A young real estate developer returns to his hometown to make a land killing but soon takes up the cause of a crusty old-timer in his struggles with the government which wants his ranch for an Army missile base.
Casts Buddy Ebsen, Ron Howard, Julie Carmen, Rossie Harris, Ed Brodow, Michael Conrad, Gary Graham, Harvey Vernon, Will Hare, Xander Berkeley
MOVIE COMMENTS
SIMILAR MOVIES
A Summer Romance
Ace in the Hole
They Made Me a Criminal
Stallion Road
1922
Charley Varrick
Fat Man and Little Boy
Giant
Australia
The Wild Stallion
Flicka 2
Truth or Consequences, N.M.
Old Yeller
The Red Pony
The Man from Snowy River
Short Circuit 2
Sunshine Cleaning
The Milagro Beanfield War
Hud
Montana Story
SIMILAR MOVIES
A Summer Romance
IMDB 6.9 | Aug , 2019
Samantha’s Montana ranch is her family’s legacy, so when a developer shows up to buy it, Sam isn’t interested. But as he tries to win her trust and her ranch, Sam finds he might also be winning her heart.Ace in the Hole
IMDB 7.8 | Jun , 1951
An arrogant reporter exploits a story about a man trapped in a cave to revitalize his career.They Made Me a Criminal
IMDB 6.3 | Jan , 1939
A boxer flees, believing he has committed a murder while he was drunk.Stallion Road
IMDB 7.5 | Apr , 1947
A veterinarian and a novelist compete for the heart of a lady rancher.1922
IMDB 5.9 | Oct , 2017
A simple yet proud rancher conspires to murder his wife for financial gain, convincing his teenage son to participate.Charley Varrick
IMDB 7.4 | Sep , 1973
Charley Varrick robs a bank in a small town with his friends, but instead of obtaining a small amount of money, they discover they stole a very large amount of money belonging to the mob. Charley must now come up with a plan to not only evade the police but the mob as well.Fat Man and Little Boy
IMDB 6.2 | Oct , 1989
Assigned to oversee the development of the atomic bomb, Gen. Leslie Groves is a stern military man determined to have the project go according to plan. He selects J. Robert Oppenheimer as the key scientist on the top-secret operation, but the two men clash fiercely on a number of issues. Despite their frequent conflicts, Groves and Oppenheimer ultimately push ahead with two bomb designs — the bigger "Fat Man" and the more streamlined "Little Boy."Giant
IMDB 7.6 | Nov , 1956
Wealthy rancher Bick Benedict and dirt-poor cowboy Jett Rink both woo Leslie Lynnton, a beautiful young woman from Maryland who is new to Texas. She marries Benedict, but she is shocked by the racial bigotry of the White Texans against the local people of Mexican descent. Rink discovers oil on a small plot of land, and while he uses his vast, new wealth to buy all the land surrounding the Benedict ranch, the Benedict's disagreement over prejudice fuels conflict that runs across generations.Australia
IMDB 6.6 | Nov , 2008
Set in northern Australia before World War II, an English aristocrat who inherits a sprawling ranch reluctantly pacts with a stock-man in order to protect her new property from a takeover plot. As the pair drive 2,000 head of cattle over unforgiving landscape, they experience the bombing of Darwin by Japanese forces firsthand.The Wild Stallion
IMDB 6.1 | Oct , 2009
C.J. and Hanna become the greatest of friends when the latter visits the former on the ranch where she lives, with the purpose of photographing the horses for her school project. The two unearth a secret plot which may put the mustangs in danger.Flicka 2
IMDB 6.7 | May , 2010
Carrie is a big-city teenager whose life is turned upside down when she moves to a horse ranch in Wyoming to live with her father. But everything changes when Carrie meets Flicka, a wild, jet-black mustang who's just as free-spirited and strong-willed as Carrie. The two form a special bond and Carrie opens her heart to her father and a handsome, local boy, but when a jealous rival puts Flicka's life in jeopardy, Carrie must do whatever it takes to save her best friend.Truth or Consequences, N.M.
IMDB 6.2 | May , 1997
Raymond Lembecke is a con just out of prison after serving time for selling drugs for his mob boss Tony Vago. (Lembecke was innocent and took the rap for Vago.) Lembecke thinks Vago owes him big time so, when his former boss gets him a measly job in a warehouse, he decides on revenge and plans to steal a million dollars worth of drugs from him.Old Yeller
IMDB 6.9 | Dec , 1957
Young Travis Coates is left to take care of the family ranch with his mother and younger brother while his father goes off on a cattle drive in the 1860s. When a yellow mongrel comes for an uninvited stay with the family, Travis reluctantly adopts the dog.The Red Pony
IMDB 6.1 | Mar , 1949
Peter Miles stars as Tom Tiflin, the little boy at the heart of this John Steinbeck story set in Salinas Valley. With his incompatible parents -- the city-loving Fred and country-happy Alice -- constantly bickering, Tom looks to cowboy Billy Buck for companionship and paternal love.The Man from Snowy River
IMDB 7 | Mar , 1982
Jim Craig has lived his first 18 years in the mountains of Australia on his father's farm. The death of his father forces him to go to the lowlands to earn enough money to get the farm back on its feet.Short Circuit 2
IMDB 6.2 | Jul , 1988
Robot Johnny 5 moves to the city to help his friend Ben Jahrvi with his toy manufacturing enterprise, only to be manipulated by criminals who want to use him for their own nefarious purposes.Sunshine Cleaning
IMDB 6.6 | Jan , 2008
A single mother and her slacker sister find an unexpected way to turn their lives around in this off-beat dramatic comedy. In order to raise the tuition to send her young son to private school the mom starts an unusual business – a biohazard removal/crime scene clean-up service.The Milagro Beanfield War
IMDB 6.6 | Mar , 1988
The accidental breakdown of an irrigation valve launches a hot confrontation between the mainly Latino farmers in a tiny New Mexico town and the real estate developers and politicians determined to acquire their land for a golf resort.Hud
IMDB 7.2 | May , 1963
Hud Bannon is a ruthless young man who tarnishes everything and everyone he touches. Hud represents the perfect embodiment of alienated youth, out for kicks with no regard for the consequences. There is bitter conflict between the callous Hud and his stern and highly principled father, Homer. Hud's nephew Lon admires Hud's cheating ways, though he soon becomes too aware of Hud's reckless amorality to bear him anymore. In the world of the takers and the taken, Hud is a winner. He's a cheat, but, he explains, "I always say the law was meant to be interpreted in a lenient manner."Montana Story
IMDB 5.9 | May , 2022
Two estranged siblings return home to the sprawling ranch they once knew and loved in order to care for their ailing father.