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An aging group of outlaws in 1913 Texas look for one last big score, selling stolen Army rifles to a rogue Mexican general during that country's revolution, as the traditional American West is disappearing around them.
With Will Smith, Kevin Kline, Kenneth Branagh, Salma Hayek. The two best special agents in the Wild West must save President Grant from the clutches of a diabolical, wheelchair-bound, steampunk-savvy, Confederate scientist bent on revenge for losing the Civil War.
- (168K)
- Action, Comedy, Sci-Fi
- Barry Sonnenfeld
- 1999-06-30
- The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (1966) The third and best-known film in Sergio Leone’s imperious “Dollars” trilogy, this superb spaghetti western is arguably the most famous on-screen depiction of the violent, opportunistic American West – despite being filmed in Spain and Italy rather than the States.
- Django (1966) It’s best-known now for lending its name to Quentin Tarantino’s Django Unchained, but Sergio Corbucci’s spaghetti western is iconic in its own right, spawning over 30 unofficial sequels.
- The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (1962) One of John Ford’s many classic westerns, albeit with a far more claustrophobic feel than his sweeping outdoor epics, The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance features an all-star cast led by James Stewart and John Wayne.
- The Outlaw Josey Wales (1976) Directed by and starring Clint Eastwood (a solid fixture in our best western movies list, unsurprisingly), this is one of the earliest “revisionist” westerns: films that attempted to portray the Old West in a far more realistic, less clear-cut way than the more simplistic good guy/bad guy movies churned out in the past.
A list of 100 classical period Western movies ranked by Adjusted Tomatometer, with critics' consensus and synopsis for each selection. Find out which films made the cut and how they compare to the classics of the genre.
Wild Wild West is a 1999 American steampunk Western film directed by Barry Sonnenfeld and written by S. S. Wilson and Brent Maddock alongside Jeffrey Price and Peter S. Seaman, based on a story conceived by Jim and John Thomas.
Feb 2, 2024 · The 28 Best Westerns of All Time. Saddle up for a trip to Hollywood's version of the Wild West. By Emma Carey and Jacob Linden Published: Feb 1, 2024. Save Article. Elaine Chung. Before there...
Mar 19, 2024 · There's a long and storied history of movies set in the Wild West, which gave rise to the Western genre and all the iconic themes and archetypes the genre is still known for: cowboys, corrupt sheriffs, prostitutes, scorned lovers, saloon brawls, pistols at dawn... those sorts of things.
