Items20The creator’s order
  1. 1The Shooting (1966)The Shooting (1966) 6.4/10 on IMDbReleased 2 Jun 1966Monte Hellman lets an unexplained journey through the desert become increasingly difficult to interpret. Warren Oates gives the practical unease a grounded presence, while Jack Nicholson adds a colder volatility. This established cult western is a rewarding discovery for viewers willing to let…0
  2. 2Ride in the Whirlwind (1966)Ride in the Whirlwind (1966) 6.4/10 on IMDbReleased 23 Oct 1966Monte Hellman makes cowhands mistaken for criminals frighteningly vulnerable to a posse's confident assumptions. The spare dialogue and physical terrain keep the pursuit immediate. Made alongside The Shooting but more direct in its dramatic pressure, it is worth seeking for the way ordinary…0
  3. 3The Hired Hand (1971)The Hired Hand (1971) 6.9/10 on IMDbReleased 11 Aug 1971Peter Fonda directs and stars in a western whose strongest attachment is to work, home and the difficulty of returning to a life left behind. Vilmos Zsigmond's photography gives the spaces a reflective beauty. This quiet early-1970s discovery rewards patience before its violence interrupts the…0
  4. 4Ulzana's Raid (1972)Ulzana's Raid (1972) 7.0/10 on IMDbReleased 27 Oct 1972Burt Lancaster's experienced scout and a younger officer approach an Apache pursuit with sharply different assumptions. Robert Aldrich makes the mismatch a sustained argument about violence, judgement and the dangers of moral certainty without knowledge. Its graphic cruelty and limited military…0
  5. 5The Ballad of Cable Hogue (1970)The Ballad of Cable Hogue (1970) 7.2/10 on IMDbReleased 18 Mar 1970Sam Peckinpah gives Jason Robards a comic, vulnerable role in a western about water, opportunity and a changing way of life. The modest business and tentative relationship matter as much as revenge. It is a useful discovery for viewers who know the director chiefly through spectacular violence and…0
  6. 6The Culpepper Cattle Co. (1972)The Culpepper Cattle Co. (1972) 6.9/10 on IMDbReleased 15 Apr 1972Dick Richards follows a young would-be cowboy into work that offers far less glamour than the life he imagined. The cattle drive's rough practical detail gives the disillusionment a convincing setting. This small 1970s western is worth finding for the distance it puts between youthful fascination…0
  7. 7The Great Northfield Minnesota Raid (1972)The Great Northfield Minnesota Raid (1972) 6.1/10 on IMDbReleased 12 May 1972Philip Kaufman treats a famous outlaw episode as an unstable mixture of bluster, ambition and misjudgement. Cliff Robertson and Robert Duvall help make the criminal group less unified than legend might suggest. Its odd humour gives the reconstruction a distinctive angle, especially for viewers who…0
  8. 8Bad Company (1972)Bad Company (1972) 6.9/10 on IMDbReleased 8 Oct 1972Jeff Bridges and Barry Brown give a group of young men travelling during the Civil War an appealing but unreliable companionship. Robert Benton makes theft and improvised survival replace any clear heroic route west. The discovery lies in the awkward mixture of adventure and moral drift, as…0
  9. 9The Bravados (1958)The Bravados (1958) 7.0/10 on IMDbReleased 25 Jun 1958Gregory Peck gives a bereaved man's pursuit a grim certainty that Henry King's film subjects to increasing pressure. The elegant widescreen images make the apparent revenge mission compelling before its assumptions grow less secure. A strong discovery for viewers interested in the moral danger of…0
  10. 10Day of the Outlaw (1959)Day of the Outlaw (1959) 7.3/10 on IMDbReleased 14 May 1959André de Toth traps a small community in snow, where an existing conflict becomes more dangerous with the arrival of armed outsiders. Robert Ryan gives the changing situation an abrasive human centre. Its severe black-and-white setting makes this a compact discovery in which endurance and exposure…0