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| 1 |  | Searchers, The (1956) |  3.6915 73 reviews | PG | Adventure, Drama, Western |
$4.69
| Ethan Edwards (John Wayne)returned from war to find his family massacred and his niece kidnapped by ...more about Searchers starring John Wayne and Jeffrey Hunter |
| 2 |  | Seven Brides for Seven Brothers (1954) | 3.3646 30 reviews | G | Adventure, Drama, Western, Musical, Romance, Comedy, Family |
$8.68
| Based on Stephen Vincent Benet’s novel, “The Sobbin’ Women,” is the feature film musical ...more about Seven Brides for Seven Brothers starring Matt Moore and Jeff Richards |
| 3 |  | High Noon (1952) | 3.2624 78 reviews | PG | Thriller, Western |
$3.99
| On his last day as town Marshall, Will Kane hears a rumor that one of the men he put in jail is on ...more about High Noon starring Gary Cooper and Lloyd Bridges |
| 4 |  | Old Yeller (1957) | 3.2588 30 reviews | G | Adventure, Drama, Western, Family, Disney |
$7.02
| Travis is the man of the house while his father is on a cattle drive. Travis is irritated when his ...more about Old Yeller starring Dorothy McGuire and Fess Parker |
| 5 |  | River of No Return (1954) |  3.0351 10 reviews | NA | Adventure, Western |
$31.37
| The title river unites a farmer recently released from prison, his young son, and an ambitious ...more about River of No Return starring Marilyn Monroe and Robert Mitchum |
| 6 |  | Man of the West (1958) | 2.9785 14 reviews | NA | Western | N/A | On his way to hire a schoolteacher, a homesteader is left a hundred miles from anywhere when the ...more about Man of the West starring Gary Cooper and Julie London |
| 7 |  | Shane (1953) | 2.9445 36 reviews | NA | Drama, Western |
$3.66
| Shane rides into a conflict between cattleman Ryker and a bunch of settlers, like the Starretts, ...more about Shane starring Alan Ladd and Jean Arthur |
| 8 |  | Oklahoma! (1955) | 2.8995 40 reviews | NA | Western, Musical, Romance |
$12.99
| Laurey must choose between two men vying for her attention. When Curly saves Laurey from Jud's ...more about Oklahoma! starring Gordon MacRae and Gloria Grahame |
| 9 |  | Gunfighter, The (1950) | 2.8737 10 reviews | PG | Drama, Western | N/A | Jimmie Ringo is the fastest gun in the west, but he is getting tired of it all and would like to ...more about Gunfighter starring Gregory Peck and Helen Westcott |
| 10 |  | Ride Lonesome (1959) | 2.8661 5 reviews | NA | Western | N/A | A wanted murderer, Billy John, is captured by Ben Brigade, a bounty hunter, who intends to take him ...more about Ride Lonesome starring Randolph Scott and Karen Steele |
| 11 | | Wonderful Country, The (1959) | 2.8661 4 reviews | NA | Western | N/A | Having fled to Mexico from the U.S. many years ago for killing his father's murderer, Martin Brady ...more about Wonderful Country starring Julie London and Albert Dekker |
| 12 | | Rancho Notorious (1952) | 2.8661 11 reviews | NA | Drama, Western | N/A | A western based on the story "Gunsight Whitman" by Silvia Richards. Vern Haskell, a nice rancher, ...more about Rancho Notorious starring Marlene Dietrich and Arthur Kennedy |
| 13 |  | Last Train from Gun Hill (1959) | 2.8543 7 reviews | NA | Drama, Western |
$6.34
| The wife of marshal Matt Morgan is raped and murdered. The killers leave behind a distinctive ...more about Last Train from Gun Hill starring Kirk Douglas and Anthony Quinn |
| 14 |  | Man from Laramie, The (1955) | 2.8463 19 reviews | NA | Western, Mystery |
$3.95
| Mysterious Will Lockhart delivers supplies to storekeeper Barbara Waggoman at Coronado, an isolated ...more about Man from Laramie starring James Stewart and Arthur Kennedy |
| 15 |  | Bend of the River (1952) | 2.8371 17 reviews | NA | Western |
$6.99
| Two men with questionable pasts, Glyn McLyntock and his friend Cole, lead a wagon-train load of ...more about Bend of the River starring James Stewart and Arthur Kennedy |
| 16 |  | Seven Men from Now (1956) | 2.8348 15 reviews | NA | Western |
$8.97
