Wild west movies and TV shows

The list contains the best, new and most relevant wild west movies ordered by relevance. The recommendation service has sorted out realistic, serious, wild, suspense, dramatic and harsh films and TV shows about / with wild west, gunfight, old west, cowboy, violence, murder, civil war, anti hero, vengeance and dialogue plots mostly in Western, Drama and Adventure genres shot in USA, Italy, France and other countries.
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TOP 10 movies tagged as wild west: Deadwood (2004), Once Upon a Time in the West (1968), Into the West (2005), The Homesman (2014), The Revenant (2015), A Fistful of Dollars (1964), The Salvation (2014), 3:10 to Yuma (2007), El Dorado (1966), Texas Rising (2015).

List of wild west movies

A Million Ways to Die in the West (2014)
Genre: Comedy, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 116 min.
Story: As a cowardly farmer begins to fall for the mysterious new woman in town, he must put his new-found courage to the test when her husband, a notorious gun-slinger, announces his arrival.
Style: parody, humorous, funny, absurd, satirical ...
Audience: girls' night, teens
Plot: wild west, old west, small town, irreverent, profanity, fall in love, stereotypes, duel, satire, teaching the ways of the world, newcomer, notoriety ...
Time: year 2014, 2010s, victorian era, 19th century, 1880s ...
Place: usa, arizona
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 8.6
 127K
Deadwood (2004)
Genre: Crime, Drama, History, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story: The story of the early days of Deadwood, South Dakota; woven around actual historic events with most of the main characters based on real people. Deadwood starts as a gold mining camp and gradually turns from a lawless wild-west community into an ...
Style: tense, serious, atmospheric, clever, period piece ...
Plot: sheriff, old west, violence, power struggle, shooting, society, gold rush, gunfight, prostitute, dishonesty, lifestyle, profanity ...
Time: 1870s, 19th century, y2k, year 2004, victorian era ...
Place: south dakota, usa, hawaii
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Once Upon a Time in the West (1968)
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
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Into the West (2005)
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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 6.6
 38K
The Homesman (2014)
Genre: Drama, Western
Country: France, USA
Duration: 122 min.
Story: When three women living on the edge of the American frontier are driven mad by harsh pioneer life, the task of saving them falls to the pious, independent-minded Mary Bee Cuddy. Transporting the women by covered wagon to Iowa, she soon realizes just ...
Style: harsh, sexy, depressing, emotional, suspense ...
Plot: twists and turns, wild west, old west, suicide, human nature, depression, suicide by hanging, unlikely partners, obsessive quest, partner, modern west, danger ...
Time: 19th century, year 2014, 2010s
Place: iowa, nebraska, usa
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 8.0
 940K
The Revenant (2015)
Genre: Adventure, Drama, Western
Country: USA, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Argentina
Duration: 156 min.
Story: In the 1820s, a frontiersman, Hugh Glass, sets out on a path of vengeance against those who left him for dead after a bear mauling.
Style: realistic, atmospheric, harsh, scenic, suspenseful ...
Audience: date night, manly, boys' night, adult
Plot: survival, wilderness, revenge, vengeance, native american, snow, violent, bear attack, wilderness survival, winter, hunter, wild west ...
Time: year 2015, 2010s, year 2016, distant future, 90s ...
Place: los angeles, north america, usa
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A Fistful of Dollars (1964)
Genre: Drama, Western
Country: Italy, Spain, West Germany
Duration: 99 min.
Story: The Man With No Name enters the Mexican village of San Miguel in the midst of a power struggle among the three Rojo brothers and sheriff John Baxter. When a regiment of Mexican soldiers bearing gold intended to pay for new weapons is waylaid by the ...
Style: spaghetti western, stylized, epic, harsh, serious ...
Audience: boys' night, manly
Plot: old west, violence, gunfight, wild west, gang war, small town, greed, vengeance, tough heroes, drifter, cowboy, death ...
Time: 19th century, 1870s
Place: mexico, latin america, new mexico, mexico city, arizona ...
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 6.7
 46K
The Salvation (2014)
Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller, Western
Country: Denmark, UK, South Africa, Sweden, Belgium
Duration: 92 min.
Story: In 1870s America, a peaceful American settler kills his family's murderer which unleashes the fury of a notorious gang leader. His cowardly fellow townspeople then betray him, forcing him to hunt down the outlaws alone.
Style: suspense, atmospheric, brutal, suspenseful, serious ...
