Best Western Movies of 2003. - PickTheMovie.com

1.

Open Range

5.4

7.5/10

A former gunslinger is forced to take up arms again when he and his cattle crew are threatened by a corrupt lawman.

Starring: Kevin Costner, Robert Duvall, Michael Gambon, Michael Jeter, Diego Luna

Directed by: Kevin Costner

Release date: 2003-08-29

2.

Shanghai Knights

5.1

6.2/10

The dynamic duo of Chon Wang and Roy O'Bannon return for another crazy adventure. This time, they're in London to avenge the murder of Chon's father, but end up on an even bigger case. Chon's sister is there to do the same, but instead unearths a plot to kill the royal family. No one believes her, though, and it's up to Chon and Roy (who has romance on his mind) to prove her right.

Starring: Jackie Chan, Owen Wilson, Fann Wong, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Aidan Gillen

Directed by: David Dobkin

Release date: 2003-02-06

3.

The Missing

4.7

6.5/10

When rancher and single mother of two Maggie Gilkeson sees her teenage daughter, Lily, kidnapped by Apache rebels, she reluctantly accepts the help of her estranged father, Samuel, in tracking down the kidnappers. Along the way, the two must learn to reconcile the past and work together if they are going to have any hope of getting Lily back before she is taken over the border and forced to become a prostitute.

Starring: Tommy Lee Jones, Cate Blanchett, Evan Rachel Wood, Jenna Boyd, Aaron Eckhart

Directed by: Ron Howard

Release date: 2003-11-26

4.

Monte Walsh

3.5

7.2/10

Monte Walsh and Chet Rollins are long-time cowhands, working whatever ranch work comes their way, but "nothing they can't do from a horse." Their lives are divided between months on the range and the occasional trip into town. Monte has a long-term relationship with prostitute Martine Bernard, while Chet has fallen under the spell of the widow who owns the hardware store. Camaraderie and competition with the other cowboys fill their days, until one of the hands, Shorty Austin, loses his job and gets involved in rustling and killing. Then Monte and Chet find that their lives on the range are inexorably redirected.

Starring: Tom Selleck, Isabella Rossellini, Keith Carradine, George Eads, Robert Carradine

Directed by: Simon Wincer

Release date: 2003-01-17

5.

And Starring Pancho Villa as Himself

3.5

6.6/10

In 1914, the Mexican revolutionary Pancho Villa (Antonio Banderas) invites studios to shoot his actual battles against PorfÃrio Diaz army to raise funds for financing guns and ammunition. The Mutual Film Corporation, through producer D.W. Griffith (Colm Feore), interests for the proposition and sends the filmmaker Frank Thayer (Eion Bailey) to negotiate a contract with Pancho Villa himself.

Starring: Antonio Banderas, Eion Bailey, Alan Arkin, Jim Broadbent, Matt Day

Directed by: Bruce Beresford

Release date: 2003-09-07

6.

The Lone Ranger

2.2

5.1/10

This version takes a look at the character in the years before he became a legend. It all begins with the introduction of Luke Hartman, a 20-year old Boston law student who witnesses the murder of his brother, a Texas Ranger. He himself is wounded in the midst of the chaos, but is rescued by the Apache Tonto... and subsequently becomes smitten by Tonto's sister Alope. He then devotes his life to avenging the death of his brother and fighting injustice, and in the process becoming a worldwide legend.

Starring: Chad Michael Murray, Nathaniel Arcand, Anita Brown, Fay Masterson

Directed by: Jack Bender

Release date: 2003-02-26

7.

Hard Ground

2.0

5.9/10

Billy Bucklin escapes while being transported to Yuma prison and plans to form an army of desperadoes to control the Mexican border...

Starring: Burt Reynolds, Bruce Dern, Amy Jo Johnson, Seth Peterson, David Figlioli

Directed by: Frank Q. Dobbs

Release date: 2003-07-12

8.

Love Comes Softly

0.0

7.4/10

Marty is a 19 year old pioneer woman, recently married. She goes west with her husband Clem, hoping to start a new life. But Clem unexpectedly dies, and Marty finds herself alone, two months pregnant. Clark Davis, a widower, offers her a marriage of convenience: she needs food and money, and he needs someone to take care of his daughter Missie. She accepts his proposal as a temporary solution.

Starring: Katherine Heigl, Dale Midkiff, Skye McCole Bartusiak, Corbin Bernsen, Theresa Russell

Directed by: Michael Landon Jr.

Release date: 2003-04-13

Best Western Movies of 2003