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

Cowboy Up (2000), Buck (2011), The Little Fugitive (1953), Cowboys Don't Cry (1988), The Longest Ride (2015), Stir Crazy (1980), Junior Bonner (1972), She's Missing (2019) ... Let's take a look at the ranked list of the best Rodeo movies.

#16. The Electric Horseman (1979)

Storyline: Sonny Steele used to be a rodeo star, but his next appearance is to be on a Las Vegas stage, wearing a suit covered in lights, advertising a breakfast cereal. When he finds out they are going drug the horse in case its too frisky, he rides off into the desert...—Colin Tinto <cst@imdb.com>

Plot Keywords: rodeo rider, reporter, farmer, old flame, corporate stooge, spirited, brash ...

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#17. Bus Stop (1956)

Storyline: Innocent rodeo cowboy Bo falls in love with cafe singer Cherie in Phoenix. She tries to run away to Los Angeles but he finds her and forces her to board the bus to his home in Montana. When the bus stops at Grace's Diner the passengers learn that the road ahead is blocked. By now everyone knows of the kidnapping, but Bo is determined to have Cherie.—Ed Stephan <stephan@cc.wwu.edu>

Plot Keywords: singer, cowboy, friend, waitress, emotional, engaging, phoenix ...

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#19. Melody Trail (1935)

Storyline: After Gene has his watch stolen by the Gypsy he takes a job on the Thomas ranch. Thomas' dog has brought home the cradle with the Gypsy's baby and when the Gypsy retrieves his baby, Gene thinks he is a kidnaper. But as he chases after him he now sees that Thomas' cattle are being rustled.—Maurice VanAuken <mvanauken@a1access.net>

Plot Keywords: gene autry, sidekick, daughter, rancher, bandit, gypsy, lighthearted ...

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#20. The Valley of Gwangi (1969)

Storyline: Cowboy James Franciscus seeks fame and fortune by capturing an Allosaurus living in the Forbidden Valley and putting it in a Mexican circus. His victim, called the Gwangi, turns out to have an aversion to being shown in public. Another film featuring the stop-action special effects talents of Ray Harryhausen.—Ray Hamel <hamel@primate.wisc.edu>

Plot Keywords: professor, cowgirl, paleontologist, old flame, little boy, dinosaur, thrilling ...

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#21. Rhythm Romance (1939)

Storyline: Pomeroy is after McClure's rodeo contract. Gene is McClure's foreman and suspects Pomeroy is behind the accidents occurring. Gene's plan to trap Pomeroy by using Frog's recording machine backfires when Gene is accused of the murder committed by Pomeroy. Avoiding the law, Gene has another plan and puts Frog to work again with his recorder.—Maurice VanAuken <mvanauken@a1access.net>

Plot Keywords: promoter, drummer, business owner, singer, writer, lighthearted, cheeky ...

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#22. Cowgirls 'n Angels (2012)

Storyline: "Cowgirls N' Angels" tells the story of Ida, a feisty and rebellious young girl, who has fantasies of finding her father, a rodeo rider. While searching for her dad, she connects with the Sweethearts of the Rodeo, a team of young female rodeo riders run by former rodeo star Terence Parker. Recognizing Ida's innate talent for trick riding, Terence recruits her for their ranks. Accepted wholeheartedly by her new "family," Ida finds a new passion that redefines her life -- and she also may find the father she's been searching for.—Anonymous

Plot Keywords: teen girl, rodeo rider, heartwarming, playful, positive, ranch, united states ...

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#23. Tickle Me (1965)

Storyline: Elvis is a singing rodeo rider who drifts into an expensive dude ranch patronized by wealthy glamour girls. The owner, Vera Radford, hires Elvis as a stable man. Pretty physical fitness trainer Pam Merritt has a letter from her late grandfather directing her to a cache of gold in the ghost town of Silverado. The sheriff and his gang learn of the letter and plot to take it away from her.—filmfactsman

Plot Keywords: rodeo rider, trainer, rancher, deputy, ranch hand, love interest, amusing ...

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#24. Two Guys From Texas (1948)

Storyline: Song-and-dance men Steve Carroll and Danny Foster walk to a Texas dude ranch after their car runs out of gas. The team's friend, singer Maggie Reed, gets the boys a job. With their auto stolen, the two settle into ranch life. While Danny consults with Dr. Straeger to conquer his fear of animals, Steve courts ranch owner Joan Winston. When their stolen car is used in a robbery, the duo must then find the real culprits.—Anonymous

Plot Keywords: musician, partner, rancher, sheriff, doctor, thief, lighthearted ...

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#25. Gambit (2012)

Storyline: Curator Harry Deane (Colin Firth) is an expert in fine art, but he's equally accomplished in taking abuse from his insolent boss Lionel Shabandar (Alan Rickman). That's about to change. The plan, trick the avid art collector into buying a fake Monet painting. To assist in the heist, Deane hires rowdy Texas cowgirl P.J. Puznowski (Cameron Diaz) to help him fool the richest man in England. But as the plan begins to unravel, Deane finds he is falling in love with the rodeo Queen, ensuing further complications.

Plot Keywords: art dealer, boss, rodeo rider, employee, billionaire, art forger, airy ...

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#26. Cowboy From Brooklyn (1938)

Storyline: Brooklyn crooner Elly Jordan and his bandmates end up broke at a Wyoming dude ranch run by Jane Hardy. Singing for his supper there, Elly is heard by Broadway booker Roy Chadwick, who mistakes him for a genuine cowboy and decides to make him a star. The fact that Elly is terrified of animals (including horses) and doesn't know the first thing about the West makes his big break tough to pull off.—Jim Beaver <jumblejim@prodigy.net>

Plot Keywords: singer, musician, beautiful woman, boyfriend, agent, lighthearted, spirited ...

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#27. Lone Wolf McQuade (1983)

Storyline: Texas ranger J.J. McQuade (Chuck Norris) likes to work by himself, until a Latino state trooper, Kayo Ramos (Robert Beltran), needs his help to find out who hijacked a U.S. Army convoy and hurt Ramos' daughter. With the help of FBI agent Jackson (Leon Isaac Kennedy), the team tracks down drug trafficker and arms dealer Rawley Wilkes (David Carradine). After Wilkes kills a federal agent, McQuade battles the criminal using all of his skills and training, including guns and martial arts.

Plot Keywords: texas ranger, trooper, fbi agent, drug trafficker, arms dealer, daughter, melodramatic ...

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#28. Somewhere in Sonora (1933)

Storyline: Framed for a stagecoach accident, John Bishop is jailed. Bob Leadly helps break him out and in return John heads for Sonora to look for Leadly's missing son. He finds him when he joins Monte Black's gang, a gang from which no member has ever escaped alive.—Maurice VanAuken <mvanauken@a1access.net>

Plot Keywords: cowboy, outlaw, rodeo rider, boss, father, son, melodramatic ...

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#30. The Rounders (1965)

Storyline: Ben Jones (Glenn Ford) and Howdy Lewis (Henry Fonda) are cowboys who spend their days breaking horses and flirting with two sisters (Kathleen Freeman, Joan Freeman). When Ben and Howdy trade Ol' Fooler, an unbreakable horse, for corn liquor, the client returns the horse after it passes out from drinking whiskey. The cowboys grow fond of Ol' Fooler and, knowing that he is nearly impossible to ride, enter the horse in the rodeo hoping to make their fortune.

Plot Keywords: cowboy, stripper, rancher, horse, veterinarian, sister, lighthearted ...

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