Top 10 Western movies

[OakMtn4Bama]

El Dorado would be on my list. John Wayne, Robert Mitchum, and James Caan are great together. Also, very impressive cinematography.

Jeremiah Johnson has been one of my favorites for 50 years.

On a lighter note, some of the wacky westerns that I have enjoyed over the years:

Evil Roy Slade (John Astin)
Texas Across the River (Dean Martin)
My Name is Trinity/Trinity is Still My Name (Terrence Hill)
Blazing Saddles (Mel Brooks)
Support Your Local Sheriff/Gunfighter (James Garner)

NO list is complete without Evil Roy Slade

 

[Go Bama]

A River Runs Through It is one of my favorite movies. The scenery is worth the price of admission. It was filmed close to where we vacation in Montana.

Be that as it may, it doesn't feel like a western genre movie to me.

 

[UAH]

The Danish National Symphony has performed many of themes of these Westerns. Here is the theme of A Fist Full of Dollars. There are a number of other themes particularly the spaghetti westerns on their YouTube Channel.

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Here is the Morricone playlist of 12 videos by the Danish Symphony. Some excellent interpretations of his music including all of the spagetti westerns he wrote the music for.

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLysPxrQwj2YdDTZusQ77kLaprOpWQh-Bg

 

[UAH]

Can't believe we missed Butch Cassidy and The Sundance Kid. One of the largest grossing westerns of all time. I can't swim! Are you crazy the fall will kill you!

 

[Bodhisattva]

Love the Western genre. The Spaghetti Westerns, even though they are before my time, are some of my favorite movies regardless of genres. My wife and daughter love it when I organize movie night and we watch a couple of the classic Westerns.

For our movie room, I've been acquiring original movie posters to frame and decorate the room. My daughter just got me one for my birthday - an original The Good, The Bad and the Ugly. Well done, Lily!

My favorite opening scene (couldn't find it in one clip) may be from Once Upon a Time in the West:

The sound and visuals are so good. Leone was a revolutionary film maker. And of course:

Charles Bronson : Frank?

Jack Elam: Frank sent us.

Bronson: Did you bring a horse for me?

Elam: Well, looks like we're ... Looks like we're shy of one horse.

Bronson (shaking his head): You brought two too many.

 

[oskie]

Can't believe we missed Butch Cassidy and The Sundance Kid. One of the largest grossing westerns of all time. I can't swim! Are you crazy the fall will kill you!

"we" didn't miss it, but you did

It was in the second post of this thread - thanks to GrayTide

... and yes, I'm with you, it is one of the best of all time

 

[Elefantman]

One of the great performances by Dustin Hoffman.

Little Big Man.

 

[Bidgoodman]

Two lesser known ones that I liked were:
Paint Your Wagon with Clint Eastwood and Lee Marvin in 1969.
The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean with Paul Newman and many other famous actors in supporting roles in 1972.

 

[PA Tide Fan]

The Western is my favorite film genre. Since I'm 63 years old I favor a lot of the older westerns.
1. High Noon
2. Shane
3. Hang'Em High
4. 3:10 to Yuma (original)
5. Red River
6. Winchester '73
7. The Outlaw Josey Wales
8. The Ox-Bow Incident
9. The Good , The Bad and the Ugly
10. The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance

 

[81usaf92]

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.

Unforgiven maybe one of the greatest movies ever made. It nearly killed western movies because it was so good it was nearly impossible to follow.

 

[Padreruf]

How about Western TV shows? I loved Gunsmoke...

 

[Bazza]

El Dorado would be on my list. John Wayne, Robert Mitchum, and James Caan are great together. Also, very impressive cinematography.-snip-

El Dorado deserves more attention here. The James Caan character "Mississippi" especially.....

 

[Bazza]

And this scene with Christopher "Rat Patrol" George......

 

[Bazza]

Gregory Peck and an all star cast - from 1958, this is a good one. Title sequence here by Saul Bass......

 

[major tidefan]

How about Western TV shows? I loved Gunsmoke...

Me too, and the Big Valley.

 

[OakMtn4Bama]

1. Shane
2. Stagecoach
3. High Noon
4. The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
5. Unforgiven
6. The Searchers
7. The Outlaw Josey Wales
8. Open Range
9. Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
10. Big Jake

Honorable Mention:
Going South
The Missouri Breaks
Evil Roy Slade
She Wore a Yellow Ribbon
The Shootist
(Not counting Lonesome Dove which would be in the top 10)