Top 10 Western movies

81usaf92 · Sep 6, 2018

Thought it would be a good one to have
#10 Pale Rider
#9 True Grit Remake
#8 310 to Yuma Remake
#7 The Good, The Bad, and the Ugly
#6 Shane
#5. True Grit (original)
#4. Outlaw Joesy Wales
#3. Fistful of Dollars
#2 Unforgiven
#1 No Country for old men

GrayTide · Sep 6, 2018

1. The Searchers (John Wayne and Jeffrey Hunter)
2. Tombstone
3. My Darling Clementine
4. The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
5. The Alamo
6. True Grit (original)
7. The Outlaw Josey Wales
8. Dances with Wolves
9. Butch Cassidy and The Sundance Kid
10. Stagecoach (original)

bama579 · Sep 9, 2018

Not sure what to remove from either preceding list, however, would like to have Open Range, High Noon, and Blazing Saddles on them.

4Q Basket Case · Sep 16, 2018

Great lists, taking me back to when I first saw them.

My favorite recent ones (defined as the last 25 years) are No Country For Old Men ("You don't have to do this."), Unforgiven (the scarred prostitute), and Dances With Wolves-- the opening scene in the Civil War, and the scene where he earns his name, both stick with me today.

JMHO, but I think Dances With Wolves it a forever classic.

major tidefan · Sep 17, 2018

1:Once Upon A Time In The West
2:The Searchers
3:The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
4:Johnny Guitar
5:My Darling Clementine
6:Tombstone
7: Duel In The Sun
8:For A Few Dollars More
9

ale Rider
10:The Assassination Of Jesse James By The Coward Robert Ford

jabcmb · Sep 18, 2018

Most of mine are already listed. High Noon tops my list. I would add The Shootist, The Magnificent Seven, Hostiles, and Big Jake. And Lonesome Dove, if allowed.

Still waiting for someone to make Cormac McCarthy’s “Blood Meridian” into a movie. If you haven’t read the book, don’t.

uafan4life · Sep 18, 2018

I honestly don't think I've seen 10 westerns. Does "Serenity" count? :biggrin2:

crimsonaudio · Sep 18, 2018

Not a big western fan, but I love all three of these:
1) Unforgiven
2) No Country For Old Men (had to think about it before I considered this a western)
3) Tombstone (a bit campy, but I cannot not watch it when it's on)

dayhiker · Sep 18, 2018

crimsonaudio said:
Not a big western fan, but I love all three of these:
1) Unforgiven
2) No Country For Old Men (had to think about it before I considered this a western)
3) Tombstone (a bit campy, but I cannot not watch it when it's on)

I'd add A River Runs Through It in the not obviously a Western category.

crimsonaudio · Sep 18, 2018

jabcmb said:
Still waiting for someone to make Cormac McCarthy’s “Blood Meridian” into a movie. If you haven’t read the book, don’t.

THIS!

An astonishing book, I don't see how they could ever make it into a movie...

dayhiker · Sep 18, 2018

So, don't read the book?

jabcmb · Sep 18, 2018

crimsonaudio said:
THIS!

An astonishing book, I don't see how they could ever make it into a movie...

Agree. It left me with many horrific, nihilistic images; but I only recall one phrase:
“The gang ... rode north ... and turned their tragic mounts to the west ... toward the red demise of that day.” I remember thinking that now McCarthy has got me thinking that even the horses are complicit in the carnage. What kind of book does that?

jabcmb · Sep 18, 2018

dayhiker said:
So, don't read the book?

I would not recommend it to a normal person.

But it is based on fact, so maybe it would be a delight for some.

GrayTide · Sep 18, 2018

dayhiker said:
I'd add A River Runs Through It in the not obviously a Western category.

Great movie, Western enough to be included.

crimsonaudio · Sep 18, 2018

dayhiker said:
So, don't read the book?

Absolutely read it, but know it's a tough read.

willie52 · Sep 19, 2018

The Searchers
Big Jake
Tombstone
Outlaw Josey Wales
Johnson County War
Dances with Wolves
How the West was won
The Good, the Bad and the Ugly

Miniseries

Lonesome Dove
Centennial

crimsonaudio · Sep 19, 2018

I'll admit I'm pretty astonished at any list that doesn't include Unforgiven. Not judging, I just think it's a perfect film.

DzynKingRTR · Sep 19, 2018

Unforgiven
Tombstone
The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly
The Outlaw Josey Wales
Hondo
True Grit (both original and remake)
The Magnificent Seven (1960 version)
The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford
3:10 to Yuma (both original and remake)
Shane

jabcmb · Sep 19, 2018

I forgot about The Wild Bunch and The Long Riders. Since I forgot them, they must not be in my top ten. But one thing I always ask myself is whether I can sit and watch the whole movie through the second time, or multiple times. Those two qualify, while some of the great movies listed by others don’t. So my top ten is heavily influenced by my personal butt rating. I would love to be able to watch Dances With Wolves all the way through again, but I just can’t.

GrayTide · Sep 19, 2018

willie52 said:
The Searchers
Big Jake
Tombstone
Outlaw Josey Wales
Johnson County War
Dances with Wolves
How the West was won
The Good, the Bad and the Ugly

Miniseries

Lonesome Dove
Centennial

Centennial was an excellent mini series, lots of famous actors and actresses.

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