1. Man of the West. 1958 1h 40m Approved. 7.0 (9.5K) Rate. A reformed outlaw becomes stranded after an aborted train robbery with two other passengers and is forced to rejoin his old outlaw band. Director Anthony Mann Stars Gary Cooper Julie London Lee J. Cobb. 2. The Big Country. 1958 2h 46m Approved. 7.9 (22K) Rate. 61 Metascore.

Once Upon a Time in the West. 1968 2h 46m PG-13. 8.5 (355K) Rate. 82 Metascore. A mysterious stranger with a harmonica joins forces with a notorious desperado to protect a beautiful widow from a ruthless assassin working for the railroad. Director Sergio Leone Stars Henry Fonda Charles Bronson Claudia Cardinale. 3. The Wild Bunch. 1969 2h 15m R.

Between 1949 and the late '60s, more than 100 Western TV shows graced the airwaves. From adventure-packed tales of bounty hunters and gunslingers to family-friendly series that ended every episode with a lesson on morals, Western TV shows offered viewers an escape from their everyday lives.

Western television shows are heavily associated with the late 1940s and well into the late 1960s. Tales abound of ranchers, villains, frontier towns, and saloon fights. Westerns could be more...

Classic Westerns from the 1960s like The Wild Bunch and True Grit feature renowned actors and directors crafting timeless tales of the American frontier. With cowboys, gunfights, and renowned...

you can filter the charts: "The Searchers", "Rio Bravo", "High Noon", "Bad Day at Black Rock", & "Giant" are on The Top 100 Westerns of the 1950s on Flickchart.

Westerns were the most popular TV genre throughout the 1950s and 1960s, with classics like "Gunsmoke," "The Lone Ranger," and "Cheyenne." Westerns faded from the spotlight during most of the 1970s, '80s, and '90s, but the genre has been resurrected in recent history with newcomers like "Deadwood," "Longmire," and "Yellowstone."