French Western movies

List of the best French Western movies selected by visitors to our site: The Homesman, Zorro, The Great Silence, Red Sun, Jauja, Dogs, Cinderella Once Upon A Time In The West, The Sisters Brothers, Mimosas, True History of the Kelly Gang.

In the top there are new films of 2022, a plot description and trailers for films that have already been released.

Markimdb: 6.6
Genredrama, western
CountryUSA, France
Duration02:02

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 how daunting the journey will be, and employs a low-life drifter, George Briggs, to join her. The unlikely pair and the three women head east, where a waiting minister and his wife have offered to take the women in. But the group first must traverse the harsh Nebraska Territories marked by stark beauty, psychological peril and constant threat.

Markimdb: 6.4
Genreaction, comedy, melodrama, adventure, western
CountryItaly, France
Duration02:05

A newly arrived governor finds his province under the control of the corrupt Colonel Huerta. To avoid assassination by Huerta, he pretends to be weak and indecisive so Huerta will believe he poses no threat. But secretly he masquerades as Zorro, and joins the monk Francisco and the beautiful aristocrat Hortensia in their fight for justice against Huerta and his soldiers.

Markimdb: 7.7
Genrewestern
CountryItaly, France
Duration01:45

A mute gunslinger fights in the defense of a group of outlaws and a vengeful young widow, against a group of ruthless bounty hunters.

Markimdb: 6.8
Genreaction, western
CountryFrance, Italy, Spain
Duration01:52

An ancient Japanese sword is robbed by gangsters from the Japanese ambassador while he is traveling through west America. The embassador's bodyguard, a samurai, goes after them with the help of one of the gang leaders who was betrayed by his fellows.

Markimdb: 6.4
Genrefantasy, drama, western
CountryArgentina, Denmark, France, Mexico, USA, Germany, Brazil, Netherlands

A father and daughter journey from Denmark to an unknown desert that exists in a realm beyond the confines of civilization.

Markimdb: 7.1
Genrethriller, drama, western
CountryRomania, France, Bulgaria, Qatar

Roman returns to the land near the Ukrainian border he has just inherited from his grandfather. Fully decided to sell this vast but desolate property, he is warned by the local cop that his grandfather was a local crime lord and his men will not let go of the land - and their smuggling business - without a fight.

Markimdb: 3.7
Genrefantasy, family, western, cartoon
CountryFrance
Duration01:25

This modern take on Cinderella is set to the backdrop of the Wild West featuring a new cast of furry and feathered friends. Cinderella is transformed for a night at the royal ball, but finds herself battling a band of gorilla pirates who have kidnapped Prince Vladimir and the Duchess. Will she have time to save the day and fall in love before the clock strikes twelve?

Markimdb: 6.9
Genredrama, western, crime
CountryFrance, Spain, Romania, Belgium, USA
Duration01:56

Oregon, 1851. Hermann Kermit Warm, a chemist and aspiring gold prospector, keeps a profitable secret that the Commodore wants to know, so he sends the Sisters brothers, two notorious assassins, to capture him on his way to California.

Markimdb: 6.2
Genredrama, adventure, western
CountrySpain, Morocco, France, Romania, Qatar
Duration02:07

A caravan escorts an elderly and dying Sheikh trough the Moroccan Atlas. His last wish is to be buried with his loved ones. But death does not wait. The caravaneers, fearful of the mountain pass, refuse to continue transporting the corpse. Ahmed and Said, two rogues traveling with the caravan, promise to take the body to its destiny. But do they really know the way? - In another world, parallel and remote, Shakib is chosen to travel to the mountains where the caravan is. His assignment is clear: he has to help the improvised caravaneers to reach their destination. Shakib also doubts, this is his first mission.

Markimdb: 6
Genredrama, western, crime, biography
CountryAustralia, United Kingdom, France

Set against the badlands of colonial Australia where the English rule with a bloody fist and the Irish endure, Ned Kelly discovers he comes from a line of Irish rebels—an uncompromising army of cross dressing bandits immortalised for terrorising their oppressors back in Ireland. Nurtured by the notorious bushranger, Harry Power and fuelled by the unfair arrest of his mother, Kelly recruits a wild bunch of warriors to plot one of the most audacious attacks of anarchy and rebellion the country has ever seen.

Markimdb: 5.9
Genredrama, western
CountryRepublic of Ireland, Belgium, France, Luxembourg, United Kingdom
Duration02:36

An Irish undertaker profits when outlaws take over a peaceful town, but his own family come under threat as the death toll increases dramatically.

