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1. Chinatown (1974)
R | 130 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller
A private detective hired to expose an adulterer in 1930s Los Angeles finds himself caught up in a web of deceit, corruption, and murder.
Director: Roman Polanski | Stars: Jack Nicholson, Faye Dunaway, John Huston, Perry Lopez
Votes: 350,460
2. Quantum of Solace (2008)
PG-13 | 106 min | Action, Adventure, Mystery
James Bond descends into mystery as he tries to stop a mysterious organisation from eliminating a country's most valuable resource.
Director: Marc Forster | Stars: Daniel Craig, Olga Kurylenko, Mathieu Amalric, Judi Dench
Votes: 471,371 | Gross: $168.37M
3. Arlington Road (1999)
R | 117 min | Action, Crime, Drama
A man begins to suspect his neighbors are not what they appear to be and their secrets could be deadly.
Director: Mark Pellington | Stars: Jeff Bridges, Tim Robbins, Joan Cusack, Hope Davis
Votes: 92,008 | Gross: $24.36M
4. The Big Country (1958)
Passed | 166 min | Drama, Romance, Western
A New England sea captain in the 1880s arrives at his fiancée's sprawling Texas ranch, where he becomes embroiled in a feud between two families over a valuable patch of land.
Director: William Wyler | Stars: Gregory Peck, Jean Simmons, Carroll Baker, Charlton Heston
Votes: 21,172
5. Blue Ridge (2020)
TV-PG | 87 min | Action, Mystery, Thriller
A murder in a sleepy town at the heart of the Blue Ridge Mountains shocks the community and refuels a longtime feud between two families.
Director: Brent Christy | Stars: Johnathon Schaech, Sarah Lancaster, Lara Silva, Ben Esler
Votes: 687
6. Chisum (1970)
G | 111 min | Biography, Drama, Western
Cattle baron John Chisum joins forces with Billy the Kid and Pat Garrett to fight the Lincoln County land war.
Director: Andrew V. McLaglen | Stars: John Wayne, Forrest Tucker, Christopher George, Ben Johnson
Votes: 10,938 | Gross: $13.08M
7. Red Headed Stranger (1986)
R | 105 min | Western
Revisionist western about fallen preacher Shay, who guns down his wife Raysha for running off with another man. Wandering, he meets single mom Laurie. However, helpless sheriff Scoby wants Shay to help him fight the villainous Clavers.
Director: William D. Wittliff | Stars: Willie Nelson, Morgan Fairchild, R.G. Armstrong, Royal Dano
Votes: 905
8. Jean de Florette (1986)
PG | 120 min | Comedy, Drama
A greedy landowner and his backward nephew conspire to block the only water source for an adjoining property in order to bankrupt the owner and force him to sell.
Director: Claude Berri | Stars: Yves Montand, Gérard Depardieu, Daniel Auteuil, Elisabeth Depardieu
Votes: 27,574 | Gross: $4.94M
9. The Ballad of Cable Hogue (1970)
R | 121 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
A hobo accidentally stumbles onto a water spring, and creates a profitable way station in the middle of the desert.
Director: Sam Peckinpah | Stars: Jason Robards, Stella Stevens, David Warner, Strother Martin
Votes: 10,552 | Gross: $3.50M
10. The Milagro Beanfield War (1988)
R | 117 min | Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
The accidental breakdown of an irrigation valve launches a hot confrontation between the mainly Latino farmers in a tiny New Mexico town and the real estate developers and politicians determined to acquire their land for a golf resort.
Director: Robert Redford | Stars: Rubén Blades, Richard Bradford, Sonia Braga, Julie Carmen
Votes: 6,854 | Gross: $13.83M
11. The Mill on the Floss (1997 TV Movie)
90 min | Drama
Lawyer Wakem takes away the mill on the river Floss from Edward Tulliver, whose ancestors owned it for 300 years, and becomes the worst enemy of Tulliver's family. When Edward's daughter, ... See full summary »
Director: Graham Theakston | Stars: Emily Watson, Cheryl Campbell, James Frain, Bernard Hill
Votes: 595
12. A Dark Truth (2012)
R | 106 min | Action, Drama, Thriller
A former CIA operative turned political talk show host is hired by a disaffected corporate shareholder to expose her company's cover-up of an incident and deaths in an Ecuadorian village.
