10 Best Westerns on Netflix in May 2024

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Is there anything cooler than a Western, stylish outfits, awesome soundtracks, and tense stand-offs? Netflix doesn’t host a lot of Westerns on its platform, but the ones it does have are incredible.

Here are the 10 best westerns on Netflix to watch right now.

Hell or High Water

Hell or High Water
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A neo-western, Hell or High Water is an outlaw story in modern times. The film focuses on brothers Toby and Tanner, who, when they are unable to pay their mortgage, resort to robbing banks.

Django: Unchained

Django Unchained
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Quinten Tarantino’s bloody tale of a slave taking revenge in the South, Django: Unchained features an incredible cast that includes Jamie Foxx, Christoph Waltz, Leonardo DiCaprio, and Samuel L. Jackson.

The Ballad of Buster Scruggs

The Ballad of Buster Scruggs
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This film is exactly what you’d expect when the Coen Brothers and the Western genre collide. The Ballad of Buster Scruggs is an anthology film featuring several bizarre and hilarious shorts.

The Harder They Fall

The Harder They Fall
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With an incredible soundtrack and beautiful cinematography, The Harder They Fall stands out as one of Netflix’s best original movies and easily their best western. The Harder They Fall tells the story of the outlaw Nat Love as he looks to avenge his father in the wild west.

The Hateful Eight

The Hateful Eight
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Directly after the action-packed Django: Unchained, Tarantino returned to the Western genre with this slower, more methodical tale of several bounty hunters being trapped in a cabin with a high-reward target.

Concrete Cowboy

Concrete Cowboy
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Another very modern take on the genre, Concrete Cowboy is set in modern-day Philadelphia and follows Cole, a rebellious teen who finds friendship with a group of young black cowboys.

The Highwaymen

The Highwaymen
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Bonnie & Clyde is one of the most iconic fictional criminal duos of all time, but no one ever talks about the men tasked with tracking them down. Starring Kevin Costner and Woody Harrelson, The Highwaymen tells that tense story.

The Power of the Dog

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Jane Champion’s Oscar-winning Western is every bit as powerful as it is beautiful. The Power of the Dog follows Benedict Cumberbatch’s domineering rancher as he reacts to the unexpected return of his brother along with a new wife and son.

No Country for Old Men

No Country for Old Men
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The film that defined the neo-western genre, The Coen Brothers’ adaptation of Cormac McCarthy’s gripping novel features one of the most iconic villains of the 21st Century, Javier Bardem’s Anton Chigurh.

There Will Be Blood

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This Western drama sits high among Daniel Day Lewis’ best films, and rightly so, considering it won two Oscars. There Will Be Blood focuses on Lewis’ prospector, who finds oil in the early days of the business.

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