100 best western movies

A list of the best western films, selected by visitors to our site: Back to the Future Part III, Django Unchained, The Hateful Eight, The Revenant, No Country for Old Men, The Good, the Bad and the Ugly, Brokeback Mountain, Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron, The Lone Ranger, Rango, 3:10 to Yuma, True Grit, Hell or High Water, Legends of the Fall, Around the World in 80 Days, The Magnificent Seven, The Dark Tower, Dead Man, Dances with Wolves, Shanghai Noon
Markimdb: 7.4
Genrefantastic, comedy, adventure, western
CountryUSA
Duration01:58
CharactersCowboys, Scientists, Losers, Inventors
PlotTime travel, Adventure, Travel, Skirmishes, Time machine
PlaceWild West, Trains, Small cities
StyleExciting, Light, To cry

The final installment of the Back to the Future trilogy finds Marty digging the trusty DeLorean out of a mineshaft and looking for Doc in the Wild West of 1885. But when their time machine breaks down, the travelers are stranded in a land of spurs. More problems arise when Doc falls for pretty schoolteacher Clara Clayton, and Marty tangles with Buford Tannen.

Markimdb: 8.4
Genreaction, comedy, drama, western
CountryUSA
Duration02:45
CharactersCowboys, Lifeguards, Heroes, Hunters, Partners
PlotLove, Skirmishes, Revenge, Fight, Slavery
PlaceWild West, Mansions, USA
StyleFascinating, Heavy, Black humor, Epic, Serious

With the help of a German bounty hunter, a freed slave sets out to rescue his wife from a brutal Mississippi plantation owner.

Markimdb: 7.8
Genrethriller, drama, western, crime, detective
CountryUSA
Duration02:21
CharactersHired assassins, Cowboys, Hunters, Captives, Warriors
PlotWar, Survival, Skirmishes, Snow, Pads
PlaceWild West, Mountains, Hotels, USA
StyleUnexpected ending, Exciting, Fascinating, Heavy, Tense

Bounty hunters seek shelter from a raging blizzard and get caught up in a plot of betrayal and deception.

Markimdb: 8
Genreaction, drama, adventure, western, biography
CountryUSA, Hong Kong, Taiwan
Duration02:27
CharactersIndians, Hunters
PlotOn real events, Survival, Adventure, Skirmishes, Revenge
PlaceWild West, Nature, USA
TimeWinter
StyleExciting, Action, Atmospheric, Heavy, Serious

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.

Markimdb: 8.1
Genrethriller, drama, western, crime
CountryUSA
Duration02:02
CharactersHired assassins, Killers, Thieves, Sheriffs
PlotSkirmishes, Money, Death, Pursuit, Chase
PlaceFrance, Texas
StyleUnexpected ending, Action, Oscars, Atmospheric, Fascinating

Llewelyn Moss stumbles upon dead bodies, $2 million and a hoard of heroin in a Texas desert, but methodical killer Anton Chigurh comes looking for it, with local sheriff Ed Tom Bell hot on his trail. The roles of prey and predator blur as the violent pursuit of money and justice collide.

Markimdb: 8.8
Genreadventure, western
CountryItaly, Spain, West Germany
Duration02:58
CharactersHorses, Cowboys, Heroes
PlotTravel, Skirmishes, Treasures
PlaceWild West, Deserts, Texas, Tomb
StyleExciting, Action, Heavy, Tense, Epic

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.

Markimdb: 7.7
Genremelodrama, drama, western
CountryUSA, Canada
Duration02:14
CharactersGay, Cowboys
PlotLove, Adventure, Passion, Relationship, Wedding
StyleSoulful, Atmospheric, Fascinating, Touching, Sad ones

Two modern-day cowboys meet on a shepherding job in the summer of '63, the two share a raw and powerful summer together that turns into a lifelong relationship conflicting with the lives they are supposed to live.

Markimdb: 7.2
Genredrama, adventure, family, western, cartoon
CountryUSA
Duration01:23
CharactersHorses, Indians, Cowboys, Heroes, Family
PlotAdventure, Travel, Friendship, Freedom, Rivalry
PlaceWild West
StyleExciting, To cry, Inspirational, Touching, Beautiful landscapes

As a wild stallion travels across the frontiers of the Old West, he befriends a young human and finds true love with a mare.

Markimdb: 6.4
Genreaction, comedy, adventure, western
CountryUSA
Duration02:29
CharactersHorses, Indians, Gangsters, Cowboys, Cannibals
PlotAdventure, Revenge, Chase
PlaceWild West, Trains, Mountains, Texas, USA
Time19th century
StyleExciting

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, donning a mask and riding a white stallion named Silver, teams up with Tonto to bring the unscrupulous gang and others of that ilk to justice.

Markimdb: 7.2
Genrecomedy, drama, adventure, family, western, cartoon
CountryUSA, Canada
Duration01:47
CharactersCowboys, Heroes, Friends, Criminals, Losers
PlotAdventure, Skirmishes, Friendship, Chase, Rivalry
PlaceWild West, Deserts
StyleFancy

When Rango, a lost family pet, accidentally winds up in the gritty, gun-slinging town of Dirt, the less-than-courageous lizard suddenly finds he stands out. Welcomed as the last hope the town has been waiting for, new Sheriff Rango is forced to play his new role to the hilt.

