List of Western films of the 2020s

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This is a list of western films released in the 2020s.

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TitleDirectorCastRelease dateCountrySubgenre/notes
2020
Call of the Wild Chris Sanders Harrison Ford, Omar Sy, Cara Gee United StatesNorthern Western
High Ground Stephen Johnson Jacob Junior Nayinggul, Simon Baker, Sean Mununggurr AustraliaOutback Western
JL Family Ranch: The Wedding Gift Sean McNamara Jon Voight, Teri Polo, James Caan, Bo Derek, Dylan Walsh, Trevor Donovan, Skyler Shaye, Abby Brammell, Judson Mills, Samuel Mason Paul, Clark Harris, John Moll, Steven Paul September 27, 2020United StatesContemporary Western
News of the World Paul Greengrass Tom Hanks, Helena Zengel December 25, 2020United StatesTraditional Western
2021
Catch the BulletMichael Feifer Jay Pickett, Mason McNulty, Gattlin Griffith United StatesB Western
The Drover's Wife: The Legend of Molly Johnson Leah Purcell Leah Purcell, Rob Collins, Sam Reid, Jessica De Gouw 18 March 2021AustraliaRevisionist Western [1]
The Harder They Fall Jeymes Samuel Jonathan Majors, Idris Elba, Zazie Beetz, Regina King,Delroy Lindo, Lakeith Stanfield, RJ Cyler, Danielle Deadwyler, Edi Gathegi, Deon Cole October 22, 2021United StatesBlaxploitation Western
The Last Son Tim Sutton Sam Worthington, Colson Baker, Thomas Jane United StatesTraditional Western
Old Henry Potsy Ponciroli Tim Blake Nelson, Scott Haze, Gavin Lewis United StatesTraditional Western
Three Souls José Guerrero UrzúaDaniela Milla, Ermelinda Milla, Paolo Segura, Sandra Cárcamo, Alfredo Poblete, Gonzalo Jara, Danilo Palacios, Claudio PérezAugust 14, 2021Chile
The Power of the Dog Jane Campion

Benedict Cumberbatch, Kirsten Dunst, Jesse Plemons, Kodi Smit-McPhee

November 11, 2021New Zealand, United Kingdom, Canada, AustraliaPsychological Western
2022
The Bounty MenBrett BentmanDylan Hobbs, Whit Kunschik, Bailey RobertsUnited StatesB Western
Butcher's Crossing Gabe Polsky Nicolas Cage, Fred Hechinger, Rachel Keller, Jeremy Bobb, Xander Berkeley, Paul Raci September 9, 2022United States [2]
Corsicana Isaiah Washington Isaiah Washington, Thomas Q. Jones, Lew Temple, Noel Guglielmi, Stacey Dash, Billy Blair, Amber McNutAugust 26, 2022United States
Dead for a Dollar Walter Hill Christoph Waltz, Willem Dafoe, Rachel Brosnahan, Warren Burke, Benjamin Bratt September 30, 2022United StatesTraditional Western
The Desperate RidersMichael FeiferDrew Waters, Vanessa Ebigan, Sam AshbyUnited StatesB Western
God's Country Julian Higgins Thandiwe Newton, Jeremy Bobb, Joris Jarsky, Jefferson White January 23, 2022United StatesModern Western
Murder at Yellowstone City Richard Gray Isaiah Mustafa, Gabriel Byrne, Thomas Jane, Richard Dreyfuss, Nat Wolff, Anna Camp, Aimee Garcia, Zach McGowan, Scottie Thompson, Emma Kenney, Tanaya Beatty, John Ales, Lew Temple, Lia Marie Johnson, Isabella Ruby, Danny Bohnen June 24, 2022United StatesTraditional Western
Prey Dan Trachtenberg Amber Midthunder, Dakota Beavers, Dane DiLiegro United StatesFrontier sci-fi Western
Terror on the Prairie Michael Polish Gina Carano, Nich Searcy, Donald Cerrone United StatesTraditional Western
2023
The Dead Don't Hurt Viggo Mortensen Viggo Mortensen, Vicky Krieps, Garret Dillahunt, Solly McLeod, Danny Huston, Nadia Litz, W. Earl Brown, Marc Dennis, John Getz, Ray McKinnon September 8, 2023Mexico,

