Greatest Westerns You've Never Seen
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Greatest Westerns You've Never Seen

Forget Rio Bravo. Forget Red River. Forget The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly. Which unsung Western deserves the highest praise?

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1 Little Big Man
This anti-establishment '70s satire stars Dustin Hoffman as a boy adopted by the Cheyenne Nation in the 19th century. 84 272
2 A Man Called Horse
Irish actor Richard Harris stars for director Elliot Silverstein as an Englishman who earns warrior status after being captured by a Sioux tribe. 81 249
3 Ulzana's Raid
Burt Lancaster stars in this 1972 oater as a veteran scout who joins an idealistic rookie pursuing a band of murderous Apaches. 47 201
4 Man of the West
Anthony Mann's last Western stars Gary Cooper as a reformed gunslinger forced to go outlaw after criminals hijack his train. 29 181
5 The Beguiled
A young Clint Eastwood plays against type as an injured Yankee soldier who charms his way through an all-girl boarding school in Louisiana. 20 198
6 Forty Guns
In Samuel Fuller's tale, Barbara Stanwyck stars as an Arizona cattle queen who battles the lawman who's after one of her hired guns. -28 146
7 El Mariachi
Robert Rodriguez' 1992 flick follows a performer (Carlos Gallardo) who clashes with gun-toting grifters while traveling through Mexico. -37 165
8 Paris, Texas
Wim Wenders' 1984 drama stars Harry Dean Stanton as an amnesiac who tries to make amends after landing in the Texan desert. -41 147
9 Heaven's Gate
Michael Cimino's 1980 epic boasts an unmissable cast including Christopher Walken, Mickey Rourke, and Willem Dafoe. -48 174
10 Viva Maria!
Louis Malle directs Brigitte Bardot and Jeanne Moreau in the story of two circus dancers who become unlikely revolutionaries. -58 142