Best Western Movies of the 1980s

1. 1
   Pale Rider 1985

   Directed by Clint Eastwood · Streaming on YouTube Free
   7.1

   7.2 · 1.3K votes
2. 2
   Silverado 1985

   Directed by Lawrence Kasdan · Streaming on Tubi TV, Sony Pictures Core
   6.9

   6.9 · 860 votes
3. 3
   The Man from Snowy River 1982

   Directed by George T. Miller · Streaming on Wonder Project
   6.7

   7.0 · 173 votes
4. 4
   A Man from the Boulevard des Capucines 1987

   Directed by Alla Surikova
   6.7

   7.1 · 108 votes
5. 5
   Young Guns 1988

   Directed by Christopher Cain · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon MX Player
   6.7

   6.7 · 1.1K votes
6. 6
   Heaven's Gate 1980

   Directed by Michael Cimino · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, The Roku Channel, Hoopla
   6.6

   6.7 · 439 votes
7. 7
   The Long Riders 1980

   Directed by Walter Hill · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, Philo, The Roku Channel
   6.6

   6.7 · 301 votes
8. 8
   Un hombre llamado el diablo 1983

   Directed by Rafael Villaseñor Kuri
   6.6

   7.9 · 32 votes
9. 9
   Death Hunt 1981

   Directed by Peter R. Hunt
   6.5

   6.7 · 217 votes
10. 10
    Todo un hombre 1983

    Directed by Rafael Villaseñor Kuri
    6.4

    7.7 · 24 votes
11. 11
    BraveStarr: The Legend 1988

    Directed by Tom Tataranowicz
    6.4

    7.2 · 40 votes
12. 12
    Urban Cowboy 1980

    Directed by James Bridges · Streaming on fuboTV, Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Essential
    6.4

    6.5 · 280 votes
13. 13
    Outland 1981

    Directed by Peter Hyams · Streaming on YouTube Free
    6.4

    6.4 · 738 votes
14. 14
    The Man From Snowy River II 1988

    Directed by Geoff Burrowes
    6.3

    6.8 · 55 votes
15. 15
    The Grey Fox 1982

    Directed by Phillip Borsos · Streaming on Hoopla, Kino Film Collection
    6.3

    6.9 · 40 votes
16. 16
    The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez 1983

    Directed by Robert M. Young · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, fuboTV, The Roku Channel
    6.3

    7.0 · 31 votes
17. 17
    Charrito 1984

    Directed by Roberto Gómez Bolaños · Streaming on VIX
    6.3

    7.1 · 26 votes
18. 18
    ¡Three Amigos! 1986

    Directed by John Landis · Streaming on The Roku Channel, Hoopla, YouTube TV
    6.3

    6.3 · 1.2K votes
19. 19
    Tom Horn 1980

    Directed by William Wiard · Streaming on Hoopla, Plex Channel, Tubi TV
    6.3

    6.4 · 138 votes
20. 20
    Broken Down Film 1985

    Directed by Osamu Tezuka
    6.3

    6.6 · 53 votes
21. 21
    Little House: The Last Farewell 1984

    Directed by Michael Landon · Streaming on Peacock Premium, Peacock Premium Plus
    6.2

    7.3 · 18 votes
22. 22
    The Oil, the Baby and the Transylvanians 1981

    Directed by Dan Pița
    6.2

    7.7 · 12 votes
23. 23
    The Shadow Riders 1982

    Directed by Andrew V. McLaglen · Streaming on fuboTV, The Roku Channel, YouTube Free
    6.2

    6.5 · 56 votes
24. 24
    Once Cowboy, Twice Cowboy 1981

    Directed by Anatoliy Reznikov
    6.2

    7.4 · 12 votes
25. 25
    Little House: Look Back to Yesterday 1983

    Directed by Victor French · Streaming on Peacock Premium, Peacock Premium Plus
    6.2

    6.9 · 20 votes
26. 26
    Yogi's Great Escape 1987

    Directed by Bob Goe
    6.2

    6.8 · 23 votes
27. 27
    Billy the Kid 1989

    Directed by William A. Graham
    6.2

    6.9 · 18 votes
28. 28
    The Quick and the Dead 1987

    Directed by Robert Day · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, fuboTV, The Roku Channel
    6.2

    6.4 · 53 votes
29. 29
    Houston: The Legend of Texas 1986

    Directed by Peter Levin
    6.2

    7.2 · 11 votes
30. 30
    Buddy Goes West 1981

    Directed by Michele Lupo · Streaming on Plex, Plex Channel
    6.2

    6.2 · 148 votes
31. 31
    Cattle Annie and Little Britches 1981

    Directed by Lamont Johnson · Streaming on The Roku Channel, YouTube Free, Plex
    6.2

