Best Western movies from the 1980s

Best Western movies from the 1980s [Discovery Queue]

Movies like Pale Rider, Silverado, and The Man from Snowy River, ranked by the ReelsGraph community.
Last updated: October 22, 2026

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1

Pale Rider

1985June 1985 by Clint Eastwood

Western, Drama

Western, Drama

6.69 Good 1,264 ratings
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2

Silverado

1985July 1985 by Lawrence Kasdan

Western, Action, Drama

Western, Action, Drama

6.38 Good- 852 ratings
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3

The Man from Snowy River

1982March 1982 by George T. Miller

Drama, Romance, Adventure

Drama, Romance, Adventure

6.28 Good-- 174 ratings
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4

A Man from the Boulevard des Capucines

1987June 1987 by Alla Surikova

Comedy, Romance, Western

Comedy, Romance, Western

6.26 Good-- 109 ratings
5

5

Un hombre llamado el diablo

1983February 1983 by Rafael Villaseñor Kuri

Drama, Romance, Western

Drama, Romance, Western

6.24 Good-- <100 ratings
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6

Young Guns

1988August 1988 by Christopher Cain

Western

Western

6.22 Good-- 1,094 ratings
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7

Heaven's Gate

1980November 1980 by Michael Cimino

Drama, Western, History

Drama, Western, History

6.19 Good-- 440 ratings
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8

Todo un hombre

1983October 1983 by Rafael Villaseñor Kuri

Western, Drama, Romance

Western, Drama, Romance

6.18 Good-- <100 ratings
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9

The Long Riders

1980May 1980 by Walter Hill

Western

Western

6.17 Good-- 302 ratings
10

10

BraveStarr: The Legend

1988March 1988 by Tom Tataranowicz

Animation, Western, Action

Animation, Western, Action

6.17 Good-- <100 ratings
11

11

Death Hunt

1981April 1981 by Peter R. Hunt

Adventure, Western

Adventure, Western

6.15 Good-- 218 ratings
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12

Charrito

1984March 1984 by Roberto Gómez Bolaños

Comedy, Western

Comedy, Western

6.13 Good-- <100 ratings
13

13

The Oil, the Baby and the Transylvanians

1981January 1981 by Dan Pița

Crime, Western

Crime, Western

6.12 Good-- <100 ratings
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14

The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez

1983August 1983 by Robert M. Young

Western, History

Western, History

6.12 Good-- <100 ratings
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15

The Grey Fox

1982December 1982 by Phillip Borsos

Western, History

Western, History

6.12 Good-- <100 ratings
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16

The Man From Snowy River II

1988March 1988 by Geoff Burrowes

Adventure, Western

Adventure, Western

6.12 Good-- <100 ratings
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17

Millionaires' Express

1986January 1986 by Sammo Hung Kam-Bo

Action, Comedy, Western

Action, Comedy, Western

6.11 Good-- <100 ratings
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18

Once Cowboy, Twice Cowboy

1981January 1981 by Anatoliy Reznikov

Animation, Western, Comedy

Animation, Western, Comedy

6.11 Good-- <100 ratings
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19

Little House: The Last Farewell

1984February 1984 by Michael Landon

Western, Drama

Western, Drama

6.11 Okay++ <100 ratings
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20

Billy the Kid

1989May 1989 by William A. Graham

History, Western

History, Western

6.11 Okay++ <100 ratings
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21

Houston: The Legend of Texas

1986November 1986 by Peter Levin

Western, Drama, History

Western, Drama, History

6.10 Okay++ <100 ratings
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22

Little House: Look Back to Yesterday

1983December 1983 by Victor French

Western, Drama, Family

Western, Drama, Family

6.10 Okay++ <100 ratings
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23

Yogi's Great Escape

1987November 1987 by Paul Sommer

Animation, Adventure, Comedy

Animation, Adventure, Comedy

6.09 Okay++ <100 ratings
24

24

The Bone Srewn Road

1980May 1980 by Doru Năstase

Adventure, History, Western

Adventure, History, Western

6.09 Okay++ <100 ratings
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25

The Gambler: The Adventure Continues

1983November 1983 by Dick Lowry

Western

Western

6.09 Okay++ <100 ratings
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26

The Good, the Bad and Huckleberry Hound

1988April 1988 by Ray Patterson

Animation, Adventure, Comedy

Animation, Adventure, Comedy

6.09 Okay++ <100 ratings
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27

Broken Down Film

1985August 1985 by Osamu Tezuka

Romance, Animation, Comedy

Romance, Animation, Comedy

6.09 Okay++ <100 ratings
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28

Bolek and Lolek in the Wild West

1986December 1986 by Stanisław Dülz

Animation, Family, Adventure

Animation, Family, Adventure

6.08 Okay++ <100 ratings
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29

Draw!

