# The best westerns of all time

From John Ford to Sergio Leone and Clint Eastwood: the westerns at the top of the lists of decine21, Zenda and the FilmAffinity ranking.

- 127 votes · 17 items
- Sep 28, 2020 · Sebastián González
- https://even.best/en/l/4096/the-best-westerns-of-all-time

## Top 15

1. **The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (1966)** (12 · ▲12 ▼0) — Three gunslingers after a treasure during the Civil War.
2. **The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (1962)** (10 · ▲11 ▼1) — Legend versus truth, by John Ford.
3. **Once Upon a Time in the West (1968)** (9 · ▲11 ▼2) — Harmonica, Frank and the railroad, by Sergio Leone.
4. **Stagecoach (1939)** (8 · ▲9 ▼1) — Nine passengers crossing Apache territory.
5. **The Searchers (1956)** (8 · ▲8 ▼0) — John Wayne searches for his kidnapped niece for years, by John Ford.
6. **High Noon (1952)** (8 · ▲8 ▼0) — A lone sheriff against a gang, in almost real time.
7. **Shane (1953)** (8 · ▲8 ▼0) — A mysterious gunfighter helps homesteaders.
8. **Dances with Wolves (1990)** (7 · ▲7 ▼0) — A lieutenant who joins the Sioux; seven Oscars.
9. **True Grit (2010)** (6 · ▲7 ▼1) — A girl hires a drunken marshal, by the Coens.
10. **Unforgiven (1992)** (6 · ▲6 ▼0) — A retired gunfighter takes one last job, by Clint Eastwood.
11. **Red River (1948)** (6 · ▲6 ▼0) — A great cattle drive, by Howard Hawks.
12. **A Fistful of Dollars (1964)** (5 · ▲6 ▼1) — The Man with No Name arrives in San Miguel.
13. **Rio Bravo (1959)** (4 · ▲4 ▼0) — A sheriff and his deputies guard a prisoner.
14. **Little Big Man (1970)** (3 · ▲5 ▼2) — A 121-year-old man recalls his life among whites and Cheyenne.
15. **The Wild Bunch (1969)** (1 · ▲2 ▼1) — An ageing gang of outlaws, by Sam Peckinpah.
16. **Django Unchained (2012)** (0 · ▲2 ▼2) — A freed slave and a bounty hunter, by Tarantino.
17. **Johnny Guitar (1954)** (-2 · ▲1 ▼3) — Joan Crawford and a duel between women, by Nicholas Ray.

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