Best Western movies of 1960s

Once Upon a Time in the West(1968)

Combined Rating:
78
Combined Critics Rating: 69

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.



Il buono, il brutto, il cattivo(1966)

Combined Rating:
63
Combined Critics Rating: 45

A bounty hunting scam joins two men in an uneasy alliance against a third in a race to find a fortune in gold buried in a remote cemetery.



Hombre(1967)

Combined Rating:
53
Combined Critics Rating: 50

John Russell, disdained by his "respectable" fellow stagecoach passengers because he was raised by Indians, becomes their only hope for survival when they are set upon by outlaws.



Major Dundee(1965)

Combined Rating:
50
Combined Critics Rating: 52

In 1864, due to frequent Apache raids from Mexico into the U.S., a Union officer decides to illegally cross the border and destroy the Apache, using a mixed army of Union troops, Confederate POWs, civilian mercenaries, and scouts.



The Wild Bunch(1969)

Combined Rating:
49
Combined Critics Rating: 28

An aging group of outlaws look for one last big score as the "traditional" American West is disappearing around them.



The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance(1962)

Combined Rating:
47
Combined Critics Rating: 25

A senator, who became famous for killing a notorious outlaw, returns for the funeral of an old friend and tells the truth about his deed.



True Grit(1969)

Combined Rating:
45
Combined Critics Rating: 26

A drunken, hard-nosed U.S. Marshal and a Texas Ranger help a stubborn teenager track down her father's murderer in Indian territory.



El Topo(1970)

Combined Rating:
40
Combined Critics Rating: 23

A mysterious black-clad gunfighter wanders a mystical Western landscape encountering multiple bizarre characters.



The Misfits(1961)

Combined Rating:
35
Combined Critics Rating: 18

A divorcee falls for an over-the-hill cowboy who is struggling to maintain his romantically independent lifestyle.



El Dorado(1966)

Combined Rating:
35
Combined Critics Rating: 15

Cole Thornton, a gunfighter for hire, joins forces with an old friend, Sheriff J.P. Hara. Together with an old Indian fighter and a gambler, they help a rancher and his family fight a rival rancher that is trying to steal their water.



How the West Was Won(1962)

Combined Rating:
33
Combined Critics Rating: 14

A family saga covering several decades of Westward expansion in the nineteenth century - including the Gold Rush, the Civil War, and the building of the railroads.



Hang 'Em High(1968)

Combined Rating:
33
Combined Critics Rating: 9

When an innocent man barely survives a lynching, he returns as a lawman determined to bring the vigilantes to justice.



Per un pugno di dollari(1964)

Combined Rating:
32
Combined Critics Rating: 0

A wandering gunfighter plays two rival families against each other in a town torn apart by greed, pride, and revenge.



Per qualche dollaro in più(1965)

Combined Rating:
32
Combined Critics Rating: 0

Two bounty hunters with the same intentions team up to track down a Western outlaw.



Cat Ballou(1965)

Combined Rating:
32
Combined Critics Rating: 18

A woman seeking revenge for her murdered father hires a famous gunman, but he's very different from what she expects.



The Magnificent Seven(1960)

Combined Rating:
31
Combined Critics Rating: 0

An oppressed Mexican peasant village hires seven gunfighters to help defend their homes.



Django(1966)

Combined Rating:
31
Combined Critics Rating: 10

A coffin-dragging gunslinger and a half-breed prostitute become embroiled in a bitter feud between a Klan of Southern racists and a band of Mexican Revolutionaries.



The Professionals(1966)

Combined Rating:
29
Combined Critics Rating: 12

An arrogant Texas millionaire hires four adventurers to rescue his kidnapped wife from a notorious Mexican bandit.



Ride the High Country(1962)

Combined Rating:
28
Combined Critics Rating: 13

An ex-union soldier is hired to transport gold from a mining community through dangerous territory. But what he doesn't realize is that his partner and old friend is plotting to double-cross him.



Rio Lobo(1970)

Combined Rating:
28
Combined Critics Rating: 15

After the Civil War, Cord McNally searches for the traitor whose perfidy caused the defeat of McNally's unit and the loss of a close friend.




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