The following masterpieces are under copyright and (but may appear on paid services like Prime, Paramount+, or Criterion Channel):

The Westerns of 1950–1970 offer a spectrum of American mythology. They start with the hero who knows right from wrong, and end with the hero who isn't sure there is any right or wrong left to find. For the modern viewer, they offer not just gunfights and horses, but a complex look at a changing world—all for the price of an internet connection.

These films have lost copyright protection and can be watched for free on , Internet Archive , or Pluto TV .

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