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Jul 5, 2023 · Stacker has rounded up a list of the 50 best Western films of all time, from the age-old classics to more contemporary box-office hits. The list was compiled using data (as of June 10, 2024) from Metacritic , a site that collects reviews from respected critics and uses them to determine the average rating.
- 'The Train Robbers'
- 'Appaloosa'
- 'The Long Riders'
- 'The Electric Horseman'
- 'Lone Wolf McQuade'
- 'Bomb City'
- 'Hostiles'
- 'El Topo'
- 'A Fistful of Dollars'
- 'Never Grow old'
- Director: Burt Kennedy - Metascore: 64 - Runtime: 92 minutes John Wayne plays a Union Army veteran who signs on to help a train robber's widow, played by Ann-Margret, find a stash of gold hidden by her late husband. Director Burt Kennedy also wrote the movie, which is action-filled with an unexpected ending.
- Director: Ed Harris - Metascore: 64 - Runtime: 115 minutes When a rancher terrorizes a small town in New Mexico, two lawmen, played by Viggo Mortensen and Ed Harris, are hired to straighten things out. Harris not only stars in Appaloosa, but also co-wrote, directed, and produced it. The story is based on a novel of the same name written by Robert...
- Director: Walter Hill - Metascore: 64 - Runtime: 100 minutes The Long Ridersfollows a fictionalized depiction of Jesse James' bank-robbing escapades. Notably, four real-life sets of brothers were cast to play four sets of brothers, including James Keach and Stacy Keach, who played Jesse James and Frank James respectively. The Keach brothers also ...
- Director: Sydney Pollack - Metascore: 64 - Runtime: 121 minutes Robert Redford plays a washed-up rodeo star who is hired as a spokesperson for a cereal company. He feels like such a sellout that he steals the company's horse and runs away, soon followed by reporter Hallie Martin, played by Jane Fonda. Country music star Willie Nelson had a role i...
- Director: Steve Carver - Metascore: 65 - Runtime: 107 minutes In this action Western, a Texas Ranger seeks revenge on the man who hijacked a U.S. Army convoy, injuring his daughter and killing her boyfriend. Chuck Norris stars in the film, which served as the basis for his later television series titled Walker, Texas Ranger.
- Director: Jameson Brooks - Metascore: 65 - Runtime: 95 minutes Bomb City is based on true events surrounding the death of 19-year-old Brian Deneke. In 1997, Deneke was murderedwhen 17-year-old Dustin Camp intentionally hit him with his car. The film depicts the hit-and-run, the resulting court case, and the perception of the punk rock community i...
- Director: Scott Cooper - Metascore: 65 - Runtime: 134 minutes Christian Bale plays an Army captain tasked with escorting a Cheyenne chief, played by Wes Studi, back to his home in Montana. The National Congress of American Indians praisedHostilesfor representing Native Americans well, and using Native American languages appropriately.
- Director: Alejandro Jodorowsky - Metascore: 65 - Runtime: 125 minutes The surreal El Topo follows the quest of a mystical man clad in black, traveling on horseback through the Mexican desert with a naked child. El Topo means the mole, which the movie says will go blind seeing the sun after a life digging tunnels underground. With Alejandro Jodoro...
- Director: Sergio Leone - Metascore: 65 - Runtime: 99 minutes Clint Eastwood had his first leading role playing the Man With No Name, who gets involved in an argument between three brothers and a sheriff. A Fistful of Dollars is the first film of the spaghetti Western Dollars Trilogy, all directed by Sergio Leone.
- Director: Ivan Kavanagh - Metascore: 65 - Runtime: 100 minutes A small Western town is disrupted by the arrival of an outlaw, played by John Cusack, who opens a salon and a brothel. Emile Hirsch plays an Irish immigrant and the town's undertaker, whose life changes with the villain's arrival. Bleak and grim, the filmwas shot in Ireland and direct...
23 hours ago · Welcome to Rotten Tomatoes’ list of the 100 best-reviewed Western movies of all time, sorted by Adjusted Tomatometer with at least 20 reviews for each selection. Additionally, we...
- Tombstone. RELEASED 1993 | AVERAGE SCORE OF 9.21 | RENT ON: PRIME VIDEO, VUDU, YOUTUBE. Is it the best film on this list? Perhaps not. However, there isn’t a film on this list (or any list) that offers more in terms of fun, excitement, and adventure.
- Shane. RELEASED 1953 | AVERAGE SCORE OF 9.12 | STREAM ON: HULU. We Wyoming folks might be partial to “Shane” with its roots in Wyoming history and its unmistakable Wyoming setting.
- True Grit. RELEASED 1969 | AVERAGE SCORE OF 9.01 | STREAM ON: NETFLIX. Millennials might prefer Jeff Bridges over John Wayne and the electrifying Hailee Steinfeld over Kim Darby.
- Unforgiven. RELEASED 1992 | AVERAGE SCORE OF 8.99 | RENT ON: PRIME VIDEO, VUDU, YOUTUBE. AUTHOR’S NOTE: I spent my entire childhood growing up in Wyoming.
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- Once Upon A Time In The West. Sergio Leone kickstarted the "Spaghetti Western" subgenre with his trilogy of films starring Clint Eastwood, but one of his greatest films featured an entirely different cast of characters.
- The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance. The last Western film from John Wayne and John Ford is a surprisingly downbeat commentary on the perils of hero worship.
- Unforgiven. After working with Sergio Leone, Clint Eastwood became one of the most popular Western stars of all time, and leveraged his fame into a successful directing career.
- The Searchers. Hailed by "Sight and Sound" as one of the ten greatest films ever made, "The Searchers" is both a beautiful and haunting Western. Gorgeously capturing the scope of the west through portrait-like cinematography, John Ford showed his affinity for natural beauty.
Jan 1, 2023 · Western films have been a staple of American cinema for more than a century, so we compiled a list of the 30 most memorable Westerns of all time.
Jun 25, 2024 · IndieWire editors list the top 100 greatest Western movies of all time, from acclaimed directors including John Ford and Sergio Leone.
