Hallmark Ranch, Cowboy & Country Movies

A Wyoming weekend ends with Julia sentenced to community service at the Thomas family ranch. Ben hopes to turn the struggling property into a dude ranch, and Julia’s work on a fundraiser brings her closer to his family.

A solid modern ranch romance. Erin Krakow plays a Montana ranch heiress; Ryan Paevey plays the New York developer who flies in to buy the place for a resort and gets stranded there long enough to learn the "Cowboy Code." At 6.7 across more than 2,000 votes it is one of the better-watched picks here. Suits-to-boots, save-the-ranch, a resident mountain lion named Simba that probably will not eat the guests. The premise is a Hallmark staple done warmly. Good summer-ranch comfort viewing with two appealing leads.

An older Alaska-set charmer, and one of the few here built around a divorced couple. Valerie Bertinelli and Jeffrey Nordling play exes whose three kids try to reunite them by secretly placing a personal ad for their dad in an "Alaska Love" magazine. He lives on an isolated fishing-and-tracking ranch; she runs a city restaurant. The catfishing-your-own-ex twist is genuinely funny, as is the kids telling a date he has twelve toes. At 6.6 it is a warm, gentle second-chance story. Rural ranch life, big skies, family meddling.

A Colorado ranch Christmas romance with a fish-out-of-water frame. Kristoffer Polaha plays a Hollywood actor who comes to a family ranch to learn "authentic" cowboy skills for a role, taught by an interior designer hiding from a public breakup, played by Lindy Booth. Treat Williams features. The deal: she trains him, he helps revive the town's Christmas parade. At 6.5 across more than 2,000 votes it is a dependable ranch holiday watch. His 1,200-dollar designer cowboy boots are a running authenticity gag. Snowy, sincere, easy. Christmas-set.

A dude-ranch romance with a corporate twist. Lindy Booth plays an outdoor-gear executive who, despite hating the outdoors, is sent to scout a North Dakota ranch for her company and falls for its skeptical co-owner, played by Wes Brown. The save-the-family-legacy plot is a ranch staple, and the heroine rediscovering her love of riding gives it a nice arc. At 6.5 it is a likeable autumn-set ranch romance. There is some corporate-sabotage business and a boss who runs "secret tests" on staff. Real ranch flavour, gentle stakes, two appealing leads.

A Montana dude-ranch romance with a fun premise. The late Luke Perry plays a TV-cowboy star who is secretly a city vegetarian afraid of horses, sent to a working ranch for a PR stunt, where he falls for the owner's daughter, played by Emmanuelle Vaugier. The contrast between his tough-guy image and his actual skills drives the comedy, and there is a save-the-land thread underneath. At 6.5 it is a breezy fake-cowboy story. He even names a piglet after himself. Boots, horses, real-versus-fake. Worth it partly for Perry.

A Wyoming ranch romance that doubles as a sly take on reality dating shows. Pascale Hutton plays a skeptical corporate recruiter pushed into a televised dating competition filmed at a picturesque ranch, who fails to spark with the bachelor but connects with the owner's son, played by Sam Page. At 6.5 it is a smart, self-aware ranch romance, with the production constantly trying to manufacture drama. The setting is a real working ranch, the romance is the off-camera kind. Pleasant, a little knowing, easy to watch. Good if you like a meta wink with your boots.

Lisa returns from New York to the Rayborn family farm, where a shrinking cattle herd and falling profits have sharpened a family disagreement over the farm’s future. Lucky’s herding ability gives Lisa and her brother a reason to consider raising sheep.