swap_horiz The Big Sky Alternatives

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Hell or High Water

Hell or High Water tells the story of two brothers attempting a desperate heist in rural Texas. The film is notable for...

Crime Texas Heist Neo Western

8.3 Great

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Seven Men from Now

“Seven Men From Now” is a meticulously crafted 1956 western film directed by Budd Boetticher. Starring Randolph Scott an...

Classic Revenge Western Outlaw

8.2 Great

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7 Men from Now

“This 1956 Western film, directed by Budd Boetticher and starring Randolph Scott, explores themes of vengeance and isola...

Classic Revenge Boetticher Randolph Scott

8.1 Great

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The Revenant

The Revenant is a 2015 American Western film directed by Alejandro G. Inarritu. It depicts the brutal survival story of...

Survival Revenge Frontier Fur Trade

8.1 Great

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The Lusty Men

Nicholas Ray’s *The Lusty Men* (1952) portrays a disillusioned rodeo circuit through the eyes of veteran riders. Starrin...

Classic Drama Rodeo Nicholas Ray

8.0 Great

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Sweet Country

Sweet Country portrays a complex story of violence and injustice within the Australian outback during 1929. Directed by...

Australian Aboriginal Revisionist Outback

8.0 Great

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Colorado Territory

"Colorado Territory" is a 1949 Western film directed by Raoul Walsh, adapted from the same W. R. Burnett novel that insp...

Classic Remake Outlaw Walsh

7.8 Good

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Westward the Women

Westward the Women is a 1951 American Western film directed by William A. Wellman. Starring Robert Taylor and Denise Dar...

Classic Wagon Women Frontier

7.7 Good

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Ulzana's Raid

Ulzana's Raid is a 1972 American revisionist Western film directed by Robert Aldrich and starring Burt Lancaster. The na...

Apache Revisionist Frontier Cavalry

7.7 Good

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Pursued

Pursued is a 1947 American Western film directed by Raoul Walsh, recognized as one of the earliest examples of the psych...

Classic Psychological Revenge Noir

7.7 Good

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Day of the Outlaw

Day of the Outlaw is a 1959 American Western directed by André de Toth, starring Robert Ryan and Burl Ives. Set in a sma...

Classic Western Outlaw Snow

7.7 Good

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Old Yeller

Old Yeller is a 1957 American frontier drama directed by Robert Stevenson and produced by Walt Disney. Based on the 1956...

Classic Family Texas Frontier

7.6 Good

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Canyon Passage

Canyon Passage is a 1946 American Western directed by Jacques Tourneur and adapted from Ernest Haycox's novel. Set in ni...

Classic Frontier Oregon Tourneur

7.5 Good

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Meek's Cutoff

Meek's Cutoff is a 2010 American revisionist Western film directed by Kelly Reichardt. It dramatizes an 1845 incident on...

Minimalist Revisionist Frontier Oregon Trail

7.3 Good

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The Proud Ones

The Proud Ones is a 1956 American Western directed by Robert D. Webb and presented in CinemaScope. Robert Ryan stars as...

Classic Frontier Town Marshal

6.9 Fair

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The Culpepper Cattle Co.

The Culpepper Cattle Co. is a 1972 American revisionist Western film directed by Dick Richards. It stars Gary Grimes as...

Coming Of Age Revisionist Frontier Cattle Drive

6.9 Fair

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The Law and Jake Wade

The Law and Jake Wade is a 1958 CinemaScope Western film directed by John Sturges for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. The plot cent...

Classic Revenge Western Outlaw

6.9 Fair

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Ride in the Whirlwind

Ride in the Whirlwind is a 1966 American Western directed by Monte Hellman from a screenplay by Jack Nicholson, who also...

Western Outlaw Revisionist Frontier

6.9 Fair

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The Plainsman

The Plainsman is a 1936 American Western film directed and produced by Cecil B. DeMille. The film features heavily ficti...

Classic Biopic Western Frontier

6.8 Fair

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Murder at Yellowstone City

Murder at Yellowstone City is a 2022 American Western directed by Richard Gray from a screenplay by Eric Belgau. Set in...

Modern Mystery Western Frontier

4.7 Poor