Highest-Rated Movies about 'Range War', Sort by Popularity

Man Without a Star (1955), Ramrod (1947), In Old Cheyenne (1941), San Antonio (1945), Cow Town (1950), Trail Street (1947), Oath of Vengeance (1944), A Lawman Is Born (1937) ... Let's take a look at the ranked list of the best Range War movies.

#1. Man Without a Star (1955)

Storyline: Dempsey Rae, a cowboy with no clear aim in life, winds up working on a spread with a hard lady owner just arrived from the East. She needs a tough new top hand and uses all her means of persuasion to get Rae to take the job. But he doesn't like the way the other settlers are getting treated and starts to side with them, despite their introduction of the barbed wire he loathes.—Jeremy Perkins {J-26}

Plot Keywords: drifter, rancher, gunslinger, young man, woman, gripping, rousing ...

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#2. Ramrod (1947)

Storyline: A cattle-vs.-sheepman feud loses Connie Dickason her fiance, but gains her his ranch, which she determines to run alone in opposition to Frank Ivey, "boss" of the valley, whom her father Ben wanted her to marry. She hires recovering alcoholic Dave Nash as foreman and a crew of Ivey's enemies. Ivey fights back with violence and destruction, but Dave is determined to counter him legally... a feeling not shared by his associates. Connie's boast that, as a woman, she doesn't need guns proves justified, but plenty of gunplay results.—Rod Crawford <puffinus@u.washington.edu>

Plot Keywords: rancher, father, cattleman, overseer, sheriff, alcoholic, gutsy ...

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#3. In Old Cheyenne (1941)

Storyline: Reporter Steve Blane arrives in Cheyenne looking for the famous outlaw Arapahoe Brown. But when Arapahoe saves his life, he learns that Sam Drummond is the real outlaw and his gang are impersonating Arapahoe and his men. With the hoax now exposed, Drummond and his men chase Blane to a ranch where he and a few others find themselves outnumbered and once again in need of Arapahoe's help.—Maurice VanAuken <mvanauken@a1access.net>

Plot Keywords: reporter, cattle rancher, settler, outlaw, dancer, thrilling, rousing ...

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#4. San Antonio (1945)

Storyline: Clay Hardin is a San Antonio rancher who has been run off his land by cattle rustlers. There's a range war going on and Hardin is determined to get the man behind it all, Roy Stuart. Hardin has been hiding out in Mexico, biding his time and decides the time has come for him to return. He's managed to get hold of one of Stuart's tally books that clearly shows he was selling cattle that didn't belong to him. Stuart and his partner Legare will go to any lengths to stop Hardin before he can put the evidence before a court. Beautiful dance hall performer Jeanne Starr arrives in San Antonio under contract to Stuart and Legare but she is clearly smitten with the handsome Hardin. When the army is called away, Hardin and his supporters are left on their own to defend themselves.—garykmcd

Plot Keywords: rancher, kingpin, dancer, gunslinger, engaging, thrilling, mexico ...

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#5. Cow Town (1950)

Storyline: In order to end the cattle rustling, Gene Autry becomes one of the first ranchers in his territory to fence in the open range with barbed wire and he incurs the wrath of small-ranch owner Ginger Kirby. Range warfare, fanned by livery stable owner Sandy Reeves, breaks out between the two factions of ranchers to differ on the use of barbed-wire fences. Reeves hopes the fighting will drive the cattlemen out of business and he can use the range for sheep. Gene and Ginger patch up their differences and with the help of Duke Kirby, her younger brother, Autry discovers that Reeves is responsible for most of the trouble. Cowpunchers, believing that the wire will put them out of work and urged on by Reeves, engage Gene's men in a gun battle.—Les Adams <longhorn1939@suddenlink.net>

Plot Keywords: gene autry, neighbor, rancher, sheriff, brother, partner, spirited ...

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#6. Trail Street (1947)

Storyline: The Liberal Kansas area is in trouble. The town is without a Marshal and the nearby farmers are unable to grow crops due to the summer drought and trail riders that run cattle over their land. Bat Masterson arrives to bring law and order and his Deputy accidently finds a variety of wheat that will withstand the drought. But the farmers are giving up and leaving and Bat must convince tham to stay. He wants them to continue farming and also help round up the local gang of outlaws.—Maurice VanAuken <mvanauken@a1access.net>

Plot Keywords: marshal, deputy, rancher, farmer, friend, land owner, rousing ...

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#7. Oath of Vengeance (1944)

Storyline: Steve Kinney and his henchman, Mort, are trying to stir up trouble between the local ranchers and farmers, behind a wave of rustling and lawlessness. Mort kills Vic, a Kirby cowhand, and lays the blame on Dan Harper, the leader of the farmers faction. Storekeeper Fuzzy Q. Jones, fearful of losing the outstanding charge-accounts he has on his books, drags his reluctant pal, Billy Carson, into the fray, and the two soon prove Kinney and his henchmen to be behind the valley's troubles.—Les Adams <longhorn1939@suddenlink.net>

Plot Keywords: cowboy, best friend, rancher, money lender, farmer, henchman, spirited ...

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#8. A Lawman Is Born (1937)

Storyline: The wanted outlaw Tom Mitchell has put away his guns and now works in Root's store. When Sheriff Lance is killed, Martha Lance gets Tom to take the job. He straps the guns on again but Brownlee arrives and reveals him to be a wanted man.—Maurice VanAuken <mvanauken@a1access.net>

Plot Keywords: shopkeeper, rancher, daughter, cattleman, sheriff, lawman, confident ...

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#10. The Americano (1955)

Storyline: Cattleman Sam Dent (Glenn Ford) transports three prize bulls to Brazil for a wealthy buyer, Barbossa. Upon arrival, Sam learns from amiable Manoel Silva (Cesar Romero) that Barbossa has been murdered. For a fee, Manoel helps Sam transport the bulls to Barbossa's ranch for his partner, Bento Hermanny (Frank Lovejoy), to purchase. Soon, Sam is involved in a brutal range war between Hermanny and beautiful neighbor Marianna Figuerido (Ursula Thiess), which also involves unmasking Barbossa's killer.

Plot Keywords: cattleman, bandit, partner, beautiful woman, henchman, foreman, spirited ...

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