1984July 1984 by Steven Hilliard Stern

Comedy, Western

Comedy, Western

6.07 Okay++ <100 ratings
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30

Gunsmoke: Return to Dodge

1987September 1987 by Vincent McEveety

Action, Western

Action, Western

6.06 Okay++ <100 ratings
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31

The Shadow Riders

1982September 1982 by Andrew V. McLaglen

Western

Western

6.06 Okay++ <100 ratings
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32

Cattle Annie and Little Britches

1981April 1981 by Lamont Johnson

Western

Western

6.06 Okay++ <100 ratings
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33

Heartland

1981August 1981 by Richard Pearce

Drama, Romance, Western

Drama, Romance, Western

6.06 Okay++ <100 ratings
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34

Urban Cowboy

1980June 1980 by James Bridges

Drama, Romance, Western

Drama, Romance, Western

6.05 Okay++ 281 ratings
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35

Windwalker

1980December 1980 by Kieth Merrill

Adventure, Drama, Western

Adventure, Drama, Western

6.05 Okay++ <100 ratings
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36

The Quick and the Dead

1987February 1987 by Robert Day

Action, Drama, Western

Action, Drama, Western

6.04 Okay++ <100 ratings
37

37

Seven Black Heroines

1983May 1983 by Kevin Chu

Action, Crime, Comedy

Action, Crime, Comedy

6.04 Okay++ <100 ratings
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38

Billy the Kid and the Green Baize Vampire

1985November 1985 by Alan Clarke

Western, Comedy, Horror

Western, Comedy, Horror

6.04 Okay++ <100 ratings
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39

The Alamo: Thirteen Days to Glory

1987November 1987 by Burt Kennedy

Western

Western

6.04 Okay++ <100 ratings
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40

The Scout

1983May 1983 by Buntar Jamiyan

Adventure, Western

Adventure, Western

6.03 Okay++ <100 ratings
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41

We of the Never Never

1982November 1982 by Igor Auzins

Drama, Western

Drama, Western

6.03 Okay++ <100 ratings
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42

The Tracker

1988March 1988 by John Guillermin

Action, Western

Action, Western

6.02 Okay++ <100 ratings
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43

Tom Horn

1980March 1980 by William Wiard

Western, Action, Drama

Western, Action, Drama

6.02 Okay++ 139 ratings
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44

Red Headed Stranger

1986October 1986 by William D. Wittliff

Western

Western

6.01 Okay++ <100 ratings
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45

The Gambler

1980April 1980 by Dick Lowry

Western

Western

6.01 Okay++ <100 ratings
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46

Stranger on My Land

1988January 1988 by Larry Elikann

Drama, Western

Drama, Western

6.00 Okay++ <100 ratings
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47

Scalps

1987October 1987 by Claudio Fragasso

Western, Action, Drama

Western, Action, Drama

6.00 Okay++ <100 ratings
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48

The Last Days of Frank and Jesse James

1986February 1986 by William A. Graham

Action, Drama, Western

Action, Drama, Western

6.00 Okay++ <100 ratings
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49

Lucky Luke: Daltons on the Loose

1983September 1983 by Ray Patterson

Animation, Comedy, Western

Animation, Comedy, Western

6.00 Okay++ <100 ratings
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50

Flashpoint

1984April 1984 by William Tannen

Crime, Thriller, Western

Crime, Thriller, Western

5.99 Okay++ <100 ratings
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51

Bordello

1981February 1981 by Ramón Fernández

Western, Adventure, Comedy

Western, Adventure, Comedy

5.99 Okay++ <100 ratings
