Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991), Reservoir Dogs (1992), L.A. Confidential (1997), Casino (1995), Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989), No Country for Old Men (2007), The Last Picture Show (1971), Nebraska (2013) ... Let's take a look at the ranked list of the best Contemporary Western movies.
Storyline: A vicious serial-killer is on the loose in San Francisco and the police trace a link to the small town of San Paulo, which is further down the coast. When Harry Callahan (Clint Eastwood) upsets the press and the Mayor in his usual style, he's shipped out of town to investigate while the heat is on. With the help of his new .44 Magnum handgun, Harry goes on the trail leaving behind the usual trail of dead criminals along the way.
Plot Keywords: cult film, neo noir, psychopath, shootout, panties, prostitute, armed robbery ...
Movie Details Click Here!Storyline: Lee Hayden is a veteran actor of Westerns whose career's best years are behind him after his one really great film, "The Hero". Now, scraping by with voice-overs for commercials, Lee learns that he has a terminal prognosis of pancreatic cancer. Unable to bring himself to tell anyone about it, especially his estranged family, Lee can only brood alone as troubling, yet inspiring, dreams haunt him. Things change when he meets Charlotte Dylan, a stand-up comedienne who becomes a lover who inadvertently jump-starts his public profile. Now facing a profound emotional conflict of having a potential career comeback, even as his imminent death is staring him in the face, Lee must finally come to terms with both realities when he finally confesses his situation to the one person he can.—Kenneth Chisholm (kchishol@rogers.com)
Plot Keywords: los angeles california, father daughter relationship, drug dealer, cancer, actor, marijuana joint, dream sequence ...
Movie Details Click Here!Storyline: Tobe is about 16, living with her dad and younger brother in LA's San Fernando Valley. She invites a gas station attendant named Harlan to come to the beach with her and her friends. He's from South Dakota, wears a cowboy hat, talks country, and has been a ranch hand. They have a great time, his simple expressions seem like wisdom, he's attentive and polite, and even though he's more than twice her age, she wants to spend time with him. When her father objects, she rebels. Harlan, meanwhile, thinks she's his soul mate, and he starts making plans to get her away from her father. Worlds are set to collide, but which ones?
Plot Keywords: neo western, premarital sex, dancer, kidnapping, psychopath, sex with a minor, sex ...
Movie Details Click Here!Storyline: From out of the sky, Soviet, Nicaraguan, and Cuban troops begin landing on the football field of a Colorado high school. In a few seconds, the paratroopers have attacked the school and sent a group of teenagers fleeing into the mountains. Armed only with hunting rifles, pistols, and bows and arrows, the teens struggle to survive the bitter winter and the Soviet K.G.B. patrols hunting for them. Eventually, trouble arises when they kill a group of Soviet soldiers on patrol in the highlands. Soon they will wage their own guerrilla warfare against the invading Soviet troops under the banner of "Wolverines!"
Plot Keywords: thin girl, teenage girl, propaganda, invasion, russophobia, heroism, resistance fighter ...
Movie Details Click Here!Storyline: When John Connor (Jason Clarke), leader of the human resistance, sends Sgt. Kyle Reese (Jai Courtney) back to 1984 to protect Sarah Connor (Emilia Clarke) and safeguard the future, an unexpected turn of events creates a fractured time-line. Now, Sgt. Reese finds himself in a new and unfamiliar version of the past, where he is faced with unlikely allies, including the Guardian (Arnold Schwarzenegger), dangerous new enemies, and an unexpected new mission: To reset the future...
Plot Keywords: cyborg, time machine, alternate timeline, time travel, robot, scene during end credits, killer robot ...
Movie Details Click Here!Storyline: Inspector Harry Callahan, or "Dirty Harry" as he is known from the previous four movies in this franchise, is investigating a strange betting game. A list of local celebrities has been handed out, and bets are being taken on who will be the first to die. Things start to get interesting when the name "Harry Callahan" appears on the list.
Plot Keywords: blood, one man army, police detective, action hero, hero, fistfight, brawl ...
Movie Details Click Here!Storyline: Sheriff Owens is a man who has resigned himself to a life of fighting what little crime takes place in sleepy border town Sommerton Junction after leaving his LAPD post following a bungled operation that left him wracked with failure and defeat after his partner was crippled. After a spectacular escape from an FBI prisoner convoy, the most notorious, wanted drug kingpin in the hemisphere is hurtling toward the border at 200 mph in a specially outfitted car with a hostage and a fierce army of gang members. He is headed, it turns out, straight for Summerton Junction, where the whole of U.S. law enforcement will have their last opportunity to make a stand and intercept him before he slips across the border forever. At first reluctant to become involved, and then counted out because of the perceived ineptitude of his small town force, Owens ultimately accepts responsibility for the face off.
Plot Keywords: modern western, neo western, chevrolet corvette, tractor, double barreled shotgun, arrest, sports car ...
Movie Details Click Here!Storyline: A young female Mexican worker, Dani Ramos, is hunted down by a virtually indestructible terminator from the future called a REV-9. However, she is protected by an enhanced human named Grace who is also from the future. They flee from the unstoppable terminator and, out of the blue, Sarah Connor helps them on the road. All three head to Laredo, Texas, where Grace has the coordinates of a possible support and where they meet a T-800 who is living in an isolated location with his family. The group teams up to try to destroy the REV-9.—Claudio Carvalho, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Plot Keywords: time travel, mexico, female nudity, sequel, robot, female rear nudity, 2010s ...
Movie Details Click Here!Storyline: Almost four decades after they drew first blood, Sylvester Stallone is back as one of the greatest action heroes of all time, John Rambo. Now, Rambo must confront his past and unearth his ruthless combat skills to exact revenge in a final mission. A deadly journey of vengeance, RAMBO: LAST BLOOD marks the last chapter of the legendary series.
Plot Keywords: sequel, fifth part, vigilante justice, vigilante, cartel, sex trafficking, rape and revenge ...
Movie Details Click Here!Storyline: Truman, a Chicago cop, sets out to find the killer of his brother. Meanwhile, another of his brothers, Briar (a hillbilly) decides to find the killer himself.—Rob Hartill
Plot Keywords: six shooter, modern western, cowboy, cowboy hat, desert eagle, jumping onto a train, male female relationship ...
Movie Details Click Here!Storyline: The bonds of brotherhood, the laws of loyalty, and the futility of violence in the shadows of the US Mexico border gang wars.
Plot Keywords: neo western, contemporary western ...
Movie Details Click Here!Storyline: A detective opens up a fifteen-year-old missing persons case, and begins to suspect that the missing boy was murdered, and that a local rancher was involved.
Plot Keywords: texas ranger, dirty cop, gay, horseback riding, father son relationship, illegal immigrant, police ...
Movie Details Click Here!Storyline: A small-town marshal who hasn't carried a gun since he left the Texas Rangers after a tragic shooting, must pick up his gun again to battle with a gang of outlaw bikers that has invaded the town to pull off a brazen and violent heist.
Plot Keywords: hostage, roadblock, automatic weapon, fistfight, bank robbery, mayor, gasoline ...
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