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'.
Brothers in Arms (2005)
2.3/10
Director: Jean-Claude La Marre
Starring: David Carradine, Kenya Moore, Gabriel Casseus, Kurupt
Set at the end of the Civil War, this wildly inventive western follows a band of outlaws as they plan a daring bank heist in a small lawless town. Qui... Read more
Buchanan Rides Alone (1958)
7/10
Director: Budd Boetticher
Starring: Randolph Scott, Jennifer Holden, Craig Stevens, Barry Kelley
In the town of Agry, many of the founding family members are at each others throats. Into the befuddled blood feud rides Tom Buchanan (Scott). When th... Read more
Buck and the Preacher (1972)
6.4/10
Director: Sidney Poitier
Starring: Sidney Poitier, Harry Belafonte, Ruby Dee, Cameron Mitchell
An immensely satisfying western that marked Poitier's directing debut and his first screen pairing with Harry Belafonte. Set in the West after The Civ... Read more
Buffalo Bill and the Indians (1977)
6.2/10
Director: Robert Altman
Starring: Paul Newman, Burt Lancaster, Joel Grey
(Aka 'Sitting Bull's History Lesson'). Robert Altman's quirky satiric salute to American showmanship, the wild west and its stars: Buffalo Bill, Annie... Read more
Buffalo Girls (1995)
6.8/10
Director: Rod Hardy
Starring: Anjelica Huston, Melanie Griffith, Gabriel Byrne, Peter Coyote, Jack Palance, Re...
Revolves around the lifelong friendship of frontierswoman Calamity Jane (Anjelica Huston) and madame Dora Du Fresne (Melanie Griffith) in the period b... Read more
Bullet for a Badman (1964)
6.5/10
Director: R G Springsteen
Starring: Audie Murphy, Darren McGavin, Skip Homeier, Ruta Lee
In Bullet for a Badman, Logan Keliher is framed for murder by one time friend Sam Ward. Keliher escapes to seek out justice and to reclaim his former... Read more
Bullseye (1987)
4.7/10
Director: Carl Schultz
Starring: John Wood, Lynette Curran, Paul Chubb, Bruce Spence, Kerry Walker, John Meillon
In the 1860s, two friends, Harry and Bluey, steal a thousand head of cattle and trek it across country from Queensland to Adelaide. Read more
Bury My Heart At Wounded Knee (2007)
7.1/10
Director: Yves Simoneau
Starring: Aidan Quinn, August Schellenberg, Anna Paquin, Colm Feore
A historic chronicle based on the book by Dee Brown explains how Native Americans were displaced as the United States expanded west. Read more
Butch and Sundance: The Early Days (1979)
5.7/10
Director: Richard Lester
Starring: Jeff Corey, Tom Berenger, William Katt
William Katt and Tom Berenger star in this prequel to the classic 1969 Western starring Paul Newman and Robert Redford. Made a decade after the origin... Read more
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969)
8.1/10
Director: George Roy Hill
Starring: Paul Newman, Robert Redford, Katharine Ross
One of the most successful and entertaining Westerns of all time chronicles the hair-raising adventures of outlaws Butch (Paul Newman) and Sundance (R... Read more