From 1969 to 2003: 5 Amazing Western Revenge Movies You Can Watch Free on Tubi
Tubi’s Western selection
Tubi hosts a large library of Western movies that viewers can watch without a paid subscription. Revenge is a frequent theme in the genre, though many films built around it have been forgettable.
Some Westerns have stood out, including Unforgiven, Hang 'Em High, The Searchers and For a Few Dollars More. Tubi also offers celebrated and lesser-known films about gunslingers with scores to settle.
Open Range turns violent
Released in 2003, Open Range stars Kevin Costner and Robert Duvall as aging ranchers in Montana territory. They resist a cattle baron’s effort to drive them off their land, but the conflict becomes a revenge story after the villains go too far.
Costner’s character has a mysterious past and gunfighting skills that help the ranchers fight back. Their pursuit of justice ends in a violent finale, and the film’s performances and gritty approach have earned it a reputation as one of the 21st century’s great Westerns.
A family reckoning in Italy
The 1969 Spaghetti Western The Forgotten Pistolero stars Leonard Mann as Sebastian, who grows up unaware of his history. After conflict with two criminals and their followers reveals the truth about his past, he joins his friend Rafael on a mission to avenge his father and save his sister.
Sebastian’s mother is one of the film’s main villains, setting up an emotional confrontation. The story is a loose adaptation of the Greek myth of Orestes, reworked as a Spaghetti Western.
Valdez pursues his enemy
In the 1971 film Valdez is Coming, Burt Lancaster plays a lawman deceived into killing someone. The person behind the deception then uses his influence to have Valdez humiliated and taken into the desert.
Valdez is an experienced sharpshooter, and he hunts down his enemy’s henchmen before confronting his main target. The story draws comparisons to Unforgiven, with an old gunslinger proving far more dangerous than his opponents expect.
Key points
- Tubi offers Western movies without requiring a paid subscription.
- Open Range stars Kevin Costner and Robert Duvall as ranchers resisting a cattle baron.
- The Forgotten Pistolero follows Sebastian as he learns his family’s history and seeks revenge.
- Valdez is Coming stars Burt Lancaster as a lawman who tracks down those who wronged him.