Texas ranger movies and TV shows

The list contains the best, new and most relevant texas ranger movies ordered by relevance. The recommendation service has sorted out serious, realistic, exciting, captivating, suspense and tense films and TV shows about / with texas ranger, cowboy, modern western, heroes, murder, gunfight, wild west, revolver, shootout and cowboy hat plots mostly in Drama, Western and Crime genres shot in USA, Mexico and other countries.
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TOP 10 movies tagged as texas ranger: The Duel (2016), Lone Wolf McQuade (1983), Comanche Moon (2008), Walker, Texas Ranger (1993), Hell or High Water (2016), Texas Rangers (2001), The Lone Ranger (2013), The Highwaymen (2019), Walker (2021), True Grit (1969).

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 5.8
 12K
The Duel (2016)
Genre: Drama, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 110 min.
Story: A Texas Ranger investigates a series of unexplained deaths in a town called Helena.
Style: tense, realistic, suspense, serious
Plot: murder, texas ranger, hunting, husband wife relationship, violence, gunfight, small western town, modern west, modern western, civil war, wild west, capitalism ...
Time: 19th century
Place: texas, austin texas, usa
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Lone Wolf McQuade (1983)
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Romance, Thriller, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 107 min.
Story: The archetypical renegade Texas Ranger wages war against a drug kingpin with automatic weapons, his wits and martial arts after a gun battle leaves his partner dead. All of this inevitably culminates a martial arts showdown between the drug lord and ...
Style: exciting, serious, rough, realistic, suspenseful ...
Audience: boys' night, manly
Plot: texas ranger, martial arts, fbi, law enforcement, buddy cop, gang, danger, confined, fighting crime, special agent, fight scenes, cowboy ...
Time: year 1983, 80s, 20th century
Place: texas, latin america, austin texas, mexico, usa ...
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Comanche Moon (2008)
Genre: Drama, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 360 min.
TV show
Story: Comanche Moon, the prequel to McMurtry's bestselling and Pulitzer Prize-winning book, "Lonesome Dove follows Texas Rangers Augustus "Gus" McCrae (Zahn) and Woodrow F. Call (Urban), now in their middle years, as they continue to ...
Style: captivating, tense, suspense, exciting, sincere ...
Plot: native american, wild west, danger, friendship, modern western, partner, escapades, rivalry, old west, texas ranger, native, daring rescue ...
Time: 19th century, year 1865, 1850s, 1860s, victorian era
Place: texas, austin texas, usa
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Walker, Texas Ranger (1993)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Crime, Drama, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 43 min.
TV show
Story: Walker, Texas Ranger is an American television action crime drama series created by Leslie Greif and Paul Haggis, both starring Chuck Norris as a member of the Texas Ranger Division. The show aired on CBS in the spring of 1993, with the first season ...
Style: serious, exciting, realistic, suspense, captivating ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: texas ranger, partners against crime, heroes, police investigation, vigilante, brutality, martial artist, good versus evil, hand to hand combat, society, machismo, interracial friendship ...
Time: 90s, 20th century, 2000s
Place: texas, southern usa, usa, dallas texas
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Hell or High Water (2016)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 102 min.
Story: A divorced dad and his ex-con brother resort to a desperate scheme in order to save their family's farm in West Texas.
Style: neo western, realistic, neo noir, suspense, harsh ...
Audience: adult
Plot: criminal, bank robbery, robbery, brother, texas ranger, bank robber, cowboy, armed robbery, small town, modern western, bank, heist ...
Time: 2010s, year 2016, y2k, future, 21st century
Place: texas, nebraska, usa, oklahoma
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Texas Rangers (2001)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Thriller, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story: Ten years after the Civil War has ended, the Governor of Texas asks Leander McNelly to form a company of Rangers to help uphold the law along the Mexican border. With a few veterans of the war, most of the recruits are young men who have little or ...
Style: harsh, serious, exciting, touching, realistic ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: texas ranger, american civil war, civil war, danger, rescue, rivalry, love triangle, vengeance, murder, violence, betrayal, cowboy ...
Time: 19th century, year 2001, 1870s
Place: texas, mexico, austin texas, latin america, usa
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 6.4
 244K
The Lone Ranger (2013)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 150 min.
Story: The Texas Rangers chase down a gang of outlaws led by Butch Cavendish, but the gang ambushes the Rangers, seemingly killing them all. One survivor is found, however, by an American Indian named Tonto, who nurses him back to health. The Ranger, ...
