The Best Walter Hill Movies Ranked And Where to Watch them

If you're looking for the best Walter Hill movies of all time then here is a definitive list. We rank every movie directed by Walter Hill based on their popularity score from IMDB from best to worst. Click on the ‘see more’ button to find out where to watch them in Australia covering all streaming services. In November 2025 there are 8 films in this list.

List of the Best Movies Directed by Walter Hill In Order of Popularity

  1. Southern Comfort
  2. The Long Riders
  3. Extreme Prejudice
  4. Geronimo: An American Legend
  5. Red Heat
  6. Wild Bill
  7. Bullet to the Head
  8. The Assignment

Stream the top 8 Movies directed by Walter Hill

1. Southern Comfort

Rated: R

7.1/10

A squad of National Guards on an isolated weekend exercise in the Louisiana swamp must fight for their lives when they anger local Cajuns by stealing their canoes. Without live ammunition and in a strange country, their experience begins to mirror the Vietnam experience.

2. The Long Riders

Rated: R

6.9/10

The origins, exploits and the ultimate fate of the James gang is told in a sympathetic portrayal of the bank robbers made up of brothers who begin their legendary bank raids because of revenge.

3. Extreme Prejudice

Rated: M

6.6/10

A Texas Ranger and a ruthless narcotics kingpin - they were childhood friends, now they are adversaries...

4. Geronimo: An American Legend

Rated: PG-13

6.5/10

The Apache Indians have reluctantly agreed to settle on a US Government approved reservation. Not all the Apaches are able to adapt to the life of corn farmers. One in particular, Geronimo, is restless. Pushed over the edge by broken promises and necessary actions by the government, Geronimo and thirty or so other warriors form an attack team which humiliates the government by evading capture, while reclaiming what is rightfully theirs.

5. Red Heat

Rated: M

6.1/10

A tough Russian policeman is forced to partner up with a cocky Chicago police detective when he is sent to Chicago to apprehend a Georgian drug lord who killed his partner and fled the country.

6. Wild Bill

Rated: M

5.8/10

Biopic about famous gunslinger Wild Bill Hickock. The early career of legendary lawman is telescoped and culminates in his relocation in Deadwood and a reunion with Calamity Jane.

7. Bullet to the Head

Rated: MA15+

5.7/10

After his partner is killed, a veteran hit man joins forces with a New Orleans detective against a ruthless real-estate developer.

8. The Assignment

Rated: MA15+

4.7/10

Ace assassin Frank Kitchen is double crossed by gangsters and falls into the hands of rogue surgeon known as The Doctor who turns him into a woman. The hitman, now a hitwoman, sets out for revenge, aided by a nurse named Johnnie who also has secrets.