The book is the zenith of western fiction IMHO.

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Nov 17, 2020
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movies: best "western"? i'll nominate 3:10 to yuma, and Tombstone.

johnnycarson

11/17/20 2:04pm

High Noon

2FarGone

11/17/20 2:04pm

Silverado

Blueto

11/17/20 2:04pm

This is my No. 2

2FarGone

11/17/20 2:06pm

Love this movie, showed it to my kids to early, they hate westerns now. One

Nakedbootleg

11/17/20 2:07pm

^This - but I also still love the classic, John Wayne "Stagecoach."

Oceanographer

11/17/20 2:40pm

Lonesome Dove

Gustav

11/17/20 2:05pm

The book is the zenith of western fiction IMHO.

shimmy

11/17/20 2:17pm

True Grit, No Country for Old Men, Big Jake, Dollars Trilogy, The Cowboys, The Searchers, Hell or High Water

shimmy

11/17/20 2:06pm

Hell or Highwater is great

homegrown

11/17/20 2:08pm

Is no country for old men a western? that's a pretty crazy/good movie.

johnnycarson

11/17/20 2:08pm

Best villain ever

cougfanblue

11/17/20 2:12pm

Yeah the air compressor is awesome

johnnycarson

11/17/20 2:13pm

It's 100% a western.

shimmy

11/17/20 2:14pm

that's a lot of "best"

fattycoug

11/17/20 2:17pm

OP nominated 2 or I would have stuck with True Grit.

shimmy

11/17/20 2:17pm

The Magnificent Seven

airwolf

11/17/20 2:06pm

The original, not the remake.

SierraCoug

11/17/20 2:44pm

Hang em high

franklyvulgar

11/17/20 2:06pm

Shanghai Noon

BlueFrog

11/17/20 2:07pm

Shanghai Noon

airwolf

11/17/20 2:07pm

HACK

airwolf

11/17/20 2:07pm

True Grit, The Searchers, Shane, The Cowboys, Butch Cassidy

Coop

11/17/20 2:07pm

High Noon as the archetype and Liberty Valance as commentary

Gustav

11/17/20 2:07pm

Which 3:10 to Yuma?

rcbyufan

11/17/20 2:07pm

i actually haven't seen the original

johnnycarson

11/17/20 2:27pm

BttF:III

BYUtka

11/17/20 2:08pm

Silverado, Rhustlers Wrapsody, Tombstone, Ballard of Buster Scruggs, 3 Amigos

DogBoy

11/17/20 2:08pm

The Mandalorian

novacoug1

11/17/20 2:08pm

Fievel Goes West

4th and Niner

11/17/20 2:08pm

Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid

Rhubarb

11/17/20 2:10pm

City Slickers and Quigley down Under also very entertaining

Rhubarb

11/17/20 2:11pm

I love Quigley down under!!! Great show.

BYU4eVeR

11/17/20 2:13pm

1) The Searchers 2) True Grit (Coen Bros) 3) Silverado 4) Once Upon A Time In

BigD Coug

11/17/20 2:12pm

My Name is Nobody

ThreatLevelMidnight

11/17/20 2:12pm

Unforgiven

kmcougar

11/17/20 2:14pm

Hell on Wheels isn't a movie, but a solid western series.

RockyBalboa

11/17/20 2:14pm

Rustler's Rhapsody. Quigley Down Under.

supertux

11/17/20 2:15pm

Love Rustlers Rhapsody. So many good lines. Quigley is also great

stlcougs

11/17/20 3:01pm

Tuco, Blondie, and Arch Stanton

BigHouse Coug

11/17/20 2:15pm

Unforgiven, High Plains Drifter, and The Good, The Bad & The Ugly

SierraCoug

11/17/20 2:15pm

The Ballad of Buster Scruggs

supertux

11/17/20 2:15pm

Does Jeremiah Johnson count?

crack

11/17/20 2:16pm

Also, Pure Country or 8 seconds.

crack

11/17/20 2:18pm

Also Young Guns.

crack

11/17/20 2:28pm

That movie has a special place in my family's history.

cougfanblue

11/17/20 2:19pm

RE: Does Jeremiah Johnson count?

Hooda88

11/17/20 2:27pm

Couldn’t be a more perfect gif.

Brisco

11/17/20 3:04pm

This is the best western:

Probable Sacko

11/17/20 2:17pm

i literally re-wrote my original post 3 times to avoid a post like this

johnnycarson

11/17/20 2:19pm

RE: i literally re-wrote my original post 3 times to avoid a post like this

Probable Sacko

11/17/20 2:30pm

Logan

IceBlueCoug

11/17/20 2:19pm

I forgiven.

akamai

11/17/20 2:20pm

maybe The Searchers. I don't know

Belboz

11/17/20 2:23pm

The only correct answer is Shane.

Brutus216

11/17/20 2:23pm

I saw this at a young age in the old Avalon theater

RockyBalboa

11/17/20 2:27pm

Agree, but also fan of The Wild Bunch

TampaBlu

11/17/20 2:49pm

RE: movies: best "western"? i'll nominate 3:10 to yuma, and Tombstone.

BigHouse Coug

11/17/20 2:23pm

Dances with Wolves is one of if not THE highest grossing western of all time.

pt crasher

11/17/20 2:25pm

huh. didn't know that.

johnnycarson

11/17/20 2:27pm

revenent should probably be on the list.

johnnycarson

11/17/20 2:27pm

How can we leave off Blazing Saddles?!?!?!

IceBlueCoug

11/17/20 2:28pm

And "Three Amigos" too.

Oceanographer

11/17/20 2:45pm

Once upon a time in the west.

raines31

11/17/20 2:30pm

Open Range has to be on the list

valcorger

11/17/20 2:42pm

Often overlooked. Very good.

ArcticKat

11/17/20 5:34pm

Broken down by subcategory:

Probable Sacko

11/17/20 2:54pm

Support Your Local Sheriff is one of the best western comedies.

SierraCoug

11/17/20 3:03pm

Support Your Local Sheriff for best satire not named Blazing Saddles

valcorger

11/17/20 3:03pm

I also love this scene from the movie . . . The town council doesn't quite believe his marksmanship claim

SierraCoug

11/17/20 3:17pm

So many great scenes and lines, “I thought we were the frontier?”

valcorger

11/17/20 3:43pm

Not a movie but the godless series on Netflix was really good

Millhouse

11/17/20 3:48pm

The Man from Snowy River ought to be mentioned

Rhubarb

11/17/20 3:52pm

Quigly Down Under as well.

Probable Sacko

11/17/20 9:18pm

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