Top 15 Classic Western Films
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2021 Episode 16: Top 15 Classic Western Films
The western is a genre that, despite going in and out of fashion, has never disappeared completely. The following is our list of the 15 best classic westerns. For our definition of classic, we're looking at the best westerns released prior to 1990. So films like 'Unforgiven' and 'Dances With Wolves' won’t be featured here, however, we’ll be releasing a video for those films later this week, so make sure you hit the subscribe button.
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The good the bad and the ugly can easily compete for the best movie ever.
its my favorite film
Yes indeed, thats why it usually shows up at the top of those lists along side Shawshank Redemption, Godfather II, Citizen Kane, Lawrence of Arabia and such. And id say by that point you cant really go wrong with any of them and its based on personal preference really
@@MegaSilverBlood Lawrence Of Arabia never seems to be at the top of those lists.
The thing about GBU is, it is still modern. The way it looks, sounds, etc is still very new.
High Plains Drifter was better.
The Outlaw Josey Wales is my pick for best classic western
The Outlaw Josey Wales, Big Jake, Silverado, Cattle Empire, Wells Fargo, Union Pacific, Santa Fe Trail, Canadian Pacific, Cariboo Trail, The Rare Breed, Once Upon A Time in the West, Ride the High Country, The Tall T, The Gun Fight at the O.K. Corral, Hombre, South of St. Louis.
Thanks, Mr. Moore, kind of you!
1. The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (1966)
2. Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969)
3. Winnetou 1 (1963)
4. Once Upon a Time in the West (1968)
5. The Searchers (1956)
6. For a Few Dollars More (1965)
7. Winnetou 3 (1965)
8. The Treasure of the Silver Lake (1962)
9. The Great Silence (1968)
10. Django (1966)
11. The Man who shot Liberty Valance (1962)
12. Duck you Sucker (1971)
13. A Fistful of Dollars (1964)
14. The Wild Bunch (1969)
15. Rio Bravo (1959)
Winnetou!
The outlaw josey wales..the sins of Katie elder...unforgiven
The last 3 years only, I think I watched over 200 western movies, let alone the once I have see over a life time. They are an acquired taste. Today's young folks don't care for it. They are truly missing out.
i am a young 15 year old Indian.
but i love classic and old films.
Good, bad and the ugly is my favorite film
where my colleagues and friends and classmates watch MCU,DCU, fast and furious
and
the earliest films which they had watch is Titanic(1997), which is good, but super overrated.
my choice of films are more better cool than theirs
I'm a huge cinephile and lover of classic films, but I understand why the appeal of Westerns has faded over the years, even among classic film lovers over something like film noir. The main reason is that the Western genre has the tendency to be pretty repetitive and redundant. That's why the genre died out and modern westerns are also sort of new takes on the genre. After you'd seen enough Westerns, they all become predictable and monotonous. That's why my favourite Westerns are ones that stand out a bit from the bunch, such as One Eyed Jacks.
Sheesh speak for yourself, I'm about to be 24 and my second favorite movie of all time is a western. Not my favorite genre but they're solid.
I've recently started taking aliking to them and im gen Z so it depends
In no particular order. The Searchers, Once upon a time in the west, Dances with Wolves, Rio Bravo, Hateful Eight, Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, Magnificent Seven. The Good the Bad and the Ugly, The Assassination of Jesse James by the coward Robert Ford are amongst some of my most watched westerns
Once Upon a Time in the West is one of my all time favorites, I think it’s Leone’s true masterpiece.
He's got three in my opinion
Why?
Well done Brit, you certainly know your Westerns. Good job especially putting The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly at number 1. It's not only the greatest Western ever made, but in my opinion, it is the greatest film ever made.
I’m not a fan of best of lists, but you really have put together a superb collection here. Regardless of ranking, these are all top choices. Well done.
Shane, The Magnificent Seven, The Great Silence, High Noon, McCabe & Mrs. Miller, Butch Cassidy and The Sundance Kid, The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance, The Treasure Of The Sierra Madre, Rio Bravo, The Wild Bunch, Pat Garrett and Billy The Kid, Young Guns, Once Upon A Time In The West, Django, The Outlaw Josey Wales and The Man With No Name Trilogy are my favorites. Western movies may be dying but not forgotten.
Is The Searchers any good?
Young Guns, surprisingly good.
@@howardphillips7333 Young Guns 1/2 is never on these lists. Don't know why. Really entertaining westerns imo.
Jeremiah Johnson is vastly underrated and should be included. Also, in my view, The Searchers should have been number 1.
