Best Western Movies - Without John Wayne

[AJ]

The Sacketts
The Shadow Riders

 

[Bald1]

Tombstone. Because of Val Kilmer’s performance.
And any episode of The Rifleman. I know it’s not a movie

 

[ENNE-FRAME]

Open Range
Dance with Wolves
The Good, The Bad And The Ugly
Once Upon a Time in the West
Unforgiven Clint Eastwood
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
Winchester '73
The Wild Bunch
Valdez Is Coming
Tom Horn
Silverado
Tombstone
Warlock
Hud
Ulzana's Raid
Pale Rider....
and more

 

[johnbeaver]

Valdez Is Coming is a pretty good movie. Good vs Bad.

 

[ChuckS1]

The original Magnificent Seven.

That would be “Seven Samurai”, released in 1954. “The Magnificent Seven” was a remake of this.

Seems nobody’s listed “Silverado”. It’s the perfect Western parody, without being too much “Blazing Saddles” (which another movie that should be on this list). Has every Western cliche you could want, plus a bonus Monty Python joke with John Cleese’s “What’s all this then?” line, straight out of every Monty Python sketch involving an English bobby.

“A Million Ways to Die in the West” and “Cowboys and Aliens” should be on this list, too.

 

[senecaap]

Lonesome Dove
Tombstone
Escape From Ft. Bravo
Open Range
Monte Walsh (Both)
Crossfire Trail
The Sacketts
Conagher
Fistful of Dollars (then watch Yojimbo)
The Big Country
The Professionals (can't beat Lee Marvin and Woody Strode)

Any western where Jack Elam or Ben Johnson shows up.
Nothing with J-J-J-Jimmy Stewart. Overactor.

 

[intouchorg]

I've seen every western mentioned so far. Probably more than most people alive. Here's a list of movies that are excellent to very good, which no one has yet mentioned. These came mostly from memory. To be honest, if you enjoy the genre, some of the lesser known and more obscure westerns are the higher quality ones. The other great thing about westerns, is that they literally made so many of them, even I still find new ones I never knew existed.

One-Eyed Jacks
Yellow Sky
Ride The High Country
Man Without A Star
Domino Kid
The Tall T
Major Dundee
Flaming Star
The Man From Laramie
Butch Cassiday And The Sundance Kid
A Man Called Horse
Return Of A Man Called Horse
The Mountain Men
Saddle The Wind
River Of No Return
Ride A Crooked Trail
Drum Beat (and every movie with Alan Ladd)
Gun The Man Down
Ten Wanted Men
War Paint
Bend Of The River
Gun For A Coward
Wagon Master
The Violent Men
The Law And Jake Wade
Smoky






TV Series
Cheyenne (Season 2 is absolutely fantastic)
The Loner
The Texan
Have Gun Will Travel
Rawhide
Custer



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[AzShooter]

Shane.
The Wild Bunch.
Hang em High.

 

[John Adams]

High Noon starring Gary Cooper and Grace Kelly. The courage to stand alone.

 

[AJ]

Seems nobody’s listed “Silverado”. It’s the perfect Western parody, without being too much “Blazing Saddles” (which another movie that should be on this list). Has every Western cliche you could want, plus a bonus Monty Python joke with John Cleese’s “What’s all this then?” line, straight out of every Monty Python sketch involving an English bobby.

I entered it in Post # 19. Just a fun movie to watch.

 

[Chris68]

The Good the Bad and The Ugly
Tombstone
Outlaw Josey Wales
Fistfull of Dollars
For a Few Dollars More
Butch Cassidy and The Sundance Kid
Magnificent Seven
The Sisters Brothers
True Grit (Jeff Bridges current Version)

 

[intouchorg]

Nothing with J-J-J-Jimmy Stewart. Overactor.

That is incorrect. The Man From Laramie is excellent.

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[ACORN]

Won't mention any films specifically
but Burt Lancaster, Lee Marvin,
Kevin Costner, Gary Cooper, James
Stewart, Randolph Scott. Glenn Ford,
William Holden, Gregory Peck
and Henry Fonda each made
several notable and excellent Westerns.

And yes, I left out Clint Eastwood.

I’d add Joel Mcrea and though not a leading man, Ben Johnson. He was the real deal.

