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1.
Gunsmoke (1955–1975)
Episode:
Drago
(1971)
TV-PG | 60 min | Western
An aging mountain man reluctantly agrees to join the posse pursuing a murderous outlaw gang, but his real intent is to exact murderous vengeance on the men that murdered his female benefactor.
Director: Paul Stanley | Stars: James Arness, Milburn Stone, Amanda Blake, Ken Curtis
Votes: 189
2.
Laramie (1959–1963)
Episode:
A Sound of Bells
(1960)
TV-PG | 60 min | Western
Christmas Eve at the ranch with the Sioux on the warpath and a Mexican bandit after the gold on the stage. It arrives with the Sioux attacking, and five passengers including an orphaned boy, a widow, a gun-runner and a feuding couple.
Director: Joseph Kane | Stars: John Smith, Robert Fuller, Dick Foran, Mara Corday
Votes: 100
3. Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1955–1962)
TV-14 | 25 min | Drama, Mystery
Series of unrelated short stories covering elements of crime, horror, drama, and comedy about people of different backgrounds committing murders, suicides, thefts, and other sorts of crime caused by certain motivations, perceived or not.
Stars: Alfred Hitchcock, Harry Tyler, John Williams, Patricia Hitchcock
Votes: 19,338
4. The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1962–1992)
TV-14 | 105 min | Comedy, Talk-Show
Host Johnny Carson performs comedy routines and chats with various celebrities.
Stars: Johnny Carson, Ed McMahon, Doc Severinsen, Skitch Henderson
Votes: 4,243
5. Étoiles et toiles (1982–1986)
Documentary
Stars: Frédéric Mitterrand, Jean-Luc Godard, Clint Eastwood, Raoul Coutard
Votes: 106
6.
Have Gun - Will Travel (1957–1963)
Episode:
The Fifth Bullet
(1962)
Approved | 30 min | Western
After eight years, Paladin tries to repay a convict for the lie he was told when he arrested him. "I promise you a fair trial" is what he said. The old man who turned that into a lie still ... See full summary »
Director: Andrew V. McLaglen | Stars: Richard Boone, Ben Johnson, Dorothy Dells, Shug Fisher
Votes: 98
7. Have Gun - Will Travel (1957–1963)
Approved | 25 min | Western
The adventures of a gentlemanly gunfighter-for-hire.
Stars: Richard Boone, Kam Tong, Hal Needham, Stewart East
Votes: 3,335
8. The Magical World of Disney (1954–1997)
TV-G | 120 min | Adventure, Drama, Family
A Disney-produced anthology covering many different genres.
Stars: Walt Disney, Paul Frees, Clarence Nash, Slim Pickens
Votes: 2,291
9.
Laramie (1959–1963)
Episode:
Hour After Dawn
(1960)
TV-PG | 60 min | Western
Billy Pardee is caught after a robbery and killing a deputy in Laramie. The posse decides his gang is returning to Laramie to break him out. When the Sheriff is wounded, he names Slim and Jess to take over the trial and hanging of Billy.
Director: Francis D. Lyon | Stars: John Smith, Hoagy Carmichael, Robert Crawford Jr., Robert Fuller
Votes: 93
10.
Perry Mason (1957–1966)
Episode:
The Case of the Reckless Rockhound
(1964)
TV-PG | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Reba Burgess has kept a small mine functioning, which helps keep the locals in Burgess, California working, based on diamonds she found herself. When her dead husband's ex-partner returns, he wants half the diamonds but instead is killed.
Director: Jesse Hibbs | Stars: Raymond Burr, Barbara Hale, William Hopper, Ray Collins
Votes: 254
11. Perry Mason (1957–1966)
TV-PG | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
The trials of a master criminal defense attorney handling the most difficult cases in support of the innocent.
Stars: Raymond Burr, Barbara Hale, William Hopper, Ray Collins
Votes: 11,854
12.
The Virginian (1962–1971)
Episode:
Dangerous Road
(1965)
TV-PG | 75 min | Western
Trampas escorts a murderer back to a town where he knew the sheriff. There is a question of the man's innocence plus Trampas learns the sheriff died in a horse accident two days later. He decides to investigate the questionable stories.
Director: Maurice Geraghty | Stars: Lee J. Cobb, Doug McClure, Clu Gulager, Roberta Shore
Votes: 79
13. Cavalcade of America (1952–1957)
Not Rated | 60 min | Drama
"Cavalcade of America" documented historical events using stories of individual courage, initiative and achievement, often with feel-good dramatizations of the human spirit's triumph against all odds.
