The western genre intersects perfectly with the war genre, and that combo has produced several great movies which are currently available to stream. Westerns have been the bread and butter of American cinema since the very beginning, with every era producing its fair share of classics. Because these films are historical in nature, they often involve real-life conflicts.

The Civil War had a profound impact on the shaping of the American West, and it was unavoidable in the western genre. What's more, the violent suppression of the indigenous communities of the West also led to many so-called "wars" that spilled over into cinema. Violence is as integral to the western as it is to a war film.

War westerns differ from the typical western, though they do share most of the same tropes and

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