Westerns

The hit Western is based on a true story. Our TV movie pick for tonight (Friday, 22 May) is Tombstone, the legendary 1993 Western starring Kurt Russell (Bone Tomahawk) and Val Kilmer (Top Gun). The film sees Wyatt Earp (Russell) and his brothers, Morgan and Virgil (Bill Paxton and Sam Elliott), leave their gunslinger ways […]

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‘A pulpy, brooding, and feverishly addictive neo-Western crime saga.’ Dutton Ranch, the latest spin-off of the hit Western drama series Yellowstone, is now available to stream at home. Accessible through Paramount+, the show continues the story of married couple Beth Dutton (Kelly Reilly) and Rip Wheeler (Cole Hauser) as they gamble everything on a new […]

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It’s a typically hard film to stream, so seize the opportunity to see it. Ravenous, the brilliant Western horror thriller starring Guy Pearce (Memento) and Robert Carlyle (Trainspotting), is airing on TV tonight (Tuesday, 12 May). Written by Ted Griffin (Ocean’s Eleven) and directed by Antonia Bird (Face), the 1999 movie is set in the […]

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It was the final completed film of two Hollywood icons. Our TV movie pick for tonight (Thursday, 30 April) is The Misfits, the 1961 contemporary Western drama directed by John Huston (The Maltese Falcon, The Treasure of the Sierra Madre). The film follows Roslyn Taber (Marilyn Monroe), a recently divorced dancer, who meets an ageing […]

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The Western has a 100% score on Rotten Tomatoes. A cult classic ’60s Western starring future Oscar-winner Jack Nicholson is airing on TV today (Thursday, 30 April). Written by Carole Eastman (Five Easy Pieces) and directed by Monte Hellman (Two-Lane Blacktop), The Shooting is set in the American West. The movie follows Willet Gashade (Warren […]

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The movie was controversial upon release due to its high level of violence. Our TV movie pick for tonight (Friday, 24 April) is The Wild Bunch, one of the greatest Westerns ever made. Released in 1969, the film follows a gang of ageing, ruthless American outlaws (including William Holden and Ernest Borgnine) in the 1910s […]

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