The 100 Best Westerns of All Time According to Stacker

The Western was the most-produced genre in the American film industry up to 1970. Exploring myths around American identity, Westerns are always set in the "frontier," a land untamed by an eastern, city-slicker mindset. The genre rewrites American history so the genocide of Indigenous peoples already settled in a land falsely conceived of as "unsettled" comes across as positive. Westerns are notoriously racist and sexist, propping up racial "others" as simple foes and women as easy foils to manly heroes. While they haven't all withstood the test of time, for many movie fans, Westerns are classics. Let's see if your favorites match Stacker's list.