500 Top Western Movies

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Created by Jimbo Slice.

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A list for the die-hard western fan! This long and diverse list of great western movies is largely derived from a list found on Cinemacom.com entitled "500 & More - A Western Lover's List". However, Cinemacom's list is heavily slanted toward the traditional western and admittedly excludes all western comedies and many good spaghetti westerns. I wanted to create a more balanced list and so I cross referenced Cinemacom's list against IMDB user ratings in the western genre and made some thoughtful modifications which add some diversity. If you love westerns I hope this list will help you explore the genre.

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  1. 18 -

    Red River

    1948, in 16 top lists Check
  2. 24 -

    The Big Country

    1958, in 6 top lists Check
  3. 30 -

    Shane

    1953, in 18 top lists Check
  4. 42 -

    The Westerner

    1940, in 0 top lists Check
  5. 47 -

    Ride the High Country

    1962, in 7 top lists Check
  6. 52 -

    Lone Star

    1996, in 6 top lists Check
  7. 55 -

    Pursued

    1947, in 4 top lists Check
  8. 64 -

    Open Range

    2003, in 2 top lists Check
  9. 66 -

    The Furies

    1950, in 3 top lists Check
  10. 75 -

    3 Bad Men

    1926, in 4 top lists Check
  11. 78 -

    Man of the West

    1958, in 8 top lists Check
  12. 86 -

    The Ballad of Cable Hogue

    1970, in 3 top lists Check
  13. 94 -

    They Died with Their Boots On

    1941, in 1 top list Check
  14. 95 -

    Broken Arrow

    1950, in 1 top list Check
  15. 96 -

    Rio Grande

    1950, in 4 top lists Check
  16. 100 -

    The Far Country

    1954, in 1 top list Check
  17. 104 -

    Warlock

    1959, in 1 top list Check
  18. 105 -

    The Hanging Tree

    1959, in 1 top list Check
  19. 113 -

    The Big Trail

    1930, in 4 top lists Check
  20. 119 -

    Hondo

    1953, in 0 top lists Check
  21. 125 -

    Will Penny

    1967, in 0 top lists Check
  22. 135 -

    The Covered Wagon

    1923, in 4 top lists Check
  23. 136 -

    Duel in the Sun

    1946, in 7 top lists Check
  24. 139 -

    Rawhide

    1951, in 1 top list Check
  25. 141 -

    The Silver Whip

    1953, in 0 top lists Check
  26. 149 -

    McLintock!

    1963, in 0 top lists Check
  27. 162 -1

    Texas

    1941, in 0 top lists Check
  28. 163 -1

    Tall in the Saddle

    1944, in 1 top list Check
  29. 164 -1

    Canyon Passage

    1946, in 2 top lists Check
  30. 167 -1

    I Shot Jesse James

    1949, in 1 top list Check
  31. 172 -1

    Wichita

    1955, in 2 top lists Check
  32. 187 -1

    The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean

    1972, in 2 top lists Check
  33. 190 -1

    The Plainsman

    1936, in 0 top lists Check
  34. 191 -1

    Dark Command

    1940, in 0 top lists Check
  35. 193 -1

    Angel and the Badman

    1947, in 0 top lists Check
  36. 196 -3

    The Last Bandit

    1949, in 0 top lists Check
  37. 204 -3

    The Unforgiven

    1960, in 2 top lists Check
  38. 213 -3

    Support Your Local Gunfighter

    1971, in 0 top lists Check
  39. 215 -3

    The Shadow Riders

    1982, in 0 top lists Check
  40. 216 -3

    The Ballad of Little Jo

    1993, in 0 top lists Check
  41. 221 -3

    Hell's Hinges

    1916, in 5 top lists Check
  42. 222 -3

    Scarlet Days

    1919, in 0 top lists Check
  43. 228 -3

    The Man from Colorado

    1948, in 0 top lists Check
  44. 229 -3

    Fighting Man of the Plains

    1949, in 0 top lists Check
  45. 234 -3

    Along the Great Divide

    1951, in 0 top lists Check
  46. 244 -5

    Westbound

    1959, in 0 top lists Check
  47. 248 -5

    The Last Sunset

    1961, in 1 top list Check
  48. 255 -5

    Tom Horn

    1980, in 0 top lists Check
  49. 272 -6

    Tribute to a Bad Man

    1956, in 0 top lists Check
  50. 281 -7

    Rio Lobo

    1970, in 0 top lists Check
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