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The comprehensive Westerns list

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  • Clint Eastwood, Morgan Freeman, Gene Hackman, and Richard Harris in Unforgiven (1992)

    1. Unforgiven

    19922h 10mR85Metascore
    8.2 (458K)
    Retired Old West gunslinger Will Munny reluctantly takes on one last job to avenge an injustice with the help of his old partner and a young would-be gunman calling himself "The Schofield Kid".
    DirectorClint EastwoodStarsClint EastwoodGene HackmanMorgan Freeman
  • Val Kilmer, Bill Paxton, Sam Elliott, and Kurt Russell in Tombstone (1993)

    2. Tombstone

    19932h 10mR50Metascore
    7.8 (184K)
    A successful lawman's plans to retire anonymously in Tombstone, Arizona, are disrupted by the kind of outlaws he was famous for eliminating.
    DirectorGeorge P. CosmatosStarsKurt RussellVal KilmerSam Elliott
  • John Wayne, Natalie Wood, Ward Bond, Jeffrey Hunter, and Vera Miles in The Searchers (1956)

    3. The Searchers

    19561h 59mApproved94Metascore
    7.8 (101K)
    An American Civil War veteran embarks on a years-long journey to rescue his niece from the Comanches after the rest of his brother's family is massacred in a raid on their Texas farm.
    DirectorJohn FordStarsJohn WayneJeffrey HunterVera Miles
  • John Wayne, Ward Bond, Walter Brennan, Angie Dickinson, Dean Martin, Ricky Nelson, and John Russell in Rio Bravo (1959)

    4. Rio Bravo

    19592h 21mApproved93Metascore
    8.0 (72K)
    A small-town sheriff in the American West enlists the help of a disabled man, a drunk, and a young gunfighter in his efforts to hold in jail the brother of the local bad guy.
    DirectorHoward HawksStarsJohn WayneDean MartinRicky Nelson
  • The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (1966)

    5. The Good, the Bad and the Ugly

    19662h 58mR90Metascore
    8.8 (863K)
    A bounty-hunting scam joins two men in an uneasy alliance against a third in a race to find a fortune in gold buried in a remote cemetery.
    DirectorSergio LeoneStarsClint EastwoodEli WallachLee Van Cleef
  • Alan Ladd, Jean Arthur, Brandon De Wilde, Van Heflin, Jack Palance, and Ben Johnson in Shane (1953)

    6. Shane

    19531h 58mApproved85Metascore
    7.6 (46K)
    An ex-gunfighter defends homesteaders in 1889 Wyoming.
    DirectorGeorge StevensStarsAlan LaddJean ArthurVan Heflin
  • Clint Eastwood in The Outlaw Josey Wales (1976)

    7. The Outlaw Josey Wales

    19762h 15mPG69Metascore
    7.8 (84K)
    A Missouri farmer hunts down brutal Union soldiers.
    DirectorClint EastwoodStarsClint EastwoodSondra LockeChief Dan George
  • James Stewart, John Wayne, Lee Marvin, Andy Devine, Vera Miles, and Edmond O'Brien in The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (1962)

    8. The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance

    19622h 3mApproved94Metascore
    8.1 (86K)
    A senator returns to a Western town for the funeral of an old friend and tells the story of his origins.
    DirectorJohn FordStarsJames StewartJohn WayneVera Miles
  • Stagecoach (1939)

    9. Stagecoach

    19391h 36mApproved93Metascore
    7.8 (57K)
    A group of people traveling on a stagecoach find their journey complicated by the threat of Geronimo and learn something about each other in the process.
    DirectorJohn FordStarsJohn WayneClaire TrevorAndy Devine
  • Charlton Heston, Gregory Peck, Jean Simmons, Carroll Baker, and Burl Ives in The Big Country (1958)

    10. The Big Country

    19582h 46mApproved61Metascore
    7.9 (23K)
    A New England sea captain in the 1880s arrives at his fiancée's sprawling Texas ranch, where he becomes embroiled in a feud between two families over a valuable patch of land.
    DirectorWilliam WylerStarsGregory PeckJean SimmonsCarroll Baker
  • Gary Cooper, Lloyd Bridges, Lee Van Cleef, Katy Jurado, Ian MacDonald, Robert J. Wilke, and Sheb Wooley in High Noon (1952)

    11. High Noon

    19521h 25mPG89Metascore
    7.9 (114K)
    A town Marshal, despite the disagreements of his newlywed bride and the townspeople around him, must face a gang of deadly killers alone at "high noon" when the gang leader, an outlaw he "sent up" years ago, arrives on the noon train.
    DirectorFred ZinnemannStarsGary CooperGrace KellyThomas Mitchell
  • Once Upon a Time in the West (1968)

    12. Once Upon a Time in the West

    19682h 46mPG-1382Metascore
    8.5 (372K)
    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.
    DirectorSergio LeoneStarsHenry FondaCharles BronsonClaudia Cardinale
  • Henry Fonda, Linda Darnell, and Victor Mature in My Darling Clementine (1946)