Stars: James Seay, Robert Foulk, Richard Gaines, Raymond Greenleaf
Votes: 98
14.
Have Gun - Will Travel (1957–1963)
Episode:
A Head of Hair
(1960)
Approved | 30 min | Western
A newspaper article reports that the Nez Perce Indians have kidnapped a white woman. Paladin rides to a nearby Army post hoping to get some help in finding her. His Sioux guide soon proves he has ulterior motives.
Director: Andrew V. McLaglen | Stars: Richard Boone, Ben Johnson, Trevor Bardette, George Kennedy
Votes: 116
15.
Dream West (1986)
Episode:
Part II
(1986)
120 min | Biography, Drama, Western
Director: Dick Lowry | Stars: Richard Chamberlain, Alice Krige, F. Murray Abraham, René Enríquez
Votes: 9
16. Gunsmoke (1955–1975)
TV-PG | 60 min | Western
Marshal Matt Dillon keeps the peace in rough-and-tumble Dodge City.
Stars: James Arness, Milburn Stone, Amanda Blake, Ken Curtis
Votes: 8,763
17. Thank Ya, Thank Ya Kindly (1991 TV Movie)
48 min | Documentary, Biography
Guests: Clint Eastwood, Paul Hogan, Harry Carey Jr, Dean Smith, Ben Johnson, Frankie Avalon and director, Burt Kennedy. Directed by Clyde Lucas
Director: Clyde Lucas | Stars: Hank Worden, Frankie Avalon, Harry Carey Jr., Clint Eastwood
Votes: 18
18. The Last Picture Show (1971)
R | 118 min | Drama, Romance
In 1951, a group of high schoolers come of age in a bleak, isolated, atrophied North Texas town that is slowly dying, both culturally and economically.
Director: Peter Bogdanovich | Stars: Timothy Bottoms, Jeff Bridges, Cybill Shepherd, Ben Johnson
Votes: 52,419 | Gross: $29.13M
19. Hollywood on Horses (1989 Video)
60 min | Documentary
Hosted by celebrity horse enthusiast, Tab Hunter, visits the stables and homes of the Hollywood movie set, where you'll see first hand how Hollywood's biggest stars ride, train and discuss their passion for these magnificent animals.
Stars: Tab Hunter, Ursula Andress, Linda Blair, Ruth Buzzi
Votes: 267
20.
Laramie (1959–1963)
Episode:
Widow in White
(1961)
TV-PG | 60 min | Western
Slim is sent to renew a lease right of way for the stage line but finds the woman owning the ranch in financial trouble. Her husband was killed and suspected of robbing a $30,000 payroll. Slim decides to help but may be in too deep.
Director: Joseph Kane | Stars: John Smith, Robert Fuller, Sue England, Richard Coogan
Votes: 90
21.
Route 66 (1960–1964)
Episode:
A Long Piece of Mischief
(1962)
TV-Y7 | 51 min | Adventure, Crime, Drama
Tod and Buz, in Mesquite, Texas "finishing up a 30 day job at a brick factory", meet performers at the town's rodeo. Two of the contestants hate the rodeo's clown and torment him with nasty... See full summary »
Director: David Lowell Rich | Stars: Martin Milner, George Maharis, Albert Salmi, Audrey Totter
Votes: 94
22.
Route 66 (1960–1964)
Episode:
Like a Motherless Child
(1961)
TV-Y7 | 52 min | Adventure, Crime, Drama
Tod and Buz, driving through Nevada, pick up an orphan hitchhiking. Tod insists he be returned to the orphanage. Buz, both unhappy and angry, separates from Tod. On his own now, Buz looks ... See full summary »
Director: David Lowell Rich | Stars: Martin Milner, George Maharis, Sylvia Sidney, Jack Weston
Votes: 120
23.
Dream West (1986)
Episode:
Dream West
(1986)
120 min | Biography, Drama, Western
Director: Dick Lowry | Stars: Richard Chamberlain, Alice Krige, F. Murray Abraham, René Enríquez
Votes: 9
24. The Wild Bunch (1969)
R | 135 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
An aging group of outlaws look for one last big score as the "traditional" American West is disappearing around them.
Director: Sam Peckinpah | Stars: William Holden, Ernest Borgnine, Robert Ryan, Edmond O'Brien
Votes: 90,411 | Gross: $12.06M
25. Navy Log (1955–1958)
30 min | History, War
Showed featured dramatic reenactments of true Naval events taken from the files of the Defense Department. The episodes generally featured little known actors although better known performers sometimes hosted.
