Western movies are one of the best genres in American movie history. Whatever the movies we have seen over the years, Western movies are the best among them. They have everything: adventure, fun, and action. Well, these movies are just full of life and we cannot miss out on some of the greatest Western movies of all time. There are a lot of them but we have a few that you must not miss.
The Searchers
The Searchers is one of the greatest movies made in Hollywood and we cannot deny that the plot and the characters were quite interesting. We were occupied with the movie as a Civil War veteran’s niece gets kidnapped by Native Americans and he goes on a quest to find his niece. The movie has gone through many sensitive topics, like racism, revenge, etc., and yet it has managed to be the best of all.
Shane
Shane is about a man named Shane, who comes in handy for a farmer’s family. Well, the story goes like this: Shane is the mysterious gunslinger and he reached out to help the farmer family, who are facing off against a ruthless cattle baron and his hired gun, Jack Wilson. This movie is a classic masterpiece that we will never forget.
High Noon
High Noon is an interesting and beloved movie for many Western movie fans. In the story, we see a man who must face a gang of outlaws all alone because his townspeople have left him behind. The story is really interesting and holds the audience’s interest with its mystery.
The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
The three adjectives suggest to us that it is about three people. Well, there are three gunslingers—Blondie, Angel Eyes, and Tuco—who are desperately looking for the hidden treasure, but they are not on the same team and are competing with each other to find the treasure in between the chaos of civil war.
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid is a perfect mix of humor and action and we cannot forget the hilarious plot where we see two men who are titular outlaws running from a relentless posse after a string of bank and train robberies.
Stagecoach
Stagecoach will give you goosebumps and is a thrilling classic example of a Western movie where we see a group of passengers—a drunk doctor, a pregnant woman, and an outlaw—traveling together in a Stagecoach, but now they have to come together to fight against the attack by Apache warriors.
Once Upon a Time in the West
We see a mysterious harmonica-playing gunslinger who shakes his hands with an outlaw to protect a widow from a ruthless killer who is hired by a railroad tycoon. It is thrilling and amazing to watch and it has so many scenes that kept us hooked on the movie. It is one of the best movies for sure.
Tombstone
You must know the classic gunfight scene in Western movies, right? Well, this movie has it! We see Wyatt Earp, his brothers, and Doc Holliday as they confront the outlaw Cowboys in the infamous gunfight at the O.K. Corral in Tombstone, Arizona. Well, the movie became one of the most memorable ones, and we cannot deny that it had the most empowering shots.
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance is the classic concept of lawlessness that we love to watch. We see a conflict between civilization and lawlessness as a lawyer confronts an outlaw. He does that with the help of a local and the movie takes mythology from the Old West.
True Grit
If you like revenge stories, this is it for you. You will definitely like True Grit because here we see a girl hiring U.S. Marshal Rooster Cogburn to find the murder of her father and the entire story goes into suspense and mystery and at the end, justice is all we wanted to see.
