There is no form of escapism quite like the western. Their sweeping desert landscapes whisk us away from the bustle of everyday life, or simply give us a sense of wanderlust without ever leaving our couches. In some westerns you root for the heroes, and in others you cheer on the bandits, but either way the story lines are meant to excite. And the style — we’ll wear vintage dungarees, western bow ties, and Boss of the Plains brimmed hats any day of the week. If you’ve been wanting to dive into the film category but don’t know where to start, these are the 13 best western movies to watch right now, listed from oldest to newest.
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The Magnificent Seven (1960)
A Fistful of Dollars (1964)
The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (1966)
Once Upon a Time in the West (1968)
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969)
Unforgiven (1992)
3:10 to Yuma (2007)
The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford (2007)
No Country for Old Men (2007)
True Grit (2010)
Rango (2011)
Django Unchained (2012)
The Ballad of Buster Scruggs (2018)
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