)
TV-G | 60 min | Western
In order to escape punishment for mistreating two Paiute women, a trader blames it on Adam Cartwright. The Paiutes seize Adam and make him a hostage as war erupts between the tribe and a local militia.
Director: Paul Landres | Stars: Lorne Greene, Pernell Roberts, Dan Blocker, Michael Landon
Votes: 193
19.
Bonanza (1959–1973)
Episode:
The Newcomers
(1959)
TV-G | 60 min | Western
The Cartwrights discover an old enemy killing steers on the Ponderosa. Their camp has a sickly woman who needs to get to the high desert country. When an innocent man is killed, Ben decides... See full summary »
Director: Christian Nyby | Stars: Lorne Greene, Pernell Roberts, Dan Blocker, Michael Landon
Votes: 192
20.
Bonanza (1959–1973)
Episode:
The Julia Bulette Story
(1959)
TV-G | 60 min | Western
Little Joe falls in love with an older woman, the owner of the town's saloon/brothel, much to the chagrin of his family, moralizing town leaders, and creating a rival for her affection.
Director: Christian Nyby | Stars: Lorne Greene, Pernell Roberts, Dan Blocker, Michael Landon
Votes: 189
21.
Bonanza (1959–1973)
Episode:
The Stranger
(1960)
TV-G | 60 min | Western
Inspector Leduque comes from New Orleans to Virginia City to take Ben Cartwright back for a 20-year-old murder. When Ben declares publicly that he is withdrawing from the Governor's race, ... See full summary »
Director: Christian Nyby | Stars: Lorne Greene, Pernell Roberts, Dan Blocker, Michael Landon
Votes: 188
22.
Bonanza (1959–1973)
Episode:
Feet of Clay
(1960)
TV-G | 49 min | Western
A woman dies. Her husband is in prison, and the sheriff needs someone to look after the boy until the boy's uncle can come to claim him. The Cartwrights begin to take care of the boy at the... See full summary »
Director: Arthur Lubin | Stars: Pernell Roberts, Dan Blocker, Michael Landon, Lorne Greene
Votes: 185
23.
Bonanza (1959–1973)
Episode:
Enter Mark Twain
(1959)
TV-G | 60 min | Western
The Cartwrights help Virginia City reporter Samuel Langhorne Clemens investigate suspected shady goings-on between a railroad company and a local judge.
Director: Paul Landres | Stars: Lorne Greene, Pernell Roberts, Dan Blocker, Michael Landon
Votes: 184
24.
Bonanza (1959–1973)
Episode:
The Last Trophy
(1960)
TV-G | 49 min | Western
An English couple comes to Ponderosa on vacation, but the wife slowly makes it clear that she is disappointed that her husband, a great hunter and "action man" is becoming more peaceful, ... See full summary »
Director: Lewis Allen | Stars: Dan Blocker, Michael Landon, Lorne Greene, Pernell Roberts
Votes: 182
25.
Bonanza (1959–1973)
Episode:
The Saga of Annie O'Toole
(1959)
TV-G | 60 min | Western
Feisty Annie O'Toole comes to Nevada with her old Da (aka "Himself") to mine silver and winds up feeding the silver miners, shanghaiing Adam Cartwright to be her partner in her tent-kitchen... See full summary »
Director: Joseph Kane | Stars: Lorne Greene, Pernell Roberts, Dan Blocker, Michael Landon
Votes: 181
26.
Bonanza (1959–1973)
Episode:
The Truckee Strip
(1959)
TV-G | 60 min | Western
Caught in the middle of a longtime family feud over a disputed piece of land, star-crossed lovers Joe Cartwright and Amy Bishop try to convince their stubborn fathers to resolve their differences as tension escalates into violence.
Director: Christian Nyby | Stars: Lorne Greene, Pernell Roberts, Dan Blocker, Michael Landon
Votes: 178
27.
Bonanza (1959–1973)
Episode:
The Magnificent Adah
(1959)
TV-G | 60 min | Western
When an actress named Adah Menken comes into town, Ben considers marrying her, but his sons have other ideas. Meanwhile, trouble arrives when Adah's old lover, washed-up heavyweight boxer ... See full summary »
Director: Christian Nyby | Stars: Lorne Greene, Pernell Roberts, Dan Blocker, Michael Landon
Votes: 177
28.
