
Modern Western movies
Frontier themes in a contemporary setting: local justice, borderland crime, and survival pressure.

1. Eddington
Western Comedy Crime Modern Western Satire2025•2h 28min
United States, Finland
Director: Ari Aster
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In May of 2020, a standoff between a small-town sheriff and mayor sparks a powder keg as neighbor is pitted against neighbor in Eddington, New Mexico.
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3. Cry Macho
Drama Western Modern Western Family Drama2021•1h 44min
United States
Director: Clint Eastwood
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A one-time rodeo star and washed-up horse breeder takes a job from an ex-boss to bring the man's young son home from Mexico.
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4. The World to Come
Romance Drama Western Passionate Romance Historical Drama2021•1h 45min
France, Romania
Director: Mona Fastvold
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In 1856, two women forge a close connection despite their isolation on the American frontier.
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5. Concrete Cowboy
Drama Western Modern Western2020•1h 51min
United Kingdom, United States
Director: Ricky Staub
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Sent to live with his estranged father for the summer, a rebellious teen finds kinship in a tight-knit Philadelphia community of Black cowboys.
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6. Deadwood: The Movie
Western Drama Modern Western Historical Drama2019•1h 50min
United States
Director: Daniel Minahan
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Follow the 10-year reunion of the Deadwood camp to celebrate South Dakota's statehood. Former rivalries are reignited, alliances are tested and old wounds are reopened, as all are left to navigate the inevitable changes that modernity and time have wrought.
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7. The Kid
Western Drama Action Modern Western Historical Drama2019•1h 40min
United States
Director: Vincent D'Onofrio
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New Mexico Territory, 1880. Rio Cutler and his older sister Sara must abandon their home after an unfortunate event happens. In their desperate flee to Santa Fe, they cross paths with the infamous outlaw Billy the Kid and his gang, who are ruthlessly pursued by a posse led by Sheriff Pat Garret.
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8. The Rider
Drama Western Coming-of-Age Drama Modern Western2018•1h 43min
United Kingdom, United States
Director: Chloé Zhao
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Once a rising star of the rodeo circuit, and a gifted horse trainer, young cowboy Brady is warned that his riding days are over after a horse crushed his skull at a rodeo. In an attempt to regain control of his own fate, Brady undertakes a search for a new identity and what it means to be a man in the heartland of the United States.
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9. Hell or High Water
Western Crime Drama Modern Western Heist2016•1h 42min
United States
Director: David Mackenzie
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A divorced dad and his ex-con brother resort to a desperate scheme in order to save their family's farm in West Texas.
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10. Jane Got a Gun
Western Action Drama Modern Western Psychological Drama2015•1h 38min
United Kingdom, United States
Director: Gavin O'Connor
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After her outlaw husband returns home shot with eight bullets and barely alive, Jane reluctantly reaches out to an ex-lover who she hasn't seen in over ten years to help her defend her farm when the time comes that her husband's gang eventually tracks him down to finish the job.
