Land dispute movies and TV shows
The list contains the best, new and most relevant land dispute movies ordered by relevance. The recommendation service has sorted out tense, captivating, suspense, realistic, suspenseful and emotional films and TV shows about / with land dispute, revenge, corruption, small town, justice, class conflict, family drama, betrayal, power struggle and family relations plots mostly in Drama, Action and Thriller genres shot in India, USA, UK and other countries.
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TOP 10 movies tagged as land dispute: Fighting Mad (1976), On the Black Hill (1988), Motherless Brooklyn (2019), Nowhere to Run (1993), Grand Canyon Massacre (1964), The King of the Cattle (1996), Marutham (2025), Crow (2016), Trigger Fast (1994), Duelo indio (1961).
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Genre: Action, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
An evil corporation tries to pressure a bunch of Arkansas farmers and ranchers to sell their land so they can strip-mine it for coal. The fiercely proud and stubborn Hunter family refuse to give in. This leads to a bitter conflict that results in ...
Style:
political, tense, captivating, realistic, serious ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
vietnam war, revenge, corruption, vigilante justice, land grab, government corruption, miscarriage of justice, land dispute, environmental destruction, shootout, environmental, car ...
Time:
year 1976
Place:
arkansas, usa
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Genre: Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 117 min.
Story:
The story covers eighty years in the lives of a pair of Welsh identical twins with an unusual bond, as they go through war, love affairs, and land disputes.
Style:
independent film, serious, realistic, touching, family saga
Plot:
twins, land dispute, landscape, farm, family relations, couples, politics, love and romance, siblings relations, cattle, horse riding, biplane ...
Time:
20th century, 80s
Place:
wales, england
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 144 min.
Story:
Lionel Essrog, a private detective living with Tourette syndrome, ventures to solve the murder of his mentor and best friend — a mystery that carries him from the gin-soaked jazz clubs of Harlem to the slums of Brooklyn to the gilded halls of New ...
Style:
neo noir, enigmatic, period piece, crime drama, detective ...
Audience:
family friendly, date night, adult
Plot:
private detective, murder investigation, interracial romance, politics, conspiracy, social injustice, homicide detective, private investigation, crime investigation, investigation, organized crime, racial segregation ...
Time:
50s, 1950s, year 2019, future, 20th century
Place:
brooklyn new york city, harlem, usa, new york
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Genre: Action, Drama, Romance, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
Escaped convict Sam Gillen single handedly takes on ruthless developers determined to evict Clydie - a widow with two young children. Nobody knows who Sam is.
Style:
exciting, political, cult classic, suspense, fast ...
Audience:
boys' night, girls' night, kids, chick flick, teens
Plot:
martial arts, widow, hand to hand combat, bank robber, sex scene, vigilante, on the run, farm, manhunt, showdown, arson, one against many ...
Time:
year 1993, 90s, 80s
Place:
montana, california, hawaii, usa
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Genre: Drama, Western
Country: Italy
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
(1965) James Mitchum George Ardisson, Giacomo Rossi-Stuart, Jill Powers, Eduardo Ciannelli. After a search for his father's killers, Mitchum returns home only to find himself involved in a bloody land dispute. Good western with a helluva cast. ...
Style:
spaghetti western, suspenseful, tense, grim, period piece ...
Plot:
land dispute, violence, revenge, desert, outlaw, justice, lawlessness, canyon, showdown, old west, small town, vigilante ...
Time:
60s
Place:
california
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Genre: Adventure, Drama, Romance, Thriller
Country: Brazil
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
O Rei do Gado is a Brazilian telenovela that was produced and displayed by Rede Globo, 17 June 1996 to February 15, 1997, totaling 209 chapters and 130 in the original version of the SIC in Portugal.
Style:
soap opera, novela, telenovela, period drama
Plot:
star crossed lovers, land dispute, family feud, social injustice, class struggle, social realism, forbidden love, class conflict, betrayal, revenge, tragic romance, cattle ...
Place:
italy
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Genre: Drama
Country: India
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
Kanniyappan, A Hardworking Farmer, Is Devastated When He Learns That His Ancestral Farmland Has Been Auctioned Off Due To An Unpaid Loan. Despite Being A Diligent Farmer, Kanniyappan Is Shocked Because He Never Took Out Any Loan From A Bank Or Any ...
Style:
tense, melancholic, suspenseful, crime drama
Plot:
land dispute, corruption, class struggle, social justice, resilience, conspiracy, small town, moral dilemma, betrayal, legal battle, investigation, revenge ...
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Genre: Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
A wealthy developer tries to remove settlers from his newly acquired land, which leads to dire consequences.
Style:
tense, suspense, captivating, disturbing, neo western ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
tribe, land dispute, land grab, eviction, problem, construction company, land developer, eviction notice, hostile takeover, power struggle, conflict, landowner ...
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Genre: Drama, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
A feisty woman struggles to keep her ranch from being stolen by a greedy and unscrupulous land-baron named Malick. A trio of young men comes to her aid Dusty Fog, the "Kid," and Miguel. They are later joined by a fourth man named Mark, who ...
