Cowboy movies and TV shows
The list contains the best, new and most relevant cowboy movies ordered by relevance. The recommendation service has sorted out realistic, wild, suspense, tense, epic and serious films and TV shows about / with cowboy, gunfight, violence, wild west, shootout, old west, culture clash, horse, revenge and anti hero plots mostly in Drama, Western and Action genres shot in USA, Canada, Italy and other countries.
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TOP 10 movies tagged as cowboy: Broken Trail (2006), Lucky Luke (2009), Godless (2017), Yellowstone (2018), The Cowboy Way (1994), The Horse Whisperer (1998), The Outlaw Josey Wales (1976), Jonah Hex (2010), Catch the Bullet (2021), Death Rides a Horse (1967).
Best films
New films
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Western
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 92 min.
TV show
Story:
Broken Trail is a 2006 Western miniseries directed by Walter Hill and starring Robert Duvall and Thomas Haden Church. Written by Alan Geoffrion, who also wrote the novel, the story is about an aging cowboy and his nephew who transport 500 horses ...
Style:
sincere, serious, captivating, realistic, tense ...
Plot:
old west, cowboy, fall in love, horse, gang, protector, brothel, nephew, escapades, danger, rescue, partner ...
Time:
19th century
Place:
wyoming, oregon, america, usa, san francisco
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Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Western
Country: France, Argentina
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
Fearless gunslinger, Lucky Luke, is ordered by the President to bring peace to Daisy Town.
Style:
parody, humorous, captivating, entertaining, light ...
Audience:
family outing, pre-teens, kids
Plot:
cowboy, fighting crime, rivalry, old west, hotshot hero, escapades, law enforcement, small town, superhero, comic book, wild west, shootout ...
Time:
19th century
Place:
usa
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90K
Genre: Action, Drama, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 65 min.
TV show
Story:
Frank Griffin, an outlaw terrorizing the 1880s American West, hunts down Roy Goode, his partner turned enemy. Roy hides out at a ranch as Frank's chase leads him to La Belle, New Mexico - a town mysteriously made up entirely of women.
Style:
period piece, rough, suspense, tense, exciting ...
Plot:
showdown, lesbian, gunslinger, mining town, strong female lead, cowboy, outlaw, widow, wild west, modern west, modern western, criminal gang ...
Time:
19th century, victorian era, 1880s
Place:
new mexico
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302K
Genre: Drama, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
Follow the violent world of the Dutton family, who controls the largest contiguous ranch in the United States. Led by their patriarch John Dutton, the family defends their property against constant attack by land developers, an Indian reservation, ...
Style:
sad, scenic, tense, suspense, neo western ...
Plot:
ranch, family business, death, violence, cowboy, family relations, cattle ranch, rivalry, power struggle, society, dishonor among criminals, dishonesty ...
Time:
19th century, 2020s, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
usa, montana, chicago, north america
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Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
Two championship rodeo partners travel to New York to find their missing friend, Nacho Salazar who went missing there.
Style:
buddy comedy, humorous, entertaining, light, semi serious ...
Audience:
boys' night, teens, girls' night
Plot:
cowboy, friendship, chase, gunfight, horse, missing person, outlaw gang, happy ending, buddy, odd couple, fish out of water, disorder ...
Time:
90s, year 1994
Place:
new york, arizona, new mexico, latin america, usa ...
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Genre: Drama, Romance, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 169 min.
Story:
Based on the novel by the same name from Nicholas Evans, the talented Robert Redford presents this meditative family drama set in the country side. Redford not only directs but also stars in the roll of a cowboy with a magical talent for healing.
Style:
sentimental, emotional, touching, melancholic, light ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, girls' night, teens, chick flick ...
Plot:
horse, cowboy, ranch, animal, stallion, horse riding, riding accident, travel, rider horse relationship, true love, therapy, parent child relationship ...
Time:
90s
Place:
montana, new york, usa, london
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Genre: Drama, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 135 min.
Story:
After avenging his family's brutal murder, Wales is pursued by a pack of soldiers. He prefers to travel alone, but ragtag outcasts are drawn to him - and Wales can't bring himself to leave them unprotected.
Style:
suspense, brutal, harsh, epic, visually stunning ...
Plot:
american civil war, revenge, native american, surrender, civil war, cowboy, vengeance, manhunt, murder, on the run, loss of family, one against many ...
Time:
19th century, 1860s, 1800s, 20th century, year 1976 ...
