The 10 Best Epic Westerns, Ranked
As sweeping period pieces that examine, dissect, and depict one of the most defining and formative chapters of American history, Western cinema is arguably at its best when thrust upon the most epic and grandiose of stages.
9 'Duck, You Sucker!' Directed by Sergio Leone Close Sergio Leone's Duck, You Sucker! might not be his best Western, but it still thrives as a vast and overwhelming achievement that transpires amid the onset of the Mexican Revolution. Following a chance encounter, a violent Mexican peon and an Irish Republican revolutionary join forces to plot a bank robbery. Rising against the government in the process, the duo become unlikely and accidental heroes of the Revolution.
Release Date March 30, 1990 Cast Kevin Costner , Mary McDonnell , Graham Greene , Rodney A. Grant , Floyd Westerman , Tantoo Cardinal Runtime 180 minutes Writers Michael Blake 6 'The Big Country' Directed by William Wyler Aptly named, The Big Country is an awe-inspiring drama that, like many of America’s great Western epics, substitutes the gunslingers and outlaws for expansive family drama and intriguing feuds over resources.
4 'Django Unchained' Directed by Quentin Tarantino As Quentin Tarantino’s first true foray into Western cinema, Django Unchained is perhaps subversive as an epic, with the director’s knack for undercutting humor and ultra-violence diverting attention away from just how grandiose the movie is. It follows a slave freed by a German bounty hunter who wants to use his knowledge to track down active bounties.
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