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 Good, the Bad and the Ugly (1966)
8.9/10
Director: Sergio Leone
Starring: Lee Van Cleef, Eli Wallach, Clint Eastwood
Clint Eastwood's invincible "Man with No Name" teams with two gunslingers (Lee Van Cleef and Eli Wallach) to pursue a fortune in stolen gold. But team... Read more
Bad Day at Black Rock (1954)
7.8/10
Director: John Sturges
Starring: Spencer Tracy, Robert Ryan, Anne Francis, Dean Jagger, Walter Brennan, John Eric...
Spencer Tracy gives one of his greatest performances in this suspenseful, action-packed drama as one-armed war vet John J. McCreedy who stirs up troub... Read more
3:10 to Yuma (2007)
7.7/10
Director: James Mangold
Starring: Russell Crowe, Christian Bale, Peter Fonda, Logan Lerman, Gretchen Mol
In debt and facing the loss of his land, rancher Christian Bale volunteers to help escort notorious outlaw Russell Crowe to a railroad station where t... Read more
True Grit (2010)
7.6/10
Director: Joel Coen, Ethan Coen
Starring: Jeff Bridges, Jeff Brushie, Josh Brolin, Matt Damon, Barry Pepper, Hailee Steinf...
Joel and Ethan Coen's filming of the Charles Portis frontier novel follows no-nonsense 14-year-old Mattie Ross (Hailee Steinfeld) as she seeks the out... 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
Django Unchained (2012)
8.4/10
Director: Quentin Tarantino
Starring: Dennis Christopher, Don Johnson, James Remar, Leonardo DiCaprio, Michael Parks,...
Written and directed by Quentin Tarantino, the bullets fly fast and furious in this Oscar-winning tribute to the spaghetti westerns of the '60s and '7... Read more
Silverado (1985)
7.2/10
Director: Lawrence Kasdan
Starring: Kevin Kline, Scott Glenn, Kevin Costner, John Cleese, Danny Glover
Scott Glenn, Kevin Kline, Kevin Costner and Danny Glover ride side by side to clean up the town of Silverado. Excitement, laughs, thrills and chills a... Read more
Appaloosa (2008)
6.7/10
Director: Ed Harris
Starring: Ed Harris, Viggo Mortensen, Renee Zellweger, Jeremy Irons, Timothy Spall, Lance...
After drifting into a troubled Western outpost and discovering the helpless locals are being terrorised by a ruthless rancher and his hired thugs, two... Read more
Don't Come Knocking (2006)
6.7/10
Director: Wim Wenders
Starring: Sam Shepard, Jessica Lange, Tim Roth, Gabriel Mann, Sarah Polley, Fairuza Balk,...
Writer and actor Sam Shepard reunites with director Wim Wenders for the first time since their acclaimed 'Paris, Texas'. With a similar mood-drenched... Read more
Shanghai Noon (2000)
6.6/10
Director: Tom Dey
Starring: Jackie Chan, Owen Wilson, Lucy Liu
Jackie Chan makes the Wild West even wilder in this rambunctious ride, playing an Imperial Guard in China's Forbidden City in the 1880's who comes to... Read more