Director: Damian Lee | Stars: Andy Garcia, Kim Coates, Deborah Kara Unger, Forest Whitaker
Votes: 6,276 | Gross: $0.01M
13. The Land (1970)
130 min | Drama
A small peasant village's struggles against the careless inroads of the large local landowner. The Land shows why political oppression does not necessarily lead to a sense of solidarity among the disinherited.
Director: Youssef Chahine | Stars: Mahmoud Al Meleji, Nagwa Ibrahim, Ezzat El Alaili, Hamdy Ahmed
Votes: 2,463
14. Wild Bill Hickok Rides (1942)
Passed | 82 min | Western
In 1870s Montana, Wild Bill Hickok fights against injustices brought upon the settlers by a crooked land-developer aided by a dishonest sheriff and illegal land-grabbers.
Director: Ray Enright | Stars: Constance Bennett, Bruce Cabot, Warren William, Betty Brewer
Votes: 210
15. The Painted Desert (1931)
Passed | 79 min | Drama, Western
Two men find an abandoned baby and fight over the ownership of the child, resulting in lifelong rivalry.
Directors: Howard Higgin, Tom Buckingham | Stars: William Boyd, Helen Twelvetrees, William Farnum, J. Farrell MacDonald
Votes: 828
16. The Marauders (1955)
Approved | 81 min | Western
An innocent squatter in Arizona Territory, Jeff Richards, builds a home in a box canyon, and then has to battle to survive as Dan Duryea and his small army of gunfighters try to evict him.
Director: Gerald Mayer | Stars: Dan Duryea, Jeff Richards, Keenan Wynn, Jarma Lewis
Votes: 240
17. Guns of the Timberland (1960)
Passed | 91 min | Western
Feud between ranchers and lumberjacks over the issue of environment protection versus profits.
Director: Robert D. Webb | Stars: Alan Ladd, Jeanne Crain, Gilbert Roland, Frankie Avalon
Votes: 542
18. The Broken Star (1956)
Approved | 82 min | Western
When a deputy marshal murders a henchman, steals the racketeer money he is holding, and claims self defense, the head marshal orders an investigation to find the truth.
Director: Lesley Selander | Stars: Howard Duff, Lita Baron, Bill Williams, Douglas Fowley
Votes: 261
19. Adventures of Red Ryder (1940)
Approved | 205 min | Western
Chapter One MURDER ON THE SANTA FE TRAIL - Mesquite banker Calvin Drake (Harry Worth) plans to profit from the Santa Fe Railroad's acquisition of right-of-way by gaining control of the land... See full summary »
Directors: John English, William Witney | Stars: Don 'Red' Barry, Noah Beery, Tommy Cook, Maude Allen
Votes: 163
20. Riders in the Sky (1949)
Passed | 69 min | Western
In a town virtually owned by Rock McCleary, Ralph Lawson is in jail, framed for murder. Autry arrives to save his friend and win his friend's daughter Anne.
Director: John English | Stars: Gene Autry, Champion, Gloria Henry, Mary Beth Hughes
Votes: 187
21. A Gunfighter's Pledge (2008 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 79 min | Action, Drama, Western
After the murder of his wife and son by an escaped criminal Sheriff Matt Austin sets out to capture him only to find he's been hired by a greedy land baron seeking to take land from a widow and her son.
Director: Armand Mastroianni | Stars: Luke Perry, C. Thomas Howell, Kim Coates, Jaclyn DeSantis
Votes: 469
22. A Family Affair (1937)
Passed | 69 min | Comedy, Drama, Family
Judge Hardy faces problems at work and at home. Powerful men in town are upset with his decisions and want to see him impeached; his daughters, Joan and Marion, have romantic problems; and ... See full summary »
Director: George B. Seitz | Stars: Lionel Barrymore, Cecilia Parker, Eric Linden, Mickey Rooney
Votes: 780
23. H2O (2004)
177 min | Drama
When Canada's Prime Minister drowns in what appears to be a boating accident, his son takes office and is drawn into a deceptive world of power and corruption.