    13. My Darling Clementine

    19461h 37mApproved
    7.7 (27K)
    After their cattle are stolen and their brother murdered, the Earp brothers have a score to settle with the Clanton family.
    DirectorsJohn FordLloyd BaconStarsHenry FondaLinda DarnellVictor Mature
  • Clint Eastwood and Lee Van Cleef in For a Few Dollars More (1965)

    14. For a Few Dollars More

    19652h 12mR74Metascore
    8.2 (292K)
    Two bounty killers with similar intentions but different motivations team up to track down a psychotic Mexican outlaw before he and his gang can carry out an audacious bank robbery.
    DirectorSergio LeoneStarsClint EastwoodLee Van CleefGian Maria Volontè
  • Johnny Guitar (1954)

    15. Johnny Guitar

    19541h 50mApproved83Metascore
    7.6 (21K)
    After helping a wounded gang member, a strong-willed female saloon owner is wrongly suspected of murder and bank robbery by a lynch mob.
    DirectorNicholas RayStarsJoan CrawfordSterling HaydenMercedes McCambridge
  • Leonardo DiCaprio, Jamie Foxx, and Christoph Waltz in Django Unchained (2012)

    16. Django Unchained

    20122h 45mR81Metascore
    8.5 (1.8M)
    With the help of a German bounty-hunter, a freed slave sets out to rescue his wife from a brutal plantation owner in Mississippi.
    DirectorQuentin TarantinoStarsJamie FoxxChristoph WaltzLeonardo DiCaprio
  • Kevin Costner in Dances with Wolves (1990)

    17. Dances with Wolves

    19903h 1mPG-1372Metascore
    8.0 (303K)
    A lieutenant assigned to a remote Civil War outpost starts questioning his purpose after making contact with a neighboring Sioux settlement.
    DirectorKevin CostnerStarsKevin CostnerMary McDonnellGraham Greene
  • James Stewart and Shelley Winters in Winchester '73 (1950)

    18. Winchester '73

    19501h 32mApproved83Metascore
    7.6 (23K)
    A cowboy's obsession with a stolen rifle leads to a bullet-ridden odyssey through the American West.
    DirectorAnthony MannStarsJames StewartShelley WintersDan Duryea
  • A Fistful of Dollars (1964)

    19. A Fistful of Dollars

    19641h 39mR65Metascore
    7.9 (247K)
    A wandering gunfighter plays two rival families against each other in a town torn apart by greed, pride, and revenge.
    DirectorSergio LeoneStarsClint EastwoodGian Maria VolontèMarianne Koch
  • The Ox-Bow Incident (1943)

    20. The Ox-Bow Incident

    19431h 15mApproved
    8.0 (26K)
    Walter Van Tilburg Clark's novel inspires an account of a lynch mob that seeks revenge for a rancher's murder.
    DirectorWilliam A. WellmanStarsHenry FondaDana AndrewsMary Beth Hughes
  • Randolph Scott and Joel McCrea in Ride the High Country (1962)

    21. Ride the High Country

    19621h 34mApproved92Metascore
    7.4 (16K)
    An ex-union soldier is hired to transport gold from a mining community through dangerous territory. But what he doesn't realize is that his partner and old friend is plotting to double-cross him.
    DirectorSam PeckinpahStarsJoel McCreaRandolph ScottMariette Hartley
  • Destry Rides Again (1939)

    22. Destry Rides Again

    19391h 35mApproved81Metascore
    7.6 (13K)
    Deputy sheriff Destry tames the town of Bottle Neck, including saloon singer Frenchy.
    DirectorGeorge MarshallStarsMarlene DietrichJames StewartMischa Auer
  • Lauren Bacall, James Stewart, John Wayne, Ron Howard, Richard Boone, Sheree North, and Hugh O'Brian in The Shootist (1976)

    23. The Shootist

    19761h 40mPG77Metascore
    7.6 (28K)
    A dying gunfighter spends his last days looking for a way to die with a minimum of pain and a maximum of dignity.
    DirectorDon SiegelStarsJohn WayneLauren BacallRon Howard
  • Shirley Temple and John Agar in Fort Apache (1948)

    24. Fort Apache

    19482h 8mApproved
    7.4 (21K)
    At Fort Apache, an honorable and veteran war captain finds conflict when his regime is placed under the command of a young, glory hungry lieutenant colonel with no respect for the local Indian tribe.
    DirectorJohn FordStarsJohn WayneHenry FondaShirley Temple
  • Jeff Bridges, Matt Damon, Josh Brolin, and Hailee Steinfeld in True Grit (2010)

    25. True Grit

    20101h 50mPG-1380Metascore
    7.6 (369K)
    A stubborn teenager enlists the help of a tough U.S. Marshal to track down her father's murderer.
    DirectorsEthan CoenJoel CoenStarsJeff BridgesMatt DamonHailee Steinfeld

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