The Shootist

The Shootist (1976)

July 21st, 19761h 40min

Western
71%

Overview

Afflicted with a terminal illness John Bernard Books, the last of the legendary gunfighters, quietly returns to Carson City for medical attention from his old friend Dr. Hostetler. Aware that his days are numbered, the troubled man seeks solace and peace in a boarding house run by a widow and her son. However, it is not Books' fate to die in peace, as he becomes embroiled in one last valiant battle.


Make sure to check your pop-up blocker!!

Trailer

Similar Movies

The Revenant

The Revenant


Released on: 2015-12-25
Western, Drama, Adventure

In the 1820s, a frontiersman, Hugh Glass, sets out on a path of vengeance against those who left him...

Cat Ballou

Cat Ballou


Released on: 1965-06-24
Western, Comedy

A woman seeking revenge for her murdered father hires a famous gunman, but he's very different from ...

Jeremiah Johnson

Jeremiah Johnson


Released on: 1972-09-10
Adventure, Western, Drama, Action

A mountain man who wishes to live the life of a hermit becomes the unwilling object of a long vendet...

Tombstone

Tombstone


Released on: 1993-12-25
Western, Action

Legendary marshal Wyatt Earp, now a weary gunfighter, joins his brothers Morgan and Virgil to pursue...

High Plains Drifter

High Plains Drifter


Released on: 1973-04-19
Western, Drama, Mystery

A gunfighting stranger comes to the small settlement of Lago. After gunning down three gunmen who tr...

The Ox-Bow Incident

The Ox-Bow Incident


Released on: 1943-03-11
Western, Drama

A posse discovers a trio of men they suspect of murder and cow theft and are split between handing t...

The Return of Jesse James

The Return of Jesse James


Released on: 1950-08-01
Drama, Western, Action

Frank James resents and tries to stop a ruthless drifter who has adopted the name of his dead brothe...

Terror in the Valley

Terror in the Valley


Released on: 2025-03-12
Horror, Animation, Western

On a cold desert night, a drifter and his dog make camp — but eerie sounds stir the dark, and ancien...

Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid

Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid


Released on: 1973-05-23
Western, Drama

Pat Garrett is hired as a lawman on behalf of a group of wealthy New Mexico cattle barons to bring d...

Silverado

Silverado


Released on: 1985-07-10
Western, Action

Four unwitting heroes cross paths on their journey to the sleepy town of Silverado. Little do they k...

Sunset Pass

Sunset Pass


Released on: 1933-05-26
Adventure, Western, Romance, Action

A US marshal goes undercover to bust up a bunch of rustlers.

El Topo

El Topo


Released on: 1970-12-18
Adventure, Drama, Western

El Topo decides to confront warrior Masters on a trans-formative desert journey he begins with his 6...

Beş Hikaye

Beş Hikaye


Released on: 1962-01-01
Western, Action

This is the first black-and-white domestic cowboy film produced in Yeşilçam. In this film, two frien...

The Missing

The Missing


Released on: 2003-11-26
Thriller, Western, Adventure

When rancher and single mother of two Maggie Gilkeson sees her teenage daughter, Lily, kidnapped by ...

Chinatown Cowboy

Chinatown Cowboy


Released on:
Western, Crime

A Cantonese Neo-noir western set in New York City's Chinatown.

City Slickers II: The Legend of Curly's Gold

City Slickers II: The Legend of Curly's Gold


Released on: 1994-06-10
Comedy, Western

Mitch Robbins' 40th birthday begins quite well until he returns home and finds his brother Glen, the...

The Legend of the Golden Gun

The Legend of the Golden Gun


Released on: 1979-07-05
Western, Fantasy, TV Movie

In Kansas during the middle of the Civil War, John Golden is left for dead and his family has been k...

3:10 to Yuma

3:10 to Yuma


Released on: 2007-09-06
Western

In Arizona in the late 1800s, infamous outlaw Ben Wade and his vicious gang of thieves and murderers...

El Dorado

El Dorado


Released on: 1966-12-17
Western

Cole Thornton, a gunfighter for hire, joins forces with an old friend, Sheriff J.P. Harrah. Together...

The Hawkline Monster

The Hawkline Monster


Released on:
Western, Comedy

Two unlikely hero gunslingers are hired by a 15-year-old girl named Magic Child to kill a monster li...