I do respect your opinion and I actually like the movie and probably have seen it probably 8-12 times in my lifetime, it may fall in the top 20 of all times for me but I am sorry to say this does not even come close to The Good the Bad and the Ugly, that movie is in a hole different level that comes to movies once in a lifetime.
Sorry, GBU is the greatest western of all time and top 10 movie ever
Never cared much for spaghetti westerns, but overall a solid list.
More honorable mentions: "3:10 to Yuma", "Bend of the River" and "She Wore a Yellow Ribbon".
Great List! I would´ve put Stagecoach and the magnificent seven higher but still a very satisfying video with great picks! Keep up the good work
Silverado (1985) is criminally underrated.
I really love Rio Bravo and your brief description here sums it up well. It's such a nice time.
Butch Cassidy and The Sundance Kid is the coolest movie ever.
1. Once Upon a time in the West
2. The Good, The Bad and the Ugly
3. Treasure of the Sierra Madre
4. My Darling Clementine
5. McCabe and Mrs. Miller
6. Stagecoach
7. High Noon
8. The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
9. The Searchers
10. For a Few Dollars More
11. Duck, You Sucker!
12. 3:10 to Yuma (original)
13. Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
14. The Ox-Bow Incident
15. High Plains Drifter
I can never think of the Treasure of Sierra Madre as a Western…good list though
We can understand that view, it doesn't follow the conventions of your typical western, and this is usually why it falls under more as a "neo-western", in a similar manner to the likes of 'Bad Day at Black Rock'. But in the wider audience, it is still generally considered a western despite its different tropes.
@@theRappinSpree it has everything but stinkin badges.
My favourite has to be One Eyed Jacks directed by Marlon Brando. It might have a strange ending because of the war that Brando had with the studio while making that movie, but it almost doesn't even matter because the whole movie is in a weird way, a bit of a disaster that somehow comes together as something truly special. I just love the characters, the drama, the story, the spectacle, the photography, it's just such a wonderful film. It also has to be one of the most visually fascinating Westerns out there.
One of the best westerns. Very underrated. WESTWARD THE WOMAN, YELLOW SKY; THE LAST HUNT, VERA CRUZ, THE UNFORGIVEN (1960) and HOMBRE are also extremely underrated.
Superb list! Great job
Josey Wales, High Plains Drifter, Big Jake all needed to be on this list.
You could also mention Pale Rider one of Eastwood's finest films.
Excellent video 😊👍
Oxbow Incident good one as well
Fantastic video. Good job.
Wow, you guys did your homework
You could put together a top 50 list and someone would complain you left their favorite off,but picking a top 15 is rough. I would have to agree with most of your list
Some truly awesome films here
she wore a yellow ribbon was one of my favorite westerns. great topic.
Love your videos
Seriously, "Blazing Saddles" and "Soldier Blue" should be on this list.
I like your list, good to be reminded of some of those. I would have put Fort Apache and The Outlaw Josey Wales on the list myself.
Great choices, especially the top two. What a revelation they were, compared to the too cleanish neat well painted (rough, hahaha) villages of the US Wild West.
Good list. I'd have added Robert Aldrich's Ulzana's Raid.
Ulzana's Raid is one of the best westerns of all time for my money. Burt Lancaster made half a dozen westerns that could stand up to any pick of top 15.
Very good list
Brilliant video! I love Westerns particularly ones directed by John Ford.
NO COMPLAINTS,
JUST DIFFERENCES
OF OPINIONS"
@@glenndrexler1677 Exactly!
True Grit… my favourite, love westerns .
And Vera Cruz and River of no return 👍👍👍
I've found that CZcams is a great source for westerns, at least 10 dedicated channels with classics going back to the 1930s including early john wayne, Randolph scott, hopalong Cassidy & roy Rogers amongst others.
Mentioned are a lot of my all time favorites, glad you listed many of Spaghetti Western movies and proud number one is Sergio Leone's masterpiece with top notch players.
Western movies are much more than meets the eyes, either those well-to-do classics - even if edulcorated and bit deceiptive.
The Outlaw Josey Wales is better than The Good, The Bad and The Ugly… in my humble opinion.😊
I mean... surprise, surprise - the best film ever made is on number 1
Thanks for this selection. Movies wise I’m missing a few that I’ll have to catch up.
At 3:43, about The Great Silence. Saw a filmed interview recently made with Jean-Louis Trintignant who plays the main (silent) role.
