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Best Classic Hollywood Western Movies

Explore the golden age of American Western movies from the 1930s through the late 1950s. Stagecoach, High Noon, Shane, and The Searchers.

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El Siete Machos Poster

#1. El Siete Machos (1951)

★ 8.3/10 116 votes

Rosario, the niece of the rancher, returns to the ranch after ten years of absence. She takes in Margarito, a worker at the ranch, who is immediately smitten by her. Rosario is rescued from a runaway horse by the Seven Men, an outlaw a la Robin Hood that steals from the rich and gives to the poor. He also happens to be the twin brother of Margarito, unbeknownst to him. The confusion between Margarito and the Seven Men generates great comical situations in the film.

The Treasure of the Sierra Madre Poster

#2. The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1948)

★ 8.0/10 1,416 votes

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.

Rio Bravo Poster

#3. Rio Bravo (1959)

★ 7.8/10 1,314 votes

A small-town sheriff in the American West enlists the help of a disabled man, a drunk, and a young gunfighter in his efforts to hold in jail the brother of the local bad guy.

The Ox-Bow Incident Poster

#4. The Ox-Bow Incident (1943)

★ 7.7/10 445 votes

A posse discovers a trio of men they suspect of murder and cow theft and are split between handing them over to the law or lynching them on the spot.

The Searchers Poster

#5. The Searchers (1956)

★ 7.7/10 1,650 votes

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

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#6. High Noon (1952)

★ 7.7/10 1,657 votes

Will Kane, the sheriff of a small town in New Mexico, learns a notorious outlaw he put in jail has been freed, and will be arriving on the noon train. Knowing the outlaw and his gang are coming to kill him, Kane is determined to stand his ground, so he attempts to gather a posse from among the local townspeople.

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#7. Giant (1956)

★ 7.6/10 785 votes

Wealthy rancher Bick Benedict and dirt-poor cowboy Jett Rink both woo Leslie Lynnton, a beautiful young woman from Maryland who is new to Texas. She marries Benedict, but she is shocked by the racial bigotry of the White Texans against the local people of Mexican descent. Rink discovers oil on a small plot of land, and while he uses his vast, new wealth to buy all the land surrounding the Benedict ranch, the Benedict's disagreement over prejudice fuels conflict that runs across generations.

Stagecoach Poster

#8. Stagecoach (1939)

★ 7.6/10 1,291 votes

A group of people traveling on a stagecoach find their journey complicated by the threat of Geronimo, and learn something about each other in the process.

The Big Country Poster

#9. The Big Country (1958)

★ 7.6/10 434 votes

Retired wealthy sea captain Jim McKay arrives in the Old West, where he becomes embroiled in a feud between his future father-in-law, Major Terrill, and the rough and lawless Hannasseys over a valuable patch of land.

My Darling Clementine Poster

#10. My Darling Clementine (1946)

★ 7.5/10 508 votes

Three brothers stop off for a night in the town of Tombstone. The next morning they find one of their brothers dead and their cattle stolen. They decide to take revenge on the culprits.

The Sign of Zorro Poster

#11. The Sign of Zorro (1958)

★ 7.4/10 60 votes

In this film, edited from eight episodes of Disney's hit TV series, Don Diego returns home to find his town under the heel of a cruel dictator, Capitan Monastario. Diego dons the mask of Zorro to fight the evil commandant's tyranny, and, with the help of his mute servant Bernardo, free the pueblo from his oppression.

Hare Trigger Poster

#12. Hare Trigger (1945)

★ 7.4/10 30 votes

Yosemite Sam is trying to rob the train that Bugs Bunny is riding on, and the two face off in several different ways.

High Diving Hare Poster

#13. High Diving Hare (1949)

★ 7.4/10 50 votes

Yosemite Sam tries to force Bugs Bunny to do a high-diving act when the regular act cancels.

Johnny Guitar Poster

#14. Johnny Guitar (1954)

★ 7.4/10 498 votes

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 townsfolk to take revenge on Vienna's saloon – even without proof of her wrongdoing.

Along the Great Divide Poster

#15. Along the Great Divide (1951)

★ 7.4/10 49 votes

US marshal Len Merrick saves Tim Keith from lynching at the hands of the Roden clan, and hopes to get him to Santa Loma for trial. Vindictive Ned Roden, whose son Ed was killed, still wants personal revenge, and Tim would like to escape before Ned catches up with him again. Can the marshal make it across the desert with Tim and his daughter? Even if he makes it, will justice be served?

