"True Grit" snubbed from Golden Globes/ Top 10 Westerns of all time.
In honor of "True Grit" being snubbed from the Golden Globes, here is my list for my Top 10 Westerns of all time.
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- DirectorJohn FordStarsJames StewartJohn WayneVera MilesA senator returns to a Western town for the funeral of an old friend and tells the story of his origins.Jimmy Stewart and The Duke at their very best. Not to mention this is famed American Director John Ford’s final “great” Western. "The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance" is the film that takes everything that was great about dramatic films of that time and puts it into one neat Western package.
- DirectorClint EastwoodStarsClint EastwoodGene HackmanMorgan FreemanRetired Old West gunslinger William Munny reluctantly takes on one last job, with the help of his old partner Ned Logan and a young man, The "Schofield Kid."Winner of the Academy Award for Best Picture in 1992, “Unforgiven” is said to be a fitting end to the Western genre. The story of the old gunslinger, who must come to grips with his age, is played to perfections by Eastwood. This is one of those Westerns, which transcends its genre.
- DirectorWilliam A. WellmanStarsHenry FondaDana AndrewsMary Beth HughesWhen a posse captures three men suspected of killing a local farmer, they become strongly divided over whether or not to lynch the men.This is courtroom justice, western style! The most underrated Western of ALL TIME!
- DirectorSergio LeoneStarsHenry FondaCharles BronsonClaudia CardinaleA mysterious stranger with a harmonica joins forces with a notorious desperado to protect a beautiful widow from a ruthless assassin working for the railroad.Sergio Leone’s score in this film brought westerns up to a whole other level (and he does the score mostly with a harmonica). This is a Quentin Tarantino western before Quentin Tarantino.
- DirectorSergio LeoneStarsClint EastwoodEli WallachLee Van CleefA bounty hunting scam joins two men in an uneasy alliance against a third in a race to find a fortune in gold buried in a remote cemetery.Contains the most infamous Western character ever invented, “The Man With No Name”. Includes the greatest “Mexican stand off” scene of any Western to date. Plus, this character is Clint Eastwoods claim to fame. This is the movie every newcomer to Westerns must experience first.
- DirectorJohn FordStarsJohn WayneJeffrey HunterVera MilesAn American Civil War veteran embarks on a years-long journey to rescue his niece from the Comanches after the rest of his brother's family is massacred in a raid on their Texas farm.This is arguably the Dukes best role. The best way I can explain myself is: "The Seachers" is to the Duke, as Unforgiven is to Clint Eastwood (SAT's 101). This film also has the most infamous final scene of any Western.
- DirectorJohn SturgesStarsYul BrynnerSteve McQueenCharles BronsonSeven gunfighters are hired by Mexican peasants to liberate their village from oppressive bandits.A classic tale of good versus evil/ good guys fighting for the little man. Adaped from the 1954 Kurosawa film "Seven Samurai", “The Magnificent Seven” is overall the best respresentation of what 1950’s and 60’s Westerns are all about.
- DirectorFred ZinnemannStarsGary CooperGrace KellyThomas MitchellA town Marshal, despite the disagreements of his newlywed bride and the townspeople around him, must face a gang of deadly killers alone at "high noon" when the gang leader, an outlaw he "sent up" years ago, arrives on the noon train.The most simplistic storyline of any Western on my list, but done to perfection. This is the beginning of your classic “show down at high noon" film.
- DirectorClint EastwoodStarsClint EastwoodSondra LockeChief Dan GeorgeMissouri farmer Josey Wales joins a Confederate guerrilla unit and winds up on the run from the Union soldiers who murdered his family.From the Clint Eastwood collection, this movie takes a harsh look at Civil War era Westerns; as well as a look at the first non-racist depiction of a Native American in any Western.
- DirectorJames MangoldStarsRussell CroweChristian BaleBen FosterA small-time rancher agrees to hold a captured outlaw who's awaiting a train to go to court in Yuma. A battle of wills ensues as the outlaw tries to psych out the rancher.The best western made post Eastwood. You know what I'm talking about.