Style: exciting, humorous, scenic, buddy comedy, semi serious ...
Audience: teens, boys' night, girls' night, chick flick
Plot: texas ranger, superhero, horse, wild west, native american, indians, gunfight, cowboy, corruption, partner, revenge, masked vigilante ...
Time: 19th century, year 2013, 2010s, victorian era, 20th century ...
Place: texas, seattle, austin texas, usa, san francisco
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 6.9
 102K
The Highwaymen (2019)
Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 132 min.
Story: In 1934, Frank Hamer and Manny Gault, two former Texas Rangers, are commissioned to put an end to the wave of vicious crimes perpetrated by Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow, a notorious duo of infamous robbers and cold-blooded killers who nevertheless ...
Style: suspense, road movie, captivating, factual, tense ...
Audience: date night
Plot: texas ranger, organized crime, bank robber, great depression, fbi, fighting crime, gangster, hunt down, killing spree, character study, gunfight, chase ...
Time: 1930s, year 1934
Place: usa, america, texas, austin texas
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 6.2
 15K
Walker (2021)
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 42 min.
TV show
Story: Reboot of the 1993 series focusing on Walker as he returns from years undercover. A widower and father of two, he begins fighting crime with a new partner, who is one of the only female Rangers in history.
Style: tense, captivating, detective
Plot: texas ranger, police officer, gay, gay brother, deputy sheriff, fighting crime, sheriff, teamwork, officer, showdown, police, small town sheriff ...
Time: 2020s, 21st century
Place: texas
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 7.4
 51K
True Grit (1969)
Genre: Adventure, Drama, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 128 min.
Story: The murder of her father sends a teenage tomboy, Mattie Ross (Kim Darby), on a mission of "justice", which involves avenging her father's death. She recruits a tough old marshal, "Rooster" Cogburn (John Wayne), because he ...
Style: stylized, harsh, suspense, exciting, spaghetti western ...
Audience: family outing, manly
Plot: revenge, bounty hunter, murder, manhunt, cowboy, hanging, texas ranger, reward, civil war veteran, teenage girl, alcoholic, justice ...
Time: 19th century, 1880s, 20th century, year 1969
Place: texas, oklahoma, arkansas, austin texas, usa
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Gone Are the Days (2018)
Genre: Drama, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story: The story of notorious outlaw Taylon Flynn, a man hell-bent on exiting this life in a blaze of glory. His plans go awry upon the discovery of the sordid life his estranged daughter is forced to live. To save her, he must summon the inner demons he ...
Style: tense, psychological, suspense, captivating, wild
Plot: texas ranger, old west, redemption, estranged daughter, rescue, murder, danger, criminal, family relations, civil war, bank robber, female nudity ...
Place: usa
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Sons of Thunder (1999)
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story: Sons of Thunder is a television show that ran from March to April 1999 on CBS. It was a spin-off of Walker, Texas Ranger.
Style: detective, neo western
Plot: texas ranger, martial arts, private investigator, two man army, tough guy, buddy cop, buddy, ak 47, ex soldier, martial artist, pistol, raid ...
Place: texas
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 2K
Killer Women (2014)
Genre: Drama, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story: Of all the notorious lawmen that ever patrolled the violent frontier, none are more storied than ballsy and badass Molly Parker, one of the first women to join the Texas Rangers.
Style: exciting, serious, suspenseful, sexy, detective ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: texas ranger, female killer, crime investigation, fighting crime, tough law enforcer, heroes, price of justice, chases and races, kickass women, kickass, woman with a gun, murder mystery ...
Time: 2010s, 21st century
Place: texas, usa
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The Legend of the Lone Ranger (1981)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min.
Story: When the young Texas Ranger, John Reid, is the sole survivor of an ambush arranged by the militaristic outlaw leader, Butch Cavendich, he is rescued by an old childhood Comanche friend, Tonto. When he recovers from his wounds, he dedicates his life ...
Style: realistic, serious, exciting, captivating
Plot: texas ranger, horse, lone ranger, heroes, superhero, cowboy, violence, murder, justice, jungle, usa president, commander ...
Time: 19th century, year 1981, 1860s, 1870s
Place: texas, austin texas, usa
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 7.6
 356K
True Grit (2010)
Genre: Drama, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 110 min.
