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Subgenre Sampler

 
Django UnchainedDjango Unchained (2012) Recommended
Dir. Quentin Tarantino
Feat. Jamie Foxx, Christoph Waltz, Leonardo DiCaprio
Quentin Tarantino directs this cracking blaxploitation western, about a liberated slave who, with the help of a German bounty hunter, set outs to…
Good for NothingGood for Nothing (2012) Recommended
Dir. Mike Wallis
Feat. Cohen Holloway, Inge Rademeyer, Jon Pheloung
A convincingly mounted 'Pavlova Western' homegrown in New Zealand but set in the traditional American west, about a nameless outlaw's misguided…
Cowboys and AliensCowboys and Aliens (2011)
Dir. Jon Favreau
Feat. Daniel Craig, Harrison Ford, Olivia Wilde
Jon Favreau (IRON MAN) directs this high concept alien invasion western, about a ragtag posse of cowboys who must stand up to an extraterrestrial…
Jonah HexJonah Hex (2010)
Dir. Jimmy Hayward
Feat. Josh Brolin, John Malkovich, Megan Fox
Josh Brolin revives DC Comics' anti–hero gunslinger in this acidic western, centred on the titular character's rage–fueled quest to…
Let the Bullets FlyLet the Bullets Fly (2010) Recommended
Dir. Wen Jiang
Feat. Chow Yun-Fat, Ge You, Wen Jiang
Cocksure 'noodle' western – best described as a Chinese variation on Kurosawa's YOJIMBO – pits a notorious bandit against the mob boss of…
Warrior's Way, TheWarrior's Way, The (2010) Aro Favourite
Dir. Sngmoo Lee
Feat. Jang Dong-Gun, Kate Bosworth, Geoffrey Rush
A ninja assassin (Jang Dong–Gun) on the run from his former clan is forced to hide in the American Badlands after refusing a mission to kill a…
Last Rites of Ransom Pride, TheLast Rites of Ransom Pride, The (2009)
Dir. Tiller Russell
Feat. Lizzy Caplan, Scott Speedman, Cote de Pablo
Pulpy, stylized western with Caplan carrying the body of her dead lover home across treacherous lands in order to give him a proper burial.
AppaloosaAppaloosa (2008) Recommended
Dir. Ed Harris
Feat. Viggo Mortensen, Ed Harris, Renee Zellweger
Enjoyable "old–school" Western directed by Ed Harris, who also stars as an incorrigible marshal who is hired along with deputy Viggo Mortensen…
AustraliaAustralia (2008) Recommended
Dir. Baz Luhrmann
Feat. Nicole Kidman, Hugh Jackman, David Wenham
Aussie golden boy Baz Luhrmann's larger–than–life epic sees an English aristocrat and cattle driver attempt to save an inherited outback…
Comanche Moon (TV Mini-series)Comanche Moon (TV Mini-series) (2008)
Feat. Adam Beach, Linda Cardellini, Rachel Griffiths
Clunky prequel to the Lonesome Dove franchise, with Steve Zahn and Karl Urban filling the younger shoes of Robert Duvall and Tommy Lee Jones…

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