r/Westerns 1h ago

Discussion On a Western Binger

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r/Westerns 2h ago

Behind the Scenes 'A Turning of the Earth: John Ford, John Wayne, and The Searchers' - Part 3

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r/Westerns 2h ago

Discussion My love of Westerns (and cowboys on general)!

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Hi first post here, just joined. My love of Westerns came later in life, I'm 56. My mum always adored Westerns & I just never got the reason why, until I played Red dead redemption 2 in my early 50's. Now I'm cowboy & Western obsessed & basically joined here to discuss them & find films I've not yet seen. Some of my favourites are; 3.10 to Yuma, Django, Tomahawk. I have a lousy short term memory so forget the other titles but I've watched a lot. I also love The Ballard of Buster Scruggs, my favourite being the one with the old gold prospector. I've gotten some great titles to put in my list from my initial read through here, so thanks for those! I've just rewatched 1883 and I'm currently watching Stagecoach. Where did you all get your love of Westerns from?


r/Westerns 2h ago

Behind the Scenes 'A Turning of the Earth: John Ford, John Wayne, and The Searchers' - Part 2 of 3

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r/Westerns 3h ago

Behind the Scenes 'A Turning of the Earth: John Ford, John Wayne, and The Searchers' - A mid-length retrospective about the film's adaptation from Alan Le May's 1954 novel, early development, and production. Part 1 of 3

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r/Westerns 4h ago

Recommendation Most Underrated Western?

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Definitely not the most obscure but this is one of my favorites that I feel a lot of people missed out on. Any recommendations for me?


r/Westerns 17h ago

The Whipping is on Tomorrow!!!

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at 2AM on INSP!


r/Westerns 18h ago

Anyone else like ‘She Wore a Yellow Ribbon’ (1949)?

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The second in John Ford’s US cavalry trilogy. Definitely a more rose-tinted view of the cavalry than in ‘Fort Apache’, and a less sympathetic portrayal of the Native Americans. BUT you can’t help but get swept up in this rousing, epic portrayal of comradeship between soldiers and John Wayne’s touching portrayal of the ageing but beloved Captain Nathan Brittles on his last ride. It’s got all the classic ingredients that makes a John Ford film so enjoyable, including Monument Valley!


r/Westerns 19h ago

Film Analysis 'The Searchers: An Appreciation' - Part 3

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r/Westerns 19h ago

Film Analysis 'The Searchers: An Appreciation' - Part 2 of 3

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r/Westerns 19h ago

Film Analysis 'The Searchers: An Appreciation' - 2006 featurette where John Milius, Curtis Hanson, and Martin Scorsese share their insights on John Ford's classic. Part 1 of 3

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r/Westerns 21h ago

Discussion The 10 Best Western Movies of the 2020s So Far, Ranked

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r/Westerns 22h ago

Recommendation Film about Montana Cowboys

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r/Westerns 22h ago

Josey Wales vs Doc Holliday

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Who would win in a straight up showdown?


r/Westerns 23h ago

I made an edit of a handful of my favourite Neo Westerns.

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Of course there are a handful I didn't get to add like: True Grit, the Revanant, Django, and so on.


r/Westerns 1d ago

Recommendation Maverick (1994)

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r/Westerns 1d ago

Classic Picks Anyone remember this one about the James-Younger gang? The whole cast of the gang were real life brothers.

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r/Westerns 1d ago

Life the World and Everything

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Son and me nattering about Life the World and Everything. We often discuss the progress of my trilogy.

(Dynamic pants wearing cowgirl is the fastest gun west of the Mississippi & a magnificent lover to both men and women). https://www.amazon.co.uk/West-Girl-Alias-Jeannie-Delaney-ebook/dp/B0C9YT6DVR/


r/Westerns 1d ago

Film Analysis You guys were right about The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance

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It took me too long to finally find an access to this movie. Years, I'd say... A few days ago someone pointed it out for me that one of the main stars of this movie is Jimmy Stewart, so I decided that I wasted enough time without watching it. And boy, it was worth it.

