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Gary Cooper in High Noon (1952)
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Classical Western

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Powers Boothe, Keith Carradine, Ian McShane, Timothy Olyphant, and Molly Parker in Deadwood (2004)
#1

    Deadwood

TV Series
2004–2006
36 eps
TV-MA
8.6 (130K)
Clint Eastwood, Morgan Freeman, Gene Hackman, and Richard Harris in Unforgiven (1992)
#2

    Unforgiven

1992
2h 10m
R
8.2 (472K)
Gunsmoke (1955)
#3

    Gunsmoke

TV Series
1955–1975
635 eps
TV-PG
8.1 (10K)
Jeff Bridges, Matt Damon, Josh Brolin, and Hailee Steinfeld in True Grit (2010)
#4

    True Grit

2010
1h 50m
PG-13
7.6 (379K)
Steve McQueen, Yul Brynner, and Eli Wallach in The Magnificent Seven (1960)
#5

    The Magnificent Seven

1960
2h 8m
Approved
7.7 (112K)
Tommy Lee Jones, Neal McDonough, Meg Fraser, and Zachary Levi in Angel and the Badman (2026)
#6

    Angel and the Badman

Releases Oct 9, 2026
1h 45m
PG-13
Powers Boothe, Keith Carradine, Ian McShane, Timothy Olyphant, and Molly Parker in Deadwood (2004)
#1

    Deadwood

TV Series
2004–2006
36 eps
TV-MA
8.6 (130K)
A show set in the late 1800s, revolving around the characters of Deadwood, South Dakota; a town of deep corruption and crime.
Clint Eastwood, Morgan Freeman, Gene Hackman, and Richard Harris in Unforgiven (1992)
#2

    Unforgiven

1992
2h 10m
R
8.2 (472K)
Retired Old West gunslinger Will Munny reluctantly takes on one last job to avenge an injustice with the help of his old partner and a young would-be gunman calling himself "The Schofield Kid".
Gunsmoke (1955)
#3

    Gunsmoke

TV Series
1955–1975
635 eps
TV-PG
8.1 (10K)
Marshal Matt Dillon keeps the peace in rough-and-tumble Dodge City.
Jeff Bridges, Matt Damon, Josh Brolin, and Hailee Steinfeld in True Grit (2010)
#4
True Grit
Steve McQueen, Yul Brynner, and Eli Wallach in The Magnificent Seven (1960)
#5
The Magnificent Seven
Tommy Lee Jones, Neal McDonough, Meg Fraser, and Zachary Levi in Angel and the Badman (2026)
#6
Angel and the Badman
Bonanza (1959)
#7
Bonanza
John Wayne, Natalie Wood, Ward Bond, Jeffrey Hunter, and Vera Miles in The Searchers (1956)
#8
The Searchers
Charlie Sheen, Emilio Estevez, Dermot Mulroney, Kiefer Sutherland, Lou Diamond Phillips, and Casey Siemaszko in Young Guns (1988)
#9
Young Guns
David Oyelowo in Lawmen: Bass Reeves (2023)
#10
Lawmen: Bass Reeves

About Classical Western

The classical Western subgenre features a portrayal of the American Old West in a romanticized and often idealized manner. These stories typically feature iconic elements of the Wild West, including cowboys, gunfights, rugged landscapes, and themes of honor, justice, and individualism. These films were produced from the early days of cinema up until the late 1960s.
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