6 Best Denver Pyle Movies

By Vlad Zakh · August 12, 2026

Denver Pyle brought a folksy, authoritative presence to Hollywood across five decades and was later beloved on television as Uncle Jesse Duke. Escape to Witch Mountain has two orphaned siblings with psychic powers chased by a wealthy man, Return from Witch Mountain stops a mad scientist, Cahill: United States Marshal complicates a marshal’s pursuit when his own sons are involved, and Maverick races a gambler toward a high-stakes poker tournament. Bonnie and Clyde and Too Late for Tears round out the list.

Maverick (1994)

TMDB ★ 6.9

A charming gambler races to raise enough money to enter a high-stakes poker tournament aboard a riverboat.

Directed by Richard Donner · 2h 07m · Rated PG

Where to watch

Rent: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, Spectrum On Demand · Buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Return from Witch Mountain (1978)

TMDB ★ 5.9

Two psychic siblings must stop a mad scientist from using one of their powers for evil.

Directed by John Hough · 1h 35m · Rated G

Where to watch

Stream: Disney Plus · Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Escape to Witch Mountain (1975)

TMDB ★ 6.4

Two orphaned siblings with mysterious psychic powers are pursued by a wealthy man who wants to exploit them.

Directed by John Hough · 1h 37m · Rated G

Where to watch

Stream: Disney Plus · Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Cahill: United States Marshal (1973)

TMDB ★ 6.1

A US Marshal's pursuit of a gang of robbers is complicated when he learns his own sons were involved in the crime.

Directed by Andrew V. McLaglen · 1h 43m · Rated PG

Where to watch

Stream: Howdy Amazon Channel · Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Bonnie and Clyde (1967)

IMDb ★ 7.7 RT 91% Metacritic 86

Two Depression-era outlaws rob their way across the Midwest and into folk-hero infamy.

Directed by Arthur Penn · 1h 51m · Rated R

Won 2 Oscars23 wins & 29 nominations

Where to watch

Rent: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, Spectrum On Demand · Buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Too Late for Tears (1949)

TMDB ★ 6.8

Denver Pyle features in this noir about a woman who stumbles upon a satchel of stolen cash and schemes ruthlessly to keep it.

Directed by Byron Haskin · 1h 39m

Where to watch

Stream: fuboTV, MGM+ Amazon Channel, Philo, Brew, MGM Plus, Pure Flix · Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, FlixFling

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Vlad Zakh

Founder, Movieix

Founder of Movieix. He started the site because most recommendation pages felt like noise. Here, lists are sorted by who's in the film, where it's from and what mood you're in tonight.

6 Best Denver Pyle Movies

Maverick (1994)

Return from Witch Mountain (1978)

Escape to Witch Mountain (1975)

Cahill: United States Marshal (1973)

Bonnie and Clyde (1967)

Too Late for Tears (1949)

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