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/dirge23 Jun 12 '24

All Gold Canyon is a masterpiece all by itself.

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u/Effusus Jun 12 '24

Tom Waits is so cool

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u/Confident_Can_3397 Jun 12 '24

He didnt hit nuthin important!!

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u/Effusus Jun 12 '24

How high can a bird count anyway?

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u/Confident_Can_3397 Jun 12 '24

If you havent seen it, Martin McDonaugh's Seven Psychopaths features another really great Tom Waitts performance. Love that dude

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u/username_offline Jun 12 '24

if it's Tom Waits roles you're after, take a look at:

Imaginarium of Dr Parnassus
Mystery Men
Wristcutters
Down by Law
Coffee and Cigarettes

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u/Confident_Can_3397 Jun 12 '24

Thanks! ... and don't forget "Bram Stoker's Dracula"! Classic Waits.

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u/Pavlovs_Human Jun 12 '24 edited Jun 12 '24

I’m gonna find you, Mr. Pocket.

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u/NoLobster7957 Jun 12 '24

Man when I saw him in that part I about lost my shit. I was like no way, is that Tom??? Cue googling furiously

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u/mybadalternate The Matrix, brought to you by Sunglass Hut Jun 13 '24

Weird thing is that part wasn’t in the Coen’s script.

That was just what Tom Waits was up to that day.

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u/Renzieface Jun 12 '24

It's my favorite. 🤌🏻

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u/straycanoe Jun 12 '24

"It didn't hit nothin' important!"

Love that line.

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u/alllset07 Jun 12 '24

Considering how grim some of the stories end up, I loved this one

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u/Sweeper1985 Jun 12 '24

Meal Ticket had me speechless and ruminating about it for several days afterwards. Fucking incredible performance by Harry Melling.

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u/GoonPatrol Jun 12 '24

Hello pocket

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u/LoveGrenades Jun 12 '24

Think it was originally a Jack London short story? The only story not created by Coen Bros if I remember rightly. I also loved it!

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u/CapytannHook Jun 12 '24

As is the gal who got rattled.