AFI defines “western” as a genre of films set in the American West that embodies the spirit, the struggle and the demise of the new frontier.
sensoria has logged 5 out of 10 movies in AFI's Top 10 Westerns. Back to Lists Overview.
| Rank | Title | Director(s) | Year Released | Watched | Viewed On |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Searchers, The | John Ford | 1956 | No | N/A |
| 2 | High Noon | Fred Zinnemann | 1952 | Yes | 06/04/2012 |
| 3 | Shane | George Stevens | 1953 | No | N/A |
| 4 | Unforgiven | Clint Eastwood | 1992 | No | N/A |
| 5 | Red River | Howard Hawks | 1948 | Yes | 03/04/2022 |
| 6 | Wild Bunch, The | Sam Peckinpah | 1969 | Yes | 02/22/2015 |
| 7 | Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid | George Roy Hill | 1969 | Yes | 11/29/2024 |
| 8 | McCabe & Mrs. Miller | Robert Altman | 1971 | No | N/A |
| 9 | Stagecoach | John Ford | 1939 | Yes | 03/04/2022 |
| 10 | Cat Ballou | Elliot Silverstein | 1965 | No | N/A |