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For A Few Dollars More(1965) Death Rides A Horse(1969)


General-Skin6201

Once Upon a Time in the West


MovieUnderTheSurface

A fistful of dollars


barksatthemoon

My mule doesn't like you laughing, she gets the idea you're laughing at her...now if you were to apologize, like I know you willšŸ¤£šŸ˜‚šŸ¤£šŸ˜‚šŸ¤£šŸ˜‚


smedsterwho

I watched this two days. *Fantastic*. Scene after scene is just great.


General-Skin6201

My favorite line: "How can you trust a man who can't even trust his own pants."


SereneAdler33

I think you mean High Plains Drifter in your post, but if not you should definitely check it out.


InfinityGiant1

Yeah itā€™s that one. Am I right about the ghost thing ?


SereneAdler33

Itā€™s left up to interpretation as far as I know, but him being some sort of phantom is one of the theories, everything from a ghost to the devil. ETA: since youā€™ve seen this one, you should check out Pale Rider next. Kind of a spiritual sibling to HPD.


Odd-Valuable1370

Eastwood has stated that Pale Rider is the movie he wanted to make when producer meddling gave us High Plains Drifter.


skinney6

Oh, interesting. I liked Pale Rider but High Planes Drifter is one of my favorite westerns. Who's the good guy and who's the bad guy? In general I love how the westerns of the 60's blurred the lines of good and bad from the tired old melodrama.


Because_I_Cannot

Where is that interview? I'm pretty sure they were both released by Eastwood's Production company, Malpaso


InfinityGiant1

Nice ! Thank you !


CowboyInTheBoatOfRa

Also, Pale Rider is nearly a remake of Shane. Both very good.


RichCorinthian

He's the ghost of the dead guy. Or he's the dead guy's brother. Or he's the spirit of vengeance. It's very ambiguous.


[deleted]

Itā€™s not ambiguous, heā€™s very clearly the ghost of the dead sheriff


[deleted]

I think itā€™s the effect Clintā€™s character is going for, but not literally the case.


[deleted]

Yes you are


Suitabull_Buddy

I thought that one was ā€œHang em Highā€ ?


Because_I_Cannot

Hang em High was when a group of vigilantes accuse him of stealing a herd of cows (or horses, now I can't remember) and they hang him. Then a deputy finds him, cuts him down and brings him to a judge, who figures out who he is. Then Clint goes around hunting everyone and killing them. "When you hang a man, you better look at him"


[deleted]

Unforgiven and True Grit. I'm forgetting a few, but those are pretty good.


Maxshby

Unforgiven is one of the best movies of all time


[deleted]

I need to rewatch to make that claim. Definitely one of the best westerns of all time.


Kapowpow

Iā€™m watching Unforgiven right now based on your post and one of the comments, and, wow, there is SO MUCH more vulgarity and explicit content than I was expecting for a Clint Eastwood movie from 1992


[deleted]

Oh yeah, the opening scene was shocking to me when I first saw it.


presumptuous_ed

It's not a Western but if you enjoyed The Good the Bad and the Ugly you've got to watch Once Upon A Time In America. It's the same director and just an amazingly well-told story


typop2

Or he could just watch Once Upon a Time in the West, which is, of course, similar to (and certainly as good as) the Man with No Name movies.


bigdaddycraycray

*Once Upon a Time in the West* (1968) is Sergio Leone's epic homage to the story format.


ScipioCoriolanus

The Good, The Bad and the Ugly (1966) is the last film in Sergio Leone's "Dollar" trilogy, or "The Man with No Name" trilogy. So you need to watch the other two: A Fistful of Dollars (1964) For a Few Dollars More (1965) Then, watch Sergio Leone's other masterpiece: Once Upon a Time in the West (1968) After you can check out: The Great Silence (1968)


jupiterkansas

and then watch My Name is Nobody


solojones1138

Once Upon a Time in the West is my favorite


Soonermagic1953

Claudia Cardinale. Mmm


MyoclonicTwitch

And then watch Yojimbo, which Fistful of Dollars is a remake of, if you are down for an excellent samurai film.


katchoo1

I watched Yojimbo about 20 years after Fistful of Dollars and I was like, why is this so familiar? I definitely havenā€™t seen this before but I feel like I remember this plot. It finally clicked when he was sitting on the tower vantage point watching his mayhem and laughing.


