MesmeroWatch list, 0 saved

Movie
Poster for Stranger on the Run

Stranger on the Run

1967 · 97 min

A taut, dusty western chase that simmers with moral tension and quiet desperation.

Directed by
Don Siegel
Genres
Tv movie, Western
Starring
Henry Fonda, Anne Baxter, Michael Parks
Tagline
Before he finished with this town, every gunslinger would know he was a man.
Overview
A drifter finds himself wrongly accused of murder by a power-crazed sheriff. The sheriff gives him a horse, some supplies, and a one-hour head start into the desert before sending his murderous posse after him.

Your rating is saved. See your suggestions, or find titles like this one below.

Rate it, and Mesmero finds titles that feel like it. You do not need an account.

Search YouTube for a trailer

Add to a list: Stranger on the Run

You have no lists yet. Name one, and this title goes into it.

All your lists

In the UKNo streaming, rental or purchase options known.
Directed by
Don Siegel
Genres
Tv movie, Western
Starring
Henry Fonda, Anne Baxter, Michael Parks
In your watch list

How it feels

Written by AI. It can be wrong.

Tone
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • justice
  • survival
  • redemption
  • isolation
  • violence
Places
  • small town
  • countryside
  • wilderness
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • single location
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action5
Horror2
Humour2
Realism7
Romance3
Tension7
Darkness6
Complexity4
Emotional weight6

More like this

Titles like Stranger on the Run

Movie

3:10 to Yuma

2007

A tense, character-driven Western that builds quiet moral pressure toward a gripping, emotionally charged climax.

Tense, dark · about justice and survival

Via
  • tense
  • dark
  • justice
  • survival
Pacing
measured
Attention
engaged
Runtime
122 min
Details
3:10 to YumaHidden from your suggestions.
Movie

High Noon

1952

A taut, real-time countdown that tightens like a noose, blending moral unease with quiet dread.

Tense, melancholic · about justice and isolation · single location

Via
  • tense
  • melancholic
  • justice
  • isolation
  • single location
Pacing
slow-burn
Attention
engaged
Runtime
85 min
Details
High NoonHidden from your suggestions.
Movie

True Grit

2010

A gritty, lyrical Western that balances stark violence with wry humor and a poignant coming-of-age story.

Tense, dark · about justice

Via
  • tense
  • dark
  • justice
Pacing
measured
Attention
engaged
Runtime
110 min
Details
True GritHidden from your suggestions.
Movie

3:10 to Yuma

1957

A taut, character-driven Western that slowly tightens the screws, pitting quiet decency against charismatic menace in a dusty, rain-starved town.

Tense, dark · about justice and survival · single location

Via
  • tense
  • dark
  • justice
  • survival
  • single location
Pacing
measured
Attention
engaged
Runtime
92 min
Details
3:10 to YumaHidden from your suggestions.
Movie

The Shootist

1976

A quiet, elegiac Western that lingers on mortality and legend, building to a bittersweet, inevitable reckoning.

Same writer: Don Siegel · Tense, melancholic · about redemption and violence

Also
Same writer: Don Siegel
Via
  • tense
  • melancholic
  • redemption
  • violence
Pacing
slow-burn
Attention
engaged
Runtime
100 min
Details
The ShootistHidden from your suggestions.
Movie

Comanche Station

1960

A taut, spare ride through sunbaked badlands, where quiet men carry old wounds and every conversation hums with unspoken threat.

Tense, melancholic · about justice and survival · single location

Via
  • tense
  • melancholic
  • justice
  • survival
  • single location
Pacing
measured
Attention
engaged
Runtime
74 min
Details
Comanche StationHidden from your suggestions.
Movie

Unforgiven

1992

A somber, deliberate Western that lingers on the weight of past sins and the difficulty of escaping violence.

Tense, melancholic · about redemption and violence

Via
  • tense
  • melancholic
  • redemption
  • violence
Pacing
slow-burn
Attention
demanding
Runtime
130 min
Details
UnforgivenHidden from your suggestions.
Movie

Let Him Go

2020

A slow-building, tense neo-Western that weighs heavily on the heart, with moments of stark violence and a pervasive sense of loss.

Tense, dark · about justice and survival · single location

Via
  • tense
  • dark
  • justice
  • survival
  • single location
Pacing
slow-burn
Attention
engaged
Runtime
114 min
Details
Let Him GoHidden from your suggestions.
Movie

The Bravados

1958

A brooding, sunbaked western that turns a manhunt into a slow moral reckoning, gripping but somber.

Tense, dark · about justice and redemption

Via
  • tense
  • dark
  • justice
  • redemption
Pacing
measured
Attention
engaged
Runtime
98 min
Details
The BravadosHidden from your suggestions.
Movie

The Hateful Eight

2015

A slow-burn pressure cooker of suspicion and menace, punctuated by shocking violence and sharp dialogue, leaving a bitter aftertaste.

Tense, dark · about justice and survival · single location

Via
  • tense
  • dark
  • justice
  • survival
  • single location
Pacing
slow-burn
Attention
demanding
Runtime
188 min
Details
The Hateful EightHidden from your suggestions.
Movie

Ride in the Whirlwind

1966

A tense, spare Western that traps you in the dust and desperation of men wrongly hunted, with a slow dread that lingers.

Tense, melancholic · about justice and survival

Via
  • tense
  • melancholic
  • justice
  • survival
Pacing
slow-burn
Attention
engaged
Runtime
82 min
Details
Ride in the WhirlwindHidden from your suggestions.
Movie

Shane

1953

A solemn, wide-open western that moves quietly and aches with moral weight, building to a farewell that lingers.

Tense, melancholic · about justice and redemption

Via
  • tense
  • melancholic
  • justice
  • redemption
Pacing
measured
Attention
engaged
Runtime
118 min
Details
ShaneHidden from your suggestions.

Where to watch in the UK

No UK streaming, rental or purchase options are known.

Streaming data from JustWatch.TMDB

Details

Genres
tv movie, western
Directed by
Don Siegel
Written by
Dean Riesner
Starring
Henry Fonda, Anne Baxter, Michael Parks, Dan Duryea, Sal Mineo, Lloyd Bochner, Michael Burns, Tom Reese
Music
Leonard Rosenman
Runtime
97 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

TMDBIMDbLetterboxdWikipediaWikidata

Something wrong on this page? Tell us.