6 Best Cattle Drive Movies

By Vlad Zakh · May 6, 2026

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The grueling danger and camaraderie of driving cattle across the untamed frontier has powered some of cinema’s most enduring Western epics.

Open Range (2003) 01

Open Range (2003)

IMDb ★ 7.3

Free-range cattlemen clash with a tyrannical rancher and his hired guns in a small frontier town.

Broken Lance (1954) 02

Broken Lance (1954)

IMDb ★ 6.9

A powerful cattle baron's sons battle over inheritance and loyalty after his empire begins to crumble.

City Slickers (1991) 03

City Slickers (1991)

IMDb ★ 6.8

Three stressed city friends sign up for a cattle drive vacation that becomes an unexpected life lesson.

Monte Walsh (1970) 04

Monte Walsh (1970)

IMDb ★ 6.6

Two aging cowboys struggle to find purpose as the era of open-range cattle driving comes to an end.

The Cowboys (1972) 05

The Cowboys (1972)

IMDb ★ 7.3

An aging rancher recruits a group of schoolboys to drive his cattle after his hired hands abandon him.

Red River (1948) 06

Red River (1948)

IMDb ★ 7.7

A stubborn rancher's brutal leadership on a massive cattle drive pushes his adopted son to mutiny.

Vlad Zakh

Vlad Zakh

Founder, Movieix

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