25 best Western movies ever

25 best Western movies ever – Pale Rider (1985)

Pale Rider (1985)

Yet another appearance for Clint Eastwood in our list, who produces and directs as well as starring as a taciturn preacher who, for a man of the cloth, seems strangely well versed in the use of firearms. The plot is pretty standard Western fare, with Clint protecting a group of downtrodden townspeople from a gang of thugs (in fact it’s almost a remake of Shane) but the religious overtones and air of mystery surrounding the lead character make Pale Rider the pick of the genre as far as the 1980s are concerned.

25 best Western movies ever – Back to the Future Part III (1990)

Back to the Future Part III (1990)

The final installment in the Back to the Future trilogy sees Marty travel back to the Wild West to save Doc Brown from a terrible fate at the hands of Buford "Mad Dog" Tannen. Ditching the flying cars and dark undercurrents of the first sequel, Part III is a freewheeling romp through all the Western clichés, from swinging saloon doors to quick-draw showdowns. Great Scott!

25 best Western movies ever – High Noon (1952)

High Noon (1952)

High Noon tells its story in real time, as Gary Cooper’s about-to-retire marshal Will Kane discovers that a notorious criminal he brought to justice is due to arrive in town at, well, high noon. Knowing that a fight is coming, Kane attempts to unite the townspeople behind him. High Noon is Bill Clinton’s favourite film, and during his presidency he screened it no fewer than 17 times at the White House.

25 best Western movies ever – Shane (1953)

Shane (1953)

Along with High Noon, Shane is probably the most famous Western of the 1950s. Following the genre’s conventions to the letter (it may, in fact, have established several of these conventions itself), it follows a gunslinging drifter whose attempts to settle into a peaceful life are disrupted by a dispute between cattle ranchers and settlers. The cinematography, full of epically sweeping, blue-skied vistas, won the movie an Oscar.

25 best Western movies ever – Once Upon a Time in the West (1968)

Once Upon a Time in the West (1968)

Sergio Leone put away the crowd-pleasing antics of his Dollas trilogy to create two and half hours of cinematic history with this scorched-earth homage to the gritty realities of homesteading on the new frontier. Expertly paying homage to practically every film in the Western genre, Leone helps Henry Fonda finds his dark side and gives Charles Bronson his own theme tune (supplied, of course, by long-term Leone sidekick Ennio Morricone).

Read our Movie Classic on Once Upon a Time in the West

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Comments

pattayarag

17 weeks ago

These lists are always subjective but to include the 'Assassination of Jesse James' which is a bomb and exclude 'Open Range' which is one of the best Westerns ever made is hard to understand on any level.

Also, good as they are, I wouldn't include comedy Westerns like 'Rango' and 'Back to the Future' at the expense of say 'The Big Country' or 'Ride the High Country'.

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