Maverick movies and TV shows

The list contains the best, new and most relevant maverick movies ordered by relevance. The recommendation service has sorted out realistic, serious, spaghetti western, suspenseful, rough and euro western films and TV shows about / with maverick, rivalry, heroes, street shootout, shootout, cowboy, old west, gunfight, horse and violence plots mostly in Drama, Western and Action genres shot in USA, Italy, Spain and other countries.
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TOP 10 movies tagged as maverick: Paradjanov: Lover of Beauty (2013), Obscene (2007), Pada (2022), A Bullet for a Stranger (1971), Stranger, Say Your Prayers! (1968), Hole in the Forehead (1968), Run, Man, Run (1968), Villa Rides (1968), The Big Gundown (1967), The Savage Guns (1961).

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Paradjanov: Lover of Beauty (2013)
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Ukraine, France, Georgia, Armenia
Duration: 95 min.
Story: A film director Sergey Paradjanov creates brilliant films. His nonconformist behavior conflicts with Soviet System. He is committed to prison for being eccentric.
Style: captivating, serious, realistic, stylized
Plot: filmmaking, prison life, couple relations, artists and showbiz, isolation, maverick, celebrity, prisoner, kgb, filmmaker, couples, biopic ...
Time: 20th century, 60s, 50s
Place: ukraine, russia, georgia, armenia, caucasus ...
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 7.2
 261
Obscene (2007)
Genre: Documentary, Biography
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story: A look at the life and work of American publisher Barney Rosset, who struggled to bring controversial works like "Tropic of Cancer" and "Naked Lunch" to publication.
Style: realistic, serious, captivating, controversial, experimental
Plot: writer's life, rebelliousness, ambition, rise and fall, society, rebellion, obsession, journalism, lifestyle, fighting the system, politics, maverick ...
Place: chicago
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 7.8
 3K
Pada (2022)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 130 min.
Story: Based on a true incident, the film is about four men, who call themselves Ayyankali Pada, holding the Palakkad collector hostage demanding tribal land rights.
Style: dramatic, captivating, exciting, suspenseful, serious
Plot: government, fighting the system, capitalist society, capitalist, fight for justice, critique of capitalism, capitalism, maverick, injustice, social injustice, fight, malayalam ...
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A Bullet for a Stranger (1971)
Genre: Western, Comedy
Country: Italy
Duration: 94 min.
Story: John and George McIntire are a couple of naive brothers who travel to a lawless western town to see their father. The bumbling siblings get themselves into big trouble after they beat up a member of a gang of extortionists. Fortunately, a mysterious ...
Style: spaghetti western, euro western
Plot: crooked sheriff, maverick, hired killer, cattleman, card playing, father son relationship, swimming, brother brother relationship, mercenary, stagecoach, bar brawl, ranch ...
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Stranger, Say Your Prayers! (1968)
Genre: Action, Western
Country: Italy
Duration: 98 min.
Story: Two brothers, who are the leaders of a gang of outlaws, besiege the village of White City. They rob and terrorize the people of the surrounding countryside which attracts the attention of a bounty hunter who upon arrival becomes involved in their ...
Style: spaghetti western, euro western
Plot: bounty hunter, bar fight, maverick, sexual assault, exploitation, male female relationship, punched in the face, love, violence, bank robbery, death of child, old west ...
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Hole in the Forehead (1968)
Genre: Western
Country: Italy
Duration: 84 min.
Story: A stranger and a bandit seek out a trio of playing cards that will lead them to hidden treasure.
Style: spaghetti western, euro western
Plot: maverick, card playing, stranger, treasure hunt, monk, monastery, prostitute, gatling gun, knife throwing, bar shootout, street shootout
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Run, Man, Run (1968)
Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Western
Country: Italy, France
Duration: 101 min.
Story: The legendary Tomas Milian stars as Cuchillo, a knife-throwing thief on the run from murderous bandits, sadistic American agents, his hot-blooded fiancée and a sheriff turned bounty hunter, all of whom are gunning for a hidden fortune in gold that ...
Style: spaghetti western, euro western, epic, action adventure, funny ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: mexican revolution, cowboy, native american, love story, maverick, duel, treasure hunt, violent content, revolution, rivalry, escapades, chase ...
Time: 19th century, 1910s
Place: mexico, austin texas, texas, usa, latin america
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 6.3
 2K
Villa Rides (1968)
Genre: Drama, War, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 125 min.
