Here we've displayed a list of the best American West films : Once Upon a Time in the West(1969), The Big Country(1958), Bad Day at Black Rock(1955), Lonely Are the Brave(1962), Little Big Man(1970), The Shootist(1976), The Lusty Men(1952), Vanishing Point(1971), The Big Trail(1930), Bone Tomahawk(2015), The Glass Castle(2017), 3 Godfathers(1948) ... ...
Western
Italy|USA
1969
165 Minutes
Henry Fonda Claudia Cardinale Charles Bronson Jason Robards Frank Wolff Gabriele Ferzetti Keenan Wynn Paolo Stoppa Marco Zuanelli Lionel Stander Jack Elam
gunslinger mercenary tycoon wife thrilling brutal gutsy boomtown farm railway wild west railroad vengeance expansionism american west revenge quest underdog 1880s
A mysterious stranger with a harmonica joins forces with a notorious desperado to protect a beautiful widow from a ruthless assassin working for the railroad.
Western
USA
1958
165 Minutes
Gregory Peck Jean Simmons Carroll Baker Charlton Heston Burl Ives Charles Bickford Alfonso Bedoya Chuck Connors Chuck Hayward Buff Brady Dorothy Adams
captain fiancée family patriarch land owner rancher son rousing gutsy thrilling spirited american west ranch land ownership american west harassment land wars family feud honor revenge rivalry
A New Englander arrives in the Old West, where he becomes embroiled in a feud between two families over a valuable patch of land.
Crime, Drama
USA
1955
81 Minutes
Spencer Tracy Robert Ryan Anne Francis Lee Marvin Dean Jagger Walter Brennan John Ericson Ernest Borgnine Russell Collins Walter Sande
stranger tough guy sheriff pretty woman gritty tense desert small town american west daunting task showdown deception murder racism mystery discovery 1940s
A one-armed stranger comes to a tiny town possessing a terrible past they want to keep secret, by violent means if necessary.
Western
USA
1962
107 Minutes
Kirk Douglas Gena Rowlands Walter Matthau Michael Kane Carroll O'Connor William Schallert George Kennedy Karl Swenson William Mims Martin Garralaga Lalo Rios
cowboy sheriff wife deputy friend disheartening somber prison new mexico border highway bar american west illegal immigration law and order prison break manhunt underdog escape 1950s
A fiercely independent cowboy gets himself locked up in prison to escape with an old friend.
Western
USA
1970
150 Minutes
Dustin Hoffman Faye Dunaway Chief Dan George Martin Balsam Richard Mulligan Jeff Corey Aimee Eccles Kelly Jean Peters Carol Androsky Robert Little Star Cal Bellini
indian gunslinger historian reverend snake-oil salesman pioneer wild amusing emotional saloon village deadwood, s.d. stagecoach household plains american west race relations indian life prejudice injustice
Jack Crabb, looking back from extreme old age, tells of his life being raised by Native Americans and fighting with General Custer.
Western
USA
1976
99 Minutes
John Wayne Lauren Bacall James Stewart Ron Howard Richard Boone Hugh O'Brian Harry Morgan Rick Lenz John Carradine Sheree North Scatman Crothers
gunslinger outlaw innkeeper son sheriff ex-lover gritty gutsy moving carson city, nev. american west cancer swan song revenge notoriety death quest rivalry 1900s
A dying gunfighter spends his last days looking for a way to die with a minimum of pain and a maximum of dignity.
Western
USA
1952
113 Minutes
Susan Hayward Robert Mitchum Arthur Kennedy Arthur Hunnicutt Frank Faylen Walter Coy Carol Nugent Maria Hart Lorna Thayer Burt Mustin
rodeo rider cowboy wife brooding gutsy american west ranch rodeo rodeo marriage injury dreams sports sacrifice quest rivalry transformation 1950s
Retired rodeo champion Jeff McCloud agrees to mentor novice rodeo contestant Wes Merritt against the wishes of Merritt's wife who fears the dangers of this rough sport.
Action
USA
1971
107 Minutes
Barry Newman Cleavon Little Charlotte Rampling Dean Jagger Victoria Medlin Paul Koslo Robert Donner Timothy Scott Gilda Texter Anthony James Arthur Malet
driver radio dj ex-lover drug dealer hitchhiker police officer gripping gritty wild gutsy road car colorado california american west radio station car chase media circus freedom race against time
During the 1970s, car delivery driver Kowalski delivers hot rods in record time but always runs into trouble with the highway cops.
Western
USA
1930
126 Minutes
fur trapper woman gambler villain henchman pioneer rousing emotional gutsy thrilling oregon trail american west wilderness river desert woods westward expansion frontier life survival vigilantism
Breck Coleman leads hundreds of settlers in covered wagons from the Mississippi River to their destiny out West.
Action, Comedy, Horror, Western
USA|UK
2015
132 Minutes
Kurt Russell Patrick Wilson Richard Jenkins Matthew Fox Lili Simmons Evan Jonigkeit Kathryn Morris Sid Haig David Arquette Fred Melamed Sean Young
sheriff doctor cannibal outlaw husband lawman chilling gory gritty frightening shocking tense old west frontier cave hill town american west kidnapping horror
In the dying days of the old west, an elderly sheriff and his posse set out to rescue their town's doctor from cannibalistic cave dwellers.
