Highest-Rated Movies about 'Cowboys', Sort by Popularity

Cowboy Up (2000), Buffalo Boys (2018), Brokeback Mountain (2005), Winchester '73 (1950), The Cowboys (1972), Open Range (2003), Ride Lonesome (1959), Monte Walsh (1970) ... Let's take a look at the ranked list of the best Cowboys movies.

#16. 50 to 1 (2014)

Storyline: A misfit group of New Mexico cowboys find themselves on the journey of a lifetime when their crooked-footed racehorse qualifies for the Kentucky Derby. Based on the inspiring true story of Mine That Bird, the cowboys face a series of mishaps on their way to Churchill Downs, becoming the ultimate underdogs in a final showdown with the world's racing elite.—Anonymous

Plot Keywords: jockey, cowboy, misfit, new mexico, kentucky, horse track, cowboys ...

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#17. The Outlaws Is Coming (1965)

Storyline: Larry, Moe, and Curly Joe work for an editor at a Boston wildlife conservation magazine. They make such a mess of the pressroom that their publisher gets rid of them by sending them out west to stop the slaughter of buffalo. Upon their arrival they find themselves being sought after by every notorious gunslinger in history, including Wyatt Earp, Wild Bill Hickcock, and Jesse James. Luckily, pistol-packing Annie Oakley, who has fallen in love with the handsome editor, agrees to protect them against the bad guys.—Robert Lynch <docrlynch@yahoo.com>

Plot Keywords: billy the kid, jesse james, annie oakley, reporter, gunslinger, sheriff, madcap ...

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#18. The Lone Ranger (2013)

Storyline: In the 1930s, an elderly Tonto tells a young boy the tale of John Reid, the Lone Ranger. An idealistic lawyer, he rides with his brother and fellow Texas Rangers in pursuit of the notorious Butch Cavendish. Ambushed by the outlaw and left for dead, John Reid is rescued by the renegade Comanche, Tonto, at the insistence of a mysterious white horse and offers to help him to bring Cavendish to justice. Becoming a reluctant masked rider with a seemingly incomprehensible partner, Reid pursues the criminal against all obstacles. However, John and Tonto learn that Cavendish is only part of a far greater injustice and the pair must fight it in an adventure that would make them a legend.

Plot Keywords: the lone ranger, tonto, villain, young boy, outlaw, sheriff, frenetic ...

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#19. The Ballad of Lefty Brown (2017)

Storyline: When cowboy Lefty Brown witnesses the murder of his longtime partner, the newly-elected Senator Edward Johnson, he strikes out to find the killers and avenge his friend's cold-blooded murder. Tracking the outlaws across the vast and desolate Montana plains, Lefty stumbles across a young wannabe gunslinger, Jeremiah, and an old friend, a former hard-drinking pal turned U.S. Marshal, to help deliver the men to justice. After a gunfight with the outlaws leaves Jeremiah wounded, Lefty returns home with the names of Johnson's killers only to find that he is being accused of his friend's murder by the governor. With the tables turned Lefty must evade the law, get the Marshal to stop drinking again, and prove his innocence by exposing the powerful men ultimately responsible for Johnson's death.—AsH edited by Richardh120

Plot Keywords: cowboy, partner, senator, killer, gunslinger, old friend, brooding ...

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#20. Forsaken (2015)

Storyline: John Henry returns to his hometown in hopes of repairing his relationship with his estranged father, but a local gang is terrorizing the town. John Henry is the only one who can stop them, however he has abandoned both his gun and reputation as a fearless quick-draw killer.—Anonymous

Plot Keywords: cowboy, outlaw, gunslinger, husband, wife, enemy, intense ...

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#21. Abilene Town (1946)

Storyline: In the years following the Civil War, the town of Abilene, Kansas is poised on the brink of an explosive confrontation. A line has been drawn down the center of the town where the homesteaders and the cattlemen have come to a very uneasy truce. The delicate peace is inadvertantly shattered when a group of new homesteaders lay down their stakes on the cattlemen's side of town, upsetting the delicate balance that had existed thus far and sparking an all-out war between the farmers, who want the land tamed and property lines drawn, and the cowboys, who want the prairies to be open for their cattle to roam.—Jean-Marc Rocher <rocher@fiberbit.net>

Plot Keywords: marshal, entertainer, cattleman, merchant, sheriff, daughter, gritty ...

