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Exploring the Wild Beauty of Montana: Top Movies and TV Shows

Located in the heart of the American West, Montana is a state that embodies the spirit of adventure and freedom. From its breathtaking mountain landscapes to its vast open spaces, Montana has inspired countless stories, films, and television shows. In this article, we'll delve into the best movies and TV shows related to Montana, exploring the state's rich history, stunning natural beauty, and the people who call it home.

Yellowstone
Cast
Luke Grimes Luke Grimes
Kelly Reilly Kelly Reilly
Wes Bentley Wes Bentley
Cole Hauser Cole Hauser
8.3 3.2K votes
Genre: Drama, Western
Country: United States of America
Seasons: 5
Episodes: 53
Audience: TV-MA
Story:  Follow the violent world of the Dutton family, who controls the largest contiguous ranch in the United States. Led by their patriarch John Dutton, the family defends their property against constant attack by land developers, an Indian reservation, and America’s first National Park.
Plot:  montana, ranch, family drama, crime family, cattle ranch, neo-western, yellowstone, wildlife conservation, ...
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1923
Cast
Helen Mirren Helen Mirren
Harrison Ford Harrison Ford
Brandon Sklenar Brandon Sklenar
Julia Schlaepfer Julia Schlaepfer
8.3 795 votes
Genre: Drama, Western
Country: United States of America
Seasons: 2
Episodes: 15
Audience: TV-MA
Story:  Follow a new generation of the Dutton family during the early twentieth century when pandemics, historic drought, the end of Prohibition and the Great Depression all plague the mountain west, and the Duttons who call it home.
Style:  gritty
Plot:  africa, montana, sequel, prequel, range war, cattle ranch, yellowstone, big game hunter, ...
Time:  1920s, 20th century
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The Madison
8.0 117 votes
Genre: Drama
Country: United States of America
Seasons: 3
Episodes: 6
Audience: TV-MA
Story:  The Clyburns uproot their comfortable New York City lives to the wild, untamed beauty of Montana's Madison River Valley on a search for connection.
Plot:  montana, grief, fish out of water, family drama, manhattan, new york city, matriarch, spoiled rich kid, ...
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Marshals
Cast
Luke Grimes Luke Grimes
Logan Marshall-Green Logan Marshall-Green
Arielle Kebbel Arielle Kebbel
Ash Santos Ash Santos
7.9 311 votes
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama
Country: United States of America
Seasons: 2
Episodes: 16
Audience: TV-14
Story:  With the Yellowstone Ranch behind him, Kayce Dutton joins an elite unit of U.S. Marshals, combining his skills as a cowboy and Navy SEAL to bring range justice to Montana, where he and his teammates must balance family, duty and the high psychological cost that comes with serving as the last line of defense in the region's war on violence.
Plot:  montana, u.s. marshal, spin off, cowboy, police procedural, based on tv series
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Nebraska
7.5 1.9K votes
Genre: Adventure, Drama
Country: United States of America
Duration: 115 min.
Audience: R
Story:  An aging, booze-addled father takes a trip from Montana to Nebraska with his estranged son in order to claim what he believes to be a million-dollar sweepstakes prize.
Plot:  small town, montana, dementia, aging, dysfunctional family, road trip, f word, pickup truck, ...
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Legends of the Fall
Cast
Brad Pitt Brad Pitt
Anthony Hopkins Anthony Hopkins
Aidan Quinn Aidan Quinn
Julia Ormond Julia Ormond
7.4 2.9K votes
Genre: Drama, Romance, War
Country: United States of America
Duration: 133 min.
Audience: R
Story:  In early 20th-century Montana, Col. William Ludlow lives on a ranch in the wilderness with his sons, Alfred, Tristan, and Samuel. Eventually, the unconventional but close-knit family are bound by loyalty, tested by war, and torn apart by love, as told over the course of several decades in this epic saga.
Plot:  sibling relationship, post-traumatic stress disorder (ptsd), based on novel or book, journey around the world, montana, loyalty, ranch, affectation, ...
Time:  world war i, 1910s, 1900s
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Big Sky
Cast
Katheryn Winnick Katheryn Winnick
Kylie Bunbury Kylie Bunbury
Dedee Pfeiffer Dedee Pfeiffer
J. Anthony Pena J. Anthony Pena
7.2 297 votes
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: United States of America
Seasons: 3
Episodes: 47
Audience: TV-14
Story:  Private detective Cassie Dewell partners with ex-cop Jenny Hoyt on a search for two sisters who have been kidnapped by a truck driver on a remote highway in Montana. When they discover that these are not the only girls who have disappeared in the area, they must race against the clock to stop the perpetrator before another woman is taken.