Plot: revenge, vengeance, lone hero, rape, violence, old west, murder, small town, rape and revenge, wild west, gang, murderer ...
Time: 19th century, 1870s, year 2014, victorian era, 2010s
Place: america, usa, australia, mexico
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 7.6
 349K
3:10 to Yuma (2007)
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 122 min.
Story: In Arizona in the late 1800s, infamous outlaw Ben Wade and his vicious gang of thieves and murderers have plagued the Southern Railroad. When Wade is captured, Civil War veteran Dan Evans, struggling to survive on his drought-plagued ranch, ...
Style: tense, harsh, psychological, clever, brutal ...
Audience: manly, boys' night
Plot: old west, gunfight, wild west, runaway, honor, outlaw, prisoner, gunslinger, sheriff, heroic mission, righting the wronged, gang ...
Time: 19th century, 1880s, year 2007, 2000s, 1800s
Place: arizona, tucson arizona, yuma arizona, usa, sonora ...
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 7.5
 33K
El Dorado (1966)
Genre: Drama, Romance, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 126 min.
Story: Cole Thornton, a gunfighter for hire, joins forces with an old friend, Sheriff J.P. Hara. Together with an old indian fighter and a gambler, they help a rancher and his family fight a rival rancher that is trying to steal their water.
Style: talky, tense, suspense, exciting, serious ...
Audience: boys' night, adult
Plot: old west, sheriff, redemption, wild west, alcoholic, friendship, shootout, lone hero, vengeance, cowboy, showdown, tough guy ...
Time: 19th century, 1800s, year 1966, year 1967, 60s
Place: texas, usa, sonora, mexico, california
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 6.7
 5K
Texas Rising (2015)
Genre: Drama, History, Western
Country: Mexico, USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story: A depiction of the rise of Texas from the Battle of the Alamo to San Jacinto. A story told through the lives of the men who gave everything up to defend an infant country from a ruthless Dictator and savage Native Americans, and paved the way for ...
Style: historical drama, serious, captivating, realistic, costume drama ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: wild west, rebellion, state affairs, hopes, law enforcement, society, u.s. president, texas revolution, victorian england, intrigue, conservative, world war two ...
Time: 19th century, victorian era, 1830s
Place: texas, mexico, usa
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The Long Riders (1980)
Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story: The origins, exploits and the ultimate fate of the James gang is told in a sympathetic portrayal of the bank robbers made up of brothers who begin their legendary bank raids because of revenge.
Style: factual, harsh, rough, suspenseful, serious ...
Plot: outlaw gang, wild west, bank robbery, vengeance, gang, gunfight, jesse james, destiny, bank robber, civil war, storytelling, visceral ...
Time: 20th century, year 1980, 70s, 80s
Place: missouri, texas, minnesota
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 7.6
 374K
True Grit (2010)
Genre: Drama, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 110 min.
Story: Following the murder of her father by hired hand Tom Chaney, 14-year-old farm girl Mattie Ross sets out to capture the killer. To aid her, she hires the toughest U.S. Marshal she can find, a man with "true grit," Reuben J. ...
Style: suspense, costume drama, visually appealing, suspenseful, period piece ...
Audience: manly, date night, family outing, boys' night, teen drama
Plot: old west, vengeance, cowboy, bounty hunter, revenge, wild west, violence, gunfight, kick-butt women, dialogue, teenage girl, shooting ...
Time: 19th century, year 2010, 2010s, 20th century, 1900s ...
Place: texas, oklahoma, usa, arkansas, california
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The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (1962)
Genre: Drama, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 123 min.
Story: A senator, who became famous for killing a notorious outlaw, returns for the funeral of an old friend and tells the truth about his deed.
Style: melancholic, suspense, atmospheric, serious, meditative ...
Audience: family outing
Plot: politics, lawyer, funeral, wild west, old west, small town, senator, cowboy, friendship, bully, romantic rivalry, election ...
Time: 19th century, year 1962, 1910s, 1880s, 1800s ...
Place: america
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 6.4
 252K
The Lone Ranger (2013)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 150 min.
Story: The Texas Rangers chase down a gang of outlaws led by Butch Cavendish, but the gang ambushes the Rangers, seemingly killing them all. One survivor is found, however, by an American Indian named Tonto, who nurses him back to health. The Ranger, ...
Style: exciting, humorous, buddy comedy, scenic, semi serious ...
