Best movies — western on Prime Video : our Top 20

2012 · Quentin Tarantino

A newly freed man teams up with a German bounty hunter to confront a cruel Mississippi plantation owner and rescue the wife he’s been forced to leave behind.

With Jamie Foxx, Christoph Waltz, Leonardo DiCaprio, Kerry Washington, Samuel L. Jackson, Walton Goggins and Dennis Christopher

1966 · Sergio Leone

As the Civil War tears the nation apart, a silent drifter, a remorseless hitman, and a Mexican outlaw roam the lawless American Southwest in pursuit of a locked chest holding $200,000 in purloined gold.

With Clint Eastwood, Eli Wallach, Lee Van Cleef, Aldo Giuffrè, Luigi Pistilli, Rada Rassimov and Enzo Petito

1968 · Sergio Leone

As the railway gangs push relentlessly across the Arizona desert toward the coast, Jill arrives in the tiny town of Flagstone, resolved to leave her past behind and begin anew.

With Claudia Cardinale, Henry Fonda, Jason Robards, Charles Bronson, Gabriele Ferzetti, Paolo Stoppa and Woody Strode

1948 · Howard Hawks

In the wake of the Civil War, resolute rancher Thomas Dunson leads a hazardous cattle drive north from Texas to Missouri. As the grueling march strains men and animals alike, his unwavering determination curdles into harsh dominance, driving a wedge between him and Matthew Garth, the young man he raised and mentored.

With John Wayne, Montgomery Clift, Joanne Dru, Walter Brennan, Coleen Gray, Harry Carey and John Ireland

2015 · Jon Cassar

Returning to his childhood town to repair the strained relationship with his estranged father, John Henry finds the streets terrorized by a ruthless gang. Once feared for his lightning-fast draw, he has abandoned both his gun and the deadly reputation that came with it. Now the only person capable of stopping the violence, he must confront his past and decide whether to pick up the weapon—and the legend—one more time.

With Demi Moore, Kiefer Sutherland, Donald Sutherland, Brian Cox, Siobhan Williams, Michael Wincott and Landon Liboiron

1974 · Mel Brooks

In a small frontier town where nearly everyone shares the same surname, a powerful railroad tycoon sets his sights on the residents’ land. He unleashes hired goons to harass and terrorize the community until they abandon their homes. When the local sheriff is murdered, the townspeople beg the governor for a replacement, and the scheming magnate persuades him to install the West’s first Black sheriff—touching off a confrontation that challenges both prejudice and corruption.

With Cleavon Little, Gene Wilder, Slim Pickens, Harvey Korman, Madeline Kahn, Mel Brooks and Burton Gilliam

2010 · Lee Seung-moo

A powerful crime boss summons representatives from every New York gang, proposing they put aside neighborhood feuds and seize control of the city together. When a rival strikes him down during the summit, a small Coney Island outfit called the Warriors is falsely accused of the murder. Hunted by both the police and hostile crews, the Warriors must race through the boroughs to survive and clear their name.

With Jang Dong-gun, Kate Bosworth, Geoffrey Rush, Danny Huston, Ti Lung, Tony Cox and Analin Rudd

2016 · Antoine Fuqua

A beleaguered Mexican farming village enlists seven hired guns to protect its homes and families.

With Denzel Washington, Chris Pratt, Ethan Hawke, Vincent D'Onofrio, Lee Byung-hun, Manuel Garcia-Rulfo and Martin Sensmeier

1952 · Fred Zinnemann

When Will Kane, the sheriff of a small New Mexico town, learns that the notorious outlaw he once arrested has been released and will arrive on the noon train, he braces for a deadly confrontation. Convinced the criminal and his gang intend to kill him, Kane refuses to run and tries to rally the townspeople into a posse—only to find himself increasingly isolated as the clock counts down to the showdown.

With Gary Cooper, Grace Kelly, Thomas Mitchell, Lloyd Bridges, Katy Jurado, Otto Kruger and Lon Chaney Jr.

1962 · John Ford

At a small frontier funeral, a visiting senator's presence stirs memories of his past with the deceased Tom Doniphon. In flashback, we learn Doniphon pulled the senator—then a young lawyer—out of danger after a brutal beating by a gang led by the feared Liberty Valance. As the territory teetered on the brink, Doniphon and the future senator stood among the few to oppose Valance, each playing a vital but very different part in the fight to reclaim the town.