Story: Pulled into the Mexican Revolution by his own greed, Texas gunrunner & pilot Lee Arnold joins bandit-turned-patriot Pancho Villa & his band of dedicated men in a march across Mexico battling the Colorados & stealing ...
Style: spaghetti western, political, retro, euro western, serious ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: mexican revolution, medieval, mexican history, fictional history, cowboy, power struggle, maverick, resistance, gunrunner, revolution, biopic, historical figure ...
Time: 19th century
Place: mexico, latin america, texas, sonora
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The Big Gundown (1967)
Genre: Drama, Western
Country: Italy, Spain
Duration: 110 min.
Story: Unofficial lawman John Corbett hunts down Cuchillo Sanchez, a Mexican peasant accused of raping and killing a 12-year-old girl.
Style: spaghetti western, euro western, grindhouse, epic, action adventure ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: bounty hunter, cowboy, love letter, woman with a gun, wild west, badass, mormon, maverick, chase, manhunt, social commentary, outlaw ...
Time: year 1966, 19th century
Place: mexico, latin america, sonora, texas
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The Savage Guns (1961)
Genre: Drama, Romance, Western
Country: Spain, USA
Duration: 83 min.
Story: This Western is set in the Mexican valley of Sonora not that far south of the state of Arizona. It's just after the American Civil War, and a former Confederate officer, Mike Summers (Don Taylor) has taken refuge in a small town in the valley. ...
Style: spaghetti western, exciting, realistic, serious, rough
Audience: boys' night
Plot: cowboy, outlaw, maverick, small town, small town life, old west, american civil war, farm, hitman, tough heroes, gang, vigilantism ...
Time: 19th century, 1870s
Place: arizona, mexico, latin america, sonora
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The War Lover (1962)
Genre: Adventure, Drama, War
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 105 min.
Story: Buzz Rickson is a dare-devil World War II bomber pilot with a death wish. Failing at everything not involving flying, Rickson lives for the most dangerous missions. His crew lives with this aspect of his personality only because they know he always ...
Style: sex comedy, realistic, serious, vintage
Audience: manly
Plot: aviation, bomber, flying, world war, aerial combat, airplane, war, luftwaffe, wartime, colonialism, foreign legion, legion ...
Time: 1940s
Place: iraq, english channel, germany, europe, england
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The Trial of Joan of Arc (1962)
Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: France
Duration: 64 min.
Story: A reconstruction of the trial of Joan of Arc based entirely on the transcripts of the real-life trial, concerning Joan's imprisonment, interrogation and final execution at the hands of the English.
Style: contemplative, spiritual, depressing, fairy tale, powerful ...
Plot: joan of arc, burned alive, courtroom drama, medieval, courtroom, inquisition, burned at the stake, minimalism, biopic, martyrdom, trial, catholic ...
Time: middle ages, year 1962, ancient times, medieval times, 15th century
Place: france, europe
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Rickover: The Birth of Nuclear Power (2014)
Genre: Biography
Country: USA
Duration: 116 min.
Story: Dive into the life of the father of the nuclear Navy: Hyman Rickover. Combative, provocative, and blunt, Admiral Hyman G. Rickover was a flamboyant maverick and a unique American hero. When few thought it possible, then-Captain Rickover harnessed ...
Style: captivating
Plot: submarine, nuclear submarine, u.s. navy, cold war, nuclear power, navy, military, historical figure, biopic, science, science and technology, military officer ...
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 6.8
 6K
Tom Horn (1980)
Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama, Romance, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min.
Story: A renowned former army scout is hired by ranchers to hunt down rustlers but finds himself on trial for the murder of a boy when he carries out his job too well. Tom Horn finds that the simple skills he knows are of no help in dealing with the ...
Style: tense, spaghetti western, retro, funny, cult classic ...
Plot: apache, brutality, justice, hanging, heroes, murder, old west, violence, gunfight, one man army, trial, rustler ...
Time: 19th century, year 1980, 1900s, 20th century
Place: arizona
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 7.0
 6K
Keoma (1976)
Genre: Drama, Western
Country: Italy
Duration: 105 min.
Story: Half-breed Keoma returns to his border hometown after service in the Civil War and finds it under the control of Caldwell, an ex-Confederate raider, and his vicious gang of thugs. To make matters worse, Keoma's three half-brothers have joined ...
