99 Slim Pickens Movies, Ranked Best to Worst

Undoubtedly one of the greatest dark comedies of all time, Dr. Strangelove, is a Stanley Kubrick masterpiece. A Cold War satire, the movie depicts what would happen if an unhinged powerful figure like Brigadier General Jack D. Ripper unleashes nuclear holocaust on the world. 

A satirical Western comedy, Blazing Saddles features a criminal who is appointed as the first black sheriff of Rock Ridge in order to anger the residents into abandoning town so that a scheming attorney general can profit from the railroad planned to pass through town. But the sheriff manages to win over the residents and save the town from destruction.

Carter McCoy, a genius mastermind robber, is serving a ten year sentence for armed robbery. He is denied parole after four years. However, upon his request, his wife makes a deal with a corrupt businessman who uses his influence to get him parole. But he puts a condition that McCoy must partake in a bank robbery with two of his henchman.   

The Cowboys is a western drama adventure film which revolves around a rancher named Will Anderson, who decides to train few young schoolboys to become cowboys, so that they can accompany him on a cattle drive.

Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid is a western drama film which tells the story of Pat Garrett, an honest lawyer, who is hired by a group of wealthy cattle barons to deal with Billy the Kid, a notorious outlaw. However, Pat and Billy are childhood friends.

Navy Captain Torrey manages to bring his ship through the Pearl Harbor bombing unscathed. However, the ship is later damaged in a subsequent battle due to his negligence, which leads to his demotion. Soon, he tries to mend his relationship with his estranged son, and begins to take a liking to a nurse named Maggie. However he is soon called back for duty. Torrey sees his as his second opportunity to prove himself.    

After being double-crossed, Cable Hogue is left stranded in the middle of the desert. Struggling for water, he is about to give up,  but things take a turn when he stumbles across a spring. Eventually, he decides to turn it into a profitable station in the middle of the desert. Eventually, he is joined by a sex worker named Hildy, from the nearest town.

One-Eyed Jacks is a Western film which tells the story of a bandit named Rio, who is double-crossed by his partner Dad Longworth. Dad runs away with the loot, after a successful bank-robbery, leaving his partner to be captured. Years later, Rio manages to escape, and starts looking for his former partner, in his quest for revenge.

The movie follows James J. Andrews, a Union spy and leader of a group of Union soldiers who volunteer to go beyond Confederate lines during the American Civil War. Their plan is to steal a Confederate train, using it to destroy Confederate resources, but the train’s conductor William A. Fuller is onto them. 

Tom Horn chooses a reclusive life after leaving behind his life as a gunslinger. He soon begins working for John Coble, a rancher. He starts investigating livestock theft, and goes after castle hustlers. However, his violent methods eventually invite trouble.

This Western adventure drama film takes us to the era after the American Civil War, and tells the story of Major Dundee, who is tired of the frequent Apache raids from Mexico. After they make off with three children, he decides to create a mixed army of Union troops, Confederate POWS, along with civilian mercenaries and scouts in order to cross the border illegally and put an end to this feud.

In a desperate bid to change the course of the war, eight Confederate soldiers reach Rocky Mountain in order to recruit troops for their army.  While there, they rescue the fiancée of a Union officer before capturing the officer himself. The film, set towards the end of the Civil War, not only depicts the tale of their bravery, but also of their generosity towards their enemy.  

Nautical, the palomino horse wins a gold medal for the team at the 1959 Pan American Games through a series of owners and adventures.

Up from the Beach is a war drama film which takes us to the time of the Second World War. After the Normandy landings in Omaha Beach, an American group of soldiers frees several French villagers who were held as hostages. Despite their victory, they face more difficulties in the form of German warplanes.  

The Story of Will Rogers is a biography comedy drama film which revolves around the life of well-known humorist, actor and social critic, Will Rogers. 

In 1870s, Sioux brave White Bull trains a wild colt, naming him Tonka Wakan. His senior cousin demands Tonka, but mistreats the horse, so White Bull sets him free. Tonka finally reaches the stables of US cavalry Captain Myles Keogh. When the Indian tribes collectively confront US cavalry led by General Custer, Tonka becomes a part of the Battle of Little Bighorn. 

A television journalist Karen White, in Los Angeles, gets traumatized due to an encounter with a serial killer, while she was aiding the police. She is eventually sent to a psychiatric retreat in a remote mountain resort. However, she soon learns that the residents are not what they seem.  

Based on true events of Battle of Alamo, the film features pioneer, Jim Bowie, as he tries to negotiate on behalf of the Texans with his friend and tyrannical Mexican President Gen. Santa Anna. But when the talks fail, Jim stands against his Mexican friend and leads the small regiment of the frontier Texans against the large Mexican forces at Fort Alamo.

Teenager, Travis Coates, is left in charge of his 12 years old brother, Arliss, along with his dog Savage Sam. When Travis, Arliss, and their friend, Lisbeth, are captured by a band of Apaches, it is up to Savage Sam to lead the children out of trouble as a rescue mission is launched. 

An ex-lawman, Alex Flood, has taken an illegal hold over the town of Jericho, but widow Molly Lang fights to keep her stagecoach line out of his clutches. Her new employee, former deputy US marshal Dolan, tries to stay away realizing the futility of fighting Flood and his thugs. But when Flood’s men attack Molly, Dolan fights the goons and confronts Flood. 