Stars: Robert Carson, Robert Shayne, George Conrad, Joel Smith
Votes: 135
26.
Branded (1965–1966)
Episode:
McCord's Way
(1966)
22 min | Western
Jason rides into Silverton in time to see a gunfighter kill the town Sheriff. When Jason takes control of the situation and kills the gunfighter, he's asked to hire on as the town's new ... See full summary »
Director: William Witney | Stars: Chuck Connors, Mona Freeman, Tom Reese, Willard Sage
Votes: 26
27.
The Virginian (1962–1971)
Episode:
Duel at Shiloh
(1963)
TV-PG | 75 min | Western
At a friend's grave, Steve recalls how the man helped him survive his arrival at Medicine Bow and train him as a cowboy and proficient with guns. Sadly, the man's unwillingness to adapt with the times pushed Steve to his life at Shiloh.
Director: Jerry Hopper | Stars: Lee J. Cobb, Doug McClure, Gary Clarke, James Drury
Votes: 128
28.
The Virginian (1962–1971)
Episode:
Vision of Blindness
(1968)
TV-PG | 75 min | Western
Elizabeth is blinded by a stagecoach accident. She is found by Ben Oakes who wanted to kill Trampas who had to miss the stage. Ben tries to help her home but becomes lost. After they are found, She is in love with the conflicted Ben.
Director: Abner Biberman | Stars: John McIntire, Doug McClure, David Hartman, Sara Lane
Votes: 65
29. Red River (1948)
Passed | 133 min | Drama, Western
Dunson leads a cattle drive, the culmination of over 14 years of work, to its destination in Missouri. But his tyrannical behavior along the way causes a mutiny, led by his adopted son.
Directors: Howard Hawks, Arthur Rosson | Stars: John Wayne, Montgomery Clift, Joanne Dru, Walter Brennan
Votes: 34,417
30. Stoney Burke (1962–1963)
60 min | Drama, Sport, Western
Stoney Burke is a rodeo rider who wants to win the Golden Buckle, the award to the world's champion saddle bronco rider. He didn't win it, but he encountered a considerable amount of violence along the way.
Stars: Jack Lord, Warren Oates, Robert Dowdell, Bill Hart
Votes: 232
31. Hollywood Greats (1977– )
40 min | Documentary, History
Documentary series profiling various Hollywood stars of yesteryear and more recent times.
Stars: Barry Norman, Jonathan Ross, David Thomson, Lauren Bacall
Votes: 178
32.
Bonanza (1959–1973)
Episode:
The Gamble
(1962)
TV-PG | 60 min | Western
Little Joe is his family's only hope when he escapes from a kangaroo court that has framed the Cartwrights for a bank robbery and sentenced them all to hang.
Director: William Witney | Stars: Dan Blocker, Michael Landon, Lorne Greene, Pernell Roberts
Votes: 145
33.
Gunsmoke (1955–1975)
Episode:
Quint-Cident
(1963)
TV-PG | Western
A woman newly widowed is powerfully attracted to Quint, but when he gently turns her down, she vows to make him pay for scorning a white woman.
Director: Andrew V. McLaglen | Stars: James Arness, Milburn Stone, Amanda Blake, Burt Reynolds
Votes: 216
34.
Have Gun - Will Travel (1957–1963)
Episode:
The Race
(1961)
Approved | 30 min | Western
Paladin is offered $1000 to win a horse race called a mule kalanta. When he arrives he finds out what the bet is, and he decides to make a change.
Director: Andrew V. McLaglen | Stars: Richard Boone, Ben Johnson, Michael Pate, John Hopkins
Votes: 81
35.
The Monroes (1966–1967)
Episode:
The Intruders
(1966)
60 min | Drama, Western
After their parents drown, the five surviving children continue on their journey West to Wyoming to farm the land their father had claimed ten years before; but there are some men that ... See full summary »
Director: Bernard L. Kowalski | Stars: Michael Anderson Jr., Barbara Hershey, Keith Schultz, Kevin Schultz
Votes: 23
36. Laramie (1959–1963)
TV-PG | 60 min | Western
In the 1870s Wyoming Territory, Slim Sherman and his 14-year-old brother Andy try to hang on to their ranch after their father's death.
Stars: Robert Fuller, John Smith, Spring Byington, Dennis Holmes
Votes: 1,482
37. Route 66 (1960–1964)
TV-Y7 | 60 min | Adventure, Crime, Drama
The adventures of two young drifters across America.