Stars: Callum Keith Rennie, Michael Murphy, Barry Flatman, Louise Portal
Votes: 286
24. When a Man's a Man (1935)
Approved | 72 min | Drama, Western
A man who has spent all his inheritance, finds meaning in life, and love, at ranch where his ingenuity is put to good use.
Director: Edward F. Cline | Stars: George O'Brien, Dorothy Wilson, Paul Kelly, Harry Woods
Votes: 105
25. Wet Hare (1962)
7 min | Animation, Family, Short
Blacque Jacque Shellacque dams the river and plans to charge everyone a fortune for water, but not if Bugs Bunny has anything to say about it.
Director: Robert McKimson | Star: Mel Blanc
Votes: 446
26. Treasure of Ruby Hills (1955)
Approved | 71 min | Western
Unscrupulous ranchers feud among themselves for control of the valley but a newcomer owns the water rights to the sole water source, without which grazing lands are useless.
Director: Frank McDonald | Stars: Zachary Scott, Carole Mathews, Barton MacLane, Dick Foran
Votes: 156
27. We Feed the World (2005)
Not Rated | 96 min | Documentary
A look at how the world's food is produced and how mass production changes the environment and the lives of people.
Director: Erwin Wagenhofer | Stars: Jean Ziegler, Peter Brabeck, Karl Otrok
Votes: 2,479
28. Cadillac Desert (1997– )
270 min | Documentary, History
The amazing transformation of the American Southwest in the 20th century, from desert to oasis.
Stars: Alfre Woodard, Robert Towne, Barry Goldwater, Floyd Dominy
Votes: 76
29. 8 Winds (2021)
93 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
The film is a story about love, sacrifice, and hope set against an Arthouse noir milieu.
Director: Dan Coplan | Stars: Robert Davi, Leona Paraminski, Joe Sabatino, Chris Game
Votes: 99
30. Saga of Death Valley (1939)
Passed | 58 min | Drama, Music, Western
In the opening scene Roy as a boy philosophizes about marriage to his girl friend then sees his dad gunned down by bad guys who want to drive out the ranchers by cutting off their water.
Director: Joseph Kane | Stars: Roy Rogers, George 'Gabby' Hayes, Don 'Red' Barry, Doris Day
Votes: 171
31. Rangle River (1936)
Approved | 86 min | Action, Adventure, Mystery
Marion Hastings, absent from her Australian home, Rangle River Station, for many years while completing her education in Europe, receives a letter from Dick Drake, her father's ranch ... See full summary »
Director: Clarence G. Badger | Stars: Victor Jory, Margaret Dare, Robert Coote, George Bryant
Votes: 85
32. Rangers of Fortune (1940)
Approved | 80 min | Western
Two cowboys come to the aid of a town under the control of a crooked boss.
Director: Sam Wood | Stars: Fred MacMurray, Albert Dekker, Gilbert Roland, Patricia Morison
Votes: 64
33. Kanal (1978)
78 min | Drama
The struggle of the peasants whose villages were destroyed by their lords.
Director: Erden Kiral | Stars: Tarik Akan, Tuncel Kurtiz, Meral Orhonsay, Kamran Usluer
Votes: 342
34. A Texas Steer (1927)
80 min | Comedy
Laconic cowboy Maverick Brander is actually a wealthy rancher, but money means little to him. The same can't be said for his social-climbing wife and their man-crazy daughter Bossy. His ... See full summary »
Director: Richard Wallace | Stars: Will Rogers, Louise Fazenda, Sam Hardy, Ann Rork
Votes: 21
35. Billy the Kid's Gun Justice (1940)
Passed | 57 min | Western
The third in the series of six PRC westerns starring Bob Steele as Billy the Kid (Bob Steele, finds Billy and his pals, Jeff Blanchard (Carleton Young) and Fuzzy Jones (Al St. John) ... See full summary »
Director: Sam Newfield | Stars: Bob Steele, Al St. John, Louise Currie, Carleton Young
Votes: 107
36. Thunderbolt's Tracks (1927)
Passed | 50 min | Drama, Western
After WW I, two marines visit the family of one of their comrades in New Mexico. Learning that after the family bought a ranch the water supply was cut off, they take up the fight. To ... See full summary »
Director: J.P. McGowan | Stars: Jack Perrin, Starlight the Horse, Rex the Dog, Pauline Curley
37. The Last Round-up (1947)
Approved | 77 min | Western
Gene is assigned to round up a tribe of Indians squatting on barren land.
