Movie Listings by Genre

Director: Dick Lowry    More Info
Starring: Kenny Rogers, Bruce Boxleitner, Lee Purcell, Harold Gould, Clu Gulager, Christine Belford, Lance LeGault, Ronnie Scribner, Noble Willingham, Bruce M. Fischer

 Gambler Brady Hawkes (Kenny Rogers) takes to the road to visit his son. Along the way, he meets Billy Montana (Bruce Boxleitner), an Easterner who thinks he knows all about cards but learns a few lessons from Brady. Nonetheless, they team up, and their adventures include coming to the aid of a woman (Lee Purcell) in distress as they head to Yuma. Four sequels follow.

Director: Michael Cimino    More Info
Starring: Kris Kristofferson, Christopher Walken, Isabelle Huppert, John Hurt, Sam Waterston, Brad Dourif, Jeff Bridges, Joseph Cotten, Richard Masur, Terry O'Quinn

 In the 1890s, immigrant farmers were moving westward into Wyoming and other territories searching for land to call their own. They were met with resistance from cattlemen who were already there letting their herds roam free on the vast land. This film is about the ensuing problems between the two groups.

Director: Jerry Jameson    More Info
Starring: Lee Majors, Frank Campanella, David Carradine, M. Emmet Walsh, Pernell Roberts, J.A. Preston, Tracey Walter, Katherine Cannon, Michael Pataki, Britt Leach

 Will Kane (Lee Majors) returns to town to find out that the low-down marshal (Pernell Roberts) who replaced him needs to be dealt with.

Director: Walter Hill    More Info
Starring: Stacy Keach, James Keach, David Carradine, Keith Carradine, Robert Carradine, Dennis Quaid, Randy Quaid, Harry Carey Jr., Christopher Guest, Nicholas Guest

 The Keach, Carradine, and Quaid brothers play the James, Younger, and Miller gangs of bandits who roamed the plains after the Civil War. Lots of blood.

Director: Richard Lang    More Info
Starring: Charlton Heston, Brian Keith, Victoria Racimo, Stephen Macht, Victor Jory, John Glover, Seymour Cassel, David Ackroyd, William Lucking, Cal Bellini

 Fur trappers (Charlton Heston and Brian Keith) battle Indians for hunting rights in this lackluster Western.

Director: William Wiard    More Info
Starring: Steve McQueen, Richard Farnsworth, Linda Evans, Billy Green Bush, Slim Pickens, Elisha Cook Jr., Peter Canon, Roy Jenson, James Kline, Geoffrey Lewis

 The last days of one of the Wild-West's legends is portrayed by Steve McQueen as Tom Horn, bounty hunter.

Director: Keith Merrill    More Info
Starring: Trevor Howard, Nick Ramus, James Remar, Serene Hedin, Billy Drago, Dusty McCrea, Silvana Gallardo

 In this unusual Western, filmed in beautiful Utah, a deceased Indian chief comes back to life to save his tribe from an impending attack.

Director: Lamont Johnson    More Info
Starring: Burt Lancaster, Amanda Plummer, Diane Lane, Rod Steiger, John Savage, Scott Glenn, Redmond Gleason, William Russ, John Quade, Perry Lang

 Annie (Amanda Plummer) and Jenny (Diane Lane) head west in search of adventure and persuade Bill Doolin (Burt Lancaster) and surviving members of the Doolin-Dalton gang to let them in on a bank robbery.

Director: William A. Fraker    More Info
Starring: Klinton Spilsbury, Michael Horse, Christopher Lloyd, Matt Clark, Jason Robards, John Hart, Richard Farnsworth, Juanin Clay, John Bennett Perry, David Hayward

 John Ried (Klinton Spilsbury) is the sole survivor of an ambush by Butch Cavendish (Christopher Lloyd) and his gang. John is rescued by his childhood friend Tonto (Michael Horse) and nursed back to health. John assumes the name of the Lone Ranger–after his Ranger brother who was killed in the ambush–and is determined to bring the Cavendish gang to justice. He dons his mask and riding his horse Silver sets out with Tonto to save President Ulysses S. Grant (Jason Robards) who the Cavendish gang has abducted.

