List of the best Richard Farnsworth movies: The Straight Story(1999), The Grey Fox(1982), Space Rage(1986), Good Old Boy(1988), Sylvester(1985), Tom Horn(1980), Into the Night(1985), Rhinestone(1984), Misery(1990), Ruckus(1980), Comes a Horseman(1978), Highway to Hell(1991) ... ...
Drama
France|UK|USA
1999
111 Minutes
Richard Farnsworth Sissy Spacek Jane Galloway Heitz Everett McGill Jennifer Edwards-Hughes Barbara Robertson John Farley John Lordan Harry Dean Stanton
old man brother farmer widower calm touching emotional heartwarming positive midwest countryside aging siblings reconciliation adventure discovery underdog 1990s
An old man makes a long journey by lawnmower to mend his relationship with an ill brother.
Western
Canada
1982
92 Minutes
Richard Farnsworth Jackie Burroughs Wayne Robson Ken Pogue Timothy Webber Gary Reineke Dave Peterson Don Mackay Samantha Langevin Tom Heaton
photographer train robber ex-convict detective pinkerton agent charming engaging powerful british columbia train town prison movie theater bill miner heist one last job second chance train robbery unlikely romance temptation
When an aging, but gentlemanly stagecoach robber is released from prison, he decides to go to Canada to become a train robber.
Sci-Fi
USA
1986
77 Minutes
Colonel
Richard Farnsworth Michael Paré Lee Purcell John Laughlin Lewis Van Bergen William Windom
In this sci-fi/western film set two hundred years from now, a bank robber, Grange is captured and sentenced to the penal colony on the mining planet Proxima Centauri 3 where he meets ... See full summary »
Adventure
1988
113 Minutes
Percy
A 12-year-old boy and his friends share adventures in 1942 Mississippi in this adaptation of Willie Morris' novel.
Kids & Family, Drama
USA
1985
102 Minutes
Foster
Charlie is a 16-year-old orphan struggling to raise her two younger brothers when she endeavors to train a rogue horse she names Sylvester and turn him into an eventing champion.
Western
USA
1980
98 Minutes
John C. Coble
Steve McQueen Linda Evans Richard Farnsworth Billy Green Bush Slim Pickens Peter Canon Elisha Cook Jr. Roy Jenson James Kline Geoffrey Lewis Harry Northrup
gunslinger rancher pretty woman sheriff cattle rustler intense spirited wild west ranch prison cattle rustling investigation showdown violence murder pursuit revenge 1900s
An ex-army scout is hired by ranchers to kill cattle rustlers but he gets into trouble with the corrupt local officials when he kills a boy.
Comedy, Mystery & Thriller
USA
1985
115 Minutes
Jack Caper
Jeff Goldblum Michelle Pfeiffer Richard Farnsworth Irene Papas Kathryn Harrold Paul Mazursky Roger Vadim Dan Aykroyd David Bowie Bruce McGill Vera Miles
thief assassin engineer wife husband depressed person amusing madcap lighthearted airport car jewelry theft crime ring infidelity running away adventure pursuit transformation love 1980s
After discovering that his wife is cheating on him, an insomniac aerospace engineer accidentally meets, and tries to help a beautiful model on the run from some extremely dangerous people.
Comedy
USA
1984
111 Minutes
Noah
Sylvester Stallone Dolly Parton Richard Farnsworth Ron Leibman Tim Thomerson Stephen Apostle Pec Penny Santon Russell Buchanan Ritch Brinkley Jerry Potter Jesse Welles
country singer cab driver manager father ex-boyfriend lighthearted amusing touching new york city bar stage tennessee family home country music bet small-town life culture clash love triangle training transformation
A country music star must turn an obnoxious New York cabbie into a singer in order to win a bet.
Horror, Mystery & Thriller
USA
1990
107 Minutes
J.T. McCain
James Caan Kathy Bates Frances Sternhagen Richard Farnsworth Lauren Bacall Graham Jarvis J.T. Walsh June Christopher
author nurse prisoner uneasy tense creepy chilling colorado cabin obsession writing obsessive fan captivity car crash escape rivalry 1980s
After a famous author is rescued from a car crash by a fan of his novels, he comes to realize that the care he is receiving is only the beginning of a nightmare of captivity and abuse.
Action
USA
1980
95 Minutes
Sheriff Jethro Pough
Dirk Benedict Linda Blair Ben Johnson Richard Farnsworth Matt Clark Jon Van Ness Taylor Lacher
A Vietnam veteran passing through a small town is harassed by local bullies but he fights back, using his wartime skills, and triggers a full-scale police manhunt.
