Two Virginians are heading for a new life in Texas when they witness a stagecoach being held up. They decide to rob the robbers and make off with the loot. To escape a posse, they split up and don't see each other again for a long time. When they do meet up again, they find themselves on different sides of the law. This leads to the increasing estrangement of the two men, who once thought of themselves as brothers.

Whitetail

2021

English

4.2

♡ 2

96%

Derek Presley Director

Jason Douglas as Davey Bottoms

Billy Blair as Jesse Arceniux

Jason Coviello as Rickey Bottoms

Tom Zembrod as Tom Mann

Donnie Mann, his father and uncle embark on a weekend hunting trip in West Texas, where they find a mysterious man shot in the stomach and clutching a backpack full of money.

Cusp

2021

English

5.8

♡ 2

86%

Isabel Bethencourt Director Autumn

Autumn as Self

Brittney as Self

In a Texas military town, three teenage girls confront the dark corners of adolescence at the end of a fever dream summer.

Urban Cowboy

1980

English

6.5

♡ 9

71%

James Bridges Director

John Travolta as Bud

Mickey Gilley as Mickey Gilley

James Gammon as Steve Strange

Scott Glenn as Wes

After moving to Pasadena, Texas, country boy Bud Davis starts hanging around a bar called Gilley's, where he falls in love with Sissy, a cowgirl who believes the sexes are equal. They eventually marry, but their relationship is turbulent due to Bud's traditional view of gender roles. Jealousy over his rival leads to their separation, but Bud attempts to win Sissy back by triumphing at Gilley's mechanical bull-riding competition.

The 13th Man

2019

English

6.7

♡ 1

80%

college

Documentary

social & cultural documentary

texas

Charlie Minn Director

Terry Rand as Self, local resident

Kathy Rector as Self, local resident

Barron Rector as Self, local resident

Matthew Rector as Self, local resident

A documentary about the tragic Texas A&M bonfire collapse that left 12 dead and 27 injured.

Liar's Moon

1981

English

5.9

♡ 6

60%

David Fisher Director

Christopher Connelly as Alex Peterson

Richard Moll as Det. Roy Logan

Matt Dillon as Jack Duncan

Dawn Dunlap as Teaser

In East Texas, the summer after high school, Jack falls in love with Ginny, the daughter of the town's banker (Jack's mom's high school sweetheart). Ginny's been at boarding school; she's headed for Vassar. Over her father's strenuous objections, she spends time with Jack. At summer's end, Jack and Ginny elope to Louisiana (where 17-year-olds can marry without their parents' permission), and he gets a job in the oil fields. Her dad hires a menacing private eye to find them, Ginny's pregnant, her town doctor gives her horrible news, and Jack's mom has her own agenda. It seems that Jack and Ginny have grown up under a liar's moon. What will these sweethearts do?

Tender Mercies

1983

English

7.3

♡ 18

82%

Bruce Beresford Director

Jerry Jones as Country Man

Wilford Brimley as Harry

Robert Duvall as Mac Sledge

Ellen Barkin as Sue Anne

Alchoholic former country singer Mac Sledge makes friends with a young widow and her son. The friendship enables him to find inspiration to resume his career.

Terms of Endearment

1983

English

7.4

♡ 30

81%

83%

Action

adultery

based on novel or book

parent child relationship

texas

James L. Brooks Director

Debra Winger as Emma Horton

Jack Nicholson as Garrett Breedlove

John Lithgow as Sam Burns

Danny DeVito as Vernon Dahlart

Aurora, a finicky woman, is in search of true love while her daughter faces marital issues. Together, they help each other deal with problems and find reasons to live a joyful life.

The Alamo

2004

English

6.1

♡ 19

29%

John Lee Hancock Director

Billy Bob Thornton as Davy Crockett

Dennis Quaid as Sam Houston

Leon Rippy as Sgt. William Ward

Patrick Wilson as William Travis

Based on the 1836 standoff between a group of Texan and Tejano men, led by Davy Crockett and Jim Bowie, and Mexican dictator Santa Anna's forces at the Alamo in San Antonio, Texas.

Hope Floats

1998

English

6.1

♡ 28

28%

Forest Whitaker Director

Mae Whitman as Bernice Pruitt

Sandra Bullock as Birdee Pruitt

Connie Ray as Bobbi-Claire

Rosanna Arquette as Connie Phillips

Birdee Pruitt has been humiliated on live television by her best friend, Connie, who's been sleeping with Birdee's husband, Bill. Birdee tries starting over with her daughter, Bernice, by returning to her small Texas hometown, but she's faced with petty old acquaintances who are thrilled to see Birdee unhappy -- except for her friend Justin. As he helps Birdee get back on her feet, love begins to blossom.

