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'.
Hatfields and McCoys (2012)
4/10
Director: Kevin Reynolds
Starring: Bill Paxton, Jena Malone, Kevin Costner, Mare Winningham, Powers Boothe, Tom Ber...
Bonded by their oath to the same flag, two confederate soldiers, "Devil" Anse Hatfield (Kevin Costner) and Randall McCoy (Bill Paxton), return home se... Read more
Pal Joey / They Came to Cordura (1957)
Director: George Sidney, Robert Rossen
Starring: Frank Sinatra, Rita Hayworth, Kim Novak, Gary Cooper, Van Heflin, Tab Hunter
A Rita Hayworth double feature. "Pal Joey" (1957) - Frank Sinatra is the womanising nightclub singer caught between his attraction to chorus girl Kim... Read more
In a Valley of Violence (2016)
6/10
Director: Ti West
Starring: Ethan Hawke, John Travolta, Karen Gillan, Taissa Farmiga, James Ransone
Ethan Hawke stars as Paul, a lone drifter who wanders into the forgotten town of Denton, Texas dubbed by locals as the "valley of violence". There,... Read more
Destry Rides Again (1939)
7.7/10
Director: George Marshall
Starring: James Stewart, Marlene Dietrich, Charles Winninger
One of the most enjoyable westerns of all time features a perfectly-cast James Stewart as the gunless gunslinger-made-sheriff and Marlene Dietrich as... Read more
Jubal (1956)
7.1/10
Director: Delmer Daves
Starring: Glenn Ford, Ernest Borgnine, Rod Steiger
Its Bard in the Saddle with this western version of 'OTHELLO'. This intriguing, intense drama stars Glenn Ford, Ernest Borgnine and Rod Steiger. Read more
Bandidas (2006)
5.7/10
Director: Espen Sandberg, Joachim Roenning
Starring: Penelope Cruz, Salma Hayek, Steve Zahn, Dwight Yoakam, Sam Shepard
Latina heartthrobs Penelope Cruz and Salma Hayek team up as sisters seeking revenge on the man who killed their daddy, in this comedy western. The ba... Read more
The Magnificent Seven ( Blu-ray ) (2016)
6.9/10
Director: Antoine Fuqua
Starring: Denzel Washington, Ethan Hawke, Vincent D'Onofrio, Peter Sarsgaard, Chris Pratt,...
Director Antoine Fuqua brings his modern vision to a classic story in Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures' and Columbia Pictures' The Magnificent Seven. W... Read more
The Claim (2000)
6.5/10
Director: Michael Winterbottom
Starring: Wes Bentley, Milla Jovovich, Nastassja Kinski, Peter Mullan, Sarah Polley
Inspired by Thomas Hardy's "The Mayor of Casterbridge", this sumptuosly photographed saga from Michael Winterbottom ("Jude") is set in a small town in... Read more
Duel In The Sun (1946)
6.9/10
Director: King Vidor
Starring: Jennifer Jones, Gregory Peck, Joseph Cotten
An epic Western based on the Niven Busch novel about a half-breed Indian woman who goes to live in the home of a wealthy cattle baron and falls in lov... Read more
Hondo (1953)
7.1/10
Director: John Farrow
Starring: John Wayne, Geraldine Page, Ward Bond, James Arness
This intelligent, moony frontier drama stars John Wayne as a Calvary rider who comes to the aid of rancher Geraldine Page and her son when they're tr... Read more