Action-Packed Westerns on Netflix That Will Unleash Your Inner Cowboy
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Action-Packed Westerns on Netflix That Will Unleash Your Inner Cowboy
We will never get tired of swooning over classic romantic movies and could play our favorite feel-good films on repeat for days. Still, there's something to be said about the thrill you get from an action-packed adventure film. If you want a break from watching the trials and tribulations of modern-day life play out on your screen, then it's time to turn on a Western movie.
There have been so many Western movies made over the years, it can be hard to keep track. Luckily, Netflix has an entire section dedicated to films filled with heroic cowboys, gunslinging robbers, and plenty of Texas Rangers. Some classics like Quigley Down Under date back more than 30 years, while others like The Outsider were released as recently as 2019. Whichever of the best Westerns on Netflix you decide to watch, you're sure to be entertained. We love to gather the family for an at-home movie night with the best kids movies on Netflix, but these Westerns are not for the little ones. Be sure to check the ratings before you press "play." (And don't forget to check out our best movies about the South and best country movies too!)
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Quigley Down Under
Tom Selleck stars in this 1990 movie about a sharpshooting cowboy who travels to Australia to work on a ranch. You had us at Tom Selleck in a cowboy hat.
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Hickok
Luke Hemsworth stars as the iconic Wild Bill Hickok alongside Kris Kristofferson, Trace Adkins, and Bruce Dern in this 2017 retelling.
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The Stolen
A British mother (Alice Eve) travels in to the wilds of New Zealand to find her kidnapped son.
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Hostiles
An Army captain must escort a Cheyenne chief and his family through dangerous territory after spending his career fighting his people. Christian Bale, Wes Studi, and Rosamund Pike star in this historical drama.
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Badland
Mira Sorvino and country music star Trace Adkins star in this 2019 about a detective hired to track down Confederate criminals.
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The Hateful Eight
This gritty Quentin Tarantino film tells the story of eight strangers who take shelter at a way station during a Wyoming blizzard years after the Civil War. None of them trust each other—and for good reason.
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The Ballad of Lefty Brown
An unforgiving cowboy sets out on a dangerous journey to avenge the assassination of his longtime partner.
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Buffalo Boys
This foreign film blends a traditional Western storyline—two brothers avenging the death of their father—with Indonesian and Singaporean martial arts.
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The Ballad of Buster Scruggs
Each of these short films takes place during the post-Civil War era, and the trials and tribulations of the star-studded cast will have you binge-watching the entire anthology series in one day.
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Big Kill
What do you get when you introduce a naive tenderfoot, a couple of crooked gamblers, and a gunslinging preacher? A very action-packed Western!
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The Ridiculous 6
Prepare to laugh out loud at this comedy about an outlaw who sets out on a rescue mission to find his father with the help of his newly discovered half-brothers.
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The Outsider
A railroad worker and a frontier sheriff find themselves at odds in this modern Western that explores the space between protecting your family and doing what's right.
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Justice
You'll be inspired by the grit of the U.S. Marshal who sets out to defend a small town in Nevada after finding out his brother was murdered by the corrupt mayor.
Yeehaw!