The Gunfighter Poster

#16. The Gunfighter (1950)

★ 7.4/10 220 votes

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

Red River Poster

#17. Red River (1948)

★ 7.3/10 626 votes

Following the Civil War, headstrong rancher Thomas Dunson decides to lead a perilous cattle drive from Texas to Missouri. During the exhausting journey, his persistence becomes tyrannical in the eyes of Matthew Garth, his adopted son and protégé.

The Wind Poster

#18. The Wind (1928)

★ 7.3/10 142 votes

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.

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#19. Shane (1953)

★ 7.3/10 720 votes

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 Poster

#20. Bad Day at Black Rock (1955)

★ 7.3/10 447 votes

One-armed war veteran John J. Macreedy steps off a train at the sleepy little town of Black Rock. Once there, he begins to unravel a web of lies, secrecy, and murder.

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#21. 3:10 to Yuma (1957)

★ 7.3/10 449 votes

Dan Evans, a small time farmer, is hired to escort Ben Wade, a dangerous outlaw, to Yuma. As Evans and Wade wait for the 3:10 train to Yuma, Wade's gang is racing to free him.

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#22. Winchester '73 (1950)

★ 7.3/10 424 votes

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.

Destry Rides Again Poster

#23. Destry Rides Again (1939)

★ 7.2/10 207 votes

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.

Drip-Along Daffy Poster

#24. Drip-Along Daffy (1951)

★ 7.2/10 59 votes

Daffy Duck plays a western hero, but things don't go as he hoped in a one horse town.

The Mark of Zorro Poster

#25. The Mark of Zorro (1920)

★ 7.2/10 80 votes

Don Diego Vega pretends to be an indolent fop as a cover for his true identity, the masked avenger Zorro. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 2012.

The Furies Poster

#26. The Furies (1950)

★ 7.2/10 86 votes

A New Mexico cattle man and his strong-willed daughter clash over land and love.

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#27. Doña Bárbara (1943)

★ 7.1/10 39 votes

A woman hardened by her past now runs a ranch she acquired through manipulation and bribery.

The Man from Laramie Poster

#28. The Man from Laramie (1955)

★ 7.1/10 278 votes

Will Lockhart arrives in Coronado, an isolated town in New Mexico, in search of someone who sells rifles to the Apache tribe, finding himself unwillingly drawn into the convoluted life of a local ranching family whose members seem to have a lot to hide.

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#29. Last Train from Gun Hill (1959)

★ 7.1/10 234 votes

A marshal tries to bring the son of an old friend, an autocratic cattle baron, to justice for the rape and murder of his wife.

Way Out West Poster

#30. Way Out West (1937)

★ 7.1/10 233 votes

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.

Seven Brides for Seven Brothers Poster

#31. Seven Brides for Seven Brothers (1954)

★ 7.1/10 590 votes

In 1850 Oregon, when a backwoodsman brings a wife home to his farm, his six brothers decide that they want to get married too.

Stars in My Crown Poster

#32. Stars in My Crown (1950)

★ 7.1/10 51 votes

An orphaned man recalls his upbringing with his aunt and her husband, the parson, in a small Western town during the Reconstruction.

The Westerner Poster

#33. The Westerner (1940)

★ 7.1/10 141 votes

Drifter Cole Harden is accused of stealing a horse and faces hanging by self-appointed Judge Roy Bean, but Harden manages to talk his way out of it by claiming to be a friend of stage star Lillie Langtry, with whom the judge is obsessed, even though he has never met her. Tensions rise when Harden comes to the defense of a group of struggling homesteaders who Judge Bean is trying to drive away.

Bend of the River Poster

#34. Bend of the River (1952)

★ 7.1/10 228 votes

Two men with questionable pasts, Glyn McLyntock and his friend Cole, lead a wagon-train load of homesteaders from Missouri to the Oregon territory...

The Tin Star Poster

#35. The Tin Star (1957)

★ 7.0/10 151 votes

An experienced bounty hunter helps a young sheriff learn the meaning of his badge.

Westward the Women Poster

#36. Westward the Women (1951)

★ 7.0/10 88 votes

There's a deficit of good, honest women in the West, and Roy Whitman wants to change that. His solution is to bring a caravan of over 100 mail-order brides from Chicago to California. It will be a long, difficult and dangerous journey for the women. So Whitman hires hardened, cynical Buck Wyatt to be their guide across the inhospitable frontier. But as disaster strikes on the trail, Buck just might discover that these women are stronger than he thinks.