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52

East of West

1984January 1984 by Mariano Ozores Puchol

Comedy, Western

Comedy, Western

5.99 Okay++ <100 ratings
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53

Once Upon a Texas Train

1988October 1988 by Burt Kennedy

Action, Western

Action, Western

5.98 Okay++ <100 ratings
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54

Outland

1981May 1981 by Peter Hyams

Science Fiction, Action, Thriller

Science Fiction, Action, Thriller

5.98 Okay++ 740 ratings
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55

Kung Fu: The Movie

1986February 1986 by Richard Lang

Drama, Western, Action

Drama, Western, Action

5.98 Okay++ <100 ratings
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56

Lust in the Dust

1985March 1985 by Paul Bartel

Comedy, Western

Comedy, Western

5.98 Okay++ <100 ratings
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57

The Legend of Walks Far Woman

1980August 1980 by Mel Damski

Western, Drama, Survival

Western, Drama, Survival

5.98 Okay++ <100 ratings
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58

Triumphs of a Man Called Horse

1983January 1983 by John Hough

Western

Western

5.97 Okay++ <100 ratings
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59

Blood Red

1989August 1989 by Peter Masterson

Western

Western

5.97 Okay++ <100 ratings
60

60

Zorro, The Gay Blade

1981July 1981 by Peter Medak

Western, Action, Comedy

Western, Action, Comedy

5.96 Okay++ <100 ratings
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61

Dudes

1987August 1987 by Penelope Spheeris

Comedy, Western, Adventure

Comedy, Western, Adventure

5.96 Okay++ <100 ratings
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62

Barbarosa

1982February 1982 by Fred Schepisi

Western, Action

Western, Action

5.96 Okay++ <100 ratings
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63

Stagecoach

1986May 1986 by Ted Post

Western

Western

5.95 Okay++ <100 ratings
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64

Red Bells Part II: I Saw the Birth of a New World

1982October 1982 by Sergei Bondarchuk

Drama, History, Western

Drama, History, Western

5.95 Okay++ <100 ratings
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65

Tex and the Lord of the Deep

1985September 1985 by Duccio Tessari

Adventure, Fantasy, Western

Adventure, Fantasy, Western

5.94 Okay++ <100 ratings
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66

White Apache

1987August 1987 by Bruno Mattei

Western, 18+

Western, 18+

5.94 Okay++ <100 ratings
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67

Buddy Goes West

1981May 1981 by Michele Lupo

Action, Western, Comedy

Action, Western, Comedy

5.94 Okay++ 148 ratings
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68

Red Bells Part I: Mexico in Flames

1982March 1982 by Sergei Bondarchuk

Drama, Western

Drama, Western

5.93 Okay++ <100 ratings
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69

Hawken's Breed

1987January 1987 by Charles B. Pierce

Adventure, Western, Drama

Adventure, Western, Drama

5.93 Okay++ <100 ratings
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70

Death Collector

1988October 1988 by Tom Garrett

Action, Science Fiction, Western

Action, Science Fiction, Western

5.91 Okay++ <100 ratings
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71

The Mountain Men

1980June 1980 by Richard Lang

Adventure, Western, Drama

Adventure, Western, Drama

5.91 Okay++ <100 ratings
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72

The Cowboy and the Frenchman

1988October 1988 by David Lynch

Comedy, Western

Comedy, Western

5.91 Okay++ <100 ratings
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73

Space Rage

1985December 1985 by Conrad E. Palmisano

Science Fiction, Western, Action

Science Fiction, Western, Action

5.90 Okay++ <100 ratings
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74

¡Three Amigos!

