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The best western movies, ranked

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The Good, the Bad and the Ugly posterViewer rating: 85%
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  1. Once Upon a Time in the West posterViewer rating: 83%
    Once Upon a Time in the West1968
  2. The Last Stand of Ellen Cole posterViewer rating: 83%
    The Last Stand of Ellen Cole2024
  3. Django Unchained posterViewer rating: 82%
    Django Unchained2012
  4. El Siete Machos posterViewer rating: 82%
    El Siete Machos1951
  5. For a Few Dollars More posterViewer rating: 80%
    For a Few Dollars More1965
  6. The Treasure of the Sierra Madre posterViewer rating: 80%
    The Treasure of the Sierra Madre1948
  7. No Country for Old Men posterViewer rating: 80%
    No Country for Old Men2007
  8. El Infierno posterViewer rating: 79%
    El Infierno2010
  9. Unforgiven posterViewer rating: 79%
    Unforgiven1992
  10. El Arracadas posterViewer rating: 79%
    El Arracadas1978
  11. Redeeming Love posterViewer rating: 79%
    Redeeming Love2022
  12. Dances with Wolves posterViewer rating: 78%
    Dances with Wolves1990
  13. A Fistful of Dollars posterViewer rating: 78%
    A Fistful of Dollars1964
  14. Rio Bravo posterViewer rating: 78%
    Rio Bravo1959
  15. The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance posterViewer rating: 78%
    The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance1962
  16. Scooby-Doo! Shaggy's Showdown posterViewer rating: 78%
    Scooby-Doo! Shaggy's Showdown2017
  17. The Hateful Eight posterViewer rating: 78%
    The Hateful Eight2015
  18. Por mis pistolas posterViewer rating: 77%
    Por mis pistolas1968
  19. The Ox-Bow Incident posterViewer rating: 77%
    The Ox-Bow Incident1943
  20. Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron posterViewer rating: 77%
    Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron2002
  21. The Searchers posterViewer rating: 77%
    The Searchers1956
  22. High Noon posterViewer rating: 77%
    High Noon1952
  23. Duck, You Sucker posterViewer rating: 77%
    Duck, You Sucker1971
  24. Bacurau posterViewer rating: 76%
    Bacurau2019
  25. Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid posterViewer rating: 76%
    Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid1969
  26. Giant posterViewer rating: 76%
    Giant1956
  27. Emperor posterViewer rating: 76%
    Emperor2020
  28. Stagecoach posterViewer rating: 76%
    Stagecoach1939
  29. The Wild Bunch posterViewer rating: 76%
    The Wild Bunch1969
  30. Tombstone posterViewer rating: 76%
    Tombstone1993
  31. The Big Country posterViewer rating: 76%
    The Big Country1958
  32. They Call Me Trinity posterViewer rating: 76%
    They Call Me Trinity1970
  33. The Revenant posterViewer rating: 75%
    The Revenant2015
  34. The New Land posterViewer rating: 75%
    The New Land1972
  35. The Magnificent Seven posterViewer rating: 75%
    The Magnificent Seven1960
  36. The Great Silence posterViewer rating: 75%
    The Great Silence1968
  37. My Darling Clementine posterViewer rating: 75%
    My Darling Clementine1946
  38. Thieves Highway posterViewer rating: 75%
    Thieves Highway2025
  39. The Outlaw Josey Wales posterViewer rating: 75%
    The Outlaw Josey Wales1976
  40. The Sign of Zorro posterViewer rating: 74%
    The Sign of Zorro1958
  41. Trinity Is Still My Name posterViewer rating: 74%
    Trinity Is Still My Name1971
  42. The Emigrants posterViewer rating: 74%
    The Emigrants1971
  43. Little Big Man posterViewer rating: 74%
    Little Big Man1970
  44. Johnny Guitar posterViewer rating: 74%
    Johnny Guitar1954
  45. Legends of the Fall posterViewer rating: 74%
    Legends of the Fall1994
  46. Lonely are the Brave posterViewer rating: 74%
    Lonely are the Brave1962
  47. El Dorado posterViewer rating: 74%
    El Dorado1966
  48. The Gunfighter posterViewer rating: 74%
    The Gunfighter1950

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