Westerns on Netflix
Last updated April 27, 2024
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
1969 | NR | 4.1 out of 5 StarsLegendary outlaws Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid display their gifts for perfect comedic timing as they pull off heist after heist. To evade a posse, the boys flee to Bolivia, but trouble finds the charming pair of desperadoes wherever they go.
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The Magnificent Seven
1960 | NR | 4.0 out of 5 StarsFed up with being brutalized and impoverished because of outlaw raids led by a merciless brigand, the besieged citizens of a small Mexican town hire seven American gunslingers to stave off the marauders once and for all.
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The Man from Snowy River
1982 | NR | 3.9 out of 5 StarsAfter his father's death, young cowboy Jim must earn money so he can keep his father's farm going. When he takes work breaking wild horses and falls in love with his boss's feisty daughter, Jim must prove his worth to keep both his job and his girl.
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True Grit
2010 | NR | 3.9 out of 5 StarsAfter drifter Tom Chaney (Josh Brolin) murders her father, 14-year-old Mattie Ross (Hailee Steinfeld) hires alcoholic U.S. Marshal Reuben "Rooster" Cogburn (Jeff Bridges) to help her exact revenge. The disreputable lawman still has grit, though, and mounts an epic search. Joining the duo on their quest is a Texas Ranger (Matt Damon) who's also hunting for Chaney in this updated Western that received multiple Oscar nods, including Best Picture.
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Once Upon a Time in the West
1968 | NR | 3.8 out of 5 StarsThis Sergio Leone classic, a tribute to Hollywood Westerns, stars Henry Fonda as Frank, a deft gunslinger hired by the powerful owner of a railroad conglomerate to kill anyone who derails the project. But Frank contends with the wrong person when he murders Brett (Frank Wolff), a landowner, prompting Brett's wife (Claudia Cardinale) to hire two renegades (Charles Bronson and Jason Robards) to go after Frank.
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Joe Kidd
1972 | NR | 3.7 out of 5 StarsA wealthy landowner (Robert Duvall) attempts to hire former bounty hunter Joe Kidd (Clint Eastwood) and a band of killers to track down a group of armed revolutionary Mexicans (led by John Saxon's Luis Chama) whose U.S. land claims were denied and then burned by the government. At first, Kidd turns down the offer, until Chama steals his horse and terrorizes his friends. John Sturges directs from an original screenplay by Elmore Leonard.
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The Warrior's Way
2010 | NR | 3.7 out of 5 StarsFugitive Asian assassin Yang journeys from the Far East to the Wild West, where he holes up in a tiny town in the American badlands. There, he meets local drunk and ex-fighter Ron, as well as a beautiful circus knife thrower with a dark secret.
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The Missing
2003 | NR | 3.6 out of 5 StarsWhen Maggie Gilkeson's oldest daughter is abducted by a witch doctor turned bandit, Maggie enlists her estranged father's help to find her. But they soon discover that other girls have gone missing -- and that time's running out.
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Texas Rangers
2001 | NR | 3.5 out of 5 StarsIn a land without justice, where chaos reigns, one legendary man is chosen to lead a group of unlikely heroes. These young men, out-manned and out-gunned, must battle an army of renegade outlaws led by a ruthless desperado.
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Heathens and Thieves
2012 | NR | 3.4 out of 5 StarsWhen two drifters overhear rumors that a Chinese railroad worker has run off with stolen gold to a ranch in Northern California, they concoct a scheme to steal the loot, but ruthless mercenaries with the same goal complicate their plans.
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Let the Bullets Fly
2010 | NR | 3.4 out of 5 StarsIn this comedic Western set in 1920s China, outlaw Zhang hijacks a train carrying the governor and a whole lot of loot. When the train derails, Zhang hatches a scheme to impersonate the governor with the help of the official's shady assistant.
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Santa Fe Trail
1940 | NR | 3.4 out of 5 StarsSet in the 1850s, director Michael Curtiz's frontier tale recounts the bloody conflict between the Army and abolitionist John Brown (Raymond Massey) in the years preceding the Civil War. As West Point alumni Jeb Stuart (Errol Flynn) and George Armstrong Custer (Ronald Reagan) attempt to crush Brown's antislavery crusade, they find themselves competing for the affections of a lovely lass (Olivia de Havilland). Van Heflin and Alan Hale also star.
