6 Best Bounty Hunter Movies

By Vlad Zakh · May 5, 2026

Bounty hunters sit in a morally grey corner of the Western, and these films enjoy the ambiguity. Django Unchained pairs a freed slave with a bounty hunter, True Grit has a determined teenager hiring a hard-drinking one, and 3:10 to Yuma has a struggling rancher escorting a captured outlaw to the train. Hostiles, The Good, the Bad and the Ugly and For a Few Dollars More round out the six.

Hostiles (2017)

TMDB ★ 6.8

A hardened Army captain reluctantly escorts a dying Cheyenne war chief and his family back to their homeland.

Directed by Scott Cooper · 2h 14m · Rated R

Where to watch

Stream: Philo, Starz Amazon Channel, Starz, Starz Apple TV channel, Starz Roku Premium Channel · Rent: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, Spectrum On Demand · Buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Django Unchained (2012)

IMDb ★ 8.5 RT 87% Metacritic 81

A freed slave partners with a bounty hunter to rescue his wife from a brutal plantation owner.

Directed by Quentin Tarantino · 2h 45m · Rated R

Won 2 Oscars58 wins & 158 nominations

Where to watch

Stream: AMC Plus Apple TV channel, AMC+ Roku Premium Channel, AMC+, YouTube TV, Starz Apple TV channel, MovieSphere+ Amazon Channel · Rent: Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, FlixFling, Spectrum On Demand · Buy: Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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True Grit (2010)

TMDB ★ 7.6

A determined teenage girl hires a hard-drinking bounty hunter to track down her father's killer.

Directed by Ethan Coen & Joel Coen · 1h 50m · Rated PG-13

Where to watch

Stream: fuboTV, Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Essential, Paramount+ Amazon Channel, Paramount+ Roku Premium Channel · Rent: JustWatch TV, Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home · Buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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3:10 to Yuma (2007)

TMDB ★ 7.6

A struggling rancher escorts a captured outlaw to the train that will take him to prison.

Directed by James Mangold · 2h 02m · Rated R

Where to watch

Stream: Lionsgate+ Amazon Channel · Rent: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, Plex · Buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (1966)

IMDb ★ 8.8 RT 97% Metacritic 90

Three gunslingers race each other across the desert to find a fortune in buried Confederate gold.

Directed by Sergio Leone · 2h 41m · Rated R

2 wins & 5 nominations

Where to watch

Stream: fuboTV, MGM+ Amazon Channel, Philo, MGM Plus Roku Premium Channel, MGM Plus · Rent: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, Spectrum On Demand · Buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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For a Few Dollars More (1965)

IMDb ★ 8.2 RT 92% Metacritic 74

Two bounty hunters reluctantly team up to track down a sadistic outlaw and his gang.

Directed by Sergio Leone · 2h 12m · Rated R

3 nominations

Where to watch

Stream: fuboTV, MGM+ Amazon Channel, Philo, MGM Plus Roku Premium Channel, MGM Plus · Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Vlad Zakh

Founder, Movieix

Founder of Movieix. He started the site because most recommendation pages felt like noise. Here, lists are sorted by who's in the film, where it's from and what mood you're in tonight.

6 Best Bounty Hunter Movies

Hostiles (2017)

Django Unchained (2012)

True Grit (2010)

3:10 to Yuma (2007)

The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (1966)

For a Few Dollars More (1965)

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