20 movies like Melody Ranch, ordered by similarity : Monte Walsh(1970), The Law of the 45's(1935), Arizona Trail(1943), Forsaken(2015), Guns and Guitars(1936), Winchester '73(1950), Panhandle(1948), Unforgiven(1992), Bad Lands(1939), Blazing Saddles(1974), The Ballad of Lefty Brown(2017), Riders in the Sky(1949) ...
Western
USA
1940
84 Minutes
Gene Autry Jimmy Durante Ann Miller Barton MacLane George "Gabby" Hayes Jerome Cowan Mary Lee Joe Sawyer
gene autry singer cowboy nemesis sheriff judge campy charming amusing torpedo, ariz. town celebration radio performers justice gunfight murder cowboys rivalry adventure 1940s
His Arizona hometown of Torpedo invites Gene back to be the honorary sheriff of the Frontier Days Celebration.
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.
Western
USA
1935
57 Minutes
Guinn "Big Boy" Williams Molly O'Day Al St. John Lafe McKee Ted Adams Fred Burns Curley Baldwin Martin Garralaga Broderick O'Farrell James Sheridan Glenn Strange
cowboy sidekick young woman father lawyer sheriff spirited confident positive valley hill cattle ranch settlement sheriff's office cowboys vigilantism outlaws cattle ranchers justice land grab
A dozen British soldiers, lost in a Mesopotamian desert during World War I, are menaced by unseen Arab enemies.
Western
USA
1943
57 Minutes
Tex Ritter Fuzzy Knight Denny Meadows Janet Shaw Jack Ingram Erville Alderson Joseph J. Greene Glenn Strange Dan White Art Fowler
cowboy man friend father family patriarch engaging thrilling suspenseful gripping arizona farm cowboys self-defense fight for justice fighting ranching family discovery adventure quest
A young cowboy returns home to help his father fight off a gang trying to take over the family ranch.
Drama, Western
Canada|France|USA
2015
90 Minutes
Kiefer Sutherland Donald Sutherland Demi Moore Brian Cox Michael Wincott Aaron Poole Landon Liboiron Siobhan Williams
cowboy outlaw gunslinger husband wife enemy intense gripping wild west united states small town desert saloon ranch rivalry past crimes community cowboys violence injustice
In 1872, an embittered gunslinger named John Henry Clayton attempts to make amends with his estranged father Reverend Samuel Clayton while their community is besieged by ruthless land-grabbers.
Western
USA
1936
58 Minutes
sheriff gene autry sidekick daughter veterinarian criminal rousing spirited engaging ranch texas hotel small town canyon murder frame-up justice election cattle outlaws
After being framed for murdering the sheriff, Gene proves his innocence, then gets elected sheriff to go after the baddie who framed him.
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.
Western
USA
1948
85 Minutes
Rod Cameron Cathy Downs Reed Hadley Anne Gwynne Blake Edwards Dick Crockett Rory Mallinson
gunslinger cowboy gambler outlaw saloon owner love interest tense rousing texas ranch wild west small town saloon hotel justice murder retribution cowboys love triangle old west
John Sands, a former Texas marshal turns to ranching, and later to a gunfighter when he sets out to prove that casino/saloon owner, Matt Garson, had his brother, a newspaperman, killed.
Western
USA
1992
130 Minutes
Clint Eastwood Gene Hackman Morgan Freeman Richard Harris Jaimz Woolvett Saul Rubinek Frances Fisher Anna Levine David Mucci Rob Campbell Anthony James
gunslinger sheriff prostitute writer cowboy confident dark intense small town wyoming kansas vigilantism murder aging rivalry pursuit 19th century
Retired Old West gunslinger William Munny reluctantly takes on one last job, with the help of his old partner Ned Logan and a young man, The "Schofield Kid."
Western
USA
1939
70 Minutes
Robert Barrat Noah Beery Jr. Guinn "Big Boy" Williams Francis Macdonald Jack Payne Andy Clyde Paul Hurst Addison Richards
sheriff prospector killer cowboy american indian frontiersman brutal disheartening engaging small town desert oasis camp murder justice greed survival posse manhunt pursuit
A posse of nine and Sheriff Bill Cummings set out after a renegade named Apache Jack, who has murdered the wife of Lopez, one of the posse members. The others are Rayburn, Chic Lyman, Billy... See full summary »
Comedy, Western
USA
1974
93 Minutes
Cleavon Little Gene Wilder Madeline Kahn Slim Pickens David Huddleston Liam Dunn Alex Karras John Hillerman George Furth Mel Brooks Harvey Korman
sheriff gunslinger attorney cowboy friend outlandish madcap small town wild west race relations old west myths friendship railroad adventure rise rivalry 1870s
In order to ruin a western town, a corrupt politician appoints a black Sheriff, who promptly becomes his most formidable adversary.
