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1.
Lancer (1968–1970)
Episode:
Blind Man's Bluff
(1969)
60 min | Western
Blinded by an outlaw's bullet, Johnny finds succor and love with a young mute woman as he struggles to evade the outlaw and his brothers, who plan to finish Johnny off.
Director: Leo Penn | Stars: James Stacy, Wayne Maunder, Andrew Duggan, Paul Brinegar
Votes: 49
2.
Dr. Vegas (2004–2005)
Episode:
All In
(2004)
Drama, Crime
Billy persuades Tommy to let him enter a poker tournament so he can be near a player who's his patient. The decision doesn't sit well with Alice, because Billy promised to go with her on a trip. Also, Veronica is pestered by an old flame.
Director: Philip Sgriccia | Stars: Rob Lowe, James J. Zito III, Sarah Lancaster, Amy Adams
Votes: 18
3.
Ben Casey (1961–1966)
Episode:
The Firemen Who Raised Rabbits
(1962)
TV-MA | 60 min | Drama
Calvin Ross, a man with the intellect of a child, is a beloved mascot for his local firehouse. After being injured and hospitalized, the fireman decide to remove him from the hospital in an... See full summary »
Director: Irving Lerner | Stars: Vince Edwards, Sam Jaffe, Harry Landers, Bettye Ackerman
Votes: 10
4.
Wagon Train (1957–1965)
Episode:
The Christopher Hale Story
(1961)
TV-PG | 60 min | Western
Flint meets Chris Hale alone on the prairie. Hale has just found his entire family massacred by Indians, and Flint asks him to join the wagon train. However, the company that owns the wagon... See full summary »
Director: Herschel Daugherty | Stars: Ward Bond, Robert Horton, John McIntire, William Demarest
Votes: 109
5.
Wagon Train (1957–1965)
Episode:
The Robert Harrison Clarke Story
(1963)
TV-PG | 73 min | Western
Chris and Cooper along with a British journalist accompany civilians surveying for the Army when they come across an Army troop that has been massacred except for two survivors. This opens the journalist's eyes to the real America.
Director: William Witney | Stars: John McIntire, Robert Fuller, Denny Miller, Frank McGrath
Votes: 80
6.
Laramie (1959–1963)
Episode:
Among the Missing
(1962)
TV-PG | 60 min | Western
Jess and Sheriff Cory find two of the three men who held up the Laramie bank and shot Mike. Before he dies one tells them they may find the third man Mitch in Chloride. Jess must go alone but the reception in Chloride is icy at best.
Director: Joseph Kane | Stars: John Smith, Robert Fuller, Spring Byington, Dennis Holmes
Votes: 81
7.
Laramie (1959–1963)
Episode:
The Replacement
(1962)
TV-PG | 60 min | Western
Old memories surface when the officer in charge of Jess' POW camp turns up as the new deputy in Laramie. He tries to overcome the issue until other POWs arrive with revenge on their mind resulting in Slim and Jess against each other.
Director: Lesley Selander | Stars: John Smith, Robert Fuller, Spring Byington, Dennis Holmes
Votes: 89
8. Passion & Poetry: Peckinpah Anecdotes (2017)
28 min | Documentary, Short
Nine actors telling stories about working with legendary director Sam Peckinpah.
Director: Mike Siegel | Stars: R.G. Armstrong, Ernest Borgnine, James Coburn, Bo Hopkins
Votes: 6
9.
Gunsmoke (1955–1975)
Episode:
Chicken
(1964)
TV-PG | 60 min | Western
Mistakenly hailed as a hero who downed four robbers, a man rethinks his decision to let folks regard him as a gunfighter when protecting the woman he wants calls for a gunman's skill.
Director: Andrew V. McLaglen | Stars: James Arness, Milburn Stone, Amanda Blake, Burt Reynolds
Votes: 215
10. In Conversation: Director L.Q. Jones & Writer Harlan Ellison (2013 Video)
51 min | Documentary
Stars: Harlan Ellison, L.Q. Jones
Votes: 8
11.
Laramie (1959–1963)
Episode:
Dark Verdict
(1959)
TV-PG | 60 min | Western
Jess's friend John MacLean is being chased by a posse for the murder of the sheriff and another man. They try to lynch him but Slim and Jess force a trial but the court is illegal. When John is lynched by them, Jess wants justice.
Director: Herschel Daugherty | Stars: John Smith, Hoagy Carmichael, Robert Crawford Jr., Robert Fuller
Votes: 129
12.
The Virginian (1962–1971)
Episode:
Vengeance Trail
(1967)
TV-PG | 75 min | Western
Stacey is forced to kill a man who tries to rob him. He returns the body to the man's sister who asks Stacey to leave rather than see the Sheriff. She is afraid their younger brother who joins the Shiloh cattle drive will try for revenge.
