1880s
"1880s" Movies and TV Shows
#1
1883
Synopsis:
Follow the Dutton family as they embark on a journey west through the Great Plains toward the last bastion of untamed America. A stark retelling of Western expansion, and an intense study of one family fleeing poverty to seek a better future in America’s promised land — Montana.
Starring:
Sam Elliott,
LaMonica Garrett,
Isabel May
Plot:
frontier,
miniseries,
family drama,
historical,
convoy,
prequel,
cowboy,
west,
journey,
paramount plus
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#2
Little House on the Prairie
Synopsis:
Little House on the Prairie is an American Western drama television series, starring Michael Landon, Melissa Gilbert, and Karen Grassle, about a family living on a farm in Walnut Grove, Minnesota, in the 1870s and 1880s.
Starring:
Melissa Gilbert,
Dean Butler,
Karen Grassle
Plot:
period drama,
family,
wild west,
pioneers,
19th century,
1870s,
1880s,
historical drama,
pioneer,
little girl
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#3
True Grit
Synopsis:
The murder of her father sends a teenage tomboy on a mission of 'justice', which involves avenging her father's death. She recruits a tough old marshal, 'Rooster' Cogburn because he has 'true grit', and a reputation of getting the job done.
Starring:
Dennis Hopper,
Robert Duvall,
Kim Darby
Plot:
revenge,
alcoholic,
based on novel,
pursuit,
murder,
texas ranger,
u.s. marshal,
1880s,
determination,
teenage girl
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#4
Tombstone
Synopsis:
Legendary marshal Wyatt Earp, now a weary gunfighter, joins his brothers Morgan and Virgil to pursue their collective fortune in the thriving mining town of Tombstone. But Earp is forced to don a badge again and get help from his notorious pal Doc Holliday when a gang of renegade brigands and rustlers begins terrorizing the town.
Starring:
Bill Paxton,
Michael Biehn,
Sam Elliott
#5
The Ox-Bow Incident
Synopsis:
Gil Carter and Art Croft ride into a small Nevada town plagued by cattle thieves. Initially suspected of being the rustlers themselves, Carter and Croft eventually join a posse out to get the criminals, who also may be involved in a recent shooting. When the posse closes in on a group that could be the fugitives, they must decide on a course of action, with numerous lives hanging in the balance.
Starring:
Henry Fonda,
Marc Lawrence,
Anthony Quinn
#6
The Miracle Worker
Synopsis:
The true story of the frightening, lonely world of silence and darkness of 7-year-old Helen Keller who, since infancy, has never seen the sky, heard her mother's voice or expressed her innermost feelings. Then Annie Sullivan, a 20-year-old teacher from Boston, arrives. Having just recently regained her own sight, the no-nonsense Annie reaches out to Helen through the power of touch, the only tool…
Starring:
Anne Bancroft,
Victor Jory,
Inga Swenson
Plot:
blindness,
deafness,
based on play,
helen keller,
tutor,
communication,
deaf blind,
boston massachusetts,
1880s,
catholic
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#7
The Great Mouse Detective
Synopsis:
When the diabolical Professor Ratigan kidnaps London's master toymaker, the brilliant master of disguise Basil of Baker Street and his trusted sidekick Dawson try to elude the ultimate trap and foil the perfect crime.
Starring:
Val Bettin,
Vincent Price,
Candy Candido
#8
The Elephant Man
Synopsis:
A Victorian surgeon rescues a heavily disfigured man being mistreated by his "owner" as a side-show freak. Behind his monstrous façade, there is revealed a person of great intelligence and sensitivity. Based on the true story of Joseph Merrick (called John Merrick in the film), a severely deformed man in 19th century London.
Starring:
John Hurt,
Anthony Hopkins,
Freddie Jones
#9
Shanghai Noon
Synopsis:
Chon Wang, a clumsy imperial guard trails Princess Pei Pei when she is kidnapped from the Forbidden City and transported to America. Wang follows her captors to Nevada, where he teams up with an unlikely partner, outcast outlaw Roy O'Bannon, and tries to spring the princess from her imprisonment.
Starring:
Owen Wilson,
Walton Goggins,
Jackie Chan
#10
Shanghai Knights
Synopsis:
The dynamic duo of Chon Wang and Roy O'Bannon return for another crazy adventure. This time, they're in London to avenge the murder of Chon's father, but end up on an even bigger case. Chon's sister is there to do the same, but instead unearths a plot to kill the royal family. No one believes her, though, and it's up to Chon and Roy (who has romance on his mind) to prove her right.