Markimdb: 7.7
Genreaction, western, crime
CountryUSA
Duration02:02
CharactersHorses, Gangsters, Cowboys, Heroes, Police
PlotLove, Skirmishes, Fight, Investigation, Chase
PlaceWild West, Trains, Hotels, USA
StyleExciting, Psychological problems, Action, Heavy, For men

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, volunteers to deliver him alive to the "3:10 to Yuma", a train that will take the killer to trial.

Markimdb: 7.6
Genredrama, adventure, western
CountryUSA
Duration01:50
CharactersHorses, Cowboys, Friends, Hunters, Partners
PlotAdventure, Skirmishes, Revenge, Friendship, Pursuit
PlaceWild West, Court, Texas
StyleAction, Atmospheric, Fascinating, Heavy, Serious

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. "Rooster" Cogburn. Mattie insists on accompanying Cogburn, whose drinking, sloth, and generally reprobate character do not augment her faith in him. Against his wishes, she joins him in his trek into the Indian Nations in search of Chaney. They are joined by Texas Ranger LaBoeuf, who wants Chaney for his own purposes. The unlikely trio find danger and adventure on the journey, and each has his or her "grit" tested.

Markimdb: 7.6
Genreaction, thriller, drama, western, crime
CountryUSA
Duration02:40
CharactersDogs, Horses, Thieves, Criminals, Brothers
PlotRobbery, Adventure, Bank robbery, Skirmishes, Investigation
PlacePrison, Texas, USA, Small cities
StyleUnexpected ending, Atmospheric, Fascinating, Tense

A divorced dad and his ex-con brother resort to a desperate scheme in order to save their family's farm in West Texas.

Markimdb: 7.5
Genremelodrama, drama, western, military
CountryUSA
Duration02:13
CharactersBrothers, Fathers
PlotFriendship, Death, Love triangle
PlaceWild West, USA
TimeWorld War I
StyleTo cry, Soulful, Fascinating, Touching, Serious

An epic tale of three brothers and their father living in the remote wilderness of 1900s USA and how their lives are affected by nature, history, war, and love.

Markimdb: 5.9
Genreaction, comedy, adventure, family, western
CountryUSA, Germany, Republic of Ireland, United Kingdom
Duration02:00
CharactersFamily, Scientists, Friends, Partners
PlotAdventure, Travel, Friendship
PlaceEngland, France, London, Turkey
Time19th century
StyleExciting, Steampunk

A bet pits a British inventor, a Chinese thief and a French artist on a worldwide adventure that they can circle the globe in 80 days.

Markimdb: 6.9
Genreaction, adventure, western
CountryUSA, Australia
Duration02:10
CharactersHorses, Snipers, Indians, Cowboys, Friends
PlotSkirmishes, Friendship, Death, Chase, Cheating
PlaceDeserts, USA, Small cities
StyleExciting, Action, Tense

Seven gun men in the old west gradually come together to help a poor village against savage thieves.

Markimdb: 5.6
Genrefantastic, action, fantasy, adventure, western
CountryUSA
Duration01:38
CharactersTeens, Monsters, Demons, Spiders, Military
PlotDisasters, Apocalypse, End of the world, Adventure, Skirmishes
PlaceVillage, School, Parallel worlds
StyleUnexpected ending, Exciting, Tense

The last Gunslinger, Roland Deschain, has been locked in an eternal battle with Walter O’Dim, also known as the Man in Black, determined to prevent him from toppling the Dark Tower, which holds the universe together. With the fate of the worlds at stake, good and evil will collide in the ultimate battle as only Roland can defend the Tower from the Man in Black.

Markimdb: 7.6
Genrefantasy, drama, adventure, western
CountryUSA, Germany, Japan
Duration02:01
CharactersCowboys, Heroes, Friends, Losers, Hunters
PlotTravel, Skirmishes
PlaceWild West, Small cities
StylePsychological problems, Action, Atmospheric, Fascinating, Smart

On the run after murdering a man, accountant William Blake encounters a strange North American man named Nobody who prepares him for his journey into the spiritual world.

Markimdb: 8
Genredrama, adventure, western, military, history
CountryUSA, United Kingdom
Duration03:56
CharactersIndians, Wolves, Cowboys, Warriors
PlotWar, Adventure, Friendship
PlaceWild West
Time19th century
StyleExciting, To cry, Soulful, Touching, Serious

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.

Markimdb: 6.6
Genreaction, comedy, adventure, western
CountryUSA, Hong Kong
Duration01:50
CharactersIndians, Cowboys, Friends, Losers, Princesses
PlotAdventure, Martial Arts
PlaceWild West
Time19th century
StyleExciting, Light, For men

Chon Wang, a clumsy imperial guard trails Princess Pei Pei when she is kidnapped from the Forbidden City and transported to America. Wang follows her captors to Nevada, where he teams up with an unlikely partner, outcast outlaw Roy O'Bannon, and tries to spring the princess from her imprisonment.