Place:
texas, missouri, austin texas, usa, kansas ...
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64K
Genre: Action, Drama, Fantasy, Thriller, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 81 min.
Story:
Gunslinger Jonah Hex (Josh Brolin) is appointed by President Ulysses Grant to track down terrorist Quentin Turnbull (John Malkovich), a former Confederate officer determined on unleashing hell on earth. Jonah not only secures freedom by accepting ...
Style:
gothic, stylized, exciting, suspenseful, rough ...
Audience:
boys' night, teens
Plot:
comic book, death, bounty hunter, gunslinger, superhero, revenge, american civil war, violence, civil war, one against many, brutality, supernatural ...
Time:
19th century, 1800s, 1870s
Place:
usa, virginia, south carolina, arizona, charleston south carolina ...
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Genre: Drama, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
U.S. marshal Britt MacMasters returns from a mission to find his father wounded and his son kidnapped by the outlaw Jed Blake. Hot on their trail, Britt forms a posse with a gunslinging deputy and a stoic Pawnee tracker. But Jed and Britt tread ...
Style:
harsh, melancholic, stylized, serious, talky ...
Plot:
desert, old west, cowboy, bounty hunter, heroes, cowboys and outlaws, killing, criminal, justice, good versus evil, hostage, revenge ...
Time:
19th century
Place:
southern usa
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Genre: Drama, Western
Country: Italy
Duration: 114 min.
Story:
Death Rides a Horse (aka Da uomo a uomo, or As Man to Man) is a 1967 spaghetti western directed by Giulio Petroni, written by Luciano Vincenzoni, and starring Lee Van Cleef and John Phillip Law. Bill Meceita, a boy whose family was murdered in front ...
Style:
spaghetti western, realistic, rough, serious, tense ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
revenge, cowboy, old west, investigation, murder, rape, outlaw, betrayal, jail, sheriff, fistfight, frame up ...
Time:
19th century, year 1967
Place:
mexico
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Western
Country: Australia, UK
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
Set in the Australian outback in the 1880s, the movie follows the series of events following the horrific rape and murder of the Hopkins family, allegedly committed by the infamous Burns brothers gang. Captain Morris Stanley captures Charlie Burns ...
Style:
harsh, cult classic, tense, rough, suspenseful ...
Plot:
aborigine, rape, brutality, gang, australian outback, vengeance, violence, cowboy, violent, modern western, gory, wilderness ...
Time:
19th century, year 2005, 1800s, victorian era, 1880s
Place:
australia, oceania, new zealand
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 123 min.
Story:
The lives of a young couple intertwine with a much older man as he reflects back on a lost love while he's trapped in an automobile crash.
Style:
romantic, emotional, sentimental, sad, inspirational ...
Audience:
girls' night, chick flick, date night, teens
Plot:
love, love story, couples, love affair, love and romance, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, relationships, opposites attract, art collector, rodeo, happy ending, passion ...
Time:
year 2015, year 1941, 20th century, 1940s, 21st century
Place:
usa, north carolina, new york, vienna, new jersey ...
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190K
Genre: Biography, Drama, History, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 130 min.
Story:
Legendary marshal Wyatt Earp, now a weary gunfighter, joins his brothers Morgan and Virgil to pursue their collective fortune in the thriving mining town of Tombstone. But Earp is forced to don a badge again and get help from his notorious pal Doc ...
Style:
realistic, cult classic, costume drama, suspense, serious ...
Audience:
manly, boys' night
Plot:
old west, cowboy, vengeance, gunfight, gunslinger, criminal, shootout, friendship, sheriff, western hero, wild west, revenge ...
Time:
19th century, 1800s, 90s, 1880s
Place:
arizona, america, usa, tucson arizona, mexico ...
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Genre: Drama, Horror, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
The Dalton gang escape to a nearby town after a train robbery goes south, but they are met by a coven of witches with sinister plans for the unsuspecting outlaws.
Style:
suspense, bleak, scary, captivating, dark ...
Plot:
witch, cowboy, brothel, outlaw gang, church, train robbery, sex scene, nymph, violence, fight, seductress, ritual ...
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Genre: Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 82 min.
Story:
A meteor lands in Jamestown California in 1849 during the gold rush. It is found by miners who release it's spoors which turn the population into blood thirsty mutants.
Style:
serious, scary, rough, slasher, suspenseful ...
Audience:
boys' night, teens
Plot:
zombie, cowboy, mutant, chaos, deadly creature, escapades, plague, old west, danger, chases and races, living dead, virus ...