1986December 1986 by John Landis

Comedy, Western

Comedy, Western

5.90 Okay++ 1,228 ratings
75

75

Comin' at Ya!

1981July 1981 by Ferdinando Baldi

Western

Western

5.90 Okay++ <100 ratings
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76

Straight to Hell

1987June 1987 by Alex Cox

Action, Western, Comedy

Action, Western, Comedy

5.89 Okay++ <100 ratings
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77

Rustlers' Rhapsody

1985May 1985 by Hugh Wilson

Action, Comedy, Western

Action, Comedy, Western

5.88 Okay+ <100 ratings
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78

Timestalkers

1987March 1987 by Michael Schultz

Science Fiction, Western, Adventure

Science Fiction, Western, Adventure

5.88 Okay+ <100 ratings
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79

Renegade

1987October 1987 by Enzo Barboni

Action, Adventure, Comedy

Action, Adventure, Comedy

5.87 Okay+ 193 ratings
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80

Django Strikes Again

1987October 1987 by Nello Rossati

Western, Action

Western, Action

5.86 Okay+ <100 ratings
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81

Timerider: The Adventure of Lyle Swann

1982August 1982 by William Dear

Science Fiction, Western, Time Travel

Science Fiction, Western, Time Travel

5.85 Okay+ <100 ratings
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82

Alien Outlaw

1985January 1985 by Phil Smoot

Mystery, Science Fiction, Comedy

Mystery, Science Fiction, Comedy

5.84 Okay+ <100 ratings
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83

Ghost Town

1988May 1988 by Richard Governor

Horror, Western, Crime

Horror, Western, Crime

5.80 Okay+ <100 ratings
84

84

The Legend of the Lone Ranger

1981August 1981 by William A. Fraker

Action, Adventure, Western

Action, Adventure, Western

5.79 Okay+ <100 ratings
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85

Sunset

1988April 1988 by Blake Edwards

Crime, Mystery, Thriller

Crime, Mystery, Thriller

5.78 Okay+ 119 ratings
86

86

Desperado: The Outlaw Wars

1989October 1989 by E.W. Swackhamer

Western

Western

Needs more reviews
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87

Christmas Mountain: The Story Of A Cowboy Angel

1981January 1981 by Pierre De Moro

Western, Adventure, Drama

Western, Adventure, Drama

Needs more reviews
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88

The Frog, the Dog, and the Devil

1986January 1986 by Bob Stenhouse

Animation, Western

Animation, Western

Needs more reviews
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89

Cowboys Don't Cry

1988January 1988 by Anne Wheeler

Drama, Action, Western

Drama, Action, Western

Needs more reviews
90

90

The Little Train Robbery

1984July 1984 by Dejan Šorak

Drama, Comedy, Western

Drama, Comedy, Western

Needs more reviews
91

91

Bonanza: The Next Generation

1988March 1988 by William F. Claxton

Western

Western

Needs more reviews
92

92

The Dream Chasers

1982January 1982 by Arthur R. Dubs

Western

Western

Needs more reviews
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93

The Return of Desperado

1988February 1988 by E.W. Swackhamer

Western

Western

Needs more reviews
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94

Poker Alice

1987May 1987 by Arthur Allan Seidelman

Western, Romance

Western, Romance

Needs more reviews
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95

I Married Wyatt Earp

1983January 1983 by Michael O'Herlihy

Drama, Western

Drama, Western

Needs more reviews
96

96

A Long Way to School

1982July 1982 by Rolf Losansky

Family, Fantasy, Comedy

Family, Fantasy, Comedy

Needs more reviews
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97

Night Riders

1981June 1981 by Martin Hollý

Drama, Western

Drama, Western

Needs more reviews
98

98

Río de oro

1986January 1986 by Ralph E. Portillo

Action, Western

Action, Western

Needs more reviews
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99

Louis L'Amour's Down the Long Hills

1986November 1986 by Burt Kennedy

Western

Western

Needs more reviews
100

100

La rebelión de los colgados

1986November 1986 by Juan Luis Buñuel

Western

Western

Needs more reviews
101

101

Robbery Under Arms

1985March 1985 by Ken Hannam

Western, History

Western, History

Needs more reviews
102

102

Sacred Ground

1983March 1983 by Charles B. Pierce

Drama, Western

Drama, Western

Needs more reviews
103

103

Dos pistoleros violentos

1985August 1985 by Francisco Guerrero

Western

Western

Needs more reviews
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104

El Fugitivo de Sonora

1989January 1989 by Alfredo B. Crevenna

Western, Action

Western, Action

Needs more reviews
105

105

More Wild Wild West

1980October 1980 by Burt Kennedy

Western, Adventure

Western, Adventure

Needs more reviews
106

106

Angel River

1988March 1988 by Sergio Olhovich

Western, Romance, Drama

Western, Romance, Drama

Needs more reviews
107

107

Te Solte la Rienda

1981February 1981 by Alfredo Salazar

Comedy, Music, Western

Comedy, Music, Western

Needs more reviews
108

108

Red River

1988April 1988 by Richard Michaels

Western

Western

Needs more reviews
109

109

Astucia

1986November 1986 by Mario Hernández

Drama, Western

Drama, Western

Needs more reviews
110

110

The Sheriff's Strange Son

1986June 1986 by Fernando Durán Rojas

Western, Fantasy, Horror

Western, Fantasy, Horror

Needs more reviews
111

111

Ahora mis pistolas hablan

1986January 1986 by Aldo Sambrell

Western

Western

Needs more reviews
112

112

Cabalgando con la muerte

1989August 1989 by Alfredo Gurrola

Western

Western

Needs more reviews
113

113

Ambushed!

