| Title |
Director |
Cast |
Country |
Sub-Genre/Notes |
| 1980 |
| Heaven's Gate |
Michael Cimino |
Kris Kristofferson, Christopher Walken, John Hurt, Sam Waterston, Brad Dourif, Isabelle Huppert, Joseph Cotten, Jeff Bridges |
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Epic Western |
| High Noon, Part II: The Return of Will Kane |
Jerry Jameson |
Lee Majors, David Carradine |
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B Western |
| Kenny Rogers as The Gambler |
Dick Lowry |
Kenny Rogers, Bruce Boxleitner, Harold Gould, Clu Gulager, Lance LeGault, Lee Purcell, Ronnie Scribner, Noble Willingham, Christine Belford |
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Traditional Western |
| Lobo Negro |
Rafael Romero Marchent |
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| The Long Riders |
Walter Hill |
James Keach, Stacy Keach, David Carradine, Keith Carradine, Robert Carradine, Dennis Quaid, Randy Quaid, Christopher Guest, Nicholas Guest |
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Outlaw Western |
| The Mountain Men |
Richard Lang |
Charlton Heston, Brian Keith |
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Traditional Western |
| 'Rodeo Girl' |
Jackie Cooper |
Katharine Ross, Bo Hopkins |
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Rodeo Western |
| Tom Horn |
William Wiard |
Steve McQueen, Richard Farnsworth, Linda Evans |
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Traditional Western |
| Urban Cowboy |
James Bridges |
John Travolta, Debra Winger, Scott Glenn |
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Contemporary Western |
| Windwalker |
Kieth Merrill |
Trevor Howard |
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Traditional Western |
| 1981 |
| Cattle Annie and Little Britches |
Lamont Johnson |
Scott Glenn, Burt Lancaster, Rod Steiger, Diane Lane, Amanda Plummer |
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Outlaw Western |
| Comin' at Ya! |
Ferdinando Baldi |
Tony Anthony, Victoria Abril, Gene Quintano |
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3-D Western |
| The Legend of the Lone Ranger |
William A. Fraker |
Klinton Spilsbury, Michael Horse, Christopher Lloyd, Jason Robards |
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Fantasy Western |
| Death Hunt |
Peter R. Hunt |
Charles Bronson, Lee Marvin |
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Exotic Western |
| Outland |
Peter Hyams |
Sean Connery, Peter Boyle |
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Space Western |
| La venganza del Lobo Negro |
Rafael Romero Marchent |
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| Pruncul, petrolul şi ardelenii |
Dan Piţa |
Mircea Diaconu, Ilarion Ciobanu, Ovidiu Iuliu Moldovan, Tania Filip |
|
Comedy western |
| 1982 |
| Barbarosa |
Fred Schepisi |
Willie Nelson, Gary Busey |
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B Western |
| The Grey Fox |
Phillip Borsos |
Richard Farnsworth |
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Traditional Western |
| Harry Tracy |
William A. Graham |
Bruce Dern, Helen Shaver, Michael C. Gwynne |
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Comedy Western |
| The Man from Snowy River |
George T. Miller |
Tom Burlinson, Sigrid Thornton, Kirk Douglas |
|
Outback Western |
| Mother Lode |
Charlton Heston |
Charlton Heston, Kim Basinger, Nick Mancuso |
|
Contemporary Western |
| The Shadow Riders |
Andrew McLaglen |
Tom Selleck, Sam Elliott, Ben Johnson |
|
Traditional Western |
| Timerider: The Adventure of Lyle Swann |
William Dear |
Fred Ward, Peter Coyote |
|
Time travel western |
| Triumphs of a Man Called Horse |
John Hough |
Richard Harris, Michael Beck |
|
Revisionist Western |
| 1983 |
| Gold Rush Boys |
Steve Scott |
J. W. King |
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Gay pornographic Western |
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| Kenny Rogers as The Gambler: The Adventure Continues |
Dick Lowry |
Kenny Rogers, Bruce Boxleitner, Linda Evans, Johnny Crawford, Charlie Fields, David Hedison, Robert Hoy, Brion James, Paul Koslo, Cameron Mitchell, Mitchell Ryan, Gregory Sierra, Ken Swofford, Harold Gould |
|
Traditional Western |
| Lone Wolf McQuade |
Steve Carver |
Chuck Norris, David Carradine |
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Contemporary Western |
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| Sacred Ground |
Charles B. Pierce |
Tim McIntire, Jack Elam |
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| 1984 |
| Draw! |
Steven Hilliard Stern |
Kirk Douglas, James Coburn |
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Comedy Western |
| No Man's Land |
Rod Holcomb |
Stella Stevens |
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B Western |
| 1985 |
| Lust in the Dust |
Paul Bartel |
