20 movies like The Lusty Men, ordered by similarity : My Heroes Have Always Been Cowboys(1991), Heart of the Rio Grande(1942), Bells of Capistrano(1942), Somewhere in Sonora(1933), Tickle Me(1965), Monte Walsh(1970), Rhythm of the Saddle(1938), Come On Tarzan(1932), These Thousand Hills(1959), Roaring Six Guns(1937), Melody Trail(1935), The Westward Trail(1948) ...
Western
USA
1952
113 Minutes
Susan Hayward Robert Mitchum Arthur Kennedy Arthur Hunnicutt Frank Faylen Walter Coy Carol Nugent Maria Hart Lorna Thayer Burt Mustin
rodeo rider cowboy wife brooding gutsy american west ranch rodeo rodeo marriage injury dreams sports sacrifice quest rivalry transformation 1950s
Retired rodeo champion Jeff McCloud agrees to mentor novice rodeo contestant Wes Merritt against the wishes of Merritt's wife who fears the dangers of this rough sport.
Western
USA
1991
106 Minutes
Scott Glenn Kate Capshaw Ben Johnson Balthazar Getty Tess Harper Gary Busey Mickey Rooney Clarence Williams III Dub Taylor Clu Gulager Dennis Fimple
rodeo rider former lover father sister cowboy spirited inspiring heartwarming uplifting rodeo united states nursing home farm redemption rodeo family dysfunction family honor reconciliation father/son relationship quest
A rodeo rider decides to quit his line of work after a serious injury, but when he visits his family and finds out that his dad is not well, he'll have to risk it one more time.
Western
USA
1942
68 Minutes
Gene Autry Smiley Burnette Fay McKenzie Edith Fellows Pierre Watkins Joe Strauch Jr. William Haade
gene autry sidekick teen girl teacher traveler rancher endearing spirited ranch train american west prairie paddock journey ranching rodeo honesty rural life schemes quest
Gene and Smiley help an all-too-proper girl Connie in her attempt to run a cattle ranch.
Western
USA
1942
78 Minutes
Gene Autry Smiley Burnette Virginia Grey Lucien Littlefield Morgan Conway Claire DuBrey
gene autry love interest sidekick manager businessman rodeo owner endearing thrilling rousing rodeo american west madison square garden manhattan, n.y. paddock horsemanship competition business scheme show business law and order sabotage
When her competitor gets too rough rodeo owner Jennifer gets help from Gene.
Western
USA
1933
57 Minutes
John Wayne Shirley Palmer J.P. McGowan Ann Fay Frank Rice Billy Franey Paul Fix Ralph Lewis Henry B. Walthall
cowboy outlaw rodeo rider boss father son melodramatic rousing suspenseful mexico mine desert rodeo american west false accusations horse thieves kidnapping father/son relationship redemption romance
John Bishop discovers a plot to rob a silver mine belonging to his girlfriend Mary's father and, to foil the evildoers, he joins them.
Musical, Comedy
USA
1965
90 Minutes
Elvis Presley Julie Adams Jackie Lane Jack Mullaney Merry Anders Bill Williams Edward Faulkner Connie Gilchrist
rodeo rider trainer rancher deputy ranch hand love interest amusing cool playful campy dude ranch ghost town american west club hotel rodeo treasure hunting rodeo misunderstanding singing
A singing rodeo rider hires on at an expensive all-women dude ranch and beauty spa. He falls for a pretty fitness trainer who is constantly threatened by a gang who wants her late grandfather's cache of gold hidden in a ghost town.
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
1938
57 Minutes
gene autry ranch owner sidekick club owner henchman aunt spirited suspenseful engaging gutsy ranch hideout nightclub nevada frame-up rodeo bribery contract murder sabotage
Gene is the foreman at the ranch owned by wealthy rodeo owner Maureen. She will lose her rodeo contract unless sales improve.
Western
USA
1932
61 Minutes
Ken Maynard Myrna Kennedy Kate Campbell Roy Stewart Bob Kortman Niles Welch Benny Corbett Jack Rockwell Nelson McDowell Jack Mower Edmund Cobb
cowboy horse rancher horse owner sheriff businessman spirited suspenseful engaging wild west prairie desert ranch family home animal rights animal slaughter romance horse thieves relationships american west
Frazier and his gang are rustling horses. When the wild horse Tarzan frees Frazier's horses. Frazier gets the Sheriff to declare Tarzan an outlaw and have him shot. But Tarzan is Ken's favorite and he now tries to protect him.
Western
USA
1959
96 Minutes
Don Murray Richard Egan Lee Remick Patricia Owens Stuart Whitman Albert Van Dekker Harold J. Stone Royal Dano
cowboy friend rancher banker wife fiery brooding spectacular gutsy ranch wyoming saloon ambition loyalty greed old west political corruption transformation temptation 1880s
An ambitious cowboy will stop at nothing to get what he wants, including using the affections of two women.
