these are hot takes on a classic genre
welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’re
counting down our picks for the top ten
modern westerns nobody calls me Mad Dog
especially not some dude it up
egg-sucking gutter trash for this list
we’re focusing on westerns released in
the year 1990 or after so you will not
be finding any of Sergio Leone’s iconic
spaghetti westerns starring Clint
Eastwood on this list however we do
recommend a binge watch of those after
viewing our list number 10 the
assassination of Jesse James by the
Coward Robert Ford I know Montez knows
here dick he’s one of the most notorious
outlaws America has ever seen but it
took an Australian director to provide a
psychological portrait that made
moviegoers see Jesse James in a new
light can’t see you that you won’t be
like me you won’t be me arguably one of
the most underrated films of modern
times
Andrew Dominic’s character study
produced jaw-dropping cinematography
courtesy of the master Roger Deakins
soon the thousand strangers will make a
spellbound pilgrimages
cottage or we’re venerating the iced
remains inside and Dayton’s cooling room
while Brad Pitt brought his usual
coolness to the lead role it was Casey a
flex performance as the Coward Robert
Ford that pushed this modern Western to
the next level
albeit in a rather disturbing way well
your pardon my saying so I guess it is
interesting in many ways you and I
overlap and whatnot number nine the
quick and the dead once upon a time in
Sergio Leone’s Spaghetti Westerns Clint
Eastwood played a vengeful man with no
name it three coffins ready uh-huh this
Sam Raimi production followed suit but
with a gender reversal featuring a
sharpshooting woman known as the lady
brandishing Colt peacemakers Sharon
Stone showed a few shooting techniques
to a young Leonardo DiCaprio in a movie
that also features Russell Crowe in his
American cinema debut versus hurt he son
of a bitch sure the quicken the dead
maybe can’t be at times but Raimi
successfully managed to combine classic
Western themes with his own sense of
modern aesthetics John Herod owns that
house he gets 50 cents of every dollar
in this sound what’s the tone yet
it gets to live number eight slow West
then and OH
aesthetically beautiful and finally
acted it only takes a few minutes to
recognize the artistry of this modern
classic he was an officer wearing a
dress dollmaker lady directed by
musician John McClane slow West requires
patience from viewers but the payoff is
well worth it
kill that house as an entitled Scottish
lad travels West to find a lost love he
comes across a few squirrely characters
ready to teach a few lessons and a few
tricks Joe went the river they took it
with a vibrant palette of colors
stylized direction and enriching
performances slow West has widely been
recognized as one of 2015’s best
independent films it’s still not a mark
on you
you know yourself Payne I’ve tried
believe me I have tried number seven
dead man
we’re shooting about
with this black-and-white surrealist
trip Jim Jarmusch gave us a Western like
we’d never seen before after all who
doesn’t want to see a reincarnation of
poet William Blake on a Vision Quest
Johnny Depp’s troublemaking character
messes around and takes a bullet close
to the heart thus effectively sealing
his fate as a dead man walking
I never stopped love but such an injury
forces a man to decide if he’s going to
get busy dying or get busy living and
the concept of this film worked
brilliantly with Jarmusch’s crisp
direction my mother was I’m gonna beep
Akane
my father is absolute cop this mixture
was not respected number six the
homesman all right
I say pitch we pitch these guns house
they any time bitch got on this Tommy
Lee Jones directorial outing will
initially leave you unsure how you feel
but that’s often the sign of a great
film we’d make a good team you and I
could pull together
were bad prosper don’t you agree despite
a lack of box-office success the
homesman has been praised for the
ensemble cast led by Hilary Swank who
must guide a group of mentally ill women
while coming to grips with her own
desperation God there struck Paul New
York
to treat with a focus on the female
perspective Tommy Lee Jones offered a
new take on the Western by addressing
the psychological and geographic turmoil
that can make one slowly drift away
inside of one’s own mind
number five tombstone with a back story
steeped in controversy and violence
this film tackled one of the greatest
tales of the Old West Kevin Costner was
initially set to collaborate with
filmmaker Kevin jar on this film however
fate would lead the actor to work on
another wider project while George Pecos
Mattos took over as director something
on your mind just want to let you know
you’re sitting in my chair is that a
fact yeah it’s a fact even so the
casting of Kurt Russell and Val Kilmer
worked wonders as the great Robert
Mitchum narrated their story of the law
versus outlaws the power of the cowboy
gang was broken forever
plus the mood and tone make this Western
a joy to watch Oh laughing I didn’t
think you ever laughs yeah I have laughs
sometimes yes but how often number four
3:10 to Yuma based on the 1957 classic
this modern take adhered to classic
genre styles with brutal realism we have
to bury him
take the time do one great nice we’ll do
one for yourself
Christian Bale starred as a Civil War
veteran hired to deliver Russell Crowe’s
murderous outlaw on an afternoon train
to the slammer
you know squeezing that watch won’t stop
time any viewer should be advised that
there will be blood but in a highly
stylized manner perfect for such a genre
with the steady hand of James Mangold
directing the action and acclaimed
cinematographer Faden Papa Michael
exploring the landscape 3:10 to Yuma was
a harsh depiction of a rough and
deceitful world you got no right to do
what you’re done here me that’s my life
I’m next week it’s not Evans number 3
Django Unchained yeah yes what yes I’m
sure this Ellsberg speaking of artistic
violence there’s no better director for
that than Quentin Tarantino for his
stylized depiction of 19th century deep
