6 Best Eddy Waller Movies

By Vlad Zakh · August 5, 2026

Eddy Waller brought folksy, weathered charm to Hollywood westerns and dramas and was often cast as a sheriff, rancher or small-town elder. The Man from Laramie uncovers greed in a ranching empire, The Far Country fights for his herd in a corrupt Alaskan gold-rush town, Man Without a Star tears a cowboy over barbed wire, and The Furies clashes a daughter with her baron father. Nightmare Alley and Jesse James round out the list.

The Man from Laramie (1955)

TMDB ★ 7.2

Eddy Waller is in this James Stewart western about a stranger investigating his brother's death who uncovers a web of greed within a powerful ranching family.

Directed by Anthony Mann · 1h 43m · Rated NR

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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Man Without a Star (1955)

TMDB ★ 6.4

Eddy Waller is in this Kirk Douglas western about a drifting cowboy torn between loyalty to a rancher and opposing her ruthless use of barbed wire.

Directed by King Vidor · 1h 29m · Rated NR

Where to watch

Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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The Far Country (1954)

TMDB ★ 6.9

Eddy Waller is in this James Stewart western about a cattleman driving his herd through a corrupt Alaskan gold rush town who is forced into a fight for justice.

Directed by Anthony Mann · 1h 37m · Rated NR

Where to watch

Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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The Furies (1950)

TMDB ★ 7.1

Barbara Stanwyck plays a rancher's fierce daughter who clashes with her domineering father over land, love and power.

Directed by Anthony Mann · 1h 49m

Where to watch

Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Fandango At Home

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Nightmare Alley (1947)

TMDB ★ 7.2

An ambitious carnival worker's con-artist scheme as a fake spiritualist spirals towards his own ruin.

Directed by Edmund Goulding · 1h 52m · Rated NR

Where to watch

Stream: YouTube TV

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Jesse James (1939)

TMDB ★ 6.6

Charles Halton is in this western about an outlaw whose vendetta against a ruthless railroad company escalates into a legendary crime spree.

Directed by Henry King · 1h 46m · Rated NR

Where to watch

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 Eddy Waller Movies

The Man from Laramie (1955)

Man Without a Star (1955)

The Far Country (1954)

The Furies (1950)

Nightmare Alley (1947)

Jesse James (1939)

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