Movies about sheriffs

List of the best movies about sheriffs selected by visitors to our site: The Wolf of Snow Hollow, Deadwood: The Movie, Priest, Shimmer Lake, Wasabi Tuna, His Girl Friday, Iron Man 3, Wyatt Earp, Cop Car, God Don't Make the Laws.

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Country
Markimdb: 6.2
Genrehorror, comedy, detective
CountryUSA

A stressed-out police officer struggles not to give in to the paranoia that grips his small mountain town as bodies turn up after each full moon.

Markimdb: 7.4
Genredrama, western
CountryUSA
Duration01:45

Follow the 10-year reunion of the Deadwood camp to celebrate South Dakota's statehood. Former rivalries are reignited, alliances are tested and old wounds are reopened, as all are left to navigate the inevitable changes that modernity and time have wrought.

Markimdb: 5.7
Genrehorror, fantastic, action, thriller, fantasy, adventure
CountryUSA
Duration01:27

In an alternate world, humanity and vampires have warred for centuries. After the last Vampire War, the veteran Warrior Priest lives in obscurity with other humans inside one of the Church's walled cities. When the Priest's niece is kidnapped by vampires, the Priest breaks his vows to hunt them down. He is accompanied by the niece's boyfriend, who is a wasteland sheriff, and a former Warrior Priestess.

Markimdb: 6.3
Genrethriller, drama, crime, detective
CountryCanada, USA
Duration01:57

An inventive crime thriller told backwards -- reversing day by day through a week -- following a local sheriff's quest to unlock the mystery of three small town criminals and a bank heist gone wrong.

Markimdb: 3.2
Genreaction, comedy, crime
CountryUSA
Duration01:32

A group of friends who take Halloween way too seriously kidnap Anna Nicole Smith's beloved pet Sugar-Pie. It's up to a bunch of drag queens dressed as Anna to bring Sugar-Pie back.

Markimdb: 7.9
Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama
CountryUSA
Duration01:32

Hildy, the journalist former wife of newspaper editor Walter Burns, visits his office to inform him that she's engaged and will be getting remarried the next day. Walter can't let that happen and frames the fiancé, Bruce Baldwin, for one thing after another, to keep him temporarily held in prison, while trying to steer Hildy into returning to her old job as his employee.

Markimdb: 7.1
Genrefantastic, action, adventure
CountryUSA, Canada
Duration02:11

When Tony Stark's world is torn apart by a formidable terrorist called the Mandarin, he starts an odyssey of rebuilding and retribution.

Markimdb: 6.7
Genredrama, adventure, western, crime, biography
CountryUSA
Duration03:32

Covering the life and times of one of the West's most iconic heroes Wyatt Earp weaves an intricate tale of Earp and his friends and family. With a star studded cast, sweeping cinematography and authentic costumes Wyatt Earp led the way during the Western revival in the 90's.

Markimdb: 6.3
Genrethriller, crime
CountryUSA
Duration01:25

Two kids find themselves in the centre of a deadly game of cat and mouse after taking a sheriff's cruiser for a joy ride.

Markimdb: 4.3
Genredrama
CountryUSA
Duration01:40

Does time exist when nothing changes? That is the question for the picturesque Village of Rockwell, where time has frozen. Nobody gets sick; nobody ages, and nobody dies due to a tragic bus crash that took the lives of the 1977 undefeated Rockwell High School Basketball Team.

Markimdb: 6.3
Genreaction, thriller
CountryUSA
Duration01:47

Ray Owens is sheriff of the quiet US border town of Sommerton Junction after leaving the LAPD following a bungled operation. Following his escape from the FBI, a notorious drug baron, his gang, and a hostage are heading toward Sommerton Junction where the police are preparing to make a last stand to intercept them before they cross the border. Owens is reluctant to become involved but ultimately joins in with the law enforcement efforts

Markimdb: 8.4
Genreaction, comedy, drama, western
CountryUSA
Duration02:45

    With the help of a German bounty hunter, a freed slave sets out to rescue his wife from a brutal Mississippi plantation owner.

