'00s Westerns
AMC Movie List

'00s Westerns

The Western isn't dead! How would you rank these hits from the new millennium?

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1 3:10 to Yuma
This 2007 remake in some ways trumps the original by fleshing out its main characters, here played by Christian Bale and Russell Crowe. 745 1949
2 Broken Trail
With sturdy storytelling and strong characters, this throwback movie gives off a distinctly authentic Western aroma. 529 1675
3 Hidalgo
With his trusty steed Hidalgo, Frank Hopkins (Viggo Mortensen) embarks on a race to prove his mustang's prowess against the best Arabian horses. 424 1748
4 Appaloosa
With a solid script and Ed Harris' competent direction, this traditional 2008 pic is much more than the sum of its parts. 360 1546
5 The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford
This drama brings fresh material to a classic story, and proves Casey Affleck is as big a talent as his brother Ben. -252 1520
6 The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada
Director and star Tommy Lee Jones does a great job giving this corrective parable a Lone Star feel. -363 1263
7 Shanghai Noon
Dueling personalities Jackie Chan and Owen Wilson are a delight to watch in this hijinx-filled 2000 Western comedy. -418 1532
8 Australia
Baz Luhrmann puts frontier themes through a postmodern kaleidoscope with this highly stylized western/melodrama/romance/war flick. -509 1403
9 The Proposition
Directing from a screenplay by singer Nick Cave, John Hillcoat's Western brings back the savagery and violence of the Australian frontier. -514 1238
10 Brokeback Mountain
Heath Ledger and Jake Gyllenhaal's near-perfect performances as two farmhands in love anchor this affecting, original hit. -1244 1948