Trintignant made a lot of Italian films in the 60s and 70s. He was mentioning that he wanted to do a favour to the producer who had lost
money with a movie he starred in. Because westerns were a big hit in Italy at the time he said to the producer «if you want I can do a
western, but I don’t want to speak!». Trintignant thought at the time that there was too much dialogues (or silly dialogues) in those films
genre. The film was made but it was also a failure... and it was probably the only Italian western that lost money at the time. The poor
producer never recovered from that... On a positive note «Il Grande SIlenzio» (original title) became popular over the years.
(If the action in the movie is in Utah, the film was actually shot in the north of Italy, close to a ski resort. Trintignant mentioned that
sometimes they had to reshoot scenes because skiers were passing by in the background. And yes, Klaus Kinski was hard to work with :-).
Unfortunately The Great Silence never did get a North American release due to its story and violence. And they filmed a "happy ending" for some markets. An extraordinary film. As for Jean-Louis Trintignant , he has an excellent role in "Z".
@@garfieldsmith332
Thanks for your comment. I heard about the film maybe 10 years ago and I was really intrigued that Trintignant would play in a western.
(I had ordered a french dvd print on Amazon France). Now I see the film is available on itunes and some streaming services in France.
Yes for Trintignant that had a very prolific career. I think that now he’s almost retired from the movie industry. (I thought that the Mauser
gun he has in the film was an anachronism but the production dates of this particular gun correspond to the end of 19th century).
@@marcl4000 I have an English release DVD by Fantome. Also has the Italian track and the alternate ending. The alt ending does not have sound. Yes the Mauser is right for the time period and I did enjoy the winter scenery. Not all of the "West" occurred in the desert. It is a must see film. The soundtrack was available on CD.
@@garfieldsmith332
The french copy I have is from Canal+ Video. On the bonus you have a small presentation of 5 minutes, a short documentary title
«Western, Italian Style» about the film, actors, etc (approx. 30 min.) and a few scenes commented. Alternate ending is there with no
sound. A commentary say that many countries of Europe wanted a better ending. Even the producer demanded a more conventional
ending at Corbucci. The latter later said that he had been forced to film this other ending, otherwise he would have ended up with
monstrous problems. But with the approval of Trintignant and other actors, he shot the sequence almost in the style of a comedy movie
with less footage than necessary. Making this material really hard to edit and that's what happened; the sequence never got put together.
You can see the short documentary on YT if you look for « Western, Italian Style».
(P.S. : I don’t know about firearms from the old west but what is funny about Italian westerns is that they all sound the same. If you
see on CZcams all these guns have a different sound, i mean slightly different from one another).
@@marcl4000 Now available on blu-ray, And remember in The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly where Blondies says "Every gun makes its own sound".
I can’t believe western movie listers are this sleeping on the great 1966 The Professionals. You just don’t know Westerns if you Leave “ The Professionals “ off your list . Starring Lee Marvin and Burt Lancaster , this is a far superior “ Buddy Movie “ than “ Butch and Sundance “ . Great Action ; The dialogue is incredible, having more memorable lines than any movie in any genre . The Film score by Maurice Jarre is one of the composers finest works , as good as Ennio Morricone’s but in a different style .
I’m a huge western fan
Is it really that good?
Like where would you rank it here?
@@Glory-CompassYes
The outlaw Josie Wales for me....buzzards gotta eat same as worms.
It is Clint's absolute best western, and he made some good ones.
You boys going to pull those pistols or whistle Dixie
How’s it for removing stains
Senator, Don’t piss down my back and tell me it’s raining
And many more
Dying ain't no way to make a living boy
Josey: It seems everyone I like ends up dying… Chief: it seems the ones you don’t like, don’t do much better
(Paraphrasing from memory… apologies)
Great video what are your thoughts on the young guns films ?
After reading all the comments, looks like Josey Wales is the winner, "I reckon".
Chisum is one of my favourite it also features a Merle haggard song you can only hear from the movie as I’ve yet to find it recorded outside of the film
It’s a bit disappointing to see how low the view count is compared to its Modern Western counterpart. So many great films here that deserve a watch if you’re looking to engross yourself in the genre. Good videos though all the same dude
Warlock. A very good western rarely listed.
YES! Deforest Kelley(Dr. 'Bones' Leonard McCoy from Star Trek) was greatness. So was Henry Fonda, but when is Fonda anything less.