    Markimdb: 6.3
    Genreaction, drama, western
    CountryUSA
    Duration02:30

    Aging sidekick Lefty Brown has ridden with Eddie Johnson his entire life. But when a rustler kills Eddie, Lefty is forced from his partner’s shadow and must confront the ugly realities of frontier justice.

    Markimdb: 7.4
    Genrethriller, drama
    CountryCanada, USA
    Duration01:36

    An average family is thrust into the spotlight after the father commits a seemingly self-defense murder at his diner.

    Markimdb: 5.9
    Genredrama, western, biography
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:39

    New Mexico Territory, 1880. Rio Cutler and his older sister Sara must abandon their home after an unfortunate event happens. In their desperate flee to Santa Fe, they cross paths with the infamous outlaw Billy the Kid and his gang, who are ruthlessly pursued by a posse led by Sheriff Pat Garret.

    Markimdb: 7.2
    Genrehorror, fantasy, comedy, detective
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:00

    An aging police sheriff who has recently lost his position due to an angry outburst begrudgingly joins an alliance with new sheriff, Evie Barret to battle angry demons haunting their small New Hampshire town.

    Markimdb: 5.7
    Genrethriller, drama
    CountryUSA
    Duration02:20

    A guy gets more than he bargained for after entering into an affair with the wife of an investment banker. Soon, a suspicious death and substantial life insurance policy embroil him in a scandal.

    Markimdb: 5.3
    Genrehorror, thriller, detective
    CountryUSA, United Kingdom, Canada
    Duration02:34

    A young mother and her twin sons move into a rural house that's marked for death.

    Markimdb: 6.5
    Genrefantastic, action, comedy, adventure
    CountryUSA, Canada, Japan

    Based on the global blockbuster videogame franchise from Sega, Sonic the Hedgehog tells the story of the world’s speediest hedgehog as he embraces his new home on Earth. In this live-action adventure comedy, Sonic and his new best friend team up to defend the planet from the evil genius Dr. Robotnik and his plans for world domination.

    Markimdb: 5
    Genreaction, thriller, crime
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:54

    A rogue soldier turned outlaw is thrust into a relentless fight with a corrupt sheriff, his obedient deputies, and a dangerous drug cartel in order to protect his sister and her young daughter.

    Markimdb: 6.6
    Genrethriller, drama, western
    CountryUSA

    After crossing the border illegally for work, Miguel, a hard-working father and devoted husband, finds himself wrongfully accused of murdering a former sheriff’s wife. After learning of his imprisonment, Miguel’s pregnant wife tries to come to his aid and lands in the hands of corrupt coyotes who hold her for ransom. Dissatisfied with the police department’s investigation, the former sheriff tries to uncover the truth about his wife’s death and discovers disturbing evidence that will destroy one family’s future, or tear another’s apart.

    Markimdb: 5
    Genrethriller, western, detective
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:50

    Lawmen, drifters, and hired guns converge at a Northern California ranch believing its Chinese owners possess stolen gold. When two drifters hear rumors that a Chinese railroad worker has escaped with gold and now owns a remote ranch in the wilds of Northern California, the desperate men set a plan in motion to steal the gold for themselves. Saul, the youngest of the drifters, hopes to win the affections of Zhen and his beautiful wife, Kun Hua. Saul hires on as a farmhand, while his partner Bill lurks in the shadows and waits for the opportunity to strike. However, waves of worse men arrive seeking the stolen fortune, setting in motion a deadly multi-sided face-off of bluffs, gambles, and betrayals. Heathens & Thieves is a western crime drama set in an American era when the riches associated with the 1849 Gold Rush, the fallout of the Civil War, and the impact of Chinese immigration were fresh in people's minds.

    Markimdb: 6.2
    Genrethriller, crime
    CountryUSA
    Duration02:22

    In 1972, a gang of close-knit thieves from Youngstown, Ohio attempt to steal $30 million in illegal contributions. Based on the true story of the biggest bank heist in US history.

    Markimdb: 7.3
    Genredrama, crime, biography
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:56

    Set in the Depression-era Franklin County, Virginia, a bootlegging gang is threatened by authorities who want a cut of their profits.

