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Il buono, il brutto, il cattivo.
Sergio Leone 1966 2h 41m 9.0

Scoundrels are competing for 200,000 dollars hidden in a grave. The third Italian-Western film of a trilogy from director Sergio Leone gives Western films a new (bloody) color.

O Auto da Compadecida
Guel Arraes 2000 1h 44m 8.9

The lively João Grilo and the sly Chicó are poor guys living in the hinterland who cheat a bunch of people in a small Northeast Brazil town. But when they die, they have to be judged by Christ, the Devil and the Virgin Mary, before they are admitted to paradise.

Django Unchained
Quentin Tarantino 2012 2h 45m 8.4

With the help of a German bounty hunter, a freed slave sets out to rescue his wife from a brutal Mississippi plantation owner.

C'era una volta il West
Sergio Leone 1968 2h 46m 8.8

As the railroad builders advance unstoppably through the Arizona desert on their way to the sea, Jill arrives in the small town of Flagstone with the intention of starting a new life.

The Treasure of the Sierra Madre
John Huston 1948 2h 6m 8.3

Two jobless Americans convince a prospector to travel to the mountains of Mexico with them in search of gold. But the hostile wilderness, local bandits, and greed all get in the way of their journey.

Unforgiven
Clint Eastwood 1992 2h 10m 8.6

Unforgiven is Clint Eastwood’s grandiose salute to classic western films. The film stars Clint Eastwood, as William Munny, a retired gunslinger who returns for one last job. Unforgiven won four Academy Awards including Best Picture.

Per qualche dollaro in più
Sergio Leone 1965 2h 12m 8.0

For a Few Dollars More is a Spaghetti Western from Italian director Sergio Leone from 1965 and the sequel to A Fistful of Dollars.

The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
John Ford 1962 2h 3m 8.3

Coming home for a friend funeral, a senator tells his story.

The Gold Rush
Charlie Chaplin 1925 1h 35m 8.4

A lone prospector ventures into Alaska looking for gold. He gets mixed up with some burly characters and falls in love with the beautiful Georgia. He tries to win her heart with his singular charm.

The Revenant
Alejandro G. Iñárritu 2015 2h 37m 7.6

In the 1820s, a frontiersman, Hugh Glass, sets out on a path of vengeance against those who left him for dead after a bear mauling.

Dances with Wolves
Kevin Costner 1990 3h 1m 8.2

With breathtaking landscapes Kevin Costner tells the story of an American soldier with nothing left to lose, who inhabits an outpost on Native American territory. He slowly learns what it’s like to live a simple life and the value of his relationship with the Lakota Indian.

Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
George Roy Hill 1969 1h 51m 8.3

Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid is a western comedy from 1969 starring Paul Newman and Robert Redford, two robbers with one more job to finish. The film was biggest box-office hit of the 60’s.

The Ox-Bow Incident
William A. Wellman 1943 1h 16m 8.5

The Ox-Bow Incident is a western film from William A. Wellman and starring Henry Fonda. The year is 1943, it’s the middle of World War 2, and makes an exceptional message about anti-heroism.

Greed
14.

Greed

Erich von Stroheim 1924 2h 20m 8.4

The sudden fortune won from a lottery fans such destructive greed that it ruins the lives of the three people involved.

The Wind
15.

The Wind

Victor Sjöström 1928 1h 16m 8.4

When Letty Mason relocates to West Texas, she finds herself unsettled by the ever-present wind and sand. Arriving at her new home at the ranch of her cousin, Beverly, she receives a surprisingly cold welcome from his wife, Cora. Soon tensions in the family and unwanted attention from a trio of suitors leave Letty increasingly disturbed.

Nybyggarna
Jan Troell 1972 3h 22m

A Swedish immigrant family struggles to adapt to their new life on the American frontier during the second half of the 19th century amidst civil war, native uprising and the lure of gold in California.

