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Western Writers of America's Top 50 Western TV Movie or Mini-Series

by KasparM • Created 11 years ago • Modified 11 years ago
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  • Tommy Lee Jones, Diane Lane, Robert Duvall, Danny Glover, Anjelica Huston, Robert Urich, Frederic Forrest, and Ricky Schroder in Lonesome Dove (1989)

    1. Lonesome Dove

    19894 epsTV-14TV Mini Series
    8.7 (28K)
    Two former Texas Rangers renew their spirit of adventure as they and several other residents of a small Texas town join a cattle drive to the Montana Territory.
    StarsRobert DuvallTommy Lee JonesDanny Glover
  • Centennial (1978)

    2. Centennial

    1978–197912 epsTV-PGTV Mini Series
    8.3 (4K)
    The economic and cultural growth of Colorado, spanning two centuries, from the mid 1700s to the late 1970s.
    CreatorJohn WilderStarsRaymond BurrBarbara CarreraRichard Chamberlain
  • Sam Elliott, Tom Selleck, and Jeff Osterhage in The Sacketts (1979)

    3. The Sacketts

    19792 epsPGTV Mini Series
    7.6 (2.4K)
    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.
    StarsSam ElliottTom SelleckJeff Osterhage
  • Sam Elliott in Conagher (1991)

    4. Conagher

    19911h 34mTV Movie
    7.2 (2.4K)
    A tough cowboy facing some trouble crosses paths with a lonely woman living in the middle of nowhere.
    DirectorReynaldo VillalobosStarsSam ElliottKatharine RossBarry Corbin
  • Tom Selleck in Monte Walsh (2003)

    5. Monte Walsh

    20031h 57mTV-14TV Movie
    7.1 (3.2K)
    Wyoming, 1892: Monte's been cowboy for ranchers all his life but he's no longer young and big business is taking over the ranches.
    DirectorSimon WincerStarsTom SelleckIsabella RosselliniKeith Carradine
  • Fess Parker in Davy Crockett: King of the Wild Frontier (1955)

    6. Davy Crockett: King of the Wild Frontier

    19551h 33mApproved
    6.8 (5.3K)
    American frontiersman Davy Crockett fights in the Creek Indian War, is elected to the U.S. Congress and fights for Texas at the Alamo.
    DirectorNorman FosterStarsFess ParkerBuddy EbsenBasil Ruysdael
  • Last Stand at Saber River (1997)

    7. Last Stand at Saber River

    19971h 36mTV-14TV Movie
    6.8 (2.4K)
    After the Civil War, a returning Confederate veteran must reclaim his Arizona land and homestead from the Yankee carpetbaggers who illegally occupy it.
    DirectorDick LowryStarsTom SelleckSuzy AmisRachel Duncan
  • Robert Duvall and Thomas Haden Church in Broken Trail (2006)

    8. Broken Trail

    20062 epsNot RatedTV Mini Series
    7.7 (7.2K)
    A veteran cowboy and his nephew save five Chinese girls from prostitution while trekking from Oregon to Wyoming.
    StarsRobert DuvallThomas Haden ChurchGreta Scacchi
  • Ed Harris and Amy Madigan in Riders of the Purple Sage (1996)

    9. Riders of the Purple Sage

    19961h 38mTV-PGTV Movie
    6.3 (999)
    Jim Lassister seeks the man responsible for his sister's death. His quest draws him into an insular community ruled by an uncompromising charlatan and his brutal riders.
    DirectorCharles HaidStarsEd HarrisAmy MadiganHenry Thomas
  • Keri Russell and Matthew Settle in Into the West (2005)

    10. Into the West

    20056 epsTV-14TV Mini Series
    8.0 (7.9K)
    Tales from the American West in the 19th century, told from the perspective of two families, one of white settlers and one of Native Americans.
    StarsJoseph M. MarshallIrene BedardGil Birmingham
  • Sam Elliott in You Know My Name (1999)

    11. You Know My Name

    19991h 34mNot RatedTV Movie
    6.5 (920)
    Fact-based biography of lawman, gunslinger, producer and director Bill Tilghman.
    DirectorJohn Kent HarrisonStarsSam ElliottArliss HowardCarolyn McCormick
  • Adam Beach and Wes Studi in Skinwalkers (2002)

    12. Skinwalkers

    20021h 40mTV Movie
    7.1 (1.1K)
    The story revolves around the legend of the skin walkers or "S Dubs", a folk legend from Utah about the spirits of murdered Indians returning to seek revenge upon those who disrespect the land.
    DirectorChris EyreStarsHarrison LoweJames DalgaiAdam Beach
  • Ned Romero in I Will Fight No More Forever (1975)

