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'.
Shane (1953)
7.7/10
Director: George Stevens
Starring: Alan Ladd, Ben Johnson, Edgar Buchanan, Jack Palance, Jean Arthur, Van Heflin, B...
George Stevens' legendary rendition of the archetypal Western myth earned six Academy Award nominations including Best Screenplay, Best Director and B... Read more
The Revenant ( Blu-ray ) (2015)
8/10
Director: Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu
Starring: Leonardo DiCaprio, Tom Hardy, Will Poulter, Kristoffer Joner, Domhnall Gleeson,...
Inspired by true events, The Revenant is an epic story of survival and transformation on the American frontier. While on an expedition into the unchar... Read more
Westworld: Season 1 (2016)
8.9/10
Starring: Anthony Hopkins, Ed Harris, Thandie Newton, Jeffrey Wright, James Marsden, Evan...
The one-hour drama series Westworld is a dark odyssey about the dawn of artificial consciousness and the evolution of sin. Set at the intersection of... Read more
Deadwood: Season 2 (2005)
8.2/10
Director: Various
Starring: Brad Dourif, Ian McShane, Timothy Olyphant, Molly Parker, Jim Beaver, W Earl Bro...
Seth Bullock and friends return for season 2 of this hard-edged, ground-breaking show. Nestled in the Black Hills of South Dakota, Deadwood is still... Read more
Red River (1948)
7.8/10
Director: Howard Hawks
Starring: John Wayne, Montgomery Clift, Walter Brennan
One of the great American adventure films. John Wayne plays the cattle baron while Montgomery Clift, the son, is at odds over the way dad runs his emp... Read more
The Revenant (2015)
8/10
Director: Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu
Starring: Leonardo DiCaprio, Tom Hardy, Will Poulter, Kristoffer Joner, Domhnall Gleeson,...
Inspired by true events, The Revenant is an epic story of survival and transformation on the American frontier. While on an expedition into the unchar... Read more
The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford (2007)
7.5/10
Director: Andrew Dominik
Starring: Casey Affleck, Zooey Deschanel, Mary-Louise Parker, Brad Pitt, Sam Rockwell, Sam...
A realistic view of the overly romanticised Jesse James, casting Brad Pitt as the psychopathic outlaw and Casey Affleck as the infatuated and volatile... Read more
The Big Country (1958)
7.9/10
Director: William Wyler
Starring: Gregory Peck, Burl Ives, Jean Simmons, Carroll Baker, Charlton Heston
Gregory Peck is the retired sea captain who comes to marry Carroll Baker, but instead is thrown into a battle against Burl Ives and his son's over wat... Read more
The Long Riders (1980)
7.1/10
Director: Walter Hill
Starring: David Carradine, Keith Carradine, Robert Carradine, James Keach, Stacy Keach, De...
Called 'the best directed American movie of the year' by David Denby (New York), 'The Long Riders' uses four theatrical families to tell the James Bro... Read more
Meek's Cutoff (2010)
6.6/10
Director: Kelly Reichardt
Starring: Bruce Greenwood, Michelle Williams, Will Patton, Shirley Henderson, Paul Dano, N...
Harsh western drama, set in 1845, tells of a three-family wagon train heading west on the uncertain and desolate terrain of the Oregon Trail towards a... Read more