List of the best James Best movies: Verboten!(1959), The Killer Shrews(1959), The Brain Machine(1977), Cole Younger, Gunfighter(1958), Ma and Pa Kettle at the Fair(1952), Return of the Killer Shrews(2012), The Quick Gun(1964), Shock Corridor(1963), Ride Lonesome(1959), Rolling Thunder(1977), Savages(1974), Ode to Billy Joe(1976) ... ...
6.8/10
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1959
87 Minutes
James Best Susan Cummings Tom Pittman Paul Dubov Harold Daye Dick Kallman
A young American serviceman, stationed in Germany after the fall of the Third Reich, jeopardises his position with the Marshall Plan relief effort by breaking the non-fraternisatiom rule ... See full summary »
4.1/10
Sci-Fi, Horror
USA
1959
69 Minutes
Thorne Sherman
James Best Ingrid Goude Baruch Lumet Ken Curtis Gordon McLendon Alfredo DeSoto
mad scientist ship captain fiancé daughter researcher cook creepy outlandish offbeat island compound laboratory boat uncontrollable experiment animal attack love triangle survival trapped man vs. beast escape
On an isolated island, a small group of people are terrorized by giant voracious shrews in the midst of a hurricane.
3.0/10
Sci-Fi
USA
1977
89 Minutes
Rev. Emory Neill
James Best Barbara Burgess Gil Peterson Gerald McRaney Marcus J. Grapes Ann Latham Thomas Hal Phillips Stocker Fontelieu
Several people volunteer for a scientific experiment about mind-reading and memory, but the experiment goes horribly wrong.
Western
1958
78 Minutes
Frank Lovejoy James Best Abby Dalton Jan Merlin Douglas Spencer Ainslie Pryor Frank Ferguson Myron Healey Dan Sheridan John Mitchum
cole younger governor outlaw police officer sheriff father sad spirited suspenseful courtroom texas police station hillside kansas unlikely allies police corruption investigation false accusations murder old west
A notorious outlaw (Frank Lovejoy) helps a cowboy (James Best) fight political corruption in 1873 Texas.
7.0/10
Comedy
USA
1952
78 Minutes
Marvin Johnson
Marjorie Main Percy Kilbride James Best Lori Nelson Esther Dale
country girl family patriarch mother nemesis daughter hilarious cheery lighthearted fair farm church small town washington state contest horse racing cooking young love education husband/wife relationship adventure
Ma and Pa are trying to raise enough money at the county fair to send their daughter Rosie to college. Ma competes in baking and Pa enters a trotter in a horse race, while Rosie takes up with handsome young Marvin Johnson.
2.9/10
Horror
USA
2012
83 Minutes
Screenwriter
John Schneider Bruce Davison James Best Jennifer Lyons Jeneta St. Clair Rick Hurst Katherine Randolph Holly Weber
Fifty-three years after being attacked by killer shrews on a remote island, Captain Thorne Sherman is hired by a reality television crew to return to the island in question. The shrews attack again in short order.
Western
1964
87 Minutes
Sheriff Scotty Wade
Audie Murphy Merry Anders James Best Ted de Corsia Walter Sande Rex Holman Charles Meredith Frank Ferguson
man gunman bank robber bank robbers outlaw engaging thrilling gripping suspenseful brutal small town danger outlaws fight for justice fighting bank robbery adventure discovery pursuit rivalry
A banished gunfighter (Audie Murphy) returns to his sweetheart (Merry Anders) and helps his sheriff friend (James Best) face outlaws.
7.4/10
Drama
USA
1963
101 Minutes
Stuart
Peter Breck Constance Towers Gene Evans James Best Hari Rhodes Larry Tucker Bill Zuckert Philip Ahn Neyle Morrow John Matthews Chuck Roberson
reporter inmate psychiatrist girlfriend witness thrilling tense solemn insane asylum investigation murder deception insanity pulitzer prize journalism quest mystery transformation 1960s
Bent on winning a Pulitzer Prize, a journalist commits himself to a mental institution to solve a strange and unclear murder.
