Movies and TvShows featuring "cowboy-cop" theme.

Walker, Texas Ranger follows Cordell Walker, a Vietnam War veteran and member of the Texas Rangers, as he investigates crimes and fights for justice in modern-day Texas. With his loyal partner and a strong sense of justice, Walker takes on criminals and delivers his own form of vigilante justice.

Walker is set in the present day and tells the story of Cordell Walker, a widowed father and Texas Ranger who returns home to Austin after being undercover for two years. He must reconnect with his children, navigate clashes with his conservative family, and find common ground with his new partner, while investigating crimes in the Lone Star State.

Justified follows the story of Raylan Givens, a U.S. Marshal with an unorthodox approach to law enforcement. He returns to his hometown in Kentucky and takes on the local criminal underworld, including the dangerous Crowder family. As the series progresses, Raylan faces personal and professional challenges while navigating the dark side of Harlan County.

Follows a sheriff named Walt Longmire who is dedicated to solving crimes in his small town in Wyoming while also dealing with personal issues and running for re-election.

Deputy follows the journey of a modern-day cowboy cop who becomes the new Sheriff of Los Angeles County. He brings his unconventional methods to the job and faces various challenges in a city filled with crime and corruption.

McCloud is a contemporary western crime drama series that follows the story of Sam McCloud, a New York City police officer who is transferred to the New Mexico Territory to solve crimes. He uses his cowboy cop skills and Colt Single Action Army Revolver to tackle investigations in a fish-out-of-water setting, while dealing with culture clash and navigating the challenges of the modern Western landscape.

The Sweeney (1975) follows a tough cop and his partner as they investigate crimes in London. The show explores themes of police brutality, cop drama, and police procedural crime. Set in the 1970s, the show showcases the tough and macho nature of the protagonist and his relentless pursuit of justice. It features intense car chases, gunfights, and a corrupt cop subplot.

Marshal Raylan Givens is now in Miami, juggling his job and being a part-time father. When he ends up in Detroit, he confronts Clement Mansell, a dangerous sociopath who escaped the grasp of the local police. Givens must face off against Mansell to bring him to justice.

Perpetual Grace LTD is a neo-noir comedy-drama TV show set in a desert town near the US-Mexico border. The story revolves around James, a young grifter, who gets involved in a complex scheme orchestrated by Pastor Byron Brown. With themes of absurdism and corruption, the show explores the dark side of human nature and the consequences of past actions.

Houston Knights is an American crime drama set in Houston, Texas. The show ran on CBS from 1987 to 1988 and had 31 episodes. The core of the show was the partnership between two very different cops from two different cultures. Chicago cop Joey LaFiamma, played by Michael Paré, is transferred to Houston after he kills a mobster from a powerful Mafia family and a contract is put out on him. Once there, he is partnered with Levon Lundy, played by Michael Beck, the grandson of a Texas Ranger. Although as different as night and day, and after a rocky beginning they form a successful partnership and become friends. This is aided to a certain extent by an event where a hitman from Chicago who holds the contract to shoot La Fiamma arrives in Houston and is ultimately killed by Lundy. During the series, it is revealed that both La Fiamma and Lundy have their own personal demons; La Fiamma's Chicago police partner had been killed when he went ahead while La Fiamma had waited for backup to arrive. Lundy's wife had been killed by an explosion that was intended to kill him.

In 'The Dead Pool,' a detective named Harry Callahan becomes targeted by a serial killer known as the 'Dead Pool' because he predicts the deaths of celebrities. As Harry investigates the case, he finds himself caught in a deadly game of cat and mouse, with his own life on the line.

The leader of a drug cartel busts out of a courthouse and speeds to the Mexican border, where the only thing in his path is a sheriff and his inexperienced staff. Sheriff Ray Owens (Arnold Schwarzenegger), resigned to a life of fighting minor crimes, must rally his team to stop the drug lord from escaping. With the help of unconventional allies and their own determination, they engage in a dangerous showdown to protect their town and apprehend the criminal. Will they be able to overcome the odds and successfully capture the drug lord before he reaches Mexico?

The Enforcer (1976) follows a maverick cop as he investigates a terrorist group wreaking havoc in San Francisco. With the help of a female police officer, he must stop the group's violent activities before innocent lives are lost. The movie is a thrilling action-packed neo-western with car chases, shootouts, and intense moments of violence.

When a drug lord kidnaps a Texas Ranger's daughter, he must team up with a renegade cowboy to take down the criminal empire and rescue her. Along the way, they encounter gun battles, martial arts action, and intense showdowns.

Thunderheart is a crime mystery thriller movie set in a Native American reservation. It follows an FBI agent who is sent to investigate a murder on the reservation, uncovering a web of corruption and conspiracy. As he delves deeper into the case, he must navigate the tensions and complexities of the reservation community while trying to solve the crime.

Disturbing the Peace is an action crime thriller about a former Texas ranger who becomes the marshal in a small town. When a dangerous biker gang plans to rob an armored truck, he must use his skills and wits to stop them and protect his community.

U.S. Border Patrol Agent, Angel Waters, makes a routine apprehension that will haunt him forever.

In The Escape of Prisoner 614, two incompetent deputies are tasked with capturing an escaped prisoner. As they embark on their journey, they encounter various obstacles and comedic situations. But as the deputies get closer to their target, they begin to question the prisoner's guilt and their own motivations. Will they successfully bring him back to justice or discover a shocking truth?

Sam Cade was the first feature-length "movie" put together from episodes of Cade's County, the early '70s series starring Glenn Ford as a modern-day sheriff in Madrid County, CA. In the first half, directed by Marvin Chomsky, Cade finds himself targeted for assassination when he's scheduled to testify in the trial of a mob kingpin -- what he doesn't know is that the assassin is one of his oldest friends (Darren McGavin), who is romancing another old friend (Loretta Swit) with a troubled past and using Cade's determination and his investigative skills to set him up for a hit. In the second half, directed by Richard Donner, Cade gets a tip that the mob has planned an assassination on a retired crime boss (Edward Asner) living in the county, who is so bull-headed and distrustful of the law that he won't accept any help or provide any information on who the killers might be, even though he's putting his own daughter (Shelley Fabares) at risk.

Borderline is a neo-western crime drama film about a border patrol officer who is tasked with identifying a body and ends up uncovering a dangerous web of crime and corruption along the US-Mexico border. As he investigates the murder, he must navigate the treacherous world of human trafficking, illegal immigration, and cop killers. The film explores themes of justice, loyalty, and the harsh realities of life on the border.