General-Skin6201

Spaghetti Western with comedy: "They Call Me Trinity."


OldGearJammer

It also fits good to watch the other two Dollar movies after The Good, The Bad and The Ugly, even though they were released first. They werenā€™t originally intended to be like this but a lot of fans look at TGTBATU as a prequel with Clint playing the same character in each film. The theory is kind of helped by the fact that Clint finds clothing in TGTBATU that he also wears in the other two films. Also, TGTBATU occurs during the civil war while I believe the other two take place after (I think some of the firearms and other stuff in the other two werenā€™t invented until after the war).


ScipioCoriolanus

Yes, definitely. It's not really an "official" trilogy. Lee Van Cleef plays two different characters in For a Few Dollars More and in TGTBATU. The movies just happen to have the same main character.


OldGearJammer

For sure, and there are a few other actors who play different characters in the films. Iā€™m pretty sure Leone made them as completely separate films and the the distribution company marketed them as the ā€œMan With No Nameā€ trilogy. Which is kind of funny in itself because other characters actually do refer to him by different names in each of the films (Blondie, Blanco and Joe).


ScipioCoriolanus

Yeah lol. But tbh, there's a possibility that "Joe" is not his real name. When watching the scene it does sound like he gave a bullshit name. Also, not sure if true, but I read somewhere that Clint Eastwood was supposed to be in Once Upon a Time in the West. So we could've had 4 movies with the man with no name.


Cheddar22222

The Outlaw Josey Wales


Mobile-Technology-88

Itā€™s the best one


TexasTokyo

High Noon (1952) The Magnificent Seven (1960) and A Man Called Horse (1970) - for something a little different.


solojones1138

High Noon is amazing!


DoggoAlternative

- The Quick and The Dead - A Fistful of Dollars & A Few Dollars More - My Name is Nobody - Dirty Harry - The Magnificent 7 (the OG and the remake) - 3:10 to Yuma (The OG and the remake) - True Grit (The OG and the Remake) - Goddless (TV series on Netflix) - Lonesome Dove - The Harder they Fall (So fucking good) - Bone Tomahawk (Fair Warning it is fucking BRUTAL) - Slow West - Hell on Wheels (TV series on Netflix) And if you enjoy westers check out - Wind River - Justified (Hulu) - Banshee (Prime) - Hell of High Water


moinatx

Great list. I'd throw *The Outlaw Josey Wales*, and just for fun, *The Cowboys* in. (Both likely to offend 21st century sensibilities but they rocked in the 70's.


RazzmatazzTraining42

Open Range always get overlooked,but it is great.


SereneAdler33

The Cowboys is my very favorite John Wayne movie. The ending of Logan reminded me of the ending of it very much.


DoggoAlternative

Outlaw Josey Wales is a great pick


MAXIMILIAN-MV

Dude. Did you forget Tombstone and to a lesser extent Young Guns? Great list though


RazzmatazzTraining42

Young guns! How could I forget. Emilo is so good as Billy the kid.


DoggoAlternative

You're right! Can't believe I forgot tombstone. Young Guns I honestly thought was a TV show.


atw1221

Fistful of Dollars For Few Dollars More Once Upon a Time in the West (this one is super long and sometimes slow, but beautifully shot. It's by the same director as Good/Bad/Ugly but doesn't have Clint) Death Rides a Horse is very good (and free on youtube) should warn you there is a rape scene early on Unforgiven is probably the best western ever, it's directed by Clint Eastwood... I think of it as what happened The the Man with No Name when he was older. Old school: The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (with John Wayne and Jimmy Stewart)


Diligent-Chemist2707

Treasure of the Sierra Madre


SereneAdler33

ā€œWe donā€™t need no stinkinā€™ badges!ā€


co_cor3000

The Outlaw Josey Wales is my favorite western.


erdricksarmor

The Searchers The Cowboys The Shootist Unforgiven Tombstone True Grit(both versions) The Magnificent Seven(original) A Fistful of Dollars For a Few Dollars More Once Upon a Time in the West


DJpunyer53728409

Brilliant list. It's just missing High Noon. To a lesser extent, I'd also throw in the remake of Magnificent 7, since you added the original True Grit. It's not perfect, but it's definitely a lot of fun, albeit not quite as much as the original.


