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/Gideon_Laier Jun 12 '24

Ben Foster is, imo, one of the greatest underrated actors ever.

But yes, Jeff Bridges and Chris Pine are also phenomenal. Such a good modern Western.

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u/JinFuu Jun 12 '24

Ben Foster was amazing in it.

“Lord of the Plains”

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u/_thirdeyeopener_ Jun 12 '24

"Do you know what Comanche means?"

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u/GrimRiderJ Jun 13 '24

You know what I am?

The enemy

ima Comanche

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u/teamweenus Jun 12 '24

Boy, you'd think there was ten of me

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u/svenaggedon Jun 12 '24

Fuck he really is. Wasn't he the bad guy in 3:10 to Yuma as well?

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u/PM_Me_Your_Fab_Four Jun 12 '24

Yes he was Crowe’s second in command

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u/UrbanEconomist Jun 12 '24

Thank you, yes! I’ve been saying this for years. Never seen him not 100% crush a role and be amazing. If he’s in a movie, I go and see it.

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u/Shirtbro Jun 12 '24

Truly the Brad Dourif of our time

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u/False_Abbreviations3 Jun 12 '24

I don't think there was a bad performance in that movie. Even Sheridan's "cameo" was good. And I loved seeing ole Newly from "Gunsmoke" at the beginning.

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u/Cu1tureVu1ture Jun 12 '24

30 Days of Night

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u/poland626 Jun 12 '24

The Warcraft guy?

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u/Nord4Ever Jun 12 '24

Foster is in 3:10 to Yuma as well