Highest-Rated Movies about 'Desert Setting'

Sand Storm (2016), Bad Day at Black Rock (1955), Lucky (2017), Will Penny (1968), Bone Tomahawk (2015), The Hitch-Hiker (1953), Operation Condor (1991), Quigley Down Under (1990) ... Let's take a look at the ranked list of the best Desert Setting movies.

#17. Riders of Destiny (1933)

Storyline: Kincade controls the area's water supply and is about to force the ranchers into contracts at exorbitant rates. Government Agent Saunders has a plan that will open up the lost river and dry up Kincade's supply. So he gets the ranchers to insist on a clause that Kincade's land will revert to the public if he fails to deliver water.—Maurice VanAuken <mvanauken@a1access.net>

Plot Keywords: western, black and white film, sheriff, john wayne, singing cowboy, b-western, 1930s cinema ...

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#18. Strangerland (2015)

Storyline: Newcomers to the remote Australian desert town of Nathgari, Catherine and Matthew Parker's lives are flung into crisis when they discover their two teenage kids, Tommy and Lily, have mysteriously disappeared just before a massive dust storm hits. With Nathgari eerily smothered in red dust and darkness, the townsfolk join the search led by local cop, David Rae. It soon becomes apparent that something terrible may have happened to Tommy and Lily. Suspicions run riot, rumours spread and public opinion turns savagely against the Parkers. With temperatures rising and the chances of survival plummeting with each passing day, Catherine and Matthew find themselves pushed to the brink as they struggle to survive the mystery of their children's fate.—Anonymous

Plot Keywords: psychological thriller, family crisis, missing persons, australian film, mystery, small town secrets, sexual repression ...

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#19. Mojave Moon (1996)

Storyline: Al McCord is hanging out at his favourite restaurant when he meets an attractive young woman (Ellie) who is looking for a ride from the city out into the Mojave Desert, where her mother lives. Little does he know that while Ellie is falling in love with him, he is falling for her mother (Julie), despite the nearby presence of Julie's boyfriend who seems likely to go berzerk at any moment. Even more strange, hilarious events follow and it's up to Al to find some explanation. His life may never again be the same.—Neil Wick <neil@wick.net>

Plot Keywords: thriller, mystery, crime, black comedy, independent film, road movie, romance ...

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#20. Five Guns West (1955)

Storyline: Shalee Jethro (Dorothy Malone) helps her father run a desert stagecoach station. Five desperate outlaws arrive at the station to await a gold shipment they plan to rob, and Shalee becomes their hostage bait in several ways, and then the men begin to fight among themselves. four of them attack her but she is saved by Govern Sturges (John Lund), who also turns out to be a Confederate officer planted among the gang.—Les Adams <longhorn1939@suddenlink.net>

Plot Keywords: western, b-movie, 1950s, american film, black and white, gunfight, revenge ...

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#22. Tremors 4: The Legend Begins (2004)

Storyline: Prim East Coast dandy Hiram Gummer (Michael Gross) arrives in the town of Rejection, Nev., to investigate a series of strange deaths at the silver mine he owns. He receives help from local innkeeper Christine Lord (Sara Botsford) and miner Juan Pedilla (Brent Roam). But, when it turns out that gigantic killer worms that burrow underground are responsible for the miners' deaths, Hiram decides he'd better call in expert gunslinger Black Hand Kelly (Billy Drago) to save the day.

Plot Keywords: horror, comedy, sci-fi, western, creature feature, action, adventure ...

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#23. Five Bloody Graves (1969)

Storyline: Wandering across the desert landscape of Goblin Valley, Utah. Ben Thompson, a former lawman has been hunting down Yaqui Indians, after his wife was killed by the savage Yaqui Indian chieftain Santago. After saving a woman from two Yaqui Indians, Robert reunites with former girlfriend Nora Miller and saves her from a attack by Santago and his band of Yaqui Indians. But Nora's husband Dave Miller asks Ben to leave thinking Ben and Nora were having a affair while he was been away. After both Nora and Dave are slaughtered by Santago, Ben is joined by group of people from a wagon train who are stranded in the middle of nowhere and a group of gunrunners who sold their weapons to Santago and his band, Ben and his companions tries to get along with each other, if they are to survive Santago and his band's murderous rampage and Ben intends to get his vengeance on Santago.—Daniel Williamson

Plot Keywords: western, violence, revenge, gunfight, bounty hunter, desert, gory ...

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