Audience: teens, boys' night, chick flick, girls' night
Plot: texas ranger, violence, wild west, horse, escapades, native american, two man army, partner, gunfight, corruption, revenge, treasure hunt ...
Time: 19th century, year 2013, victorian era, 2010s, 1930s ...
Place: texas, austin texas, seattle, usa, san francisco ...
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 6.7
 68K
Appaloosa (2008)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Romance, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 115 min.
Story: Two friends hired to police a small town that is suffering under the rule of a rancher find their job complicated by the arrival of a young widow.
Style: suspense, stylized, harsh, serious, realistic ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: old west, native american attack, cowboy, wild west, gunfight, friendship, sheriff, modern western, justice, murder, trust, law enforcement ...
Time: 19th century, year 2008, 1800s, 1880s
Place: texas, new mexico, iowa
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Django Unchained (2012)
Genre: Drama, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 165 min.
Story: With the help of a German bounty hunter, a freed slave sets out to rescue his wife from a brutal Mississippi plantation owner.
Style: talky, suspense, captivating, brutal, bloody ...
Audience: boys' night, adult
Plot: racism, slavery, revenge, old west, bounty hunter, violent, vengeance, african american, dark humor, gunfight, racial violence, violence ...
Time: 19th century, year 2012, 2010s, 1850s
Place: usa, texas, tennessee, america, austin texas ...
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 7.2
 106K
Hostiles (2017)
Genre: Drama, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 134 min.
Story: A legendary Native American-hating Army captain nearing retirement in 1892 is given one last assignment: to escort a Cheyenne chief and his family through dangerous territory back to his Montana reservation.
Style: tense, suspense, rough, costume drama, visually stunning ...
Audience: date night, adult
Plot: native american, native american reservation, wild west, indian chief, american indian, death, murder of husband, murder of daughter, indigenous people, murder, widow, trip ...
Time: 19th century, year 2017, 1890s, 2010s, victorian era ...
Place: montana, america, new mexico, usa, colorado
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 7.2
 54K
Silverado (1985)
Genre: Action, Drama, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 133 min.
Story: Four unwitting heroes cross paths on their journey to the sleepy town of Silverado. Little do they know the town where their family and friends reside has been taken over by a corrupt sheriff and a murderous posse. It's up to the sharp-shooting ...
Style: light, tense, intense, realistic, feel good ...
Audience: boys' night, adult
Plot: cowboy, wild west, gunfight, good versus evil, violent, small town, friendship, modern western, desert, chess, modern west, wagon train ...
Time: 19th century, year 1985, 1880s, 80s
Place: new mexico, arizona, usa, california
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The Man from Snowy River (1982)
Genre: Adventure, Drama, Romance, Western
Country: Australia
Duration: 102 min.
Story: Jim Craig has lived his first 18 years in the mountains of Australia on his father's farm. The death of his father forces him to go to the low lands to earn enough money to get the farm back on its feet. Kirk Douglas plays two roles as twin ...
Style: sentimental, surprise ending, cult classic, feel good, serious ...
Audience: teens, kids, girls' night
Plot: horse, wild west, wild animal, stallion, wild horse, wilderness, ranch, australian outback, happy ending, horse riding, river, chase ...
Time: 19th century, victorian era, 1800s, year 1982, 20th century ...
Place: australia, new zealand
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My Name Is Nobody (1973)
Genre: Comedy, Western
Country: Italy, France, West Germany
Duration: 116 min.
Story: Jack Beauregard, one of the greatest gunman of the Old West, only wants to retire in peace and move to Europe. But a young gunfighter, known as "Nobody", who idolizes Beauregard, wants him to go out in glory. So he arranges for Jack to ...
Style: spaghetti western, spoof, funny, humorous, clever ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: wild west, gunfight, heroes, old west, vengeance, storytelling, showdown, violin, retirement, legend, gunslinger, man with no name ...
Time: 20th century, 19th century, 1890s, 60s
Place: arizona, new mexico, new orleans, el paso texas, albuquerque new mexico ...
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 7.8
 190K
Tombstone (1993)
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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 7.0
 48K
Hang 'Em High (1968)
Genre: Drama, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 114 min.
Story: Marshall Jed Cooper survives a hanging, vowing revenge on the lynch mob that left him dangling. To carry out his oath for vengeance, he returns to his former job as a lawman. Before long, he's caught up with the nine men on his hit list and ...
