Western Duos
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Western Duos

Two guns are always better than one. Which pair of actors is the best in the West?

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1 John Wayne and Dean Martin in Rio Bravo (1959)
Wayne (as Sheriff John Chance) and Martin's longtime familiarity with each other lends added depth to their characters' rapport. 114 192
2 Paul Newman and Robert Redford in Butch Cassidy and Sundance Kid (1969)
<p>Pardners in crime Newman (Butch Cassidy) and Redford (the Sundance Kid) are at the top of their respective games. 103 197
3 Robert Duvall and Tommy Lee Jones in Lonesome Dove (1989)
In a stroke of genius casting, Hollywood's go-to guys for ornery tough-guy charm join forces to great affect. 89 161
4 Clint Eastwood and Morgan Freeman in Unforgiven (1992)
Good guy Logan (Freeman) teams up with his bad-boy buddy Munny (Eastwood) in an inimitable pairing of two dramatic greats. 80 168
5 Kurt Russell and Val Kilmer in Tombstone (1993)
As Wyatt Earp and his anemic friend Doc Holliday, Russell and Kilmer make riveting movie magic whenever they're together on-screen. 78 166
6 Tyrone Power and Henry Fonda in Jesse James (1939)
Jesse (Power) and Frank James (Fonda) team up to masterfully convey the forceful bond between two brothers on the trail. -11 105
7 Jackie Chan and Owen Wilson in Shanghai Noon (2000)
<p>A wise-cracking train robber (Wilson) is the perfect foil for the fish-out-of-water Chinese soldier (Chan) he encounters out west.</p> -30 126
8 Paul Newman and Colin Keith-Johnston in The Left-Handed Gun (1958)
The subtle emotional relationship between the Kid (Newman) and a rancher he befriends (Keith-Johnston) hits all the right notes. -40 92
9 Kris Kristofferson and James Coburn in Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid (1973)
Sam Peckinpah brings out the best in Kristofferson and Coburn, who play off each other perfectly as two sides of the same soul. -40 102
10 Johnny Depp and Gary Farmer in Dead Man (1995)
Johnny Depp brings his trademark charm to the role of a mild accountant, with Farmer's spiritual Native American providing the perfect contrast. -62 106