THEME EXPLORATION

ranch ownership

12 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS

White Material
2009 · Claire Denis

Power Ballad
2026 · John Carney

An Alligator Named Daisy
1955 · J. Lee Thompson

During the Round-Up

During the Round-Up
1913 · D.W. Griffith

Ingrid Bergman
1953 · Roberto Rossellini

Lazy Lightning
1926 · William Wyler

Matchin’ Jim

Matchin’ Jim
1916 · Frank Borzage

Marley & Me
2008 · David Frankel

Elmer’s Pet Rabbit
1941 · Chuck Jones

Two Brothers
1967 · Mrinal Sen

Man's Best Friend
1952 · Jack Kinney

The Inheritors
1998 · Stefan Ruzowitzky

DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS

Francis Ford Coppola United States

Ford's Westerns like 'The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance' and 'My Darling Clementine' deeply explore the founding of ranches and the transformation of frontier land into settled communities.

Howard Hawks United States

Hawks' 'Rio Bravo' and 'Rio Lobo' center on the daily realities of ranch life and the bonds between ranchers defending their land and way of life.