The Best Western Movies of All Time
The definitive western watchlist, ranked by the people who actually watched them — over 142K ratings sit behind this page. The Good, the Bad and the Ugly takes the top spot at 8.5, followed by Once Upon a Time in the West and Django Unchained. Start at number one and work down; there is no filler in the first twenty.
20 titles · average score 7.7 ·
The top 5 picks
- 1
The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (1966)
★ 8.5 · 9,849 ratingsWhile the Civil War rages on between the Union and the Confederacy, three men – a quiet loner, a ruthless hitman, and a Mexican bandit – comb the American Southwest in search of a strongbox containing $200,000 in stolen…
- 2
Once Upon a Time in the West (1968)
★ 8.3 · 5,002 ratingsAs the railroad builders advance unstoppably through the Arizona desert on their way to the sea, Jill arrives in the small town of Flagstone with the intention of starting a new life.
- 3
Django Unchained (2012)
★ 8.2 · 28,421 ratingsWith the help of a German bounty hunter, a freed slave sets out to rescue his wife from a brutal Mississippi plantation owner.
- 4
For a Few Dollars More (1965)
★ 8.0 · 4,560 ratingsTwo bounty hunters both pursue the brutal and sadistic bandit, El Indio, who has a large bounty on his head.
- 5
No Country for Old Men (2007)
★ 7.9 · 13,627 ratingsLlewelyn Moss stumbles upon dead bodies, $2 million and a hoard of heroin in a Texas desert, but methodical killer Anton Chigurh comes looking for it, with local sheriff Ed Tom Bell hot on his trail. The roles of prey…
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How this list is ranked
Nothing on this page is hand-picked to hit a word count. We pull films matching this list's criteria from TMDB, require a real audience behind each score, and rank by that score — 20 titles averaging 7.7. The page rebuilds daily, so new releases appear here as soon as enough people have rated them.
Frequently asked questions
What is the best western movie ever made?
By audience score, The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (1966) — 8.5 from 10K ratings. Once Upon a Time in the West, Django Unchained and For a Few Dollars More round out the top of the list.
Where should I start with western movies?
Start at number one and work down. The first ten on this page are the genre's consensus picks; below that the list gets more varied and is a good place to find something you have not seen.
Is this list updated?
Yes — it rebuilds every day from TMDB, so newly released movies appear as soon as enough people have rated them. You do not need an account to browse it, and there is no paywall on anything at MovieAI.