Westerns worth watching

Seems like the western is back and mostly with a vengeance. A swathe of thrilling, visceral, emotional stories about people at the limits of their physical and emotional endurance - what's not to like?

The Homesman - 2014


The Dark Valley - 2014


Slow West - 2015


The Salvation - 2015


The Revenant - 2015


The Hateful Eight - 2016




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