A generally well-thought-out selection. There will always be disagreement with choices and rankings of course, but do have to quibble just a wee bit. Rio Bravo? Much over-rated for my money, and no way streets ahead of Shane,, Stagecoach, High Noon, and Red River. Also not sure Treasure of the Sierra Madras is actually a western; more a psychological drama in a western setting as I see it. But if included would surely have to come out top. And why is One-eyed Jacks never featured in any of these lists of great westerns? Beats me.
Thumbs up for the Community reference.
I might quibble a bit about the order (I'd rank _The Magnificent Seven_ in the top five), but a very good list.
For this list, we are looking at films from all genres of western, made BEFORE 1990. Whether that be your more classically defined genre western, or more modern neo-westerns (such as 'The Treasure of the Sierra Madre').
I love westerns. I agree with your selection and your presentation was nicely delivered!
Okay, overall a good 15. However I would definitely bump a couple. You didn't have a single John Ford Calvary film. There is not a single Audie Murphy film. No Glenn Ford and 3:10 to Yuma. Nevada Smith. Silverado. The Alamo.
Good selection. Your top two are also my top two. To me The Magnificent Seven rates a higher number; in the top 5. Personally as for Shane and High Noon I have seen both and find them boring. And could never sit thru Mrs. McCabe, Josey Wales and Django, to me, would replace any of the three I find boring in my list. However still a very good list with great diversity. And especially nice that OUATITW is on your list. A lot of reviewers do not list it as they do not really understand the premise. And The Great Silence is indeed a masterpiece. Very dark and not to everyone's taste. Will check out your top 10 modern westerns.
And you do not really understand the premise of SHANE and HIGH NOON.
@@fritzwalter4660 I understand both film. Just too slow moving for me.
Mag 7 and Shane should have been higher. And Josey Wales should have made the cut. Some other interesting ones not mentioned: Hombre; Ulzana's Raid.
The Big Country also a classic !
True Grit ( the John Wayne and the Jeff Bridges version ) , Vera Cruz ( Cooper & Lancaster ) and River of no return ( Monroe & Mitchum ) are awesome westerns too. Denke ich.
"Lawman" "The Professionals" "Ulzana's Raid" " Valdez Is Coming" "The Scalphunters" all starring Burt Lancaster. All excellent westerns..... In fact Burt Lancaster was not considered a star of westerns yet he made some of the best westerns in his later years.
The Bravado’s also a good one !
I liked "magnificent seven" when I first saw it..then I discovered "seven samurai", the contrast is large..
Amazing , can you make a list of best japanese films , also korean.
We actually already made a video looking at Korean cinema last year, but will definitely add Japanese cinema to our to-do list. Thanks a lot!
My choice for number one would be The Wild Bunch. Would have Shane at number two three would be The Searchers.
The Magnificent 7 will always be #1 , Good, Bad and Ugly definitely #2 ! For got The Left Handed Gun and The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean, The Commancheros and Nevada Smith, Flaming Star !
So "The Outlaw Josey Wales " is part if the Clint Eastwood franchise? Hence the reason why it isn't #2?
Mackenn’s Gold is also one of the great film and should be in the list.
I love Western genres especially Revisionist Western likes the Wild Bunch (1969) and El Topo (1970)
I agree with "The Wild Bunch".
once upon the time in the west,liberty valence,shane, true grit,the shootist,fastest gun alive,the alamo,chisum,rio bravo,major dundee,the unforgiven by john huston,the good the bad....red river,el chuncho,josey wales,big country,winchester 73,the beguiled,hombre,warlock,ok coral,3.10,el dorado,barquero,ride the high country,the last challenge
You got #1 right.
There are. Not 13 Western Films better than Magnificent 7. Insane.
My top 15
Rio Bravo
Once Upon A Time In the West
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
The Good, the Bad & the Ugly
The Searchers
Shane
Winchester 73
My Darling Clementine
Stagecoach
McCabe & Mrs Miller
The Far Country
The Ox Bow Incident
Ride the High Country
The Big Country
Red River
I would have substituted in "For A Few Dollars More", but great list overall.
You are all wrong here!😀The best Cowboy/Western Film is the Sergio Leone Film from 1973 "My Name is Nobody (Original: Il mio nome è Nessuno)", with Henry Fonda and Terence Hill. Music: Ennio Morricone!😀Best Regards from Germany!
In total agreement with #1 & #2.
You missed "Blazing Saddles"! That's a great movie.
Fine list. Maybe include "High Plains Drifter".
A very enjoyable viewing, thank you. Seeing as we are talking westerns... Would people consider The Alamo a war film or a western? (I am especially thinking about the original.)
