Subgenre Sampler
Rental > Western: 470 Films to Rent
Tears of the Black Tiger (Fah Talai Jone) (2000)![Aro Favourite Aro Favourite](/img/arofavsm.gif)
- Dir. Wisit Sasanatieng
- A blast of wild inspiration from the New Thai Cinema, this restages a Hollywood Western within a luridly kitschy setting using back–projection,…
Ride with the Devil (1999)
- Dir. Ang Lee
Feat. Tobey Maguire, John Caviezel, Skeet Ulrich…
- One of the best recent attempts at an American Civil War drama, demonstrating the South's point of view with sympathy and only a few wrong moves.…
Wild Wild West (1999)
- Dir. Barry Sonnenfeld
Feat. Will Smith, Kevin Kline, Kenneth Branagh…
- The star and director of MEN IN BLACK and recoupled for this Sci–fi–Western–spoof, first aired as a popular,…
Hi-Lo Country, The (1998)
- Dir. Stephen Frears
Feat. Billy Crudup, Woody Harrelson, Patricia Arquette
- Long left out to pasture, the male–bonding cowboy genre is saddled–up and mounted by dir. Stephen Frears (THE GRIFTERS), who honours the…
Magnificent Seven, The (TV Series) (1998-2000)
- Dir. Christopher Cain
Feat. Michael Biehn, Ron Perlman, Dale Midkiff…
- Detailed spin–off series from the 1960 movie THE MAGNIFICENT SEVEN, continuing with the premise of seven cowboys each with a unique set of…
Newton Boys, The (1998)
- Dir. Richard Linklater
Feat. Ethan Hawke, Matthew McConaughey, Skeet Ulrich…
- Former indie–darling, Richard Linklater (SLACKER, DAZED AND CONFUSED), chronicles the 1920s bankrobbing true exploits of the four brothers,…
Once Upon a Time in China and America (1997)
- Dir. Sammo Hung
Feat. Jet Li
- Jet Li reprises his signature role in the popular saga, this time reinvented as a Kung Fu Western – the perfect setting for…
True Women (1997)
- Dir. Karen Arthur
Feat. Dana Delaney, Annabeth Gish, Angelina Jolie…
- A female–driven historical saga spanning five decades from the Texas Revolution through to the American Civil War. A Hallmark production based…
Andersonville (TV Mini-series) (1996)
- Dir. John Frankenheimer
Feat. Frederic Forrest, Ted Marcoux, Jarrod Emick
- TV western set during the American Civil War, about a group of Union soldiers who are sent to a Confederate prison camp near Andersonville, Georgia…
Cannibal! The Musical (Alfred Packer: The Musical) (1996)![Aro Favourite Aro Favourite](/img/arofavsm.gif)
- Dir. Trey Parker
Feat. Trey Parker, Dian Bachar, Stephen Blackpool
- This fiendishly inventive 'student' film from SOUTH PARK creator Trey Parker is one of those no–budget labour of loves like say, BAD TASTE,…