Puss in Boots: The Last Wish
Joel Crawford 2022 1h 43m 8.5

Puss in Boots discovers that his passion for adventure has taken its toll: He has burned through eight of his nine lives, leaving him with only one life left. Puss sets out on an epic journey to find the mythical Last Wish and restore his nine lives.

Per un pugno di dollari
Sergio Leone 1964 1h 39m 7.8

A Fistful of Dollars is the 1964 Sergio Leone film starring Clint Eastwood and the first Spaghetti Western to take place in the United States. The film was the first in a trilogy that referenced Akira Kurosawa’s ‘Yojimbo’ and became an international success and founded the Spaghetti Western genre.

The Wild Bunch
Sam Peckinpah 1969 2h 25m 8.1

The Wild Bunch is one of the best representations of the Western genre; A group of outlaws is in battle with the law and with modern society.

Rio Bravo
20.

Rio Bravo

Howard Hawks 1959 2h 21m 8.2

A classic old western film starring John Wayne, Dean Martin and Ricky Nelson as a defunct threesome; one wounded, another drunk, and the last one a young gunslinger. They are ask by a local sheriff to help keep a bad guy’s brother in jail. This is a western film for people who don’t even like westerns.

High Noon
21.

High Noon

Fred Zinnemann 1952 1h 25m 7.9

High Noon is about a recently freed leader of a gang of bandits in the desert who is looking to get revenge on the Sheriff who put him in jail. A legendary western film from the Austrian director Fred Zinnemann.

The Big Country
William Wyler 1958 2h 47m 7.8

A New England sea captain in the 1880s arrives at his fiancée's sprawling Texas ranch, where he becomes embroiled in a feud between two families over a valuable patch of land.

Tombstone
23.

Tombstone

George P. Cosmatos 1993 2h 10m 7.3

A successful lawman's plans to retire anonymously in Tombstone, Arizona, are disrupted by the kind of outlaws he was famous for eliminating

The Hateful Eight
Quentin Tarantino 2015 3h 8m 7.5

Bounty hunters seek shelter from a raging blizzard and get caught up in a plot of betrayal and deception.

The Outlaw Josey Wales
Clint Eastwood 1976 2h 15m 7.9

After avenging his family's brutal murder, Wales is pursued by a pack of soldiers. He prefers to travel alone, but ragtag outcasts are drawn to him - and Wales can't bring himself to leave them unprotected.

The Searchers
John Ford 1956 1h 59m 7.8

As a Civil War veteran spends years searching for a young niece captured by Indians, his motivation becomes increasingly questionable.

Stagecoach
John Ford 1939 1h 36m 8.0

Stagecoach is a western film from director John Ford. John Wayne stars as The Ringo Kid and would become world famous from the film.

Hud
28.

Hud

Martin Ritt 1963 1h 52m 8.0

Hud Bannon is a ruthless young man who tarnishes everything and everyone he touches. Hud represents the perfect embodiment of alienated youth, out for kicks with no regard for the consequences. There is bitter conflict between the callous Hud and his stern and highly principled father, Homer. Hud's nephew Lon admires Hud's cheating ways, though ...

Wind River
Taylor Sheridan 2017 1h 47m 7.3

An FBI agent teams with the town's veteran game tracker to investigate a murder that occurred on a Native American reservation.

Blazing Saddles
Mel Brooks 1974 1h 33m 6.8

A town—where everyone seems to be named Johnson—stands in the way of the railroad. In order to grab their land, robber baron Hedley Lamarr sends his henchmen to make life in the town unbearable. After the sheriff is killed, the town demands a new sheriff from the Governor, so Hedley convinces him to send the town the first black sheriff in the w...

The Magnificent Seven
John Sturges 1960 2h 8m 7.9

The Magnificent Seven is a western film from John Sturges and a remake of the Akira Kurosawa's film The Seven Samurai from 1954.

Red River
32.

Red River

Howard Hawks 1948 2h 13m 8.2

Dunson is driving his cattle to Red River when his adopted son, Matthew, turns against him.

