The Outlaw Jesse James
As a big Western movie fan, I've had occasion to watch and review a lot of films about Jesse James. The following list is presented in IMDb ranking order.
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- DirectorAndrew DominikStarsBrad PittCasey AffleckSam ShepardRobert Ford, who has idolized Jesse James since childhood, tries hard to join the resurgent gang of the Missouri outlaw, but gradually becomes resentful of the bandit leader."And the omens promised bad luck, which moated and dungeoned him."
- DirectorKevin R. HershbergerStarsKelsey GrammerBill O'ReillyDermot MulroneyA profile of Jesse James."Confederacy will never die. Neither will the James Brothers!"
- DirectorWilliam WitneyStarsJim DavisMary CastleGeorge D. WallaceThe Younger Brothers believe their past with the Quantrill Raiders keeps them from living an honest life and start planning a daring bank robbery in Minnesota. Matt Clark, with a little help from Frankie, ensures that it doesn't end well."None of my boys mean any harm."
- DirectorChristopher CasselMike LeonardStarsJohn RedlingerCharles AshBrytnee AtkinsonFrom the ashes of the Confederacy rises a bold rebel outlaw determined to get rich... and get even. Jesse James is seen by many as a modern day Robin Hood - a Southern gentlemen avenging the efforts of Northern businessmen to exploit his territory."I am hero to some, a villain to others, and remembered by all."
- DirectorWalter HillStarsDavid CarradineStacy KeachDennis QuaidThe origins, exploits and the ultimate fate of the Jesse James gang is told in a sympathetic portrayal of the bank robbers made up of brothers who begin their legendary bank raids because of revenge."You gonna make 'em pay Jesse?"
- DirectorHenry KingIrving CummingsStarsTyrone PowerHenry FondaNancy KellyAfter railroad agents forcibly evict the James family from their family farm, Jesse and Frank turn to banditry for revenge."Great thunderin' Halleluia - that's ruin!"
- DirectorWilliam WitneyStarsJim DavisMary CastleLee Van CleefRailroad detectives Matt Clark (Jim Davis)and Frankie Adams (Mary Castle), with the aid of much stock footage from earlier Republic Pictures films, pursue the vengeful James brothers, Frank (Richard Travis) and Jesse (Lee Van Cleef), who declare war on the law after their young half-brother is killed in a police ambush."Come on out folks and meet the boys!"
- DirectorSamuel FullerStarsPreston FosterBarbara BrittonJohn IrelandBob Ford murders his best friend Jesse James in order to obtain a pardon that will free him to marry his girlfriend but is plagued by guilt and self-disgust."You're the target for every gun-happy man around here."
- DirectorFritz LangStarsHenry FondaGene TierneyJackie CooperFrank James continues to avoid arrest in order to take revenge on the Ford brothers for their murder of his brother Jesse."I know a James boy job when I see one!"
- DirectorNorman Z. McLeodStarsBob HopeRhonda FlemingWendell CoreyOutlaw T.J. "Jesse" James tries to kill insurance agent Milford Farnsworth, who has been mistaken for him in order to collect on a big policy."Hold it. Don't anybody make a move or I'll blow my brains out."
- DirectorRay EnrightStarsAudie MurphyBrian DonlevyMarguerite ChapmanOutraged by Redleg atrocities, the James and Younger Brothers along with Kit Dalton join Quantrill's Raiders and find themselves participating in even worse war crimes."When it comes to joinin' an army, we'll just make up our own mind."
- DirectorPhilip KaufmanStarsCliff RobertsonRobert DuvallLuke AskewThe gangs of Jesse James and Cole Younger join forces for a bungled robbery of the bank in Northfield, Minnesota."The whole country's gonna talk about this forever and ever."
- DirectorJoseph KaneStarsRoy RogersGeorge 'Gabby' HayesSally PayneJesse James joins with Missouri settlers in their battle with rich, land-grabbing railroad tycoons."Listen young lady, I've known Jesse James since before he was born!"
- DirectorLes MayfieldStarsColin FarrellScott CaanAli Larter5 Southern friends return home when the war ends 1865. But Yankee soldiers and Pinkerton are busy helping a railroad baron grab land from farmers along the planned railroad west. The 5 friends fight back."How about the, uh...James-Younger Gang?"
- DirectorRobert BorisStarsRob LoweBill PaxtonRandy TravisWestern starring Rob Lowe and Bill Paxton, based on the lives of Frank and Jesse James. After the Civil War Frank and Jesse return to their family's farm. When their younger brother is murdered they embark on a mission for revenge."Boy, we're in it now."
- DirectorJoseph KaneStarsRoy RogersGeorge 'Gabby' HayesDon 'Red' BarryA bank robbery pulled off by the bank officials, not the usual James gang."Reach high and try and touch that gen-u-ine mahogany trim!"
- DirectorGordon DouglasStarsWendell CoreyMacdonald CareyEllen DrewIn this Western, the James and Younger boys ride the outlaw trail again all because of a mean Union Army Major."I don't like the idea of surrendering."
- DirectorDon 'Red' BarryStarsDon 'Red' BarryPeggie CastleJack BuetelJesse James keeps so busy skirt-chasing that his outlaw career starts to suffer."Take a little, leave a little. You don't want these people mad at us, do you?"
- DirectorWilliam BeaudineStarsJohn LuptonNarda OnyxCal BolderDr. Maria Frankenstein transplants an artificial brain of her own creation into the skull of Jesse James' slow-witted friend Hank Tracy and names him Igor."We shall soon see which one of us is insane!"
- DirectorKevin McCareyStarsDon BlandChad Karassonyi"Well sir, if you have any sign of it, I will take your money." - Jesse James
- DirectorKevin R. HershbergerStarsThomas AllemanAaron AngusDaniel Braswelln a fall morning in 1897, the notorious James-Younger gang, led by Frank and Jesse James, rides into Northfield, Minnesota. Their aim is the local bank, an easy target for the experienced gang, but the plan quickly goes south, and the gang finds themselves on the run."Time slows down when bullets fly."