In The Day Mars Invaded Earth (1963) Sci-Fi classic movie, the Martians are not the invaders, they're the ones protecting themselves from us after a US space probe lands on their planet.
A newspaper editor uses every trick in the book to keep his ace reporter ex-wife from quitting and remarrying, using an exclusive interview with a death row convict as an enticement to buy himself some time to win her back.
Wealthy rancher G.W. McLintock uses his power to maintain peace between farmers, ranchers, land-grabbers, Indians, and corrupt officials in the territory.