1989April 1989 by Don Ross

Western

Western

Needs more reviews
114

114

Longarm

1988March 1988 by Virgil W. Vogel

Western

Western

Needs more reviews
115

115

Aquel famoso Remington

1982July 1982 by Gustavo Alatriste

Drama, Western

Drama, Western

Needs more reviews
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116

El Cain del bajio

1981November 1981 by Arturo Martínez

Drama, Western

Drama, Western

Needs more reviews
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117

Joshilaay

1989January 1989 by Sibte Hassan Rizvi

Action, Drama, Western

Action, Drama, Western

Needs more reviews
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118

La venganza de un matón

1980October 1980 by Alfredo B. Crevenna

Western, Crime

Western, Crime

Needs more reviews
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119

La leyenda del Manco

1987January 1987 by Jaime Casillas

Western

Western

Needs more reviews
120

120

The Return of Josey Wales

1986October 1986 by Michael Parks

Western

Western

Needs more reviews
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121

Savage Journey

1983January 1983 by Tom McGowan

Drama, Action, Western

Drama, Action, Western

Needs more reviews
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122

Wild Horses

1985November 1985 by Dick Lowry

Drama, Western

Drama, Western

Needs more reviews
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123

The Richest Cat in the World

1986March 1986 by Michael Kusley

Western, Adventure, Drama

Western, Adventure, Drama

Needs more reviews
124

124

Three of Cups

1986November 1986 by Felipe Cazals

Adventure, Western

Adventure, Western

Needs more reviews
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125

Harry Tracy, Desperado

1982January 1982 by William A. Graham

Western

Western

Needs more reviews
126

126

Tierra de Rencores

1986June 1986 by Jaime Casillas

Western

Western

Needs more reviews
127

127

Jesus El Pata De Palo - El Criminal

1981June 1981 by Fernando Durán Rojas

Crime, Western

Crime, Western

Needs more reviews
128

128

Revenge of the Black Wolf

1981November 1981 by Rafael Romero Marchent

Western, Adventure, Action

Western, Adventure, Action

Needs more reviews
129

129

The Gambler: The Legend Continues

1987November 1987 by Dick Lowry

Western

Western

Needs more reviews
130

130

Sing, Cowboy, Sing

1981June 1981 by Dean Reed

Western, Comedy

Western, Comedy

Needs more reviews
131

131

Mercenarios de la Muerte

1983March 1983 by Gregorio Casal

Western, Action, Martial Arts

Western, Action, Martial Arts

Needs more reviews
132

132

Atkins

1985August 1985 by Helge Trimpert

Western, Drama

Western, Drama

Needs more reviews