Story: Following the murder of her father by hired hand Tom Chaney, 14-year-old farm girl Mattie Ross sets out to capture the killer. To aid her, she hires the toughest U.S. Marshal she can find, a man with "true grit," Reuben J. ...
Style: tense, suspense, rough, suspenseful, scenic ...
Audience: manly, date night, family outing, boys' night, teen drama
Plot: vengeance, old west, revenge, cowboy, bounty hunter, justice, gunfight, texas ranger, determination, teenage girl, death of father, murder ...
Time: 19th century, year 2010, 2010s, 1870s, 1800s ...
Place: texas, arkansas, oklahoma, usa
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 7.1
 14K
Big Jake (1971)
Genre: Drama, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 110 min.
Story: An aging Texas cattle man who has outlived his time swings into action when outlaws kidnap his grandson.
Style: spaghetti western, tense, entertaining, captivating, disturbing ...
Audience: manly
Plot: kidnapping, old west, cowboys and indians, texas ranger, gunfight, motorcycle, cowboy, wild west, double barreled shotgun, happy ending, good versus evil, car ...
Time: turn of the century, 20th century, year 1971, 1900s, 19th century ...
Place: texas, mexico, usa, latin america
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The Comancheros (1961)
Genre: Drama, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 107 min.
Story: Texas Ranger Jake Cutter arrests gambler Paul Regret, but soon finds himself teamed with his prisoner in an undercover effort to defeat a band of renegade arms merchants and thieves known as Comancheros.
Style: exciting, suspenseful, rough, realistic, serious ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: cowboy, texas ranger, renegade, horse, comanche indian, small town, desert, gunfight, shootout, chase, murder, gambler ...
Time: 19th century, 20th century, 1800s, 60s
Place: texas, louisiana, usa, mexico, latin america ...
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A Perfect World (1993)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 138 min.
Story: A kidnapped boy strikes up a friendship with his captor: an escaped convict on the run from the law, headed by an honorable U.S. Marshal.
Style: road movie, sincere, suspense, touching, neo noir ...
Plot: kidnapping, life philosophy, fugitives, prison escape, prison, moral ambiguity, on the run, boy, friendship, child abuse, small town, road trip ...
Time: 60s, 20th century, 90s, year 1993, year 1963
Place: texas, usa, austin texas, birmingham alabama, alaska
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Return to Lonesome Dove (1993)
Genre: Drama, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 322 min.
TV show
Story: 'Captain' Call has just buried Gus at Lonesome Dove and plans to head back to his ranch in Montana. Looking at a herd of wild Mustangs, he decides to drive them north with the help of Isom and Gideon Walker. Gideon hires Agostina Vega and ...
Style: captivating, serious, realistic, atmospheric, epic ...
Plot: cowboy, wild west, modern west, modern western, native american, texas ranger, cavalry, mexican standoff, partner, escapades, heroes, love and romance ...
Time: 19th century
Place: montana, austin texas, texas, usa
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Last Man Standing (1996)
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 101 min.
Story: John Smith is a mysterious stranger who is drawn into a vicious war between two Prohibition-era gangs. In a dangerous game, he switches allegiances from one to another, offering his services to the highest bidder. As the death toll mounts, Smith ...
Style: neo noir, stylized, serious, suspenseful, exciting ...
Audience: manly, boys' night
Plot: gangster, mafia, gang war, small town, betrayal, shootout, violence, one man army, gunfight, tough guy, one against many, prohibition ...
Time: 20th century, 1930s, 1920s, year 1932
Place: texas, mexico, usa, austin texas, latin america
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 4.8
 4K
Wild Horses (2015)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story: Texas Ranger Samantha Payne reopens a 15-year-old missing person case, and uncovers evidence that suggests that the boy was likely murdered on a ranch belonging to wealthy family man, Scott Briggs. When Scott’s estranged son unexpectedly returns ...
Style: captivating, suspense, psychological, tense, neo western ...
Plot: horse, horse riding, wild horse, texas ranger, missing person, cowboy, ranch, dirty cop, gay, father son relationship, murder mystery, investigation ...
Place: usa
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 6.7
 5K
Texas Rising (2015)
Genre: Drama, History, Western
Country: Mexico, USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story: A depiction of the rise of Texas from the Battle of the Alamo to San Jacinto. A story told through the lives of the men who gave everything up to defend an infant country from a ruthless Dictator and savage Native Americans, and paved the way for ...