| A former sheriff hunts for the seven men responsible for robbing a Wells Fargo bank and killing his ...more about Seven Men from Now starring Randolph Scott and Gail Russell |
| 17 |  | Annie Get Your Gun (1950) | 2.8192 21 reviews | NA | Western, Musical, Romance, Comedy |
$12.89
| Annie Oakley is an incredible shot who was raised `Doin' What Comes Naturally'. Frank Butler, the ...more about Annie Get Your Gun starring Betty Hutton and Louis Calhern |
| 18 |  | Hondo (1953) | 2.8130 14 reviews | NA | Western |
$4.86
| Hondo Lane, a despatch rider for the cavalry, encounters Angie Lowe, a woman living alone with her ...more about Hondo starring John Wayne and Geraldine Page |
| 19 |  | Forty Guns (1957) | 2.8120 16 reviews | NA | Western |
$6.88
| An authoritarian rancher, Barbara Stanwyck, who rules an Arizona county with her private posse of ...more about Forty Guns starring Barbara Stanwyck and Barry Sullivan |
| 20 |  | Love Me Tender (1956) | 2.7976 25 reviews | NA | Western, Musical |
$11.99
| Clint marries his brother's girlfriend, believing his brother has died in the line of duty, but ...more about Love Me Tender starring Richard Egan and Debra Paget |
| 21 |  | Rio Grande (1950) | 2.7819 18 reviews | NA | Western, Romance |
$4.29
| Rio Grande takes place after the Civil War when the Union turned their attention towards the ...more about Rio Grande starring John Wayne and Maureen O'Hara |
| 22 |  | Big Country, The (1958) | 2.7591 13 reviews | Not Rated | Drama, Western, Romance, Adaptation |
$9.99
| Retired, wealthy sea Captain Jame McKay (Gregory Peck) arrives in the vast expanse of the West to ...more about Big Country starring Gregory Peck and Jean Simmons |
| 23 |  | Calamity Jane (1953) | 2.7579 21 reviews | NA | Western, Biography, Musical, Romance, Comedy |
$12.71
| Deadwood, Dakota Territory, is largely the abode of men, where Indian scout Calamity Jane is as ...more about Calamity Jane starring Doris Day and Philip Carey |
| 24 |  | Cowboy (1958) |  2.7338 12 reviews | NA | Western |
$8.91
| Chicago hotel clerk Frank Harris dreams of life as a cowboy, and he gets his chance when, jilted by ...more about Cowboy starring Glenn Ford and Jack Lemmon |
| 25 |  | Johnny Guitar (1954) | 2.7314 20 reviews | NA | Western | N/A | Vienna has built a saloon oustide of town, and she hopes to build her own town once the railroad is ...more about Johnny Guitar starring Joan Crawford and Sterling Hayden |
| 26 |  | Broken Arrow (1950) | 2.7173 9 reviews | NA | Drama, Western | N/A | By 1870, there has been 10 years of cruel war between settlers and Cochise's Apaches. Ex-soldier ...more about Broken Arrow starring James Stewart and Jeff Chandler |
| 27 |  | Rio Bravo (1959) | 2.6763 16 reviews | NA | Drama, Western, Romance |
$10.72
| A small-town sheriff in the American West enlists the help of a cripple, a drunk, and a young ...more about Rio Bravo starring John Wayne and Angie Dickinson |
| 28 |  | Broken Lance (1954) | 2.6700 11 reviews | NA | Drama, Western |
$5.91
| Cattle baron Matt Devereaux raids a copper smelter that is polluting his water, then divides his ...more about Broken Lance starring Spencer Tracy and Robert Wagner |
| 29 |  | Horse Soldiers, The (1959) | 2.6652 4 reviews | NA | Adventure, War, Western |
$4.86
| A Union Cavalry outfit is sent behind confederate lines in strength to destroy a rail/supply centre. ...more about Horse Soldiers starring John Wayne and William Holden |
| 30 |  | Tin Star, The (1957) | 2.6442 10 reviews | NA | Western |
$9.99
| Veteran bounty-hunter Morg Hickman rides into a town in danger. The sheriff has been killed, and ...more about Tin Star starring Henry Fonda and Anthony Perkins |
| 31 |  | 3:10 to Yuma (1957) | 2.6362 19 reviews | NA | Western |
$3.95
| After outlaw leader Ben Wade is captured in a small town, his gang continue to threaten. Small-time ...more about 3:10 to Yuma starring Glenn Ford and Van Heflin |
| 32 |  | High Lonesome (1950) | 2.6341 6 reviews | NA | Western | N/A | ...more about High Lonesome starring Chill Wills and John Archer |
| 33 |  | Naked Spur, The (1953) | 2.6232 19 reviews | NA | Western |
