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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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Virginia City
1940 · Western
The Wonderful Country
1959 · Western
Massacre
1934 · Western
Escort West
1959 · Action
Bells of San Angelo
1947 · Adventure
Cyclone on Horseback
1941 · Western
The Trap
1966 · Romance
A Big Hand for the Little Lady
1966 · Western
The Last Hunt
1956 · Western
Apache Gold
1963 · Adventure
San Antonio
1945 · Western
Western Heritage
1948 · Action
The Lawless Nineties
1936 · Western
Broken Arrow
1950 · Drama
Star in the Dust
1956 · Western
The Spoilers
1942 · Western
Western Union
1941 · Western
Montana
1950 · Romance
Incident at Phantom Hill
1966 · Western
Raw Edge
1956 · Romance
Passage West
1951 · Western
Face of a Fugitive
1959 · Western
Jubilee Trail
1954 · Western
Journey to Shiloh
1968 · Western
The Dalton Girls
1957 · Western
Charro!
1969 · Action
The Halliday Brand
1957 · Western
Renfrew of the Royal Mounted
1937 · Western
I Shot Jesse James
1949 · Western
Yellowstone Kelly
1959 · Adventure
Hopalong Rides Again
1937 · Western
Ten Who Dared
1960 · Adventure
Fighting Frontier
1943 · Western
River’s End
1940 · Action
Distant Drums
1951 · Western
My Little Chickadee
1940 · Western
Quantez
1957 · Western
Westbound
1959 · Western
Storm Over Wyoming
1950 · Western
Guns of the Magnificent Seven
1969 · Western
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