Bonanza (1959–1973)
Episode:
The Philip Diedesheimer Story
(1959)
TV-G | 60 min | Western
Philip Diedesheimer, a Pied Piper, is refused payment after he saves Virginia City's silver mines from a cave-in.
Director: Joseph Kane | Stars: Lorne Greene, Pernell Roberts, Dan Blocker, Michael Landon
Votes: 174
29.
Bonanza (1959–1973)
Episode:
Bitter Water
(1960)
TV-G | 60 min | Western
A neighboring rancher, Andy, is good friends with Ben, but his son (Todd) wants to sell their land for mining operations which will spoil the water rights agreement that Andy and Ben made years ago.
Director: George Blair | Stars: Lorne Greene, Pernell Roberts, Dan Blocker, Michael Landon
Votes: 173
30.
Bonanza (1959–1973)
Episode:
Mr. Henry Comstock
(1959)
TV-G | 60 min | Western
When threatened by a man fraudulently sold a part of the Ponderosa by a Henry T.P. Comstock, the Cartwrights remember when they first met the silver-tongued claim-jumper and his scheme that laid the foundation of Virginia City.
Director: John Brahm | Stars: Lorne Greene, Pernell Roberts, Dan Blocker, Michael Landon
Votes: 173
31.
Bonanza (1959–1973)
Episode:
The Hanging Posse
(1959)
TV-G | 60 min | Western
Little Joe and Adam join a posse bent on catching the murderers of Vannie Johnson. The longer they take to catch them, the more whipped into a lynching party they become, much to the liking of the grieving widower.
Director: Christian Nyby | Stars: Lorne Greene, Pernell Roberts, Dan Blocker, Michael Landon
Votes: 166
32.
Bonanza (1959–1973)
Episode:
Vendetta
(1959)
TV-G | 60 min | Western
When one of the Morgan brothers is shot and killed by Ben during a bank holdup, they vow revenge. The friends he thought he had in town decide to hide away while a wounded Ben lays up waiting for them to ride into town.
Director: Joseph Kane | Stars: Lorne Greene, Pernell Roberts, Dan Blocker, Michael Landon
Votes: 162
33.
Bonanza (1959–1973)
Episode:
A House Divided
(1960)
TV-G | 60 min | Western
Ben tries to uncover the reason gold and silver exporter, Frederick Kyle, has befriended Little Joe before the shadowy businessman's hidden Civil War agenda tears Virginia City, and the Cartwright family, apart.
Director: Lewis Allen | Stars: Lorne Greene, Pernell Roberts, Dan Blocker, Michael Landon
Votes: 157
34.
Bonanza (1959–1973)
Episode:
The Outcast
(1960)
TV-G | 60 min | Western
The Cartwrights come to the aid of Leta Malvet when she is ostracized by the community after her father and brother are hanged by a lynch mob for killing two men while trying to rob the ... See full summary »
Director: Lewis Allen | Stars: Lorne Greene, Pernell Roberts, Dan Blocker, Michael Landon
Votes: 157
35.
Bonanza (1959–1973)
Episode:
The Last Hunt
(1959)
TV-G | 60 min | Western
Joe and Hoss shelter a pregnant Indian from a blizzard -- and Shoshones ordered to find her.
Director: Christian Nyby | Stars: Lorne Greene, Pernell Roberts, Dan Blocker, Michael Landon
Votes: 153
36.
Bonanza (1959–1973)
Episode:
The Sisters
(1959)
TV-G | 60 min | Western
A beautiful sister causes trouble around town.
Director: Christian Nyby | Stars: Lorne Greene, Pernell Roberts, Dan Blocker, Michael Landon
Votes: 151
37.
Bonanza (1959–1973)
Episode:
El Toro Grande
(1960)
TV-G | 60 min | Western
After tangling with bandits on the way to California to buy a prized bull for the Ponderosa, Little Joe fends off a pretty senorita and her jealous fiancé, while Hoss discovers that the ... See full summary »
Director: Christian Nyby | Stars: Lorne Greene, Pernell Roberts, Dan Blocker, Michael Landon
Votes: 150