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1. Red Dead Redemption II (2018 Video Game)
M | Action, Adventure, Crime
Amidst the decline of the Wild West at the turn of the 20th century, outlaw Arthur Morgan and his gang struggle to cope with the loss of their way of life.
Stars: Benjamin Byron Davis, Roger Clark, Rob Wiethoff, Cali Elizabeth Moore
Votes: 54,376
2. The Searchers (1956)
Passed | 119 min | Adventure, Drama, Western
An American Civil War veteran embarks on a years-long journey to rescue his niece from the Comanches after the rest of his brother's family is massacred in a raid on their Texas farm.
Director: John Ford | Stars: John Wayne, Jeffrey Hunter, Vera Miles, Ward Bond
Votes: 96,261
3. They Died with Their Boots On (1941)
Approved | 140 min | War, Western
A highly fictionalized account of the life of George Armstrong Custer from his arrival at West Point in 1857 to his death at the battle of the Little Big Horn in 1876.
Director: Raoul Walsh | Stars: Errol Flynn, Olivia de Havilland, Arthur Kennedy, Charley Grapewin
Votes: 6,906
4. Buffalo Soldiers (1997 TV Movie)
G | 100 min | Drama, History, Western
The all-black US Cavalry Troop H pursues Apache warrior Victorio while dealing with racial bigotry and myths about their designated enemies.
Director: Charles Haid | Stars: Lamont Bentley, Tom Bower, Timothy Busfield, Gabriel Casseus
Votes: 929
5. Into the West (2005)
TV-14 | 92 min | Adventure, Drama, Romance
Tales from the American West in the 19th century, told from the perspective of two families, one of white settlers and one of Native Americans.
Stars: Joseph M. Marshall, Irene Bedard, Gil Birmingham, John Terry
Votes: 7,553
6. Winchester '73 (1950)
Passed | 92 min | Action, Drama, Western
A cowboy's obsession with a stolen rifle leads to a bullet-ridden odyssey through the American West.
Director: Anthony Mann | Stars: James Stewart, Shelley Winters, Dan Duryea, Stephen McNally
Votes: 21,972
7. Davy Crockett: King of the Wild Frontier (1955)
Approved | 93 min | Adventure, Drama, Family
American frontiersman Davy Crockett fights in the Creek Indian War, is elected to the U.S. Congress and fights for Texas at the Alamo.
Director: Norman Foster | Stars: Fess Parker, Buddy Ebsen, Basil Ruysdael, Hans Conried
Votes: 4,885
8. The Hallelujah Trail (1965)
Approved | 165 min | Comedy, Western
On its way to Denver, a cargo of whiskey destined for the miners, is sought after by the Temperance League, the U.S. Cavalry, the local Indians and the miners themselves.
Director: John Sturges | Stars: Burt Lancaster, Lee Remick, Jim Hutton, Pamela Tiffin
Votes: 4,433 | Gross: $8.72M
9. Winnetou (1963)
91 min | Adventure, Drama, Western
When violent conflict breaks out between greedy railroaders and a tribe of Mescalero Apaches, only two men, destined to be blood brothers, can prevent all-out war: chief's son Winnetou and German engineer Old Shatterhand.
Director: Harald Reinl | Stars: Lex Barker, Pierre Brice, Marie Versini, Mario Adorf
Votes: 4,605
10. Day of the Evil Gun (1968)
Approved | 95 min | Western
A woman and two children are kidnapped by Apaches. The husband of the captured woman enlists the help of his neighbor to find the Apaches that seized his family; not knowing his neighbor has unknown reasons of his own for helping him.
Director: Jerry Thorpe | Stars: Glenn Ford, Arthur Kennedy, Dean Jagger, John Anderson
Votes: 1,440
11. C.S.A.: The Confederate States of America (2004)
PG-13 | 89 min | Comedy, Drama, War
Through the eyes of a British "documentary", this film takes a satirically humorous, and sometimes frightening, look at the history of an America where the South won the Civil War.
Director: Kevin Willmott | Stars: Greg Kirsch, Renee Patrick, Molly Graham, William Willmott
Votes: 5,163 | Gross: $0.67M
12. Texas Across the River (1966)
Approved | 101 min | Comedy, Western
In 1845 Texas, a Louisiana belle is courted by a wanted Spanish nobleman and a Texas brawling gunrunner but her suitors' passionate duel is interrupted by the cavalry and a Comanche attack.
