 | Once Upon a Time in the West
Buy new: $7.99 / Used from: $2.56 My favorite western of ALL-TIME! If you haven't seen it, SEE IT! Henry Fonda and Charles Bronson at their best.
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 | The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly - Extended Cut (Two-Disc Collector's Edition)
Buy used from: $4.63 The Man With No Name's best movie.
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 | The Magnificent Seven (Special Edition)
Buy new: $10.99 / Used from: $2.18 The definitive gun-for-hire movie, and the most recognizable western score of all time. Plus, my favorite all-star cast of any movie.
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 | High Noon (Collector's Edition)
Buy new: $18.49 / Used from: $9.00 Truly, a perfect western.
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 | Stagecoach
Buy used from: $2.00 The movie that began the John Wayne legend.
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 | Shane
Buy new: $7.99 / Used from: $4.49 Ladd is the ultimate western hero.
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 | Unforgiven (Two-Disc Special Edition)
Buy new: $23.49 / Used from: $4.73 The truth about western justice. Breaks every stereotype.
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 | The Wild Bunch - The Original Director's Cut
Buy new: $5.79 / Used from: $1.70 Brought western violence to a whole new level. A story with no heroes.
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 | The Outlaw Josey Wales
Buy new: $5.79 / Used from: $4.37 It took me about 20 years to truly appreciate this movie, but it is easily one of the best westerns ever made.
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 | Silverado
Buy used from: $1.97 The movie that modernized the genre, while still paying tribute to the classic westerns.
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 | Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (Special Edition)
Buy used from: $4.71 YES, the soundtrack is very dated, but otherwise, the performances and story make this a classic.
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 | The Searchers
Buy used from: $2.11 While it is slow-moving, it is John Wayne's best performance.
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 | The Tin Star
Buy used from: $5.58 A lot of people haven't seen this one, which is a shame because it is a great western and a wonderful performance by Henry Fonda.
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 | Lonesome Dove
Buy used from: $5.75 THE great western epic.
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 | Louis L'Amour's The Sacketts
Buy new: $17.99 / Used from: $11.87 Another great western epic.
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 | Hang 'Em High
Buy new: $11.99 / Used from: $3.52 A 'western justice gone wrong' tale.
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 | The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
Buy used from: $4.40 Another John Wayne classic with a great performance by Jimmy Stewart. One of the first movies that managed to reaffirm the western mythos while debunking it at the same time.
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 | A Fistful of Dollars
Buy new: $11.49 / Used from: $1.94 The original spaghetti western that would forever change how westerns were made.
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 | Rio Bravo (Two-Disc Special Edition)
Buy new: $12.49 / Used from: $4.95 A John Wayne/Howard Hawks formula movie that works every time ("El Dorado" is nearly the same movie), but this is the best incarnation.
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 | Open Range
Buy new: $12.49 / Used from: $1.97 Sure, it was a long build-up to a gunfight, but it was a good story and a great gunfight.
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 | True Grit
Buy used from: $6.49 A memorable performance from an older Wayne who was aging without softening up a bit.
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 | The Ox-Bow Incident
Buy new: $12.49 / Used from: $5.87 Western justice is a common theme. This intense story goes deeper into mob justice and is unforgettable.
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 | Return to Snowy River
Buy new: $12.49 / Used from: $5.96 An Australian western, but better than most real westerns. The riding sequences in this movie are incredible (its predecessor "The Man From Snowy River" is equally impressive).
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 | The Quick and the Dead (Superbit Collection)
Buy new: $24.49 / Used from: $4.43 The story is simple, but the gunplay is stylish. As a nod to the spaghetti westerns, it works great!
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 | Tombstone - The Director's Cut (Vista Series)
Buy new: $23.99 / Used from: $6.65 As a nod to the classic westerns, it can come off as hokey, but it features great performances and plenty of action.
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