20 movies like The Tall Stranger, ordered by similarity : Vengeance Valley(1951), The Battle at Apache Pass(1952), The Moonlighter(1953), Ride, Tenderfoot, Ride(1940), Comes a Horseman(1978), The Cimarron Kid(1951), Cattle Town(1952), Hell or High Water(2016), Rancho Grande(1940), The Last Round-Up(1947), Colorado Sundown(1952), Roaring Six Guns(1937) ...
Western
USA
1957
81 Minutes
Joel McCrea Virginia Mayo Barry Kelley Michael Ansara Whit Bissell James Dobson George N. Neise Adam Kennedy Michael Pate Leo Gordon Ray Teal
union soldier widow half brother cattle rustler settler confederate soldier tense brooding powerful gritty american west colorado wagon train valley ranch reconciliation schemes land grab grudge estrangement
Back from the Civil War, an ex-Yankee officer aids a wagon train of former Confederates settle in a prosperous valley marred by cattle-rustling and land-grabbing feuds.
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
1952
85 Minutes
John Lund Jeff Chandler Susan Cabot Beverly Tyler Bruce Cowling John Hudson James Best Regis Toomey Richard Egan Hugh O'Brian Palmer Lee
american pioneer love interest native american native american chief soldier engaging gory gripping intense powerful tense united states new mexico territory battlefield ranch civil war territorial disputes fight to the death rivalry
When Cochise bands together with Geronimo and other Indian tribes, Major Colton abandons his fort, heading towards Fort Sheridan, through Apache Pass. The only thing in his way are the Indians he used to call his friends.
Western
USA
1953
75 Minutes
Barbara Stanwyck Fred MacMurray Ward Bond William Ching John Dierkes Morris Ankrum Jack Elam Charles Halton Sam Flint Myra Marsh
cattle rustler brother old flame hobo sheriff rancher fiery engaging thrilling tense american west prison small town ranch bank mountain lynching reunion brother relationship love triangle
A cattle herder turned rustler runs from a lynch mob and falls, again, for an ex-lover.
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
1978
118 Minutes
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 »
Western
USA
1951
84 Minutes
Audie Murphy Yvette Dugay Beverly Tyler John Hudson James Best Leif Erickson Noah Beery Jr. Hugh O'Brian John Hubbard Palmer Lee Rand Brooks
outlaw rancher daughter gang leader love interest engaging suspenseful emotional intense cattle ranch ranch new life new love change criminal past fighting danger love adventure discovery
Unjustly accused of robbing the train he was riding home, Bill Doolin re-joins his old gang, participates in other robberies and becomes a wanted outlaw.
Western
USA
1952
71 Minutes
Dennis Morgan Philip Carey Amanda Blake Rita Moreno Paul Picerni Ray Teal Jay Novello George O'Hanlon Robert Wilke Sheb Wooley Charles Meredith
governor cattle rancher cattleman daughter love interest wealthy man brooding engaging gutsy unrestrained spirited striking texas cattle ranchers illegal activity father/daughter relationship new love power saving the town rescue
Post-civil-war Texas sells lands to wealthy Northerners but some of them are crooks bent on cheating the locals, prompting an investigation headed by the governor's envoy.
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.
Western
USA
1940
68 Minutes
gene autry foreman brother sister attorney ranch hand rousing engaging endearing ranch american west train church debt schemes inheritance land dispute dams mortgage rivalry
Kay and her eastern clan go out West to run the ranch left her by her grandfather. Badguys are out to ruin the ranch's irrigation system, so Autry lends a hand.
Western
USA
1947
76 Minutes
rancher ranch owner land baron son indian singing cowboy spirited engaging thrilling american west ranch desert mesa city, ariz. land grab relocation old west schemes law and order native americans discovery
Gene is assigned to round up a tribe of Indians squatting on barren land.
Western
USA
1952
67 Minutes
Rex Allen Mary Ellen Kay Slim Pickens June Vincent Fred Graham John Day
cowboy sidekick heir villain brother love interest fiery suspenseful frenetic colorado stagecoach ranch forest train old west ranchers timber industry schemes inheritance impersonation
Rancher helps a friend claim a spread he's inherited, only to get involved in his murder.
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
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.
Western
USA
1960
125 Minutes
Burt Lancaster Audrey Hepburn Lillian Gish Audie Murphy John Saxon Charles Bickford Albert Salmi Joseph Wiseman June Walker Kipp Hamilton Arnold Merritt
native american rancher racist brother adopted daughter mother tense gripping thrilling texas ranch racism family feud secret old west rivalry discovery 1860s
The neighbors of a frontier family turn on them when it is suspected that their adopted daughter was stolen from the local Kiowa tribe.
Western
USA
1956
79 Minutes
Buster Crabbe Ann Robinson Neville Brand Michael Ansara James Seay
ex-soldier young woman brother partner cattle rustler outlaw gritty tense gripping wyoming ranch trading post saloon stagecoach reunion romance cattle rustling going straight betrayal outlaws
After 6 years in the cavalry, Chad Santee plans to raise cattle with his brother Jubal but Jubal is involved in a different line of work.
Western
USA
1963
90 Minutes
Robert Taylor Joan Caulfield Robert Loggia Robert Middleton Larry Gates Malcolm Atterbury William Windom Virginia Christine Ray Teal Richard Devon Robert Ivers
rancher fiancée cattle baron brother chester a. arthur housekeeper confident thrilling wyoming ranch grassland power struggle cattle land grab frame-up competition murder rivalry discovery adventure
A rich landowner of Wyoming fights to prevent the Texas herds from trampling his rich meadows.
Western
1957
92 Minutes
Robert Wagner Jeffrey Hunter Hope Lange Agnes Moorehead Alan Hale Jr. Alan Baxter John Carradine Rachel Stephens
brother outlaw bank robber mother confederate soldier brooding gritty spirited tense missouri minnesota farm bank jesse james bank heist train robbery loyalty retribution family adventure
Misfit Missouri brothers Jesse and Frank James (Robert Wagner, Jeffrey Hunter) turn to crime in the post-Civil War South.
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.
Western
USA
1940
64 Minutes
Victor Jory Jo Ann Sayers Russell Hayden Morris Ankrum Noah Beery Jr. J. Farrell MacDonald Ruth Rogers
rancher foreman brother sheriff soldier bride emotional engaging endearing frontier small town ranch crime scene mexico american west old west marriage corruption relationships romance
Cowhand Ladd dances with cantina girl Estrella and has a part in shooting Sheriff Tyler.
Western
USA
1956
89 Minutes
Elvis Presley Richard Egan Debra Paget Robert Middleton William Campbell Neville Brand Mildred Dunnock Herman Brix James Drury Russ Conway Ken Clark
brother confederate soldier fiancée mother pinkerton agent outlaw winsome melodramatic thrilling louisiana texas train town american civil war reunion train robbery love triangle jealousy family escape
At the end of the Civil War, a Confederate team is ordered to rob a Union payroll train but the war ends leaving these men with their Union loot, until the Feds come looking for it.