Here we've displayed a list of the best Drifter films : 3-Iron(2004), The Thin Blue Line(1988), It Happened on 5th Avenue(1947), Of Mice and Men(1992), High Plains Drifter(1973), The Postman Always Rings Twice(1946), The Petrified Forest(1936), Ride the High Country(1962), Scarecrow(1973), The Westerner(1940), They Live(1988), Light Years Away(1981) ... ...
Romance, Drama
South Korea|Japan
2004
87 Minutes
Seung-yeon Lee Hyun-Kyoon Lee Hyuk-ho Kwon Ju Jin-mo Choi Jeong-ho Lee Ju-suk Mun Sung-hyeok Park Ji-ah Jang Jae-yong Lee Da-hae Park Se-jin
abused wife husband drifter cop loner dreamy dark moving offbeat mansion house jail south korea domestic violence loveless marriage affair heroism jealousy on the run rescue
A transient young man breaks into empty homes to partake of the vacationing residents' lives for a few days.
Documentary
USA
1988
106 Minutes
drifter murderer petty criminal judge psychiatrist cop dark disturbing shocking powerful texas prison courtroom injustice murder corruption death row mystery underdog quest
A film that successfully argued that a man was wrongly convicted for murder by a corrupt justice system in Dallas County, Texas.
Other, Comedy
USA
1947
115 Minutes
Don DeFore Ann Harding Victor Moore Charles Ruggles Gale Storm Grant Mitchell Edward Brophy Alan Hale Jr. Dorothea Kent
businessman wealthy man drifter veteran daughter ex-wife touching charming amusing uplifting manhattan, n.y. townhouse park virginia greed homelessness father/daughter relationship class distinctions business deal second chance
Two homeless men move into a mansion while its owners are wintering in the South.
Drama
USA
1992
110 Minutes
John Malkovich Gary Sinise Ray Walston Casey Siemaszko Sherilyn Fenn John Terry Richard Riehle Alexis Arquette Joe Morton Noble Willingham
drifter giant wife abusive husband worker sad profound california ranch train american dream the great depression infatuation innocence money discovery quest forbidden love 1930s
A nomadic farm worker looks after his dimwitted, gentle-giant friend during the Great Depression.
Western
USA
1973
105 Minutes
Clint Eastwood Verna Bloom Mariana Hill Mitchell Ryan Jack Ging Stefan Gierasch Ted Hartley Billy Curtis
drifter outlaw dwarf innkeeper wife bleak gritty border town saloon desert barbershop revenge murder training robbery survival pursuit 1880s
A gun-fighting stranger comes to the small settlement of Lago and is hired to bring the townsfolk together in an attempt to hold off three outlaws who are on their way.
Crime, Drama
USA
1946
113 Minutes
Lana Turner John Garfield Cecil Kellaway Hume Cronyn Audrey Totter Leon Ames Alan Reed
drifter femme fatale district attorney lawyer restaurant owner tense suspenseful passionate diner courtroom california beach car justice ambition murder affair temptation forbidden love fall
A married woman and a drifter fall in love, then plot to murder her husband.
Drama
USA
1936
83 Minutes
Leslie Howard Bette Davis Humphrey Bogart Dick Foran Genevieve Tobin Charley Grapewin Porter Hall
drifter writer waitress gangster criminal bleak intense diner arizona the petrified forest ambition dreams hostages death escape sacrifice 1930s
A waitress, a hobo and a bank robber get mixed up at a lonely diner in the desert.
Western
USA
1962
94 Minutes
Randolph Scott Joel McCrea Mariette Hartley Ron Starr R. G. Armstrong Edgar Buchanan John Anderson L.Q. Jones Warren Oates James Drury John Davis Chandler
lawman frontiersman daughter drifter brother engaging amusing rousing sad sierra nevada mountains mining camp countryside middle age friendship robbery father/daughter relationship romance greed fall rivalry
An ex-union soldier is hired to transport gold from a mining community through dangerous territory. But what he doesn't realize is that his partner and old friend is plotting to double-cross him.
Drama
USA
1973
115 Minutes
Gene Hackman Al Pacino Dorothy Tristan Ann Wedgeworth Richard Lynch Eileen Brennan Penelope Allen Richard Hackman Al Cingolani
drifter sailor charming united states friendship road trip transformation 1970s
Max, an ex-con drifter with a penchant for brawling is amused by Lion, a homeless ex-sailor, and they partner up as they head east together.
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.
