The Best Westerns According to Rotten Tomatoes

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When it comes to movies, you can always trust Rotten Tomatoes for a good recommendation. Westerns are no different. If you're loooking for a Western to watch this afternoon or to add to your watchlist, then you've come to the right place. Check out these new and classics; we're sure you'll find your next favorite.

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High Noon

8.1

1952 | Western, Thriller

Rated by 23 people

Will Kane, the sheriff of a small town in New Mexico, learns a notorious outlaw he put in jail has been freed, and will be arriving on the noon train. Knowing the outlaw and his gang are coming to kill him, Kane is determined to stand his ground, so he attempts to gather a posse from among the local townspeople.

The Treasure of the Sierra Madre

8.3

1948 | Adventure, Drama, Western

Rated by 14 people

Fred C. Dobbs and Bob Curtin, both down on their luck in Tampico, Mexico in 1925, meet up with a grizzled prospector named Howard and decide to join with him in search of gold in the wilds of central Mexico. Through enormous difficulties, they eventually succeed in finding gold, but bandits, the elements, and most especially greed threaten to turn their success into disaster.

The Good, the Bad and the Ugly

8.5

1966 | Western

Rated by 248 people

While the Civil War rages between the Union and the Confederacy, three men – a quiet loner, a ruthless hit man and a Mexican bandit – comb the American Southwest in search of a strongbox containing $200,000 in stolen gold.

Stagecoach

8.3

1939 | Western, Adventure, Action

Rated by 9 people

A group of people traveling on a stagecoach find their journey complicated by the threat of Geronimo, and learn something about each other in the process.

Rio Bravo

7.5

1959 | Western

Rated by 11 people

The sheriff of a small town in southwest Texas must keep custody of a murderer whose brother, a powerful rancher, is trying to help him escape. After a friend is killed trying to muster support for him, he and his deputies - a disgraced drunk and a cantankerous old cripple - must find a way to hold out against the rancher's hired guns until the marshal arrives. In the meantime, matters are complicated by the presence of a young gunslinger - and a mysterious beauty who just came in on the last stagecoach.

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True Grit

7.5

2010 | Drama, Adventure, Western

Rated by 97 people

Following the murder of her father by a hired hand, a 14-year-old farm girl sets out to capture the killer. To aid her, she hires the toughest U.S. Marshal she can find—a man with 'true grit'—Reuben J. 'Rooster' Cogburn.

Unforgiven

8.0

1992 | Western

Rated by 95 people

William Munny is a retired, once-ruthless killer turned gentle widower and hog farmer. To help support his two motherless children, he accepts one last bounty-hunter mission to find the men who brutalized a prostitute. Joined by his former partner and a cocky greenhorn, he takes on a corrupt sheriff.

The Searchers

8.0

1956 | Western

Rated by 20 people

The Best Westerns According to Rotten Tomatoes

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High Noon

8.1

The Treasure of the Sierra Madre

8.3

The Good, the Bad and the Ugly

8.5

While the Civil War rages between the Union and the Confederacy, three men – a quiet loner, a ruthless hit man and a Mexican bandit – comb the American Southwest in search of a strongbox containing $200,000 in stolen gold.

Stagecoach

8.3

A group of people traveling on a stagecoach find their journey complicated by the threat of Geronimo, and learn something about each other in the process.

Rio Bravo

7.5

True Grit

7.5

Following the murder of her father by a hired hand, a 14-year-old farm girl sets out to capture the killer. To aid her, she hires the toughest U.S. Marshal she can find—a man with 'true grit'—Reuben J. 'Rooster' Cogburn.

Unforgiven

8.0

The Searchers

8.0

As a Civil War veteran spends years searching for a young niece captured by Indians, his motivation becomes increasingly questionable.

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The Best Westerns According to Rotten Tomatoes

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About the list

Go to original article

High Noon

8.1

The Treasure of the Sierra Madre

8.3

The Good, the Bad and the Ugly

8.5

While the Civil War rages between the Union and the Confederacy, three men – a quiet loner, a ruthless hit man and a Mexican bandit – comb the American Southwest in search of a strongbox containing $200,000 in stolen gold.

Stagecoach

8.3

A group of people traveling on a stagecoach find their journey complicated by the threat of Geronimo, and learn something about each other in the process.

Rio Bravo

7.5

True Grit

7.5

Following the murder of her father by a hired hand, a 14-year-old farm girl sets out to capture the killer. To aid her, she hires the toughest U.S. Marshal she can find—a man with 'true grit'—Reuben J. 'Rooster' Cogburn.

Unforgiven

8.0

The Searchers

8.0

As a Civil War veteran spends years searching for a young niece captured by Indians, his motivation becomes increasingly questionable.

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