Markimdb: 5.6
Genreadventure, western
CountryWest Germany, France, Yugoslavia, Italy

On her b-day, settler's daughter Apanatschi receives her father's secret gold mine but greedy neighboring prospectors resort to murder and kidnapping in order to get the gold, forcing the girl and her brother to seek Winnetou's protection.

Markimdb: 6.9
Genredrama, western, music, biography
CountryGermany, Canada, USA, France
Duration02:15

Six actors portray six personas of music legend Bob Dylan in scenes depicting various stages of his life, chronicling his rise from unknown folksinger to international icon and revealing how Dylan constantly reinvented himself.

Markimdb: 4.6
Genrecomedy, melodrama, western
CountrySpain, Italy, France
Duration01:32

Robber Roy King loses his wife, Alicia, to revolutionary Montero. Despite their rivalry they collaborate in an attempt to rob the Mexican government of one million dollars.

Markimdb: 6.3
Genreaction, drama, western
CountryCanada, France, USA
Duration02:15

John Henry returns to his hometown in hopes of repairing his relationship with his estranged father, but a local gang is terrorizing the town. John Henry is the only one who can stop them, however he has abandoned both his gun and reputation as a fearless quick-draw killer.

Markimdb: 6.7
Genrewestern
CountryFrance, Italy

Maria seeks revenge on the killers of her husband. She enlists the help of her husband's best friend, Manual, a reluctant, but skilled, gunfighter.

Markimdb: 6.4
Genreaction, melodrama, adventure, western, crime, biography, history
CountryAustralia, United Kingdom, USA, France
Duration01:50

After getting threatened by Kelly's friends and family, Constable Fitzpatrick places the blame on Ned Kelly and exaggerates what happened. With the biggest ever award available, Kelly and his gang set into the wild, to remain hidden from everyone who seeks them. Even if it means having his family arrested, the Kelly Gang stay hidden and plan a way to get their names cleared.

Markimdb: 6.2
Genrecomedy, western
CountryItaly, France, West Germany

Three rogues set out to rob $300,000 from an Indian-hating cavalry major.

Markimdb: 7.2
Genreaction, drama, adventure, western, crime
CountryFrance, Brazil, West Germany, USA

Cowherd Manoel and his wife are on the run in the drought-plagued and violent Brazilian badlands of 1940 after he kills a rich grazier. Moving credulously from one allegiance to another, they finally learn that the land belongs neither to God nor the Devil, but to the people.

Markimdb: 6.5
Genrewestern
CountryItaly, West Germany, France

A grizzled ex-sheriff helps a man framed for murder to confront the powerful trio of brothers who want him dead.

Markimdb: 6.3
Genremelodrama, drama, western
CountryUnited Kingdom, France, Canada, USA
Duration02:20

A prospector sells his wife and daughter to another gold miner for the rights to a gold mine. Twenty years later, the prospector is a wealthy man who owns much of the old west town named Kingdom Come. But changes are brewing and his past is coming back to haunt him. A surveyor and his crew scouts the town as a location for a new railroad line and a young woman suddenly appears in the town and is evidently the man's daughter.

Markimdb: 8.1
Genrecomedy, drama, western
CountryFrance, Luxembourg, Italy
Duration02:00

In a rural French village, an old man and his only remaining relative cast their covetous eyes on an adjoining vacant property. They need its spring water for growing their flowers, and are dismayed to hear that the man who has inherited it is moving in. They block up the spring and watch as their new neighbour tries to keep his crops watered from wells far afield through the hot summer. Though they see his desperate efforts are breaking his health and his wife and daughter's hearts, they think only of getting the water.

Markimdb: 5.2
Genreaction, comedy, western
CountryUnited Kingdom, France, Italy, Spain
Duration01:34

Outlaw sisters in the old West inherit a ranch and try to settle down and develop relationships with neighboring family of lots of brothers.

Markimdb: 5.2
Genreadventure, western
CountryWest Germany, Italy, France, Yugoslavia

Mexico, 1864. The country is divided by the struggle against the French occupation and emperor Maximilian. The German doctor Karl Sternau and his friend Andreas Hasenpfeffer come to love the country and support the cause of the proud Mexicans.

Markimdb: 7.3
Genrecomedy, western
CountryItaly, France, West Germany
Duration01:56

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 face the 150-man gang known as The Wild Bunch and earn his place in history.

Markimdb: 6
Genreaction, drama, adventure, western
CountryItaly, Spain, France
Duration01:37

Chino Valdez is a loner horse breeder living in the old west. Partly a loner by choice, and partly because, being a 'half-breed', he finds himself unwelcome almost everywhere he goes. One day, a young runaway named Jimmy shows up at his door looking for work and a roof over his head. Reluctantly, Chino agrees to take him in and teach him the art of raising, breaking and breeding horses, until the pair finally begin to accept each other.