Fort Apache Poster

#37. Fort Apache (1948)

★ 7.0/10 430 votes

Owen Thursday sees his new posting to the desolate Fort Apache as a chance to claim the military honour which he believes is rightfully his. Arrogant, obsessed with military form and ultimately self-destructive, he attempts to destroy the Apache chief Cochise after luring him across the border from Mexico, against the advice of his subordinates.

The Duel at Silver Creek Poster

#38. The Duel at Silver Creek (1952)

★ 7.0/10 41 votes

When a gang of ruthless claim jumpers brutally murders his miner father, a gunman known as the Silver Kid joins forces with the local marshal to free the tiny town of Silver City from the clutches of the dastardly villains.

Gunfight at the O.K. Corral Poster

#39. Gunfight at the O.K. Corral (1957)

★ 7.0/10 405 votes

Lawman Wyatt Earp and outlaw Doc Holliday form an unlikely alliance which culminates in their participation in the legendary Gunfight at the O.K. Corral.

Tribute to a Bad Man Poster

#40. Tribute to a Bad Man (1956)

★ 7.0/10 32 votes

Jeremy Rodock is a tough horse rancher who strings up rustlers as soon as looks at them. Fresh out of Pennsylvania, Steve Miller finds it hard to get used to Rodock’s ways, although he takes an immediate shine to his Greek girl Jocasta.

The Tall T Poster

#41. The Tall T (1957)

★ 7.0/10 159 votes

Pat Brennan's luck is about to go from bad to worse; after gambling his horse away, he gets a ride from Willard and Doretta Mims. However, their stagecoach is hijacked by a trio of merciless bandits, led by ruthless Frank Usher. As Usher holds the passengers hostage, Brennan falls in love with Doretta and develops a risky plan to free himself and the Mimses, leading to a bloody final standoff.

Yellow Sky Poster

#42. Yellow Sky (1948)

★ 7.0/10 133 votes

In 1867, a gang robs a bank and flees into the desert. Out of water, the outlaws encounter a ghost town called Yellow Sky and its only residents, a hostile young woman and her grandfather.

The Great Train Robbery Poster

#43. The Great Train Robbery (1903)

★ 7.0/10 735 votes

After the train station clerk is assaulted and left bound and gagged, then the departing train and its passengers robbed, a posse goes in hot pursuit of the fleeing bandits.

Speedy Gonzales Poster

#44. Speedy Gonzales (1955)

★ 7.0/10 132 votes

Speedy comes to the aid of a group of mice trying to get the cheese from a factory guarded by Sylvester.

The Naked Spur Poster

#45. The Naked Spur (1953)

★ 7.0/10 275 votes

A bounty hunter trying to bring a murderer to justice is forced to accept the help of two less-than-trustworthy strangers.

Boom Town Poster

#46. Boom Town (1940)

★ 7.0/10 64 votes

Two buddies who rise from fly-by-night wildcatters to oil tycoons over a twenty year period both love the same woman. McMasters and Sand come to oil towns to get rich. Betsy comes West intending to marry Sand but marries McMasters instead. Getting rich and losing it all teaches McMasters and Sand the value of personal ties.

Colorado Territory Poster

#47. Colorado Territory (1949)

★ 7.0/10 80 votes

After escaping from jail, outlaw Wes McQueen is convinced by his old partner in crime to do one last heist.

Calamity Jane Poster

#48. Calamity Jane (1953)

★ 7.0/10 201 votes

Sharpshooter Calamity Jane takes it upon herself to recruit a famous actress and bring her back to the local saloon, but jealousy soon gets in the way.

3 Bad Men Poster

#49. 3 Bad Men (1926)

★ 7.0/10 50 votes

Three outlaws come to the aid of a young girl after her father is killed.

The Fastest Gun Alive Poster

#50. The Fastest Gun Alive (1956)

★ 6.9/10 69 votes

Whenever it becomes known how good he is with guns, ex-gunman George and his wife Dora have to flee the town, in fear of all the gunmen who might want to challenge him. Unfortunately he again spills his secret when he's drunk. All citizens swear to keep his secret and support him to give up his guns forever -- but a boy tells the story to a gang of wanted criminals. Their leader threatens to burn down the whole town, if he doesn't duel him.

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