Westerns
The American West has always fascinated movie goers, even though much of the Old West never was. Russian nobility toured, eccentric Englishwomen toured, and authors wrote wild stories that seeped into the minds of us all. Gunslingers, cattle rustlers and savage Indians are part of the myth. Other iconic elements include the hanging tree, stetsons amd spurs, lassos and Colt 45s, stagecoaches, gamblers, long-horned cattle and cattle drives, prostitutes (or madams) with a heart of gold, and more.
Alice's Westerns, or Cowboy Films are listed alphabetically below, be sure to check out 'Spaghetti Westerns' sub-featured in green on the left, and 'TV Westerns' under 'Television Shows'.
The Gunfighter (1950)
7.7/10
Director: Henry King
Starring: Gregory Peck, Helen Westcott, Jean Parker
A top psychological western about a gunslinger trying to overcome his bloody past. Gregory Peck stars. Read more
The Hateful Eight (2015)
7.8/10
Director: Quentin Tarantino
Starring: Bruce Dern, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Kurt Russell, Michael Madsen, Samuel L Jackson...
Six or eight or twelve years after the Civil War, a stagecoach hurtles through the wintry Wyoming landscape. The passengers, bounty hunter John Ruth (... Read more
The Hateful Eight ( Blu-ray ) (2015)
7.8/10
Director: Quentin Tarantino
Starring: Bruce Dern, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Kurt Russell, Michael Madsen, Samuel L Jackson...
Six or eight or twelve years after the Civil War, a stagecoach hurtles through the wintry Wyoming landscape. The passengers, bounty hunter John Ruth (... Read more
The High and the Mighty (1954)
6.9/10
Director: William A Wellman
Starring: John Wayne, Robert Stack, Claire Trevor, Laraine Day, Jan Sterling, Phil Harris,...
Unavailable since its original release half-a-century ago, this long-awaited movie finally gets a restored and remastered DVD release. When a commer... Read more
The Hills Run Red (1966)
5.9/10
Director: Lee W Beaver
Starring: Dan Duryea, Henry Silva, Thomas Hunter
Aka "Un Fiume Di Dollari". As the Civil War draws to a close, two Confederate soldiers, Jerry Brewster (Thomas Hunter) and Ken Seagall (Nando Gazzolo)... Read more
The Hired Hand (1971)
7/10
Director: Peter Fonda
Starring: Peter Fonda, Warren Oates, Verna Bloom, Robert Pratt, Severn Darden
Peter Fonda stars in and directed this underrated Western that subtly subverts the macho genre. Harry (Fonda) and his buddy Arch (Warren Oates) have... Read more
The Homesman (2014)
6.6/10
Director: Tommy Lee Jones
Starring: Tommy Lee Jones, Hilary Swank, Meryl Streep
Tommy Lee Jones co-writes, directs and stars in this frontier-set drama. Jones stars as George Biggs, an army deserter and claim jumper, who is saved... Read more
The Horse Soldiers (1959)
7.2/10
Director: John Ford
Starring: John Wayne, William Holden, Constance Towers
For his only Civil War feature, director John Ford crafted a stirring true story of a Union cavalry raid into Confederate territory. Colonel John Wayn... Read more
The Hunting Party (1971)
6.5/10
Director: Don Medford
Starring: Candice Bergen, Gene Hackman, L Q Jones, Mitchell Ryan, Oliver Reed, Simon Oakla...
To cattle baron Brandt Ruger (Gene Hackman), his beautiful wife Melissa (Candice Bergen) is just one of his possessions. So when notorious bandit Fran... Read more
The Indian Fighter (1955)
6.4/10
Director: Andre De Toth
Starring: Kirk Douglas, Walter Matthau, Diana Douglas, Walter Abel, Elsa Martinelli, Lon C...
Kirk Douglas is the eponymous trail guide, who agrees to shepherd a wagon train through Sioux territory. But when trader Matthau and his partner Lon... Read more