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2) Oklahoma!
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In Oklahoma, several farmers, cowboys and a traveling salesman compete for the romantic favors of various local ladies.
4) 3 godfathers
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Fugitive bank robbers care for the newborn of the woman they just buried, knowing it ruins any chance of escape. Director John Ford's western retelling of the Bibilical Three Wise Men tale remains a scenic and thematic masterpiece.
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"Beaten and forced out of town by the corrupt state police of Texas, Kit Caswell heads to the hills where he meets the notorious desperado Cole Younger. Becoming fast friends, the two take jobs on a cattle drive, unaware that a jealous rival with eyes on Caswell's girl has falsely accused him of murder. So when Caswell is arrested and Younger slips away, only the testimony from the outlaw can save Caswell from the hangman" -- Container.
6) Go West
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With little luck at keeping a job in the city a New Yorker tries work in the country and eventually finds his way leading a herd of cattle to the West Coast.
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Best friends Lennie (John Malkovich) and George (Gary Sinise) find themselves out of work in Depression-era California, unable to keep jobs because of Lennie’s childlike mind. But when they get hired at the Tyler Ranch, they finally find some stability – until their supervisor’s wife (Sherilyn Fenn) becomes a victim of Lennie’s compassion, forcing George to make a heart-wrenching decision.
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Set in a mining town in the 1880s, THOUSAND PIECES OF GOLD is based on the classic novel by Ruthanne Lum McCunn with a screenplay by award-winning filmmaker Anne Makepeace (Tribal Justice). Upon its release in 1990, the film won immediate acclaim for its portrayal of the real-life story of Lalu (Rosalind Chao), a young Chinese woman whose desperately poor parents sell her into slavery. She is trafficked to a nefarious saloonkeeper in Idaho's gold...
12) Hickok
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In hopes of escaping his past as gunslinger and outlaw, “Wild Bill” Hickok has drifted to Abilene, Kansas to start a new life as town marshal. His efforts are challenged when saloon owner Poe attempts to destroy him and the town he calls home.
14) The Westerner
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Judge Roy Bean, a self-appointed hanging judge in Vinegarroon, Texas, befriends saddle tramp Cole Harden, who opposes Bean's policy against homesteaders. **Academy Award** winner.
16) Daughter of Dawn
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After disappearing for nearly a century, THE DAUGHTER OF DAWN returns to once again break boundaries for Native American cinema. An all-Indigenous cast directed by Norbert Myles tell the story of a love triangle amidst rising conflict between Kiowa and Comanche villages, featuring thrilling fight scenes, dance performances and more. Newly restored in 2K by the Oklahoma Historical Society, this subtly acted, beautifully conducted silent melodrama remains...
17) The Iron Horse
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After witnessing the murder of his father by a renegade as a boy, the grown-up Brandon helps to realize his father's dream of a transcontinental railway.
18) Montana Story
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From the acclaimed writer/directors Scott McGehee and David Siegel (WHAT MAISIE KNEW, THE DEEP END) comes a neo-Western with an emotional tremor hiding beneath it. Two estranged siblings (Haley Lu Richardson, Owen Teague) return home to the sprawling ranch they once knew and loved, confronting a deep and bitter family legacy against a mythic American backdrop.
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From acclaimed director Jacques Audiard (Rust and Bone, A Prophet), and based on the novel by Patrick deWitt, THE SISTERS BROTHERS is a reimagining of the cinematic Western as a dangerous, witty, and emotionally cathartic exploration of what it means to be a man. It is 1851, and Charlie and Eli Sisters (Joaquin Phoenix and John C. Reilly) are both brothers and assassins, boys grown to men in a savage and hostile world. They have blood on their hands:...
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