Sci-Fi, Horror
USA
1988
93 Minutes
Roddy Piper Keith David Meg Foster George "Buck" Flower Peter Jason Raymond St. Jacques Jason Robards III Larry Franco
drifter politician police officer alien media personality dark amusing wild los angeles shantytown tv station church conspiracy alien invasion cover-up media political corruption discovery underdog 1980s
They influence our decisions without us knowing it. They numb our senses without us feeling it. They control our lives without us realizing it. They live.
Drama
Switzerland|France
1981
105 Minutes
young man old man mentor drifter mentee offbeat dreamy gritty ireland rural community shed gas station eccentricity apprenticeship schemes relationships friendship fantasy discovery growing up
A young drifter meets up with a strange old man who claims that he has been taught to fly by birds.
Drama
USA
1960
119 Minutes
Marlon Brando Anna Magnani Joanne Woodward Maureen Stapleton Victor Jory R. G. Armstrong Emory Richardson Sally Gracie Lucille Benson John Baragrey Ben Yaffee
drifter sick person alcoholic housewife bleak emotional uneasy deep south general store small town new life adultery love triangle lust xenophobia forbidden love discovery rivalry 20th century
Valentine "Snakeskin" Xavier, a trouble-prone drifter trying to go straight, wanders into a small Mississippi town looking for a simple and honest life but finds himself embroiled with problem-filled women.
Drama
USA
1989
101 Minutes
James Spader Andie MacDowell Peter Gallagher Laura San Giacomo Ron Vawter Steven Brill Alexandra Root Earl T. Taylor
husband wife counselor drifter sister lawyer offbeat sultry louisiana office apartment marriage sex love triangle confession repression sister relationship love discovery 1980s
A sexually repressed woman's husband is having an affair with her sister. The arrival of a visitor with a rather unusual fetish changes everything.
Drama
USA
2012
136 Minutes
Joaquin Phoenix Philip Seymour Hoffman Amy Adams Laura Dern Jesse Plemons Amy Ferguson Frank Bettag Leonida A. Bautista Ambyr Childers
drifter cult leader wife daughter follower gutsy fascinating tense san francisco coast household cult mentorship friendship postwar america rise temptation 1950s
A Naval veteran arrives home from war unsettled and uncertain of his future - until he is tantalized by the Cause and its charismatic leader.
Western, Drama
USA
1961
124 Minutes
Clark Gable Marilyn Monroe Montgomery Clift Thelma Ritter Eli Wallach James Barton Estelle Winwood Kevin McCarthy Marietta Tree
divorcée cowboy gambler rodeo rider drifter friend winsome cheeky reno, nev. casino bar ranch house middle age depression horses gambling love triangle discovery temptation
A divorcée falls for an over-the-hill cowboy who is struggling to maintain his romantically independent lifestyle.
Comedy, Drama
Argentina
1995
132 Minutes
Héctor Alterio Leonardo Sbaraglia Cecilia Dopazo Fernán Mirás Daniel Kuzniecka Antonio Grimau Cipe Lincovsky Federico Luppi
bank robber bank employee drifter police officer hostage elderly man amusing confident brash road argentina bank robbery road trip fugitives unlikely criminal unlikely friendship deception adventure temptation love
A road movie that begins when a man tries to rob a bank and the bank's clerk, a yuppie, pretends the thief has kidnapped him to help him run away. While they're running away, they meet a ... See full summary »
Comedy, Drama
USA
1974
114 Minutes
Clint Eastwood Jeff Bridges George Kennedy Geoffrey Lewis Catherine Bach Gary Busey Jack Dodson Vic Tayback Dub Taylor Bill McKinney
drifter bank robber associate pretty woman charming crafty engaging lighthearted motel montana school bank department store disguise bank heist double-cross car theft unlikely allies reconciliation adventure
With the help of an irreverent young sidekick, a bank robber gets his old gang back together to organize a daring new heist.
Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama
USA|France
2013
90 Minutes
Macon Blair Devin Ratray Amy Hargreaves Kevin Kolack Eve Plumb David Thompson Brent Werzner Sidne Anderson Stacy Rock
drifter professional assassin gory hometown childhood home outsider message life pursuit
A mysterious outsider's quiet life is turned upside down when he returns to his childhood home to carry out an act of vengeance. Proving himself an amateur assassin, he winds up in a brutal fight to protect his estranged family.
Comedy, Drama
Australia
1987
104 Minutes
Judy Davis Jan Adele Claudia Karvan Colin Friels John Clayton Frankie J. Holden Monica Trapaga Mark Hembrow
mother daughter grandmother teen girl singer drifter touching emotional dark new south wales, australia town seaside trailer park beach alcoholism mother/daughter relationship estrangement abandoned child reunion secret past
Story about a backup singer for an Elvis impersonator who re-enters her past when she leaves a tour in a small town and finds her daughter in a mobile home park.
