These 10 Westerns Are So Much Better Than Anything Made in the Last 5 Years (and I Don't Even Like Westerns!)

For those intimidated by space and artificial intelligence, and for whom magic seems too juvenile, the perfect genre awaits: the timeless Western, instantly transporting us to the heated conflicts of the Wild West. If you prefer real history over lightsabers and magic wands, with horseback chases and rugged cowboys, this selection is tailored for you.

Many films in this lineup are genre stalwarts from the last century. For instance, the classic Western The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly (1966), starring Clint Eastwood, takes us back to the tumultuous days of the Civil War in the USA, where three men are forced to collaborate in a hunt for stolen gold. The film's tagline, "For these guys, the Civil War wasn't hell, it was practice," vividly captures why.

Another Eastwood classic, Unforgiven (1992), sees him both in the director's chair and as the lead actor—roles he embraced only after waiting nearly a decade to age into the part of William Munny. Eastwood's mastery garnered Unforgiven two Oscars, for Best Director and Best Picture.

If your taste leans towards more modern cinema, then masterpieces like Tarantino's Django Unchained (2012) or DiCaprio's The Revenant (2015) might be your choice. Notably, The Revenant became one of the highest-grossing Westerns in film history!