Style: historical drama, realistic, serious, captivating, horrifying ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: rebellion, wild west, society, law enforcement, human spirit, hopes, state affairs, u.s. president, texas revolution, conservative, intrigue, world war two ...
Time: 19th century, victorian era, 1830s
Place: texas, mexico, usa
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Walker, Texas Ranger: Trial by Fire (2005)
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 120 min.
Story: Walker investigates a murder connected with a missing government weapon. In addition, he tries to track down a teen on the run from a crime syndicate.
Style: serious, suspenseful, exciting, realistic, cult classic ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: chase, police detective, partners against crime, undercover, tough heroes, danger, police investigation, rivalry, law enforcement, brutality, cowboy, texas ranger ...
Time: 21st century
Place: texas
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The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez (1982)
Genre: Drama, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 106 min.
Story: The entire cause of the problem evolves from the use of a deputy to translate. His command of Spanish is inadequate and he mistranslates what a witness tells the sheriff as to whether the real perpetrator of the crime is riding a mare (yegua) or a ...
Style: political, intercultural, historical drama
Plot: sheriff, texas ranger, language barrier, horseman, fugitive, multiple perspectives, folk hero, self defense, squad, trial, manhunt, latin american history ...
Time: year 1982, 1900s
Place: texas, mexico, san antonio texas
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Extreme Prejudice (1987)
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, History, Thriller, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 105 min.
Story: A Texas Ranger and a ruthless narcotics kingpin - they were childhood friends, now they are adversaries.
Style: cult classic, neo noir, gothic, action adventure, hood ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: gangster, gunfight, shootout, texas ranger, vietnam war, gang, cop, gun fu, bank, machine gun, bank robbery, blood ...
Time: 80s, year 1987, 20th century
Place: texas, latin america, mexico, usa
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Dead Man's Walk (1996)
Genre: Western
Country: USA
Duration: 272 min.
TV show
Story: Dead man's Walk is the beginning of the Lonesome Dove Saga. Gus McCrae and Woodrow Call are just starting out in the Texas Rangers and have no idea of what they are doing for Call it's Duty above all else. For Gus it's the thrill of ...
Style: detective, exciting, realistic, serious, suspenseful ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: cowboy, modern west, modern western, texas ranger, firing squad, social problems, american history, wild west, native, survival, expedition, mountain ...
Time: 19th century, 1840s
Place: texas, mexico, new mexico, usa, latin america ...
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Another Pair of Aces: Three of a Kind (1991)
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story: A gambler, a Texas ranger and an FBI agent are investigating a series of vigilante murders.
Style: exciting, realistic, serious, rough, suspenseful
Audience: boys' night
Plot: poker, texas ranger, injustice, cons and scams, frame up, murder, friendship, old west, false accusation, private detective, investigation, manhunt ...
Time: 19th century
Place: texas
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Once Upon a Texas Train (1988)
Genre: Action, Comedy, Romance, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story: Captain Hayes of the mighty law enforcement squad named the Texas Rangers reached the pinnacle of his career when he captured the notorious John Henry, an outlaw cowboy, and put him behind bars. Twenty years later, upon his release, Henry is older ...
Style: serious, realistic, exciting, rough
Plot: cowboy, old west, train, outlaw, aging, bank, texas ranger, partner, escape, on the run, rivalry, lone wolves ...
Time: 70s
Place: texas, austin texas
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Walker Texas Ranger 3: Deadly Reunion (1994)
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story: An experienced member of Texas Rangers, a special police unit, arrives to compete in a pistol shooting tournament, but so does a hitman who's planing to assassinate a US senator who will be among the spectators.
Style: cult classic, neo western, independent film, neo noir
Plot: buddy cop, texas ranger, self sacrifice, murder, sacrifice, hotel, pistol, sniper, martial arts, brawl, gunslinger, kung fu ...
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Deadman Standing (2018)
Genre: Biography, Thriller, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story: The true story of a recently widowered lawman who befriends a boy dying of tuberculosis and a madam of the local brothel while their town is being politically and violently overtaken by a gang of reckless cattlemen from Texas.
Style: suspense, exciting, disturbing, tense, captivating
Plot: fighting crime, fight, police officer, political unrest, bandit, criminal gang, gang, sheriff, texas ranger, vengeance, pistol duel, boy ...
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