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Jul 5, 2023 · Whether you're a longtime Western fan checking in on your favorites or new to the genre, there's a film on this list for you. You may also like: Best Christmas movies of all time, according to critics. #50. Jauja (2015) - Director: Lisandro Alonso. - Metascore: 77. - Runtime: 1 hour 49 minutes.
Nov 9, 2022 · Her bond with Eli is visceral as past traumas come to light. These truly are expectational characters. The English is one of the most passionate Western tales to hit the screen. Blunt and Spencer ...
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It's fair to say that it took the Fast and Furious franchise a while to find its feet. Whereas the first four films were focused on the underground world of illegal street racing, Fast Five opted for a larger scope with a plot surrounding a sprawling international heist. The emphasis seemed to be firmly on fun and embracing the ridiculous this time...
It's hard to express just how big of a deal It's A Mad Mad Mad Mad World (yes, that's the proper title) was when it came out. It was basically like the comedy version of The Avengers, a meeting of all the comedic legends of the era in one big adventure. Spencer Tracy leads a huge cast of recognizable funny faces including Mickey Rooney, Milton Berl...
Steven Spielberg's sci-fi/noir/chase epic Minority Reportdoesn't seem come up in movie conversations much these days, which is a real shame. The film deals with a futuristic police force called PreCrime that uses a pool of psychics known as PreCogs to see murders before they happens. Through the psychics' visions, they get a video of the possible f...
If you've heard of Bullittbut not seen it yet, it's likely because A) it features Steve McQueen, scientifically proven (citation needed) to be one of the coolest man to walk on this planet and B) it has some incredible car chases in it. Both are true, but it undersells the rest of the film somewhat. It's a taut thriller with a fast pace and a genui...
1977 was a huge year for cultural phenomenons. Whilst people flocked in droves to see Star Wars and Saturday Night Fever, simple chase movie Smokey and the Banditcapitalized on an obsession with trucking culture and CB radio, not to mention the popularity of hit songs like "Convoy". The plot is simple. Bo “Bandit” Darville (Burt Reynolds) is a reno...
In the first movie of the series, everyone's favorite amnesiac spy is found floating in the ocean with several bullet wounds in his back. After being rescued, the man pieces together his past and finds a name – Jason Bourne. As he uncovers the plot with the support of helpful stranger Marie (Franka Potente), he finds out that he's actually a highly...
Run Lola Runis probably the most unique entry on this list. In case you're not aware, it's a German thriller starring Franka Potente as Lola, the under-appreciated girlfriend of small-time crook Manni (Moritz Bleibtreu). Lola gets a terrifying phone call from Manni, who states that unless she delivers 100,000 Deutsche Marks to his boss in 20 minute...
In Ronin, Robert De Niro's character Sam talks about never walking into a place he doesn't know his way out of, which sums up the film's overall atmosphere perfectly. The basic story is this: a group of international mercenaries are hired to retrieve an important briefcase. Both Irish and Russian gangsters seem to be interested in the case and its ...
The Blues Brothers shouldn't have worked. After a bidding war for the film, the production hit a litany of snags along the way. As Dan Aykroyd had yet to hone his screenwriting skills, he delivered a long and overly complicated script, which meant that director John Landis had to step in and start shooting without a confirmed budget whilst simultan...
James Cameron's sci-fi masterpiece The Terminatormay not be the first movie that comes to mind when talking about chase movies, but it absolutely belongs for a number of reasons. It's a classic cat-and-mouse story about a time-travelling cyborg assassin from the future winding up in the era of big hair and Ronald Reagan. The Terminator (Arnie, obvi...
- 'The Treasure of the Sierra Madre' (1948) - Director: John Huston. - Metascore: 98. - Runtime: 126 minutes. Two penniless Americans—Fred Dobbs, played by Humphrey Bogart, and Bob Curtin, played by Tim Holt—go on a gold-prospecting trip, joined by an older prospector named Howard.
- 'The Wild Bunch' (1969) - Director: Sam Peckinpah. - Metascore: 97. - Runtime: 135 minutes. William Holden and Ernest Borgnine play members of a gang heading to Mexico to do one final heist as the traditional America West is dying around them in the early 20th century.
- 'The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance' (1962) - Director: John Ford. - Metascore: 94. - Runtime: 123 minutes. When U.S. Senator Ranse Stoddard returns to the West to attend a funeral, he is forced to rehash his past, including the truth regarding the killing of an infamous outlaw.
- 'The Searchers' (1956) - Director: John Ford. - Metascore: 94. - Runtime: 119 minutes. John Wayne plays a Confederate Army veteran tracking down Comanche Indians who massacred his family, burned their ranch and kidnapped his young niece.
- 'The Treasure of the Sierra Madre' (1948) Director: John Huston. It's a big call considering he also made The Maltese Falcon, but the 1948 Western adventure film The Treasure of the Sierra Madre could be John Huston's greatest picture.
- 'For a Few Dollars More' (1965) Director: Sergio Leone. The second film of Sergio Leone's Dollars Trilogy, For a Few Dollars More sees Clint Eastwood reprising his role as the poncho-wearing Man with No Name, while Lee Van Cleef entered the fray as his unlikely ally.
- 'The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance' (1962) Director: John Ford. The notion of Western heroes and quick-drawing cowboys has become something of a modern American myth.
- 'Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid' (1969) Director: George Roy Hill. One of the best aspects of the Western genre is the interesting and complex characters it creates, whether they are fictional or, in the case of Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, mythicized versions of actual people.
3 days ago · Blackthorn (2011)75%. #98. Critics Consensus: Blackthorn invites comparisons to a classic Western -- and survives, thanks largely to a charismatic performance by a well-chosen Sam Shepard. Synopsis: Leaving Bolivia and heading back to the U.S., the outlaw formerly known as Butch Cassidy (Sam Shepard) has a final...
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Oct 19, 2024 · 4. The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (1962) No director has cast a longer shadow over the cinematic landscape of the western than John Ford. Purists will point to “The Searchers” or even “My Darling Clementine” as the high-water mark of his illustrious career, but arguably no title in his personal catalog captures the entire breadth of ...
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