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My 200 Favorite Westerns

by bertramsharp • Created 13 years ago • Modified 11 years ago
Updated: 4/26/14

This is definitely a work in progress. I am missing many classic westerns, so I guess it's time to get watching.
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  • Once Upon a Time in the West (1968)

    1. Once Upon a Time in the West

    19682h 46mPG-1382Metascore
    8.5 (371K)
    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
  • The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (1966)

    2. The Good, the Bad and the Ugly

    19662h 58mR90Metascore
    8.8 (862K)
    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
  • Clint Eastwood in The Outlaw Josey Wales (1976)

    3. The Outlaw Josey Wales

    19762h 15mPG69Metascore
    7.8 (84K)
    A Missouri farmer hunts down brutal Union soldiers.
    DirectorClint EastwoodStarsClint EastwoodSondra LockeChief Dan George
  • Guy Pearce in The Proposition (2005)

    4. The Proposition

    20051h 44mR73Metascore
    7.3 (57K)
    A lawman apprehends a notorious outlaw and gives him nine days to kill his older brother, or else they'll execute his younger brother.
    DirectorJohn HillcoatStarsRay WinstoneGuy PearceEmily Watson
  • Clint Eastwood in High Plains Drifter (1973)

    5. High Plains Drifter

    19731h 45mR69Metascore
    7.4 (69K)
    A stranger makes townsfolk prepare garish welcome for convicts.
    DirectorClint EastwoodStarsClint EastwoodVerna BloomMarianna Hill
  • The Wild Bunch (1969)

    6. The Wild Bunch

    19692h 15mR98Metascore
    7.9 (93K)
    An aging group of outlaws in 1913 Texas look for one last big score, selling stolen Army rifles to a rogue Mexican general during that country's revolution, as the traditional American West is disappearing around them.
    DirectorSam PeckinpahStarsWilliam HoldenErnest BorgnineRobert Ryan
  • John Wayne, Ward Bond, Walter Brennan, Angie Dickinson, Dean Martin, Ricky Nelson, and John Russell in Rio Bravo (1959)

    7. Rio Bravo

    19592h 21mApproved93Metascore
    8.0 (71K)
    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
  • Gary Cooper, Lloyd Bridges, Lee Van Cleef, Katy Jurado, Ian MacDonald, Robert J. Wilke, and Sheb Wooley in High Noon (1952)

    8. 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
  • Mel Brooks and Cleavon Little in Blazing Saddles (1974)

    9. Blazing Saddles

    19741h 33mR73Metascore
    7.7 (160K)
    In order to ruin a western town and steal their land, a corrupt politician appoints a black sheriff, who promptly becomes his most formidable adversary.
    DirectorMel BrooksStarsCleavon LittleGene WilderSlim Pickens
  • Steve McQueen, Yul Brynner, and Eli Wallach in The Magnificent Seven (1960)

    10. The Magnificent Seven

    19602h 8mApproved74Metascore
    7.7 (107K)
    Seven gunfighters are hired by Mexican peasants to liberate their village from oppressive bandits.
    DirectorJohn SturgesStarsYul BrynnerSteve McQueenCharles Bronson
  • A Fistful of Dollars (1964)

    11. A Fistful of Dollars

    19641h 39mR65Metascore
    7.9 (246K)
    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
  • Leonardo DiCaprio, Jamie Foxx, and Christoph Waltz in Django Unchained (2012)

    12. 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
  • Johnny Depp in Dead Man (1995)

    13. Dead Man

    19952h 1mR62Metascore
    7.5 (107K)
    On the run after murdering a man, accountant William Blake encounters a strange Native American man named Nobody who prepares him for his journey into the spiritual world.
    DirectorJim JarmuschStarsJohnny DeppGary FarmerCrispin Glover
  • Sukiyaki Western Django (2007)

    14. Sukiyaki Western Django

    20072h 1mR55Metascore
    6.1 (16K)
    A nameless gunfighter arrives in a town ripped apart by rival gangs and, though courted by both to join, chooses his own path.
    DirectorTakashi MiikeStarsHideaki ItôKôichi SatôQuentin Tarantino
  • Clint Eastwood and Lee Van Cleef in For a Few Dollars More (1965)

    15. For a Few Dollars More

    19652h 12mR74Metascore
    8.2 (291K)
    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
  • Dustin Hoffman in Little Big Man (1970)

    16. Little Big Man

    19702h 19mPG-1363Metascore
    7.5 (39K)
    Jack Crabb, looking back from extreme old age, tells of his life being raised by Native Americans and fighting with General Custer.
    DirectorArthur PennStarsDustin HoffmanFaye DunawayChief Dan George
  • Jeff Bridges, Matt Damon, Josh Brolin, and Hailee Steinfeld in True Grit (2010)

    17. 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
  • Clint Eastwood, Morgan Freeman, Gene Hackman, and Richard Harris in Unforgiven (1992)

    18. Unforgiven

    19922h 10mR85Metascore
    8.2 (457K)
    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
  • Russell Crowe and Christian Bale in 3:10 to Yuma (2007)

    19. 3:10 to Yuma

    20072h 2mR76Metascore
    7.6 (344K)
    A small-time rancher agrees to hold a captured outlaw who's awaiting a train to go to court in Yuma. A battle of wills ensues as the outlaw tries to psych out the rancher.
    DirectorJames MangoldStarsRussell CroweChristian BaleBen Foster
  • Val Kilmer, Bill Paxton, Sam Elliott, and Kurt Russell in Tombstone (1993)

    20. 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
  • Brad Pitt and Casey Affleck in The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford (2007)

    21. The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford

    20072h 40mR68Metascore
    7.5 (199K)
    Robert Ford, who has idolized Jesse James since childhood, tries hard to join the resurgent gang of the Missouri outlaw, but gradually becomes resentful of the bandit leader.
    DirectorAndrew DominikStarsBrad PittCasey AffleckSam Shepard
  • Lone Star (1996)

    22. Lone Star

    19962h 15mR79Metascore
    7.4 (34K)
    When the skeleton of his murdered predecessor is found, Sheriff Sam Deeds unearths many other long-buried secrets in his Texas border town.
    DirectorJohn SaylesStarsChris CooperElizabeth PeñaStephen Mendillo
  • Kevin Costner, Kevin Kline, Danny Glover, and Scott Glenn in Silverado (1985)

    23. Silverado

    19852h 13mPG-1364Metascore
    7.2 (53K)
    A band of misfit friends come together to right the injustices which exist in a small town.
    DirectorLawrence KasdanStarsKevin KlineScott GlennKevin Costner
  • Pierce Brosnan and Liam Neeson in Seraphim Falls (2006)

    24. Seraphim Falls

    20061h 55mR62Metascore
    6.6 (36K)
    After the end of the American Civil War, a former Confederate colonel hunts down a former Yankee officer with whom he has a grudge.
    DirectorDavid Von AnckenStarsPierce BrosnanLiam NeesonAnjelica Huston
  • James Stewart, John Wayne, Lee Marvin, Andy Devine, Vera Miles, and Edmond O'Brien in The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (1962)

    25. 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

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