$12.71
| A bitter Howard Kemp heads westward to the Rockies from Abilene, Kansas on the trail of murderer ...more about Naked Spur starring James Stewart and Janet Leigh |
| 34 |  | Man Without a Star (1955) | 2.5799 8 reviews | NA | Western | N/A | Dempsey Rae, a cowboy with no clear aim in life, winds up working on a spread with a hard lady ...more about Man Without a Star starring Kirk Douglas and Jeanne Crain |
| 35 |  | Gunfight at the O.K. Corral (1957) | 2.5730 18 reviews | NA | Western |
$3.66
| After the long career of lawman that made him a legend, Wyatt Earp deciedes to quit and join his ...more about Gunfight at the O.K. Corral starring Burt Lancaster and Kirk Douglas |
| 36 |  | Branded (1950) | 2.5647 4 reviews | NA | Western |
$5.68
| Twenty-five years ago the Lavery baby was kidnapped. Bad guy Leffingwell gets Choya to impersonate ...more about Branded starring Alan Ladd and Mona Freeman |
| 37 | | Lusty Men, The (1952) | 2.5419 6 reviews | NA | Action, Drama, Western | N/A | When he sustains a rodeo injury, star rider Jeff McCloud returns to his hometown after many years ...more about Lusty Men starring Susan Hayward and Arthur Kennedy |
| 38 |  | Proud Rebel, The (1958) | 2.5008 2 reviews | NA | Western |
$4.99
| Searching for a doctor who can help him get his son to speak again--the boy hadn't uttered a word ...more about Proud Rebel starring Alan Ladd and Olivia de Havilland |
| 39 |  | Bravados, The (1958) | 2.4624 9 reviews | NA | Western |
$9.99
| Jim Douglas has been relentlessly pursuing the four outlaws who murdered his wife, but finds them ...more about Bravados starring Gregory Peck and Joan Collins |
| 40 |  | Apache (1954) | 2.4398 14 reviews | NA | Western | N/A | Following the surrender of Geronimo, Massai, the last Apache warrior is captured and scheduled for ...more about Apache starring Burt Lancaster and Jean Peters |
| 41 |  | Far Country, The (1954) | 2.4201 11 reviews | NA | Western |
$5.95
| In 1896, Jeff Webster sees the start of the Klondike gold rush as a golden opportunity to make a ...more about Far Country starring James Stewart and Ruth Roman |
| 42 |  | These Thousand Hills (1959) | 2.4095 2 reviews | NA | Western |
$6.88
| ...more about These Thousand Hills starring Richard Egan and Lee Remick |
| 43 | | At Gunpoint (1955) | 2.4040 6 reviews | NA | Western | N/A | ...more about At Gunpoint starring Fred MacMurray and Dorothy Malone |
| 44 | | Left Handed Gun, The (1958) | 2.4003 1 reviews | NA | Western, Biography |
$37.01
| William Bonney - Billy the Kid - gets a job with a cattleman known as 'The Englishman,' and is ...more about Left Handed Gun starring Lita Milan and John Dehner |
| 45 |  | Iron Mistress, The (1952) | 2.3912 1 reviews | NA | Western | N/A | Barely historical presentation of the life of Jim Bowie. Here he goes to New Orleans to sell lumber ...more about Iron Mistress starring Alan Ladd and Virginia Mayo |
| 46 |  | Furies, The (1950) | 2.3760 5 reviews | NA | Western | N/A | ...more about Furies starring Barbara Stanwyck and Wendell Corey |
| 47 |  | They Came to Cordura (1959) | 2.3570 5 reviews | NA | War, Western |
$4.54
| After a cavalry charge during the 1916 U.S. "war against Pancho Villa," unheroic awards officer Tom ...more about They Came to Cordura starring Gary Cooper and Rita Hayworth |
| 48 |  | Fancy Pants (1950) | 2.3379 7 reviews | NA | Western, Comedy |
$3.90
| An American actor (Arthur Tyler) impersonating an English butler is hired by a nouveau riche woman ...more about Fancy Pants starring Bob Hope and Lucille Ball |
| 49 |  | Cattle Queen of Montana (1954) | 2.3181 5 reviews | NA | Western |
$6.98
| The Jones family, about to prove claim to prime Montana land, is raided by renegade Indians in ...more about Cattle Queen of Montana starring Barbara Stanwyck and Ronald Reagan |
| 50 |  | Terror in a Texas Town (1958) | 2.3090 12 reviews | NA | Western |
$5.99
| ...more about Terror in a Texas Town starring Sterling Hayden and Sebastian Cabot |
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