Director: Fred Schepisi    More Info
Starring: Willie Nelson, Gary Busey, Isela Vega, Gilbert Roland, Danny De La Paz, Alma Martinez, George Voskovec, Howland Chamberlin, Harry Caesar

 Two outcasts, Barbarosa (Willie Nelson) and Karl Westover (Gary Busey), try to elude several young men who are tracking them down to avenge their brothers' deaths. It is a story about senseless hatred and the utter futility it creates.

Director: Phillip Borsos    More Info
Starring: Richard Farnsworth, Wayne Robson, Jackie Burroughs, Timothy Webber, Ken Pogue, Gary Reineke, David Petersen, Don MacKay, Tom Heaton

 Bill Miner (Richard Farnsworth) served 33 years in San Quentin for stagecoach robberies. When he is released in 1901, he finds stagecoaches are no longer in existence, so he robs trains! Great photography, especially of trains roaring through the mountains of the Northwest.

Director: George Miller    More Info
Starring: Kirk Douglas, Tom Burlinson, Terence Donovan, Tommy Dysart, Jack Thompson, Sigrid Thornton, Chris Haywood, Bruce Kerr, David Bradshaw, Tony Bonner

 This family film involves two brothers, both played by Kirk Douglas, who have gone separate ways. One is wealthy; the other has spent his life looking for the wealth that has eluded him. Good action and scenery. Sequel: "Return to Snowy River."

Director: Andrew V. McLaglen    More Info
Starring: Tom Selleck, Sam Elliott, Ben Johnson, Katharine Ross, Geoffrey Lewis, Harry Carey Jr., Gene Evans, Jane Greer, Jeff Osterhage, Dominique Dunne

 Following the kidnapping of their family by Confederate soldiers, two brothers, Mac and Dal Traven (Tom Selleck and Sam Elliott) are determined in their search to find their missing kin in this story based on a Louis L'Amour Western.

Director: Dick Lowry    More Info
Starring: Kenny Rogers, Bruce Boxleitner, Linda Evans, Johnny Crawford, Charles Fields, Cameron Mitchell, Gregory Sierra, David Hedison, Brion James, Robert F. Hoy

 Kenny Rogers as Brady Hawkes, "The Gambler," is back for a second made-for-TV effort–a two-part episode. Brady, Billy (Bruce Boxleitner), and young Jeremiah (Charles Field) are riding the train to a major gambling event when the train is taken over by killers in search of money. After they take Jeremiah hostage for ransom, Brady and Billy form their own gang–including bounty hunter Kate (Linda Evans)–to rescue Jeremiah.

Director: John Hough    More Info
Starring: Richard Harris, Michael Beck, Ana DeSade, Vaughn Armstrong, Anne Seymour, Buck Taylor

 John Morgan (Richard Harris) is a man called Horse who, along with his half-breed son (Michael Beck) helps the Sioux Nation when they face extinction through efforts of white settlers who want Sioux land. The third in a series was one too many.

Director: Fabrizio DeAngelis    More Info
Starring: Ethan Wayne, Henry Silva, Raimund Harmstorf, Bo Svenson, Ernest Borgnine, Don Taylor, Randy Mulkey, Farris Castleberry

 A young horse trainer (John Ethan Wayne) is arrested for trespassing and then accused of theft when he brings his horses to water in this spaghetti Western.

Director: Clint Eastwood    More Info
Starring: Clint Eastwood, Chris Penn, Carrie Snodgress, Michael Moriarty, Richard Dysart, Sydney Penny, Richard Kiel, Doug McGrath, John Russell, Charles Hallahan

 Gold prospectors are in trouble–until drifter "Preacher" (Clint Eastwood) arrives, organizes the miners, and leads them in a fight against the large mining company that is out for profit only.

Director: Hugh Wilson    More Info
Starring: Tom Berenger, G.W. Bailey, Marilu Henner, Andy Griffith, Fernando Rey, Sela Ward, Brant von Hoffman, Christopher Malcolm, Jim Carter, Patrick Wayne

 Singing cowboy Rex O'Herlihan (Tom Berenger) rides into the middle of a clash between evil cattle baron Colonel Ticonderoga (Andy Griffith) and sheepherders in this satire on Westerns. When Rex tries to defend the sheepherders, Bob Barber (Patrick Wayne) is hired to fight him and force the sheepherders out of the valley.