Plot:  montana, based on novel or book, kidnapping, fugitive, overbearing mother, truck driver, private detective, crooked cop, ...
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The Cowboys
Cast
John Wayne John Wayne
Roscoe Lee Browne Roscoe Lee Browne
Bruce Dern Bruce Dern
Colleen Dewhurst Colleen Dewhurst
7.1 269 votes
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama
Country: United States of America
Duration: 134 min.
Audience: PG
Story:  When his cattlemen abandon him for the gold fields, rancher Wil Andersen is forced to take on a collection of young boys as his cowboys in order to get his herd to market in time to avoid financial disaster. The boys learn to do a man's job under Andersen's tutelage, however, neither he nor the boys know that a gang of cattle thieves is stalking them.
Plot:  based on novel or book, montana, ranch, beef, cattle drive, underage drinking, gun battle, cattle, ...
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A River Runs Through It
Cast
Craig Sheffer Craig Sheffer
Brad Pitt Brad Pitt
Tom Skerritt Tom Skerritt
Brenda Blethyn Brenda Blethyn
7.0 1.2K votes
Genre: Drama
Country: United Kingdom, United States of America
Duration: 123 min.
Audience: PG
Story:  The Maclean brothers, Paul and Norman, live a relatively idyllic life in rural Montana, spending much of their time fly fishing. The sons of a minister, the boys eventually part company when Norman moves east to attend college, leaving his rebellious brother to find trouble back home. When Norman finally returns, the siblings resume their fishing outings, and assess where they've been and where they're going.
Plot:  journalist, individual, sibling relationship, gambling, montana, fishing, fly fishing, pastor, ...
Time:  prohibition era
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Return to Lonesome Dove
Cast
Jon Voight Jon Voight
Barbara Hershey Barbara Hershey
Rick Schroder Rick Schroder
William L. Petersen William L. Petersen
7.0 30 votes
Genre: Drama, Western
Country: United States of America
Seasons: 1
Episodes: 4
Audience: TV-14
Story:  After returning the body of Gus McCrae to Lonesome Dove, Woodrow Call takes on the challenge of driving a herd of wild mustangs 2500 miles north to the Hat Creek Ranch in Montana. But tragedy, triumph, despair and deceit will greet him before he ever gets there.
Plot:  montana, based on novel or book, mexican standoff, texas ranger, sequel, miniseries, severed head
Time:  19th century
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Hostiles
Cast
Christian Bale Christian Bale
Rosamund Pike Rosamund Pike
Wes Studi Wes Studi
Jesse Plemons Jesse Plemons
6.9 2.5K votes
Genre: Adventure, Drama, History
Country: United States of America
Duration: 134 min.
Audience: R
Story:  A legendary Native American-hating Army captain nearing retirement in 1892 is given one last assignment: to escort a Cheyenne chief and his family through dangerous territory back to his Montana reservation.
Plot:  widow, montana, new mexico, chief, native american, assignment, grief, murder, ...
Time:  19th century, 1890s
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Let Him Go
Cast
Diane Lane Diane Lane
Kevin Costner Kevin Costner
Kayli Carter Kayli Carter
Lesley Manville Lesley Manville
6.8 831 votes
Genre: Crime, Thriller, Western
Country: Canada, United States of America
Duration: 114 min.
Audience: R
Story:  Following the loss of their son, a retired sheriff and his wife leave their Montana ranch to rescue their young grandson from the clutches of a dangerous family living off the grid in the Dakotas.
Plot:  based on novel or book, loss of loved one, montana, abusive father, horse, north dakota, grief, grandson, ...
Time:  1960s
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Horizon: An American Saga - Chapter 1
Cast
Kevin Costner Kevin Costner
Sienna Miller Sienna Miller
Sam Worthington Sam Worthington
Jena Malone Jena Malone
6.8 665 votes
Genre: Drama, Western
Country: United States of America
Duration: 182 min.
Audience: R
Story:  In 1859, families discover the lure of the Old West as they settle in territories from Wyoming to Kansas. Meanwhile, a gruff cowboy finds himself on the run with a prostitute and a young boy after killing a fellow gunman.
Style:  absurd
Plot:  montana, indigenous, brothel, new mexico, american civil war, post civil war, american west, manifest destiny, ...