Biography, Drama
USA
2017
127 Minutes
Brie Larson Woody Harrelson Max Greenfield Sarah Snook Naomi Watts Brigette Lundy-Paine Sadie Sink Charlie Shotwell Ella Anderson Eden Grace Redfield Dominic Bogart
free spirit father mother son daughter emotional heartwarming hedonistic inspiring new york city lower east side abandoned building american west woods parental pressure alcoholism parenthood family ties adventure growing up
A young girl comes of age in a dysfunctional family of nonconformist nomads with a mother who's an eccentric artist and an alcoholic father who would stir the children's imagination with hope as a distraction to their poverty.
Western
USA
1948
106 Minutes
John Wayne Pedro Armendáriz Harry Carey Jr. Ward Bond Mildred Natwick Charles Halton Jane Darwell Mae Marsh Guy Kibbee Dorothy Ford Ben Johnson
bank robber cattle rustler sheriff mother baby intense passionate rousing desert bank small town arizona redemption morality daunting task robbery american west transformation pursuit 19th century
Three outlaws on the run risk their freedom and their lives to return a newborn to civilization.
Western
USA
1939
104 Minutes
Errol Flynn Olivia de Havilland Ann Sheridan Bruce Cabot Frank McHugh Alan Hale John Litel Victor Jory Henry Travers Henry O'Neill Guinn "Big Boy" Williams
sheriff deputy girl thief cattle rustler frenetic thrilling gutsy spirited dodge city, kan. train law and order american west frontier justice cattle drives adventure love pursuit revenge 1870s
A Texas cattle agent witnesses first hand, the brutal lawlessness of Dodge City and takes the job of sheriff to clean the town up.
Western
USA
1939
135 Minutes
Barbara Stanwyck Joel McCrea Akim Tamiroff Robert Preston Lynne Overman Brian Donlevy Robert Barrat Anthony Quinn Stanley Ridges Evelyn Keyes Henry Kolker
daughter railroad worker postal worker gambler banker spectacular patriotic spirited railway american west post office railroad manifest destiny native americans corruption love triangle adventure rivalry love 1860s
In 1862, Central Pacific and Union Pacific Railroads compete westward across the wilderness toward California.
Western
USA
1940
65 Minutes
gene autry cowboy competitor meatpacker sheriff business owner lighthearted spirited endearing meatpacking plant range ranch valley train american west romance competition business schemes sabotage
Overly shy cowboy Gene inherits a meat-packing plant, then faces stiff competition from snooty Ann Randolph, rival owner determined to do him in.
Western
USA|Mexico
1972
92 Minutes
Gary Grimes Billy Green Bush Luke Askew Bo Hopkins Geoffrey Lewis Wayne Sutherlin John McLiam Matt Clark Raymond Guth Anthony James Charles Martin Smith
teen boy cowboy cook mother cattle rustler leader gritty bleak offbeat striking california colorado farm trail american west frontier life disillusionment work responsibility loneliness
Young farmboy who always wanted to be a cowhand talks a tough trail boss into hiring him on a cattle drive.
Musical
USA
1955
145 Minutes
Gordon MacRae Shirley Jones Rod Steiger Gloria Grahame Gene Nelson Charlotte Greenwood Eddie Albert James Whitmore Barbara Lawrence Jay C. Flippen Roy Barcroft
cowboy aunt farmer peddler young woman friend airy emotional touching oklahoma farm small town dance hall rural life american west romance relationships love discovery 1900s
In Oklahoma, several farmers, cowboys and a traveling salesman compete for the romantic favors of various local ladies.
Western
USA
1961
107 Minutes
John Wayne Stuart Whitman Lee Marvin Ina Balin Nehemiah Persoff Michael Ansara Patrick Wayne Bruce Cabot Joan O'Brien Jack Elam Edgar Buchanan
texas ranger native american outlaw gun runner gambler prisoner gritty rousing melodramatic texas mexico desert valley american west unlikely allies cowboys frontier justice violence romance adventure
Texas Ranger Jake Cutter arrests gambler Paul Regret, but soon finds himself teamed with his prisoner in an undercover effort to defeat a band of renegade arms merchants and thieves dealing with the Comanches known as Comancheros.
Western
USA
1936
113 Minutes
Gary Cooper Jean Arthur Jimmy Ellison Charles Bickford Porter Hall Victor Varconi Helen Burgess John Miljan George "Gabby" Hayes Paul Harvey Frank McGlynn
military officer cowboy indian buffalo bill tense thrilling american west battle cowboys native people adventure sacrifice 1870s
Wild Bill Hickok attempts to stop an Indian uprising that was started by white gun-runners.
