Stream Kevin Costner’s best Western films now for free on Tubi

Kevin Costner’s The best westerns are available to stream today and the best part is that you can watch them for free. Open range And Dances with Wolves have been added to Tubi’s impressive catalog of films. The streaming service is known for its ability to host both obscure and mainstream hits on a single, easy-to-use platform that you don’t have to pay a single cent to watch.

Both films starring (and directed by) Costner have been added to the list of films that normally land in Tubi’s catalog each month. The August additions include other western films such as Banjo Hackett: Roamin’ Free (1976), cowboy (1958) and Enemies (2017), which will be available on August 21, 2024. Other westerns available on Tubi are Stagecoach (1939), Northwest Passage (1940), Broken Arrow (1950) and the classic TV show Goldmine from 1960.

Costner’s signature cowboy films were added to Tubi just as the Hollywood star was enjoying a renaissance. In June of this year, Costner returned to the popular genre that made him one of the modern Western auteurs. Horizon: An American Saga was released to mixed reviews, and Costner’s plans to make an epic film series were suddenly in jeopardy. Chapter 2 of horizon was supposed to be released in August, but now the film is on its way to the 81st Venice International Film Festival, where Costner will have to prove once again why he is the last great cowboy actor and director.

In the meantime, audiences can enjoy not one but two of the greatest films in Costner’s filmography; both starred the actor in his prime, and both are perfect examples of his ambitious vision as a storyteller of modern Westerns.

Open Range: One of the most authentic cowboy films of all time

Open range with Costner, Robert Duvall, Annette Benning, Diego Luna and Michael Gambon. The film is based on the novel The Open Range Men by Lauran Paine and tells the story of Boss Spearman and Charley Waite, cattle ranchers who must face the wrath of a rancher who hates their way of life. Boss and Charley are forced to embark on a quest for vengeance and justice against Baxter.

The film, which was deemed extremely authentic by experts, was a box office success for Costner, who had previously suffered some flops, and a return to westerns was not exactly a sure thing. However, the film was praised as a solid revisionist western and still has a 79% rating on Rotten Tomatoes. It was Costner’s last western before he tried again with Horizon: An American Saga.

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Dances with Wolves

A Civil War soldier forms relationships with a group of Lakota Indians. Attracted by the simplicity of their lifestyle, he decides to leave his old life behind to be with them. After observing him, they give him the name Dances with Wolves. He is soon a welcome member of the tribe and falls in love with a white woman who grew up in the tribe. Things turn tragic when Union soldiers arrive with plans for the land.

Release date

March 30, 1990

Duration

180

Authors

Michael Blake

Dances with Wolves is based on the book of the same name by Michael Blake, who also wrote the film. It follows the adventures of Lieutenant John J. Dunbar in the mid-19th century while serving in the Union Army. Dunbar is assigned to a remote post in the Wild West, where he comes into contact with a Sioux tribe and experiences a change of mind.

The film was Costner’s new take on the Western genre, grossing over $400 million at the box office and earning the actor/director major recognition at the Academy Awards. Dances with Wolves won seven of twelve nominations, including Best Picture and Best Director. It still holds a solid 87% score on Rotten Tomatoes, and some consider it one of the last epic Westerns of all time (Clint Eastwood’s Unforgiven would also cause a stir at the Oscars a few years later).