    6.5 · 30 votes
32. 32
    Bolek and Lolek in the Wild West 1986

    Directed by Stanisław Dülz
    6.1

    6.8 · 15 votes
33. 33
    The Gambler: The Adventure Continues 1983

    Directed by Dick Lowry · Streaming on Pluto TV, Shout! Factory TV, YouTube Free
    6.1

    7.0 · 11 votes
34. 34
    The Bone Srewn Road 1980

    Directed by Doru Năstase
    6.1

    7.0 · 11 votes
35. 35
    The Good, the Bad and Huckleberry Hound 1988

    Directed by Ray Patterson
    6.1

    6.7 · 16 votes
36. 36
    Draw! 1984

    Directed by Steven Hilliard Stern
    6.1

    6.6 · 18 votes
37. 37
    Gunsmoke: Return to Dodge 1987

    Directed by Vincent McEveety
    6.1

    6.5 · 18 votes
38. 38
    Renegade 1987

    Directed by Enzo Barboni
    6.1

    6.1 · 193 votes
39. 39
    Heartland 1981

    Directed by Richard Pearce · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, fuboTV, The Roku Channel
    6.1

    6.4 · 21 votes
40. 40
    Lucky Luke: Daltons on the Loose 1983

    Directed by Ray Patterson
    6.1

    6.2 · 63 votes
41. 41
    Flashpoint 1984

    Directed by William Tannen · Streaming on Cinemax
    6.1

    6.2 · 62 votes
42. 42
    Windwalker 1980

    Directed by Kieth Merrill · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, The CW, YouTube Free
    6.1

    6.3 · 24 votes
43. 43
    Billy the Kid and the Green Baize Vampire 1985

    Directed by Alan Clarke · Streaming on Plex, Plex Channel, Shout! Factory
    6.0

    6.1 · 15 votes
44. 44
    The Alamo: Thirteen Days to Glory 1987

    Directed by Burt Kennedy · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, ScreenPix, ScreenPix Amazon Channel
    6.0

    6.1 · 15 votes
45. 45
    Seven Black Heroines 1983

    Directed by Kevin Chu · Streaming on Tubi TV
    6.0

    6.0 · 11 votes
46. 46
    We of the Never Never 1982

    Directed by Igor Auzins
    6.0

    6.0 · 16 votes
47. 47
    The Tracker 1988

    Directed by John Guillermin
    6.0

    6.0 · 21 votes
48. 48
    Lust in the Dust 1985

    Directed by Paul Bartel · Streaming on The Roku Channel, Fawesome, Xumo Play
    6.0

    6.0 · 47 votes
49. 49
    Zorro, The Gay Blade 1981

    Directed by Peter Medak
    6.0

    6.0 · 56 votes
50. 50
    The Cowboy and the Frenchman 1988

    Directed by David Lynch
    6.0

    6.0 · 86 votes

Smart score = (votes × rating + 82 × 6.03) ÷ (votes + 82): the TMDB rating, pulled toward the catalog average as if every film had 82 extra average votes.

1. 1
   The Gambler 1980

   Directed by Dick Lowry · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, fuboTV, The Roku Channel
   6.0

   5.9 · 25 votes
2. 2
   The Scout 1983

   Directed by Konrad Petzold
   6.0

   5.8 · 10 votes
3. 3
   Red Headed Stranger 1986

   Directed by William D. Wittliff · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, fuboTV, The Roku Channel
   6.0

   5.6 · 14 votes
4. 4
   Scalps 1987

   Directed by Claudio Fragasso
   5.9

   5.6 · 25 votes
5. 5
   East of West 1984

   Directed by Mariano Ozores Puchol
   5.9

   5.5 · 18 votes
6. 6
   The Last Days of Frank and Jesse James 1986

   Directed by William A. Graham · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, YouTube, The Roku Channel
   5.9

   5.3 · 14 votes
7. 7
   Stranger on My Land 1988

   Directed by Larry Elikann · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, The Roku Channel, Fawesome
   5.9

   5.2 · 12 votes
8. 8
   Kung Fu: The Movie 1986

   Directed by Richard Lang
   5.9

   5.3 · 18 votes
9. 9
   Once Upon a Texas Train 1988

   Directed by Burt Kennedy · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, fuboTV, The Roku Channel
   5.9

   5.2 · 16 votes
10. 10
    Bordello 1981

    Directed by Ramón Fernández
    5.9

    4.7 · 10 votes