Movies and TvShows featuring "land-rights" theme.

In Shane (1953), a mysterious stranger arrives in a frontier town and befriends a group of farmers who are being intimidated by a powerful cattleman. As tensions rise and violence ensues, Shane must decide whether to continue his nomadic lifestyle or stand up for what he believes in.

A chronicle about how the Lakota Indians fight to reclaim control of the Black Hills. The story revolves around the investigation of how the sacred land was stolen in violation of treaty agreements, and it features interviews with Indigenous citizens.

After receiving a letter from Nicholas Van Ryn, Miranda Wells travels to his remote mansion, Dragonwyck. As Miranda becomes wrapped up in the luxurious and mysterious lifestyle of the Van Ryns, she discovers dark secrets and must confront her own desires.

Sold a small plot of land for a tiny outlay, Cockney widow Chloe Marsh and her two daughters flee the slums of post-war London for a better life in the country. But rural life in 1922 is hard. Chloe and her fellow pioneers have no mains water, no gas, no electricity, and no jobs. Forced to live in tents until they can afford a shack, they carve a community out of the hostile countryside.

A stubborn rancher gets caught in a feud between his fiancee's wealthy father and a violent rival rancher, leading to a series of intense confrontations and a test of his character.

In the Australian outback, a German geologist becomes embroiled in a legal and environmental dispute when a mining company threatens to destroy a sacred Aboriginal site. As tensions rise, the geologist must navigate the complexities of indigenous rights, tribal customs, and the destruction of wildlife habitat. The trial becomes a symbolic battle between progress and the preservation of ancient cultures.

In the small town of Grandview, U.S.A., a teenager dreams of leaving his small-town life behind and pursuing a better future. As he navigates the challenges of growing up, he finds himself entangled in a love triangle and must confront his own desires and aspirations.

A documentary that explores the strong assimilation efforts, alcoholism, and social issues faced by Aboriginal people in Australia, while also highlighting their rich culture, art, and history. It delves into the legal rights, land rights, and racial tensions that continue to affect the Aboriginal community. The film provides a glimpse into the challenges of surviving and thriving in a colonial society.

A man from the city returns to his small home town in the countryside to live like a farmer. He finds couple of friends among the locals, but people running the town want his land.

The cunning Cardinal Richelieu must save King Louis XIII from treachery within his inner circle.

Raven Hawk, a powerful female bodybuilder and Native American protagonist, becomes a one-woman army when she is framed for murder. With her strength and determination, she must navigate corruption and fight for justice while seeking revenge against the corrupt sheriff who wronged her.

Nancy Evans, lovely circus owner, has a ranch that she's never visited, but for sentimental reasons won't sell to Mike Abbott. Her partners, secretly in league with Abbott, sabotage the circus to force Nancy to sell the ranch; instead, she goes there to live. Will her neighbors, the Three Mesquiteers, be a match for the secret swindlers? And what's so valuable about that run-down ranch anyway?

The daughter of a lumber man disguises herself and gets hired as the secretary of her father's rival.

The greenhouse effect has plunged the near-future world into recession and the Stark Corporation is making billions from the crisis; an eco protester ends caught up in a global conspiracy involving some Australian land, toxic waste, and a mysterious beauty called Rachel. Based on the novel Stark by Ben Elton.

As Summers Die is a gripping drama that takes place in 1950s Louisiana, where a lawyer challenges racial and social injustice faced by an African-American family. The story revolves around the niece of an old woman who fights for land rights in the face of greed and racism. Based on a novel, the movie delves into race relations and a challenging trial.

In Guns of the Timberland, a feud erupts over timber-cutting permits, as a ranch foreman fights to defend his land rights from hostile neighbors. The conflict escalates when a dynamite explosion triggers a forest fire, leading to a thrilling showdown. Along the way, a man and a woman find themselves caught in a romance amidst the chaos and danger of the timber camp.

Beautiful successful photographer battles evil half-sisters and evil land developers to keep the family ranch intact, following her father's death. In the midst of all this, she finds love and fulfillment.

When the Daltons Rode is a wild west adventure centered around the infamous Dalton Gang. Falsely accused of murder, the brothers must fight to clear their name while evading the law and seeking justice. With bank robberies, shootouts, and a heart-wrenching love story, this classic film is a must-watch for any western fan.

A Royal Canadian Mounted Police sergeant must mediate a land rights dispute between an advancing railroad construction gang and French Canadian trappers in the rugged Northwest Territory of Canada.