    Markimdb: 5.4
    Genrethriller, drama, western, crime
    CountryUSA
    Duration02:30

    A retired lawman works with a new sheriff when a botched Mexican drug deal and a vicious hit man threaten their border town.

    Markimdb: 7.4
    Genredrama, crime
    CountryUSA
    Duration02:53

    A struggle for power and control set in the rugged and mysterious hills of Appalachia, "Outsiders" tells the story of the Farrell clan, a family of outsiders who've been in these parts since before anyone can remember. Living off the grid and above the law on their mountaintop homestead, they'll protect their world and defend their way of life using any means necessary.

    Markimdb: 6.3
    Genrethriller, drama, crime, detective
    CountryUSA

    Deputy Sheriff Joe "Deke" Deacon joins forces with Sgt. Jim Baxter to search for a serial killer who's terrorizing Los Angeles. As they track the culprit, Baxter is unaware that the investigation is dredging up echoes of Deke's past, uncovering disturbing secrets that could threaten more than his case.

    Markimdb: 8.5
    Genrehorror, thriller, detective
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:49

    When larcenous real estate clerk Marion Crane goes on the lam with a wad of cash and hopes of starting a new life, she ends up at the notorious Bates Motel, where manager Norman Bates cares for his housebound mother. The place seems quirky, but fine… until Marion decides to take a shower.

    Markimdb: 3.2
    Genrehorror, fantastic, action, thriller, comedy, adventure
    CountryUSA, Bulgaria
    Duration01:37

    A giant alligator goes head to head with a giant Anaconda. The town sheriff must find a way to destroy the two monsters before they kill the whole town.

    Markimdb: 2.3
    Genrehorror, action, thriller, fantasy, comedy
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:39

    A sheriff must rescue an estranged family from the impending eruption of a volcano, at the same time fighting off a horde of lava-filled zombies brought to life by the cursed mountains.

    Markimdb: 7.4
    Genredrama, detective
    CountryUSA
    Duration02:15

    When the skeleton of his murdered predecessor is found, Sheriff Sam Deeds unearths many other long-buried secrets in his Texas border town.

    Markimdb: 5.7
    Genrethriller, comedy, melodrama, drama, crime
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:28

    Miss Meadows is a school teacher with impeccable manners and grace. However, underneath the candy-sweet exterior hides a ruthless gun-toting vigilante who takes it upon herself to right the wrongs in the world by whatever means necessary. For Miss Meadows, bad behavior is simply unforgivable.

    Markimdb: 8.1
    Genrethriller, drama, western, crime
    CountryUSA
    Duration02:02

      Llewelyn Moss stumbles upon dead bodies, $2 million and a hoard of heroin in a Texas desert, but methodical killer Anton Chigurh comes looking for it, with local sheriff Ed Tom Bell hot on his trail. The roles of prey and predator blur as the violent pursuit of money and justice collide.

      Markimdb: 3.3
      Genreaction, thriller, western
      CountryUSA

      A small-town marshal who hasn't carried a gun since he left the Texas Rangers after a tragic shooting must pick up his gun again to do battle with a gang of outlaw bikers that has invaded the town to pull off a brazen and violent heist.

      Markimdb: 6.3
      Genredrama, crime, detective
      CountryFrance
      Duration01:57

      A police chief in northern France tries to solve a case where an old woman was brutally murdered.

      Markimdb: 5.7
      Genredrama
      CountryFrance, Belgium, Algeria, USA

      A convict is released from prison in a small town in New Mexico. 18 years ago he killed a deputy. The then-and-now sheriff seeks revenge.

      Markimdb: 6.1
      Genrethriller, drama, crime
      CountryUnited Kingdom, Sweden, Canada, USA
      Duration01:49

      Deputy Sheriff Lou Ford is a pillar of the community in his small west Texas town, patient and apparently thoughtful. Some people think he is a little slow and maybe boring, but that is the worst they say about him. But then nobody knows about what Lou calls his "sickness": He is a brilliant, but disturbed sociopathic sadist.

