12 Great Westerns From The Past Decade That You Can Stream Right Now

With the likes of Netflix, Prime Video, and Disney+ representing just a handful of the myriad streaming services currently on offer, the abundance of digital options means that it has never been easier to access a quality movie. This has proved to be good news for Western movie fans, with many of the genre’s best offerings from the last decade making their way to one streaming platform or another.

From action-packed Westerns that won’t bore you in the slightest to Westerns that make use of unusual settings, these acclaimed outings can be found dotted across various platforms as of 2025. Boasting thrilling storylines and compelling characters, the finest Westerns from the last 10 years have done their best to give seminal entries like Tombstone, The Good, the Bad and the Ugly, or Once Upon a Time in the West a run for their money.

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The Harder They Fall (2021)

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The Harder They Fall

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Release Date

November 3, 2021

Runtime

139 Minutes

Director

Jeymes Samuel

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Boaz Yakin, Jeymes Samuel

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After Rufus Buck (Idris Elba) is released from prison, Nat Love (Jonathan Majors) brings his gang back together to defeat his enemy. Starring alongside Majors and Elba in The Harder They Fall are Zazie Beetz, Edi Gathegi, R.J. Cyler, Regina King, and LaKeith Stanfield. The Western was released in select theaters on October 22, 2021, and released on Netflix on November 3, 2021.

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Netflix

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2021’s The Harder They Fall is perhaps the quintessential example of an underrated Western from the 2020s that you may not have seen. Leveraging an array of knockout performances and a killer soundtrack to produce a criminally underappreciated entry for the genre, Jeymes Samuel’s movie is notable for being one of the only Westerns where all the main cast members are Black.

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Clocking in with a first-rate Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer Score of 88%, The Harder They Fall is one of the most well-received Western entries of the past decade. Boasting a standout bow from Idris Elba as one of the greatest Western movie villains of all time, this underappreciated gem has been available for streaming on Netflix since being released in 2021.

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The Revenant (2015)

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The Revenant

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December 25, 2015

Runtime

156 minutes

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Alejandro González Iñárritu

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Alejandro González Iñárritu, Mark L. Smith

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Inspired by the true events in the life of Hugh Glass, The Revenant is an action-drama movie that sees Leonardo DiCaprio in the starring role. Betrayed and left for dead by one of the members of his hunting group, Glass finds himself contending with some of the harshest elements imaginable while tending to his deadly wounds, as his will to carry on and need for revenge push him to carry on in this gripping tale of survival.

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20th Century

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The movie that finally earned Leonardo DiCaprio his long-awaited Academy Award for Best Actor, 2015’s The Revenant’s juxtaposition of visceral intensity and striking natural beauty, holds up nearly a decade after the film was initially released. Earning rave reviews from critics, Alejandro Iñárritu’s haunting picture took home three of the 12 Oscars that it received nominations for.

Spearheaded by a pair of stunning performances from DiCaprio and Tom Hardy in a great supporting Western role as the movie’s villain, this epic revenge drama is available for streaming just a few short clicks away if you’ve got 156 minutes to spare. For anybody looking for one of the most intense Western viewing experiences of all time, The Revenant is currently streaming on Disney+.

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Hell Or High Water (2016)

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Hell or High Water

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August 12, 2016

Runtime

97minutes

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David Mackenzie

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Taylor Sheridan

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Hell or High Water is a modern Western crime thriller directed by David Mackenzie. Starring Chris Pine and Ben Foster as two brothers who embark on a series of bank robberies to save their family ranch, the film delves into themes of economic hardship and justice. Jeff Bridges plays a Texas Ranger nearing retirement, determined to catch them.

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Lionsgate

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Written by Western standout Taylor Sheridan, 2016’s Hell or High Water is one of the best neo-Western films of all time. Starring Chris Pine and Ben Foster as two brothers who carry out a series of bank robberies with Jeff Bridges and Gil Birmingham’s Texas Rangers hot on their heels, David Mackenzie’s stirring offering received critical acclaim, earning four Academy Award nominations.

As such, there simply isn’t an excuse not to give this masterful Western entry a go if you’re struggling to find something to stream. The second installment of Sheridan’s lauded American Frontier Trilogy is currently available on Netflix, offering fans the chance to revisit one of the greatest Westerns of the 21st century.

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Bone Tomahawk (2015)

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October 23, 2015

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132 minutes

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S. Craig Zahler

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Bone Tomahawk is a Western film that follows Sheriff Franklin Hunt, who gathers together a group of fighters to save three kidnapped victims from a clan of cannibals. After the town’s doctor is kidnapped along with two others, forcing the sheriff to partner with the town’s Native American professor and find the tribe before it’s too late.

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A genre-bending outing from Steven Craig Zahler, 2015’s Bone Tomahawk is notorious for a gruesome death scene that has been described by many who have witnessed it as one of the most disturbing onscreen demises in cinematic history. As such, the movie’s reputation as one of the best Western offerings of the last decade often goes somewhat overshadowed.

