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Westerns That Aren't Westerns (Or Are They?)

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  • Jeff Bridges, Timothy Bottoms, Ellen Burstyn, Cloris Leachman, Cybill Shepherd, and Ben Johnson in The Last Picture Show (1971)

    1. The Last Picture Show

    19711h 58mR93Metascore
    8.0 (56K)
    In 1951, a group of high schoolers come of age in a bleak, isolated, atrophied North Texas town that is slowly dying, both culturally and economically.
    DirectorPeter BogdanovichStarsTimothy BottomsJeff BridgesCybill Shepherd
  • Henry Fonda, John Carradine, Jane Darwell, Dorris Bowdon, Frank Darien, and Russell Simpson in The Grapes of Wrath (1940)

    2. The Grapes of Wrath

    19402h 9mApproved96Metascore
    8.1 (106K)
    An Oklahoma family, driven off their farm by the poverty and hopelessness of the Dust Bowl, joins the westward migration to California, suffering the misfortunes of the homeless in the Great Depression.
    DirectorJohn FordStarsHenry FondaJane DarwellJohn Carradine
  • Javier Bardem and Josh Brolin in No Country for Old Men (2007)

    3. No Country for Old Men

    20072h 2mR92Metascore
    8.2 (1.1M)
    Violence and mayhem ensue after a hunter stumbles upon the aftermath of a drug deal gone wrong and over two million dollars in cash near the Rio Grande.
    DirectorsEthan CoenJoel CoenStarsTommy Lee JonesJavier BardemJosh Brolin
  • Clint Eastwood in Dirty Harry (1971)

    4. Dirty Harry

    19711h 42mR87Metascore
    7.7 (177K)
    When a man calling himself "the Scorpio Killer" menaces San Francisco, tough-as-nails Police Inspector "Dirty" Harry Callahan is assigned to track down the crazed psychopath.
    DirectorsDon SiegelClint EastwoodStarsClint EastwoodAndrew RobinsonHarry Guardino
  • Short Cuts (1993)

    5. Short Cuts

    19933h 8mR81Metascore
    7.6 (49K)
    The day-to-day lives of several suburban Los Angeles residents.
    DirectorRobert AltmanStarsAndie MacDowellJulianne MooreTim Robbins
  • El Mariachi (1992)

    6. El Mariachi

    19921h 21mR73Metascore
    6.8 (74K)
    A traveling mariachi is mistaken for a murderous criminal and must hide from a gang bent on killing him.
    DirectorRobert RodriguezStarsCarlos GallardoConsuelo GómezJaime de Hoyos
  • Antonio Banderas in Desperado (1995)

    7. Desperado

    19951h 44mR55Metascore
    7.1 (205K)
    Former musician and gunslinger El Mariachi arrives at a small Mexican border town after being away for a long time. His past quickly catches up with him and he soon gets entangled with the local drug kingpin Bucho and his gang.
    DirectorRobert RodriguezStarsAntonio BanderasSalma HayekJoaquim de Almeida
  • Antonio Banderas, Johnny Depp, and Salma Hayek in Once Upon a Time in Mexico (2003)

    8. Once Upon a Time in Mexico

    20031h 42mR56Metascore
    6.3 (175K)
    Hitman "El Mariachi" becomes involved in international espionage involving a psychotic CIA agent and a corrupt Mexican general.
    DirectorRobert RodriguezStarsAntonio BanderasSalma HayekJohnny Depp
  • Brad Pitt, Leonardo DiCaprio, Al Pacino, Quentin Tarantino, Kurt Russell, Dakota Fanning, Damon Herriman, Timothy Olyphant, Harley Quinn Smith, Kansas Bowling, Madisen Beaty, Mike Moh, Josephine Valentina Clark, Sydney Sweeney, Michaela Sprague, Margot Robbie, Kayla Radomski, Ryan Ramirez, Margaret Qualley, and Julia Butters in Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood (2019)

    9. Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood

    20192h 41mR84Metascore
    7.6 (926K)
    As Hollywood's Golden Age is winding down during the summer of 1969, television actor Rick Dalton and his stunt double Cliff Booth endeavor to achieve lasting success in Hollywood while meeting several colorful characters along the way.
    DirectorQuentin TarantinoStarsLeonardo DiCaprioBrad PittMargot Robbie
  • Daniel Day-Lewis in There Will Be Blood (2007)

    10. There Will Be Blood

    20072h 38mR93Metascore
    8.2 (681K)
    A story of family, religion, hatred, oil and madness, focusing on a turn-of-the-century prospector in the early days of the business.
    DirectorPaul Thomas AndersonStarsDaniel Day-LewisPaul DanoCiarán Hinds
  • Warren Beatty and Faye Dunaway in Bonnie and Clyde (1967)

    11. Bonnie and Clyde

    19671h 51mR86Metascore
    7.7 (126K)
    Bored waitress Bonnie Parker falls in love with an ex-con named Clyde Barrow and together they start a violent crime spree through the country, stealing cars and robbing banks.
    DirectorArthur PennStarsWarren BeattyFaye DunawayMichael J. Pollard
  • Paul Newman in Cool Hand Luke (1967)