Director: Thomas Carr | Stars: Charles Bickford, Doug McClure, Clu Gulager, Don Quine
Votes: 65
13.
The Yellow Rose (1983–1984)
Episode:
The Far Side of Fear
(1984)
60 min | Drama
An old foe of Chance McKenzie from prison shows up and starts making everybody's life hell.
Director: Gary Griffin | Stars: Sam Elliott, David Soul, Edward Albert, Noah Beery Jr.
Votes: 10
14.
Lassie (1954–1974)
Episode:
The Pigeon
(1961)
TV-G | 30 min | Adventure, Drama, Family
Timmy nurses a injured homing pigeon with Lassie help.
Director: William Beaudine | Stars: Raymond Bailey, L.Q. Jones, Lassie, June Lockhart
Votes: 16
15.
Walking Tall (1981– )
Episode:
Hitman
(1981)
60 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Sheriff Pusser goes against his childhood friend, now a paid assassin assigned to murder Buford.
Director: Alf Kjellin | Stars: Bo Svenson, Walter Barnes, Harold Sylvester, Courtney Pledger
Votes: 17
16.
The New Adam-12 (1990–1991)
Episode:
Crack House
(1991)
Crime, Drama
Director: Rob Stewart | Stars: Ethan Wayne, Peter Parros, Miguel Fernandes, Tony Acierto
Votes: 6
17. The Silent Service (1957–1958)
30 min | Action, War
Documentary dramatic anthology about the US Navy's submarine fleet. All stories were based on fact and the realism was heightened by actual use of combat footage from the files of the Navy.
Stars: Thomas M. Dykers, Eric Morris, Robert Knapp, Ron Foster
Votes: 162
18. Passion & Poetry: Sam Peckinpah's Straw Dogs (2007 Video)
38 min | Documentary, Short
A look behind the scenes of Sam Peckinpah's 1971 film STRAW DOGS.
Director: Mike Siegel | Stars: R.G. Armstrong, Ernest Borgnine, Susan George, Katherine Haber
Votes: 31
19.
Have Gun - Will Travel (1957–1963)
Episode:
The Waiting Room
(1962)
Approved | 30 min | Western
After a 4 state murder/rape spree, the Wilder Brothers head back to Texas for trial, under Paladin's gun. The slimy pair assure Paladin they have plenty of relatives stationed along the way... See full summary »
Director: Dick Moder | Stars: Richard Boone, James Griffith, L.Q. Jones, Harry Dean Stanton
Votes: 94
20.
Laramie (1959–1963)
Episode:
Shadow of the Past
(1962)
TV-PG | 60 min | Western
Jess is acting deputy sheriff when he receives a note from his sister Francie who he thought was dead. He finds her in Laramie trying to get permission to bury her husband who is a well known outlaw but the townspeople won't allow it.
Director: Herman Hoffman | Stars: John Smith, Robert Fuller, Spring Byington, Dennis Holmes
Votes: 85
21.
The Magician (1973–1974)
Episode:
The Illusion of the Curious Counterfeit: Part I
(1974)
45 min | Adventure, Crime, Mystery
Performing at the Magic Castle, Tony notices his ex-girlfriend in the audience, looking distraught. A man behind her is acting strange. Tony invites her onstage and makes her vanish but the bad guy is fast on their trail.
Director: Sutton Roley | Stars: Bill Bixby, Joseph Sirola, Julian Christopher, John Colicos
Votes: 26
22.
Rawhide (1959–1965)
Episode:
The Race
(1964)
TV-PG | 60 min | Western
Yates and Favor argue over giving the drovers time off but Favor has a herd lined up to leave the next day. Rowdy quits but on Favor's word is offered a herd of his own. He vows to beat Favor but will skill or luck be the deciding factor?
Director: Bernard McEveety | Stars: Eric Fleming, Clint Eastwood, Paul Brinegar, James Murdock
Votes: 104
23.
The Virginian (1962–1971)
Episode:
Big Image... Little Man
(1964)
TV-PG | 75 min | Western
A self-important businessman is pushed off a train and found by The Virginian and Steve on a cattle drive across a desert. He is forced to work his way on the drive and learns some lessons about himself and his impact on other's lives.
Director: William Witney | Stars: Lee J. Cobb, Doug McClure, Clu Gulager, Roberta Shore
Votes: 100
24.
The Virginian (1962–1971)
Episode:
The Intruders
(1964)
TV-PG | 75 min | Western
Betsy's Chicago visitor has a shaky visit starting with Garth ignoring his wire. Garth wants the ranch deserted to host a secret meeting with an Indian Chief but intruders invade to kill the Chief and further impede the couple's visit.
Director: Charles R. Rondeau | Stars: Lee J. Cobb, Doug McClure, Gary Clarke, James Drury
Votes: 92
25.