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It’s a crying shame, because there’s an absolutely electrifying viewing experience to be found at the heart of this gritty Kurt Russell-led outing, one that’s available to anybody with one of the more common streaming subscriptions. Clocking in with an exemplary Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer Score of 91%, this underrated Western horror can be found on Prime Video.

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The Power Of The Dog (2021)

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The Power of the Dog

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November 17, 2021

Runtime

126 minutes

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Jane Campion

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The Power of the Dog is a Western drama film adapted from the novel by Thomas Savage. When a widow and her son move into a ranch, she captures the attention of a kindly gentleman named George, much to the chagrin of his brother, Phil. After they marry, Phil’s temper begins to flare, and he begins to torment the two – but his behavior may spell disaster when his new nephew’s darker side comes to light.

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Netflix

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Released on Netflix worldwide after a limited theatrical release, 2021’s The Power of the Dog still remains available on the world’s biggest streaming service. One of the most well-received genre entries of the 21st century, Jane Campion’s fantastic Western shockingly only took home 1 Oscar from 12 nominations, a state of affairs that is widely regarded as one of the more egregious oversights in the Academy’s history.

A gripping psychological drama set against a classic Western backdrop, The Power of the Dog still bears the prestigious distinction of having all four of the film’s lead actors nominated for Academy Awards, with Benedict Cumberbatch’s evocative bow as Phil Burband receiving particular praise. Simply put, this is an absolute quality movie, and it’s on Netflix right now.

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The Ballad Of Buster Scruggs (2018)

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The Ballad of Buster Scruggs

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November 9, 2018

Runtime

133 Minutes

Director

Joel Coen, Ethan Coen

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Ethan Coen, Joel Coen, Jack London

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The Ballad of Buster Scruggs is a Western anthology film by the Coen Brothers that comprises six distinct stories. Each vignette explores themes of the American frontier, blending humor and tragedy. With a richly detailed setting, the film delves into various aspects of frontier life, showcasing a range of characters from singing cowboys to intrepid prospectors. The distinctive narrative style and evocative cinematography create a compelling portrait of the Old West.

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Netflix

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The Coen brothers’ first Western since 2010’s genre-revitalizing entry, True Grit, 2018’s The Ballad of Buster Scruggs may not have reached the lofty heights of its predecessor, but still saw the siblings produce a typically polished film, a star-studded anthology offering loaded with their trademark dark humor.

Holding an entirely respectable Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer Score of 89%, The Ballad of Buster Scruggs is one of the most rewatchable Western movies of all time, presenting easily digestible viewing that will appeal to audiences of multiple generations. Following a limited theatrical run, the film was released on Netflix in 2018, where it has been streaming ever since.

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Butcher’s Crossing (2022)

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Butcher’s Crossing

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Release Date

October 20, 2023

Runtime

105 Minutes

Director

Gabe Polsky

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Gabe Polsky, Liam Satre-Meloy

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Based on the novel by John Edward Williams, Butcher’s Crossing is a Western drama that stars Nicolas Cage and Fred Hechinger as a duo on a hunting expedition rife with danger. When the financially stable Will Andrews (Hechinger) drops out of Harvard to find his purpose, he meets a veteran buffalo hunter named Miller (Cage), who can lead a hunting expedition deep into the Colorado Rockies. With Miller’s knowledge and Will’s capital, they set off only to face one of the most dangerous wilderness adventures they could imagine.

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John Edward Williams

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Phiphen Pictures, Altitude Film Entertainment, Saturn Films

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Saban Films

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Another entry in the impressive late-career renaissance of Nicolas Cage, 2022’s Butcher’s Crossing adapts John Edward Williams’ novel of the same name with gripping, if somewhat unadventurous, results onscreen. Starring Cage as a mysterious hunter who knows the location of one of the last remaining herds of wild buffalo, this isn’t Tombstone by any stretch of the imagination, but still clocks in as a polished and smoothly executed genre entry.

While this is one that will be enjoyed most by die-hard Nicolas Cage fans, Butcher’s Crossing’s leverages the talents of a strong cast to still make for consistently entertaining viewing across 107 minutes. Gabe Polsky’s feature film debut is currently available to stream on Prime Video.

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Bacurau (2019)

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Arguably the most obscure entry when it comes to quality genre offerings available for streaming, Weird Western offering Bacurau is a co-production between Brazil and France. Chronicling a mysterious series of events that take place in the titular Brazilian town after the death of its matriarch, this lesser-known entry holds a stellar Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer Score of 93%.

Unashamedly wacky and riotously entertaining, this daring 2019 entry represents prime Western viewing for fans of the genre who are willing to step outside their traditional comfort zone. The electrifying Bacarau is streaming on Mubi, a notably underrated platform that currently also includes the critically acclaimed likes of Aftersun and The Substance.