Markimdb: 5.2
Genrefantasy, adventure, western
CountryFrance, Mexico, United Kingdom
Duration02:04

U.S Marshal Mike Donovan has dark memories of the death of his first love. He keeps peace between the Americans and the natives who had temporarily adopted and taken care of him. The evil actions of a white sorcerer lead him to confront the villain in the Sacred Mountains, and, through shamanic rituals conquer his fears and uncover a suppressed memory he would much rather deny.

Markimdb: 6.5
Genredrama, western
CountrySpain, France, Bolivia, United Kingdom
Duration01:42

In Bolivia, Butch Cassidy (now calling himself James Blackthorne) pines for one last sight of home, an adventure that aligns him with a young robber and makes the duo a target for gangs and lawmen alike.

Markimdb: 7
Genrethriller, drama, western, detective
CountryNetherlands, France, Germany, Belgium, Sweden, United Kingdom, USA
Duration01:45

In the menacing inferno of the old American West, Liz is a genuine survivor who is hunted by a vengeful preacher for a crime she didn’t commit.

Markimdb: 5.7
Genreaction, comedy, western, crime
CountryFrance, Mexico, USA
Duration01:33

Set in the late 19th century. When a ruthless robber baron takes away everything they cherish, a rough-and-tumble, idealistic peasant and a sophisticated heiress embark on a quest for justice, vengeance…and a few good heists.

Markimdb: 4.9
Genreaction, drama, adventure, western, crime
CountryUnited Kingdom, France, Italy, Norway
Duration01:28

Set during the Alaskan gold rush of the late 1800s. In his efforts to gain control of a small mining town, Sean McLennon is buying up every claim that becomes available, usually after the deaths of the previous owners at the hands of McLennon's 'assistants'. One of the miners targeted by McLennon, a half-Indian hunter named Hudson Saanteek, manages to escape his hired thugs and comes back into town looking to re-establish his claim and get revenge. McLennon and his men have the advantage of numbers and weapons, but Saanteek has his survival skills and knowledge of the Alaskan wilderness.

Markimdb: 6
Genrecomedy, western
CountryFrance, Italy
Duration01:45

A highly stylized surreal farce about the events leading up to Custer's Last Stand anachronistically reenacted in an urban renewal area in modern Paris.

Markimdb: 5.9
Genreaction, fantasy, comedy, adventure, family, western, cartoon
CountryFrance, Belgium, Germany, Spain

When marauding Romans capture - and catapult - their pal Getafix into lands unknown, the shrewd and cunning Asterix and his able sidekick Obelix spring into action! But their journey leads them to a strange and dangerous new world, where they must face a tribe of Indians, a stampeding herd of buffalo and a medicine man with designs on their magic potion!

Markimdb: 7.2
Genredrama, western, military
CountryFrance

A French teacher in a small Algerian village during the Algerian War forms an unexpected bond with a dissident who is ordered to be turned in to the authorities.

Markimdb: 5.6
Genrewestern
CountryItaly, France, West Germany

Master gunslinger Sabata arrives in Hobsonville, a town completely owned by McIntock, a robber baron who is taxing the inhabitants for the cost of future improvements to the town. Or that's what McIntock says he'll do with the money...

Markimdb: 4.7
Genrecomedy, adventure, western
CountryFrance, Germany, Spain, Argentina

Fearless gunslinger, Lucky Luke, is ordered by the President to bring peace to Daisy Town.

Markimdb: 5
Genremelodrama, western
CountryItaly, France

Django arrives in the town of Santa Anna at the behest of a man named Sanders who'd been trying to buy safe passage for his cargo from a Mexican bandit named El Santo. Django finds that Sanders has been killed and that his rival, a man named Thompson, is now trying to deal with El Santo. Django, after a brief involvement with a beautiful young widow named Linda -- who has information on a lost gold mine -- becomes entangled in this situation by agreeing to escort a shipment through El Santo's territory.

Markimdb: 6
Genreadventure, family, western
CountryUnited Kingdom, France, West Germany, Italy, Spain
Duration01:40

John Thornton, is a fearless man who's after more than gold; he wants to do what's right. Thornton works for the U.S. mail and is the only person daring and smart enough to figure out how to travel the deadly 600 miles from Skagway to Dawson, Alaska in the icy winter. His incredibly dog Buck is by his side and part of how he survives.

