Movies and TvShows featuring "crooked-sheriff" theme.

Open Range is a 2003 Western movie set in the Old West. It follows a group of cowboys, led by a civil war veteran and his partner, who seek justice and revenge against a corrupt sheriff and his gang. The story unfolds as they embark on a dangerous journey filled with violence, gun battles, and personal vendettas.

In a small town on the Mexican-American border, a small-town sheriff teams up with a hitman to stop a drug cartel from taking over their community. As they investigate, they uncover a web of corruption and danger, forcing them to confront their own demons and fight for justice.

When an orphanage is threatened by a corrupt sheriff and a counterfeiting ring, a group of Robin Hood-like gangsters step in to save the day. Filled with singing, dancing, and comedic antics, they must navigate the world of organized crime and illegal gambling to protect the innocent.

A railroad investigator discovers that there's more than meets the eye to a series of reported Indian attacks against the railroad.

Minnesota Clay, a blind gunslinger, escapes from jail after being wrongly convicted. He seeks revenge on the corrupt sheriff who framed him and betrayed him. Along the way, he encounters street shootouts, bar shootouts, and a gang of outlaws. With his skills and determination, Minnesota Clay fights for justice and his freedom.

John and George McIntire are a couple of naive brothers who travel to a lawless western town to see their father. The bumbling siblings get themselves into big trouble after they beat up a member of a gang of extortionists. Fortunately, a mysterious roving gunfighter decides to help the guys out of their jam.

Safe in Hell follows the story of a woman named Gilda Carlson who becomes a fugitive after killing a man in self-defense. She finds refuge in Tortuga, an exotic island notorious for its arbitrary law. Gilda must navigate the treacherous world of sailors, hotel lobbies, and brothel madams as she tries to stay safe from the clutches of the law. With her life hanging in the balance, Gilda must use all her wit and deception to survive in this thrilling tale of love and betrayal.

Ma Turner of Red Bluff sends for U.S.Marshal Buck Roberts to investigate a series of wide-spread rustling in the area. Town banker Miller, saloon-owner Duke Mason and the crooked sheriff are in cahoots with rancher John Holt, but they double-cross and kill him. His son Steve witnesses the murder and kills the sheriff. Buck arrives and arrests Steve. Marshal Tim McCall, posing as an outlaw, gains the confidence of the gang and engineers the escape, with Buck's knowledge, of Steve from the jail. Sandy Hopkins, the third Marshal of the trio, poses as a peddler and learns that the gang intends to do away with Buck and rides to the Turner ranch to warn him. Red, a Turner ranch hand but also a member of the gang, overhears Buck telling Ma that Tim is really a U.S. Marshal, and he has Miller and Mason informed. Written by Les Adams

A U.S. Marshal goes undercover to stop a cattle smuggling gang, but when his cover is blown, the hunter becomes the hunted.

Former Marshal Will Kane and his Amish bride, Amy, return to Hadleyville a year after he resigned and find the town in the grip of a bounty-hunting marshal and his two trigger-happy deputies.

When Ranger Hoppy's falsely accused young ranger friend is killed while supposedly trying to escape from jail, Hoppy is blamed and drummed out of the Texas Rangers.

Smokin' guns, swingin' fists, and a lovable side-kick can be found in this western.

A deputy sheriff defies local ranchers to investigate a Mexican's murder.

When his family are murdered Vietnam War veteran, Vince Deacon, tracks down the man responsible for the murders and to get his revenge.

Ann and Tom Howard arrive from the east to take up ranching. But Tom wants to return and forges his sister's name to the deed and sells it to Larson. Eddie knows there is silver ore in the area and that Lawson, who killed the Sheriff, is out to get all the ranches. When Lawson appoints himself the new Sheriff, Eddie organizes the ranchers to fight Lawson and his men.

A reformed gunfighter battles a crooked sheriff who used to be a member of his gang.

Fred MacMurray stars as a US Army misfit who, with pals Albert Dekker and Gilbert Roland, roam the west in search of adventure. Arriving in a small town, they befriend the elderly newspaper editor (Arthur Allen) and his young granddaughter (Betty Brewer). The trio learns that the community is under the thumb of a covetous land baron (Joseph Schildkraut), who is endeavoring to push out the ranch owners and take over the territory.

Dean, the Bailey County Judge, is the boss of both the outlaw gang and the Sheriff. He utilizes the state law that Sheriffs have jurisdiction only in their own county. After a raid the gang merely returns to the safety of Bailey County. The Governor sends Lawyer John Hayes. When he has no success as a Lawyer he leaves town only to return disguised as an outlaw with a scheme that will nab all the culprits.