Divine, Tab Hunter, Lainie Kazan |
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Comedy Western |
| Man Hunt |
Fabrizio De Angelis |
Ethan Wayne, Ernest Borgnine |
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Contemporary Spaghetti Western |
| Pale Rider |
Clint Eastwood |
Clint Eastwood, Michael Moriarty, Carrie Snodgress |
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Revisionist Western |
| Robbery Under Arms |
Donald Crombie, Ken Hannam |
Sam Neill, Steven Vidler, Christopher Cummins |
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Outback Western |
| Rustler's Rhapsody |
Hugh Wilson |
Tom Berenger, G. W. Bailey, Marilu Henner |
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Comedy Western |
| Silverado |
Lawrence Kasdan |
Kevin Costner, Brian Dennehy, Scott Glenn, Danny Glover, Kevin Kline |
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Traditional Western |
| 1986 |
| Houston: The Legend of Texas |
Peter Levin |
Sam Elliott, Claudia Christian |
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Traditional Western |
| The Last Days of Frank and Jesse James |
William A. Graham |
Johnny Cash, Kris Kristofferson |
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Outlaw Western (filmed at the Tennessee Valley Railroad Museum) |
| The Return of Josey Wales |
Michael Parks |
Michael Parks, Rafael Campos |
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Traditional Western |
| Stagecoach |
Ted Post |
Johnny Cash, Willie Nelson, Kris Kristofferson, Waylon Jennings |
|
Traditional Western |
| ¡Three Amigos! |
John Landis |
Steve Martin, Chevy Chase, Martin Short |
|
Comedy Western |
| 1987 |
| The Alamo: Thirteen Days to Glory |
Burt Kennedy |
James Arness, Brian Keith |
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Traditional Western |
| Django 2 |
Nello Rosssati |
Franco Nero, Donald Pleasence |
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Spaghetti Western |
| Hawken's Breed |
Charles B. Pierce |
Peter Fonda |
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| Independence |
John Patterson |
John Bennett Perry |
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Traditional Western |
| A Man from the Boulevard des Capucines |
Alla Surikova |
Andrei Mironov |
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Ostern |
| Near Dark |
Kathryn Bigelow |
Adrian Pasdar, Jenny Wright, Lance Henriksen |
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Horror Western |
| Proud Men |
William A. Graham |
Alan Autry, Charlton Heston |
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Traditional Western |
| Straight to Hell |
Alex Cox |
Dick Rude, Sy Richardson, Courtney Love, Joe Strummer, Shane McGowan, Elvis Costello |
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Punk Rock Spaghetti Western |
| Walker |
Alex Cox |
Ed Harris, Peter Boyle |
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Acid Western |
| 1988 |
| The Cowboy and the Frenchman |
David Lynch |
Harry Dean Stanton, Jack Nance |
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Short Comedy Western |
| Ghost Town |
Richard Governor |
Franc Luz, Catherine Hickland |
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Horror Western |
| The Man from Snowy River II |
Geoff Burrowes |
Tom Burlinson, Sigrid Thornton, Brian Dennehy |
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Outback Western |
| The Milagro Beanfield War |
Robert Redford |
Christopher Walken, Rubén Blades, Julie Carmen, Chick Vennera, Sônia Braga |
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Contemporary Western |
| Once Upon a Texas Train |
Burt Kennedy |
Willie Nelson, Richard Widmark |
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Outlaw Western |
| Stranger on My Land |
Larry Elikan |
Tommy Lee Jones, Richard Anderson |
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Contemporany Western |
| Sunset |
Blake Edwards |
Bruce Willis, James Garner |
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Comedy Western |
| The Tracker |
John Guillermin |
Kris Kristofferson |
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Traditional Western |
| Where The Hell's That Gold? |
Burt Kennedy |
Willie Nelson, Jack Elam |
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Comedy Western |
| Young Guns |
Christopher Cain |
Emilio Estevez, Kiefer Sutherland, Lou Diamond Phillips |
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Outlaw Western |
| 1989 |
| Billy the Kid |
William A. Graham |
Val Kilmer, Wilford Brimley |
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Outlaw Western |
| Lonesome Dove |
Simon Wincer |
Robert Duvall, Tommy Lee Jones |
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Traditional Western |
| Old Gringo |
Luis Puenzo |
Jane Fonda, Gregory Peck, Jimmy Smits |
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