Drawing inspiration from George Custer's 7th Cavalry Regiment at the Battle of the Little Big Horn, the movie follows the selfish military leader Frederick McCabe. He puts his soldiers in danger with no regard for their safety. In addition, two of his soldiers Harrod and Rogers, find themselves vying for the same woman Lou Woddard.  

Buck Bonham, a county singer, has a good family, but he is also struggling a little. Professionally, he still has to achieve national fame and personally he needs to find more time for his wife and son. Amidst all this, one of the band members decides to retire and is replaced by his beautiful daughter Lily who has had a crush on Buck ever since she was a child.

Jack Albany, an actor, who mostly plays gangsters on television, is mistaken for a notorious hitman, and he is also hired by a mob boss, Leo, to pull a heist. Albany must now not only find a way out of it, but also foil Leo’s plot. 

At the end of the Civil War, an ex Confederate officer and his ten years old daughter embark on a westward journey. At one rest station, they meet two sisters, one of whom is cordial while other is hostile. In time, he resumes his journey; but when he sees a group of Indians carrying liquors from the same rest station he becomes concerned about the sisters.  

This action adventure western film revolves around John Anchor, owner of a construction company, who is building a railroad. In order to get cheap labor, he plays dirty tricks. He gets a group of Indians to attack a wagon train, which forces the settlers to work at lower wages. However, things get complicated when an army sergeant named Rex figures out his scheme.     

This Western film revolves around an Army deserter Capt. Viktor Kaleb, who is offered a pardon. He will be reinstated in the cavalry if he agrees to lead a Special Forces group in a raid against an Apache stronghold into Mexico. 

The Honkers is an action comedy drama film revolving around an aging rodeo champion who becomes so self-centered that he starts ignoring his wife, son as well as his best friend.

An Eye for an Eye is a western action film which tells the story of an ex-bounty hunter Talion, who comes home one day, only to find his entire family killed. He soon comes to know that a gang led by Ike Slant is responsible for the crime. He sets out to track them down, and on the way, he meets a fellow bounty hunter named Benny who is also after the same man.

The film tells the story of Captain Stephen Maddock who is posted at a cavalry desert outpost, and Lieutenant Curtis McQuade, an officer without field experience, who joins him at the outpost. 

After the Pearl Harbor attack, California, which is feared to be the next target of the Japanese, is gripped in a panic wave. As hysteria spreads after spotting a Japanese sub off the California coast, varied groups of Californians set their own defense actions in motion. Major-General Joseph Stilwell, sent to compose the paranoid public, tries to make sense of the goings-on. 

The Black Hole is a science fiction action film which revolves around a research vessel that finds a missing spaceship, which is being commanded by a mysterious scientist.

Tom Brewster, a correspondence law school student, who is good with ropes but not guns, reaches corrupt Western town Blue Rock and mails his exams. He declines when incumbent Mayor Turlock offers him sheriff’s post. But when mail-coach is robbed, Brewster is compelled to take up the job. He starts investigating former sheriff’s death, and discovers that the clues point to Turlock.

Mark Johan Winters is a migrant worker, who realizes that he has been hitchhiking on a stolen car. When the police arrive, he decides to flee, thinking that he will not be able to prove his innocence. He eventually finds himself in a summer camp for blind children.

Gil and Tom are best friends living in a small town in Oklahama. They both serve together in the National Guard. After the Pearl Harbor attack, their lives take a turn as they are called for active duty.

Billionaire businessman Anthony Falcon dies leaving all the property to his nephew, Guido Falcone, an Italian auto-mechanic, who has to reach San Francisco and sign the papers within given time to claim the inheritance. Anthony’s mercenary lawyer-executor John Cutler, who wants to have that wealth under his control, creates every possible hazard in Guido’s way to prevent him from receiving the bequest. 

After taking a wrong turn on her road trip, a jazz singer’s car breaks down near an isolated lodge. The lodge is owned by a psychopathic young man who takes her prisoner after sexually assaulting her. 

A young and attractive hitchhiker named Ginger meets a recently divorced middle-aged advertising executive.  He is inspired by Ginger’s free spirited independence, while Ginger finds herself drawn to his old-fashioned romanticism.

During the Second World War, a group of American soldiers enter Sicily on a secret mission. They first intend to seize German arms supply. But they are surprised to see that there is not a single gun in sight. They soon meet an Italian POW, who agrees to help them.

This Western comedy drama film takes us to 1854 to Fort Val Verde, Texas. The US Cavalry is experimenting the novel idea of using camels rather than horses as a means of transportation.  

After a ship is flipped over by a tidal wave, a group of passengers are still waiting to be rescued. Meanwhile, a group of greedy fortune hunters begin to search for gold and money on the ship.

The Swarm is a horror thriller film which tells the story of Brad Crane, a scientist who teams up with General Slater in order to stop a huge swarm of bees, that are spreading terror over American cities and killing countless people.

This comedy film revolves around a couple owning and running a cheap motel, but they are forced to deal with the various eccentric and weird people who rent their rooms.

During the 1940s, a wandering cowboy comes across a runaway horse and takes him back to his ranch. Eventually, they become very close. But when he fires one of the ranch hands, he decides to steal the horse in retaliation.