Time:
19th century
Place:
california, usa
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88K
Genre: Action, Adventure, Biography, Drama, Sport, Western
Country: USA, Morocco
Duration: 136 min.
Story:
Set in 1890, this is the story of a Pony Express courier who travels to Arabia to compete with his horse, Hidalgo, in a dangerous race for a massive contest prize, in an adventure that sends the pair around the world...
Style:
inspirational, costume drama, period piece, epic, factual ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
horse, adventurer, desert, cowboy, horse race, stallion, lone hero, underdog, racehorse, sioux tribe, horse riding, rivalry ...
Time:
19th century, year 2004, 1800s, victorian era, 1890s
Place:
middle east, saudi arabia, oklahoma city, morocco, iraq ...
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Genre: Adventure, Drama, Romance, War, Western
Country: Mexico, USA
Duration: 116 min.
Story:
Hogan, on his way to do some reconnaissance for a future mission to capture a French fort, encounters Sister Sara, a nun in trouble. Before he knows it, Hogan is accompanying Sister Sara in the dangerous frontier while she seeks to achieve a hidden ...
Style:
spaghetti western, stylized, light, entertaining, exciting ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
nun, cowboy, gunfight, cowboys and outlaws, rescue, heroes, danger, partner, gunslinger, rivalry, rebelliousness, violence ...
Time:
1860s, 19th century, year 1970
Place:
mexico, latin america, sonora, france
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Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 44 min.
TV show
Story:
When the Los Angeles County’s Sheriff dies, an arcane rule forged back in the Wild West thrusts the most unlikely man into the job: a fifth-generation lawman, more comfortable taking down bad guys than navigating a sea of politics, who won’t ...
Style:
bleak, suspense, tense, disturbing, captivating ...
Plot:
old west, sheriff, cowboy, law and order, deputy, die hard, fighting crime, police station, politician, wife, workplace, police detective ...
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Genre: Adventure, Drama, Romance, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min.
TV show
Story:
Steven Spielberg executive produced this TNT miniseries about American Westward expansion during the 19th century. Told from both the perspective of the white Wheeler family and the Native American Lakota tribe, the 12-hour epic follows the clans as ...
Style:
epic, realistic, sincere, serious, atmospheric ...
Plot:
native american, american indian, wild west, old west, indian war, native american attack, wagon train, tribe, native american white relationships, gold rush, interracial romance, injustice ...
Time:
19th century, 1800s
Place:
south dakota, north america
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Genre: Adventure, Drama, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 139 min.
Story:
Jack Crabb, looking back from extreme old age, tells of his life being raised by Indians and fighting with General Custer.
Style:
epic, humorous, sentimental, captivating, disturbing ...
Plot:
native american, cowboy, racism, revenge, culture clash, voice over narration, massacre, interview, orphan, old west, american history, bigotry ...
Time:
19th century, 1870s, 1860s, year 1970, 70s ...
Place:
montana, south dakota, usa
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Crime, Drama, Sci-Fi
Country: USA, Japan
Duration: 58 min.
TV show
Story:
A ragtag crew of bounty hunters chases down the galaxy's most dangerous criminals. They'll save the world... for the right price.
Style:
neo noir, anime, contemplative, captivating, suspenseful ...
Plot:
bounty hunter, cowboy, outer space, female warrior, space, violence, heroes, criminal, youth, death, revenge, mission ...
Time:
future, 21st century
Place:
space western, usa
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Genre: Drama, Western
Country: Italy, USA
Duration: 145 min.
Story:
This classic western masterpiece is an epic film about a widow whose land and life are in danger as the railroad is getting closer and closer to taking them over. A mysterious harmonica player joins forces with a desperado to protect the woman and ...
Style:
spaghetti western, clever, tense, suspenseful, visually appealing ...
Audience:
teens, boys' night
Plot:
old west, wild west, vengeance, gunfight, revenge, cowboy, harmonica, duel, villain, murder, hitman, death ...
Time:
19th century, 1800s, year 1968
Place:
yuma arizona, arizona, usa, north america
Is relevant?
Genre: Action, Drama, Romance, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 139 min.
Story:
A former gunslinger is forced to take up arms again when he and his cattle crew are threatened by a corrupt lawman.
Style:
atmospheric, sexy, stylized, contemplative, realistic ...