Stars: Martin Milner, George Maharis, Glenn Corbett, James Brown
Votes: 1,952
38. The Monroes (1966–1967)
60 min | Drama, Western
Clayt is 18 when orphaned heading to a new home out West. He's responsible for sisters Kathy and Amy who are 16 and 6, twin brothers almost 12. New neighbor is Major Mapoy, a sometime antagonist while Jim is their hand.
Stars: Michael Anderson Jr., Barbara Hershey, Keith Schultz, Kevin Schultz
Votes: 292
39. The Last Ride (1989)
23 min | Short, Western
A cowboy dies with one last wish.
Director: Bill Russ | Stars: Ben Johnson, Tom Wilson
Votes: 6
40.
Bonanza (1959–1973)
Episode:
The Deserter
(1969)
TV-PG | 60 min | Western
A seasoned Army sergeant escapes from the stockade accused of cowardice in the face of the enemy. A man helps him escape and is killed; the sergeant is shot. Candy stumbles on him and his ... See full summary »
Director: Leon Benson | Stars: Lorne Greene, Dan Blocker, Michael Landon, Ben Johnson
Votes: 92
41.
Wild Times (1980)
Episode:
Episode #1.1
(1980)
Drama, Western
Director: Richard Compton | Stars: Sam Elliott, Ben Johnson, Bruce Boxleitner, Penny Peyser
Votes: 10
42. The Virginian (1962–1971)
TV-PG | 75 min | Western
Personable Western series based in Wyoming from the 1890s onward.
Stars: Doug McClure, James Drury, Lee J. Cobb, Sara Lane
Votes: 3,163
43. Shane (1953)
Not Rated | 118 min | Drama, Western
A weary gunfighter in 1880s Wyoming begins to envision a quieter life after befriending a homestead family with a young son who idolizes him, but a smoldering range war forces him to act.
Director: George Stevens | Stars: Alan Ladd, Jean Arthur, Van Heflin, Brandon De Wilde
Votes: 44,166 | Gross: $20.00M
44. The Sacketts (1979)
PG | 240 min | Drama, Western
After the Civil War, Tennessee brothers Orrin and Tyrel Sackett are herding cattle out West while Tell Sackett is prospecting for gold in the hills.
Stars: Sam Elliott, Tom Selleck, Jeff Osterhage, Glenn Ford
Votes: 2,215
45. Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre (1963–1967)
60 min | Adventure, Comedy, Crime
Legendary entertainer Bob Hope hosted, and occasionally starred in, one of the last major anthology series on network television, featuring many of Hollywood's top names, including quite a few who didn't do much television otherwise
Stars: Bob Hope, Jack Weston, Jack Kelly, John Francis
Votes: 239
46.
Bonanza (1959–1973)
Episode:
Top Hand
(1971)
TV-PG | 60 min | Western
During a cattle drive, Ben finds himself involved in a power struggle between the trail boss the Cartwrights appointed and a fellow rancher's foreman, who schemes to take over the job.
Director: William F. Claxton | Stars: Lorne Greene, Dan Blocker, Michael Landon, Ben Johnson
Votes: 109
47.
The Sacketts (1979)
Episode:
Part I
(1979)
TV-PG | 98 min | Drama, Western
Three brothers seek love and fortune in the post-Civil War west.
Director: Robert Totten | Stars: Sam Elliott, Tom Selleck, Jeff Osterhage, Glenn Ford
Votes: 57
48. The Restless Gun (1957–1959)
TV-PG | 30 min | Western
The adventures of Vint Bonner, a cowboy in the post Civil War era.
Stars: John Payne, Leonard P. Geer, Dan Blocker, Jeanne Bates
Votes: 290
49.
Stoney Burke (1962–1963)
Episode:
Point of Honor
(1962)
60 min | Drama, Sport, Western
Soames Hewitt, the idle son of a judge in a traditional Southern community, fancies himself a bull rider. Stoney, E.J., and Cody become the targets of Soames' vicious temper when he believes they have dishonored his family's name.
Director: Leslie Stevens | Stars: Jack Lord, Warren Oates, Robert Dowdell, Bruce Dern
Votes: 23
50. Fort Apache (1948)
Passed | 128 min | Drama, Western
At Fort Apache, an honorable and veteran war captain finds conflict when his regime is placed under the command of a young, glory hungry lieutenant colonel with no respect for the local Indian tribe.
Director: John Ford | Stars: John Wayne, Henry Fonda, Shirley Temple, Pedro Armendáriz
Votes: 19,699