Move Aside, Yellowstone: 10 Best Western Movies of the 21st Century & Where to Watch Them

10. The Magnificent Seven (2016)

How can a real Western movie fare without a poetic tale of revenge? When a robber baron takes over a small Western town with his private army and kills local folks, a newly-emerged widow decides to avenge her husband. She hires seven bounty hunters to liberate her town and make the robber baron regret the day he was born.

You can watch The Magnificent Seven on Apple TV and Prime Video.

9. The Hateful Eight (2015)

No, the numbers in movie titles won’t just keep growing until the list ends, don’t worry. In Tarantino’s much-acclaimed Western, an unlikely company of nefarious characters all find themselves stuck together in a small cabin to survive the blizzard. They’ll have to spend quite some time there, and the tensions are bound to rise.

You can watch The Hateful Eight on Netflix and Prime Video.

8. No Country for Old Men (2007)

Let’s take a wild, wild leap into the future for a while to enjoy a proper neo-Western, shall we? In No Country for Old Men, the story begins with a hunter stumbling upon the aftermath of a drug deal gone wrong and deciding to keep the money for his own — and quickly spirals down into the most violent bloodbath Texas has ever seen.

You can watch No Country for Old Men on Netflix, Apple TV, and Prime Video.

7. The Missing (2003)

The Wild West is all about uneasy alliances as you don’t hire an angel to subdue a devil. When a medicine woman’s young daughter gets kidnapped by a notorious Apache, she has no choice but to ask her estranged father for help. He’s not a good man, but he’s an efficient man — and perhaps this time, he’ll get things right.

You can watch The Missing on Netflix and Prime Video.

6. Appaloosa (2008)

Ugly business can only get uglier when beauty is involved. Two lawmen get hired to return control over a small town taken over by a local gang. They agree under the condition that the town succumbs to their command — but while things start in their favor, the situation begins falling apart when the lawmen meet a charming widow.

You can watch Appaloosa on Hulu and Prime Video.

5. Broken Trail (2006)

Life is all about choosing between what’s easy and what’s right, and this choice can lead to dramatic aftermath. Two cowboys, a veteran and a youngling, stumble upon five Chinese girls sold into slavery and decide to save them. They have an entire gang of bandits behind them, but they’re adamant about ensuring the girls’ safety.

You can watch Broken Trail on Apple TV and Prime Video.

4. Django Unchained (2012)

Where does justice end and revenge begin? Few know the answer, but even fewer care. When a German bounty hunter frees a slave, he decides to help the man on his quest to free his wife. The former slave’s sweetheart was taken to the most brutal plantation in the West, and he will not stop before anything until he rescues her.

You can watch Django Unchained on Netflix, Apple TV, and Prime Video.

3. 3:10 to Yuma (2007)

They often say that words can hurt no less than bullets, but who would believe that? A rancher needs to hold a captured outlaw until a train arrives to pick him up. The outlaw doesn’t intend to be turned in and tries to psych out his captor. In this battle of wits and will, only one will remain completely sane. Will the train have its passenger?

You can watch 3:10 to Yuma on Netflix, Apple TV, and Prime Video.

2. True Grit (2010)

Some give up when they lose it all; others are blinded with rage and become stronger than ever. A fourteen-year-old girl’s father is killed before her eyes, and she wants to avenge him — but that would require venturing into the Natives’ territories. She enlists the help of the meanest Deputy U.S. Marshal and shows her character.

You can watch True Grit on Prime Video.

1. Open Range (2003)

The next time you decide to bully some random cattleman, think twice: what if he’s a former gunslinger with body count longer than a shadow at dusk? When a corrupt lawman tries to threaten the local folks, an unlikely hero emerges from their midst and takes justice into his own hands. This can’t end well for his enemy, can it?

You can watch Open Range on Apple TV and Prime Video.