Western
USA
1937
57 Minutes
Kermit Maynard Mary Hayes Sam Flint
cowboy girlfriend uncle banker rancher suspenseful thrilling emotional brooding american west small town ranch saloon marriage land grab murder greed romantic dilemma family mystery
Sinclair has a government lease on range land that is about to expire. George Ringold wants the land and hires Roberts and his men. But they turn out to be a gang of killers and trouble ... See full summary »
Western
USA
1935
61 Minutes
gene autry sidekick daughter rancher bandit gypsy lighthearted cheery rodeo ranch trail town camp ranchers thievery singing kidnapping father/daughter relationship cattle rustling quest
Gene goes after the badguys after they kidnap the baby he should have been babysitting.
Western
USA
1948
56 Minutes
Roscoe Ates Phyllis Planchard Eileene Hardin Steve Drake Bob Duncan
cowboy sidekick rancher younger brother sheriff saloon owner spirited tense gutsy rousing american west small town ranch saloon ranchers murder land grab greed double-cross corruption
Singing lawman Eddie Dean and sidekick Soapy Jones help a city woman and her ne'er-do-well brother save their ranch from a ruthless cattle baron seeking silver.
Western
USA
1958
165 Minutes
Gregory Peck Jean Simmons Carroll Baker Charlton Heston Burl Ives Charles Bickford Alfonso Bedoya Chuck Connors Chuck Hayward Buff Brady Dorothy Adams
captain fiancée family patriarch land owner rancher son rousing gutsy thrilling spirited american west ranch land ownership american west harassment land wars family feud honor revenge rivalry
A New Englander arrives in the Old West, where he becomes embroiled in a feud between two families over a valuable patch of land.
Western
USA
1951
83 Minutes
Burt Lancaster Robert Walker Joanne Dru Sally Forrest John Ireland Carleton Carpenter Hugh O'Brian
foreman rancher brother rival mother wife tense thrilling colorado ranch jail household adoption jealousy sibling rivalry framed illegitimate child infidelity rivalry revenge
The sons of a Colorado cattle baron, one biological and the other adopted, resent one another and fight for control of their father's cattle empire.
Western
USA
1935
54 Minutes
John Wayne Mary Kornman Eddy Chandler Paul Fix Carmen LaRoux Lafe McKee Al Ferguson Henry Hall Frank Ball Artie Ortego Lew Meehan
rodeo rider sidekick promoter thief partner store owner rousing gritty engaging american west trail rodeo office murder theft frame-up assumed identity fugitives justice escape
Rodeo star John Scott and his gambler friend Kansas Charlie are wrongly accused of armed robbery. They leave town as fast as they can to go looking for their own suspects in Poker City.
Western
USA
1934
55 Minutes
John Wayne George "Gabby" Hayes Polly Ann Young Yakima Canutt Edward Piel Sr. Anita Campillo Lafe McKee George Cleveland Earle Dwire
drifter marshal rodeo rider love interest cowboy robber engaging suspenseful tense arena wild west trailer bank town rodeo corruption murder undercover operations investigation old west
In a horse-riding rodeo contest bad guys want John Weston to lose. When he doesn't go along they add some insurance: a poisoned needle just under his saddle.
Romance, Western
2006
87 Minutes
Erin Cottrell Logan Bartholomew John Laughlin Dale Midkiff Drew Tyler Bell Mae Whitman Kevin Gage Brianna Brown
wife pioneer sheriff daughter rancher baron positive moving emotional plains house ranch funeral rural community american west frontier life tragic death christianity family financial troubles
Tragedy tests the faith and love of a family of pioneers (Erin Cottrell, Logan Bartholomew) as they carve out a life on the frontier.
Western
USA
1935
54 Minutes
John Wayne Sheila Bromley Earle Dwire Frank McGlynn Jr. Jack Curtis Yakima Canutt Wally Howe
rodeo rider father friend niece sheriff banker spirited gutsy tense rousing american west small town ranch cave schemes mistaken identity undercover operations gold disappearance cattle rustling
John Middleton is investigating cattle rustling when he is captured and tossed into a cave with Emmett, a rancher who disappeared earlier. They help each other escape and learn that a local... See full summary »
Comedy, Drama
USA
1972
100 Minutes
Steve McQueen Robert Preston Ida Lupino Ben Johnson Joe Don Baker Barbara Leigh Mary Murphy Bill McKinney Sandra Deel Don "Red" Barry Dub Taylor
rodeo rider father brother mother spirited engaging arizona rodeo small town aging family dysfunction competition rodeo aspirations father/son relationship sports rivalry underdog 1970s
Ace Bonner returns to Arizona several years after he abandoned his family, Junior Bonner is a wild young man. Against the typical rodeo championship, family drama erupts.
Western
Australia
1982
102 Minutes
Kirk Douglas Tom Burlinson Sigrid Thornton Jack Thompson Lorraine Bayly Tommy Dysart Bruce Kerr
cowboy rancher father daughter rival young man heartwarming powerful spectacular australia mountain ranch countryside mine home father/daughter relationship ambition honor horse breaking sibling rivalry
In 1880s Australia, after young Jim Craig's father dies, Jim takes a job at the Harrison cattle ranch, where he is forced to become a man.