The 10 Most Unique Western Movies, Ranked

These groundbreaking and unusual Western movies, from The Great Silence to Blazing Saddles, stand as some of the genre's most unique ever made.

November 30, 2024 · 1 min · 69 words · Christopher Brooks

And thats okay, because these Westerns can satisfy and be appreciated for their time.

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A man riding on horseback through the desert in El Topo (1970)

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El Topo 1970 Movie Poster

Walker - 1987

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Brady Blackburn (Brady Jandreau) rides a white horse in the early hours of the morning in ‘The Rider’ (2017).

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A woman stands in the forest with her back to camera in The New Land (1972)

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Major Marquis Warren looking to his right in The Hateful Eight

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Cleavon Little as Sheriff Bart riding a horse Mel Brooks' Blazing Saddles

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The standoff in The Good, the Bad, the Weird

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Jean-Louis Trintignant standing next to a horse in The Great Silence

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John H. Malloryand Juan Miranda ride alongside each other on a railroad while being followed by Revolutionaries in ‘Duck, You Sucker!’ (1971).

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The Great Silence

The Rider