Favorite Westerns, a Look Back

 


The Western Genre is one of the oldest and most prolific of film genres. We've seen these films for decades, and they continue to entertain and inspire fans. Throughout this year I've shared 50 of my favorite films in the genre. I have some traditional and unconventional choices, and some different kind of films in the genre. Below is the full list in order. If you want more details on any entry, feel free to scroll back through this space on Friday posts the past year!

50 Stagecoach

49 The Assassination of Jesse James

48 3 Godfathers

47 Three Amigos!

46 The Ballad of Buster Scruggs

45 The Searchers

44 The Sons of Katie Elder

43 True Grit (Wayne)

42 High Noon

41 The Missing

40 Hell or High Water

39 No Man's Land

38 News of the World

37 The Power of the Dog

36 City Slickers

35 Jeremiah Johnson

34 Godless

33 Shane

32 The Good, The Bad, and the Ugly

31 El Dorado

30 The Shootist

29 Old Henry

28 Maverick

27 Once Upon a Time in Mexico

26 American Outlaws

25 Unforgiven

24 Lonesome Dove

23 Desperado

22 The Man Who Shot Liberty Valence

21 Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid

20 Dances With Wolves

19 Hostiles

18 Blazing Saddles

17 The Magnificent Seven (Fuqua)

16 The Wild Bunch

15 The Treasure of Sierra Madre

14 Open Range

13 Django Unchained

12 The Harder They Fall

11 True Grit (Coen)

10 Tombstone

9 Let Him Go

8 1883

7 Legends of the Fall

6 The English

5 A Million Ways to Die in the West

4 Silverado

3 Young Guns

2 Serenity

1 No Country For Old Men

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