7.2/10
Western
USA
1959
73 Minutes
Billy John
Randolph Scott Karen Steele Pernell Roberts James Best Lee Van Cleef James Coburn
bounty hunter killer brother widow outlaw native american dark tense profound fort california american southwest sierra nevada mountains wild west betrayal retribution old west cowboys bounty discovery
A bounty hunter escorts a killer to be tried for murder, but allows the man's outlaw brother to catch up with them to have a showdown over a previous shocking murder.
7.0/10
Drama
USA
1977
99 Minutes
Texan
William Devane Tommy Lee Jones Linda Haynes James Best Dabney Coleman Lisa Blake Richards Luke Askew Lawrason Driscoll
veteran friend wife son thug pretty woman brutal gritty melodramatic texas small town household family vigilantism postwar life estrangement theft mutilation revenge pursuit
A returning war veteran loses his family to a violent home invasion and decides to seek and retaliate against those responsible.
Mystery & Thriller
1974
78 Minutes
Sheriff Bert Hamilton
Andy Griffith Sam Bottoms Noah Beery Jr. James Best Randy Boone Jim Antonio James Chandler
lawyer student prospector guide tense brutal desert small town hunting cover-up chase desert trek accidental death wretched excess underdog 1970s
A sporting New York lawyer (Andy Griffith) stalks his desert guide (Sam Bottoms) to cover up a hunting fatality.
6.6/10
Drama, Gay & Lesbian
USA
1976
106 Minutes
Dewey Barksdale
Robby Benson Glynnis O'Connor Joan Hotchkis Sandy Kevin James Best Terence Goodman Becky Brown Simpson Hemphill Ed Shelnut Eddie Tair William Hallberg
In 1950s Mississippi, teenager Bobbie Lee Hartley navigates her blossoming hormones as she is courted by Billy Joe McAllister, who is headed for tragedy.
6.4/10
Western
USA
1951
84 Minutes
Bitter Creek Dalton
Audie Murphy Yvette Dugay Beverly Tyler John Hudson James Best Leif Erickson Noah Beery Jr. Hugh O'Brian John Hubbard Palmer Lee Rand Brooks
outlaw rancher daughter gang leader love interest engaging suspenseful emotional intense cattle ranch ranch new life new love change criminal past fighting danger love adventure discovery
Unjustly accused of robbing the train he was riding home, Bill Doolin re-joins his old gang, participates in other robberies and becomes a wanted outlaw.
6.2/10
Kids & Family, Drama
USA
2007
93 Minutes
Mr. McClancy
Don Johnson Kay Panabaker Lori Loughlin Sasha Cohen James Best Whitney Sloan
teen girl mother horse owner classmate heartwarming engaging ranch stable school family home horsemanship dreams family overcoming the odds coming of age competition underdog discovery growing up 2000s
The curiously named, Moondance Alexander is a spirited teen living with her eccentric mother. She is faced with another uneventful summer until she discovers a lost pinto pony named ... See full summary »
7.6/10
Drama
USA
1972
105 Minutes
Sheriff Young
Cicely Tyson Paul Winfield Kevin Hooks Carmen Mathews Taj Mahal James Best Yvonne Jarrell Eric Hooks Sylvia `Kuumba' Williams Janet MacLachlan Teddy Airhart
son father mother dog teacher sad inspiring louisiana household small town poverty racism hope education chain gangs growing up transformation quest 1930s
The oldest son of a loving and strong family of black sharecroppers comes of age in the Depression-era South after his father is imprisoned for stealing food.
6.5/10
Crime, Western, Drama
USA
1958
102 Minutes
Tom Folliard
Paul Newman Lita Milan John Dehner Hurd Hatfield James Congdon James Best Colin Keith-Johnston John Dierkes Wally Brown Ainslie Pryor Martin Garralaga
outlaw pat garrett friend wife sheriff rancher brooding tense new mexico territory wild west small town ranch billy the kid fugitives stand-off murder friendship frontier justice quest pursuit
After his employer is murdered by rival cattlemen, a troubled and uneducated young cowboy vows revenge on the murderers.
