Highest-Rated Movies about 'New Mexico'

The Tao of Steve (2000), Salt of the Earth (1954), Ride the Pink Horse (1947), Crazy Heart (2009), Them! (1954), Four Faces West (1948), Red Sky at Morning (1971), The Missing (2003) ... Let's take a look at the ranked list of the best New Mexico movies.

#1. The Tao of Steve (2000)

Storyline: In college, Dex was the big man on campus. We meet Dex ten years after graduation as he endures one of life's humbling experiences, the college reunion. Now an overweight kindergarten teacher, Dex is immune to the shocked stares of the women who were once his conquests. While trying to pick up the bartender, he is struck by another woman the gorgeous Syd. Through a series of circumstances, Syd and Dex are thrown together and he soon finds himself questioning his belief in all things Steve.

Plot Keywords: comedy, romance, philosophy, relationships, humor, indie film, american film ...

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#2. Salt of the Earth (1954)

Storyline: Based on an actual strike against the Empire Zinc Mine in New Mexico, the film deals with the prejudice against the Mexican-American workers, who struck to attain wage parity with Anglo workers in other mines and to be treated with dignity by the bosses. In the end, the greatest victory for the workers and their families is the realization that prejudice and poor treatment are conditions that are not always imposed by outside forces.—Bob Shields <rshields@igc.apc.org>

Plot Keywords: independent film, labor rights, racial discrimination, social justice, feminism, cold war era, working class ...

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#3. Ride the Pink Horse (1947)

Storyline: In the bordertown of San Pablo, preparing for an annual 'Mexican Fiesta,' arrives Gagin: tough, mysterious and laconic. His mission: to find the equally mysterious Frank Hugo, evidently for revenge; or is it blackmail? FBI agent Retz is also after the elusive Hugo. Everyone in town is enigmatic, especially Pila, a mystical teenager who follows Gagin around and has premonitions of his death. Also involved are a classic femme fatale and an antique carousel with a pink horse...—Rod Crawford <puffinus@u.washington.edu>

Plot Keywords: film noir, crime, mystery, revenge, 1940s, american film, psychological thriller ...

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#4. Crazy Heart (2009)

Storyline: Bad Blake is a broken-down, hard-living country music singer who's had way too many marriages, far too many years on the road and one too many drinks way too many times. And yet, Bad can't help but reach for salvation with the help of Jean, a journalist who discovers the real man behind the musician.

Plot Keywords: drama, music, country music, alcoholism, redemption, romance, aging ...

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#5. Them! (1954)

Storyline: In the New Mexico desert, Police Sgt. Ben Peterson and his partner find a child wandering in the desert and sooner they discover that giant ants are attacking the locals. FBI agent Robert Graham teams up with Ben and with the support of Dr. Harold Medford and his daughter Dr. Patricia 'Pat' Medford, they destroy the colony of ants in the middle of the desert. Dr. Harold Medford explains that the atomic testing in 1945 developed the dangerous mutant ants. But they also discover that two queen ants have flown away to Los Angeles and they are starting a huge colony in the underground of the city. When a mother reports that her two children are missing, the team and the army have a lead to follow. Will they arrive in time to save the children and destroy the colony?

Plot Keywords: sci-fi, horror, monster, b-movie, cold war, 1950s, disaster ...

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#6. Four Faces West (1948)

Storyline: Cowboy Ross McEwen arrives in town. He asks the banker for a loan of $2000. When the banker asks about securing a loan that large, McEwen shows him his six-gun collateral. The banker hands over the money in exchange for an I.O.U., signed "Jefferson Davis". McEwen rides out of town and catches a train, but not before being bitten by a rattler. On the train, a nurse, Miss Hollister, tends to his wound. A posse searches the train, but McEwen manages to escape notice. However a mysterious Mexican has taken note of the cowboy, and that loudmouthed brat is still nosing around. Who will be the first to claim the reward for the robber's capture?—David Steele

Plot Keywords: western, classic film, 1940s, black and white, american film, fugitive, moral dilemma ...

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#7. Red Sky at Morning (1971)

Storyline: An adolescent boy and his mother are sent to live in New Mexico after his father goes off to fight World War II. The move is hard on both mother and son. The boy, one of the few whites in the area, must deal with making friends, the strange new land, and first love. Meanwhile, his mother becomes increasingly withdrawn. When they learn that his father has been killed, the son must fight with his mother's lover to become the real head of the household.—GusF

Plot Keywords: drama, coming of age, family, war, world war ii, youth, american ...

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#8. The Missing (2003)

Storyline: In 19th-century New Mexico, a father (Tommy Lee Jones) comes back home, hoping to reconcile with his adult daughter Maggie (Cate Blanchett). Maggie's daughter is kidnapped, forcing father and estranged daughter to work together to get her back.

Plot Keywords: western, drama, mystery, crime, thriller, family, revenge ...

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#9. Truth or Consequences, N.M. (1997)

Storyline: A drug deal goes wrong causing a foursome, led by a lunatic killer, to go on the run. A couple in a recreational vehicle are initially kidnapped, but soon the male hostage is emulating his kidnappers and wants to stay involved in the chase.—John Sacksteder <jsackste@bellsouth.net>

Plot Keywords: crime, thriller, action, drama, mystery, violence, kidnapping ...

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#11. New Mexico (1951)

Storyline: Captain Hunt of the cavalry is trying to promote good relations with the Indian chief Acoma. But Hunt's superiors in the military insist on pursuing policies that will provoke a conflict, and Chief Acoma is not willing to let himself be insulted.—Snow Leopard

Plot Keywords: western, revenge, crime, mystery, drama, 1950s, gunfight ...

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