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#22. Melody Ranch (1940)

Storyline: With a longer-than-usual running time on original release and booked and sold to the exhibitors as a "Gene Autry Special", which Republic would do once a year from 1939-1943 in order to get higher rates than on the regular series entries from the theatre owners. Hey, Jimmy Durante and Ann Miler cost more than Smiley Burnette and June Storey. This "special",(which alternates between tongue-in-cheek and for-real and hard to distinguish which is which since there was very little for-real in most of the fantasy-land settings Autry's Republic films were laid in), finds Gene returning to his hometown of Torpedo as guest of honor at the Frontier Days Celebraion, Once there, he encounters his childhood enemies, the Wildhack brothers (Barton MacLane, Joe Sawyer and Horace MacMahon in pecking order), now the local gangsters (and playing it with relish.) The Wildhacks own a saloon next door to the school, and when their shooting and brawling endangers the safety of the children, Gene protests and threatens to expose them during his next radio broadcast. The Wildhacks stop the broadcast and beat Gene up. Gene, humiliated because Hollywood life has softened him to the extent that he can't hold his own against three assailants, decides to remain in Torpedo and get into shape again. He is encouraged by his friend Cornelius J. "Corney" Courtney, and also by Pop Laramie, owner and operator of the local version of the "Toonerville Trolley." Since Gene refuses to return to Hollywood, his radio show now originates from Torpedo. Julie Sheldon, a débutante with theatrical aspirations, sees Gene in his natural setting, and begins to take an interest in the cowboy she formerly scorned. Gene avenges himself against the Wildhacks by rounding them up, whipping them single-handed and forcing them to sing on his broadcast. Enraged, the brothers are determined to "get" Gene. He, in turn, runs for sheriff so he will be in position to clean up the Wildhack political machine and use can be made of the "Vote For Autry" song. During the battles that ensue, one of Gene's friends is killed. Gene finally obtains evidence which labels the Wildhacks as killers.—Les Adams <longhorn1939@suddenlink.net>

Plot Keywords: gene autry, singer, cowboy, nemesis, sheriff, judge, campy ...

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#23. Panhandle (1948)

Storyline: John Sands (Rod Cameron), formerly a Texas marshal whose talents with guns caused the law to turn against him,is a fugitive in Mexico, when he learns from "Dusty" Stewart (Cathy Downs)that his brother in the Texas panhandle, Billy Sands (John C. Champion), her fiancé and crusading newspaperman, his been mysteriously murdered in Sentinel, Texas. Despite the price on his head, Sands comes north to the panhandle to find his brother's killer.—Les Adams <longhorn1939@suddenlink.net>

Plot Keywords: gunslinger, cowboy, gambler, outlaw, saloon owner, love interest, tense ...

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#24. The Sheriff of Fractured Jaw (1958)

Storyline: A proper English gentleman, traveling in the American West, inadvertently stops an Indian attack on the stagecoach in which he is a passenger. When the stage gets to the nearest town, the raucous Fractured Jaw--which is being plagued by unruly cowbys, bandits and marauding Indians--the story spreads, and he is appointed sheriff.—frankfob2@yahoo.com

Plot Keywords: gunslinger, sheriff, bartender, native american, businessman, englishman, lighthearted ...

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#25. The Revengers (1972)

Storyline: The life of peaceful rancher John Benedict (William Holden) is torn apart when his family is massacred by a gang of marauding outlaws and his farm is destroyed. He assembles a team of mean, lawless convicts to act as his posse as he pursues the gang responsible for the deaths of his loved ones.—Jonathon Dabell <J.D.@pixie.ntu.ac.uk>

Plot Keywords: rancher, outlaw, convict, gripping, moving, thrilling, wild west ...

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#28. Arizona Trail (1943)

Storyline: When crafty Doc Wallace sends for Johnny Trent and his pal, Kansas to come home to the Trent ranch in Arizona, Johnny meets Martha Brooks, who is caring for his invalid father, whose ranch some unknown enemy is trying to wrest away, as it has become suddenly valuable. Aided by Wayne Carson and Martha, Johnny uncovers the culprit to be Doc Wallace, the supposed family friend.—Les Adams <longhorn1939@suddenlink.net>

Plot Keywords: cowboy, man, friend, father, family patriarch, engaging, thrilling ...

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#29. The Over-the-Hill Gang Rides Again (1970)

Storyline: While waiting in vain for her married lover to get a divorce, Fran Walker (Dame Elizabeth Taylor), a lonely chorus girl approaching middle age, falls for Joe Grady (Warren Beatty), a frustrated musician and compulsive gambler who dreams of escaping Las Vegas for fame and fortune in New York City.—alfiehitchie

Plot Keywords: texas ranger, marshal, drunk, outlaw, friend, retiree, amusing ...

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#30. Wish Upon a Unicorn (2020)

Storyline: Only eight-years old and little Mia has already had a pretty tough life filled with bad luck and hardship. After the loss of her mother, she, her sister Emma and her troubled father move to Grandma Rose's ranch in the middle of nowhere Montana. They're a broken family looking for a fresh start and needing a miracle. Then, one day in the woods, Mia discovers a unicorn colt- a magical creature that brings luck to anyone who believes in it. Thinking she's found the perfect fix for her family's problems, Mia sets out to use the Unicorn to make life better, only to discover the magic she yearned for was with her all along.

Plot Keywords: sister, widower, unicorn, cowboy, charming, confident, endearing ...

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