Snakes dwell in the grass of East Texas, where a widow forms an unhealthy obsession with someone who seems to be the living embodiment of the Marlboro Man.

Wild at Heart

1990

English

7.2

♡ 65

65%

81%

Action

based on novel or book

David Lynch Director

Willem Dafoe as Bobby Peru

David Patrick Kelly as Dropshadow

Sherilyn Fenn as Girl in Accident

Nicolas Cage as Sailor Ripley

Young lovers Sailor and Lula hit the road to start a new life together away from the wrath of Lula’s deranged, disapproving mother, who has hired a team of hitmen to cut the lovers’ surreal honeymoon short.

Hud

1963

English

7.8

♡ 18

86%

89%

Action

alcoholism

based on novel or book

Martin Ritt Director

John Indrisano as Barroom Brawler

Paul Newman as Hud Bannon

Val Avery as Jose

John Roy as Show Spectator

Hud Bannon is a ruthless young man who tarnishes everything and everyone he touches. Hud represents the perfect embodiment of alienated youth, out for kicks with no regard for the consequences. There is bitter conflict between the callous Hud and his stern and highly principled father, Homer. Hud's nephew Lon admires Hud's cheating ways, though he soon becomes too aware of Hud's reckless amorality to bear him anymore. In the world of the takers and the taken, Hud is a winner. He's a cheat, but, he explains, "I always say the law was meant to be interpreted in a lenient manner."

The Sons of Katie Elder

1965

English

7.1

♡ 21

100%

Henry Hathaway Director

Jerry Gatlin as Amboy

Jack Williams as Andy Sharp

John Qualen as Charlie Biller

Martha Hyer as Mary Gordon

The four sons of Katie Elder reunite in their hometown of Clearwater, Texas for her funeral and discover that the family ranch is now in the hands of Morgan Hastings, a corrupt businessman who wants to exploit the area around the town.

Trial by Fire

2018

English

7.1

♡ 18

63%

74%

Action

based on a true story

Edward Zwick Director

Jeff Perry as Hurst

McKinley Belcher III as Ponchai

Jackson Beals as Ronnie

Carlos Gómez as Vasquez

The tragic and controversial story of Cameron Todd Willingham, who was executed in Texas for killing his three children after scientific evidence and expert testimony that bolstered his claims of innocence were suppressed.

The Texas Chain Saw Massacre

1974

English

7.4

♡ 129

84%

Tobe Hooper Director

Edwin Neal as Hitchhiker

Gunnar Hansen as Leatherface

Teri McMinn as Pam

Marilyn Burns as Sally

Five friends head out to rural Texas to visit the grave of a grandfather. On the way, they stumble across what appears to be a deserted house, only to discover something sinister within. Something armed with a chainsaw.

The Last Picture Show

1971

English

8.0

♡ 27

98%

89%

Action

based on novel or book

Drama

graduation

high school graduation

Peter Bogdanovich Director

Clu Gulager as Abilene

Noble Willingham as Chester

Jeff Bridges as Duane Jackson

Timothy Bottoms as Sonny Crawford

High school seniors and best friends, Sonny and Duane, live in a dying Texas town. The handsome Duane is dating a local beauty, while Sonny is having an affair with the coach's wife. As graduation nears and both boys contemplate their futures, Duane eyes the army and Sonny takes over a local business. Each struggles to figure out if he can escape this dead-end town and build a better life somewhere else.

The Thin Blue Line

1988

English

7.9

♡ 29

100%

Errol Morris Director

Errol Morris as Himself

Randall Adams as Himself

Henry M. Wade as Self - Texas District Attorney

Marianne Leone as Teresa Turko

Errol Morris's unique documentary dramatically re-enacts the crime scene and investigation of a police officer's murder in Dallas.

The Wild Bunch

1969

English

7.9

♡ 50

91%

Sam Peckinpah Director

Sheb Wooley as Buck's Scream

Edmond O'Brien as Freddie Sykes

Warren Oates as Lyle Gorch

Jack Williams as Phil

An aging group of outlaws look for one last big score as the "traditional" American West is disappearing around them.

Cowgirls 'n Angels

2012

English

6.1

♡ 5

78%

Timothy Armstrong Director

Mark Adam Goff as Cowboy

Alicia Witt as Elaine

Bailee Madison as Ida

James Cromwell as Terence

A group of rodeo trick-riders recruits a young girl to join them.

The Old Man & the Gun

2018

English

6.7

♡ 67

93%

66%

Action

bank

based on a true story

David Lowery Director

Keith Carradine as Captain Calder

Elisabeth Moss as Dorothy

Robert Redford as Forrest Tucker

Warren Oates as G.T.O.

The true story of Forrest Tucker, from his audacious escape from San Quentin at the age of 70 to an unprecedented string of heists that confounded authorities and enchanted the public. Wrapped up in the pursuit are a detective, who becomes captivated with Forrest’s commitment to his craft, and a woman, who loves him in spite of his chosen profession.

Blood Simple

1984

English

7.5

♡ 59

94%

husband wife relationship

Ethan Coen Director

Frances McDormand as Abby

Holly Hunter as Helene Trend

Dan Hedaya as Julian Marty

M. Emmet Walsh as Private Detective Loren Visser

The owner of a seedy small-town Texas bar discovers that one of his employees is having an affair with his wife. A chaotic chain of misunderstandings, lies and mischief ensues after he devises a plot to have them murdered.

Lone Star State of Mind

2002

English

6.0

♡ 8

81%

David Semel Director

Jaime King as Baby

Joshua Jackson as Earl Crest

Thomas Haden Church as Killer

Ryan Hurst as Tinker

Earl and Baby, two young lovers with a plan to escape their small Texas town. But when Baby's dim-witted cousin Junior gets tangled up in a whole heap of trouble, Earl has just 48 hours to save the day, rescue Junior and keep his promise to get his Baby to Los Angeles in time for sweeps.

Pit Stop

2013

English

6.0

♡ 7

100%

Yen Tan Director

Bill Heck as Gabe

Lila Schmitz as Movie Theater Teenager 2

Jonny Mars as Russ

Amy Seimetz as Shannon

Openly gay Ernesto and closeted Gabe grapple with the sad tribulations of being gay in a small, working-class Texas town

Serving Sara

2002

English

5.3

♡ 8

4%

Reginald Hudlin Director

Amy Adams as Kate

Mike Judge as Motel Clerk

Alaina Huffman as Spa Receptionist

Marshall Bell as Warren Cebron

When Sara is served divorce papers while she is in New York, she is stunned. Not about to lose the fortune she amassed with her self-serving Texan husband, she makes an offer to her process server, Joe, that sets them off on a wild trip across the country.