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Will Penny
1968 | NR | 3.4 out of 5 StarsCharlton Heston's the titular aging cowboy who's also a loner and an illiterate. When he meets the possible love of his life, it's a moment of truth. Will he take a chance on enduring happiness, or continue to drift along in the only life he knows?
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The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada
2005 | NR | 3.3 out of 5 StarsTommy Lee Jones stars in and directs this dark drama set on the Texas-Mexico border. After accidentally killing a man, heartless border patrol officer Mike (Barry Pepper) quickly buries the body in an unmarked grave. But ranch foreman Pete Perkins (Jones) learns of his friend's death, kidnaps Mike and drags him on a harrowing journey to Mexico to bury the man in his hometown. Julio Cesar Cedillo, January Jones and Dwight Yoakam co-star.
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Bad Girls
1994 | NR | 3.3 out of 5 StarsCody, Anita, Eileen and Lilly are four tough Wild West women on the run from the law. To make matters worse, as they're getting cash from a bank, a robber takes it. With two Pinkertons after them, the girls are determined to reclaim their money.
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Red Hill
2010 | NR | 3.3 out of 5 StarsAfter being shot on duty, cop Shane Cooper moves to the quiet Outback town of Red Hill, where he finds himself up against an escaped convict. Shane's first day on the job turns into the worst day of his life as he tries to track down the killer.
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The River's Edge
1957 | NR | 3.2 out of 5 StarsBen and Meg Cameron (Anthony Quinn and Debra Paget) are hardworking ranchers in the New Mexico desert whose happy life is disturbed when an old acquaintance arrives unexpectedly, armed with a secret and an agenda. On the lam, bank robber Nardo (Ray Milland) forces Ben to guide him into Mexico away from the law, but once they venture into the unforgiving wilderness, the farmer must outwit his captor to save his life ... and his marriage.
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Rustlers' Rhapsody
1985 | NR | 3.2 out of 5 StarsA flashy, singing cowpoke rides into town to perform heroic deeds and put an end to bad guys in this good-natured Western spoof that includes the expected dashing heroes in white hats, devious outlaws wearing black and helpless damsels in distress.
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Bad Company
1972 | NR | 3.2 out of 5 StarsDuring the Civil War, Ohio native Drew Dixon -- with his parents' blessing -- flees to Virginia City to avoid conscription into the Union Army and soon joins a gang of thieves led by a scalawag named Jake Rumsey.
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The Burrowers
2008 | NR | 3.1 out of 5 StarsWhen the men on a pioneer homestead are brutally murdered and the women and children go missing, a posse sets out to find them, assuming they've been abducted by Indians. But they soon discover that the truth is much more horrific.
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Dead Man's Burden
2012 | NR | 3.1 out of 5 StarsIn 1870, homesteader Martha McCall wants to sell the family farm in New Mexico and move with her husband, Heck, to San Francisco. But the unexpected return of Wade, her brother who was presumed dead in the Civil War, throws her plans into turmoil.
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Hannie Caulder
1971 | NR | 3.0 out of 5 StarsWhen a trio of thugs shows up at her door, kills her husband and burns down her house, Hannie Caulder is raped and left for dead. But the resilient Wild West widow rallies to plot a fitting revenge against her attackers.
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Wyatt Earp's Revenge
2012 | NR | 3.0 out of 5 StarsThis true-life cowboy drama portrays an episode from the famous lawman's younger years: his hunt for the man who mistakenly killed his beloved. An older Wyatt Earp (Val Kilmer) narrates the tale to a journalist bent on preserving his legend.
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Casa de mi Padre
2012 | NR | 2.9 out of 5 StarsWill Ferrell stars as a Spanish-speaking cowboy in this comedy about a Mexican clan trying to rescue their ranch from greedy creditors. When his brother can't save the day, the simple but noble ranch hand takes on a powerful drug lord.
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Come Hell or High Water
2008 | NR | 2.5 out of 5 StarsYears in prison haven't erased Justin Gatewood's (Mark Redfield) quest for vengeance in this action-packed Western set in the post-Civil War era. Now that he's free, Gatewood still wants to destroy William Curry (Mike Hagan), the man responsible for his brother's death. As Gatewood involves the entire town in his bitter feud with Curry, both men's daughters (Jennifer Rouse and Kelly Potchak) find themselves caught in the middle.
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