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1) Bisbee ’17
Publisher
Grasshopper Film
Language
English
Description
Radically combining collaborative documentary, western, and musical elements, the new film by Robert Greene (Kate Plays Christine) follows several members of a close-knit community as they attempt to reckon with their town’s darkest hour. In 1917, nearly two-thousand immigrant miners, on strike for better wages and safer working conditions, were violently rounded up by their armed neighbors, herded onto cattle cars, shipped to the middle of...
3) The Duel
Publisher
Lionsgate
Language
English
Description
A Texas ranger (Liam Hemsworth) investigates a series of murders in a small town and uncovers a dark secret about the town’s charismatic leader (Woody Harrelson).
5) The Shootist
Publisher
Paramount Pictures
Language
English
Description
About ten minutes into THE SHOOTIST, Doctor Hostetler (James Stewart) tells aging western gunfighter John Bernard Books (John Wayne) "You have a cancer." Knowing that his death will be painful and lingering, Books is determined to be shot in the line of "duty". In his remaining two months, Books settles scores with old enemies, including gambler Pulford (Hugh O'Brian) and Marshall Thibido (Harry Morgan) and reaches out to new friends (including feisty...
6) 49-17
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Language
English
Description
49-17 is a charming and suspenseful western parody about a millionaire who hires a Wild West theatrical troupe to relive his past as a miner forty niner. Every sacred western cow is turned on its ear: the patriarchal representative of the law, the Young Man, the Gambler, the saloon brawl, and the Woman.
Language
English
Formats
Description
A merciless cowboy (Bill Pullman) sets out on a dangerous journey across the frontier, determined to do whatever it takes to avenge his longtime partner’s brutal murder in this thrilling, action-packed western. Official Selection at the **SXSW Film Festival**. "*This is a satisfying indie western, a dark and brooding film made with both a modern touch and real love for the genre.*" - Kenneth Turan, ***The Los Angeles Times***
8) Joe Kidd
Publisher
MCA Universal Home Video
Language
English
Description
Joe Kidd, which concerns a land war in New Mexico at the turn of the century, marks Clint Eastwood at the top of his form as a western hero. Like a very classic western, it has gunfights, conflicts, and a slambang finale which has a locomotive being driven through a saloon where the bad guys are hiding.
9) High Noon
Publisher
Paramount Pictures
Language
English
Description
Gary Cooper won the **Academy Award** for the Best Actor in this classic tale of a lawman who stands alone to defend a town of cowardly citizens against a gang of revenge-seeking criminals. In the greatest showdown in the history of cinema, Cooper stands to lose not only the town but his new wife, Grace Kelly. The film also stars one of Hollywood’s most beloved and prolific actors, Lloyd Bridges, and marks the first starring role for a beautiful...
Publisher
Factory 25
Language
English
Description
Set in remote Colorado in 1893, TWO PLAINS & A FANCY follows three tourists: a Dandy Watercolorist, a Mystic/Reformed Confidence Woman, and a Lady Geologist from France, looking for the perfect geothermal hot spring spa. Over three nights and four days, the tourists trek deeper and deeper into the plains, deserts and mountains. And it’s somewhere between a classic Western travelogue and a really epic day at the mall. Official Selection at the BFI...
11) Rio Grande
Publisher
Paramount Pictures
Language
English
Description
In this John Ford classic, John Wayne and Maureen O’Hara are embroiled in an epic battle with the Apaches and each other. Lt. Col. Yorke (John Wayne) leads his cavalry troops to the Rio Grande to fight a warring tribe. Yorke’s toughest battle lies ahead when his unorthodox plan to outwit the elusive Apaches leads to possible court-martial. Locked in a bloody war, he must fight not only to save his family, but also to redeem his honor.
12) The Last Movie
Publisher
Arbelos Films
Language
English
Description
Directed by and starring **Oscar**-nominated filmmaker and actor Dennis Hopper, THE LAST MOVIE follows a Hollywood movie crew in the midst of making a western in a remote Peruvian village. When production wraps, the baleful stuntman Kansas (Hopper) remains, attempting to find redemption in the isolation of Peru and the arms of a former prostitute. Meanwhile, the local Indians have taken over the abandoned set and begun to stage a ritualistic re- enactment...
Publisher
Kino Lorber
Language
English
Description
Billy the Kid has given up his lawless life and plans to marry Betty. They are paid a visit by Betty's uncle, Underhill, who - totally unbeknown to them - is the vampire Dracula. Shortly after his arrival, a local girl is murdered and seeing blood on Underhill's shirt, Billy becomes suspicious. Ignoring Billy's warnings, Betty takes her uncle to a disused mine where Underhill tries to put her in a trance. But the spell is broken by Billy's sudden...
14) Dead Birds
Publisher
Samuel Goldwyn Films
Language
English
Description
A group of Confederate soldiers (including two time Oscar-nominee Michael Shannon) hole up in an abandoned plantation after robbing a bank and find themselves at the mercy of supernatural forces. "*Solid acting, at times brilliant camera work, and superb sound design all contribute to make this a truly frightening winner.*" - Steve Barton, ***Dread Central***
Publisher
Kino Lorber
Language
English
Description
From Robert Parrish, the director of *The Wonderful Country* and *The Destructors* comes this top-notch western set during the Mexican Revolution. An ex-soldier turned priest, shares a brutal town with a bandit and his bloodthirsty gang of sadistic killers. A widow named Alvira hauntingly dressed in black arrives in town on a hearse, accompanied in search of her husband's killer. Also arriving in town is a small platoon of soldiers and their Colonel,...
Publisher
Dark Star Pictures
Language
Afrikaans
Description
Twenty years ago, the young Five Fingers fought for the rural town of Marseilles, against brutal oppression. Now, after fleeing in disgrace, 'outlaw' Tau returns, seeking peace. Finding the town under new threat, he must reluctantly fight to free it. Will the Five Fingers stand again? Winner of Best Film at the **African Movie Academy Awards**. Official Selection at the **Toronto International Film Festival**.
17) Blackthorn
Publisher
Magnolia Pictures
Language
English
Description
Sam Shepard is Butch Cassidy in this thrilling western about the legendary outlaw's return from exile. After years of quiet, he embarks on his greatest adventure since his glory days with the Sundance Kid.
Publisher
Kino Lorber
Language
English
Description
In this adventurous western set in 1836, four misanthropic people band together to find a golden treasure. But as they progress, members of the group, including a scalper, a gunman, an indentured female servant, and an aging sea captain begin double and triple-crossing each other in hopes of getting all the gold for themselves. This classic western in the tradition of Sergio Leone's, *A Man With No Name* trilogy stars **Academy Award** Winner Christopher...
19) Slow West
Publisher
A24
Language
English
Description
Mysterious and murderous Silas (Michael Fassbender) helps a lovelorn young man (Kodi Smit-McPhee) across the American frontier to find his lost love. Along the way, they are pursued by an outlaw (Ben Mendelsohn) in this acclaimed modern western. Winner of a World Cinema - Dramatic Prize at the **Sundance Film Festival**. "*A western fable with an often dreamlike vibe, "Slow West" proves to be a surprisingly sly tale of passion, greed and survival.*"...
Publisher
Paramount Pictures
Language
English
Description
Quirt Evans (John Wayne), a notorious gunman is on the run and in need of some help. He finds himself on a farm owned by a Quaker family, the Worths. Ignoring the advice of people around town, they take Quirt in and attempt to nurse him back to health.
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