Classic Westerns on Netflix
Last updated October 02, 2023
McLintock!
1963 | NR | 4.1 out of 5 StarsBased on trumped-up adultery charges, Katherine McLintock left her husband, George, two years ago -- and she's still steaming. So what's a wronged man to do? Come to the aid of a beautiful widow, of course.
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Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
1969 | NR | 4.0 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 Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
1962 | NR | 4.0 out of 5 StarsSenator Ransom Stoddard returns to his dusty hometown for the funeral of small-time outlaw Tom Doniphon. In flashbacks, Stoddard tells the story of how, with Doniphon's help, he rose to political prominence after killing a feared gunslinger.
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Hondo
1953 | NR | 4.0 out of 5 StarsJohn Wayne is Hondo, an antisocial half-breed who splits his time between the white man and the Apache. Preferring the company of American Indians, Hondo develops an unlikely friendship with a New Mexico farm wife who spends most of her time alone.
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True Grit
1969 | NR | 3.9 out of 5 StarsTeenage tomboy Mattie Ross enlists the help of crusty lawman Rooster Cogburn to track down the hired hand who murdered her father. Joining them is Texas Ranger La Boeuf, who's after the killer for a different crime.
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High Noon
1952 | NR | 3.9 out of 5 StarsRetiring Marshal Will Kane insists on defending his town from a gang of hooligans who are due on the noon train -- but he faces the task alone as the cowardly townspeople flee like rats from a sinking ship.
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Shane
1953 | NR | 3.8 out of 5 StarsAmid stunning vistas, this Oscar-winning Western from director George Stevens follows a reformed gunslinger whose determination to avoid a fight is tested when greedy cattle barons threaten the community of homesteaders he's joined.
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Two Mules for Sister Sara
1970 | NR | 3.8 out of 5 StarsIn this antic Western, Hogan (Clint Eastwood) is a mercenary who hires his gun out to the highest bidder. But he meets his match in Sister Sara (Shirley MacLaine), who's committed to helping a group of Mexican revolutionaries battle the French. The unlikely duo team up to join the fight -- and maybe earn a few centavos in the process.
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Once Upon a Time in the West
1968 | NR | 3.8 out of 5 StarsDirected by Sergio Leone, this classic spaghetti Western stars Henry Fonda as a sadistic gunslinger hired by a cutthroat railroad tycoon to kill anyone who stands in the way of his trans-American iron horse.
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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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My Name Is Nobody
1974 | NR | 3.7 out of 5 StarsSpaghetti Western regular Terence Hill stars as Nobody, a man who's been chosen to take out established bandit Jack Beauregard but who strikes up a friendship with the seasoned outlaw instead.
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River of No Return
1954 | NR | 3.6 out of 5 StarsMarilyn Monroe never looked more radiant (and wind-tossed) than in this Western potboiler in which Robert Mitchum rescues her and husband (Rory Calhoun) from an out-of-control river raft. To show his appreciation, Calhoun steals Mitchum's horse, abandoning them both to hostile Indians. Monroe's good looks are offset nicely by Mitchum's flinty machismo. River of No Return was partly filmed on location in the Pacific Northwest.
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In Old California
1942 | NR | 3.5 out of 5 StarsWhen dignified Boston pharmacist Tom Craig (John Wayne) heads out West to set up shop in California, he's unaware that the Gold Rush is about to explode and change the state forever. The locals quickly take a disliking to the pharmacist and poison his meds, causing Craig to almost lose his business. When typhoid fever strikes the town, however, Craig gets a chance to prove his worth in this quirky Western that features Wayne in an unusual role.
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Belle of the Yukon
1944 | NR | 3.1 out of 5 StarsSet during the gold rush, this rousing frontier adventure follows a con man on the lam (Randolph Scott) who's determined to make a go of it as a dancehall owner in the Yukon. But a clean break proves difficult when the swindler's former sweetheart (Gypsy Rose Lee) follows him north. The sprightly numbers earned the film two Oscar nominations in the music department (Best Score and Best Song).
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Way Down East
1920 | NR | 3.0 out of 5 StarsLillian Gish stars as Anna Moore, a naïve New Englander duped into a sham marriage by a man who deserts her after she gets pregnant. When the infant dies, Anna leaves Boston, changes her name and finds shelter in a tranquil farm community.
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