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2 days 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 picked only...
- ‘The Great Train Robbery’
- ‘Stagecoach’
- ‘Red River’
- ‘Winchester ’73’
- ‘High Noon’
- ‘The Searchers’
- ‘Rio Bravo’
- ‘The Magnificent Seven’
- ‘One-Eyed Jacks’
- ‘Ride The High Country’
In one of the earliest Westerns in American cinema, the film depicts a group of outlaws who rob passengers on a train and threaten the operator. When trying to run away, they shoot a passenger. The sheriff and his men embark on a manhunt of the men.
The two-time Oscar winning film, directed by John Ford, follows a collective group of passengers aboard a stagecoach, including a drunken doctor, two women, a bank manager who stole his client’s money and escaped outlaw Ringo Kid. As they make their trip across the wild west to New Mexico in the 1880s, they must face the threat of Geronimo in the a...
After working 14 years to build his cattle ranch in Texas, Tom Dunston (John Wayne) is ready to drive them to the market, which is in Missouri. With the help of his trailhand, Nadine Groot (Walter Brennan), and protégé, Matthew Garth (Montgomery Clift), an orphan who Dunston took under his wing, they head out on their journey. But along the way, in...
Lin McAdam (James Stewart) finds himself chasing after a rifle that he won in a contest, but was stolen by the runner-up, Dutch Henry Brown (Stephen McNally). In the film, directed by Anthony Mann, McAdam pursues all efforts to retrieve the rifle, even ending up in a shoot-out.
The movie, directed by Fred Zinnemann, features Gary Cooper as former marshal Will Kane, who is preparing to leave a small town in New Mexico with his new wife, Amy, played by Grace Kelly. Before heading out, Kane learned the local criminal, Frank Miller, whom he turned in, has been set free and is seeking revenge. The marshal tries to recruit depu...
The film, directed by John Ford, shows how one man will go through great lengths for his family. When Ethan Edwards (John Wayne) returned home to Texas after the Civil War, he learns members of his brother’s family have been killed or abducted by Comanches. He then embarks on dangerous mission to save the surviving members, including his neice and ...
When small-town sheriff John T. Chance (John Wayne) arrests gunslinger Joe Burdette (Claude Akins) for murder, he must face Burdette’s brother Nathan (John Russell) who wants him out of jail. But with the help of an elderly deputy, the town drunk and a young gunfighter, Chance makes a stand against Nathan, in the film directed by Howard Hawks.
When a small Mexican farming village is terrorized by a band of outlaws every year, several of the townspeople hire seven American gunmen to defend them. The film, directed by John Sturges, follows the gunslingers as they train and prepare the village for the outlaws who will be arriving soon.
Following a bank robbery, outlaw Rio (Marlon Brando) and his partner, Dad Longworth (Karl Malden) are on the run from the law, but Dad has different plans. In the film, directed by Brando, Dad betrays Rio and takes off with the gold as Rio is captured. Years later, when Rio escapes from prison, he hunts down his ex-partner, who is now a sheriff, in...
In the film directed by Sam Peckinpah, retired lawman Steve Judd (Joel McCrea) hires his friend Gil Westrum (Randolph Scott) and his young protégé Heck to help transport a gold shipment from a bank through a dangerous area. But Gil and Heck devise a plan to steal the gold. Along the way, the three also get involved with a woman trying to escape her...
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Mar 13, 2024 · The history of movie Westerns more or less begins with the end of the Old West itself. We run down the 50 best examples of the genre.
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- '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.
- 147 votes. Old Henry. Old Henry, an artful tale of mystery and survival, enthralls audiences with Tim Blake Nelson's riveting portrayal of a weathered farmer protecting his homestead.
- 114 votes. Deadwood. Deadwood, a cinematic marvel expanding the beloved HBO series' universe, showcases laudable portrayals of iconic characters Swearengen, Alma, and Bullock by the series' original cast.
- 76 votes. The Kid. The Kid, a refreshing take on the archetypal Western saga, features Ethan Hawke's stirring performance as famed lawman Pat Garrett opposite newcomer Jake Schur's enigmatic Billy the Kid.
- 42 votes. Never Grow Old. Never Grow Old, a grave depiction of showdowns and survival, stars Emile Hirsch and John Cusack in a harrowing confrontation between a humble undertaker and unrelenting outlaws.
4 days ago · Our expertly curated list includes both old and new Western action movies, praised by critics and audiences alike for their compelling narratives, unforgettable performances, and stirring portrayals of life in the Wild West.
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The 25 best westerns ever made, in alphabetical order. List activity. 214 views. 5 this week. Create a new list. List your movie, TV & celebrity picks. 25 titles. Sort by List order. 1. A Fistful of Dollars. 1964 1h 39m R. 7.9 (234K) Rate. 65 Metascore.
