Usage Note
Western is a loanword from English, used identically in French for the film genre. It is invariable in plural: des westerns. French speakers also use film de cow-boys informally, but western is the standard term in both written and spoken registers.
Examples
"Il regarde un western classique."
Natural Translation
He is watching a classic western.

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