Director: Michael Gordon | Stars: Dean Martin, Alain Delon, Rosemary Forsyth, Joey Bishop
Votes: 1,875
13. Red Tomahawk (1967)
Approved | 82 min | Western
An army captain tries to convince the inhabitants of a village to hand him over two machine-guns so he can attack the indians.
Director: R.G. Springsteen | Stars: Howard Keel, Joan Caulfield, Broderick Crawford, Scott Brady
Votes: 184
14. Black Fox (1995 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 92 min | Romance, Western
A former slave affects peace between Native American tribes and homesteaders in 1860s around western Texas.
Director: Steven Hilliard Stern | Stars: Christopher Reeve, Raoul Max Trujillo, Tony Todd, Janet Bailey
Votes: 481
15. Escape from Fort Bravo (1953)
Passed | 99 min | Drama, Romance, Western
During the Civil War, a group of Confederates escapes from the Union POW camp at Fort Bravo but has to contend with the desert, the Mescalero Apaches and the pursuing Union troops.
Director: John Sturges | Stars: William Holden, Eleanor Parker, John Forsythe, William Demarest
Votes: 3,138 | Gross: $1.45M
16. Battle of Little Bighorn (2020)
TV-PG | 45 min | Documentary, Action, Biography
The U.S. expands westward after the Civil War displacing the last of the free-roaming Native Americans onto Reservations. This show focuses special attention on General George A. Custer and... See full summary »
Director: Molly Hermann | Stars: Steve Alexander, Kirk Chapman, Ron Glasgow, Marshall Dancing Elk Lucas
Votes: 108
17. Custer's Strategy of Defeat (2021)
Not Rated | 90 min | Documentary, Biography, History
Follows the narratives of the U.S. Seventh Cavalry and Native American warriors through the Battle of the Little Big Horn from June 25th through June 27th, 1876.
Director: Chris Hoffert | Stars: Bill Rini, Kyle C. Reed, Casey Birdinground, Ron Garritson
Votes: 10
18. 7th Cavalry (1956)
Approved | 75 min | Western
An officer accused of cowardice volunteers to bring back General Custers's body after Little Big Horn.
Director: Joseph H. Lewis | Stars: Randolph Scott, Barbara Hale, Jay C. Flippen, Frank Faylen
Votes: 1,376
19. Two Flags West (1950)
Approved | 92 min | War, Western
Forced by circumstances,Confederate POWs and Union soldiers join forces against Indians but old animosities resurface during their fragile alliance.
Director: Robert Wise | Stars: Joseph Cotten, Linda Darnell, Jeff Chandler, Cornel Wilde
Votes: 1,202
20. The Devil's Backbone (1970)
PG | 100 min | Drama, Western
Army deserter Capt. Viktor Kaleb is offered a pardon and reinstatement in the cavalry if he agrees to lead a special forces group in a raid against an Apache stronghold into Mexico.
Directors: Burt Kennedy, Niksa Fulgosi | Stars: Bekim Fehmiu, Richard Crenna, Chuck Connors, Ricardo Montalban
Votes: 520
21. Battle of Rogue River (1954)
Passed | 71 min | Western
In Oregon, the Army is ordered to negotiate peace with the Indians but unscrupulous businessmen, who profiteered during the conflict, secretly sabotage the peace process.
Director: William Castle | Stars: George Montgomery, Richard Denning, Martha Hyer, John Crawford
Votes: 381
22. Way of a Gaucho (1952)
Passed | 93 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
In 1875 Argentina, after killing a man, a gaucho is sentenced to harsh army duty but he deserts the army and becomes a bandit leader.
Director: Jacques Tourneur | Stars: Rory Calhoun, Gene Tierney, Richard Boone, Hugh Marlowe
Votes: 821
23. Guns for San Sebastian (1968)
G | 111 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
In 1743, outlaw Leon Alastray is hunted by the Spanish army but is given sanctuary by a priest in a village terrorized by marauding Yaqui Indians.
Director: Henri Verneuil | Stars: Anthony Quinn, Anjanette Comer, Charles Bronson, Sam Jaffe
Votes: 2,387
24. Fort Massacre (1958)
Approved | 80 min | Western
A cavalry troop finds itself under constant attack by Indians.
Director: Joseph M. Newman | Stars: Joel McCrea, Forrest Tucker, John Russell, Susan Cabot
Votes: 1,076
25. A Distant Trumpet (1964)
Approved | 117 min | Drama, Western
West Point graduate Lt. Hazard is posted to Fort Delivery, Arizona, where he has to deal with lax discipline, romantic complications, Apaches and his conflicting feelings toward the Indians.
