Best Western Movies
This page is updated regularly. Subscribe, so you don't miss new recommendations. The list of "Best Western Movies" contains films with the following parameters. Style: suspense, wild, realistic, tense, captivating and harsh. Plot: cowboy, horse, wild west, gunfight, murder, old west, shootout, gun, violence and revisionist western. Genre: Western, Drama and Adventure. Country: USA, UK and Australia.
Best Western Movies
TOP Movies: Django Unchained (2012), Unforgiven (1992), True Grit (2010), The Hateful Eight (2015), Dances with Wolves (1990), Blazing Saddles (1974), 3:10 to Yuma (2007), The Magnificent Seven (2016), Bonanza: The Return (1993), The Shooting (1966), The Outlaw Josey Wales (1976), The Revenant (2015), Tombstone (1993), Pale Rider (1985), Young Guns (1988), Eminence Hill (2019), Deadwood: The Movie (2019), Hell or High Water (2016), The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (1966), Once Upon a Time in the West (1968).
List of Best Movies
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 ...
Is relevant?
465K
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 ...
Is relevant?
374K
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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Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 168 min.
Story:
Bounty hunters seek shelter from a raging blizzard and get caught up in a plot of betrayal and deception.
Style:
captivating, talky, bloody, stylized, suspense ...
Audience:
boys' night, adult
Plot:
bounty hunter, winter, stagecoach, prisoner, gang, cold weather, old west, murder, snow, dark humor, brutality, twists and turns ...
Time:
19th century, year 2015, 2010s, victorian era, year 2016
Place:
wyoming, usa
Is relevant?
Genre: Adventure, Drama, Western
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 181 min.
Story:
Wounded Civil War soldier, John Dunbar tries to commit suicide – and becomes a hero instead. As a reward, he's assigned to his dream post, a remote junction on the Western frontier, and soon makes unlikely friends with the local Sioux tribe.
Style:
scenic, touching, sentimental, visually stunning, inspirational ...
Plot:
american civil war, native american, self discovery, culture clash, friendship, native, courage, tribe, native american white relationships, pride and honor, wolf, prairie ...
Time:
19th century, 90s, ancient times, 1860s, year 1990 ...
Place:
south dakota, nebraska, america, usa, kansas ...
Is relevant?
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: 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
Is relevant?
349K
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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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
Is relevant?
Genre: Drama, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
A man with a grudge against the late Little Joe seeks revenge on the Cartwrights and attempts to take over the Ponderosa.
Style:
suspense, heroic, period piece, serious, realistic ...
Plot:
revenge, ranch, conflict, showdown, cowboy, gunslinger, family drama, land grab, grudge, rebirth, vendetta, justice ...
Time:
19th century, 90s, 1900s, edwardian era, 20th century
Is relevant?
Genre: Drama, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 82 min.
Story:
A hired gun seeks to enact revenge on a group of bounty hunters in the Old West.
Style:
atmospheric, serious, realistic, surreal, suspense ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
dominant woman, bounty hunter, woman with a gun, on the road, gunslinger, mysterious character, vengeance, wilderness, danger, acid, promise, escort ...
Time:
year 1966
Place:
usa, utah
Is relevant?
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 ...
Is relevant?
940K
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
Is relevant?
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 ...
Is relevant?
Genre: Drama, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 115 min.
Story:
A small gold mining camp is terrorised by a ruthless land owner wanting to take their land. Clint Eastwood arrives riding a pale horse just as a young girl is praying to God to help the miners. He is revealed to be a preacher with mysterious and ...
Style:
spaghetti western, suspense, realistic, tense, atmospheric ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
small town, teenage girl, mysterious stranger, greed, courage, murder, drifter, revenge, gunfight, wild west, u.s. marshal, man with no name ...
Time:
20th century, 1800s, year 1985, 80s, 1880s ...
Place:
california, sacramento california
Is relevant?
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 ...
Is relevant?
Genre: Drama, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
A trail of revenge leads a notorious killer and a lawman to a town of fanatics.
Style:
breathtaking, period piece, suspense, intense, suspenseful ...
Plot:
sex scene, female nudity, revenge, false accusation, puzzle, tough guy, journey, public execution, chases and races, lawlessness, small town, criminal gang ...
Is relevant?
Genre: Drama, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
Follow the 10-year reunion of the Deadwood camp to celebrate South Dakota's statehood. Former rivalries are reignited, alliances are tested and old wounds are reopened, as all are left to navigate the inevitable changes that modernity and time ...
Style:
brutal, captivating, disturbing, suspenseful, tense ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
old west, bare chested male, wild west, rivalry, violence, brutality, cruelty, friends, duel, society, friendship, revenge ...
Time:
19th century, victorian era, 2010s, 1880s
Place:
usa, south dakota
Is relevant?
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
A divorced dad and his ex-con brother resort to a desperate scheme in order to save their family's farm in West Texas.
Style:
realistic, suspense, neo western, neo noir, atmospheric ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
robbery, bank robber, brother, texas ranger, bank robbery, redemption, small town, armed robbery, gunfight, bank, heist, desperation ...
Time:
year 2016, 2010s, future, y2k, 21st century
Place:
texas, nebraska, oklahoma, usa, california
Is relevant?
Genre: Adventure, Drama, Western
Country: Italy, Spain, West Germany, USA
Duration: 178 min.
