Western

Detailing life in the Old West, movies like Sergio Leone's Dollars Trilogy, Bone Tomahawk, and Tombstone have brought the Western genre to the forefront of popular culture. From Clint Eastwood to John Wayne, plenty of A-list actors have made their mark on the genre throughout the decades.

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Christian Bale as Dan Evans in 3:10 to Yuma
5 Essential R-Rated 2000s Westerns That Are Still Perfect Today

The Western made a major comeback during the 2000s, and these essential R-rated movies remain among the genre's finest to revisit today.

Harrison Ford as Tommy Lillard in The Frisco Kid
8 Perfect Western Movies Nobody Remembers Today

The Western genre has produced too many Hollywood classics to count, leaving some of its greatest stories to be forgotten to modern audiences.

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Kevin Costner’s Western Box Office Bomb Gets a Second Chance as Prime Video Hit

Kevin Costner’s doomed Western gets another chance with streaming audiences.

Clint Eastwood and an old man in a top hat smoke cigars outside in High Plains Drifter.
5 Essential R-Rated 70s Westerns That Are Still Perfect Today

The 70s produced some of the grittiest Westerns ever made, and these R-rated classics remain essential viewing for genre fans today.

Kurt Russell in Bone Tomahawk
Only 5 Westerns Are Darker Than Clint Eastwood's Unforgiven

In 1992, Clint Eastwood turned in one the darkest Westerns of all time with Unforgiven, but some movies make the Old West even more grim.

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Clint Eastwood stands in a room with a serious expression in Hang 'Em High.
Clint Eastwood's Forgotten Revenge Western Gem Is Finally Getting the Love It Deserves

Breaking out as a Western icon in 1964, Clint Eastwood earned one of the best careers in film history, including one forgotten revenge gem.

Kelly Reilly and Cole Hauser as Beth and Rip in Dutton Ranch
Taylor Sheridan's Newest Yellowstone Spinoff Becomes a PVOD Hit Ahead of Finale

The latest addition to Taylor Sheridan's Yellowstone universe is a massive streaming hit ahead of its biggest episode yet.

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13 Years Later, Pedro Pascal’s Lost Fantasy Western Is Finally the Perfect Yellowstone Replacement

Back in 2013, Pedro Pascal starred in a failed adaptation of an acclaimed comic series that would work far better in today's television landscape.

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5 Greatest Western Villains of All Time

A trio of ruthless gunslingers, a cruel sheriff, and a sadistic plantation owner are a few of the infamous villains who define the Western genre.

Clint Eastwood in CBS Rawhide
Clint Eastwood's Essential 8-Part Western Is Still 100% Untouchable 67 Years Later

CBS's Rawhide is a unique, must-watch classic Western series responsible for launching Clint Eastwood's decade-spanning career.

Val Kilmer and Kurt Russell in Tombstone
5 Reasons Tombstone Is Still the Best Western of the Last 50 Years

In 1993, Kurt Russell and Val Kilmer gave audiences the greatest Western of the last 50 years, and it hasn’t been topped since for these key reasons.

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Charles Bronson as Harmonica sitting down in Sweetwater in Once Upon a Time in the West
10 Western Movies I Knew Would Be Masterpieces Within The First 10 Minutes

The Western has a rich history of producing masterpiece movies, and some have audiences absolutely hooked from the first 10 minutes.

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A close-up of Antonio Banderas as Zorro after drawing his blade in The Legend of Zorro
6 Western Heroes Who Defined the 1990s

The Wild West has been defined by a variety of heroes, but the '90s stands out for its dynamic range of interpretations of the American frontier.

Clint Eastwood in Pale Rider
5 Darkest Supernatural Western Masterpiece Movies

The supernatural Western represents some of the darkest stories ever told on film, and these masterpieces prove it.

Arthur Morgan riding a horse in Red Dead Redemption 2
8 Best Mods for Red Dead Redemption 2

These mods are the best simple additions to enhance Red Dead Redemption 2.

Kurt Russell as Sheriff Hunt in Bone Tomahawk
The 10 Greatest Cult Classic Movies of the Last 25 Years, Ranked

The 21st century has no shortage of cult classics that deserved better from audiences, from gritty Westerns to underrated comedy gems.

Johnny Ringo (Michael Biehn) looks worried in Tombstone (1993).
43 Years Later, Tombstone's Best Line Is Still the Greatest Quote in Western History

Tombstone secured its place in cinematic history thanks to its memorable script, but one line from an iconic villain elevated it to perfection.

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CBS' 4-Part Steampunk Western With 100% RT Was Called 'the Most Violent Series on TV'

Canceled due to congressional scrutiny for its graphic violence, the show has since become one of the most influential TV Westerns.

Jake Gyllenhaal as John Morris smokes a cigar in The Sisters Brothers
5 Darkest Westerns of the Last 10 Years

The Western genre has long allowed Hollywood to tell some of its darkest stories, and the last decade gave audiences some great revisionist pieces.

Clint Eastwood as the Man With No Name standing in a civil war battle in The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
Only 5 Westerns Are Better Than The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly

Sergio Leone’s The Good, the Bad and the Ugly perfected the gunslinger Western in 1966, and only a handful of movies of the genre are better.

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