20 movies like American Empire, ordered by similarity : The Left Handed Gun(1958), Gunfighters(1947), Broken Lance(1954), Appaloosa(2008), Fort Worth(1951), Tornado Range(1948), Bullets and Saddles(1943), The Hills Run Red(1966), Monte Walsh(1970), Texas Lady(1956), The Law vs. Billy the Kid(1954), The Man From Laramie(1955) ...
Western
USA
1942
82 Minutes
Richard Dix Leo Carrillo Preston Foster Frances Gifford Robert Barrat Jack LaRue Guinn "Big Boy" Williams Cliff Edwards Merrill Rodin Chris-Pin Martin Richard Webb
friend partner cattleman wife son sister gritty dense texas river boat ranch town house greed ranchers gunfight land claim accidental death new life
Two men join forces to build a cattle empire, battle rustlers, bad weather and each other.
Crime, Western, Drama
USA
1958
102 Minutes
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.
Western
USA
1947
87 Minutes
Randolph Scott Barbara Britton Dorothy Hart Bruce Cabot Charley Grapewin Steven Geray Forrest Tucker Charles Kemper Grant Withers John Miles Griff Barnett
gunslinger rancher sheriff daughter sister cowboy gritty engaging texas ranch town jail street corruption mistaken identity false accusations pacifism sister relationship murder quest
Gunfighter Brazos Kane takes a job on a ranch but he is unjustly accused of killing fellow cowhand Bob Tyrell and must clear himself by finding the real killer.
Western
USA
1954
96 Minutes
Spencer Tracy Robert Wagner Jean Peters Richard Widmark Katy Jurado Hugh O'Brian Eduard Franz Earl Holliman E.G. Marshall Carl Benton Reid Philip Ober
rancher son convict brother dark gritty ranch prison inheritance imprisonment revenge stroke trial rivalry revenge 1950s
The saga of the Devereaux rancher family, set in 1880's Arizona.
Western, Drama
USA
2008
116 Minutes
Ed Harris Viggo Mortensen Renée Zellweger Jeremy Irons Timothy Spall Lance Henriksen Rex Linn Ariadna Gil Tom Bower James Gammon
deputy rancher friend widow marshal gritty witty small town jail bar ranch assassination violence friendship trial abduction survival pursuit rescue 1880s
Two friends hired to police a small town that is suffering under the rule of a rancher find their job complicated by the arrival of a young widow.
Western
USA
1951
80 Minutes
Randolph Scott David Brian Phyllis Thaxter Helena Carter Dickie Jones Ray Teal Michael Tolan Paul Picerni Emerson Treacy Bob Steele Walter Sande
newspaper owner friend love interest outlaw cattleman ex-girlfriend gritty tense kansas ranch fort worth, texas newsroom railroad newspapers friendship betrayal cattle vigilantism rivalry revenge
Civil War veteran and former newspaper man Ned Britt returns back to Fort Worth after the war is over and finds himself fighting an old friend who's grown ambitious.
Western
USA
1948
56 Minutes
Eddie Dean Roscoe Ates Jennifer Holt George Chesebro Terry Frost Buster Slaven Marshall Reed Lane Bradford Russell Arms
rancher daughter homesteader son sidekick u.s. marshal tense fiery melodramatic frontier ranch town texas sheriff's office land dispute ranchers homesteading father/daughter relationship hired killers trial
Eddie Dean, under orders as a U.S. Land Office agent, is trying to prevent a range war from being started between homesteaders and ranchers when a caravan of the so-called 'Nesters', start ... See full summary »
Western
USA
1943
54 Minutes
Ray Corrigan Denny Meadows Max Terhune Julie Duncan Budd Buster Rose Plumer Forrest Taylor Glenn Strange
rancher mother lawman cattleman thug henchman engaging tense range ranch house inn saloon old west outlaws family vigilantism land claim cattle rustling gunfight
Hammond is after the Craig ranch and has framed Charlie Craig for murder. Mother Craig brings in the Range Busters. They capture one of Hammond's men and Alibi plans to trick him into a ... See full summary »
Western
Italy
1966
89 Minutes
Thomas Hunter Henry Silva Dan Duryea Nando Gazzolo Nicoletta Machiavelli Gianna Serra Loris Loddi Geoffrey Copleston Paolo Magalotti Tiberio Mitri Vittorio Bonos
gunslinger confederate soldier friend robber government agent dark emotional thrilling wild west fort ranch prison town texas theft partnership imprisonment betrayal husband/wife relationship assumed identity
At the end of the Civil War, 2 Confederates holding stolen Union money and chased by Union troops separate, one escaping with the loot and the other getting a 5-year prison term.
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
1956
86 Minutes
Claudette Colbert Barry Sullivan Ray Collins James Bell Horace MacMahon Gregory Walcott John Litel Douglas Fowley Don Haggerty Walter Sande Alexander Campbell
publisher gambler deputy judge rancher beautiful woman melodramatic suspenseful moving texas small town newsroom ranch sheriff's office riverboat journalism corruption grief inheritance unlikely allies
A strong-headed woman from the East inherits a newspaper in a small Texas town where the local cattle barons, who control the region, want her out of their hair.
