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'.
Open Range (2003)
7.5/10
Director: Kevin Costner
Starring: Robert Duvall, Kevin Costner, Annette Bening, Michael Gambon, Michael Jeter, Die...
With the face of the American West changing, grizzled cowboys Robert Duvall and Kevin Costner (who also directed) are among the last of a dying breed... 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
Stagecoach (1986)
5.9/10
Director: Ted Post
Starring: Willie Nelson, Kris Kristofferson, Johnny Cash
The greatest Western adventure of them all, is remade and features the outlaws of country music, including Johnny Cash, Waylon Jennings, Willie Nelson... Read more
Appaloosa ( Blu-ray ) (2008)
6.7/10
Director: Ed Harris
Starring: Ed Harris, Jeremy Irons, Lance Henriksen, Renee Zellweger, Timothy Spall, Tom Bo...
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
Against All Flags / The Rare Breed (1952)
Director: Andrew V McLaglen, George Sherman
Starring: Anthony Quinn, Ben Johnson, Brian Keith, Errol Flynn, James Stewart, Juliet Mill...
With rapier in one hand and rope in the other, Errol Flynn swings into action as a British naval officer charged with stopping pirate Anthony Quinn, i... Read more
Bells of Rosarita (1945)
6.7/10
Director: Frank McDonald
Starring: Dale Evans, Roy Rogers, George Gabby Hayes, Bob Nolan, Trigger The Horse
Sue Farnum inherits a circus, but her dead father's partner is trying to take it away from her. Roy and Bob Nolan are filming a movie on location at t... Read more
Dances With Wolves (Blu-Ray) (1990)
8/10
Director: Kevin Costner
Starring: Graham Greene, Jimmy Herman, Kevin Costner, Mary McDonnell, Tantoo Cardinal, Wes...
A Civil War soldier develops a relationship with a band of Lakota Indians. Attracted by the simplicity of their lifestyle, he chooses to leave his for... Read more
A Long Ride From Hell (1968)
6.3/10
Director: Camillo Bazzoni
Starring: Steve Reeves
A Long Ride from Hell, in the original Italian known as Vivo per la tua morte (literally "I Live for Your Death!"). The film was bodybuilder Steve Ree... Read more
Slow West (Blu-ray) (2015)
6.9/10
Director: John Maclean
Starring: Kodi Smit-McPhee, Michael Fassbender, Ben Mendelsohn, Madeleine Sami, Brooke Wil...
Set at the end of the 19th Century, 'Slow West' is an American western filtered through the eyes of European filmmaking. The story centres on 16-year-... Read more
True Grit (Blu-ray) (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