Wagon Train (1957–1965)
Episode:
Charlie Wooster--Outlaw
(1963)
TV-PG | 60 min | Western
Bella McKavitch wants to kidnap Chris Hale, in order to find out about a gold shipment which she thinks the wagon train is carrying, but her dimwitted sons nab Wooster instead. To stop them, Wooster pretends to be a robber himself.
Director: Virgil W. Vogel | Stars: John McIntire, Frank McGrath, Terry Wilson, Denny Miller
Votes: 22
26. 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: 3,343
27. Flight (1958–1959)
30 min | Adventure
Hosted by well known General George Kenney, the show was an anthology featuring the importance of aviation. Frequently war stories, it also dealt with the practical uses of civilian air as in severe weather conditions.
Stars: George C. Kenney, Joe Flynn, Forrest Compton, John Pickard
Votes: 62
28.
Laramie (1959–1963)
Episode:
Siege at Jubilee
(1961)
TV-PG | 60 min | Western
Daisy escorts Jess to Cheyenne for a bad tooth where Jess catches a member of a gang who robbed the Laramie bank. Jess is asked to escort him to Laramie for trial but the rest of the gang is after him as he had the money and hid it.
Director: Lesley Selander | Stars: John Smith, Robert Fuller, Spring Byington, Dennis Holmes
Votes: 98
29.
The Virginian (1962–1971)
Episode:
First to Thine Own Self
(1964)
TV-PG | 75 min | Western
Randy, a lonely, distrusting drifter comes to the aid of a child, only to be accused of killing her father. Only Betsy's faith in him prevents harm from coming to him and the young girl he tries to protect from the killers.
Director: Earl Bellamy | Stars: Lee J. Cobb, Doug McClure, Gary Clarke, James Drury
Votes: 91
30.
The Virginian (1962–1971)
Episode:
Jacob Was a Plain Man
(1966)
TV-PG | 75 min | Western
Jake who can't hear or speak runs after he accidentally kills a man in a bar. He lands at Shiloh where his hard work results in a job. Stacey seeing Jake can't express himself decides to teach him to read and write but puts him in danger.
Director: Don McDougall | Stars: Charles Bickford, Doug McClure, Don Quine, Sara Lane
Votes: 68
31.
The Virginian (1962–1971)
Episode:
Melanie
(1967)
TV-PG | 75 min | Western
An old and successful friend and his daughter from Chicago visit the Graingers. John is surprised when he learns they want to stay in the area. The high society daughter falls in love with Trampas who doesn't know about her secret illness.
Director: Abner Biberman | Stars: Charles Bickford, Doug McClure, Clu Gulager, Don Quine
Votes: 78
32.
The Virginian (1962–1971)
Episode:
Run Quiet
(1963)
TV-PG | 75 min | Western
Steve helps a deaf mute who was once jailed for fighting. With Steve's help he learns to fit in at Shiloh but when two men kill a gambler and he is seen with the body, everyone assumes the worst. He finds a second friend in a lonely woman.
Director: Herschel Daugherty | Stars: Lee J. Cobb, Doug McClure, Gary Clarke, James Drury
Votes: 116
33.
The Virginian (1962–1971)
Episode:
The Lady from Wichita
(1967)
TV-PG | 75 min | Western
The owner of a ranch next to Shiloh dies leaving his entire estate to a woman who runs a saloon in Wichita. Her and her partner go to Medicine Bow expecting to sell the ranch but she decides to stay on the ranch despite their background.
Director: Don McDougall | Stars: Charles Bickford, Doug McClure, Clu Gulager, Don Quine
Votes: 63
34. 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: 11,889
35. Columbo (1971–2003)
TV-PG | 100 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Los Angeles homicide detective Lieutenant Columbo uses his humble ways and ingenuous demeanor to winkle out even the most well-concealed of crimes.
Stars: Peter Falk, Mike Lally, John Finnegan, Bruce Kirby
Votes: 42,138
36. The Rifleman (1958–1963)
TV-PG | 30 min | Family, Western
The adventures of a Wild West rancher, wielding a customized rapid-fire Winchester rifle, and his son.
Stars: Chuck Connors, Johnny Crawford, Paul Fix, Joe Benson
Votes: 5,038
37. Slattery's People (1964–1965)
60 min | Drama
Jim Slattery enters the state legislature, hopeful that he can make a difference. He finds dealing with endless rules and the majority opposition party frustrates any meaningful change but he stubbornly perseveres.
Stars: Richard Crenna, Paul Geary, Tol Avery, Maxine Stuart
Votes: 118
38. Shades of LA (1990–1991)
60 min | Crime, Drama, Fantasy
Det. Michael Burton of the Los Angeles Police Department is a shallow, casual kind of guy until a near-death experience changes his life. Grazed in the head by a bullet during a stake-out, ... See full summary »
Stars: Summer Shohfi, John D'Aquino, Warren Berlinger, Susan Ware
Votes: 35
39. Colorado C.I. (1978 TV Movie)
60 min | Crime, Drama
Director: Virgil W. Vogel | Stars: Christine Belford, Ann Bradley, Marshall Colt, Christine De Lisle
Votes: 10
40.