Style: spaghetti western, stylized, suspenseful, realistic, epic ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: judge, revenge, u.s. marshal, court, vigilante, guilt, justice, hanging, wild west, false accusation, cowboy, death sentence ...
Time: 19th century, 1880s
Place: oklahoma, usa, california
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 7.7
 163K
Blazing Saddles (1974)
Genre: Comedy, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story: A town – where everyone seems to be named Johnson – is in the way of the railroad and, in order to grab their land, Hedley Lemar, a politically connected nasty person, sends in his henchmen to make the town unlivable. After the sheriff is ...
Style: parody, spoof, humorous, funny, cult classic ...
Audience: teens
Plot: farce, cowboy, satire, old west, racism, absurd humor, cowboys and outlaws, small town, gay slur, chess, gunfight, ethnic slur ...
Time: 19th century, 70s, 1870s, year 1974
Place: los angeles, america, arizona, california
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The Magnificent Seven (2016)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Western
Country: USA, Australia
Duration: 132 min.
Story: Seven gun men in the old west gradually come together to help a poor village against savage thieves.
Style: suspense, intense, entertaining, period piece, exciting ...
Audience: family friendly, adult
Plot: teamwork, small town, bounty hunter, revenge, showdown, gunfighter, mercenary, dark hero, deception, outlaw, good versus evil, murder ...
Time: year 2016, 19th century, 2010s, 1870s, 60s
Place: america, sacramento california, california, alaska
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 8.4
 556K
Westworld (2016)
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story: A dark odyssey about the dawn of artificial consciousness and the evolution of sin. Set at the intersection of the near future and the reimagined past, it explores a world in which every human appetite, no matter how noble or depraved, can be ...
Style: futuristic, psychological thriller, stylized, serious, apocalyptic ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: artificial intelligence, consciousness, robot, androids, murder, moral dilemma, man versus machine, technology gone awry, escapades, scientist, sex, sex scene ...
Time: future, 21st century
Place: usa, san francisco
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 7.6
 8K
Kung Fu (1972)
Genre: Adventure, Drama, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story: The adventures of a Shaolin Monk as he wanders the American West armed only with his skill in Kung Fu.
Style: exciting, serious, realistic, atmospheric, gloomy ...
Audience: kids, boys' night
Plot: martial arts, kung fu, shaolin, wild west, on the run, temple, haunted by the past, vegetarian, flashback, kung fu classic, fugitive, man with no name ...
Time: 20th century, 19th century
Place: usa, new mexico, arizona
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 8.2
 465K
Unforgiven (1992)
Genre: Drama, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 130 min.
Story: William Munny is a retired, once-ruthless killer turned gentle widower and hog farmer. To help support his two motherless children, he accepts one last bounty-hunter mission to find the men who brutalized a prostitute. Joined by his former partner ...
Style: bleak, suspenseful, cult classic, suspense, harsh ...
Audience: manly, adult
Plot: old west, revenge, cowboy, redemption, vengeance, small town, sheriff, hitman, wild west, gunfight, shootout, gunslinger ...
Time: 19th century, 20th century, 1800s, year 1992, 90s ...
Place: wyoming, kansas, america, usa, north america ...
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 8.7
 29K
Lonesome Dove (1989)
Genre: Adventure, Drama, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
TV show
Story: Lonesome Dove is a Western television miniseries based on Larry McMurtry's Pulitzer Prize-winning novel of the same name. Starring Robert Duvall and Tommy Lee Jones, Lonesome Dove was originally broadcast by CBS on February 5, 1989, drawing a ...
Style: epic, realistic, touching, entertaining, anime ...
Plot: wild west, cowboy, texas ranger, indians, old west, native american, modern west, epic battle, gunfight, friendship, obsessive quest, villain ...
Time: 19th century, 1870s, 80s
Place: montana, austin texas, america, nebraska, usa ...
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 4.4
 838
Calamity Jane (2024)
Genre: Drama, Western
Country: Canada
Duration: 95 min.
Story: After Wild Bill is killed in a poker game, Calamity Jane must break out of prison and seek revenge. Her quest is hindered by Deadwood's Sheriff Mason, who is out to detain and arrest her.
Style: thrilling, captivating, psychological, intense, tension ...
Plot: wild west, revenge, prison escape, murder, murderer, shooting, prison break, female protagonist, frontier town, vigilantism, escape, pursuit ...
Time: 19th century
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