Gunslinger
"gunslinger" Movies and TV Shows
#1
Justified
Synopsis:
A character drama based on the 2001 Elmore Leonard short story "Fire in the Hole." Leonard's tale centers around U.S. Marshal Raylan Givens of Kentucky, a quiet but strong-willed official of the law. The tale covers his high-stakes job, as well as his strained relationships with his ex-wife and father.
Starring:
Walton Goggins,
Natalie Zea,
Timothy Olyphant
#2
Winchester '73
Synopsis:
Lin McAdam rides into town on the trail of Dutch Henry Brown, only to find himself in a shooting competition against him. McAdam wins the prize, a one-in-a-thousand Winchester rifle, but Dutch steals it and leaves town. McAdam follows, intent on settling his old quarrel, while the rifle keeps changing hands and touching a number of lives.
Starring:
James Stewart,
Shelley Winters,
John McIntire
#3
Wild Wild West
Synopsis:
Legless Southern inventor Dr. Arliss Loveless plans to rekindle the Civil War by assassinating President U.S. Grant. Only two men can stop him: gunfighter James West and master-of-disguise and inventor Artemus Gordon. The two must team up to thwart Loveless' plans.
Starring:
Will Smith,
Kenneth Branagh,
Kevin Kline
#4
Unforgiven
Synopsis:
William Munny is a retired, once-ruthless killer turned gentle widower and hog farmer. To help support his two motherless children, he accepts one last bounty-hunter mission to find the men who brutalized a prostitute. Joined by his former partner and a cocky greenhorn, he takes on a corrupt sheriff.
Starring:
Clint Eastwood,
Morgan Freeman,
Frances Fisher
#5
Two Mules for Sister Sara
Synopsis:
When a wandering mercenary named Hogan rescues a nun called Sister Sara from the unwanted attentions of a band of rogues on the Mexican plains, he has no idea what he has let himself in for. Their chance encounter results in the blowing up of a train and a French garrison, as well as igniting a spark between them that survives a shocking discovery.
Starring:
Clint Eastwood,
Shirley MacLaine,
Manolo Fábregas
#6
Trinity Is Still My Name
Synopsis:
The two brothers Trinity and Bambino are exchanged by two federal agents and take advantage of the situation to steal a huge booty hidden in a monastery by a gang of outlaws.
Starring:
Terence Hill,
Bud Spencer,
Harry Carey, Jr.
#7
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
#8
They Call Me Trinity
Synopsis:
The simple story has the pair coming to the rescue of peace-loving Mormons when land-hungry Major Harriman sends his bullies to harass them into giving up their fertile valley. Trinity and Bambino manage to save the Mormons and send the bad guys packing with slapstick humor instead of excessive violence, saving the day.
Starring:
Terence Hill,
Bud Spencer,
Luciano Rossi
#9
The Wild Bunch
Synopsis:
An aging group of outlaws look for one last big score as the "traditional" American West is disappearing around them.
Starring:
L. Q. Jones,
Robert Ryan,
Ernest Borgnine
#10
The Quick and the Dead
Synopsis:
A mysterious woman comes to compete in a quick-draw elimination tournament, in a town taken over by a notorious gunman.
Starring:
Keith David,
Lance Henriksen,
Pat Hingle
Plot:
female gunfighter,
arizona,
revenge,
street shootout,
showdown,
gun duel,
panties,
saved from hanging,
dark heroine,
girl power
...
#11
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
Synopsis:
A senator, who became famous for killing a notorious outlaw, returns for the funeral of an old friend and tells the truth about his deed.
Starring:
James Stewart,
Andy Devine,
Jeanette Nolan
#12
The Magnificent Seven
Synopsis:
An oppressed Mexican peasant village hires seven gunfighters to help defend their homes.
Starring:
Horst Buchholz,
James Coburn,
Yul Brynner
#13
The Great Train Robbery
Synopsis:
After the train station clerk is assaulted and left bound and gagged, then the departing train and its passengers robbed, a posse goes in hot pursuit of the fleeing bandits.
Starring:
Gilbert M. Anderson,
John Manus Dougherty Sr.,
Frank Hanaway
Plot:
national film registry,
posse,
horse,
dance,
passenger,
hold up,
bandit,
train station,
dance hall,
escape attempt
...
#14
The Great Silence
Synopsis:
A mute gunslinger fights in the defense of a group of outlaws and a vengeful young widow, against a group of ruthless bounty hunters.
Starring:
Klaus Kinski,
Luigi Pistilli,
Jean-Louis Trintignant
Plot:
spaghetti western,
snow,
small town,
nudity,
interracial sex,
revisionist western,
italo western,
mute,
winter,
bar shootout
...
#15
The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
Synopsis:
While the Civil War rages on, three men – a quiet loner, a ruthless hitman, and a Mexican bandit – comb the American Southwest in search of a strongbox containing $200,000 in stolen gold.
Starring:
Clint Eastwood,
Aldo Giuffrè,
Luigi Pistilli
#16
The Empire Strikes Back
Synopsis:
The epic saga continues as Luke Skywalker, in hopes of defeating the evil Galactic Empire, learns the ways of the Jedi from aging master Yoda. But Darth Vader is more determined than ever to capture Luke. Meanwhile, rebel leader Princess Leia, cocky Han Solo, Chewbacca, and droids C-3PO and R2-D2 are thrown into various stages of capture, betrayal and despair.
Starring:
Billy Dee Williams,
Harrison Ford,
Mark Hamill
#17
Tango & Cash
Synopsis:
Ray Tango and Gabriel Cash are narcotics detectives who, while both being extremely successful, can't stand each other. Crime Lord Yves Perret, furious at the loss of income that Tango and Cash have caused him, frames the two for murder. Caught with the murder weapon on the scene of the crime, the two have no alibi. Thrown into prison with most of the criminals they helped convict, it appears tha…
Starring:
James Hong,
Sylvester Stallone,
Jack Palance
#18
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
#19
Shane
Synopsis:
A weary gunfighter attempts to settle down with a homestead family, but a smouldering settler and rancher conflict forces him to act.
Starring:
Jack Palance,
Van Heflin,
Ben Johnson
#20
Shaft
Synopsis:
New York police detective John Shaft arrests Walter Wade Jr. for a racially motivated slaying. But the only eyewitness disappears, and Wade jumps bail for Switzerland. Two years later Wade returns to face trial, confident his money and influence will get him acquitted -- especially since he's paid a drug kingpin to kill the witness.
Starring:
Samuel L. Jackson,
Christian Bale,
Vanessa Williams