      Markimdb: 7.6
      Genredrama, adventure, western
      CountryUSA
      Duration01:50

      Following the murder of her father by hired hand Tom Chaney, 14-year-old farm girl Mattie Ross sets out to capture the killer. To aid her, she hires the toughest U.S. Marshal she can find, a man with "true grit," Reuben J. "Rooster" Cogburn. Mattie insists on accompanying Cogburn, whose drinking, sloth, and generally reprobate character do not augment her faith in him. Against his wishes, she joins him in his trek into the Indian Nations in search of Chaney. They are joined by Texas Ranger LaBoeuf, who wants Chaney for his own purposes. The unlikely trio find danger and adventure on the journey, and each has his or her "grit" tested.

      Markimdb: 6.4
      Genredrama, crime
      CountryUSA
      Duration01:48

      Dan Saxon is an undercover cop who infiltrates a biker gang to nail the scum behind a drug-smuggling operation. In order to maintain the trust of the gang's leader, he must commit ever more dangerous and heinous crimes. Just how far 'beyond the law' will Saxon go?

      Markimdb: 8.1
      Genreaction, thriller, drama, crime
      CountryUSA, Japan
      Duration01:51

      An assassin is shot at the altar by her ruthless employer, Bill and other members of their assassination circle – but 'The Bride' lives to plot her vengeance. Setting out for some payback, she makes a death list and hunts down those who wronged her, saving Bill for last.

      Markimdb: 8.5
      Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama, family
      CountryUSA
      Duration01:27

      The Tramp struggles to live in modern industrial society with the help of a young homeless woman.

      Markimdb: 6
      Genrehorror, comedy, crime
      CountryUSA
      Duration02:02

      Following two death-obsessed teenage girls who use their online show about real-life tragedies to send their small Midwestern town into a frenzy and cement their legacy as modern horror legends.

      Markimdb: 6.9
      Genrethriller, drama, detective
      CountryUSA, Canada, Japan
      Duration01:54

      A small town policeman must investigate a suspicious hunting accident. The investigation and other events result in him slowly disintegrating mentally.

      Markimdb: 5.7
      Genrethriller, crime
      CountryUSA

      1983. In a quiet Midwestern town, a young deputy covers up a murder at the hands of his brother triggering a series of events that sends them and the victim's family towards a shattering climax.

      Markimdb: 7.8
      Genredrama
      CountryUSA
      Duration01:55

      In the Salinas Valley in and around World War I, Cal Trask feels he must compete against overwhelming odds with his brother for the love of their father. Cal is frustrated at every turn, from his reaction to the war, how to get ahead in business and in life, and how to relate to his estranged mother.

      Markimdb: 6.8
      Genrethriller, melodrama, drama, crime
      CountryUSA
      Duration01:19

      The Black Rebels Motorcycle Club ride into the small California town of Wrightsville, eager to raise hell. Brooding gang leader Johnny Strabler takes a liking to Kathie, the daughter of the local lawman, as another club rolls into town.

      Markimdb: 2.1
      Genrehorror
      CountryUSA
      Duration01:45

      When brutal murdering starts in a small riverside town, the sheriff must investigate and face the horrific past.

      Markimdb: 4.1
      Genreaction, thriller, crime
      CountryUSA
      Duration01:28

      A former bounty hunter who finds himself on the run as part of a revamped Condemned tournament, in which convicts are forced to fight each other to the death as part of a game that's broadcast to the public.

      Markimdb: 3.8
      Genrecomedy, western, crime
      CountryUSA
      Duration01:35

      The Insane Clown Posse heads back to the Wild West in this prequel to BIG MONEY HUSTLAS. Nothing happens in the dusty town of Mud Bug without the approval of gambling magnate Big Baby Chips (Violent J), and the locals turn and run when his henchmen come out to play. But when swaggering sheriff Sugar Wolf (Shaggy 2 Dope) teaches the locals to fight back, Big Baby Chips and his gang head for the hills in a hail of gunfire.

      Markimdb: 6.6
      Genreaction, drama, adventure
      CountryUSA, United Kingdom
      Duration02:28

      When soldier Robin happens upon the dying Robert of Loxley, he promises to return the man's sword to his family in Nottingham. There, he assumes Robert's identity; romances his widow, Marion; and draws the ire of the town's sheriff and King John's henchman, Godfrey.




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