Style:
tense, suspenseful, independent film, realistic, serious ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
ranch, sheriff, good versus evil, female protagonist, female empowerment, land dispute, outlaw, courage, tyranny, showdown, perseverance, survival ...
Time:
19th century
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Genre: Adventure, Drama, Western
Country: Mexico
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
A cabal of bad-hats is conspiring to dispossess the local Indians of their hereditary lands, but Pancho fights to defend them... while a messenger is securing copies of some needed legal documents. Etc. Second film of four in the series "Pancho ...
Style:
period piece, suspense, spaghetti western, black and white
Plot:
duel, land dispute, justice, native american, outlaw gang, heroism, showdown, cowboy, revenge, corruption, conspiracy, gunslinger ...
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Genre: Action, Drama
Country: India
Duration: 150 min.
Story:
Set in 1970s Karnataka, during the land reforms era, poor farmers are denied their rightful land by a powerful feudal lord, Varadiaha, who controls it through exploitation. Rajan, an educated lawyer seeking justice.
Style:
serious, tense, bleak, grim, inspirational ...
Plot:
social commentary, land dispute, social justice, corruption, exploitation, power struggle, legal battle, resistance, feudalism, class struggle, class conflict, courtroom ...
Time:
70s
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Genre: Family
Country: India
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Set in a rustic village near Hyderabad, this evocative story follows three college-bound friends, their youthful joys, and the loss of cherished ancestral land. A gripping family drama unfolds, unveiling a village leader's sinister conspiracy.
Style:
heartfelt, emotional, realistic, tense, suspenseful ...
Plot:
family bonds, land dispute, family feud, village, conspiracy, friendship, corruption, social conflict, betrayal, coming of age, moral dilemma, high school friend ...
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Genre: Drama, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story:
Explore the fine line between survival and law, the consequences of violence, and the corrosive power of secrets, as this family fights to keep their land.
Style:
neo western, tense, suspense, psychological, bleak
Plot:
family drama, land dispute, small town, moral ambiguity, class conflict, greed, survival, corruption, revenge, vigilantism, secrets, resistance ...
Time:
1850s, 19th century
Place:
oregon
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Genre: Drama, Western
Country: Germany
Duration: 123 min.
Story:
In Part Three, entitled "The Last Fight," gangster Santer Jr. attempts to seize an oil well on Indian territory. To prevent this, Winnetou and Old Shatterhand must reconcile the warring Indian tribes so that they can take up the fight ...
Style:
captivating, suspense, disturbing, suspenseful, tense ...
Plot:
native american, indians, land dispute, money, sheriff, murder, lawlessness, breaking the law, murderer, old west, gang, justice ...
Time:
19th century, 1900s
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Genre: Thriller
Country: Ecuador, Mexico, Germany
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
Two families dispute a land with a land dealer.
Style:
suspense, tense, tension, political drama, tragic
Plot:
eviction, violence, social relations, class conflict, social inequality, inequality, land dispute, eviction notice, social problems, society, settler, social issues ...
Time:
2010s
Place:
ecuador, latin america
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Genre: Action, Comedy
Country: Dominican Republic
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
Uncle and nephew try to recover their lands from a corrupt casino owner. A farmer is pressured to pay his gambling son's huge debt. Both problems have the same source, and will come together.
Style:
tense, crime drama, noir
Plot:
uncle nephew relationship, land dispute, family conflict, small town, gambling debt, corrupt businessman, corruption, ethical dilemma, moral dilemma, hostile takeover, social commentary, desperation ...
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Genre: Drama
Country: India
Duration: 145 min.
Story:
Follows two estranged step-brothers whose feud about the ownership of land turns into a war for love, honor, pride and to claim a sense of identity.
Style:
captivating, psychological, thrilling, emotional, intense ...
Plot:
punjabi, brothers, inheritance, feud, family drama, land dispute, conflict, half brother, family conflict, lifestyle, problem, family relations ...
Place:
india
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Genre: Drama
Country: India
Duration: 150 min.
Story:
'Ividam Swargamanu' concerns the story of a hard-working farmer known as Mathews and his fight against a land mafia which tries to take over his farmland
Style:
tense, captivating, realistic, emotional, suspenseful
Plot:
farmer, land grab, farm, corruption, land dispute, landowner, showdown, mafia, life is a bitch, fighting crime, family relations, fight ...
Place:
india
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Genre: Drama, Romance, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 50 min.
TV show
Story:
Passions run deep in a small Texas town, as three ranching dynasties fight for their land, their legacies and the people they love.
Style:
tension, emotional, suspense
Plot:
small town, land dispute, family feud, power struggle, community, moral ambiguity, betrayal, inheritance, legacy, land grab, secrets, revenge ...