Western
USA
2017
111 Minutes
Bill Pullman Kathy Baker Jim Caviezel Tommy J. Flanagan Peter Fonda Joe Anderson Diego Josef Stephen Alan Seder
cowboy partner senator killer gunslinger old friend brooding dark emotional touching passionate montana plains log cabin ranch western films cowboys outlaws justice loyalty
A thrilling and action-packed Western, The Ballad of Lefty Brown is a story about loyalty, friendship, and the relentless pursuit of justice.
Western
USA
1949
70 Minutes
Pat Buttram Gloria Henry Steve Darrell Robert Randall Mary Beth Hughes Alan Hale Jr. Tom London Hank Patterson
gene autry rancher cowgirl card player murder suspect daughter melodramatic suspenseful rousing arizona town saloon household jail false accusations murder old west justice frame-up law and order
When asked about the Ghost Riders song he sings, Gene Autry (Gene Autry) tells this legend: Gene is about to resign as an investigator for the county attorney and go into the cattle ... See full summary »
Western
USA
1940
65 Minutes
gene autry cowboy competitor meatpacker sheriff business owner lighthearted spirited endearing meatpacking plant range ranch valley train american west romance competition business schemes sabotage
Overly shy cowboy Gene inherits a meat-packing plant, then faces stiff competition from snooty Ann Randolph, rival owner determined to do him in.
Western
USA
1942
71 Minutes
Smiley Burnette Ruth Terry Thurston Hall Joe Strauch Jr. Cliff Nazarro Dorothea Kent Edmund MacDonald
gene autry cowboy cattle baron cattle rancher radio producer singer rousing spirited positive wild west ranch office business scheme gambling addiction cattle ranchers radio transmissions deception showdown rescue adventure
Gene heads some cattlemen who have been swindled by McCoy. McCoy needed their money to pay off his gambling debt.
Comedy, Western
Italy|France|West Germany
1970
103 Minutes
James Stewart Henry Fonda Shirley Jones Sue Ane Langdon Elaine Devry Robert Middleton Arch Johnson Dabbs Greer Jackie Russell Jackie Joseph Sharon De Bord
madam cowboy prostitute friend townsperson villain lighthearted thrilling suspenseful brothel texas cheyenne, wyo. inheritance gunfight honor prostitution family feud change of heart adventure transformation
A newspaper reporter and a retired, blind journalist try to solve a series of killings connected to a pharmaceutical company's experimental, top-secret research projects and in so doing, both become targets of the killer.
Western
USA
1938
58 Minutes
Gene Autry Smiley Burnette Shirley Deane Tommy Ryan Walter Tetley David Gorcey Stanley Andrews William Pawley
gene autry sheriff sidekick old friend shopkeeper child suspenseful amusing melodramatic ranch sheriff's office barn general store town adoption cattle rustling death of father family scam inheritance
Gene takes care of three tough kids sent west from Chicago after their father died and left them a cattle ranch. They help him catch a bunch of rustlers.
Western
USA
1947
56 Minutes
Lash La Rue Al St. John Jennifer Holt William Fawcett Jack Ingram Lane Bradford
marshal partner outlaw sheriff ranger victim gritty engaging frontier small town sheriff's office frontier justice murder lawlessness farming corruption adventure pursuit 1800s
Judd and his gang are driving the ranchers away. When Lash and Fuzzy arrest them, the Sheriff lets them go. Lash expected this and he hopes to follow them to their leader, the person he is really after.
Western
USA
1943
70 Minutes
Roy Rogers Smiley Burnette Virginia Grey Bob Nolan Sons of the Pioneers Harry Shannon Ona Munson Dick Purcell Onslow Stevens Arthur Hohl Hal Taliaferro
cowboy judge young boy madam gunslinger saloon owner suspenseful charming emotional small town idaho saloon courtroom ranch law and order morality frame-up criminal past investigation friendship
A deputy sets out to prove that a respected judge, who had once been a criminal, is being framed for crimes committed by a crooked saloon owner.
Western
USA
1936
113 Minutes
Gary Cooper Jean Arthur Jimmy Ellison Charles Bickford Porter Hall Victor Varconi Helen Burgess John Miljan George "Gabby" Hayes Paul Harvey Frank McGlynn
military officer cowboy indian buffalo bill tense thrilling american west battle cowboys native people adventure sacrifice 1870s
Wild Bill Hickok attempts to stop an Indian uprising that was started by white gun-runners.
Western
USA
1946
97 Minutes
Henry Fonda Linda Darnell Victor Mature Walter Brennan Cathy Downs Tim Holt Ward Bond Alan Mowbray John Ireland Jane Darwell
sheriff cowboy barber schoolteacher gambler love interest charming gutsy engaging o.k. corral wild west tombstone, ariz. barbershop saloon justice wyatt earp doc holiday cattle underdog revenge
The Earps battle the Clantons at the OK Corral in Tombstone, Arizona.