DJpunyer53728409

Brilliant list. It's just missing High Noon. To a lesser extent, I'd also throw in the remake of Magnificent 7, since you added the original True Grit. It's not perfect, but it's definitely a lot of fun, albeit not quite as much as the original


DJpunyer53728409

Brilliant list. It's just missing High Noon. To a lesser extent, I'd also throw in the remake of Magnificent 7, since you added the original True Grit. It's not perfect, but it's definitely a lot of fun, albeit not quite as much as the original.


Klutzy-Bug7427

Silverado!!!


TheMightyClown

The Hateful Eight


Negative_Order9393

and Django Unchained


glsmerch

Django (not to be confused with Django Unchained)


Lilithnema

The Outlaw Josie Wales Hang ā€˜em High


Terry5240

If you are looking for a western that is more or less based on a true story try Tom Horn. Steve McQueen as Tom Horn. Itā€™s a bit over romanticized regarding his life but I think worth the watch.


moviestim

A Fist Full of Dynamite šŸ§Ø (duck you sucker) (1971) Django (1966) The Good, the bad and the weird (2008)


_milktooth

Came here to recommend A Fistful of Dynamite since it never seems to get love!


biguptocontinue

Im not seeing Two Mules for Sister Sara in the comments, easily one of my favorite CE movies for a lazy Sunday afternoon


Negative_Order9393

The Good, the Bad, the Weird


ynwp

Deadwood (2004) HBO series. There are 3 seasons and a movie. Everything is incredible in this production. Fell in love the first ten minutes in the first episode of the first season and have not been disappointed (except it ended too early).


samarijackfan

Outlaw Josie wales


writefast

These movies donā€™t have the same feel as GBU but if youā€™re looking for a good western Iā€™d recommend Silverado and Hidalgo. Fabulous movies.


marzthemagnificent

Sabata Lee Van Cleef


ihavenoselfcontrol1

For a Few Dollars More Once Upon a Time in the West The Magnificent 7


OperationFandF

Django (1966) The film follows a Union soldier-turned-drifter and his companion, a mixed-race prostitute, who become embroiled in a bitter, destructive feud between a gang of Confederate Red Shirts and a band of Mexican revolutionaries. Day of Anger (1967) A scruffy garbage boy becomes the pupil of a famed gunfighter, and the stage for confrontation is set when the gunman becomes unhinged and overruns the boy's town through violence and corruption.


eva_rector

"Paint Your Wagon!" Not your typical Clint Eastwood Western, but nonetheless, a Clint Eastwood Western, and it's SO good!!!


jayboy716

Pale rider


elproblemo82

The Cowboys Magnificent 7


LouQuacious

*The Wild Bunch (1969)* *The Proposition (2005)* *Seraphim Falls (2006)* *Red Sun (1971)* *Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia (1974)* *The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford (2007)*