How the West Was Won (1976–1979)
Episode:
Luke
(1979)
16+ | 99 min | Drama, Western
Luke is forced to kill a bounty hunter who learns the reward on Luke is still in effect and increased. He soon learns the bounty was advertised by the government in order to force Luke to work undercover for them.
Director: Vincent McEveety | Stars: James Arness, Fionnula Flanagan, Bruce Boxleitner, Kathryn Holcomb
Votes: 66
41.
Laramie (1959–1963)
Episode:
The Stranger
(1963)
TV-PG | 60 min | Western
A mountain climber from Europe convicted of murder wanted by a Colorado posse is hiding in the rough country near the Sherman ranch. Slim, Jess, and Sheriff Cory are leery of Madox who leads the posse and they soon learn why.
Director: Jesse Hibbs | Stars: John Smith, Robert Fuller, Spring Byington, Dennis Holmes
Votes: 70
42.
The Rifleman (1958–1963)
Episode:
Day of Reckoning
(1962)
TV-PG | 30 min | Family, Western
The town has a new minister - a mortal enemy of Lucas McCain, whom he vowed to kill if he ever saw him again. Now Lucas must face the conflicts inside himself and comes to terms with the past.
Director: Lawrence Dobkin | Stars: Chuck Connors, Johnny Crawford, Paul Fix, Warren Oates
Votes: 103
43.
Wagon Train (1957–1965)
Episode:
The Duncan McIvor Story
(1964)
TV-PG | 75 min | Western
Duke and Bill are rescued from Indians by a stranger. He joins the train which is headed to Fort Chacon. Unknown to them he is an Army officer. Members of the train are offered stolen Army supplies creating a problem for the officer.
Director: Herschel Daugherty | Stars: Robert Fuller, John McIntire, Frank McGrath, Terry Wilson
Votes: 54
44.
Lassie (1954–1974)
Episode:
Lassie and the Calf
(1962)
TV-G | 30 min | Adventure, Drama, Family
Timmy and Lassie save a premature calf of a heifer Timmy is tending while the surly owner Mr. Tate is away and, when Tate wants to send the calf to slaughter, Timmy persuades an attorney to sue for possession of the calf.
Director: William Beaudine | Stars: June Lockhart, Hugh Reilly, Jon Provost, Lassie
Votes: 19
45. Casino (1995)
R | 178 min | Crime, Drama
In Las Vegas, two best friends - a casino executive and a mafia enforcer - compete for a gambling empire and a fast-living, fast-loving socialite.
Director: Martin Scorsese | Stars: Robert De Niro, Sharon Stone, Joe Pesci, James Woods
Votes: 565,025 | Gross: $42.44M
46. How the West Was Won (1976–1979)
16+ | Drama, Western
The Macahans, a family from Virginia, headed by Zeb Macahan, travel across the country to pioneer a new land and a new home in the American West.
Stars: James Arness, Bruce Boxleitner, Kathryn Holcomb, William Kirby Cullen
Votes: 2,574
47. Tightrope (1959–1960)
30 min | Crime, Drama
Mike Connors played an unnamed police undercover Agent who infiltrated organized crime to expose the leaders and their plots. His name changed with each episode in order to protect him.
Stars: Mike Connors, Jesse White, Ted de Corsia, Lewis Charles
Votes: 157
48. Two Faces West (1960–1961)
30 min | Western
Marshal Ben January and his twin brother, Dr. Rick January (both played by Charles Bateman) fight to establish law and order in the wild frontier town of Gunnison in the 1860s.
Stars: Charles Bateman, Francis De Sales, Joyce Meadows, Paul Comi
Votes: 30
49.
Death Valley Days (1952–1970)
Episode:
Queen of Spades
(1961)
TV-PG | 25 min | Western
Mary Kileen likes the attention of as many men as possible and enjoys it even more when they physically fight over her. But Mary goes too far when someone is killed because of her and she encourages it to happen again.
Director: Darren McGavin | Stars: Tom Drake, L.Q. Jones, Clarke Gordon, John McLiam
Votes: 21
50.
Ironside (1967–1975)
Episode:
Riddle at 24,000
(1974)
TV-PG | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
A doctor is suspicious of the in-flight death of a private pilot. The quirky doctor, who likes to mix up various home-brewed alcoholic beverages such as green bourbon, and Ironside make a ... See full summary »
Director: Don Weis | Stars: Raymond Burr, Don Galloway, Don Mitchell, Elizabeth Baur
Votes: 49