Flesh and Bone

1993

English

6.3

♡ 18

73%

Steve Kloves Director

Dennis Quaid as Arlis Sweeney

Gwyneth Paltrow as Ginnie

Meg Ryan as Kay Davies

James Caan as Roy Sweeney

Haunted by memories of his father murdering a family, Arlis Sweeney prefers to keep to himself, focusing his energy on his work. One day, the traumatic past that eats away at him returns when he meets Kay Davies, a woman connected to the bloody event. Against all odds, Arlis and Kay fall in love; however, when his father, Roy, reappears in his life -- with the coldhearted Ginnie in tow -- Arlis must deal with his past demons.

One False Move

1991

English

7.1

♡ 21

93%

Carl Franklin Director

Bill Paxton as Dale 'Hurricane' Dixon

Jim Metzler as Dud Cole

Michael Beach as Pluto

Billy Bob Thornton as Ray Malcolm

Following a series of drug deals and murders, three criminals -- Fantasia, Ray Malcolm and Pluto -- travel from Los Angeles to Houston, finally arriving in a small Arkansas town to go into hiding. Two detectives from the LAPD, who are already on the case, contact the town's sheriff, Dale Dixon, to alert him of the fugitives' presence in the area. Underestimating Dixon, the criminals have no idea what they are about to face.

The Keeper

2009

English

5.0

♡ 22

26%

Keoni Waxman Director

Michael R. Long as Henchman # 1

Luce Rains as Jason Cross

Jessica Williams as Nurse

Steven Seagal as Roland

Roland Sallinger is an LA cop who after nearly being killed by his greedy partner, and eventually being forced to retire for medical reasons, flees to San Antonio, Texas, after being asked to work as a bodyguard for the daughter of a wealthy businessman. The businessman had been a colleague of Sallinger years before, when they were both cops. When mobsters kidnap the businessman's daughter, he hunts them down to rescue her and protect her

Facing Nolan

2022

English

7.9

96%

Bradley Jackson Director

George W. Bush as

Joe Posnanski as Self

Roger Clemens as Self - 7X Cy Young Winner

John McClain as Self - Sports Writer, Houston Chronicle

In the world of Major League Baseball no one has created a mythology like Nolan Ryan. Told from the point of view of the hitters who faced him and the teammates who revered him, Facing Nolan is the definitive documentary of a Texas legend.

Hard Country

1981

English

5.6

♡ 5

27%

David Greene Director

Curtis Credel as Dale

Kim Basinger as Jodie

Henry G. Sanders as Man Customer

Richard Moll as Top Gun

Ambitious young Jodie wants more out of life than the small Texas country town she lives in has to offer. Jodie realizes that in order to pursue her dreams she will have to leave Texas and move to the big city. However, her shiftless factory worker boyfriend Kyle wants to stay in Texas.

Lily Dale

1996

English

5.1

Action

based on play or musical

Peter Masterson Director

Stockard Channing as Corella

Jean Stapleton as Mrs. Coons

Sam Shepard as Pete Davenport

John Slattery as Will Kidder

In 1910, 19-year-old Horace Robedaux, still bitter toward his stepfather, goes to Houston to be reunited with his mother, Corella, and his sister, Lily Dale, following a long estrangement. He has not seen either since he was 12 because his wicked stepfather, Pete Davenport (whom his mother married after his father drank himself to death) believes a boy ought to be self-reliant.

I Can Only Imagine

2018

English

7.3

♡ 79

69%

Andrew Erwin Director

Dennis Quaid as

David Norona as Bill Layton

Jason Burkey as Mike

J.R. Cacia as Rusty

Growing up in Greenville, Texas, Bart Millard suffers physical and emotional abuse at the hands of his father, Arthur. When Arthur becomes terminally ill, he finds redemption by embracing his faith and rediscovering his love for his son. Years later, Bart's troubled childhood and mended relationship with his dad inspires him to write the hit song "I Can Only Imagine" as singer of the Christian band MercyMe.

Sordid Lives

2000

English

6.7

♡ 7

Action

based on play or musical

Del Shores Director

Ronnie Claire Edwards as Funeral Guest

Bonnie Bedelia as Latrelle Williamson

Delta Burke as Noleta Nethercott

Lorna Scott as Vera Lisso

"Sordid Lives" is about a family in a small Texas town preparing for the funeral of the mother. Among the characters are the grandson trying to find his identity in West Hollywood, the son who has spent the past twenty-three years dressed as Tammy Wynette, the sister and her best friend (who live in delightfully kitschy homes), and the two daughters (one strait-laced and one quite a bit of a loser).

Secondhand Lions

2003

English

7.5

♡ 27

60%

Tim McCanlies Director

Eugene Osment as Doctor

Michael Caine as Garth

Robert Duvall as Hub

Emmanuelle Vaugier as Jasmine

The comedic adventures of an introverted boy left on the doorstep of a pair of reluctant, eccentric great-uncles, whose exotic remembrances stir the boy's spirit and re-ignite the men's lives.