01 Two rodeo cowboys travel to New York City to track down a missing friend.
Directed by Gregg Champion · 1h 47m · Rated PG-13
6 Best Rodeo and Bull Riding Movies
By Vlad Zakh · February 17, 2026
The rodeo circuit mixes danger, tradition and fading myth. The Rider has a young cowboy grappling with his identity after a near-fatal accident, 8 Seconds follows a champion bull rider’s rise and tragic death, and The Longest Ride pairs a bull rider with an art student. The Cowboy Way, Urban Cowboy and Junior Bonner round out the six.
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02 A young rodeo cowboy grapples with his identity after a near-fatal riding accident ends his career.
Directed by Chloé Zhao · 1h 43m · Rated R
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03 A budding romance between a bull rider and an art student is intercut with a decades-old love story.
Directed by George Tillman Jr. · 2h 08m · Rated PG-13
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04 The rise and tragic death of a champion professional bull rider.
Directed by John G. Avildsen · 1h 45m · Rated PG-13
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05 A young oil refinery worker's romance and rivalry play out over mechanical bull competitions at a Texas honky-tonk.
Directed by James Bridges · 2h 12m · Rated PG
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06 An ageing rodeo cowboy returns to his hometown for one last competition amid his family's dysfunction.
Directed by Sam Peckinpah · 1h 40m · Rated PG
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