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'.
Great Western TV Shows (2003)
Starring: Chuck Connors, Dan Blocker, Lorne Greene, Michael Landon, Sidney Blackmer, Ward...
If you love vintage television westerns from the good ol' days, then you will love this 26 episode, five disc DVD collection. The shows featured here... Read more
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
The Missing (2003)
6.5/10
Director: Ron Howard
Starring: Tommy Lee Jones, Cate Blanchett, Evan Rachel Wood, Jenna Boyd, Eric Schweig, Aar...
Ron Howard's part western, part supernatural thriller is set in New Mexico during the 1880s and stars Cate Blanchett as a woman whose lover is killed... Read more
The Outsider (2002)
7/10
Director: Randa Haines
Starring: David Carradine, Keith Carradine, Naomi Watts, Tim Daly
After her husband is killed by land-seizing ranchers, Amish homestead owner Naomi Watts encounters wounded gunfighter Tim Daly. While nursing the myst... Read more
Johnson County War (2001)
6.8/10
Director: Dave Cass
Starring: Burt Reynolds, Luke Perry, Tom Berenger, Adam Storke, Michelle Forbes
Based on the Wild West story 'Riders of Judgment', this tale follows the Hammett brothers who refused to yield their land to cattle barons in 1891 Wyo... Read more
Dust (2001)
6.6/10
Director: Milcho Manchevski
Starring: David Wenham, Joseph Fiennes, Anne Brochet
Love and war divide two brothers in this cross between a harsh Mexican western ("El Topo") and an urban drama. From the award-winning director of "Bef... Read more
South Of Heaven, West Of Hell (2000)
4.2/10
Director: Dwight Yoakam
Starring: Billy Bob Thornton, Luke Askew, Dwight Yoakam, Peter Fonda, Bridget Fonda
A U.S. Marshal tracks a destructive clan of outlaws, while a government man claims that the Marshal is actually a ghost of his deceased self. Read more
Jericho (2000)
6.3/10
Director: Merlin Miller
Starring: Mark Valley, Leon Coffee, R Lee Ermey, Lisa Stewart, Mark Collie, Morgana Shaw,...
Jericho (Mark Valley) is a man haunted by a past he can't remember. Conked on the head with a shotgun eight years earlier, he's been on the run ever... Read more
Tears of the Black Tiger (2000)
7/10
Director: Wisit Sasanatieng
Starring: Chartchai Ngamsan, Stella Malucchi, Supakorn Kitsuwon, Arawat Ruangvuth
One of the most elaborate productions ever mounted in Thailand, this is a candy-coloured Western made in the high-energy style that characterizes much... 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