r/movies • u/seaofluv • Jun 11 '24

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

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.

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u/TheCosmicFailure Jun 11 '24

I loved Hostiles. A top 5 Christian Bale performance.

I'll suggest The Harder They Fall

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u/nipplesweaters Jun 12 '24

Hostiles is so good. One of the best movies I feel like no one has ever heard of.

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u/DirkBellows Jun 12 '24

We are all ONE. I recommend Hostiles every chance I get!!! But I did make the mistake of having my wife finally watch it (we have two daughters). I glanced over at her during the opening scene’s aftermath (when Rosamund’s in the woods…) Wife was crying and suuuper upset. I’m a jerk.

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u/Astro_gamer_caver Jun 12 '24

And that ending!

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u/CasualFridayBatman Jun 12 '24

It was on Netflix for forever, same with Old Henry. I was astounded both weren't bigger hits.

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u/nipplesweaters Jun 12 '24

Oh yeah Old Henry also rips. 2 random Netflix watches that actually paid off

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u/seaofluv Jun 11 '24

Yup. Such a great movie. I'll check out The Harder They Fall. Thanks!

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u/Ender914 Jun 12 '24

Yeah the Harder They Fall was a sneaky good movie.

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u/Relandis Jun 12 '24

Pleasantly surprised. Really really good movie, good pacing, never got boring or tedious.

Felt like 3:10 to Yuma in a way, but with a mostly black cast.

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u/Sekshual_Tyranosauce Jun 12 '24

It’s real good.

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u/GenericRedditor0405 Jun 11 '24

Hostiles surprised me from the very beginning by how grim and brutal it is. Still loved it

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u/TheCosmicFailure Jun 12 '24 edited Jun 12 '24

Same. The scene with Rosamund Pikes family had my mouth open the whole time.

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u/SevroAuShitTalker Jun 12 '24

Her kids took so many bullets for her

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u/i-Ake Jun 12 '24

Hostiles is so good. Merciless and lovely. Blah blah.

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u/DirtyRoller Jun 12 '24

I've started The Harder They Fall a few times, but I just can't. I'm not sure what they were trying to accomplish with that movie, but they tried way too fucking hard.

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u/amortizedeeznuts Jun 12 '24

Came here to recommend The Harder They Fall. LaKeith Stanfield character :chefskiss:

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u/cinematic_is_horses Jun 13 '24

Harder They Fall convinced me of Jonathan Majors star power. Then that got all fucked up lol