 

[ACORN]

Has every Western cliche you could want, plus a bonus Monty Python joke with John Cleese’s “What’s all this then?” line, straight out of every Monty Python sketch involving an English bobby.

My favorite line in the movie comes as Cleese and his posse are chasing the gang, outside of town, I believe Danny Glover, shoots the hat off of Cleese’s head.
Cleese pulls up and says well they’re out of my jurisdiction.
One of the posse argues his jurisdiction didn’t end till way over yonder.
Cleese replies “I’m the sheriff, and today my jurisdiction end right here.”
[ame]https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=3SN3lRUoRXA[/ame]
My recollection was off but you get the ideer.

 

[Ray]

I also vote for George Steven´s Shane , it´s hard to avoid shedding some tears at the end.A very moving and insightful picture, like in the scene when Shane tells Marion about a gun being a mere tool.
Regards, Ray

 

[glowe]

Surprised to not see the movie Wyatt Earp here. If I were to rank my most re-watched westerns of all time it would be Kevin Costner's Wyatt Earp. Second would be Dances with Wolves, third is High Noon, and fourth is Tombstone.

 

[UncleEd]

Nothing with J-J-J-Jimmy Stewart. Overactor.

If sometimes he showed fear and could
cry or whine, maybe he was just recalling
his days over Germany as a B-24 pilot who
completed 20 missions, one of which his
plane was hit by flak with a hole ripped
inches near his feet.

Or maybe he was just remembering his
days as a buck private when he enlisted
in the Army in 1940 because he knew
the U.S. was heading for war.

And still, during the Vietnam War, he
flew as an observer on a B-52 bombing
mission while on active duty with SAC.

Of course, his good buddy Harvey could
be called upon to comfort him.

 

[GaryS]

Stewart came back from the war changed. He often portrayed much darker characters in movies. Especially the ones he did with Anthony Mann, including "The Far Country" "Winchester '73" and "The Naked Spur."

If sometimes he showed fear and could
cry or whine, maybe he was just recalling
his days over Germany as a B-24 pilot who
completed 20 missions, one of which his
plane was hit by flak with a hole ripped
inches near his feet.

Or maybe he was just remembering his
days as a buck private when he enlisted
in the Army in 1940 because he knew
the U.S. was heading for war.

And still, during the Vietnam War, he
flew as an observer on a B-52 bombing
mission while on active duty with SAC.

Of course, his good buddy Harvey could
be called upon to comfort him.

 

[AJ]

If sometimes he showed fear and could
cry or whine, maybe he was just recalling
his days over Germany as a B-24 pilot who
completed 20 missions, one of which his
plane was hit by flak with a hole ripped
inches near his feet.

Or maybe he was just remembering his
days as a buck private when he enlisted
in the Army in 1940 because he knew
the U.S. was heading for war.

And still, during the Vietnam War, he
flew as an observer on a B-52 bombing
mission while on active duty with SAC.

Of course, his good buddy Harvey could
be called upon to comfort him.

i more positive thoughts of Jimmy Stewart, Audie Murphy and a few others that were willing to put their lives on the line when it counted Not so much for the ones that stayed in Special Services their time in the military. Even less for those that ducked out and did not serve. That Stewart (and Gable) had the wherewithall to join and serve in combat roles says a lot for them as men. Actors just play roles, men like Stewart were someone to be respected.

 

[GaryS]

My impression has always been that people in the military followed orders. Some were ordered to work in Special Services because TPTB felt that they could contribute more to the war effort by doing training and morale building films.

Also, there was a lot of pressure exerted by the Hollywood studios to keep some actors out combat. That included Gable and Stewart, but they persisted and were granted combat slots.

Gable also did a film on B17 crews in England while serving.

Audie Murphy wasn't an actor before the war. He worked hard to get into the Army after being rejected by the USMC, USN, and USA.

His becoming an actor was part of the "reward" for his combat record.

i more positive thoughts of Jimmy Stewart, Audie Murphy and a few others that were willing to put their lives on the line when it counted Not so much for the ones that stayed in Special Services their time in the military. Even less for those that ducked out and did not serve. That Stewart (and Gable) had the wherewithall to join and serve in combat roles says a lot for them as men. Actors just play roles, men like Stewart were someone to be respected.