20 Western Movies To Watch After Kevin Costner’s ‘Horizon’ (2024)

June 27, 2024 3:40pm

20 Western Movies To Watch After Kevin Costner’s ‘Horizon’ (1)

Kevin Costner’sHorizon: An American Saga marks a return to the Western genre that Costner himself made a career in from films likeSilverado toDances With Wolvesand evenYellowstone. Costner, who has planned four chapters of the project, has been working on it since 1988 with the character Hayes Ellison in mind for a while.

Costner has cited films likeHow the West Was Won andThe Man Who Shot Liberty Valance as inspiration forHorizon. We’ve rounded up 20 Western films to watch if viewers are in the mood afterHorizon.

Read on for Western films to watch right now and where they are streaming.

HOW THE WEST WAS WON (1962)
Debbie Reynolds and Gregory Peck starred inHow the West Was Won,which Costner cites as inspirational in makingHorizonafter he saw it as a child.How the West Was Won is available to rent or buy via Apple TV+, YouTube TV, Fandango At Home, Amazon and more.
DANCES WITH WOLVES (1990)
Kevin Costner also starred in the 1990 film Dances With Wolves with Mary McDonnell, Graham Greene, Rodney Grant, Foyd ‘Red Crow’ Westerman, Tantoo Cardinal and more. Costner plays Lieutenant Dunbar, who was assigned to a remote western Civil War outpost and encountered Sioux Native Americans, who took him in and made him rethink his life.Dances With Wolvesis available to stream on Fubo, MGM+, ROky, Hoopla, Tubi and more.
OPEN RANGE (2003)
Another Costner classic western which he also directed, pairs him with the great Robert Duvall as two cowboys out for revenge against a rich rancher. The film features some incredible cinematography as well as a climatic shootout that rivals any to come before or after it.Open Range is available to rent via Amazon Prime Video, YouTUbe TV, Spectrum, Apple TV+ and more.– Justin Kroll
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UNFORGIVEN (1992)
Morgan Freeman and Clint Eastwood star in Unforgiven alongside Gene Hackman. Eastwood’s William “Bill” Munny comes out of his retirement as an Old West gunslinger to take on one more task alongside Ned Logan (Morgan Freeman) and The Schofield Kid (Jaimz Woolvett).Unforgiven is available to stream on Apple TV+.
SILVERADO (1985)
The first of many Kevin Costner westerns paired the future Oscar winner with Kevin Kline and Danny Glover as a group of cowboys out to stop an unlawful sheriff and his corrupt deputies from terrorizing a town. The film is a perfect homage to the classic westerns from the 50s and 60s and features some fantastic set pieces as well. Silverado is streaming via Fubo. –Justin Kroll
ONCE UPON A TIME IN THE WEST (1968)
Sergio Leone directedOnce Upon a Time in the West (1968) which watches a mysterious stranger with a harmonica (Charles Bronson) join a notorious desperado Frank (Henry Fonda) to protect Claudia Cardinale’s widow from a railroad worker and assassin. Once Upon a Time in the West is available to stream via Paramount+, Amazon Prime Video, MGM+, Fubo and more.
HIGH NOON (1952)
Gary Cooper and Lloyd Bridges starred inHigh Noon,as Marshal Will Kane and Deputy Marshal Harvey pell. Grace Kelly also stars as Amy Fowler Kane, Cooper’s character’s wife. The film won four Oscars in 1953 with several more nominations. The film is streaming on Amazon Prime Video, Paramount and MGM+.
STAGECOACH (1939)
Claire Trevor and John Wayne starred inStagecoach from John Ford. All of the action in this film, which chronicles a stagecoach journey, makes for a great Western adventure. Stagecoach is streaming on Prime Video. There are also the 1966 feature and 1986 TV film versions.
GUNFIGHT AT THE O.K. CORRAL (1957)
Burt Lancaster and Kirk Douglas starred in this film as Wyatt Earp and Doc Holliday. This was not the only film to portray the mythical Wyatt Earp of Western lore. This film is available to stream on Paramount+.
RED RIVER (1948)
Thomas Dunson (John Wayne) leads a cattle drivefor 14 years to its Missouri destination, but all is not smooth sailing as his dictator-like behavior brings about mutiny from his adopted son along the way. Montgomery Clift also stars. The film is streaming via Fubo.
TOMBSTONE (1993)
Talk about some wild west action,Tombstone is another film to ficitonalize Wyatt Earp (Kurt Russell) and Doc Holliday (Val Kilmer). In this film, Earp planned to retire quietly in Tombstone, Arizona, but his plans change when the outlaws he was famous for wrangling come back into his life. Sam Elliott also stars. Sam Elliott also stars. Tombstone is streaming on Hulu and Apple TV+.
A FISTFUL OF DOLLARS (1964)
Clint Eastwood stars as Joe inA Fistful of Dollars directed by Sergio Leone. The story watches a drifting gunman pit two rival families against each other in a town already racked with vengeance, greed and ego. The film is streaming on Max.
THE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE UGLY (1966)
Clint Eastwood also stars inThe Good, The Badand The Ugly (1966) with Eli Wallach. Another one of Sergio Leone’s projects, this film watches a fragile alliance between two men against a third one create tension in a bounty-hunting scam for gold buried in a cemetery. This Clint Eastwood film is also available to stream on Max.
THE SEARCHERS (1956)
John Wayne portrays American Civil War veteran Ethan Edwards who takes on a journey to rescue his niece from the Comanche Native Americans following their raid of his brothers’ farm.The Searchers is streaming via TCM and available to rent or buy on Apple TV+, Amazon Prime Video and more.
THE MAN WHO SHOT LIBERTY VALANCE (1962)
InThe Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (1962), John Wayne plays Tom Doniphon, and James Stewart plays Ransom Stoddard. Lee Marvin portrays the Liberty Valance, and Vera Miles portrays Hallie Stoddard. The movie is available to stream on Paramount+, Prime Video, Fubo and MGM+.
BUTCH CASSIDY AND THE SUNDANCE KID (1969)
Robert Redford and Paul Newman starred inButch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969) set in 1890s Wyoming. The pair leads a band of outlaws that flee to South America after a train robbery goes awry. The film is streaming via the History channel vault.
LEGENDS OF THE FALL (1994)
Julia Ormond, Anthony Hopkins, Aidan Quinn and Brad Pitt starred in the romantic WesternLegends of the Fall. The story follows three brothers living in Montana when war, betrayal, nature and more get in the mix. The film is streaming on Hulu.
TRUE GRIT (1969)
John Wayne, Kim Darby and Glen Campbell led the originalTrue Grit, and there was a 2010 remake starring Jeff Bridges, Matt Damon and Hailee Steinfeld. The original is streaming on Paramount+, as is the 2010 version. Both involve a stubborn young woman enlisting a U.S. Marshal and Texas Ranger to help her track down her father’s murderer.
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BACK TO THE FUTURE PART III (1990)
Christopher Lloyd and Michael J. Fox return for the westerBack to the Future Part III alongside Mary Steenburgen. Stranded in 1955, Marty (Fox) has to figure out how to get back to 1985 to prevent Doc Brown’s (Lloyd) murder. They are stranded in the Old West. which mixes the genre with sci-fi.Back to the Future Part III is availeble to rent via Apple TV+ and Amazon Prime Video.
WYATT EARP (1994)
Kevin Costner portrayed Wyatt Earp himself in the film that traces his reputation from Tombstone to the O.K Corral. Gene Hackman, Dennis Quaid and Bill Pullman also star alongside Costner’s titular character.Lawrence Kasdan’sWyatt Earp is available to stream on Apple TV+.