Popular Western Movies on Kanopy - Page 3

¡Qué Viva México!

1979

¡Qué Viva México!

1979
6.7
Eisenstein shows us Mexico in this movie, its history and its culture. He believes, that Mexico can become a modern state.
Cattle Queen of Montana

1954

Cattle Queen of Montana

1954
5.6
Sierra Nevada Jones must fight a villainous rancher to regain the land that is rightfully hers.
Renegade

2004

Renegade

2004
4.8
U.S Marshal Mike Donovan has dark memories of the death of his first love. He keeps peace between the Americans and the natives who had temporarily adopted and taken care of him. The evil actions of a white sorcerer lead him to confront the villain in the Sacred Mountains, and, through shamanic rituals conquer his fears and uncover a suppressed memory he would much rather deny.
The Iron Horse

1925

The Iron Horse

1925
6.7
Brandon, a surveyor, dreams of building a railway to the west. He sets off with his son, Davy, to survey a route. They discover a new pass which will shave 200 miles off the expected distance, but they are set upon by a party of Cheyenne. One of them, a white renegade with only two fingers on his right hand, kills Brandon and scalps him. Davy is all alone now.
Down in the Valley

2005

Down in the Valley

2005
5.9
On a trip to the beach, a teenage girl named Tobe meets a charismatic stranger named Harlan, who dresses like a cowboy and claims to be a former ranch hand. The pair feel an instant attraction and begin a relationship, but her father, a lawman, is suspicious of her lover.
The Dead Don't Hurt

2024

The Dead Don't Hurt

2024
6.5
In the 1860s, fiercely independent French-Canadian Vivienne Le Coudy embarks on a journey with Danish immigrant Holger Olsen, attempting to forge a life together in the dusty town of Elk Flats, Nevada. When Holger decides to go fight for the Union in the burgeoning Civil War, Vivienne must fend for herself, which isn't easy in a town controlled by a corrupt mayor.
Woman Walks Ahead

2018

Woman Walks Ahead

2018
6.7
Based on a true story, this riveting western follows a headstrong New York widow as she journeys west to meet Sioux chief Sitting Bull, facing off with an army officer intent on war with Native Americans.
Bullets for the Bad

2023

Bullets for the Bad

2023
A down on his luck bounty hunter rides into a beleaguered town in the midst of a power struggle between a gang of desperados and the local cattle baron. When the baron's daughter is abducted on her wedding day by the gang, he hires the bounty hunter to rescue his daughter by any means necessary.
Into the West

1992

Into the West

1992
6.4
Accused of a crime they didn't commit, two city kids and a magical horse are about to become the coolest outlaws ever to ride Into The West.
Kit Carson

1940

Kit Carson

1940
6.1
Frontiersman Kit Carson fights off Indian attacks on the trail to California.
Shane

1953

Shane

1953
7.4
A weary gunfighter attempts to settle down with a homestead family, but a smouldering settler and rancher conflict forces him to act.
The Great Silence

1968

The Great Silence

1968
7.5
A mute gunslinger fights in the defense of a group of outlaws and a vengeful young widow, against a group of ruthless bounty hunters.
The Wind

2018

The Wind

2018
5.7
Lizzy is a tough, resourceful frontierswoman settling a remote stretch of land on the 19th-century American frontier. Isolated from civilization in a desolate wilderness where the wind never stops howling, she begins to sense a sinister presence that seems to be borne of the land itself, and when a newlywed couple arrive at a nearby homestead, their presence amplifies Lizzy's fears, setting into motion a shocking chain of events.
The Paleface

1922

The Paleface

1922
6.1
A butterfly collector unwittingly wanders into an Indian encampment while chasing a butterfly, but the tribe has resolved to kill the first white man who enters their encampment because white oil tycoons are trying to force them from their land.
Gunfight at Dry River

2021

Gunfight at Dry River

2021
3.6
The closing years of the nineteenth century Old West. Dry River tells the story of a Mexican border town ravaged by severe drought, with the only water source controlled by a family of American renegades on the trail for a legend of lost gold. When a Mexican stranger arrives to reclaim his father’s land, a violent confrontation will cause the lives of all to be forever transformed.
True Grit

1969

True Grit

1969
7.3
The murder of her father sends a teenage tomboy on a mission of 'justice', which involves avenging her father's death. She recruits a tough old marshal, 'Rooster' Cogburn because he has 'true grit', and a reputation of getting the job done.
Meek's Cutoff

2011

Meek's Cutoff

2011
6.5
A group of settlers traveling through the Oregon High Desert in 1845 find themselves stranded in harsh conditions.
Wagons East!

1994

Wagons East!

1994
4.9
After the 1860s Wild West, a group of misfit settlers - including ex-doctor Phil Taylor, prostitute Belle, and homosexual bookseller Julian - decide they cannot live in their current situation in the west. They hire a grizzled alcoholic wagon master by the name of James Harlow to take them on a journey back to their hometowns in the East.
The Keeping Room

2014

The Keeping Room

2014
5.8
In this radically reimagined American Western set towards the end of the Civil War, Southerner Augusta encounters two renegade, drunken soldiers who are on a mission of pillage and violence. After escaping an attempted assault, Augusta races back to the isolated farmhouse that she shares with her sister Louise and their female slave Mad. When the pair of soldiers track Augusta down intent on exacting revenge, the trio of women are forced to take up arms to fend off their assailants, finding ways to resourcefully defend their home––and themselves––as the escalating attacks become more unpredictable and relentless.
The Stolen Valley

2024

The Stolen Valley

2024
5.2
To save her dying mother, a Mexican-Navajo mechanic bands together with an outlaw cowgirl to confront a corrupt landowner.