Westerns – Modern
I’m dividing Westerns into two categories; Classic and Modern, because they really are completely different categories. I’ll list what I think are among the best or the most popular or the most interesting modern westerns in approximately chronological order. I’ve reviewed a number of these movies so if you want my detailed opinion, you can do a search on the site.
- THE MAGNIFICENT SEVEN (1960)
- A FISTFUL OF DOLLARS (1964)
- FOR A FEW DOLLARS MORE (1965)
- THE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE UGLY (1966)
- ONCE UPON A TIME IN THE WEST (1969)
- BUTCH CASSIDY AND THE SUNDANCE KID (1969)
- TRUE GRIT (1969)
- JEREMIAH JOHNSON (1972)
- HIGH PLAINS DRIFTER (1973)
- THE SHOOTIST (1976)
- THE OUTLAW JOSEY WALES (1976)
- THE LONG RIDERS (1980)
- PALE RIDER (1985)
- SILVERADO (1985)
- UNFORGIVEN (1992)
- TOMBSTONE (1993)
- WYATT EARP (1994)
- OPEN RANGE (2003)
- 3:10 TO YUMA (2007)
- TRUE GRIT (2010)
- HELL OR HIGH WATER (2016)
Twenty-one is a long list. Longer than I intended but I guess I have a soft spot for some of these movies. I included both versions of “True Grit” and both Tombstone and Wyatt Earp. And I broke my own western rule by including “Hell or High Water” because the time period is modern day. But modern westerns are modern!
Now this is just my list. Your list will be different. I’ve got a lot of Clint Eastwood in this list. Not everyone likes his stuff. I left out Sam Peckinpah’s “The Wild Bunch” and “Ride the High Country.” I could have left out “Unforgiven” and “Silverado.” Just how I felt at the moment.
Have at it. Give your opinion in the comments.