133

133

Quell and Co.

1982January 1982 by William Witney

Western

Western

Needs more reviews
134

134

The Aurora Encounter

1986August 1986 by Jim McCullough Sr.

Science Fiction, Comedy, Western

Science Fiction, Comedy, Western

Needs more reviews
135

135

Dragon Blood

1982January 1982 by John Liu

Action, Western, Martial Arts

Action, Western, Martial Arts

Needs more reviews
136

136

Belle Starr

1980April 1980 by John A. Alonzo

Western

Western

Needs more reviews
137

137

Kipling Meets the Cowboys

1985April 1985 by John Greyson

Comedy, Western

Comedy, Western

Needs more reviews
138

138

The Black Wolf

1981February 1981 by Rafael Romero Marchent

Western, Adventure, Action

Western, Adventure, Action

Needs more reviews
139

139

September Gun

1983October 1983 by Don Taylor

Western, Comedy

Western, Comedy

Needs more reviews
140

140

Uphill All the Way

1986January 1986 by Frank Q. Dobbs

Comedy, Western

Comedy, Western

Needs more reviews
141

141

Yellow Hair and the Fortress of Gold

1984November 1984 by Matt Cimber

Western, Adventure, Comedy

Western, Adventure, Comedy

Needs more reviews
142

142

Manchurian Avenger

1985April 1985 by Ed Warnick

Action, Drama, Western

Action, Drama, Western

Needs more reviews
143

143

Where the Hell's That Gold?!!?

1988November 1988 by Burt Kennedy

Western

Western

Needs more reviews
144

144

Minnamurra

1989August 1989 by Ian Barry

Adventure, Drama, Action

Adventure, Drama, Action

Needs more reviews
145

145

The Wild Women of Chastity Gulch

1982October 1982 by Philip Leacock

Western, Comedy

Western, Comedy

Needs more reviews
146

146

Taste of Blood

1980June 1980 by Mario Hernández

Mystery, Western, Horror

Mystery, Western, Horror

Needs more reviews
147

147

The Gunfighters

1987January 1987 by Clay Borris

Western

Western

Needs more reviews
148

148

High Noon, Part II: The Return of Will Kane

1980November 1980 by Jerry Jameson

Western

Western

Needs more reviews
149

149

D'Wild Wild Weng

1982March 1982 by Eddie Nicart

Action, Comedy, Western

Action, Comedy, Western

Needs more reviews
150

150

Desperado

1987April 1987 by Virgil W. Vogel

Western

Western

Needs more reviews
151

151

Deadly Reactor

1989January 1989 by David Heavener

Western, Science Fiction

Western, Science Fiction

Needs more reviews
152

152

Ghost Riders

1987September 1987 by Alan Stewart

Horror, Western

Horror, Western

Needs more reviews
153

153

The Cowboy and the Ballerina

1984October 1984 by Jerry Jameson

Drama, Family, Romance

Drama, Family, Romance

Needs more reviews
154

154

Umbango

1986January 1986 by Tonie van der Merwe

Action, Crime, Thriller

Action, Crime, Thriller

Needs more reviews