Style: spaghetti western, cult classic, euro western, grindhouse, perverse ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: half breed, native american, revenge, civil war, cowboy, shootout, slavery, infection, native, maverick, symbolism, post civil war ...
Time: year 1976, 19th century, 1860s
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 6.2
 27K
Down Periscope (1996)
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story: Bumbling Navy lieutenant Tom Dodge has been given one last chance to clean up his record. But Admiral Graham, his nemesis, assigns Dodge to the Stingray, a submarine that can barely keep afloat. To add insult to injury, the Stingray is to be the ...
Style: parody, humorous, not serious, witty, light ...
Audience: kids, teens
Plot: submarine, military, u.s. navy, navy, military life, underwater, rivalry, nothing goes right, against the odds, goofy hero, stupidity, boat ...
Time: year 1996, 20th century
Place: usa, florida
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A Touch of Frost (1992)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: UK
Duration: 105 min.
TV show
Story: A Touch of Frost is a television detective series produced by Yorkshire Television for ITV from 1992 until 2010, initially based on the Frost novels by R.D. Wingfield. Writing credit for the three episodes in the first 1992 series went to Richard ...
Style: detective, serious, realistic, clever, suspenseful ...
Plot: police detective, police, whodunit, investigation, riddles and clues, murder mystery, partners against crime, intrigue, intelligence agency, inspector, widower, urban setting ...
Time: 20th century, 90s, 2000s, 2010s, 21st century
Place: england, northern england, europe
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Snowboard Academy (1997)
Genre: Comedy, Sport
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 88 min.
Story: A wacky free-for-all comedy about the riotous rivalry between snobby skiers and knuckle-dragging snowboarders.
Style: slapstick, realistic, not serious, humorous, feel good
Audience: teens
Plot: snow, winter, snowboarding, school, winter olympics, skater, cold, ice, olympics, snowboard, maverick, farce ...
Time: 20th century, 90s
Place: antarctic
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Dangerous Minds (1995)
Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story: Former Marine Louanne Johnson lands a gig teaching in a pilot program for bright but underachieving teens at a notorious inner-city high school. After having a terrible first day, she decides she must throw decorum to the wind. When Johnson returns ...
Style: touching, inspirational, sentimental, hood, sincere ...
Audience: teens, date night, teen drama
Plot: high school, teacher, school teacher, coming of age, hip hop, school, teaching, ghetto, mentor, gangster, education, amusement park ...
Time: 90s, 20th century
Place: bay area, california, usa, san francisco
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 4.6
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Holy Water Joe (1971)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Western
Country: Italy
Duration: 94 min.
Story: A gang of robbers armed with a union army cannon rob the bank holding bounty Killer Acquasanta Joe's earnings to date. He pursues, crossing and double crossing along the way.
Style: spaghetti western, euro western, surprise ending, action adventure
Plot: bounty hunter, civil war, trick, american south, loot, cannon, shootout, dead body, bare butt, bare chested male, killing, pistol ...
Time: year 1865
Place: austin texas, southern usa
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High Plains Drifter (1973)
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 105 min.
Story: 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.
Style: spaghetti western, suspense, suspenseful, atmospheric, disturbing ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: old west, small town, anti hero, revenge, justice, greed, murder, cowboy, vengeance, rape, gang, gunfight ...
Time: 19th century, year 1973, 1880s
Place: arizona, usa
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Gunfighter's Moon (1995)
Genre: Action, Drama, Romance, Western
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story: Henrickson plays Frank Morgan, a notorious and feared gunfighter that has lived his life on the run. His face and eyes reveal a man that has been very much hardened by that life. We quickly learn, however, that there is still passion inside. Upon ...
Style: independent film, serious, realistic, gloomy, emotional ...
Plot: aging, lone wolves, on the run, rivalry, heroes, self discovery, criminal heroes, couple relations, old west, parents and children, couples, fast draw ...
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 7.2
 31K
Django (1966)
Genre: Action, Drama, Western
Country: Italy, Spain
Duration: 91 min.
Story: Django is a 1966 Italian spaghetti Western film directed by Sergio Corbucci and starring Franco Nero in the eponymous role. The film earned a reputation as being one of the most violent films ever made up to that point and was subsequently refused a ...