Story:
While the Civil War rages between the Union and the Confederacy, three men – a quiet loner, a ruthless hit man and a Mexican bandit – comb the American Southwest in search of a strongbox containing $200,000 in stolen gold.
Style:
spaghetti western, epic, breathtaking, cult classic, exciting ...
Audience:
boys' night, family friendly, manly, date night, kids ...
Plot:
old west, civil war, treasure hunt, gunfight, greed, american civil war, moral ambiguity, desert, anti hero, shootout, hitman, cowboy ...
Time:
19th century, year 1966, 20th century, 1860s, victorian era
Place:
texas, arizona, austin texas, usa, north america ...
Is relevant?
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?
44K
Genre: Action, Drama, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
A widowed farmer and his son warily take in a mysterious, injured man with a satchel of cash. When a posse of men claiming to be the law come for the money, the farmer must decide who to trust. Defending a siege of his homestead, the farmer reveals ...
Style:
tense, disturbing, captivating, exciting, southern gothic ...
Plot:
billy the kid, murder, gunfight, farmer, western hero, medieval, gunslinger, money, showdown, shooter, protector, hidden money ...
Time:
2020s, 1900s, 20th century
Is relevant?
Genre: Adventure, Drama, Family
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
A sled dog struggles for survival in the wilds of the Yukon.
Style:
disturbing, captivating, sincere, inspirational, period piece ...
Audience:
kids, family outing
Plot:
dog, dog sled, survival, wolf, gold rush, danger, snow, wolf pack, friendship, medieval, grizzly bear, gold ...
Time:
19th century, 1890s, 20th century, victorian era, 2020s
Place:
alaska, canada, north america, yukon
Is relevant?
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106K
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
Is relevant?
Genre: Comedy, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
A woman seeking revenge for her murdered father hires a famous gunman, but he's very different from what she expects.
Style:
funny, melancholic, harsh, talky, semi serious ...
Plot:
revenge, alcoholic, murder, female protagonist, vengeance, train robbery, ranch, redemption, horse, drunkenness, father daughter relationship, death of father ...
Time:
19th century, 1890s, 1900s, 20th century
Place:
wyoming, persia
Is relevant?
Genre: Western
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
When her husband dies en route to America, Martha Price and her daughter Hilary are left to carry out his dream: the introduction of Hereford cattle into the American West. They enlist Sam "Bulldog" Burnett in their efforts to transport ...
Style:
funny, cult classic, realistic, semi serious, humorous ...
Plot:
cattle, vigilantism, forbidden love, young lovers, mother daughter relationship, temptation, redheaded woman, widow, lonely, old west, heroes, redemption ...
Time:
19th century, 1880s, year 1966, victorian era
Place:
austin texas, missouri, texas, europe, usa ...
Is relevant?
55K
Genre: Adventure, Drama, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 128 min.
Story:
The murder of her father sends a teenage tomboy, Mattie Ross (Kim Darby), on a mission of "justice", which involves avenging her father's death. She recruits a tough old marshal, "Rooster" Cogburn (John Wayne), because he ...
Style:
suspense, harsh, exciting, spaghetti western, period piece ...
Audience:
family outing, manly
Plot:
revenge, bounty hunter, murder, manhunt, texas ranger, vengeance, hanging, teenage girl, cowboy, civil war veteran, alcoholic, reward ...
Time:
19th century, 1880s, year 1969, 20th century, 1930s ...
Place:
texas, oklahoma, arkansas, usa, austin texas ...
Is relevant?
Genre: Drama, Western
Country: New Zealand, UK, Canada, Australia, USA
Duration: 126 min.
Story:
A domineering, magnetic rancher responds with mocking cruelty when his brother brings home a new wife and her son, until the unexpected comes to pass.
Style:
psychological, costume drama, period piece, tense, mindfuck ...
Audience:
chick flick, adult
Plot:
cowboy, mother son relationship, male full rear nudity, homosexuality, brother brother relationship, power relations, male nudity, repressed homosexual, animal cruelty, gay cowboy, gay subtext, sexual repression ...
Time:
2020s, 1920s, 20th century
Place:
montana, australia
Is relevant?
Genre: Drama, Western
Country: France, Spain, Romania, Belgium, USA
Duration: 122 min.
Story:
The colourfully named gold prospector Hermann Kermit Warm is being pursued across 1,000 miles of 1850s Oregon desert to San Francisco by the notorious assassins Eli and Charlie Sisters. Except Eli is having a personal crisis and beginning to doubt ...
Style:
captivating, artsy, historical drama, powerful, epic ...
Audience:
date night, adult
Plot:
brother brother relationship, brother brother conflict, hitman, gold rush, amputation, wild west, gold, one last job, murder, prank, golddigger, escapades ...
Time:
1850s, 19th century, 2010s, 50s, 1950s
Place:
oregon, california, san francisco, pacific ocean, palo alto california
Is relevant?
Genre: Comedy, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 113 min.
Story:
New York meets the west in this comedy starring Billy Crystal. Three New York business men decide to take a 'Wild West' vacation that turns out to not be the relaxing vacation they had envisioned.
Style:
feel good, funny, humorous, clever, entertaining ...
Audience:
kids, girls' night
Plot:
fish out of water, friendship, midlife crisis, vacation, buddies, childhood, mentor, buddy, radio, treasure hunt, food, rain ...
Time:
20th century, 90s
Place:
usa, colorado, new york, new mexico, spain ...
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