Western
USA
1954
73 Minutes
Scott Brady Betta St. John James Griffith Alan Hale Jr. Paul Cavanagh Wm. "Bill" Phillips
ranch hand sheriff rancher niece foreman pat garrett brooding melodramatic new mexico territory ranch saloon cabin hotel billy the kid friendship cattle ranchers posse shoot-out murder fall
Billy the Kid is forced to kill for the woman he loves, and is ultimately brought to justice by his old friend Pat Garrett.
Western
USA
1955
104 Minutes
James Stewart Arthur Kennedy Donald Crisp Cathy O'Donnell Alex Nicol Aline MacMahon Wallace Ford Jack Elam John War Eagle James Millican Gregg Barton
lawman rancher son foreman spirited fiery brooding thrilling new mexico desert ranch family deception justice father/son relationship power struggle pursuit revenge fall 1860s
Newcomer Will Lockhart defies the local cattle baron and his sadistic son by working for one of his oldest rivals.
Western
USA
1950
70 Minutes
Gene Autry Gail Davis Harry Shannon Jock Mahoney Clark "Buddy" Burroughs Harry Harvey Steve Darrell Sandy Sanders Ralph Sanford Bud Osborne Robert Hilton
gene autry neighbor rancher sheriff brother partner spirited engaging stagecoach range jail mountain ranch town range war ranchers debt jailbreak cattle rustling stampedes
Gene responds to cattle rustling by stringing barbed wire all around his range.
Western
USA|UK|Israel
1973
99 Minutes
Gregory Peck Desi Arnaz Jr. Jack Warden Sian Barbara Allen David Huddleston John Pearce Dawn Little Sky
american indian outlaw sheriff rancher wife friend gritty suspenseful ranch wild west bank jail bank heist friendship chase romance old west injury escape pursuit
After a bank robbery, runaway Scottish outlaw Arch Deans and his young half breed Kiowa partner Billy Two Hats develop a father-son relationship but Sheriff Henry Gifford is determined to capture or kill them.
Drama, Western
USA
1953
82 Minutes
Edmond O'Brien Helen Westcott Bob Lowry
cowboy cattle rancher cattleman fugitive daughter confident cool engaging texas ranch cattle farming cattle ranchers greed criminals pursuit rivalry 1870s
In 1875, the collapse of the world beef market creates hardships for Texas cattle growers. In Garnet Basin, many cattlemen are forced to sell their cattle for low prices. Processed in ... See full summary »
Western
USA
1925
56 Minutes
Tom Mix Beatrice Burnham Arthur Morrison Seessel Anne Johnson Warner Oland Fred Kohler Charles Newton Joe Rickson Mabel Ballin Charles LeMoyne Harold Goodwin
lawman sister daughter rancher lawyer thug rousing suspenseful striking spirited texas ranch courtroom cave range town kidnapping assumed identity family search
A Texas Ranger searches for his kidnapped sister.
Western
USA
1935
57 Minutes
Buck Coburn Marion Shilling Bud Osborne Benny Corbett Henry Hall Roger Williams Dick Botiller Nelson McDowell Lloyd Ingram Tracy Layne Lafe McKee
cowboy rancher outlaw daughter henchman sheriff gritty melodramatic ranch range sheriff's office cabin road secrets abduction gunfight ranching grudge murder revenge
Parker, seeking revenge on Culverson, is bringing in a flood of sheep. Branning signs on at the Culverson ranch to help fight them off. Standing in his way is hired gunman and crooked ... See full summary »
Western
USA
1936
54 Minutes
John Wayne Muriel Evans Cyrus W. Kendall Arthur Aylesworth Herbert Heywood Frank Glendon Edward Hearn Mary MacLaren
lawyer judge cattleman murderer young boy grandfather brooding gritty unrestrained austin, texas sweetwater, texas pecos river ranch frontier courtroom death of parents witnessing murder land dispute law justice
Texas cattle baron Stiles killed John Clayborn's parents ten years earlier. Now a lawyer, Clayborn tries legally to break up Stiles' water monopoly and rustling operation. When that fails he must use force.
Western, Drama
USA
2007
120 Minutes
Russell Crowe Christian Bale Logan Lerman Dallas Roberts Ben Foster Peter Fonda Vinessa Shaw Alan Tudyk Luce Rains Gretchen Mol
outlaw rancher gunslinger gang member cowboy gritty suspenseful train arizona ranch robbery death daunting task explosion dangerous assignment quest revenge rivalry 1880s
A small-time rancher agrees to hold a captured outlaw who's awaiting a train to go to court in Yuma. A battle of wills ensues as the outlaw tries to psych out the rancher.
Western
USA
1971
136 Minutes
William Holden Ryan O'Neal Karl Malden Lynn Carlin Tom Skerritt Joe Don Baker James Olson Leora Dana Moses Gunn Victor French Rachel Roberts
cowboy friend rancher son sheriff boss engaging suspenseful touching incredible witty powerful ranch paddock bank american southwest living space montana aging accidental death
Tired of cow-punching for a living, two Montana cowboys rob a bank and flee but their employer's sons chase after them.