    13. I Will Fight No More Forever

    19751h 45mNot RatedTV Movie
    7.2 (784)
    In a period when many thought that "the only good Indian is a dead Indian," Chief Joseph and the Nez Perce won the admiration of the American public.
    DirectorRichard T. HeffronStarsJames WhitmoreSam ElliottNed Romero
  • Tom Selleck in The Shadow Riders (1982)

    14. The Shadow Riders

    19821h 40mPGTV Movie
    6.6 (3.4K)
    After the Civil War, two brothers demobilized from the army return home and must rescue certain relatives who have been kidnapped by a band of renegade Confederates.
    DirectorAndrew V. McLaglenStarsTom SelleckSam ElliottDominique Dunne
  • The Good Old Boys (1995)

    15. The Good Old Boys

    19952h 10mNot RatedTV Movie
    6.4 (880)
    An aging cowboy must choose between his desire to remain free and the responsibilities of maintaining a family.
    DirectorTommy Lee JonesStarsTommy Lee JonesTerry KinneyFrances McDormand
  • Benny Gibson in Son of the Morning Star (1991)

    16. Son of the Morning Star

    19912 epsPG-13TV Mini Series
    7.3 (1.1K)
    The story of George Custer, Crazy Horse and the events prior to the battle of the Little Bighorn, told from the different perspectives of two women.
    StarsGary ColeRosanna ArquetteStanley Anderson
  • Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee (2007)

    17. Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee

    20072h 13mTV-14TV Movie
    7.1 (8K)
    A historic chronicle based on the book by Dee Brown explains how Native Americans were displaced as the United States expanded west.
    DirectorYves SimoneauStarsAidan QuinnAdam BeachAugust Schellenberg
  • Tom Selleck in Crossfire Trail (2001)

    18. Crossfire Trail

    20011h 32mNot RatedTV Movie
    7.1 (4K)
    Rafe promises a dying friend to look after his wife and 40,000 acre ranch in Wyoming. A powerful businessman wants the ranch and widow by whatever means necessary.
    DirectorSimon WincerStarsTom SelleckVirginia MadsenWilford Brimley
  • James Arness and Eva Marie Saint in The Macahans (1976)

    19. How the West Was Won

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    The Macahans

    (1976)
    1976–19791h 59mTV Episode
    8.2 (805)
    Zeb Macahan returns to the farm of Macahan to take the family of his brother Jed to Oregon after Jed is killed in the civil war in 1862.
    DirectorBernard McEveetyStarsJames ArnessEva Marie SaintBruce Boxleitner
  • Tom Berenger, Sam Elliott, and Gary Busey in Rough Riders (1997)

    20. Rough Riders

    19972 eps16+TV Mini Series
    7.3 (2.4K)
    Undersecretary of the Navy Theodore Roosevelt resigns to form a volunteer militia unit called "The Rough Riders" to fight in the Spanish-American War.
    StarsTom BerengerSam ElliottGary Busey
  • Sissy Spacek, James Garner, and Sam Shepard in Streets of Laredo (1995)

    21. Streets of Laredo

    19953 epsTV-14TV Mini Series
    7.2 (2.5K)
    Captain Woodrow Call, now retired from the Rangers, is a bounty hunter. He is hired by an eastern railroad baron to track down Joey Garza, a new breed of killer.
    StarsJames GarnerSissy SpacekSam Shepard
  • Return to Lonesome Dove (1993)

    22. Return to Lonesome Dove

    19934 epsTV-14TV Mini Series
    7.2 (3.1K)
    Head back to Lonesome Dove in this sequel to one of the most-loved miniseries of all time.
    StarsJon VoightBarbara HersheyRicky Schroder
  • Geronimo (1993)

    23. Geronimo

    19931h 40mTV Movie
    6.4 (572)
    This story of epic courage and grace is a remarkable window on Native American life and the early years of the last and most feared Apache War Chief.
    DirectorRoger YoungStarsJoseph RunningfoxNick RamusMichelle St. John
  • Eric Roberts, Randy Quaid, Sam Shepard, Brad Rowe, and Donnie Wahlberg in Purgatory (1999)

    24. Purgatory

    19991h 34mTV-14TV Movie
    6.8 (4.6K)
    An outlaw band rides into a town that is actually Purgatory, between Heaven and Hell.
    DirectorUli EdelStarsSam ShepardEric RobertsRandy Quaid
  • The Quick and the Dead (1987)

    25. The Quick and the Dead

    19871h 31mNot RatedTV Movie
    6.9 (2.9K)
    A mysterious stranger rides into a homesteading family's life when they are attacked by a ruthless gang.
    DirectorRobert DayStarsSam ElliottTom ContiKate Capshaw

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