Comedy, Drama
UK|France|Belgium|Italy
2012
101 Minutes
John Henshaw Gary Maitland William Ruane Roger Allam Paul Brannigan Jasmin Riggins Siobhan Reilly David Goodall
drifter judge expectant father amusing scottish highlands jail angels journey liquor pursuit
Narrowly avoiding jail, new dad Robbie vows to turn over a new leaf. A visit to a whisky distillery inspires him and his mates to seek a way out of their hopeless lives.
Western
USA
1955
89 Minutes
Kirk Douglas Jeanne Crain Claire Trevor Richard Boone Jay C. Flippen William Campbell
drifter rancher gunslinger young man woman gripping rousing thrilling american west wyoming ranch range war cattle struggle uprising mysterious past rivalry adventure revenge 19th century
A drifter working as foreman for an iron-fist female rancher must chose sides between his attractive employer and the other neighboring settlers who are mistreated by her.
Comedy, Drama
USA
1943
97 Minutes
James Cagney Grace George Marjorie Main Marjorie Lord Hattie McDaniel Edward McNamara
reporter drifter editor mysterious woman dowager bleak engaging small town jail corruption mission journalism imprisonment secret pursuit wretched excess 1940s
Newspaper man wanders about and helps older woman save her paper.
Romance
USA
1984
106 Minutes
Geneviève Bujold Keith Carradine Lesley Ann Warren Patrick Bauchau Rae Dawn Chong John Larroquette Edward Ruscha Gailard Sartain Robert Gould John Considine
drifter radio host bar owner emotional engaging los angeles bar apartment isolation romance love radio love discovery 1980s
Love doctor radio host Nancy, bar owner Eve, Pearl, drifter Mickey et al meet in LA.
Drama
France|USA
2007
84 Minutes
Gabe Nevins Taylor Momsen Jake Miller Lauren McKinney Daniel Liu Scott Patrick Green Dillon Hines Mubarak Ra'oof
teenager drifter guard detective girlfriend death suspenseful melodramatic quirky emotional brooding portland, ore. park river on the run train teen angst cover-up accidental death isolation
A teenage skateboarder's life begins to fray after he is involved in the accidental death of a security guard.
Crime, Drama
West Germany|USA
1981
123 Minutes
Jack Nicholson Jessica Lange John Colicos Michael Lerner Christopher Lloyd John P. Ryan Anjelica Huston Jon Van Ness
drifter restaurant owner wife prosecutor shocking hedonistic suspenseful sultry road small town diner california infidelity lust murder plot insurance fraud marriage great depression temptation wretched excess
The sensuous wife of a lunch wagon proprietor and a rootless drifter begin a sordidly steamy affair and conspire to murder her Greek husband.
Western
USA
1962
80 Minutes
Audie Murphy Dan Duryea Joan O'Brien George Wallace Roy Barcroft Bob Steele
widow drifter gunman dead person tense engaging desert town revenge escort revenge quest 19th century
A beautiful woman with an ulterior motive hires two gunslingers to escort her through Indian territory so she can be reunited with her awaiting husband.
Western
USA
1925
89 Minutes
William S. Hart Barbara Bedford Lucien Littlefield J. Gordon Russell Richard R. Neill Jack Murphy Lillian Leighton Gertrude Claire George F. Marion James Gordon Fred Gamble
cowboy drifter love interest homesteader best friend native american tense gripping amusing cherokee strip caldwell, kan. oklahoma prairie small town saloon land rush love imprisonment love quest
The government will grant a fringe of terrain for the settlers who want to live and work there. The starting sign will be a gunshot which will iniciate the run for the best fields and ... See full summary »
Drama
UK|France
2003
98 Minutes
Ewan McGregor Tilda Swinton Peter Mullan Emily Mortimer Jack McElhone Therese Bradley Ewan Stewart Stuart McQuarrie Pauline Turner Alan Cooke Rory McCann
adam drifter married woman emotional barge body passion affair book love 1950s
A young drifter working on a river barge disrupts his employers' lives while hiding the fact that he knows more about a dead woman found in the river than he admits.
Drama
USA
1965
92 Minutes
Hal Hopper Antoinette Cristiani John Furlong Lorna Maitland Rena Horten Princess Livingston Sam Hanna Nick Wolcuff Frank Bolger Lee Ballard F. Rufus Owens
drifter beautiful woman husband preacher prostitute farmer passionate sultry tender outlandish missouri small town farm lake affair jealousy sex mysterious past lynching rural life
It's 1933, in the midst of the Depression and Prohibition. Calif, a stranger with a past walks into Spooner, Missouri on his way from Michigan to California. He hires on with Lute Wade to ... See full summary »