Director: Lawrence Kasdan    More Info
Starring: Kevin Kline, Rosanna Arquette, Jeff Goldblum, Linda Hunt, Scott Glenn, John Cleese, Kevin Costner, Danny Glover, Brian Dennehy, Joe Seneca

 This Western has it all: adventure, comedy, and drama. The story is about "good guys" Paden (Kevin Kline), Emmett (Scott Glenn), and Mal (Danny Glover) who rescue Emmett's brother Jake (Kevin Costner) from jail where he is being held by Sheriff Langston (John Cleese). They pull off the escape, Jake joins the group, and they arrive in Silverado. Now, they meet frontier widow Hannah (Rosanna Arquette), card shark Slick (Jeff Goldblum), and saloon operator Stella (Linda Hunt)–all of whom have their own stories to tell. The "good guys" confront corrupt Sheriff Cobb (Brian Dennehy) and attempt to rid Silverado of vice. But, when dealing with the nasty sheriff and murdering ranchers, a showdown is a certainty.

Director: Peter Levin    More Info
Starring: Sam Elliott, Michael Beck, Devon Ericson, Bo Hopkins, Michael C. Gwynne, William Russ, John P. Ryan, G.D. Spradlin, James Stephens, Claudia Christian

 This made-for-TV biography was originally 2 1/2 hours long but was reduced in length for subsequent release. It is the story of Sam Houston (Sam Elliott), who was instrumental in freeing Texas from Mexican rule and making it into a power to be reckoned with.

Director: William A. Graham    More Info
Starring: Johnny Cash, Kris Kristofferson, June Carter Cash, Willie Nelson, Meg Gibson, Gail Youngs, Ed Bruce, Marcia Cross, Darrell Wilks, Andy Stahl

 Johnny Cash and Kris Kristofferson take on the roles of famed 19th-century outlaws Frank and Jesse James in this made-for-TV biography. After years of crime, the two attempt to settle down and go straight.

Director: Michael Parks    More Info
Starring: Michael Parks, Rafael Campos, Charlie McCoy, Everett Sifuentes, Paco Vela, Bob Magruder, Suzie Humphreys, John Galt, Joe Kurtzo

 Parks is the outlaw Josey Wales in this poor follow-on to Eastwood's original. Josey is trying to go straight in Texas when the mean, dastardly Jesus Escobedo (Everett Sifuentes) kills two of his friends. So, off he goes to Mexico to save another buddy.

Director: John Badham    More Info
Starring: Ally Sheedy, Steve Guttenberg, Fisher Stevens, Austin Pendleton, G.W. Bailey, Brian McNamara, Marvin J. McIntyre, John Garber, Penny Stanton, Tim Blaney

 The government has a new weapon: a robot named "No. 5." During a thunderstorm, "No. 5" short circuits and comes to life. Its creator (Steve Guttenberg) is in hot pursuit of his invention. Meanwhile, "No. 5" falls into the hands of an animal lover (Ally Sheedy) who takes it in like a stray cat. OK for the young ones. There is a sequel.

Director: Ted Post    More Info
Starring: Willie Nelson, Kris Kristofferson, Johnny Cash, Waylon Jennings, John Schneider, Elizabeth Ashley, Anthony Franciosa, Anthony Newley, Mary Crosby, June Carter Cash

 Travelers (Willie Nelson, Waylon Jennings, Elizabeth Ashley, Johnny Cash, Kris Kristofferson, and Mary Crosby), with diverse backgrounds, endure unexpected problems. They are riding the Overland Express stagecoach across the Southwestern desert where they encounter Apache Indians who are on the warpath and determined to massacre all who get in their way. This version of the original "Stagecoach" was made for TV, and its use of an all-star country singer cast adds to the enjoyment.

Director: Jerrold Freedman    More Info
Starring: Robert Mitchum, Wilford Brimley, Kathleen York, Guy Boyd, Royce Wallace, Susan Tyrrell, Daniel McDonald, Benji Gregory, Jerry Biggs, Johnny Brink

 Childhood friends meet again when one, a convict, is transported to prison by the other, a lawman. The oft-told story works okay due to the good interaction of the stars.