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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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Kill or Be Killed
2016 · Western
Forsaken
2016 · Drama
Jane Got a Gun
2016 · Action
Aferim!
2016 · Adventure
Diablo
2016 · Action
The Revenant
2015 · Adventure
The Hateful Eight
2015 · Drama
The Ridiculous 6
2015 · Comedy
Borrowed Time
2015 · Western
Bone Tomahawk
2015 · Adventure
Western Religion
2015 · Western
Slow West
2015 · Action
Winter Light
2015 · Thriller
Jauja
2015 · Drama
The Salvation
2015 · Drama
The Homesman
2014 · Drama
Young Ones
2014 · Action
Frontera
2014 · Drama
A Million Ways to Die in the West
2014 · Comedy
A Night in Old Mexico
2014 · Drama
Dead in Tombstone
2013 · Action
Unforgiven
2013 · Drama
The Lone Ranger
2013 · Action
Brazilian Western
2013 · Romance
Goodnight for Justice: Queen of Hearts
2013 · Western
Django Unchained
2012 · Action
Gallowwalkers
2012 · Horror
Lawless
2012 · Drama
Dawn Rider
2012 · Action
Good for Nothing
2012 · Western
Goodnight for Justice: The Measure of a Man
2012 · Action
Yellow Rock
2011 · Western
Blackthorn
2011 · Western
Cowboys & Aliens
2011 · Action
Meek's Cutoff
2011 · Western
True Grit
2010 · Drama
The Warrior's Way
2010 · Action
Red Hill
2010 · Thriller
El Infierno
2010 · Action
Big Money Rustlas
2010 · Comedy
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