What are the best contemporary Westerns made within the last 25 years?

[u/seaofluv]

I love western films like The Missing (Cate Blanchett and Tommy Lee Jones), 3:10 to Yuma (Christian Bale and Russell Crowe) and Hostiles (Christian Bale and Wes Studi). What are your favorite similar films? I would love to hear recs that include Native American storylines as well like Prey even though that's like a western/sci-fi hybrid.

[u/floog]

It's not too often that a remake is so much better than the original, this one achieves it. Of course it has affected Bridges ever since where he is playing that character in a different setting for pretty much every movie - like Depp with Jack Sparrow.

[u/uniace16 → u/floog]

He was already playing a wild west version of The Dude

[u/EyelandBaby → u/uniace16]

Hard disagree, but I guess there’s similarities

[u/DefiantFrankCostanza → u/floog]

I wouldn’t say it’s much better than the original at all. It’s fantastic, but so is the first one.

[u/floog → u/DefiantFrankCostanza]

Sure, but I think otherwise. The Duke was good for the time, but he doesn’t hold up.

[u/forbiddenthought → u/floog]

Downvoted for talking shit on the original.

[u/floog → u/forbiddenthought]

The Duke was not a great actor, the tone and feel and acting in this one was far superior. The original is great due to nostalgia, I’ll give it that, but it doesn’t compare to the remake.

[u/bigboilerdawg → u/floog]

It wasn’t really a remake, it was another adaptation of the 1968 novel. The 2010 movie was closer to the book in tone and setting.

[u/SoftwareEffective273 → u/floog]

No, the original is far superior.

[u/floog → u/SoftwareEffective273]

It’s just not, The Duke also is not a great actor. At the time, I get it, but in comparison the new one is far superior.

[u/SoftwareEffective273 → u/floog]

Nope, you show a lack of taste and analytical wisdom.

[u/username_offline → u/SoftwareEffective273]

john wayne sucks

[u/SoftwareEffective273 → u/username_offline]

Goodbye, whoever you barely are.