Elmore Leonard
61) 3:10 to Yuma
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Arizona in the late 1800s. Infamous outlaw Ben Wade and his vicious gang of thieves and murderers have plagued the Southern Railroad. When Wade is captured, Civil War veteran Dan Evans, struggling to survive on his drought-plagued ranch, volunteers to deliver him alive to the train that will take the killer to trial. On the trail, Evans and Wade, each from very different worlds, begin to earn each other's respect. But with Wade's outfit on their trail,...
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Having left the hollers of Kentucky 15 years ago, Raylan Givens now lives in Miami, a walking anachronism balancing his life as a U.S. Marshal and part-time father of a 15-year-old girl. His hair is grayer, his hat is dirtier, and the road in front of him is suddenly a lot shorter than the road behind. A chance encounter on a desolate Florida highway sends him to Detroit. There he crosses paths with Clement Mansell, aka The Oklahoma Wildman, a violent,...
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High plains drifter: When "The Stranger" rides into the sin-ridden town of Lago, bullets fly as he battles three ruthless gunmen in a pulse-pounding shoot-'em-up.
Joe Kidd: Gunslinger Joe Kidd is hired by a wealthy landowner to quell a range war with Mexican revolutionaries, but he soon finds his loyalties in question when he falls for a beautiful rebel.
Two mules for Sister Sara: A hard-hitting drifter and an unusual nun set off on an action-packed...
65) Joe Kidd
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From John Sturges, the acclaimed director of Gunfight at the O.K. Corral, The Magnificent Seven, The Great Escape, and Ice Station Zebra, comes this action-packed western starring screen greats Clint Eastwood and Robert Duvall. During a land war in New Mexico at the turn of the century, an ex-bounty hunter reluctantly helps a wealthy landowner and his henchmen track down a Mexican revolutionary leader.
66) Jackie Brown
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What do a sexy stewardess, a street-tough gun runner, a lonely bail bondsman, a shifty ex-con, an earnest federal agent, and a stoned-out beach bunny have in common? They're six players on the trail of a half million dollars in cash! The only questions are, who's getting played, and who's going to make the big score? Combining an explosive mix of intense action and edgy humor.
67) Cat chaser
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An ex-soldier in Miami becomes romantically involved with the wife of a deposed general from the Dominican Republic where he fought many years back.
68) Mr. Majestyk
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An ex-con and Vietnam vet whose efforts to run a farm are thwarted by narrow-minded locals and corrupt cops. But when a Mafia hit man destroys Majestyk's crop, the farmer's fuse is finally blown. With his rifle in hand and his girlfriend at the wheel, he goes after the syndicate assassin. And from high-speed back-road chases to an explosive backwoods confrontation, mobster and maverick stalk each other: two of a kind, antagonists to the death.
69) 3:10 to Yuma
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Criterion collection volume 657
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Outlaw Ben Wade (Glenn Ford) is captured after robbing a stagecoach. The owner of the stage coach line decides to offer $200 to the man who escorts Ben Wade to the 3:10 train to Yuma which will take him to trial. The train will be traveling out of the station at a small town aptly named Contention. It is necessary to offer the reward because everyone knows that Ben Wade's gang will attempt to free their boss and kill anyone in the way. The man who...
70) Stick
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"Ernest 'Stick' Stickley is an ex-con who's trying to stay clean on the streets of Miami. When his former cellmate is murdered during an illicit payoff, Stick finds himself at the center of a high-class criminal circle whose members include a nervous drug kingpin, a shady film producer, and a stock market whiz with his own gorgeous financial advisor"--Container.
71) The Tall T
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Three bandits hold up a stagecoach and take a hostage but are outwitted by a rancher.
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Crossfire Trail: A mysterious drifter is deteremined to keeep a promise that he'll protect a man's widow and Wyoming ranch. But the widow doubts the man's motives; and an unscrupulous land grabber and his gunmen are sizing up the ranch for a takeover.
Last stand at Saber River: An ex-Confederate cavalryman turned homesteader thinks he'll resume a quiet life in Arizona with his wife and children. But one more battle looms when he finds Union sympathizers...
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The ruthless four : After a lifetime of prospecting, Sam Cooper has struck gold. But he can't get it without partners, without trusting someone. The person he trusted to be his partner has betrayed him and now he must deal with a streak of bad luck as he fights off bandits, losing his horse and gun. In order to retrieve the gold, he must go back to the desert where it is hidden. Accompanied by his adopted son and some of his sinister friends, Cooper...