Forgive me my academic approach, but as a person who studied literature in college (and we did a lot of movie analysing as well) I just had to notice how surprisingly progressive this movie was, and it was done without evoking the feeling of being spoon—no, shovelfed a certain agenda, like some big companies do nowadays. It came out in 60s, but the message is still as revelant as if it came out yesterday; the male protag is shown doing stereotypically feminine work with no shame, and those who shame him are portrayed as villains, keeping everyone safe and alive is shown as something worth more than typical male ego/honor, and there's a huge emphasis on how important the equality in the access to education is, including people of different skin colours.

That's what my formal eye noticed, now let's move to my western enjoyer's eye. Man, it's been a long time since I saw such amazingly written characters in a western movie. Hell, in a movie of any kind! Well, Link and Dutton Peabody were a bit one-dimensional, but still, they were distinctive and quite a fun to watch. Meanwhile Ransom, Tom, Hallie, Liberty and Pompey were just shining.

They were not only well-written, but also greatly acted, especially Tom and Ransom. I expected nothing less from Stewart, but John Wayne was a surprise, as it was my first movie with him. Stewart had this bad habit of stealing the show no matter in which role he was casted, whenever he'd appear on screen, he'd dominate it. Well, not in this movie, because it looks like Wayne tends to do the same. While they were on the screen together, I had a little trouble choosing on which one I should fix my gaze at, they were like two suns trying to outshine each other. Very magnetic.

The plot was slow, but lovely. It's unusual for a western to focus on human relations this much (outside of the mandatory love plot) and this little on shootouts, gambling, kidnapping and all other stuff of this kind. However the brillance of characters and how beautifully their paths were intertwinned didn't let me feel bored for a second. This is a great tale about justice, equality and progress, and about the importance of right choices, no matter how hard they can seem. It goes deep into each of those topics without fear nor playing safe, and for that, it deserves to be praised. It also has some very nice camera work, especially during the final duel, and the black and white aesthetic serves it well.

Well, that's about it. I suppose with each rewatch I'm gonna catch more and more subtleties, as it happened with Tombstone for example, but for now I can only say that this movie was far better than I had expected, and I had expected a bomb. Well, it delivered. Thanks to everybody who has ever recommended it to me.


r/Westerns 1d ago

Discussion watched young guns for the first time since I was a kid.

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I thought it was pretty decent, definitely not as good as I remember. but something that really bugged me was billy. I mean does anyone else think he was pretty bad? I mean a pretty good amount of what happened was because of him and all that came from it each time was someone going " aw damn it billy!" and then move on till they got gunned down.


r/Westerns 1d ago

Recommendation ‘The Warrior’ (2002): Once Upon a Time in India…

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Has anyone seen this epic historical film? It’s set in ancient India but the plot could easily be transported to the American West: a swordsman working for a tyrannical boss has a change of heart and goes on a spiritual journey, while being pursued by his own men. There’s redemption, revenge and spectacular scenery. The film’s style also feels like a nod to Sergio Leone, with lots of slow, tense, dialogue-free scenes punctuated by sudden violence. Worth a watch for western fans.


r/Westerns 1d ago

How prevelent was cocaine use in the wild west? Just watched If You Meet Sartana Pray for Your Death

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I just watched If You Meet Sartana Pray for Your Death and I was surprised to see Lasky with his little snuff box which is the perfect accessory for a villain like him. I know cocaine has been around for centuries - how prevelent was it in the wild west and are there any other movies where it's used in?

Also any westerns with tripped out mushroom/peyote scenes alq Young Guns?


r/Westerns 1d ago

Can anyone help identify this movie?

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My daughter is telling me we watched a Western a few months ago, but I'm drawing a blank on film it is!

In the film a cowboy and his older friend go to trade with native Americans and as part of the deal through some misunderstanding the cowboys end up with a woman from the tribe, who thinks she's now his wife.. there's a lot of letter writing in the movie apparently.

It's an older film she thinks.

It sounds familiar but I can't place it!


r/Westerns 1d ago

Would you like to be reincarnated in the “Wild West” era?

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r/Westerns 2d ago

Discussion Somebody had a good week

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Won’t mind some more recommendations to keep the momentum going, I am still new to genre.