    12. Cool Hand Luke

    19672h 7mApproved92Metascore
    8.0 (195K)
    A laid-back Southern man is sentenced to two years in a rural prison, but refuses to conform.
    DirectorStuart RosenbergStarsPaul NewmanGeorge KennedyStrother Martin
  • Jack Nicholson in Five Easy Pieces (1970)

    13. Five Easy Pieces

    19701h 38mR85Metascore
    7.4 (43K)
    A dropout from upper-class America picks up work along the way on oil rigs when his life isn't spent in a squalid succession of bars, motels, and other points of interest.
    DirectorBob RafelsonStarsJack NicholsonKaren BlackBilly Green Bush
  • Heath Ledger and Jake Gyllenhaal in Brokeback Mountain (2005)

    14. Brokeback Mountain

    20052h 14mR87Metascore
    7.7 (407K)
    Two shepherds fall for each other, but their relationship becomes complicated when they both get married to their respective girlfriends.
    DirectorAng LeeStarsJake GyllenhaalHeath LedgerMichelle Williams
  • The Living Desert (1953)

    15. The Living Desert

    19531h 9mApproved69Metascore
    7.3 (1.9K)
    Although first glance reveals little more than stones and sand, the desert is alive. Witness moving rocks, spitting mud pots, gorgeous flowers and the never-ending battle for survival between creatures of every shape, size and description.
    DirectorJames AlgarStarWinston Hibler
  • Emile Hirsch in Into the Wild (2007)

    16. Into the Wild

    20072h 28mR73Metascore
    8.0 (685K)
    After graduating from Emory University, top student and athlete Christopher McCandless abandons his possessions, gives his entire $24,000 savings account to charity and hitchhikes to Alaska to live in the wilderness.
    DirectorSean PennStarsEmile HirschVince VaughnCatherine Keener
  • Peter Fonda in Easy Rider (1969)

    17. Easy Rider

    19691h 35mR85Metascore
    7.2 (121K)
    Two bikers head from L.A. to New Orleans through the open country and desert lands, and along the way they meet a man who bridges a counter-culture gap of which they had been unaware.
    DirectorDennis HopperStarsPeter FondaDennis HopperJack Nicholson
  • Hugh Jackman in Logan (2017)

    18. Logan

    20172h 17mR77Metascore
    8.1 (902K)
    In a future where mutants are nearly extinct, an elderly and weary Logan leads a quiet life. But when Laura, a mutant child pursued by scientists, comes to him for help, he must get her to safety.
    DirectorJames MangoldStarsHugh JackmanPatrick StewartDafne Keen
  • Kirk Douglas and Jan Sterling in Ace in the Hole (1951)

    19. Ace in the Hole

    19511h 51mApproved72Metascore
    8.1 (41K)
    Frustrated former journalist Chuck Tatum now working for an Albuquerque newspaper exploits a story about trading post owner Leo Minosa trapped in a cave to rekindle Chuck's career, but the story soon escalates into a media circus.
    DirectorBilly WilderStarsKirk DouglasJan SterlingRobert Arthur
  • Bryan Cranston in Breaking Bad (2008)

    20. Breaking Bad

    2008–201362 epsTV-MATV Series
    9.5 (2.4M)
    A chemistry teacher diagnosed with inoperable lung cancer turns to manufacturing and selling methamphetamine with a former student to secure his family's future.
    CreatorVince GilliganStarsBryan CranstonAaron PaulAnna Gunn
  • Bob Odenkirk in Better Call Saul (2015)

    21. Better Call Saul

    2015–202263 epsTV-MATV Series
    9.0 (759K)
    The trials and tribulations of criminal lawyer Jimmy McGill in the years leading up to his fateful run-in with Walter White and Jesse Pinkman.
    CreatorsVince GilliganPeter GouldStarsBob OdenkirkRhea SeehornJonathan Banks
  • Aaron Paul in El Camino (2019)

    22. El Camino

    20192h 2mTV-MA72Metascore
    7.3 (324K)
    Fugitive Jesse Pinkman runs from his captors, the law, and his past.
    DirectorVince GilliganStarsAaron PaulJonathan BanksMatt Jones
  • Dustin Hoffman in Straw Dogs (1971)

    23. Straw Dogs

    19711h 53mR75Metascore
    7.4 (67K)
    A young American and his English wife come to rural England and face increasingly vicious local harassment.
    DirectorSam PeckinpahStarsDustin HoffmanSusan GeorgePeter Vaughan
  • Rita Cortese, Ricardo Darín, Diego Gentile, Darío Grandinetti, Oscar Martínez, María Marull, Erica Rivas, Leonardo Sbaraglia, Mónica Villa, María Onetto, and Julieta Zylberberg in Wild Tales (2014)

    24. Wild Tales

    20142h 2mR77Metascore
    8.1 (232K)
    Six short stories that explore the extremities of human behavior involving people in distress.
    DirectorDamián SzifronStarsDarío GrandinettiMaría MarullMónica Villa
  • Off the Map (2003)

    25. Off the Map

    20031h 45mPG-1368Metascore
    7.1 (3.5K)
    An eleven-year-old girl watches her father come down with a crippling depression. Over one summer, she learns answers to several mysteries, and comes to terms with love and loss.
    DirectorCampbell ScottStarsValentina de AngelisJoan AllenSam Elliott

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