Il grande silenzio
Sergio Corbucci 1968 1h 47m 7.6

A mute gunslinger fights in the defense of a group of outlaws and a vengeful young widow, against a group of ruthless bounty hunters.

My Darling Clementine
John Ford 1946 1h 37m 7.6

"My Darling Clementine" is John Ford's retelling of the famous shoot out at the OK Corral that arose from the the Earp Clanton feud.

The Gunfighter
Henry King 1950 1h 25m 8.0

The fastest gun in the West tries to escape his reputation.

Hell or High Water
David Mackenzie 2016 1h 42m 7.5

A divorced dad and his ex-con brother resort to a desperate scheme in order to save their family's farm in West Texas.

True Grit
37.

True Grit

Ethan Coen, Joel Coen 2010 1h 50m 7.6

A stubborn teenager enlists the help of a tough U.S. Marshal to track down her father's murderer.

3:10 to Yuma
James Mangold 2007 2h 2m 7.4

In Arizona in the late 1800's, infamous outlaw Ben Wade and his vicious gang of thieves and murderers have plagued the Southern Railroad. When Wade is captured, Civil War veteran Dan Evans, struggling to survive on his drought-plagued ranch, volunteers to deliver him alive to the "3:10 to Yuma", a train that will take the killer to trial.

The Shootist
Don Siegel 1976 1h 40m 6.5
Shane
40.

Shane

George Stevens 1953 1h 58m 7.5

A weary gunfighter attempts to settle down with a homestead family, but a smouldering settler and rancher conflict forces him to act.

Bad Day at Black Rock
John Sturges 1955 1h 21m 7.8

A one handed stranger comes to a tiny town possessing a terrible past they want to keep secret, by violent means if necessary.

Giant
42.

Giant

George Stevens 1956 3h 21m 7.7

Sprawling epic covering the life of a Texas cattle rancher and his family and associates.

Jeremiah Johnson
Sydney Pollack 1972 1h 48m 8.2
McCabe & Mrs. Miller
Robert Altman 1971 2h 8.6

A gambler and a prostitute become business partners in a remote Old West mining town, and their enterprise thrives until a large corporation arrives on the scene.

Winchester '73
Anthony Mann 1950 1h 32m 8.4

Lin McAdam rides into town on the trail of Dutch Henry Brown, only to find himself in a shooting competition against him. McAdam wins the prize, a one-in-a-thousand Winchester rifle, but Dutch steals it and leaves town. McAdam follows, intent on settling his old quarrel, while the rifle keeps changing hands and touching a number of lives.

Johnny Guitar
Nicholas Ray 1954 1h 50m 8.3

On the outskirts of town, the hard-nosed Vienna owns a saloon frequented by the undesirables of the region, including Dancin' Kid and his gang. Another patron of Vienna's establishment is Johnny Guitar, a former gunslinger and her lover. When a heist is pulled in town that results in a man's death, Emma Small, Vienna's rival, rallies the townsfo...

3:10 to Yuma
Delmer Daves 1957 1h 32m 8.2

The Lonesome Whistle of a Train... bringing the gallows closer to a desperado--the showdown nearer to his captor!

Way Out West
James W. Horne 1937 1h 4m 7.4

Stan and Ollie try to deliver the deed to a valuable gold mine to the daughter of a dead prospector. Unfortunately, the daughter's evil guardian is determined to have the gold mine for himself and his saloon-singer wife.

Destry Rides Again
George Marshall 1939 1h 34m 7.4

Tom Destry, son of a legendary frontier peacekeeper, doesn’t believe in gunplay. Thus he becomes the object of widespread ridicule when he rides into the wide-open town of Bottleneck, the personal fiefdom of the crooked Kent.

Aferim!
50.

Aferim!

Radu Jude 2015 1h 48m 8.0

Set in early 19th century Romania, a policeman, Costandin, is hired by a nobleman to find a Gypsy slave who has run away from his estate after having an affair with his wife.