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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...
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- The Proposition
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16 hours ago · Masterfully played by its cast and crew, Hell or High Water stands as the best neo-Western movie of its generation. 9. Dances with Wolves. Prolific filmmaker and actor Kevin Costner made his ...
5 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.
- '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...
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- The Searchers (1956) Available to stream on Max. There are several reasons why John Ford's The Searchers is largely considered one of the best Westerns ever made.
- The Hateful Eight (2015) Available to stream on Netflix. Inspired by the darkest elements of the best Westerns ever made on both film and television, The Hateful Eight may be the greatest modern effort to tell an original story that fully banks on the genre's most crucial conventions.
- Stagecoach (1939) Available to stream on Tubi and Pluto TV. To say that John Ford's Stagecoach is widely regarded as one of the best Westerns ever made would be an understatement.
- The Good, The Bad And The Ugly (1966) Available to stream on Tubi and Pluto TV. The go-to answer for most long-time genre enthusiasts when asked which are the best Westerns ever made, Sergio Leone’s 1968 classic The Good, The Bad and the Ugly.
Top 20 Greatest Western Movies of All Time (The Ultimate List) by ChrisWalczyk55 • Created 11 years ago • Modified 7 years ago. The movies on this list are ranked according to their success (awards & nominations), their popularity, and their true greatness from a directing/writing standpoint.
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1. Once Upon a Time in the West. 1968 2h 46m PG-13. 8.5 (352K) Rate. 82 Metascore. A mysterious stranger with a harmonica joins forces with a notorious desperado to protect a beautiful widow from a ruthless assassin working for the railroad. Director Sergio Leone Stars Henry Fonda Charles Bronson Claudia Cardinale. 2. The Searchers.