Director: John English | Stars: Gene Autry, Champion, Jean Heather, Ralph Morgan
Votes: 120
38. Thirst (II) (2021)
12 min | Short, Drama
A woman with multiple sclerosis encounters two Native homeless men, one of them hearing impaired, who illegally access a water line, in order to survive.
Director: Patricia Fox | Stars: Oscar Arredondo, Cody Christensen, Ryan J. Gilmer, Jacquie Maddix
39. Yo'eme Labyrinth (2019)
87 min | Documentary, Drama
The documentary is about the difficulties that the Yaquis of Sonora (Mexico) face and their ancestral defense of the land and life in Mexico. Today they face a decisive battle. Since 2010, ... See full summary »
Director: Sergi Pedro Ros
Votes: 22
40. The Gun Packer (1919)
20 min | Western, Short
With the help of a reformed gunman (and a gang of outlaws), the sheepmen aim to win their water rights from the cattle barons of Rimrock Valley.
Director: John Ford | Stars: Ed Jones, Pete Morrison, Magda Lane, Jack Woods
Votes: 42
41. Romance of the Rockies (1937)
Approved | 53 min | Drama, Romance, Western
A doctor comes to the aid of local ranchers who are fighting to protect their water rights.
Director: Robert N. Bradbury | Stars: Tom Keene, Beryl Wallace, Franklyn Farnum, Don Orlando
42. Peaceful Valley (I) (1920)
60 min | Comedy, Drama
Hosiah Howe struggles to earn his living on a farm that lies in the shadow of a wealthy summer resort. Visiting the resort are Dr. Rand, his daughter Virginia, and a scoundrel named Ward ... See full summary »
Director: Jerome Storm | Stars: Charles Ray, Harry Myers, Lincoln Stedman, Walter Perkins
43. The Feud (1956)
Adventure, Musical, Romance
Director: Tit Lee | Stars: Wood-Yau Cheung, Xuexian Bai, Ling Kam, Chor-San Wong
44. A Wanderer of the West (1927)
60 min | Western
In a plot to take control of the Lazy Y ranch, which holds water rights to the local area, a rancher kidnaps the Lazy Y owner's daughter. The ranch foreman manages to eventually foil the plot and get the girl.
Directors: Robin Williamson, Joseph E. Zivelli | Stars: Kermit Maynard, Betty Caldwell, Frank Clark, Walter Shumway
45. Arid Lands (2007)
102 min | Documentary, History
Documentary about the land and people of the Columbia Basin and the Hanford Nuclear site in southeastern Washington state.
Directors: Grant Aaker, Josh Wallaert
Votes: 19
46. For the People (2018)
14 min | Short, Drama
In 2052, Hillcorp has taken control of the regional water supply, leaving the Flatlanders to fend for themselves. Two groups of teens from opposing factions risk their lives to help those in need. Water theft is a capital crime.
Director: Steve Anderson | Stars: Amanda Badegian, Abbi Down, Sophia Duclo, Drew Dycus
47. The Water Rights Ladder (2014)
4 min | Short
A claim nailed to an oak tree 131 years ago allows growers in the Glenn-Colusa Irrigation District to annually pump an average of 850,000 acre-feet from the Sacramento River - about 40% ... See full summary »
Director: Brian Van Der Brug
50. L'acqua invisibile (2006)
58 min | Documentary
Directors: Astrid Lima, Andrea Palladino
Votes: 10