Lists of Western films

This is a list of notable Western films and TV series, ordered by year and decade of release.

Edwin S. Porter was a former projectionist and exhibitor who had taken charge of motion-picture production at Thomas Edison's company in 1901.

He fully realised the potential of motion pictures as an entertainment medium and began making longer films that told a story.

Although there had previously been short films that referenced the Wild West or paid homage to it, The Great Train Robbery marked the birth of the genre.

These films were produced by Italians and Spaniards and shot in their countries with big American stars like Clint Eastwood or Henry Fonda.