I'm not sure what to make of a list of the best Western movies ever. If someone were to ask me what my favorite Western is, I'd probably say Blazing Saddles because I couldn't think of another. Also, if a movie had John Wayne or Clint Eastwood in it, it's hard to keep straight which one is which. For someone who has never been a fan of Westerns, I was surprised to realize how many of these 35 movies I've seen. That's purely because of the many years I've spent living with a man in possession of a remote control device, beginning with my father. I have to admit that some are pretty good, while there are quite a few I've not even heard of.
The list begins with the 1939 movie Stagecoach at #1. Don't let that throw you, because this is not a ranked list. The movies are presented in chronological order, with a trailer and description for each, at Mental Floss. Which movies have you seen that should have made the list and didn't? Blazing Saddles is not included.
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Young Guns 1 and 2 were fun too :)
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Yeah I can argue with it like all best lists. Just off the top of my head there's no Blazing Saddles, Silverado, Appaloosa, Hidalgo, A Fistful of Dynamite, True Grit, Little Big Man, Young Guns, The Three Amigos, Tom Horn, Quigley Down Under and even arguably Rango and Firefly.
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When it comes to Westerns, pickem-up trucks are a sore excuse for horses.
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I think one could argue that Hell or High Water is a modern western in that it takes place in the West, involves a lot of travel through rural areas, and involves confrontations between good and evil, as well as law and order.
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My favorite is Jimmy Stewart's Bend of the River.
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