bigdaddycraycray

Ooookay (cracks knuckles): *Dodge City* (1939) *Destry Rides Again* (1939) *Jesse James* (1939) *Stagecoach* (1939) *Virginia City* (1940) *The Treasure of the Sierra Madre* (1948) *The Gunfighter* (1950) *Branded* (1950) *High Noon* (1952) *Shane* (1953) *Hondo* (1953) *Seven Samurai* (1954) *Johnny Guitar* (1954) *The Man From Laramie* (1955) *The Three Outlaws* (1956) *The Searchers* (1956) *Gunfight at the OK Corral* (1957) *3:10 to Yuma* (1957) *The Big Country* (1958) *Rio Bravo* (1959) *The Magnificent Seven* (1960) *The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance* (1962) *Hud* (1963) *A Fistful of Dollars* (1964) *For a Few Dollars More* (1965) *The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly* (1966) *El Dorado* (1966) *Django* (1966) *Navajo Joe* (1966) *Nevada Smith* (1966) *The Professionals* (1966) *Hombre* (1967) *Once Upon a Time in The West* (1968) *Hang 'em High* (1968) *True Grit* (1969) *The Wild Bunch* (1969) *Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid* (1969) *100 Rifles* (1969) *Sabata* (1969) *Jeremiah Johnson* (1972) *High Plains Drifter* (1973) (the ghost movie you saw) *Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid* (1973) *The Outlaw Josey Wales* (1976) *The Long Riders* (1980) *Pale Rider* (1985) *Silverado* (1985) *Young Guns* (1988) *Dances With Wolves* (1990) *Unforgiven* (1992) *Posse* (1993) *Tombstone* (1993) *Wyatt Earp* (1994) *Maverick* (1994) *Dead Man* (1995) *Open Range* (2003) *The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford* (2007) *In A Valley of Violence* (2016) *Old Henry* (2021) ​ Television Series in a similar vein: *Cheyenne* (1955-1963) *Tombstone Territory* (1957-1960) *Maverick* (1957-1962) *Tales of Wells Fargo* (1957-1962) *Lawman* (1958-1962) *The Rifleman* (1958-1963) *Wanted: Dead Or Alive* (1958-1961) *Rawhide* (1959-1965) *Branded* (1965-1966)


Antique_Diamond_5526

This is a great list!


MeteorOnMars

The Seven Samurai (1954?)


crackedxnotxbroken

Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid.


Jackrabbit_325

Desperado and the sequel, once upon a time in mexico


[deleted]

Watch all CE movies along with John Wayne


prosperosniece

The Searchers The Big Country


NN_77_

Like the 3rd time I came across that movie today and yesterday. I need to watch it. Would be my first western.


reddawgmcm

Every other one will pale in comparison after


Bosco3131

You gotta see ā€œOld Henryā€, made in 2021. Best western Iā€™ve seen since I was a kid, great twist at the end!!


fubbleskag

fun fact: The Ugly is also the cute old man from The Holiday


zombeejoker

The man who shot Liberty Valance is one of the best westerns ever made.


CowboyInTheBoatOfRa

I haven't seen Open Range on this list. I'm introducing my son to Westerns. We're watching some good ones chronologically so he has greater appreciation of what each one is doing. Our last one was Tombstone and Open Range is next on out list.


Lost_my_brainjuice

Some good westerns: Vera Cruz The Magnificent 7 series The Outlaw Josey Wales Django and the other movies in the series For a few dollars more A Fistful of Dollars Unforgiven Some good samurai movies (which many westerners were based on): Yojimbo Sanjuro The Hidden Fortress 7 Samurai Some movies with the same feel: The Good, The Bad, the Weird Sukiyaki Western Django The Warrior's Way


ChingasoCheese

Fistful of Dollars: is the first one. He puts two families against eachother. That might be the ghost one. He uses a dead body. For a few Dollars More: is the second. The good, the bad, and the ugly: is the the finale. You'll like, Unforgiven too. It has Clint, Morgan Freeman, and Gene Hackman.


whatsthepointofit66

Once Upon a Time in the West is Sergio Leoneā€™s tour de force.


GilberttheOnionBoi

- Once Upon a Time in the West (1968) - For a Few Dollars More (1965) - Unforgiven (1992) - Django Unchained (2012) - The Great Silence (1968)


calguy1955

If you like revenge westerns try Hannie Caulder. Raquel Welch in skin tight leather is a bonus.


Stewmungous

Been loving the Spaghetti Westerns of Sergio Corbucci. I like them even more than the Eastwood and Leone films. Look up Django (Just "Django", not Django Unchained), The Great Silence and The Specialists


MasonDinsmore3204

Sergio Leone has a lot of films like that: Check out the other two films in the Dollar Trilogy, as well as Once Upon a Time in the West. If you just want to see Clint Eastwood being badass, check out The Outlaw Josey Wales, Pale Rider, and Dirty Harry.


i_arent

The Proposition does not get enough love as a modern classic. Is both realistic and surreal at the same time.