Director: Raoul Walsh | Stars: Troy Donahue, Suzanne Pleshette, Diane McBain, James Gregory
Votes: 1,105
26. The Legend of Walks Far Woman (1980 TV Movie)
111 min | Drama, Western
A woman kills her husband after he becomes violently abusive following a concussion. The tribe then banishes her from the community.
Director: Mel Damski | Stars: Raquel Welch, Bradford Dillman, George Clutesi, Nick Mancuso
Votes: 267
27. Drum Beat (1954)
Not Rated | 111 min | Adventure, Western
In 1872, Indian fighter Johnny MacKay is appointed peace commissioner for the California and Oregon territory but he faces tough opposition from the renegade Modocs led by their chief Captain Jack.
Director: Delmer Daves | Stars: Alan Ladd, Audrey Dalton, Marisa Pavan, Robert Keith
Votes: 1,137
28. Blood on the Arrow (1964)
Approved | 91 min | Western
In 1871 Arizona, an escaped outlaw survives an Indian attack and helps a trading-post family retrieve their kidnapped son from marauding Apaches.
Director: Sidney Salkow | Stars: Dale Robertson, Martha Hyer, Wendell Corey, Dandy Curran
Votes: 262
29. Geronimo (1993 TV Movie)
100 min | Biography, Drama, Western
This story of epic courage and grace is a remarkable window on Native American life and the early years of the last and most feared Apache War Chief.
Director: Roger Young | Stars: Joseph Runningfox, Nick Ramus, Michelle St. John, Michael Greyeyes
Votes: 543 | Gross: $4.65M
30. Fighting Caravans (1931)
Passed | 92 min | Western
A young frontier scout helps guide a freight wagon train across the country, fighting off Indians and evil traders, while his two crusty companions try and save him from falling in love.
Directors: Otto Brower, David Burton | Stars: Gary Cooper, Lili Damita, Ernest Torrence, Tully Marshall
Votes: 721
31. War Paint (1953)
Approved | 89 min | Adventure, War, Western
An Indian and his beautiful sister attempt to destroy a cavalry patrol trying to deliver a peace treaty to their chief.
Director: Lesley Selander | Stars: Robert Stack, Joan Taylor, Charles McGraw, Keith Larsen
Votes: 533
32. Revolt at Fort Laramie (1957)
Approved | 73 min | Western
At the start of the Civil War, the soldiers manning Fort Laramie are split between Yanks and Confederates but the real threat is the warpath Sioux surrounding them all.
Director: Lesley Selander | Stars: John Dehner, Gregg Palmer, Frances Helm, Don Gordon
Votes: 439
33. Savage Pampas (1965)
Not Rated | 112 min | Adventure, Drama, Western
In the late 1800s, an army captain tries to tame the open plains of Argentina, which are dominated by Indians and bandits. To help do this, the captain brings in a party of women to keep his soldiers happy.
Director: Hugo Fregonese | Stars: Robert Taylor, Mario Lozano, Felicia Roc, Ángel del Pozo
Votes: 424
34. Last of the Comanches (1953)
Approved | 85 min | Action, Adventure, Western
The remnants of a massacred cavalry troop and ragtag group of stagecoach passengers fight for survival against fierce Comanches at a desert ruin.
Director: André De Toth | Stars: Broderick Crawford, Barbara Hale, Johnny Stewart, Lloyd Bridges
Votes: 961
35. The Red, White, and Black (1970)
GP | 77 min | Action, Romance, Western
A recruit joins an all-black cavalry regiment led by a white man in the post-Civil War West.
Director: John 'Bud' Cardos | Stars: Robert DoQui, Isaac Fields, Barbara Hale, Rafer Johnson
Votes: 86 | Gross: $0.52M
36. Buffalo Bill (1964)
93 min | Drama, Western
Renegade Indians, led by Yellow Hand, are being sold guns by Donaldson. Buffalo Bill is sent to stop the arms trading and avert an Indian war.
Director: Mario Costa | Stars: Gordon Scott, Ingeborg Schöner, Catherine Ribeiro, Jan Hendriks
Votes: 219
37. Arizona Bushwhackers (1968)
Approved | 87 min | Romance, Western
A Confederate spy takes the sheriff job in a lawless Union town where people are hostile to him and where a crooked saloon owner peddles rifles to the renegade Indians.
Director: Lesley Selander | Stars: Howard Keel, Yvonne De Carlo, John Ireland, Marilyn Maxwell
Votes: 369
38. Mr. Horn (1979)
180 min | Action, Adventure, Biography
The story of frontiersman Tom Horn, and his career as a cavalry scout, a tracker, a range detective, and the final events in his life that led to his tragic death.