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News Of The World (2020)

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News of the World

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December 25, 2020

Runtime

118 minutes

Director

Paul Greengrass

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Paul Greengrass, Luke Davies

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Starring Tom Hanks, News of the World is a 2020 Western film directed by Paul Greengrass. Based on the Paulette Jiles novel of the same name, the film sees a Civil War veteran trying to return a young girl to her only remaining family.

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Universal Pictures

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One of Tom Hanks’ most underrated movies, 2020’s News of the World follows Captain Jefferson Kidd, an elderly Civil War veteran forced to endure a perilous journey in order to return a young orphaned girl to her only remaining family. Paul Greengrass’ picture earned highly positive reviews, with particular praise directed towards Hanks’ lead performance as Kidd, to rubber-stamp this outing’s credentials as one of the past decade’s best Westerns.

A heartwarming outing that tugs at the heartstrings while leaning on the reassuring screen presence afforded by cinematic icon Hanks, one of the finest Western movies of the 2020s is just a few clicks away right now. A notable diamond in the rough for the genre, News of the World is now streaming on Netflix.

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The Magnificent Seven (2016)

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The Magnificent Seven

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Release Date

September 23, 2016

Runtime

132 minutes

Director

Antoine Fuqua

Writers

John Lee Hancock, Nic Pizzolatto

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The Magnificent Seven is a new remake of the 1960 western action film that follows a group of seven warriors from different walks of life who join forces to liberate a town from an oppressive gold miner. When Bartholomew Bogue takes control of the town of Rose Creek, the beleaguered residence find themselves at his mercy. One woman seeking revenge and freedom finds U.S. Marshal Sim Chisholm, and convinces him to join their cause, as he recruits several gunmen, outlaws, and assassins willing to risk it all for a good deed.

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Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Columbia Pictures, Village Roadshow Pictures

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Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

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A remake of the classic 1960 film of the same name, 2016’s The Magnificent Seven regrettably failed to achieve the lofty heights of its predecessor. Despite the promise posed by an all-star cast including Denzel Washington, Chris Pratt, and Ethan Hawke, Antoine Fuqua’s answer to John Sturges’ original only received middling reviews from critics.

However, The Magnificent Seven’s high-octane action sequences, snappy dialogue, and one of the best quick-draw moments in Western history arguably make this an outing well worth revisiting as it approaches the ten-year anniversary of its release, even if it wasn’t streaming anywhere. Fortunately, that’s not the case; The Magnificent Seven is available to watch on Peacock.

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Slow West (2015)

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Slow West

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Release Date

May 15, 2015

Runtime

84 Minutes

Director

John Maclean

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John Maclean

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Slow West follows a young Scottish man, Jay Cavendish, as he journeys across the American frontier in search of his lost love. Accompanied by a mysterious and protective bounty hunter, Silas Selleck, the film explores themes of love and survival in the harsh and unpredictable landscape of the American West.

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DMC Film, Film4 Productions, New Zealand Film Commission, See-Saw Films

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One of the best slow-burn Westerns of all time, the appropriately titled Slow West is arguably the genre’s best entry from the past decade that you’ve never heard of. Featuring an all-star cast including Kodi Smit-McPhee, Michael Fassbender, and Ben Mendelsohn, John Maclean’s 2015 outing received highly positive reviews but still remains one of the lesser-known Westerns of the last 10 years.

As of 2025, this hidden gem is currently available to stream entirely free of charge on Plex. While this may present a slightly more obscure platform than some of its more well-known contemporaries, the ad-supported streaming service offers Western fans the chance to see one of the genre’s most underrated movies at no cost whatsoever, so it’s well worth 84 minutes of your time.

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Killers Of The Flower Moon (2023)

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200minutes

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Martin Scorsese

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Eric Roth, Martin Scorsese

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Killers of the Flower Moon is the next film from director Martin Scorsese, based on the non-fiction book Killers of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI, initially captured by David Grann. When members of the Osage tribe are murdered in the 1920s via mysterious circumstances shortly after the discovery of oil on Native-American soil, the FBI is established to uncover the true reason behind them.

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One of Martin Scorsese’s highest-grossing movies, 2023’s Killers of the Flower Moon saw the legendary director produce some of his finest work to date. Inspired by a real-life series of murders perpetrated against Osage members that took place after oil was discovered welling up on their tribal land, the epic Western was showered with glowing reviews, receiving 10 Academy Award nominations to boot.

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There’s an extremely valid argument to be made that Killers of the Flower Moon is the greatest Western movie of the last 10 years, and it’s currently part of Apple TV+’s ever-growing library, the platform that it was initially released upon after a theatrical release in 2023. One of Scorsese’s finest pieces of work, this entry is arguably worth the subscription fee in and of itself.