20 movies like Thunder Over the Plains, ordered by similarity : The Broken Land(1962), Ride, Vaquero(1953), The Left Handed Gun(1958), Goin' South(1978), The Man From Laramie(1955), Vengeance Valley(1951), Rebel in Town(1956), Springfield Rifle(1952), Hell or High Water(2016), Tornado Range(1948), Overland Riders(1946), Star in the Dust(1956) ...
6.6/10
Western
USA
1953
82 Minutes
Randolph Scott Lex Barker Phyllis Kirk Charles McGraw Henry Hull Elisha Cook Jr. Hugh Sanders Lane Chandler James Brown Fess Parker Richard Benjamin
lawman northerner politician wife prisoner veteran gutsy tense melodramatic texas jail ranch frontier political corruption framed for murder vigilantism civil war reconstruction carpetbagger lynching pursuit
In Post-Bellum Texas, an army captain tries to keep the peace between overtaxed, impoverished farmers and greedy carpetbaggers.
5.0/10
Western
USA
1962
60 Minutes
Kent Taylor Diana Darrin Jody McCrea Jack Nicholson Gary Snead Robert Sampson Don Orlando Helen Joseph
sheriff waitress prisoner young man lawman love interest thrilling tense small town wild west frontier jail corruption imprisonment jailbreak posse robbery murder escape pursuit
A cowboy rides into a small town that is ruled with an iron fist by a corrupt Sheriff. He becomes involved with a pretty young town girl and some residents who are trying to oust the ... See full summary »
6.1/10
Western
USA
1953
90 Minutes
Robert Taylor Ava Gardner Howard Keel Anthony Quinn Kurt Kaszner Ted de Corsia Charlita Jack Elam Walter Baldwin Joe Dominguez Frank McGrath
bandit adoptive brother husband wife rancher fascinating melodramatic intense texas ranch sibling rivalry love triangle confrontation old west husband/wife relationship gunfight discovery love rescue 1860s
Two outlaws, Rio and Esqueda, raised together as stepbrothers, have a showdown over the issue of whether to evict new settlers from their territory.
6.5/10
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.
6.2/10
Comedy, Western
USA
1978
105 Minutes
Jack Nicholson Mary Steenburgen Christopher Lloyd John Belushi Veronica Cartwright Richard Bradford Jeff Morris Danny DeVito Tracey Walter Gerald H. Reynolds Luana Anders
thief deputy lawman boss wife friend hilarious spirited tender texas ranch jail wild west old west redemption second chance gold transformation revenge pursuit
Due to the lack of men after the Civil War, a small western town allows a bachelorette with ulterior motives to save a horse thief from the gallows by marrying him. They must deal with his old gang, the Sheriff, the bank, and each other.
7.3/10
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.
5.9/10
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.
6.7/10
Western
USA
1956
78 Minutes
John Payne Ruth Roman J. Carrol Naish Ben Cooper John Smith Ben Johnson James Griffith Mary Adams
robber father son brother young boy mother fiery tense gripping rousing arizona small town family home ranch desert bank death of child false accusations cowardice accidental killing
After the Civil War, in a Yankee town five Confederates find trouble when one of them accidentally shoots a local young boy.
6.7/10
Western
USA
1952
93 Minutes
Gary Cooper Phyllis Thaxter David Brian Paul Kelly Philip Carey Lon Chaney James Millican Martin Milner Guinn "Big Boy" Williams Jerry O'Sullivan James Brown
major wife son traitor thief confederate soldier intense rousing melodramatic colorado military base mountain saloon ranch battlefield american civil war secret mission treason horse thieves impersonation
Major Lex Kearney becomes the North's first counterespionage agent as he tries to discover who's behind the theft of Union cavalry horses in Colorado during the Civil War.
7.6/10
Crime, Mystery & Thriller, Drama, Action, Western
USA
2016
97 Minutes
Jeff Bridges Chris Pine Ben Foster Gil Birmingham Marin Ireland Katy Mixon Dale Dickey Kevin Rankin
divorce brother son ex-convict banker texas ranger brooding raw intense texas house bank casino car office brother relationship foreclosure desperation search family
A divorced father and his ex-con older brother resort to a desperate scheme in order to save their family's ranch in West Texas.