Starring:
Aidan Gillen,
Anna-Louise Plowman,
Owen Wilson
#11
Rio Bravo
Synopsis:
The sheriff of a small town in southwest Texas must keep custody of a murderer whose brother, a powerful rancher, is trying to help him escape. After a friend is killed trying to muster support for him, he and his deputies - a disgraced drunk and a cantankerous old cripple - must find a way to hold out against the rancher's hired guns until the marshal arrives. In the meantime, matters are compli…
Starring:
Dean Martin,
Walter Brennan,
Claude Akins
Plot:
gunfighter,
deputy,
sheriff,
gambler,
prisoner exchange,
alcoholic,
prisoner,
arrest,
cowboy,
cowboy boots
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#12
Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid
Synopsis:
Pat Garrett is hired as a lawman on behalf of a group of wealthy New Mexico cattle barons to bring down his old friend Billy the Kid.
Starring:
Kris Kristofferson,
R. G. Armstrong,
James Coburn
Plot:
manhunt,
flogging,
dying,
female nudity,
orgy,
hanging,
drunkenness,
death of husband,
betrayal,
battle
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#13
My Darling Clementine
Synopsis:
Wyatt Earp and his brothers Morgan and Virgil ride into Tombstone and leave brother James in charge of their cattle herd. On their return they find their cattle stolen and James dead. Wyatt takes on the job of town marshal, making his brothers deputies, and vows to stay in Tombstone until James' killers are found. He soon runs into the brooding, coughing, hard-drinking Doc Holliday as well as the…
Starring:
Henry Fonda,
Walter Brennan,
Ward Bond
#14
Journey to the Center of the Earth
Synopsis:
An Edinburgh professor and assorted colleagues follow an explorer's trail down an extinct Icelandic volcano to the earth's center.
Starring:
Pat Boone,
James Mason,
Thayer David
#15
High Plains Drifter
Synopsis:
A gunfighting stranger comes to the small settlement of Lago. After gunning down three gunmen who tried to kill him, the townsfolk decide to hire the Stranger to hold off three outlaws who are on their way.
Starring:
Clint Eastwood,
Geoffrey Lewis,
Verna Bloom
Plot:
anti hero,
revisionist western,
outlaw,
revenge,
small town,
rape,
gunfighter,
gravestone,
man with no name,
beating
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#16
High Noon
Synopsis:
Will Kane, the sheriff of a small town in New Mexico, learns a notorious outlaw he put in jail has been freed, and will be arriving on the noon train. Knowing the outlaw and his gang are coming to kill him, Kane is determined to stand his ground, so he attempts to gather a posse from among the local townspeople.
Starring:
Lloyd Bridges,
Lon Chaney Jr.,
Grace Kelly
#17
Hang 'em High
Synopsis:
Marshall Jed Cooper survives a hanging, vowing revenge on the lynch mob that left him dangling. To carry out his oath for vengeance, he returns to his former job as a lawman. Before long, he's caught up with the nine men on his hit list and starts dispensing his own brand of Wild West justice.
Starring:
Clint Eastwood,
Pat Hingle,
Bruce Dern
Plot:
u.s. marshal,
revenge,
judge,
hanging,
western town,
frontier justice,
false accusation,
showdown,
shot to death,
court
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#18
Gaslight
Synopsis:
A newlywed fears she's going mad when strange things start happening at the family mansion.
Starring:
Angela Lansbury,
Charles Boyer,
Ingrid Bergman
#19
An American Tail
Synopsis:
A young mouse named Fievel and his family decide to migrate to America, a "land without cats," at the turn of the 20th century. But somehow, Fievel ends up in the New World alone and must fend off not only the felines he never thought he'd have to deal with again but also the loneliness of being away from home.
Starring:
Christopher Plummer,
Phillip Glasser,
Erica Yohn
#20
3:10 to Yuma
Synopsis:
Dan Evans, a small time farmer, is hired to escort Ben Wade, a dangerous outlaw, to Yuma. As Evans and Wade wait for the 3:10 train to Yuma, Wade's gang is racing to free him.
Starring:
Glenn Ford,
Van Heflin,
Felicia Farr