Top 10 Westerns

[JoeProBono]

"What components make a western truly great? That depends on who's asking, as there are so many subgenres and different takes. There's the classic, the Spaghetti western, the singing cowboy western, the comedy western and the contemporary western. We tend to favor the slow-moving epics à la Leone over fast shoot-'em-ups, and our gunslingers and cowboys to be complex, stoic characters faced with morally difficult situations we believe are microcosms for all of life. There were many contenders for this very American genre—even though some of the finest were shot by an Italian. We've also tried to include a couple of rare choices that do not easily spring to mind, such as the Australian oeuvre "The Proposition." After all, you can Google John Wayne yourself. But what list of top westerns would be complete without The Duke?"

[JoeProBono]

[Old Retired Army Guy]

You have to put High Noon and Shane up there.

[Mr. Mojo]

An underrated western is Sam Peckinpah's Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid (1973). ...with James Coburn and Kris Kristofferson. Soundtrack: Bob Dylan.

[ez]

“Unforgiven” will always be my favorite.

[Mariner]

True Grit, Unforgiven, The Searchers, Tombstone...there are so many good ones.

It's what made the movies.

Even most sci-fi/space movies are Westerns in disguise.

[Misplaced Texan]

Interestingly, my two favorites are “The Outlaw,Josey Wales” with Clint Eastwood and “The Searchers” with John Wayne.

[JoeProBono]

[cripplecreek]

Tombstone definitely tops the list of those made within the last 20 years.

[ConservativeStatement]

"If there's going to be any shooting, I've got to get my rest."

[Responsibility2nd]

My favorite? Blazing Saddles.

[BullDog108]

3:10 to Yuma

Lonesome Dove

[wastedyears]

Tombstone

[MHGinTN]

Gun Fight At The O K Coral, the original version

[Rider on the Rain]

If you don’t mind a little levity, The Man Who Shot Valance Liberty, with Wayne John, Stewart James, and Marvin Lee.

[Darkwolf377]

My own personal top ten, in no order:

Rio Bravo

Red River

The Searchers

The Good, the Bad and the Ugly

The Wild Bunch

Ride the High Country

The Shootist

Lonesome Dove

Unforgiven

Stagecoach

I know there are fans of the more modern Silverado and Tombstone, but I’m not one of them; ditto High Noon.

[Mr. Mojo]

Blazing Saddles.

Ditto.

"'Ditto'? 'Ditto', you provincial putz?"

[mad_as_he$$]

Saw that in the theater when it was originally released. great movie....

[ClearCase_guy]

“The Wild Bunch” by Peckinpah is a great movie.

[rellimpank]

—Tombstone, The Wild Bunch, The Professionals-—

[Artemis Webb]

High Noon
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (my favorite)
The Outlaw Josey Wales
The Searchers
Red River (great movie until the end was ruined by the studio)
The Ox-Bow Incident