6.1/10
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 »
6.1/10
Western
USA
1946
49 Minutes
Buster Crabbe Al St. John Patti McCarty Charles Whitaker Bud Osborne Jack O'Shea Frank Ellis Al Ferguson
cowboy sidekick young woman rancher henchman gang leader suspenseful rousing gutsy stagecoach ranch trail prison american west robbery business deal murder frame-up friendship jailbreak
Billy arrives to buy Barkley's cattle and gets involved in Landreau's scheme to get Barkley's ranch. When Landreau kills Barkley he takes the money Billy paid him. But Billy had been ... See full summary »
6.1/10
Western
USA
1956
80 Minutes
John Agar Mamie Van Doren Richard Boone Coleen Gray Leif Erickson James Gleason
sheriff farmer brother-in-law fiancée villager suspenseful brooding thrilling melodramatic brutal farm cattle ranch prison saloon ranch hanging murder bet lynching western films
A Sheriff planning on legally hanging a killer, has to contend with farmers who want to lynch him, and cattlemen who want to help him escape.
6.9/10
Western
USA
1980
98 Minutes
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.
7.4/10
Romance, Western
USA
1959
94 Minutes
Kirk Douglas Anthony Quinn Carolyn Jones Earl Holliman Brad Dexter Brian G. Hutton Ziva Rodann Bing Russell
marshal wife rancher murderer henchman accomplice gripping wild west small town ranch street murder stand-off corruption justice pursuit revenge 19th century
A marshal tries to bring the son of an old friend, an autocratic cattle baron, to justice for his role in the rape and murder of the marshal's Native American wife.
4.8/10
Western
Italy|Spain
1965
90 Minutes
Adam West Robert Hundar Howard Ross Dina Loy Luis Induni Jose Jaspe Raf Baldassarre John Bartha Cris Huerta
bounty hunter rogue lawman wife cattle baron police officer bleak gutsy gritty small town ranger station ranch texas prairie jail framed showdown darkness poker greed deception
Four outlaws are on the run from a Texas Ranger (Adam West). Unable to stop his pursuit, they frame him for a crime he never committed.
6.0/10
Western
USA
2016
104 Minutes
Ethan Hawke John Travolta Taissa Farmiga James Ransone Karen Gillan Toby Huss Tommy Nohilly Larry Fessenden Burn Gorman
mysterious drifter dog marshal son wife misfit brash brooding intense wild west town saloon plains jail street violence mysterious strangers fighting ambush anger
A mysterious stranger and a random act of violence drag a town of misfits and nitwits into the bloody crosshairs of revenge.
7.0/10
Western
USA
1952
89 Minutes
Marlene Dietrich Mel Ferrer Arthur Kennedy Lloyd Gough Gloria Henry William Frawley Lisa Ferraday John Raven Jack Elam George Reeves Frank Ferguson
man matron killer thief fiancée outlaw gritty intense wild west general store jail ranch hideout bank murder betrayal investigation deception robbery quest
After the murder of his fiancée, a Wyoming ranch hand sets out to find her killer.
8.0/10
Western
USA
1959
141 Minutes
John Wayne Dean Martin Ricky Nelson Angie Dickinson Walter Brennan Ward Bond John Russell Pedro Gonzalez Gonzalez Estelita Rodriguez Claude Akins Bob Steele
sheriff drunk crippled man rancher gunslinger gambler amusing tense mushy gutsy rio bravo hotel jail ranch saloon frontier justice gambling false accusations romance alcoholism
A small-town sheriff in the American West enlists the help of a cripple, a drunk, and a young gunfighter in his efforts to hold in jail the brother of the local bad guy.
7.2/10
Western
USA
1965
122 Minutes
John Wayne Dean Martin Martha Hyer Michael Anderson Jr. Earl Holliman Jeremy Slate James Gregory George Kennedy Paul Fix Dennis Hopper John Litel
cowboy sheriff gunslinger gambler brother mother rousing gutsy tense wild west ranch texas revenge family honor land wars showdown revenge sacrifice 1870s
Ranch owner Katie Elder's four sons determine to avenge the murder of their father and the swindling of their mother.
7.3/10
Romance, Western, Drama
USA
1940
97 Minutes
Gary Cooper Walter Brennan Doris Davenport Fred Stone Forrest Tucker Chill Wills Dana Andrews Tom Tyler Lilian Bond
judge drifter homesteader actress offbeat melodramatic gutsy amusing bar ranch theater texas frontier justice theft showdown revenge 1880s
Judge Roy Bean, a self-appointed hanging judge in Vinegarroon, Texas, befriends saddle tramp Cole Harden, who opposes Bean's policy against homesteaders.
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