Best 1990s Western Movies

Looking for the best 1990s Western movies? These are the 11 highest-rated 1990s Western titles in our catalogue, led by Unforgiven, Dances with Wolves and Tombstone. The list is ranked by audience score; open any title for its cast, trailer and legal places to watch.

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    1. Unforgiven (1992)

    ★ 7.9/10

    William Munny is a retired, once-ruthless killer turned gentle widower and hog farmer. To help support his two motherless children, he accepts one last bounty-hunter mission to find the men who brutalized a prostitute…

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    2. Dances with Wolves (1990)

    ★ 7.8/10

    Wounded Civil War soldier John Dunbar tries to commit suicide—and becomes a hero instead. As a reward, he's assigned to his dream post, a remote junction on the Western frontier, and soon makes unlikely friends with…

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    3. Tombstone (1993)

    ★ 7.6/10

    Legendary marshal Wyatt Earp, now a weary gunfighter, joins his brothers Morgan and Virgil to pursue their collective fortune in the thriving mining town of Tombstone. But Earp is forced to don a badge again and get…

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    4. Legends of the Fall (1994)

    ★ 7.4/10

    In early 20th-century Montana, Col. William Ludlow lives on a ranch in the wilderness with his sons, Alfred, Tristan, and Samuel. Eventually, the unconventional but close-knit family are bound by loyalty, tested by…

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    5. Maverick (1994)

    ★ 6.9/10

    Bret Maverick is a gambler who would rather con someone than fight them, and needs an additional $3k in order to enter a winner-takes-all poker game beginning in a few days. He joins forces with a woman with a…

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    6. Far and Away (1992)

    ★ 6.8/10

    A young couple escapes Ireland, dreaming of a new life during the land giveaway in Oklahoma. As they struggle to survive against betrayal and harsh winter conditions, they must fend off her parents who are determined…

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    7. Ravenous (1999)

    ★ 6.8/10

    Upon receiving reports of missing persons at Fort Spencer, a remote Army outpost on the Western frontier, Capt. John Boyd investigates. After arriving at his new post, Boyd and his regiment aid a wounded frontiersman…

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    8. The Quick and the Dead (1995)

    ★ 6.5/10

    A mysterious woman comes to compete in a quick-draw elimination tournament, in a town taken over by a notorious gunman.

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    9. City Slickers (1991)

    ★ 6.4/10

    Three New York businessmen decide to take a "Wild West" vacation that turns out not to be the relaxing vacation they had envisioned.

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    10. Bad Girls (1994)

    ★ 5.4/10

    Four former harlots try to leave the wild west (Colorado, to be exact) and head north to make a better life for themselves. Unfortunately someone from Cody's past won't let it happen that easily.

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    11. Wild Wild West (1999)

    ★ 5.3/10

    Legless Southern inventor Dr. Arliss Loveless plans to rekindle the Civil War by assassinating President Ulysses S. Grant. Only two men can stop him: gunfighter James West and master-of-disguise and inventor Artemus…

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