With John Wayne, James Stewart, Vera Miles, Lee Marvin, Edmond O'Brien, Andy Devine and Ken Murray

1969 · Sam Peckinpah

A band of aging outlaws, watching the familiar frontier fade, mount one final, daring heist in hopes of securing enough wealth and dignity to leave the disappearing West on their own terms.

With William Holden, Ernest Borgnine, Robert Ryan, Edmond O'Brien, Warren Oates, Jaime Sánchez and Ben Johnson

1985 · Clint Eastwood

A mysterious preacher rises to shield a small prospecting community from a predatory mining company bent on seizing their land.

With Clint Eastwood, Michael Moriarty, Carrie Snodgress, Chris Penn, Richard Dysart, Sydney Penny and Richard Kiel

1973 · Clint Eastwood

A lone gunslinger drifts into the tiny settlement of Lago. After surviving an ambush that leaves three attackers dead, the shaken townsfolk persuade him to stay and hire him to defend them against a trio of outlaws approaching the town.

With Clint Eastwood, Verna Bloom, Marianna Hill, Mitchell Ryan, Jack Ging, Stefan Gierasch and Ted Hartley

2010 ·

After her father's murder, a determined teenage tomboy refuses to let the crime go unanswered and sets off to track down those responsible. She enlists the help of a grizzled, no‑nonsense U.S. marshal known as "Rooster" Cogburn—feared for his ruthless tactics and famed for always finishing the job—and together they undertake a perilous pursuit of justice.

With Jeff Bridges, Hailee Steinfeld, Matt Damon, Josh Brolin, Barry Pepper, Domhnall Gleeson and Bruce Green

1981 · William A. Fraker

A young Texas Ranger, John Reid, survives an ambush led by the ruthless outlaw Butch Cavendish and is pulled from death by Tonto, a Comanche friend from his childhood. While recovering under Tonto’s care, Reid vows to end the terror Cavendish spreads. Donning a mask and taking on the mantle of the Lone Ranger, he and Tonto set out on a dangerous campaign that culminates in a daring attempt to rescue President Ulysses S. Grant after Cavendish takes him hostage.

With Klinton Spilsbury, Christopher Lloyd, Matt Clark, Juanin Clay, Jason Robards, John Bennett Perry and David Hayward

1968 · Ted Post

Marshall Jed Cooper survives a hanging and, spared from death by a hair, vows to make the mob that left him swinging pay. He dons his badge again and returns to the law, methodically tracking the nine men on his list. One by one he corners them across the frontier, administering his own relentless brand of justice.

With Clint Eastwood, Inger Stevens, Ed Begley, Pat Hingle, Ben Johnson, Charles McGraw and Ruth White

1999 · Antonia Bird

Captain John Boyd takes command at a lone frontier outpost and, when he and his men come to the aid of a badly wounded frontiersman, they hear a harrowing tale: a wagon train was slaughtered by its own guide — a vicious U.S. Army colonel who has turned rogue. With the camp unsettled by the story and fearing the worst, Boyd leads his regiment into the wild to investigate the massacre and confront the savage threat lurking beyond their lines.

With Guy Pearce, Robert Carlyle, David Arquette, Jeremy Davies, Jeffrey Jones, John Spencer and Stephen Spinella

1963 · Martin Ritt

Hud Bannon is a remorseless young man who leaves destruction and damaged relationships wherever he goes. He personifies a disaffected generation, chasing pleasures and risks without caring about the fallout. This callousness puts him in constant, bitter conflict with his stern, morally upright father, Homer. Hud’s nephew Lon first admires his uncle’s slick, rule-bending behavior but soon becomes disillusioned as Hud’s selfishness and amorality prove unbearable. In a world split between predators and victims, Hud survives by exploiting others and bending the law to suit his needs.

With Paul Newman, Melvyn Douglas, Patricia Neal, Brandon De Wilde, Whit Bissell, Crahan Denton and John Ashley

2005 · Rob Zombie

A murderous backwoods clan hits the road to flee Sheriff Wydell—relentless and vengeful, he's prepared to mirror their brutality to hunt them down.

With Sid Haig, Bill Moseley, Sheri Moon Zombie, William Forsythe, Ken Foree, Matthew McGrory and Leslie Easterbrook

1988 · Christopher Cain

A band of young gunslingers, rallied under Billy the Kid, accept deputy badges to avenge the murder of the rancher who once took them in. But as Billy pushes their new authority past the bounds of justice, the avengers are transformed into fugitives, hunted by the very law they once wore.

With Emilio Estevez, Kiefer Sutherland, Lou Diamond Phillips, Charlie Sheen, Dermot Mulroney, Casey Siemaszko and Terence Stamp