Canada, Denmark

Far Haven Brent Christy Bailey Chase, Amanda Righetti, Bruce Boxleitner, Martin Kove, A. Martinez September 3, 2023United States
The Old Way Brett Donowho Nicolas Cage, Ryan Kiera Armstrong, Noah Le Gros, Clint Howard, Kerry Knuppe, Nick Searcy, Shiloh Fernandez January 6, 2023United States
Organ TrailMichael Patrick JannZoé De Grand Maison, Sam Trammell, Olivia Grace ApplegateUnited StatesB Western
The Settlers Felipe Gálvez HaberleCamilo Arancibia, Benjamín Westfall, Alfredo Castro, Sam Spruell, Marcelo Alonso, Mishell Guaña, Mark Stanley May 17, 2023Chile, Argentina, the United Kingdom, Taiwan, France, Denmark, Sweden, GermanyExotic Western
Killers of the Flower Moon Martin Scorsese Leonardo DiCaprio, Robert De Niro, Lily Gladstone, Jesse Plemons, Tantoo Cardinal, John Lithgow, Brendan Fraser, Cara Jade Myers, Jason Isbell, Louis Cancelmi, Scott Shepherd, Tatanka Means, Tommy Schultz, Sturgill Simpson, Gary Basaraba, Charlie Musselwhite, Pat Healy, Steve Witting, Randy Houser, Jack White, Larry Sellers, Barry Corbin, Steve Eastin October 20, 2023United StatesCrime drama, Western
2024
Horizon: An American Saga – Chapter 1 Kevin Costner Kevin Costner, Sienna Miller, Sam Worthington, Giovanni Ribisi, Jena Malone, Abbey Lee, Michael Rooker, Danny Huston, Luke Wilson, Isabelle Fuhrman, Jeff Fahey, Will Patton, Tatanka Means, Owen Crow Shoe, Ella Hunt, Jamie Campbell Bower, Thomas Haden Church, Alejandro Edda, Tom Payne, Wasé Chief, Tim Guinee, Michael Angarano, Colin Cunningham, Scott Haze, Angus Macfadyen, Douglas Smith, Jon Beavers, Michael Provost, Kathleen Quinlan, Larry Bagby, James Russo, Dale Dickey June 28, 2024United StatesEpic Western [3]

Upcoming

TitleDirectorCastRelease dateCountrySubgenre/notes
2024
Horizon: An American Saga – Chapter 2 Kevin Costner Kevin Costner, Sienna Miller, Sam Worthington, Giovanni Ribisi, Abbey Lee, Danny Huston, Luke Wilson, Isabelle Fuhrman, Jeff Fahey, Will Patton, Glynn Turman, Kathleen Quinlan, Giovanni Ribisi, Owen Crow Shoe, Ella Hunt, Thomas Haden Church, Tom Payne, Wasé Chief, Tim Guinee, Michael Angarano, Colin Cunningham, Scott Haze, Angus Macfadyen, Douglas Smith, Jon Beavers, Michael Provost, Kathleen Quinlan, Larry Bagby, James Russo, Dale Dickey Late 2024United StatesEpic Western [4]
The Thicket Elliott Lester Peter Dinklage, Juliette Lewis, Levon Hawke, Esmé Creed-Miles September 6, 2024United StatesWestern, thriller
TBA
Big Thunder Mountain Bert & Bertie United StatesWestern adventure [5]
Blood Meridian John Hillcoat United StatesRevisionist Western, historical [6]
Dracula Chloé Zhao United StatesMonster, sci-fi, Western [7]
Horizon: An American Saga – Chapter 3 Kevin Costner United StatesEpic Western [8]
Empire Of The Summer Moon Taylor Sheridan United StatesTraditional Western, biopic [9]
Guns 3 TBA Emilio Estevez United StatesWestern, action [10]
Kate Warne Jaume Collet-Serra Emily Blunt United StatesWestern, action thriller [11]
Long Shadows William Shockley Dermot Mulroney, Jacqueline Bisset, Dominic Monaghan, Blaine Maye, Sarah Cortez, Grainger Hines United StatesEpic Western [12]
The Oregon Trail Will Speck and Josh Gordon United StatesTraditional Western, musical comedy [13]
The Pinkerton Jason Bateman United StatesSupernatural revenge thriller, Western [14]
The Unbelievers Mike Watson Tim McGraw United StatesContemporary Western [15]

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