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A list of 35 Classic Western Films

by FLASHP01NT • Created 9 years ago • Modified 10 months ago
Straightforward western classics that set action standards for modern cinema and featured men synonymous with six shooters.
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  • The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (1966)

    1. 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 and Lee Van Cleef in For a Few Dollars More (1965)

    2. 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
  • A Fistful of Dollars (1964)

    3. 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
  • Gary Cooper, Lloyd Bridges, Lee Van Cleef, Katy Jurado, Ian MacDonald, Robert J. Wilke, and Sheb Wooley in High Noon (1952)

    4. 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
  • Gary Cooper and Burt Lancaster in Vera Cruz (1954)

    5. Vera Cruz

    19541h 34mApproved
    7.0 (12K)
    During the Mexican Rebellion of 1866, an unsavory group of American adventurers are hired by the forces of Emporer Maximilian to escort a countess to Vera Cruz.
    DirectorRobert AldrichStarsGary CooperBurt LancasterDenise Darcel
  • Gary Cooper and Paulette Goddard in Unconquered (1947)

    6. Unconquered

    19472h 26mApproved
    6.9 (3.2K)
    Intrepid frontiersman Chris Holden foils the political and personal ambitions of renegade Martin Garth in the Ohio Valley following the French and Indian War.
    DirectorCecil B. DeMilleStarsGary CooperPaulette GoddardHoward Da Silva
  • John Wayne, Montgomery Clift, and Joanne Dru in Red River (1948)

    7. Red River

    19482h 13mApproved96Metascore
    7.7 (37K)
    Dunson leads a cattle drive, the culmination of over 14 years of work, to its destination in Missouri. But his tyrannical behavior along the way causes a mutiny, led by his adopted son.
    DirectorsHoward HawksArthur RossonStarsJohn WayneMontgomery CliftJoanne Dru
  • John Wayne, Ward Bond, Walter Brennan, Angie Dickinson, Dean Martin, Ricky Nelson, and John Russell in Rio Bravo (1959)

    8. 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
  • Gregory Peck, Anne Baxter, and Richard Widmark in Yellow Sky (1948)

    9. Yellow Sky

    19481h 38mApproved
    7.4 (6.2K)
    A pistol-packing tomboy and her grandfather discover a band of bank robbing bandits taking refuge in the neighboring ghost town.
    DirectorWilliam A. WellmanStarsGregory PeckAnne BaxterRichard Widmark
  • Shirley Temple and John Agar in Fort Apache (1948)

    10. 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
  • James Stewart and Shelley Winters in Winchester '73 (1950)

    11. 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
  • Gary Cooper, David Brian, Frank Davis, André De Toth, Paul Kelly, Phyllis Thaxter, and Charles Marquis Warren in Springfield Rifle (1952)

    12. Springfield Rifle

    19521h 33mApproved
    6.5 (2.5K)
    Major Lex Kearney becomes the North's first counterespionage agent as he tries to discover who's behind the theft of Union cavalry horses in Colorado during the Civil War.
    DirectorAndré De TothStarsGary CooperPhyllis ThaxterDavid Brian
  • John Wayne and Ella Raines in Tall in the Saddle (1944)

    13. Tall in the Saddle

    19441h 27mApproved
    6.9 (3.8K)
    Ranch hand Rocklin arrives in town to start his new job but his employer has been murdered and the locals don't seem too friendly.
    DirectorEdwin L. MarinStarsJohn WayneElla RainesWard Bond
  • James Cagney in The Oklahoma Kid (1939)

    14. The Oklahoma Kid

    19391h 25mApproved
    6.4 (2.8K)
    During the Oklahoma Land Rush, the lawlessness is exacerbated by the McCord gang's feud with the Kincaids, who are trying to bring law and justice to the region.
    DirectorLloyd BaconStarsJames CagneyHumphrey BogartRosemary Lane
  • Kirk Douglas, Anthony Quinn, Earl Holliman, and Ziva Rodann in Last Train from Gun Hill (1959)

