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31. Once Upon a Time in the West (1968, Sergio Leone, Paramount Blu-ray) In the Southwestern town of Sweetwater, hired gun Frank (Henry Fonda) and his gang kill the entire McBain family for their land, but McBain's widow Jill (Claudia Cardinale) arrives from New Orleans to claim the homestead...

30. Bad Company (1972, Robert Benton, Paramount DVD) In the midst of the Civil War, Drew Dixon (Barry Brown) is fleeing west to avoid forced inscription in the Union Army. In Missouri, he encounters Jake Rumsey (Jeff Bridges), a leader of a band of thieves who takes Drew's money, but the two...

29. The Gunfighter (1950, Henry King, Criterion Blu-ray) Known as the "fastest draw in the West", infamous gunslinger Jimmy Ringo (Gregory Peck) is getting older and just wants to settle down and live out his final days in peace. However, when he arrives in the town of Cayenne, his past catches...

28. The Lonely Man (1957, Henry Levin, Paramount DVD) As aging gunfighter Jacob Wade (Jack Palance) returns to Red Bluff, he finds that the townspeople want to be on his way out and that his son Riley (Anthony Perkins) nurses a grudge against him for deserting him and his mother. However, King...

27. McLintock! (1963, Andrew V. McLaglen, Paramount Blu-ray) Cattle baron George Washington "G.W." McLintock (John Wayne) is a friend to most everyone in the town that bears his name, but has to deal with the arrival of his estranged wife Katie (Maureen O'Hara) and daughter Becky (Stefanie...

26. Invitation to a Gunfighter (1964, Richard Wilson, MGM DVD) When Confederate veteran Matt Weaver (George Segal) tries to reclaim the land illegally taken from him by the crooked Brewster (Pat Hingle), the New Mexico town that Brewster holds in his sway turns on Weaver, except for the Mexican...

25. The Sisters Brothers (2018, Jacques Audiard, Fox Blu-ray) In 1850's Oregon, notorious hired guns Charlie and Eli Sisters (Joaquin Phoenix and John C. Reilly) are sent to kill a prospector (Riz Ahmed) who has a chemical formula for finding gold. As they track down the prospector and the...

Not unless you call it a "stench blossom" or a "crap weed". I've been waiting to use that "Simpsons" reference for quite some time.

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24. The Furies (1950, Anthony Mann, Criterion Collection Blu-ray) In the New Mexico Territory of the 1870's, rancher T.C. Jeffords (Walter Huston in his final film appearance) rules over his vast cattle empire like a lord from medieval times. However, his equally cunning daughter Vance (Barbara...

23. Three Violent People (1956, Rudolph Mate, Paramount DVD) In post-Civil War Texas, former Confederate soldier Colt Saunders (Charlton Heston) returns to his sprawling homestead with his brand new bride (Anne Baxter). However, he has to contend with his wife's past, his violent, one-armed...

22. The Virginian (1946, Stuart Gilmore, Kino Blu-ray - Western Classics I) When schoolteacher Molly Wood (Barbara Britton) leaves Vermont for the Wyoming Territory in 1885, she finds herself courted by the titular cowboy (Joel McCrea). As she gradually warms up to the Virginian, he has to deal...

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21. Joe Kidd (1972, John Sturges, Kino Blu-ray) Clint Eastwood's titular character is recruited by wealthy landowner Frank Harlan (Robert Duvall) to join a posse hunting down Mexican revolutionary Luis Chama (John Saxon) raising hell in an early 20th Century New Mexico land war. However, the...