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Directed by Maggie Greenwald, this lesser-known Western tells the story of Josephine "Jo" Monaghan (played by Suzy Amis), a woman who disguises herself as a man to stake a claim in a small Idaho mining town. A quietly powerful film with a strong performance from Amis.

The sequel improves everything. Eastwood is joined by Lee Van Cleef’s avenging Colonel Mortimer. The climactic duel set to a pocket watch chime is pure Leone genius.

The Western genre is more than just "cowboys and indians"; it's a century-long dialogue about American identity, changing from black-and-white tales of construction to gritty, complex deconstructions The 100 Greatest Western Movies of All Time - I...

The most underrated Western. A melancholy, dusty, dying film. Pat Garrett must hunt down his friend Billy to survive in the new political world. Bob Dylan’s score (the haunting "Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door") underpins the tragedy. The scene of Billy dying in the dark is not heroic; it is sordid. It is a film about the death of friendship and the rise of commerce.

John Huston Star: Humphrey Bogart

An adaptation of Margaret Landon's novel "Anna

S. Craig Zahler’s genre-bending horror-Western. Kurt Russell leads a posse into cannibal territory. It is a slow-burn character drama that explodes into stomach-churning violence. Not for the faint of heart. Eastwood is joined by Lee Van Cleef’s avenging

Forget the 2007 remake (good as it is). This Glenn Ford/Van Heflin original is a tight, 92-minute chamber piece about duty and moral ambiguity. The waiting game at the hotel is cinematic perfection.