Western
USA
1978
118 Minutes
Dodger
Jane Fonda James Caan Jason Robards George Grizzard Richard Farnsworth Jim Davis Mark Harmon Macon McCalman Basil Hoffman James Kline James Keach
rancher veteran nemesis henchman ranch hand love interest brash gritty spirited american west ranch house plains woods cattle oil land ownership violence feud determination
Ella Connors is a single woman who gets pressured to sell her failing cattle farm to her corrupt ex suitor, Jacob Ewing. She asks for help from her neighbor, Frank Athearn. As Ella and ... See full summary »
Comedy
USA
1991
94 Minutes
Sam
Patrick Bergin Chad Lowe Kristy Swanson Adam Storke Pamela Gidley Richard Farnsworth Jarrett Lennon C.J. Graham Lita Ford Gilbert Gottfried Kevin Peter Hall
teen boy fiancée satan mechanic cop zombie hilarious frenetic thrilling campy highway hell purgatory gas station road trip abduction racing evil running away marriage
An eloping bride is taken into Hell, and her fiancé must pursue.
Drama
USA
1994
92 Minutes
Len Collins
Thomas Guiry Helen Slater Jon Tenney Brittany Boyd Frederic Forrest Richard Farnsworth Michelle Williams Charlie Hofheimer Clayton Barclay Jones
father mother son daughter lassie farmer heartwarming virginia farm family home dogs family farming teen angst love triangle culture clash adventure transformation 1990s
When a family of 4 moves from Baltimore to a farm in rural Virginia, they adopt an abandoned collie. The dog becomes the son's companion and protector, helping him adapt to rural life.
Romance
1983
100 Minutes
Anne Archer Terry Jastrow Noah Beery Jr. Mary Kay Place Josh Taylor Richard Farnsworth Ben Piazza
A cosmopolitan East Coast geologist (Anne Archer) drills for oil and finds love with a Texas wildcatter (Terry Jastrow).
Drama
USA
1983
110 Minutes
Evan
Kathleen Quinlan David Keith Dianne Wiest Frances Sternhagen Cliff De Young Josef Sommer Bert Remsen Richard Farnsworth Brooke Alderson Noble Willingham Susan Ruttan
Mary Ann Taylor loves the comforts of her hometown in Mercury, Texas. She has a steady job as a waitress in her father's diner, yet she can't help but feel unfulfilled by a life of pouring ... See full summary »
Action
USA|Japan
1994
115 Minutes
Slim
Alec Baldwin Kim Basinger Michael Madsen James Woods David Morse Jennifer Tilly James Stephens Richard Farnsworth Philip Seymour Hoffman Burton Gilliam Royce D. Applegate
criminal wife crime boss veterinarian gangster thief gritty thrilling el paso, texas mexico arizona robbery double-cross adultery marriage crime escape revenge 1990s
An ex-con and his devoted wife must flee from danger when a heist doesn't go as planned.
Western
USA
1981
100 Minutes
Wild Bill Hickok
Klinton Spilsbury Michael Horse Christopher Lloyd Matt Clark Juanin Clay Jason Robards John Bennett Perry David Hayward John Hart Richard Farnsworth Lincoln Tate
lawyer texas ranger lone ranger tonto outlaw ulysses s. grant spirited rousing confident thrilling texas train canyon desert fighting evil vigilantism ambush assassination plot unlikely friendship secret identity
The sole surviving Texas Ranger (Klinton Spilsbury) of an ambush arranged by outlaw leader Major Bartholomew "Butch" Cavendish (Christopher Lloyd) returns to fight back as a great masked western hero, The Lone Ranger.
Comedy, Western
USA
1966
101 Minutes
Dean Martin Alain Delon Joey Bishop Rosemary Forsyth Tina Marquand Peter Graves Michael Ansara Linden Chiles Andrew Prine Stuart Anderson Roy Barcroft
nobleman fiancée gunrunner native american woman native american love interest amusing brash hilarious texas louisiana wagon train country road wild west engagement native americans friendship love triangle love old west
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.
Western
USA
1970
106 Minutes
Lee Marvin Jeanne Moreau Jack Palance Mitchell Ryan Jim Davis John Hudkins Raymond Guth John McKee Michael Conrad Tom Heaton G.D. Spradlin
cowboy criminal storekeeper prostitute rancher brooding emotional thrilling wild west arizona ranch store small town house cowboys small-town life changing times settling down disillusionment friendship
An aging cowboy realizes that the West he knew and loved will soon be no more--and that there will be no room for him, either.