Really it falls into both categories, in a similar manner to how the likes of 'A Fistful of Dynamite', 'Dances with Wolves' and 'Outlaw Josey Wales' are westerns, but still have war-based themes.
Hombre, by Martin Ritt with Paul Newman. The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean by John Houston, with Paul Newman
The Professionals
I have to put El Dorado ahead of Rio Lobo- though they're basically the same move. Has more action, humor, and all around better acting.
The Great Silence ❤
How about a review of comedic westerns - I nominate Destry Rides Again, Cat Balou, Support Your Local Sheriff and of course, Blazing Saddles.
Add Maverick I'd say..
Mel Gibson, Jodie Foster, James Garner
Alfred Molina, Graham Green
All great chemistry together
Can definitely look at making a list on these.
Hey I just noticed this...A video that came out a week after yours (There Are Only 11 Near-Perfect Westerns According To Metacritic) plagiarized you on some titles.
Top 15 Westerns:
Shane
The Searchers
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
The Big Country
The Magnificent 7
Red River
Stagecoach
Fort Apache
Gunfight at the OK Corral
Winchester '73
Broken Arrow
Shenandoah
Once Upon a Time in The West
High Noon
Hondo
What about Hombre and Saddle the Wind?
Lonesome Dove. End of the conversation
Good call. #1 is no argument here.
I’d have had Ride The High Country in there and the original 3:10 to Yuma instead of Django and The Great Silence.
One movie often overlooked on these lists is The Ballad of Cable Hogue. Sam Peckinpah directs this film about Jason Robards, betrayed and left for dead by his greedy partners, he stumbles upon a waterwell, one that is almost dead center in the longest Wagon Trail between two major cities and nothing but dessert. He goes through the steps of gaining this thought to be worthless land and established a rest stop for those traveling on through. His ex-partners come back through and notice what he had built and it's profitable potential to make them rich and so he has to get rid of them once and for all.
It's not in my top 10 but someof these lists go further and it's in the 13 - 20 range probably but seems to get passed over.
The Big Country should also be mentioned.
Why no mention of Waterhole #3?
I love the effort, but have issues with the list. LOL Of course it takes all kids to make the world go around. The top 5 are, in debatable order:
The Magnificent 7
The Searchers
Stage Coach
Shane
High Noon.
I can't trust a man who doesn't have these as top 5. j/k Keep the fun coming.
I would put Destry on this list.
Also can Michael Mann’s “ The Last Of The Mohicans “ starring Daniel Day Lewis be considered a western ?
absolutely, but that movie came out in 1992. I believe it will make the 1990 and current list for sure.
I disagree that it could be classified as a 'western' a frontier movie for sure, or this this person does period pieces but thats my thoughts. It is one of those movies I love, maybe a top 10. One that I never seem to turn off, but I think I love this movie for the cinematography more so than the story, which is really saying something b/c personally I love dialogue movies.
Western time period would be from the westward expansion. Last of the Mohicans is still in the colonial phase. Sure everything west of the East coast was the west but the spirit of westerns is United States expansion, settling ,lawlessness
I would include "The Long Riders" where actor brothers depict brothers in the film, for example James and Stacey Keach play Frank and Jesse James. Another would be "The Grapes of Wrath" by John Ford. It's the last western in that Grandma and Grandpa Joad came west in a covered wagon and now must leave in a truck. A form of ethnic cleansing in a way.
The Professionals (1966).
So I've been watching every movie on this list, and most of them are great, but frankly, I thought that Stagecoach sucked. I am not a fan of John Wayne's dry acting but even aside from him I thought the whole film dragged its feet and suffered from an identity crisis. That being said, everything else on this list has been great so far. And I'm sure that the Searchers will be better than Stagecoach. Every film I have seen on this list besides Stagecoach really deserves its spot.
Its good list , but warlock and inforgiven was good
Ii was hoping that your top choice would not be the one you chose. I find this kind of Western too stylized with, two dimensional characters, an overly repetitive them and long drawn out supposedly suspenseful but mainly irritating slow action prior to important moments such as the final shoot out.
Excellent list; but, you’ve over-rated Rio Brave big time. I wouldn’t even put it in a top 20. It’s nowhere near as good as the others on your list. Suggestion for consideration: Little Big Man. Amazing performance by Dustin Hoffman.
Shane is top 5
'HOUR OF THE GUN'
Shane is the last on your list ? That is not very smart considering that most value it - as the best western ever made !
True Grit?