Highest-Rated Movies about 'Modern Western'

Lonely Are the Brave (1962), Hell or High Water (2016), Yellowstone (2018), The Misfits (1961), Western (2017), The Bygone (2019), Down in the Valley (2005), Last Man Standing (1996) ... Let's take a look at the ranked list of the best Modern Western movies.

#16. Running Wild (2017)

Storyline: Running Wild is about Stella Davis, a widow who saves her ranch by working with convicts to rehabilitate a herd of wild horses that wandered on to her property. Stella must fight prejudice, greed, bureaucracy and vanity (including her own) to finally understand that there is no better remedy to misfortune than helping another living creature.

Plot Keywords: action, adventure, western, crime, drama, mystery, thriller ...

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#19. Beyond the Reach (2014)

Storyline: Madec, an unscrupulous international entrepreneur, hires the skilled young tracker, Ben, to guide him through the barren Mojave Desert during a hunting trip. Unfortunately, things will take a turn for the unexpected, when prideful Madec shoots the wrong target unintentionally, and in a cynical attempt to wash his hands of the irrevocable deed, tries to bribe himself out of this predicament by offering Ben a hefty compensation in exchange for his silence. Now, it's Ben's turn to run for his life under the fierce and merciless sun. However, even though the unforgiving desert is limitless, on the other hand, so is the prey's desire to survive. Who shall live and who shall die in this deadly cat-and-mouse game?—Nick Riganas

Plot Keywords: thriller, adventure, survival, desert, hunting, manhunt, suspense ...

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#20. Revelation Road 3: The Black Rider (2014)

Storyline: The rapture has come and gone! In this third installment of the Revelation Road saga, the beleaguered mayor sends Josh McManus on a vital mission to find the mysterious and elusive "Shepherd." With the aid of another survivor, can Josh find the man - and determine if he's a prophet or a pariah?—Anonymous

Plot Keywords: action, adventure, western, drama, thriller, crime, mystery ...

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#22. Pocket Money (1972)

Storyline: Jim Kane is a loser cowboy in Nogales, Arizona.He has more good nature than good sense and often takes jack-of-all-trades jobs. His bank loans are jeopardized when his latest horse purchase is a bust. His horses are quarantined with STD. Jim is broke. The local hotel clerk sympathetic about his situation lets him live in the hotel maid's room for free. His ex-wife goes gentle on him when he cannot make the alimony payments. Jim turns down his uncle's offer of a job but accepts a deal to buy cattle in Mexico for a shady businessman who has a bad reputation. Jim travels to Mexico where he teams up with another loser, an old friend by the name of Leonard, who moved to Mexico in order to pursue one of his many failed get-rich-quick schemes. The two amigos set out to buy Mexican cattle from various local ranchers but they experience difficulties and soon run into trouble.—nufs68

Plot Keywords: drama, comedy, western, paul newman, texas, modern western, road movie ...

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#24. Better Start Running (2018)

Storyline: In BETTER START RUNNING, an unexpected series of events turns everyday store clerk Harley [Alex Sharp] into a wanted man - and even more unexpectedly, he finds himself on the run with the girl of his dreams (Analeigh Tipton). FBI Agent McFadden [Maria Bello] is determined to crush him and wants to teach her rookie partner [Karan Soni] how it's done. But while the agents pursue their culprit, our hero has loftier pursuits. He kidnaps his Vietnam vet grandfather [Jeremy Irons] to reunite him with the love of his life, picks up a try-hard beatnik hitchhiker [Edi Gathegi] with a secret of his own, and against all common sense follows a roadside attractions map with a mysterious history. As the agents get closer and closer with every stop, this eclectic band of misfits becomes an unlikely family, because sometimes a running start - can be a better start.

Plot Keywords: action, adventure, comedy, crime, drama, family, thriller ...

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#25. Missionary Man (2007)

Storyline: A lone biker rides into town in the aftermath of the death of his good friend J.J. Once there Ryder discovers that his friend didn't die but was murdered by a local businessman who would let nothing stand in the way of his plans to build a state of the art casino on Indian reservation land. On a mission of justice Ryder confronts and defeats Reno and his men in a tour de force show down where the one (Ryder) vanquishes the many.—Sony Pictures Home Entertainment

Plot Keywords: action, western, revenge, violence, crime, gunfight, motorcycle ...

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#26. Once Upon a Time in the Midlands (2002)

Storyline: Jimmy (Robert Carlyle) is a small-time crook living in Glasgow, Scotland, long since absent from the lives of his ex-wife, Shirley (Shirley Henderson), and 12-year-old daughter, Marlene (Finn Atkins), who live in England's Midlands. One day, Jimmy happens to catch Shirley and Marlene on a TV talk show, where Shirley has rejected the proposal of her boyfriend, Dek (Rhys Ifans). Taking this as a sign, Jimmy up and leaves for the Midlands to win Shirley back.

Plot Keywords: drama, comedy, british film, independent film, modern western, family, romance ...

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#27. Big Sky (2015)

Storyline: Hazel (Bella Thorne) suffers from a crippling case of agoraphobia. So much so that it causes a rift between her and her mother, Dee (Kyra Sedgwick). Hazel and her mother decide to go on a road trip to a desert facility to help Hazel deal with her fear but when gunmen and brothers Jesse (Frank Grillo) and Pru (Aaron Tveit) attack them, Hazel has to battle her fears so she and her mother can survive.—sweetlo

Plot Keywords: action, adventure, crime, thriller, drama, mystery, road movie ...

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