Comedy
1966
109 Minutes
Dr. Ben Mizer
Jerry Lewis Janet Leigh Mary Ann Mobley Gila Golan Leslie Parrish James Best Kathleen Freeman Buddy Lester Fritz Feld Renie Riano Scatman Crothers
artist psychiatrist girlfriend patient friend zoologist madcap cheery lighthearted psychiatrist's office house party relationships psychiatry impersonation love schemes love transformation metamorphosis
An artist (Jerry Lewis) tries to help his psychiatrist fiancee (Janet Leigh) by posing as suitors for her lovesick patients.
6.9/10
Action
USA
1952
85 Minutes
Joe Rakich
Ann Sheridan John Lund Howard Duff William Harrigan Eileen Crowe Chick Chandler James Best Nancy Kulp Elaine Riley Tudor Owen Frank Marlowe
Steve Kostain (Lund), nephew of the owner, begins working at a steel mill to learn the business from the bottom up. He rooms with a steel working family, the McNamaras, and falls for the ... See full summary »
6.4/10
Western
USA
1952
85 Minutes
Cpl. Hassett
John Lund Jeff Chandler Susan Cabot Beverly Tyler Bruce Cowling John Hudson James Best Regis Toomey Richard Egan Hugh O'Brian Palmer Lee
american pioneer love interest native american native american chief soldier engaging gory gripping intense powerful tense united states new mexico territory battlefield ranch civil war territorial disputes fight to the death rivalry
When Cochise bands together with Geronimo and other Indian tribes, Major Colton abandons his fort, heading towards Fort Sheridan, through Apache Pass. The only thing in his way are the Indians he used to call his friends.
5.7/10
War
USA
1967
97 Minutes
Sgt. Carnavan
Chad Everett Marilyn Devin Dean Jagger Bobby Troup Claude Akins Gene Hackman James Best Norman Alden Bobs Watson Ken Swofford Ray Reese
In WW2, highly decorated Marine Sgt. Jack Connell comes home to the USA from the Pacific War and trains recruits for the army until his fighting spirit prods him to request a return to active duty on the front lines.
5.6/10
Comedy, Drama
USA
2006
102 Minutes
Hank Larson
Randy Spelling Diora Baird Carmen Electra Jason Priestley Mike Starr Matt Cedeno James Best Beth Grant Sean Blakemore Richard Riehle Harland Williams
A road trip to Los Angeles inadvertently leads a young man from Wyoming into a wild maze of psychotic hit-men, racy women, jewel thieves and a salsa band.
Horror
1976
99 Minutes
Pelligrino
Ben Johnson Michael Parks Paul Hecht Gretchen Corbett Horst Buchholz Bruce French James Best David L. Gray Richard Charles Boyle Eliott Keener
entomologist sheriff coroner doctor tense creepy new orleans police station bayou mardi gras killer bees investigation race against time animal attack discovery quest 1970s
Experts (Michael Parks, Paul Hecht) and a sheriff (Ben Johnson) deal with African killer bees in New Orleans during Mardi Gras.
6.2/10
Western
USA
1950
80 Minutes
Cole Younger
Audie Murphy Brian Donlevy Marguerite Chapman Scott Brady Tony Curtis Richard Arlen Richard Long James Best John Kellogg Dewey Martin Richard Egan
outlaw murderer confederate soldier robber orphan tense fiery lawrence, kan. wild west saloon jesse james old west american civil war war crime rivalry revenge discovery 1860s
Outraged by Redleg atrocities, the James and Younger Brothers along with Kit Dalton join Quantrill's Raiders and find themselves participating in even worse war crimes.
6.9/10
Western
USA
1968
104 Minutes
Drew
James Stewart Henry Fonda Inger Stevens Gary Lockwood Dean Jagger Ed Begley Jay C. Flippen Jack Elam James Best Barbara Luna Jacqueline Scott
sheriff bandit wife daughter preacher tense thrilling unrestrained american west town house sheriff's office gunfight bandits family responsibility lawlessness rise rivalry 19th century
A peace-loving, part-time Sheriff in the small town of Firecreek must take a stand when a gang of vicious outlaws takes over his town.
