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68 Metascore. In the dead of a Wyoming winter, a bounty hunter and his prisoner find shelter in a cabin currently inhabited by a collection of nefarious characters. Director: Quentin Tarantino | Stars: Samuel L. Jackson, Kurt Russell, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Walton Goggins. Votes: 658,658 | Gross: $54.12M.
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- 'No Country for Old Men' (2007) With a phenomenal screenplay and similarly great direction, the Coen Brothers made the century's best Western so far in 2007, with No Country for Old Men.
- 'Hell or High Water' (2016) Hell or High Water is just as great a crime/heist movie as it is a Western, making it a superb blend of genres, and a movie that's likely to have excellent crossover appeal as a result.
- 'Bacurau' (2019) It's hard to classify Bacurau within a single genre, because it's one of those movies that feels like it might be easier to list the genres it doesn't belong to, in some ways.
- 'The Revenant' (2015) Though it might be best known as the movie that finally got Leonardo DiCaprio an Oscar win, The Revenant is much more than just that.
- Tombstone. Kurt Russell, Val Kilmer, Michael Biehn. 1,174 votes. An unforgettable retelling of the legendary Gunfight at the O.K. Corral, this film dives deep into the life of legendary lawman Wyatt Earp and his tumultuous relationship with his friend and notorious gambler Doc Holliday.
- Unforgiven. Clint Eastwood, Gene Hackman, Morgan Freeman. 990 votes. Clint Eastwood's Oscar-winning masterpiece examines the consequences of violence and the myth of the gunslinger-hero through its complex, morally ambiguous characters.
- Open Range. Robert Duvall, Kevin Costner, Annette Bening. 776 votes. Featuring standout performances by Kevin Costner and Robert Duvall, this movie sets itself apart by focusing on the daily struggles faced by free-grazing cattle herders in the late 1800s.
- True Grit. Jeff Bridges, Matt Damon, Josh Brolin. 812 votes. This Coen Brothers adaptation of Charles Portis's novel features Jeff Bridges as the grizzled, eye-patch-wearing U.S. Marshal Rooster Cogburn, who embarks on a dangerous journey to bring a murderer to justice.
- Unforgiven (1992) Directed by Clint Eastwood. Clint Eastwood rose to stardom by studying John Wayne's Monument Valley-sized version of the stoic Western hero, flipping it, and revealing its darker side—the squinting, shoot-first-ask-questions-later antihero.
- Django Unchained (2012) Directed by Quentin Tarantino. The Western's decline as a popular genre coincided with its rise as a prestige genre. But Quentin Tarantino dreams of a different, wilder West.
- No Country for Old Men (2007) Directed by Joel and Ethan Coen. As is the case with his Border Trilogy, Cormac McCarthy's No Country for Old Men is about the death of the Western, a genre founded on the inherent decency of men, our unbreakable spirit, and the unequivocal triumph of good over evil.
- The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford (2007) Directed by Andrew Dominik. Do not be put off by its long title. Or by the fact that it spoils how the movie is going to end.
- “Unforgiven” (1992) Perhaps the epitome of the modern Western, Clint Eastwood’s Oscar-winning epic “Unforgiven” is a melancholic meditation on the West, exploring its myths and its history through a dark and violent lens.
- “Django Unchained” (2012) Messy, bold, raucously funny and curiously affecting, “Django Unchained” is quintessential Quentin Tarantino. Part homage and part subversion, it’s also an audacious reimagining of the spaghetti Western.
- “The Homesman” (2014) Tommy Lee Jones’ haunting and contemplative Western flew under the radar last year despite a stirring lead performance from Hilary Swank and a richly confrontational narrative.
- “True Grit” (2010) The Coen Brothers had already gotten their feet wet in this arena with the Oscar-winning phenomenon “No Country for Old Men,” but even so, how they’d fare with such classic material was another matter entirely.
Jun 7, 2023 · 3. The Power of the Dog (2021) IMDb Rating: 6.8. Where to Watch: Netflix. The Power of the Dog is based on Thomas Savage’s 1967 novel of the same name. The award-winning revisionist Western psychological drama deals with the emotions of love, grief, resentment, and jealousy.
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Altough it's not a movie but this tv-show is an absolute masterpiece with the most accurate,complex and grittiest depiction of the Wild West in both tv and cinematic history.Nothing in this tv-series is black and white,there are no classic western heroes and villains,every character is a flawed individual with a dark side.Strong graphic violence and sex scenes are present throughout the series ...
