Best Western movies that are award winners or nominees

Django Unchained(2012)

Combined Rating:
91
Combined Critics Rating: 87

With the help of a German bounty hunter, a freed slave sets out to rescue his wife from a brutal Mississippi plantation owner.



The Power of the Dog(2021)

Combined Rating:
91
Combined Critics Rating: 91

Charismatic rancher Phil Burbank inspires fear and awe in those around him. When his brother brings home a new wife and her son, Phil torments them until he finds himself exposed to the possibility of love.



True Grit(2010)

Combined Rating:
90
Combined Critics Rating: 86

A stubborn teenager enlists the help of a tough U.S. Marshal to track down her father's murderer.



News of the World(2020)

Combined Rating:
85
Combined Critics Rating: 82

A Civil War veteran agrees to deliver a girl, taken by the Kiowa people years ago, to her aunt and uncle, against her will. They travel hundreds of miles and face grave dangers as they search for a place that either can call home.



Unforgiven(1992)

Combined Rating:
84
Combined Critics Rating: 78

Retired Old West gunslinger William Munny reluctantly takes on one last job, with the help of his old partner and a young man.



Dances with Wolves(1990)

Combined Rating:
77
Combined Critics Rating: 67

Lt. John Dunbar, exiled to a remote western Civil War outpost, befriends wolves and Indians, making him an intolerable aberration in the military.



The Lone Ranger(2013)

Combined Rating:
74
Combined Critics Rating: 63

Native American warrior Tonto recounts the untold tales that transformed John Reid, a man of the law, into a legend of justice.



Blazing Saddles(1974)

Combined Rating:
74
Combined Critics Rating: 64

In order to ruin a western town, a corrupt politician appoints a black sheriff, who promptly becomes his most formidable adversary.



The Outlaw Josey Wales(1976)

Combined Rating:
68
Combined Critics Rating: 57

A Missouri farmer joins a Confederate guerrilla unit and winds up on the run from the Union soldiers who murdered his family.



The Horse Whisperer(1998)

Combined Rating:
68
Combined Critics Rating: 60

The mother of a severely traumatized daughter enlists the aid of a unique horse trainer to help the girl's equally injured horse.



All the Pretty Horses(2000)

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Combined Rating:
63
Combined Critics Rating: 63

Two Texas cowboys head to Mexico in search of work, but soon find themselves in trouble with the law after one of them falls in love with a wealthy rancher's daughter.



Urban Cowboy(1980)

Combined Rating:
51
Combined Critics Rating: 46

Bud is a young man from the country who learns about life and love in a Houston bar.



The Wild Bunch(1969)

Combined Rating:
49
Combined Critics Rating: 29

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: 26

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:
46
Combined Critics Rating: 27

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



McCabe & Mrs. Miller(1971)

Combined Rating:
42
Combined Critics Rating: 27

A gambler and a prostitute become business partners in a remote Old West mining town, and their enterprise thrives until a large corporation arrives on the scene.



The Shootist(1976)

Combined Rating:
35
Combined Critics Rating: 16

A dying gunfighter spends his last days looking for a way to die with a minimum of pain and a maximum of dignity.



Cat Ballou(1965)

Combined Rating:
33
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.



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.




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