The mention of The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly in another thread made me wonder this:

What do you think are the FIVE best Westerns?

"Best" can mean whatever you want it to mean, but PLEASE just pick five individuals titles. Please don't say you can't pick just 5 titles, as tough choices are the point of the question.

I'd like to see what people really think are must-see viewing from this genre that has so many films worth watching.

Once Upon A Time In The West
Django
Rio Bravo
The Good The Bad And The Ugly
The Wild Bunch

I don’t know Rio Bravo. But that’s pretty much the answer. I’d replace Rio Bravo with The Proposition.

Hateful 8
Django Unchained
Appaloosa
Once Upon a Time in the West
Day of Anger

Once Upon A Time In The West (1968)
The Great Silence (1968)
The Good, The Bad & The Ugly (1966)
Django (1966)
The Hateful Eight (2015)

The Magnificent Seven
The Searchers
The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
High Noon
The Wild Bunch

I have not seen the Proposition. I’ll check it out.

Rio Bravo
Unforgiven
High Noon
The Searchers
The Good, The Bad and the Ugly

In chronological order:

Winchester '73 (1950)
The Searchers (1956)
The Magnificent Seven (1960)
The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (1967)
The Wild Bunch (1969)

The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
Blazing Saddles
Tombstone
No Country for Old Men
Unforgiven


Mine are more modern, but I like a lot of the older ones too. I went with ones I've seen more often.

The Searchers
Shane
Lonesome Dove (I count it as a movie)
Tombstone
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance

The Hired Hand
The Outlaw Josey Wales
The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
Once Upon a Time in the West
Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid

High Noon
How The West Was Won
Unforgiven
Open Range
Bone Tomahawk

Not a big fan of John Wayne personally.
I like the Sergio Leone movies, but they still don't hit 100% for me.

3:10 To Yuma (1957)
Ride The High Country
Winchester 73
Shane
Wild Bunch

The 5 westerns that I can watch over and over are:
The Magnificent Seven
The Wild Bunch
Silverado
Open Range
Unforgiven

The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
The Magnificent Seven
The Searchers
Unforgiven
Lonesome Dove (if that's allowed)

I’m not seasoned enough in westerns. I probably like about five total if I’m honest.

3:10 to Yuma (2007 remake)
Back to the Future Part III (some may not count it but to me it counts)
Django Unchained
The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly
Unforgiven

The correct list is:

The Good The Bad And The Ugly
Once Upon A Time In The West
High Plains Drifter
The Outlaw Josey Wales
Unforgiven

Not correct.

Josey.

Seems you’re thinking of Josie and the Pussycats.

My exact five choices as well.

The Wild Bunch
The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
The Searchers
Ride the High Country
Tombstone

Open Range
True Grit (2010)
Unforgiven
Silverado
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid

I've never even heard of The Great Silence.

It's one of the hidden gems of Euro-Westerns. Directed by Sergio Corbucci (Django) and starring Jean-Louis Trintignant and the amazing Klaus Kinski. It's a pretty bleak film (one reason why I like it) and it's mostly snowy landscapes were unusual for a Euro-Western. I highly recommend it.

Make a point to watch it. Especially if you like Nick Cave (and his violent storytelling).