Stars: David Carradine, Richard Widmark, Karen Black, Richard Masur
Votes: 188
39. The Canadians (1961)
TV-PG | 85 min | Western
When 6000 Sioux flee to Canada, they are permitted to stay. But a Montana rancher and his cowboys, in search of stolen horses, kill all inhabitants of a Sioux village and claim they only wanted to free a white squaw who had been kidnapped.
Director: Burt Kennedy | Stars: Robert Ryan, John Dehner, Torin Thatcher, Burt Metcalfe
Votes: 297
40. Hondo and the Apaches (1967 TV Movie)
85 min | Drama, Western
Two episodes from the TV series "Hondo" edited together and released as a feature.
Director: Lee H. Katzin | Stars: Ralph Taeger, Kathie Browne, Michael Rennie, Noah Beery Jr.
Votes: 198
41. Last of the Buccaneers (1950)
Passed | 79 min | Action, Adventure, History
Swashbuckler about the adventures of pirate Jean Lafitte after he helped save New Orleans from a British invasion during the War of 1812.
Director: Lew Landers | Stars: Paul Henreid, Jack Oakie, Karin Booth, Mary Anderson
Votes: 166
42. War Drums (1957)
Approved | 75 min | Western
The friendship between a white man and an Apache chief is tested when they fall in love with the same woman during a time of frontier conflict.
Director: Reginald Le Borg | Stars: Lex Barker, Joan Taylor, Ben Johnson, Larry Chance
Votes: 387
43. Hiawatha (1952)
Approved | 80 min | Drama, Romance, Western
Ojibway tribe member Hiawatha is sent by his chief to investigate the warlike intentions of the neighboring Dakotah and Illinois tribes that routinely trespass into Ojibway territory.
Director: Kurt Neumann | Stars: Vince Edwards, Yvette Duguay, Keith Larsen, Morris Ankrum
Votes: 102
44. The Pathfinder (1952)
Passed | 78 min | Adventure, Drama, War
Pathfinder, a white man raised by the Mohican Indians, joins forces with the British army to avenge himself on the Mingo warriors and the French, who have brought death and pillage to his ... See full summary »
Director: Sidney Salkow | Stars: George Montgomery, Helena Carter, Jay Silverheels, Walter Kingsford
Votes: 234
45. Davy Crockett (1916)
Passed | 50 min | Action, Biography, Western
The story of the famous Tennessee frontiersman, soldier, scout, and Congressman who fought and died at the Alamo.
Director: William Desmond Taylor | Stars: Dustin Farnum, Winifred Kingston, Harry De Vere, Herbert Standing
Votes: 20
46. The Deerslayer (1943)
Approved | 67 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
Deerslayer, a white man who was brought up by the Mohicans, helps his old tribe when the Hurons steal Princess Wah Tah, the betrothed of his friend Jingo-Good. His friends, the Hutters, are... See full summary »
Director: Lew Landers | Stars: Bruce Kellogg, Jean Parker, Larry Parks, Warren Ashe
Votes: 41
47. Seven Hours of Gunfire (1965)
92 min | Western
Wild Bill Hickok, Buffalo Bill and Calamity Jane team up to stop the gunrunners and help bring peace between the Sioux and the homesteaders.
Director: Joaquín Luis Romero Marchent | Stars: Rik Van Nutter, Adrian Hoven, Gloria Milland, Francisco Sanz
Votes: 70
48. Custer's Last Stand (II) (1936)
Not Rated | 84 min | Western
A mystical medicine arrow, the key to a lost gold treasure, is lost in one of many Indian attacks. It is recovered by the only two survivors, a Major and his daughter, who become the targets of those who wish to possess it.
Director: Elmer Clifton | Stars: Rex Lease, Nancy Caswell, Reed Howes, Frank McGlynn Jr.
Votes: 50
49. Wyoming (1928)
Passed | Action, Adventure, Romance
Director: W.S. Van Dyke | Stars: Tim McCoy, Dorothy Sebastian, Charles Bell, William Fairbanks
Votes: 24
50. The Last of the Mohicans (1987 TV Movie)
55 min | Animation, War
An animated version of James Fenimore Cooper's classic wilderness adventure during the French and Indian War in colonial America. Hawkeye is in his prime as the famous scout who rescues the daughters of the Commander of a frontier fort.
Stars: John Waters, Andrew Clarke, Bill Conn, Wallas Eaton
Votes: 53