Markimdb: 6
Genrefantastic, action, thriller, western
CountryUSA, India
Duration01:59
CharactersHorses, Aliens, Monsters, Cowboys, Heroes
PlotSurvival, UFO, Skirmishes, Abduction, Alien invasion
PlaceSpaceships, Small cities
Time19th century
StyleExciting, Tense, Serious, For men, Disturbing

A stranger stumbles into the desert town of Absolution with no memory of his past and a futuristic shackle around his wrist. With the help of mysterious beauty Ella and the iron-fisted Colonel Dolarhyde, he finds himself leading an unlikely posse of cowboys, outlaws, and Apache warriors against a common enemy from beyond this world in an epic showdown for survival.

Markimdb: 8
Genreaction, drama, western
CountryItaly, Spain, West Germany
Duration01:39
CharactersHorses, Cowboys, Sheriffs
PlotSkirmishes, Revenge, Rivalry
PlaceWild West, Mexico, Small cities
Time19th century
StyleExciting, Atmospheric, Heavy, Serious, For men

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 Rojo brothers, the stranger inserts himself into the middle of the long-simmering battle, selling false information to both sides for his own benefit.

Markimdb: 4.9
Genrefantastic, action, comedy, western
CountryUSA
Duration01:46
CharactersHeroes, Special agents, Presidential, Partners
PlotRevenge, Hip Hop, Justice, Rivalry
PlaceWild West
StyleExciting, Steampunk, Fancy, For men

Legless Southern inventor Dr. Arliss Loveless plans to rekindle the Civil War by assassinating President U.S. Grant. Only two men can stop him: gunfighter James West and master-of-disguise and inventor Artemus Gordon. The two must team up to thwart Loveless' plans.

Markimdb: 7.2
Genredrama, western
CountryUSA
Duration02:32
CharactersHorses, Indians, Cowboys, Military, Soldier
PlotTravel, Skirmishes, Death, Weapon, Hatred
PlaceWild West, Trains, Mountains, USA
Time19th century
StyleAction, Heavy, Tense

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.

Markimdb: 6.9
Genredrama, western, crime
CountryFrance, Spain, Romania, Belgium, USA
Duration01:56
CharactersHorses, Hired assassins, Thieves, Spiders, Alcoholics
PlotCheating, Funeral
PlaceWild West, Hotels, USA
Time19th century
StyleExciting, Light, Fascinating

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
Genreaction, thriller, comedy, melodrama, adventure, western
CountryUSA, Mexico, Germany
Duration02:09
CharactersSpy, Heroes, Tough guys
PlotAdventure, Divorce, Sword Battles
PlaceWild West, Mexico, California, Los Angeles
StyleExciting, For men

Having spent the last 10 years fighting injustice and cruelty, Alejandro de la Vega is now facing his greatest challenge: his loving wife Elena has thrown him out of the house! Elena has filed for divorce and found comfort in the arms of Count Armand, a dashing French aristocrat. But Alejandro knows something she doesn't: Armand is the evil mastermind behind a terrorist plot to destroy the United States. And so, with his marriage and the county's future at stake, it's up to Zorro to save two unions before it's too late.

Markimdb: 6.1
Genrecomedy, western
CountryUSA
Duration01:56
CharactersHorses, Cowboys, Heroes, Farmers
PlotLove, Rivalry
PlaceWild West, USA, Small cities
Time19th century
StyleExplicit scenes

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.

Markimdb: 5.3
Genrehorror, fantastic, action, thriller, comedy, adventure, western
CountryUSA
PlotAlien invasion, Supernatural
PlaceUSA, Small cities

This prequel of the bone-chilling Tremors begins in the town of Rejection, Nev., in 1889, where 17 men die under mysterious circumstances. Spooked by recent events, the miners who populate the town leave in droves until there's nothing left but a shell of a community. It's up to the remaining residents to get to the bottom of the deaths -- but they must do so before they, too, are eradicated off the face of the planet.

Markimdb: 8.2
Genredrama, western
CountryUSA
Duration02:11
CharactersCowboys, Heroes, Writers, Hunters, Sheriffs
PlotSkirmishes, Revenge, Death
PlaceWild West, Small cities
StyleAction, Fascinating, Heavy, Depressive, Disturbing

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 and a cocky greenhorn, he takes on a corrupt sheriff.

Markimdb: 6
Genrehorror, fantastic, action, thriller, comedy, western
CountryUSA
CharactersHeroes
PlotSurvival, Alien invasion, Supernatural, Hunting
PlaceDeserts, Mexico, Small cities
StyleExciting, For men, Disturbing

Those supersucking desert creatures are back --- and this time they're south of the border. As the creatures worm their way through the oil fields of Mexico, the only people who can wrangle them are veteran Earl Bassett and survivalist Burt Gummer. Add to that team a young punk out for cash and a fearless scientist, and the critters don't stand a chance.





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