Markimdb: 6.1
Genrewestern
CountryItaly, Spain, France

Arizona Colt heads for Blackstone City where Gordon is planning a robbery. When one of Gordon's henchmen murders a saloon girl, Arizona offers to hunt down the killer.

Markimdb: 6.3
Genrecomedy, melodrama, adventure, western
CountryFrance, Italy
Duration01:59

Gorgeous IRA operative Marie flees the British authorities and finds herself somewhere in the American continent, where she meets a stunning woman also named Marie, a singer in a traveling circus. The new friends start a vaudeville act that grows exponentially more popular after they incorporate striptease into their routine. When the singer Maria falls for a charismatic rebel, the girls leave the circus behind and recreate themselves as wild-eyed revolutionaries.

Markimdb: 6.8
Genrecomedy, adventure, western
CountryItaly, Spain, France

The legendary Tomas Milian stars as Cuchillo, a knife-throwing thief on the run from murderous bandits, sadistic American agents, his hot-blooded fiancée and a sheriff turned bounty hunter, all of whom are gunning for a hidden fortune in gold that could finance the Mexican Revolution.

Markimdb: 6.5
Genreaction, drama, adventure, western
CountryFrance, Italy, Mexico, USA
Duration01:45

Leon Alastray is an outlaw who has been given sanctuary by Father John, whom he then escorts to the village of San Sebastian. The village is deserted, with its cowardly residents hiding in the hills from Indians, who regularly attack the village and steal all their supplies. When Father John is murdered, the villagers mistakenly think the outlaw is the priest. Alastray at first tells them he is not a priest, but they don't believe it, and an apparent miracle seems to prove they are correct. Eventually, he assists them in regaining their confidence and defending themselves.

Markimdb: 7.4
Genredrama, adventure, western, crime, detective
CountryFrance, Mexico, USA
Duration02:01

When brash Texas border officer Mike Norton wrongfully kills and buries the friend and ranch hand of Pete Perkins, the latter is reminded of a promise he made to bury his friend, Melquiades Estrada, in his Mexican home town. He kidnaps Norton and exhumes Estrada's corpse, and the odd caravan sets out on horseback for Mexico.

Markimdb: 6.2
Genremelodrama, drama, adventure, western
CountryFrance, USA
Duration02:16

Claude Lelouch's Another Man, Another Chance begins in France in 1870. Napoleon III has just lost the war against Prussia and left the country in poverty. Young Jeanne (Genevieve Bujold) falls in love with photographer Francis (Francis Huster), who soon takes her with him when he emigrates to America. In a small town in the still wild west, they build up a small photo shop. Meanwhile animal doctor David (James Caan) lives on his lonesome farm together with his unlucky wife. It takes years and two tragic accidents until Jeanne and David meet. She has already decided to return to France as soon as possible, but love, and fate, have other plans.

Markimdb: 8.8
Genrethriller, melodrama, drama, musical, music
CountryUnited Kingdom
Duration02:13

A disfigured musical genius, hidden away in the Paris Opera House, terrorises the opera company for the unwitting benefit of a young protégée whom he trains and loves. The 25th anniversary of the first public performance of Phantom of the Opera was celebrated with a grand performance at the Royal Albert Hall in London.

Markimdb: 8.1
Genreaction, drama, biography, sport
CountryUSA

American car designer Carroll Shelby and the British-born driver Ken Miles work together to battle corporate interference, the laws of physics, and their own personal demons to build a revolutionary race car for Ford Motor Company and take on the dominating race cars of Enzo Ferrari at the 24 Hours of Le Mans in France in 1966.

Markimdb: 4.1
Genrehorror, thriller, detective
CountryUSA
Duration01:29

An unexpected pregnancy takes a terrifying turn for newlyweds Zach and Samantha McCall.

Markimdb: 7.2
Genrehorror, fantastic, action, fantasy, drama, crime
CountryIsrael

Juda Ben Haim is a showy little thug, on his way to the biggest gambling in Romania with the money of a dangerous French mobster. A mysterious and beautiful woman shows up and changes all the picture.

Markimdb: 6.2
Genrecomedy, drama, crime
CountryUnited Kingdom, USA
Duration01:34

After spending 12 years in prison for keeping his mouth shut, notorious safe-cracker Dom Hemingway is back on the streets of London looking to collect what he's owed.

Markimdb: 5.4
Genrecomedy, adventure, family, cartoon
CountryGermany
Duration01:28

The little swift Manou grows up believing he's a seagull. Learning to fly he finds out he never will be. Shocked, he runs away from home. He meets birds of his own species and finds out who he really is. When both seagulls and swifts face a dangerous threat, Manou becomes the hero of the day.




MoviesList