A film, or some other dramatic work, set in, the historic (c. 1850-1910) American West (west of the Mississippi river) focusing on conflict between whites and Indians, lawmen and outlaws, ranchers and farmers, or industry (railroads, mining) and agriculture.
User Defined Definitions
"a film about life in the western United States during the period of exploration and development"
"a sandwich made from a western omelet"
"relating to or characteristic of the western parts of the world or the West as opposed to the eastern or oriental parts"
"of or characteristic of regions of the United States west of the Mississippi River"