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Western Movie Summaries & Endings Explained
969 western movies, each with a full plot summary, timeline, character guide and the ending explained. Combine filters to narrow it down.
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Monte Walsh
1970 · Western
Macho Callahan
1970 · Western
Soldier Blue
1970 · Western
Barquero
1970 · Western
Chisum
1970 · Western
Two Mules for Sister Sara
1970 · Adventure
The Cheyenne Social Club
1970 · Comedy
Ned Kelly
1970 · Action
A Man Called Horse
1970 · Adventure
The Cockeyed Cowboys of Calico County
1970 · Action
The Ballad of Cable Hogue
1970 · Comedy
Cain’s Cutthroats
1970 · Comedy
And God Said to Cain
1970 · Horror
The Searchers
1956 · Adventure
Star in the Night
1945 · Western
Westward Whoa
1936 · Comedy
Rage at Dawn
1955 · Action
North West Mounted Police
1940 · Western
Last Train from Gun Hill
1959 · Western
Pistol Harvest
1951 · Western
Arena
1953 · Western
The Marshal Of Mesa City
1939 · Western
Public Cowboy No. 1
1937 · Western
Yes, We Have No Bonanza
1939 · Western
Rootin’ Tootin’ Rhythm
1937 · Western
Whoops, I’m an Indian!
1936 · Western
A Thunder of Drums
1961 · Western
Return of the Frontiersman
1950 · Western
The Phantom Stagecoach
1957 · Western
The San Francisco Story
1952 · Western
Comin’ ’Round the Mountain
1936 · Western
Westward the Women
1951 · Western
The War Wagon
1967 · Action
Run of the Arrow
1957 · Western
My Little Duckaroo
1954 · Comedy
Pirates of Monterey
1947 · Western
Come on Danger!
1932 · Western
The Paleface
1948 · Comedy
Relentless
1948 · Western
A Lawless Street
1955 · Western
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