Water Rights Movies

  • 1958
    The Big Country

    The Big Country

    The Big Country

    7.6061958HD

    Retired wealthy sea captain Jim McKay arrives in the Old West, where he becomes embroiled in a feud between his future father-in-law, Major Terrill,...

    The Big Country
  • 1988
    The Milagro Beanfield War

    The Milagro Beanfield War

    The Milagro Beanfield War

    6.51988HD

    The accidental breakdown of an irrigation valve launches a hot confrontation between the mainly Latino farmers in a tiny New Mexico town and the real...

    The Milagro Beanfield War
  • 1943
    Colt Comrades

    Colt Comrades

    Colt Comrades

    5.61943HD

    Hoppy, California and Johnny partner up with brother and sister ranch owners, two of several who are having their access to water blocked by a dam...

    Colt Comrades
  • 1955
    Treasure of Ruby Hills

    Treasure of Ruby Hills

    Treasure of Ruby Hills

    41955HD

    Ranchers battle one another over water rights. Western.

    Treasure of Ruby Hills
  • 2016
    Killing the Colorado

    Killing the Colorado

    Killing the Colorado

    62016HD

    The drought in the American West is predicted to be the worst in 1,000 years. Join five Academy Award-winning filmmakers as they explore the...

    Killing the Colorado
  • 1948
    Mark of the Lash

    Mark of the Lash

    Mark of the Lash

    01948HD

    There's a dispute over water rights, and every lawman that arrives to settle the score is killed. It's up to Lash to settle the score and find out...

    Mark of the Lash
  • 1941
    In Old Colorado

    In Old Colorado

    In Old Colorado

    6.51941HD

    Joe Weller has instigated a conflict over water rights between two ranchers. The idea is to have the ranchers do each other in then move in and take...

    In Old Colorado
  • 2012
    A Thirsty World

    A Thirsty World

    A Thirsty World

    72012HD

    Today, against a backdrop of sharply increasing demand, growth in the world population and the growing impact of an unsettled climate, water has...

    A Thirsty World
  • 1942
    Arizona Round-Up

    Arizona Round-Up

    Arizona Round-Up

    4.51942HD

    Tom Kenyon and his sidekick Pierre La Farge are hired by rancher Mike O'Day who, with his daughters Toni and Sugar, provides wild horses for the...

    Arizona Round-Up
  • 1997
    Cadillac Desert: Water and the Transformation of Nature

    Cadillac Desert: Water and the Transformation of Nature

    Cadillac Desert: Water and the Transformation of Nature

    01997HD

    Documentary on water usage, money, politics, the transformation of nature, and the growth of the American west, shown on PBS as a four-part...

    Cadillac Desert: Water and the Transformation of Nature
  • 1926
    Ace of Action

    Ace of Action

    Ace of Action

    01926HD

    Two families feud over possession of a valuable waterhole.

    Ace of Action
  • 1946
    Gentlemen With Guns

    Gentlemen With Guns

    Gentlemen With Guns

    61946HD

    While Fuzzy is waiting for his mail order bride, McCallister frames him for murder. McCallister then advises Matilda to marry Fuzzy so she will get...

    Gentlemen With Guns
  • 2018
    Sacred Land, Sacred Water: Confluences in the Rio Grande Valley

    Sacred Land, Sacred Water: Confluences in the Rio Grande Valley

    Sacred Land, Sacred Water: Confluences in the Rio Grande Valley

    02018HD

    Sacred Land, Sacred Water, a multimedia documentary, is the story of science and citizens working together to resist the oil and gas lobby’s...

    Sacred Land, Sacred Water: Confluences in the Rio Grande Valley
  • 1983
    The Four Corners: A National Sacrifice Area?

    The Four Corners: A National Sacrifice Area?

    The Four Corners: A National Sacrifice Area?

    01983HD

    Documents the cultural and ecological impacts of coal stripmining, uranium mining, and oil shale development in Utah, Colorado, New Mexico, and...

    The Four Corners: A National Sacrifice Area?