Rio Bravo

Mar 18, 1959

2h 21m

★ 7.8

They fought back to back... No quarter given... No quarter asked... No way in... No way out... of Rio Bravo!

Overview

A small-town sheriff in the American West enlists the help of a disabled man, a drunk, and a young gunfighter in his efforts to hold in jail the brother of the local bad guy.

Genres

Western

Production Companies

Warner Bros. Pictures

Armada Productions

Rio Bravo Trailers

Cast

Sheriff John T. Chance

John Wayne

Dude

Dean Martin

Colorado Ryan

Ricky Nelson

Feathers

Angie Dickinson

Stumpy

Walter Brennan

Pat Wheeler

Ward Bond

Nathan Burdette

John Russell

Carlos Robante

Pedro Gonzalez Gonzalez

Consuela Robante

Estelita Rodriguez

Joe Burdette

Claude Akins

Jake

Malcolm Atterbury

Harold

Harry Carey, Jr.

Afflicted with a terminal illness John Bernard Books, the last of the legendary gunfighters, quietly returns to Carson City for medical attention from his old friend Dr. Hostetler. Aware that his days are numbered, the troubled man seeks solace and peace in a boarding house run by a widow and her son. However, it is not Books' fate to die in peace, as he becomes embroiled in one last valiant battle.

6.0

The Wonderful Country

Oct 21, 1959

Having fled to Mexico from the U.S. many years ago for killing his father's murderer, Martin Brady travels to Texas to broker an arms deal for his Mexican boss, strongman Governor Cipriano Castro. Brady breaks a leg and while recuperating in Texas the gun shipment is stolen. Complicating matters further the wife of local army major Colton has designs on him, and the local Texas Ranger captain makes him a generous offer to come back to the states and join his outfit. After killing a man in self-defense, Brady slips back over the border and confronts Castro who is not only unhappy that Brady has lost his gun shipment but is about to join forces with Colton to battle the local raiding Apache Indians.

6.2

The Unforgiven

Apr 6, 1960

The neighbors of a frontier family turn on them when it is suspected that their beloved adopted daughter was stolen from the Kiowa tribe.

7.4

El Dorado

Dec 17, 1966

Cole Thornton, a gunfighter for hire, joins forces with an old friend, Sheriff J.P. Harrah. Together with a fighter and a gambler, they help a rancher and his family fight a rival rancher that is trying to steal their water.

6.1

Shanghai Knights

Feb 6, 2003

When a Chinese rebel murders Chon's estranged father and escapes to England, Chon and Roy make their way to London with revenge on their minds.

6.3

Whitetail

Jul 2, 2021

Donnie Mann, his father and uncle embark on a weekend hunting trip in West Texas, where they find a mysterious man shot in the stomach and clutching a backpack full of money.

7.0

Support Your Local Sheriff!

Mar 26, 1969

In the old west, a man becomes a Sheriff just for the pay, figuring he can decamp if things get tough.

7.2

Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid

May 23, 1973

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.

6.8

Rio Grande

Nov 15, 1950

Lt. Col. Kirby Yorke is posted on the Texas frontier to defend settlers against depredations of marauding Apaches. Col. Yorke is under considerable stress by a serious shortage of troops of his command. Tension is added when Yorke's son (whom he hasn't seen in fifteen years), Trooper Jeff Yorke, is one of 18 recruits sent to the regiment.

7.4

The Outlaw Josey Wales

Jun 30, 1976

After avenging his family's brutal murder, Wales is pursued by a pack of soldiers. He prefers to travel alone, but ragtag outcasts are drawn to him - and Wales can't bring himself to leave them unprotected.

6.7

Young Guns

Aug 12, 1988

A group of young gunmen, led by Billy the Kid, become deputies to avenge the murder of the rancher who became their benefactor. But when Billy takes their authority too far, they become the hunted.

7.6

Tombstone

Dec 25, 1993

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.

7.0

How the West Was Won

Nov 2, 1962

The epic tale of the development of the American West from the 1830s through the Civil War to the end of the century, as seen through the eyes of one pioneer family.

7.3

High Plains Drifter

Apr 19, 1973

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.

0.0

Along the Navajo Trail

Sep 15, 1945

U.S. Deputy Marshal Roy investigates the disappearance of a government agent who has come to Dale's father's Ladder A Ranch. The bad guys want the land the ranch sits on because they know an oil pipeline is planned through this location.

3.8

Ghost Town

Mar 1, 1956

A stage headed West with a group of passengers is attacked by Cheyenne Indians, and takes refuge in a nearby ghost town.