List of films based on western fiction

A list of films that are based on western fiction.

Geographically, this page encompasses the frontiers of the United States, Canada, and Mexico, as well as Australia and South America. At present, South Africa and Siberia are not included.

19th century
(and the Edwardian age)

Unclassified

 * * television film.

Explorers

 * † Dramatized documentary.

California Gold Rush
1848–1855

Indians

 * * television film.

Railroaders and railwaymen
(The USA has railroads. Canada has railways, as did the rest of the British Empire.)
 * * TV miniseries.

Frequently filmed: The Rainmaker

 * ♠ A spinster smart enough to be a schoolmarm falls for a con man.

Outback
("The Never-Never", "the back of beyond", "the back of Bourke")

Indians

 * * television film.