6.3/10
Comedy, Drama
UK|USA
1976
121 Minutes
Jim
Ryan O'Neal Burt Reynolds Tatum O'Neal Brian Keith Stella Stevens John Ritter Jane Hitchcock Harry Carey Jr. James Best George Gaynes M. Emmet Walsh
attorney director actor starlet crew member spirited witty california movie set filmmaking love triangle silent movies sabotage fame adventure rivalry transformation 1910s
Buck and lawyer Leo accidentally get into movie production in the early days (1910).
5.7/10
Western
USA
1950
76 Minutes
Sam
Maureen O'Hara Macdonald Carey Will Geer Charles Drake Pedro de Cordoba Ian MacDonald Rick Vallin Parley Baer James Best Edmund Cobb Glenn Strange
jim bowie native american friend barkeep politician chief melodramatic thrilling patriotic frontier small town wilderness saloon texas race relations mining deception american indian wars exploitation land dispute
White settlers plan to defy the agreement between the government and the Comanche in order to mine for silver on Comanche lands, while scout Jim Bowie tries to keep the peace in the territory.
Comedy
1952
81 Minutes
Cpl. Ransom
Donald O'Connor Lori Nelson Alice Kelley Palmer Lee William Reynolds Les Tremayne Otto Hulett David Janssen James Best Paul Burke Cliff Clark
The talking mule foils atomic-plant saboteurs and tutors his master (Donald O'Connor) at the U.S. Military Academy.
6.2/10
Action
USA
1953
87 Minutes
Corp. Gerad
Rock Hudson Barbara Hale Anthony Quinn Richard Carlson Hugh O'Brian Russell Johnson Lee Marvin Ralph Moody Fay Roope James Best Don Gibson
native american chief childhood friend lieutenant major love interest powerful tense gripping melodramatic fort florida everglades battlefield interracial romance interracial conflict american indian wars wrongfully accused murder racism underdog
A cavalry lieutenant recounts his efforts to make peace with the Seminole Indian tribe, under an evil major.
Western
1951
75 Minutes
Bert Keon
Stephen McNally Coleen Gray Willard Parker Arthur Shields James Griffith Armando Silvestre Georgia Backus Clarence Muse Ruthelma Stevens James Best Chinto Guzman
gambler prostitute mayor apache gunslinger blacksmith gutsy intense spanish boot border town saloon stagecoach unlikely allies indian wars business scheme change of heart underdog transformation 1880s
Kicked out of town by the mayor (Willard Parker), a gambler (Stephen McNally) returns to help during an Indian attack.
6.3/10
Western
USA
1953
85 Minutes
Audie Murphy Joan Evans Robert Sterling Ray Collins Dennis Weaver Palmer Lee Russell Johnson Jack Kelly Johnny Downs Bob Steele James Best
union boss native american prospector lieutenant confederate soldier corporal patriotic engaging powerful striking melodramatic gutsy native american reservation native americans american history confederate army western films accusations racial issues fall
Before the Civil War, Lt. Jed Sayre's efforts to conciliate the cavalry and the Navajo are undermined by his racist C.O. and Confederate sympathizers.
6.8/10
Drama
USA
1956
100 Minutes
Paul Newman Anne Francis Walter Pidgeon Wendell Corey Edmond O'Brien Lee Marvin Cloris Leachman Robert Burton Robert F. Simon Trevor Bardette Adam Williams
military officer father widow prisoner of war lawyer psychiatrist emotional powerful san francisco air force base courtroom death of a child torture treason korean war post-traumatic stress disorder escape transformation 1950s
A decorated Korean War hero inexplicably collaborates with the enemy while interred in a POW camp and is court-martialed.
7.6/10
Western
USA
1950
92 Minutes
James Stewart Shelley Winters Dan Duryea Stephen McNally Millard Mitchell Charles Drake John McIntire Will Geer Jay C. Flippen Rock Hudson John Alexander
sergeant cowboy sheriff prostitute outlaw tense spirited mountain saloon prairie dodge city, kan. cowboys robbery guns pursuit revenge rivalry 1890s
A cowboy's obsession with a stolen rifle leads to a bullet-ridden odyssey through the American West.
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