Western
USA
1958
80 Minutes
Sterling Hayden Sebastian Cabot Carol Kelly Eugene Martin Ned Young Victor Millan Frank Ferguson Marilee Earle Tyler McVey
whaler land baron sheriff gunslinger father gutsy raw prairie city, tex. saloon american west oil speculation intimidation murder police corruption immigrants revenge 1880s
A Swedish whaler is out for revenge when he finds out that a greedy oil man murdered his father for their land.
Western
USA
1940
68 Minutes
gene autry foreman brother sister attorney ranch hand rousing engaging endearing ranch american west train church debt schemes inheritance land dispute dams mortgage rivalry
Kay and her eastern clan go out West to run the ranch left her by her grandfather. Badguys are out to ruin the ranch's irrigation system, so Autry lends a hand.
Western
USA
1932
61 Minutes
Ken Maynard Myrna Kennedy Kate Campbell Roy Stewart Bob Kortman Niles Welch Benny Corbett Jack Rockwell Nelson McDowell Jack Mower Edmund Cobb
cowboy horse rancher horse owner sheriff businessman spirited suspenseful engaging wild west prairie desert ranch family home animal rights animal slaughter romance horse thieves relationships american west
Frazier and his gang are rustling horses. When the wild horse Tarzan frees Frazier's horses. Frazier gets the Sheriff to declare Tarzan an outlaw and have him shot. But Tarzan is Ken's favorite and he now tries to protect him.
Western
USA
1975
107 Minutes
John Wayne Katharine Hepburn Anthony Zerbe Richard Jordan John McIntire Strother Martin Richard Romancito Warren Vanders Tommy Lee Jon Lormer Paul Koslo
judge lawman spinster daughter outlaw native american witty gripping rousing emotional american west trail school courtroom river raft old west murder thievery unlikely allies
Marshal Rooster Cogburn unwillingly teams up with Eula Goodnight to track down her father's murderers.
Western
USA
1968
104 Minutes
James Stewart Henry Fonda Inger Stevens Gary Lockwood Dean Jagger Ed Begley Jay C. Flippen Jack Elam James Best Barbara Luna Jacqueline Scott
sheriff bandit wife daughter preacher tense thrilling unrestrained american west town house sheriff's office gunfight bandits family responsibility lawlessness rise rivalry 19th century
A peace-loving, part-time Sheriff in the small town of Firecreek must take a stand when a gang of vicious outlaws takes over his town.
Western
USA
1955
89 Minutes
Kirk Douglas Jeanne Crain Claire Trevor Richard Boone Jay C. Flippen William Campbell
drifter rancher gunslinger young man woman gripping rousing thrilling american west wyoming ranch range war cattle struggle uprising mysterious past rivalry adventure revenge 19th century
A drifter working as foreman for an iron-fist female rancher must chose sides between his attractive employer and the other neighboring settlers who are mistreated by her.
Western
USA
1944
77 Minutes
Dale Evans Mary Lee John Hubbard Guinn "Big Boy" Williams Fuzzy Knight Dorothy Christy Lucien Littlefield Hal Taliaferro Jack Kirk
roy rogers trigger partner teen girl half sister prospector thrilling lighthearted spirited american west mine small town café treasure hunting false accusations sister relationship singing unlikely allies rescue adventure
An eccentric wealthy family facing bankruptcy schemes to steal an inheritance, but an alcoholic ex-actor they take in for Christmas charity complicates their plan.
Western, Drama, History
USA
1980
218 Minutes
Kris Kristofferson Christopher Walken Isabelle Huppert John Hurt Jeff Bridges Sam Waterston
sheriff mercenary land baron immigrant madam bleak gritty somber wyoming harvard university boarding house brothel cabin american west class conflict assassination love old west rivalry discovery
During the Johnson County War in 1890 Wyoming, a sheriff born into wealth does his best to protect immigrant farmers from rich cattle interests.
Drama, History
USA
1925
110 Minutes
Richard Dix Lois Wilson Noah Beery Malcolm McGregor Nocki Shannon Day Charles Crockett Bert Woodruff Bernard Siegel Guy Oliver Joe Ryan
tribal leader government official schoolteacher agent soldier officer melodramatic disheartening rousing american west hillside camp indian reservation native americans tribal life racism interracial romance world war i corruption forbidden love
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Musical, Comedy
USA
1943
99 Minutes
Mickey Rooney Busby Berkeley Judy Garland Gil Stratton Robert Strickland Rags Ragland June Allyson Nancy Walker Guy Kibbee Tommy Dorsey Band Frances Rafferty
young man young woman father dean daughter student endearing winsome amusing college american west education courtship performance love school quest adventure temptation 1940s
A young philandering playboy is sent to a College, somewhere in the American West, and organizes a show, together with his sweetheart, to save the college from closure due to falling enrollments.
Western
USA
1939
61 Minutes
Gene Autry Smiley Burnette June Storey Maude Eburne Ferris Taylor Jack Pennick Hooper Atchley Jack Ingram
gene autry sidekick aunt hobo rancher developer lighthearted thrilling campy spirited american west ranch town valley land wars auction robbery teamwork unlikely allies theft
Standard western fare: Gene has to save the ignorant and naive from underhanded land grabs by the baddies.