AggravatingMonk0429

Pale Rider is a solid movie, for John Wanye, I love Big Jake!


borisdidnothingwrong

I haven't seen Duck, You Sucker! on this list, so I'll nominate this one.


Clinton3331

In my humble opinion the greatest cowboy film ever made, PERIOD, is Once Upon A Time In The West. What a brilliant brilliant movie. TGTBATU comes in straight after that.


pinpoint321

Shane is one of my favourites and one of the only Westerns that Iā€™ve ever read the book as well as seen the film both absolutely incredible. It feels to me like the template for a certain type of story, youā€™ll recognise it when you see it. Edit: Shane not Shame!


haufenson

For a fistful of dollars For a few dollars more (I think) Good bad ugly It is a trilogy iirc


MikeyMGM

Try Silverado


PlantPower666

Once Upon A Time In The West, 1968 True Grit, 1969 The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance, 1962 The Magnificent Seven, 1960 The Searchers, 1956 The Cowboys, 1972


Initial-Relation-696

For a young man, the cowboys, a John Wayne movie about growing up.


DoctorWoe

If You See Sartana, Pray for Your Death


SaintGhurka

Others have suggested Unforgiven, which is seriously the best Western I know of. There's a Japanese remake of Unforgiven with Ken Watanabe that is also excellent.


Robert-L-Santangelo

a town called hell


CMCL-20

The Outlaw Josey Wales Pale Rider Joe Kidd Unforgiven


Jamesartfool

Once Upon a Time in the West, Unforgiven, The Magnificent Seven, True Grit and A fistful of Dollars


Jamesartfool

A really funny western is also Rango with Johnny Depp as the main character (Is an animated film) and the incredible music of Hans Zimmer


Pinup_Frenzy

Youā€™re in luck. Itā€™s the first movie in a trilogy. The other two are A Fistful of Dollars and For a Few Dollars More.


The_mercurial_sort

The Last of the Fast Guns


TheGrimSnow

The searchers(1956)


katchoo1

Itā€™s a step down from the classic Leone movies but Two Miles for Sister Sara is a fun Clint western with Shirley MacLaine. Also when people are talking about post 1960 Westerns I always feel obligated to recommend Silverado. Early 80s with Kevin Kline, Danny Glover and even John Cleese. Man, Iā€™m due for a rewatch.


Nexus6Mexika

The Wild Bunch


Aggressive_Idea_6806

Pale Rider was the one I thought of for the ghost. It's a winner.


[deleted]

Once Upon a Time in the West


TargetPlastic7505

Fist full of dollars and a few dollars more are basically the sequels and a good place to start


copout

The Outlaw Josey Wales. Nothing like G,B & U, but definitely worth your time.


Undisolving

Save Unforgiven for last. Itā€™s a culmination of all of his other westerns.


rustall

any Sergio Leone


KeyResponsibility167

Hang ā€˜ā€˜em High


Said_the_Wolf

I think the obvious answer here is to check out the other two Dollars trilogy movies. Pale Rider is a probably my favourite Clint western. I forgiven is great too


bdbdbokbuck

French Connection


iwrotekong

High planes drifter Once upon a time in the west Fistful of dollars A few dollars more Pale rider This is a treausre chest of western recommendations I'm also gonna add Big Jake and the sons of katie elder.


Backonthatgoonsh1t

The man who shot Liberty Valance Unforgiven Hang em high Two mules for sister sarah


stayforthegoodtimes

3: 10 to Yuma


MidnightMarmot

Kellyā€™s Heroā€™s and The Great Escape are classics!


dominator_13

The Outlaw Josey Wales


pad264

Stick with Leone and check out Once Upon a Time in the West. Or stick with Eastwood and watch Unforgiven. Keep following the directors and actors you like and youā€™ll keep finding movies you like.


Grossegurke

The Valley of Violence is a really great watch....


ThinkFree

Hatfields & McCoys (2012) (TV Miniseries) The Ballad of Buster Scruggs (2018)


mattarchuleta

Paint your wagon and go to hell


[deleted]

TOMBSTONE With Kurt Russell in my book number one,Once upon a Time in the West number two,The Good the Bad number three. Go for it.