Westerns... (11 titles)
Because there isn't just 'Unforgiven', 'The Searchers' and 'High Noon.'
75% from 2 members
Man Of The West
Sad, brutal, bleak, with one of the best atmospheric shoot-outs going. Cooper is grizzled and jaded, Lee J Cobb eats the screen.
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Man Of The West
on DVD
(1958)
Starring: Gary Cooper, Julie London, Lee J. Cobb
Director: Anthony Mann
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On his way to hire a schoolteacher, a homesteader is left stranded when the train he is on is robbed.
68%
from 334 members
3:10 To Yuma
Haven't seen the remake, but this is massively underrated. Very similar story to High Noon, and sits alongside it in my opinion.
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3:10 To Yuma
on DVD
(1957)
Starring: Glenn Ford, Van Heflin, Felicia Farr
Director: Delmer Daves
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When stubborn farmer, Dan Evans (Ven Heflin), attempts to bring wanted criminal, Ben Wade (Glenn Ford) to the authorities in Yuma and collect the reward, he's in for quite a challenge. Desperate, the captive criminal offers the poor farmer $10,000 to set him free. While waiting for the train, the ..read more »
69%
from 796 members
My Darling Clementine
Must-see. Fonda is perfect. Mature shows what he could have been doing in all those other terrible movies he ended up making. Just one of the GREAT westerns.
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My Darling Clementine
(2 discs)
on DVD
(1946)
Starring: Henry Fonda, Victor Mature, Walter Brennan
Director: John Ford
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In another of his classic Westerns, John Ford again reflects upon the advance of civilisation on the receding frontier, recounting the events leading up to and including the legendary gunfight at the O.K. Corral. As they drive their cattle toward California, Wyatt Earp (Henry Fonda) and his ..read more »
74%
from 748 members
Rio Bravo
Hawks masters another genre. So warm, compassionate, characterful and with great final showdown.
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Rio Bravo
on DVD
(1959)
Starring: John Wayne, Dean Martin, Ricky Nelson
Director: Howard Hawks
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No-nonsense Texas border sheriff John T. Chance (John Wayne) fights off ruthless mercenary gunmen in order to keep a murderer in custody. A ragtag band of volunteers, consisting of a singing kid, a toothless old man, a recovering alcoholic, and a spunky woman, assists. Contains an interesting sing-..read more »
70%
from 3,073 members
Stagecoach
Adapted from 19th Century French short story! Have to have seen this to know anything about Westerns. Wayne so young and charismatic.
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Stagecoach
on DVD
(1939)
Starring: Claire Trevor, John Wayne, Claire Trevor/ John Wayne
Director: John Ford
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A simple stagecoach trip is complicated by the fact that Geronimo is on the warpath in the area.
72%
from 1,410 member
The Man From Laramie
One of a great series of Westerns Anthony Mann made around the fifties, this time with Jimmy Stewart. Serious drama wrapped up in great sweeping desert vistas and glorious technicolour. Good to see the great Arthur Kennedy chewing the scenery.
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The Man From Laramie
on DVD
(1955)
Starring: James Stewart, Arthur Kennedy, Donald Crisp
Director: Anthony Mann
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A man is obsessed with finding the men responsible for seeling the guns to the Apaches that killed his brother. He finds himself travelling to a small town in Colorado and becomes embroiled within a fued of two warring ranchers -- the more evil of which maybe responsible for the gunrunning.
66%
from 973 members
Winchester 73
More Anthony Mann, more Jimmy Stewart.
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Winchester 73
on DVD
(1950)
Starring: James Stewart, Shelley Winters, Dan Duryea
Director: Anthony Mann
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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 ..read more »
70%
from 924 members
Bend Of The River
Anthony Mann and Jimmy S again, but with cracking support from Ralph Meeker. Another satisfying drama.
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Bend Of The River
on DVD
(1952)
Starring: James Stewart, Arthur Kennedy, Julie Adams
Director: Anthony Mann
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The second of the terrific Stewart/Mann westerns is characteristic of their pairings: adult themes played out against prairie vistas in which betrayal and violence can erupt at any time. Formerly a vicious Missouri raider, Stewart now leads a wagon train through Indian raids and hijackings to the ..read more »
66%
from 622 members
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
Absolute solid-gold classic. John Wayne was perhaps never better. Where do YOU stand at the end?
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The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
on DVD
(1962)
Starring: James Stewart, John Wayne, Vera Miles
Director: John Ford
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In John Ford's stark, melancholy swan song for the conventional frontier Western, aged Senator Ransom Stoddard (James Stewart) returns to the small town of Shinbone with his wife, Hallie (Vera Miles), for the funeral of his friend, Tom Doniphan (John Wayne), where he recounts for reporters his ..read more »
72%
from 3,015 members
Little Big Man
How the West Was Ruined. Great charming sprawl of a picture with focus on the Native A's this time. Biting, wise, fun. Enjoy.
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Little Big Man
on DVD
(1970)
Starring: Dustin Hoffman, Faye Dunaway, Martin Balsam
Director: Arthur Penn
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Arthur Penn's film of Thomas Berger's bestselling novel demystifies the old west with it's funny, chaotic portrayal one man's experiences in its closing days. Jack Crabb (Dustin Hoffman), a 121-year-old Indian living in a rest home, relates his incredible life experiences. According to Crabb's ..read more »
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from 2,171 members
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