Time:  19th century, 1860s, 1850s
Place:  america
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Heaven's Gate
Cast
Kris Kristofferson Kris Kristofferson
Christopher Walken Christopher Walken John Hurt John Hurt
Sam Waterston Sam Waterston
6.7 417 votes
Genre: Drama, History, Western
Country: United States of America
Duration: 217 min.
Audience: R
Story:  Harvard graduate James Averill serves as the sheriff of prosperous Jackson County, Wyoming, standing at the center of a conflict between impoverished immigrants and affluent cattle farmers. Politically connected ranchers enlist mercenary Nathan Champion—who is also vying for the affections of local madam Ella Watson—to combat the immigrant uprising. As tensions escalate, both Averill and Champion start to question their decisions.
Plot:  immigrant, showdown, wyoming, usa, love triangle, montana, brothel, marshal, ...
Time:  19th century
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The Power of the Dog
Cast
Benedict Cumberbatch Benedict Cumberbatch
Kodi Smit-McPhee Kodi Smit-McPhee
Kirsten Dunst Kirsten Dunst
Jesse Plemons Jesse Plemons
6.7 3.0K votes
Genre: Drama, Western
Country: Australia, Canada
Duration: 127 min.
Audience: R
Story:  A domineering but charismatic rancher wages a war of intimidation on his brother's new wife and her teen son, until long-hidden secrets come to light.
Style:  tense
Plot:  husband wife relationship, based on novel or book, sadism, sexuality, widow, montana, eroticism, banjo, ...
Time:  1920s, 20th century
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Wildlife
Cast
Jake Gyllenhaal Jake Gyllenhaal
Carey Mulligan Carey Mulligan
Ed Oxenbould Ed Oxenbould
Zoe Colletti Zoe Colletti
6.6 784 votes
Genre: Drama
Country: United States of America
Duration: 105 min.
Audience: PG-13
Story:  14-year-old Joe is the only child of Jeanette and Jerry — a housewife and a golf pro — in a small town in 1960s Montana. Nearby, an uncontrolled forest fire rages close to the Canadian border, and when Jerry loses his job (and his sense of purpose) he decides to join the cause of fighting the fire, leaving his wife and son to fend for themselves.
Plot:  infidelity, fire, based on novel or book, montana, bus, golf, teenage boy, wildfire
Time:  1960s
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Polar
Cast
Mads Mikkelsen Mads Mikkelsen
Vanessa Hudgens Vanessa Hudgens
Katheryn Winnick Katheryn Winnick
Inga Cadranel Inga Cadranel
6.4 2.5K votes
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama
Country: Germany, United States of America
Duration: 118 min.
Audience: NC-17
Story:  When a retiring assassin realizes that he is the target of a hit, he winds up back in the game going head to head with a gang of younger, ruthless killers.
Plot:  assassin, hitman, montana, based on graphic novel, isolated house, criminal organization, neo-noir, forced retirement, ...
Place:  chile
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The Unholy Trinity
Cast
Pierce Brosnan Pierce Brosnan
Samuel L. Jackson Samuel L. Jackson
Brandon Lessard Brandon Lessard
Veronica Ferres Veronica Ferres
6.3 215 votes
Genre: Adventure, Crime, Western
Country: United States of America, Australia
Duration: 95 min.
Audience: R
Story:  Set against the turbulent backdrop of 1870s Montana, in the moments before the execution of Isaac Broadway, he gives his estranged son, Henry, an impossible task: murder the man who framed him for a crime he didn’t commit. Intent on fulfilling his promise, Henry travels to the remote town of Trinity, where an unexpected turn of events traps him in town and leaves him caught between Gabriel Dove, the town’s upstanding new sheriff, and a mysterious figure named St. Christopher.
Plot:  montana, false accusations, imminent execution, independent film
Time:  19th century, 1870s
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Bus Stop
Cast
Marilyn Monroe Marilyn Monroe
Don Murray Don Murray
Arthur O'Connell Arthur O'Connell
Betty Field Betty Field
6.1 249 votes
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: United States of America
Duration: 95 min.
Audience: U
Story:  Cowboys Beauregard Decker and Virgil Blessing attend a rodeo in Phoenix, where Decker falls in love with beautiful cafe singer Cherie. He wants to take Cherie back to his native Montana and marry her, but she dreams of traveling to Hollywood and becoming famous. When she resists his advances, Decker forces Cherie onto the bus back to Montana with him, but, when the bus makes an unscheduled stop due to bad weather, the tables are turned.
Plot:  rodeo, montana, bus, bus ride, diner, based on play or musical, cowboy, lasso, ...
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