Style: spaghetti western, grindhouse, cult classic, stylized, atmospheric ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: revenge, cowboy, shootout, wild west, civil war, vengeance, badass, lone wolves, brutality, violence, gunfight, desert ...
Time: year 1966, 19th century
Place: mexico, latin america
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Breakheart Pass (1975)
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story: At the height of the frontier era, a train races through the Rocky Mountains on a classified mission to a remote army post. But one by one the passengers are being murdered, and their only hope is the mysterious John Deakin, who's being ...
Style: suspenseful, exciting, suspense, tense, intense ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: murder, train, indians, secret service, gunfight, u.s. marshal, murder mystery, governor, prisoner, danger, train travel, tough heroes ...
Time: 20th century, year 1975, 70s
Place: usa, utah
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 6.2
 457
Sugar Colt (1966)
Genre: Comedy, Romance, Western
Country: Italy, Spain
Duration: 106 min.
Story: In order to avenge a friend and to fulfill his last wish, Rocco has to find out what happened to an army corps that has mysteriously disappeared. He therefore puts on the disguise of a doctor and starts investigating in a somewhat uncomfortable town
Style: spaghetti western, euro western, realistic, semi serious, suspenseful ...
Plot: woman with a gun, investigation, old west, last wish, uncover truth, amateur detective, vengeance, rivalry, horse, last will and testament, gunfight, outlaw gang ...
Time: 19th century
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 6.2
 1K
Blindman (1971)
Genre: Western
Country: Italy, USA
Duration: 105 min.
Story: A blind, but deadly, gunman, is hired to escort fifty mail order brides to their miner husbands. His business partners double cross him, selling the women to bandit Domingo. Blindman heads into Mexico in pursuit.
Style: spaghetti western, euro western, cult classic, exciting, semi serious ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: blindness, mail order bride, rock, cowboy, the beatles, betrayal, abduction, gunfighter, gunslinger, partner, hitman, tough heroes ...
Time: year 1971, 19th century
Place: latin america, texas, mexico
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The Witch Hunter (2007)
Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Mystery, Romance, Thriller, Western
Country: Japan
TV show
Story: El Cazador de la Bruja, is an anime television series directed by Kōichi Mashimo and animated by Bee Train studio. It is a spiritual successor of Noir and Madlax and the final installment of Bee Train's "girls-with-guns" trilogy. The ...
Style: anime, exciting, stylized, suspenseful, mecha ...
Plot: on the run, obsession, murder, danger, escapades, rivalry, chases and races, self discovery, unrequited love, murderer, female protagonist, female homosexuality ...
Place: mexico
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 6.1
 485
Johnny Yuma (1966)
Genre: Action, Drama, Western
Country: Italy
Duration: 100 min.
Story: Infidelity, murder, and betrayal lies at the center of this violent Spaghetti western. A scheming wife does away with her husband, causing the man's heir to seek revenge. A number of double-crosses and bloody gun battles follow, eventually ...
Style: spaghetti western, euro western, exciting, realistic, serious ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: murder, cowboy, woman with a gun, framed for murder, greed, desert, inheritance, infidelity, gory, old west, battles, heroes ...
Time: 19th century
Place: italy, arizona, yuma arizona
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I Am Sartana, Trade Your Guns for a Coffin (1970)
Genre: Drama, Western
Country: Italy
Duration: 93 min.
Story: Sartana, bounty hunter and gunfighter, witnesses the robbery of a shipment of gold. He finds his way into town where he meets with a lot of suspicious stares from the locals. He also meets with Samuel Spencer, who seems to own the company in this ...
Style: spaghetti western, euro western, exciting, cynical, realistic ...
Plot: sartana, cowboy, native american, dishonesty, betrayal, chases and races, gang, bounty hunter, small town, old west, heist, violent content ...
Time: 19th century
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A Warrior's Heart (2011)
Genre: Action, Drama, Family, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min.
Story: After his father’s death, high school lacrosse star Conor Sullivan becomes self-destructive but through a new love interest and his passion for this sport, Conor discovers the warrior within himself.
Style: serious, sentimental, realistic, emotional, uplifting
Audience: teens, chick flick, girls' night
Plot: lacrosse, teenage love, love and romance, human spirit, youth, athlete and trainer, ambition, power relations, athlete's life, hopes, martial arts, warrior ...
Time: 21st century
Place: usa
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