Plot:
old west, cowboy, violence, gunslinger, gunfight, shootout, revenge, showdown, civil war veteran, friendship, small town, cattle ...
Time:
19th century, year 2003, 1800s, 2000s, 1880s
Place:
montana, texas
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Genre: Action, Comedy, Drama, Western
Country: Canada
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
A quiet and peaceful community in the Dominion of Canada is shaken up by the arrival of a wounded and stinky gun-toting American cowboy, simply known as The Montana Kid, wanted for the alleged killing of seven men. A subsequent clarification reveals ...
Style:
semi serious, humorous, tense, captivating, suspense ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
old west, bounty hunter, duel, wanted, gunslinger, small town, rivalry, cowboy, disorder, culture clash, blacksmith, victorian england ...
Time:
19th century, victorian era, 1880s
Place:
canada
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Genre: Action, Drama, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
A group of young gunmen, led by Billy the Kid, become deputies to avenge the murder of the rancher who became their benefactor. But when Billy takes their authority too far, they become the hunted.
Style:
suspense, harsh, serious, period piece, exciting ...
Audience:
boys' night, teens, kids
Plot:
cowboy, billy the kid, old west, gunfight, brutality, vigilante, chase, modern western, cowboys and outlaws, wild west, revenge, gunslinger ...
Time:
1870s, 20th century, 19th century, 80s
Place:
new mexico, america, usa, arizona, nebraska ...
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Thriller, Western
Country: Spain
Duration: 124 min.
Story:
Julián Torralba is a former movie stuntman in Almeria, Spain. He and several of his colleagues, who once made a living in American Westerns shot in Spain, now are reduced to doing stunt shows for minuscule audiences on the decaying set built for ...
Style:
humorous, entertaining, semi serious, realistic, funny ...
Plot:
mischievous children, stuntman, parents and children, fight, film set, cowboy, haunted by the past, violence, drinking, desert, death, rebellion ...
Place:
spain, europe, texas, argentina
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Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
John Smith is a mysterious stranger who is drawn into a vicious war between two Prohibition-era gangs. In a dangerous game, he switches allegiances from one to another, offering his services to the highest bidder. As the death toll mounts, Smith ...
Style:
neo noir, stylized, serious, suspenseful, exciting ...
Audience:
manly, boys' night
Plot:
mafia, violence, gang war, gangster, small town, shootout, one man army, cowboy, assassin, one against many, tough guy, hitman ...
Time:
20th century, 1930s, 1920s, year 1932
Place:
texas, mexico, usa, austin texas, latin america ...
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Romance, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 116 min.
Story:
An idealistic, modern-day cowboy struggles to keep his Wild West show afloat in the face of hard luck and waning interest.
Style:
sentimental, touching, neo western, funny, spaghetti western ...
Plot:
cowboy, circus, small town, bank robbery, gunfight, horse, modern western, stepmother, hidden treasure, amusement park, carnival, presumed dead ...
Time:
year 1980, 70s, 1930s, 80s
Place:
new york, idaho, montana, usa, new jersey
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Genre: Adventure, Biography, Crime, Drama, Western
Country: USA, Mexico
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
In late 1890s Wyoming, Butch Cassidy is the affable, clever and talkative leader of the outlaw Hole in the Wall Gang. His closest companion is the laconic dead-shot 'Sundance Kid'. As the west rapidly becomes civilized, the law finally ...
Style:
homoerotic, epic, period piece, freeze frame, scenic ...
Audience:
date night, boys' night, kids, adult
Plot:
buddy, friendship, shootout, old west, bank robbery, cowboy, friendship between men, last stand, gunfight, fugitive, heist, robbery ...
Time:
1900s, 1890s, 20th century, ancient times, year 1969 ...
Place:
bolivia, south america, wyoming, new york, latin america ...
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Genre: Action, Drama, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
Only three of the original five "young guns" -- Billy the Kid (Emilio Estevez), Jose Chavez y Chavez (Lou Diamond Phillips), and Doc Scurlock (Kiefer Sutherland) -- return in Young Guns, Part 2, which is the story of Billy the Kid and his ...
Style:
period piece, anamorphic, cult classic, funny, realistic ...
Audience:
teens, boys' night, kids
Plot:
cowboy, old west, billy the kid, modern western, gunfight, wild west, native american, bounty hunter, modern west, betrayal, friendship, escape ...
Time:
1870s, 20th century, 19th century, 1950s, 80s ...
Place:
new mexico, arkansas, latin america, usa, arizona ...
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