Place:
texas
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Genre: Comedy
Country: India
Story:
The story follows Malayali Bhuvana Chandran, an unsuccessful entrepreneur in a lot of debt, who gets involved in a land conflict between two powerful landlords in Tamil Nadu: Pandi Durai and Karuppayya Swami.
Style:
satirical, semi serious, captivating, entertaining, suspense ...
Audience:
family friendly
Plot:
satire, business, land dispute, money, landowner, money problems, escapades, corruption, scheming, small town life, class conflict, social commentary ...
Time:
2000s
Place:
india
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Genre: Action
Country: India
Duration: 146 min.
Story:
Pargat, son of Gurdit Singh, seeks vengeance against Tundilaat, who murdered his father and stole their ancestral land. During the 1947 partition, Gurdit was granted land in Chandigarh for his loyalty, but Tundilaat killed him to seize the valuable ...
Style:
action drama, dramatic, intense, emotional, romantic drama
Audience:
adult
Plot:
justice, revenge, crime boss, feud, land dispute, murder of father, violence, betrayal, loyalty, power struggle, vigilante, flashback ...
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Genre: Action
Country: India
Duration: 127 min.
Story:
Moosa finds out that his family died because of the Sangha, a group cheating the farmers of their farms where it follows his avenge for the family.
Style:
intense, dark, tense, action drama
Plot:
punjabi, revenge, family tragedy, land dispute, vigilante, loss of family, social injustice, retribution, justice, extreme violence, male protagonist, corruption ...
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Genre: Action, Drama
Country: India
Duration: 164 min.
Story:
Rayalaseema Ramanna Chowdary...
Style:
emotional, sentimental, masala, earnest
Plot:
land dispute, power struggle, corruption, feudalism, loyalty, tradition, family honor, family drama, culture, religious, justice, sacrifice ...
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Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: UK, Pakistan
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
A mother and her two daughters fight to protect their home.
Style:
tense, realistic, intense, emotional, suspense ...
Plot:
survival, bravery, determination, mother and daughter, female empowerment, siege, resistance, courage, land dispute, family drama, sisters, social commentary ...
Place:
middle east, pakistan
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Genre: Drama
Country: Germany
Duration: 270 min.
TV show
Story:
In the middle of untouched nature, surrounded by forests and grain fields of the Brandenburg province, the fictional village of Unterleuten with only 250 inhabitants is located. Thirty years after the fall of the Berlin Wall it seems a peaceful ...
Style:
thought provoking, psychological, captivating, tense
Plot:
society, village, economics, power plant, conflict, social relations, traditional versus modern, businessman, construction, showdown, villager, generation gap ...
Place:
germany, east germany
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Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller
Country: Hungary
Duration: 126 min.
Story:
Muggy heat, small-town bleakness, unspoken social problems, hierarchy fights. This is Tuzko town, somewhere in Hungary, nowadays. Here comes Misi who inherits his grandfather's house and his property. Misi is a disillusioned, frustrated, ...
Style:
suspense, tense, captivating, disturbing, bleak ...
Plot:
small town, frustration, conflict of interest, tragic love, life is a bitch, society, love affair, social problems, small town life, refugee, fight, relationship problems ...
Place:
hungary, eastern europe
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Genre: Drama
Country: Turkey
Duration: 147 min.
Story:
Making his living from gardening and farming in the land he inherited from his father, Hasan tries to get rid of the power pole that is going to be installed in the midst of his land. His impending voyage to Mecca for pilgrimage leads to soul ...
Style:
captivating, reflective, contemplative, dramatic, sincere ...
Plot:
pilgrimage, muslim, agriculture, gardening, spiritual journey, introspection, religious faith, father son relationship, family relations, belief in god, fight for justice, fight the power ...
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Genre: Action, Comedy
Country: Nigeria
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
Four promiscuous businessmen must scheme to save the poor people of a village after a corrupt politician challenges them.
Style:
captivating, funny, satirical, semi serious, suspense
Audience:
adult
Plot:
corruption, money, corrupt politician, problem, rich and poor, intrigue, fighting the system, satire, government corruption, rich, political corruption, class conflict ...
Place:
africa, nigeria
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Genre: Action, Comedy
Country: India
Duration: 167 min.
Story:
Goparajan / Gopan, a native of Neyyattinkara and a real estate tycoon buys a large piece of land in Chittur for a construction purpose, but on his arrival, he learns that the residents are forcefully and unlawfully evicted from their properties by ...
Style:
captivating, tense, disturbing, masala, intense ...
Plot:
mafia, organized crime, fight, bandit, gang, battles, mob hit, small town, fighting crime, criminal gang, government corruption, land dispute ...
Place:
india
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Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: Italy
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
Two brothers who own a buffalo farm near Caserta attempt to resist the pressures of local mobsters who want to turn their land into an illegal landfill.
Style:
tense, suspenseful, captivating, thrilling, crime drama ...
Plot:
mafia, life is a bitch, mob hit, threat, mobster, junkyard, organized crime, criminal gang, family in danger, mafioso, criminal, husband wife relationship ...
Time:
2010s
Place:
southern italy
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