    15. Last Train from Gun Hill

    19591h 35mApproved
    7.3 (9.4K)
    A marshal tries to bring the son of an old friend, an autocratic cattle baron, to justice for his role in the rape and murder of the marshal's Native American wife.
    DirectorJohn SturgesStarsKirk DouglasAnthony QuinnCarolyn Jones
  • Gary Cooper, Paulette Goddard, Madeleine Carroll, and Robert Preston in North West Mounted Police (1940)

    16. North West Mounted Police

    19402h 6mApproved
    6.3 (2K)
    In 1885, a Texas Ranger travels to Canada to arrest a trapper who's wanted for murder and who's stirring up the Natives in a rebellion against the Canadian government.
    DirectorCecil B. DeMilleStarsGary CooperMadeleine CarrollPaulette Goddard
  • Humphrey Bogart, Tim Holt, and Walter Huston in The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1948)

    17. The Treasure of the Sierra Madre

    19482h 6mApproved98Metascore
    8.2 (138K)
    Two down-on-their-luck Americans searching for work in 1920s Mexico convince an old prospector to help them mine for gold in the Sierra Madre Mountains.
    DirectorJohn HustonStarsHumphrey BogartWalter HustonTim Holt
  • John Wayne, John Agar, Harry Carey Jr., Joanne Dru, and Ben Johnson in She Wore a Yellow Ribbon (1949)

    18. She Wore a Yellow Ribbon

    19491h 44mApproved87Metascore
    7.2 (20K)
    Captain Nathan Brittles, on the eve of retirement, takes out a last patrol to stop an impending massive Indian attack. Encumbered by women who must be evacuated, Brittles finds his mission imperiled.
    DirectorJohn FordStarsJohn WayneJoanne DruJohn Agar
  • Gary Cooper in Man of the West (1958)

    19. Man of the West

    19581h 40mApproved
    7.0 (10K)
    A reformed outlaw becomes stranded after an aborted train robbery with two other passengers and is forced to rejoin his old outlaw band.
    DirectorAnthony MannStarsGary CooperJulie LondonLee J. Cobb
  • Stagecoach (1939)

    20. 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
  • Humphrey Bogart and Ida Lupino in High Sierra (1941)

    21. High Sierra

    19411h 40mApproved
    7.5 (20K)
    After being released from prison, notorious thief Roy Earle is hired by his old boss to help a group of inexperienced criminals plan and carry out the robbery of a California resort.
    DirectorRaoul WalshStarsIda LupinoHumphrey BogartAlan Curtis
  • Harry Carey Jr., Ben Johnson, Victor McLaglen, J. Carrol Naish, and Chill Wills in Rio Grande (1950)

    22. Rio Grande

    19501h 45mApproved
    7.0 (19K)
    A cavalry officer posted on the Rio Grande is confronted with murderous raiding Apaches, a son who's a risk-taking recruit and his wife from whom he has been separated for many years.
    DirectorJohn FordStarsJohn WayneMaureen O'HaraBen Johnson
  • Alan Ladd, Jean Arthur, Brandon De Wilde, Van Heflin, Jack Palance, and Ben Johnson in Shane (1953)

    23. Shane

    19531h 58mApproved85Metascore
    7.6 (46K)
    An ex-gunfighter defends homesteaders in 1889 Wyoming.
    DirectorGeorge StevensStarsAlan LaddJean ArthurVan Heflin
  • James Stewart, Jeff Chandler, and Debra Paget in Broken Arrow (1950)

    24. Broken Arrow

    19501h 33mApproved
    7.1 (10K)
    Tom Jeffords tries to make peace between settlers and Apaches in Arizona territory.
    DirectorDelmer DavesStarsJames StewartJeff ChandlerDebra Paget
  • Kirk Douglas, Gena Rowlands, Carroll O'Connor, Michael Kane, William Schallert, and Bronze Star in Lonely Are the Brave (1962)

    25. Lonely Are the Brave

    19621h 47mApproved
    7.5 (11K)
    A fiercely independent cowboy gets himself locked up in prison to escape with an old friend.
    DirectorDavid MillerStarsKirk DouglasGena RowlandsWalter Matthau

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