south he once again refused to embrace
accepted norms god damn it this is a
raid I can’t see you can’t see so what
all that matters is can de canard see
Django Unchained featured Jamie Foxx as
a slave hoping to reunite with his
long-lost wife and also starred Leonardo
DiCaprio as the heartless owner of the
Candy Land plantation gentlemen you had
my curiosity now you have my attention
Tarantino’s film was polarizing on many
levels but regardless of your personal
opinion on the subject matter
it remains an unforgettable Western
about the good the bad and the ugly of
American history
lay your palms flat on that tabletop if
you left those palms off that turtle
shell tabletop mr. pooch is gonna let
loose with both barrels that start off
number two
Unforgiven ain’t very good with my knees
if our list focused on the greatest
westerns of all time the director and
star of this cinematic classic would
have a few there hey no wait a minute
mark us hey kid kid you mean that’s a
kid shoot let us after years of
cold-blooded killing and buckets of
booze a grizzled outlaw retreats to a
Midwestern pig farm only to be offered
one last job just cuz we’re going on
this killin that don’t mean I’m gonna go
back to being the way I was I just need
the money you know the story right well
not so fast
because Unforgiven transcends the
average Western due to Eastwood’s
mastery of the genre even talking about
the Queen again on Independence Day his
psychological study of Western ideals
and flawed characters helped unforgive
and become only the third Western to win
the Oscar for Best Picture I killed one
man children kill just about everything
to walk to crawl at one time or another
and I’m here to kill you bill bill
before we unveil our number one pick
here are some honorable mentions oh no
sergeant
put your privates back in your pants and
turn around
go to steal never their horse we find
ourselves a copper I play cards and call
me a gambler I want to become an old
gambler you on the other hand are a
gunfighter
and an exceptional one of that from what
I hear so if I decided to go up against
you I mean what chance would I have had
answer zero
what word am i trying for commiserate
you and mr. Brad can come is already
Chuck yeah stubs life listen to him son
you don’t wait you had to hear because
they give you no choice don’t go making
this into something bad
number one true grit in Texas will make
do with a fire a little more than twigs
Buffalo chips heat the nitration of
beans just as westerns have made viewers
cringe over the decades the idea of a
remake often leads the general public to
cringe even more I’m a federal officer
who’s in there I’m not finished and the
son of a bitch he says Rooster Cogburn
Columbus Potter and five other marshals
is out here with me however when the
Coen brothers signed on to update the
1969 John Wayne film everybody seemed to
understand that the final product would
become a new Western classic I want him
to know that he’s being punished for
killing my father
leg until his face spit on him like
meats and out of the road I’ll hold him
down and so as a 14 year old girl
enlists a gruff deputy marshal to track
down her father’s killer the Coen
brothers complimented the brilliant
ensemble cast with their usual aesthetic
skill and paid their respects to a
beloved jarrah of film I have come to
take you back to Fort Smith
well will not go how do you like that do
you agree with our list is this heaven
what’s your favorite modern Western I
get the sense you don’t care for me much
mr. ooh for more mind-blowing top 10s
published every day be sure to subscribe
to watchmojo.com it seems every day ends
with a miracle here
welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’re
counting down our picks for the top ten
modern westerns nobody calls me Mad Dog
especially not some dude it up
egg-sucking gutter trash for this list
we’re focusing on westerns released in
the year 1990 or after so you will not
be finding any of Sergio Leone’s iconic
spaghetti westerns starring Clint
Eastwood on this list however we do
recommend a binge watch of those after
viewing our list number 10 the
assassination of Jesse James by the
Coward Robert Ford I know Montez knows
here dick he’s one of the most notorious
outlaws America has ever seen but it
took an Australian director to provide a
psychological portrait that made
moviegoers see Jesse James in a new
light can’t see you that you won’t be
like me you won’t be me arguably one of
the most underrated films of modern
times
Andrew Dominic’s character study
produced jaw-dropping cinematography
courtesy of the master Roger Deakins
soon the thousand strangers will make a
spellbound pilgrimages
cottage or we’re venerating the iced
remains inside and Dayton’s cooling room
while Brad Pitt brought his usual
coolness to the lead role it was Casey a
flex performance as the Coward Robert
Ford that pushed this modern Western to
the next level
albeit in a rather disturbing way well
your pardon my saying so I guess it is
interesting in many ways you and I
overlap and whatnot number nine the
quick and the dead once upon a time in
Sergio Leone’s Spaghetti Westerns Clint
Eastwood played a vengeful man with no
name it three coffins ready uh-huh this
Sam Raimi production followed suit but
with a gender reversal featuring a
sharpshooting woman known as the lady
brandishing Colt peacemakers Sharon
Stone showed a few shooting techniques
to a young Leonardo DiCaprio in a movie
that also features Russell Crowe in his
American cinema debut versus hurt he son
of a bitch sure the quicken the dead
maybe can’t be at times but Raimi
successfully managed to combine classic
Western themes with his own sense of
modern aesthetics John Herod owns that
house he gets 50 cents of every dollar
in this sound what’s the tone yet
it gets to live number eight slow West
then and OH
aesthetically beautiful and finally
acted it only takes a few minutes to
recognize the artistry of this modern
classic he was an officer wearing a
dress dollmaker lady directed by
musician John McClane slow West requires
patience from viewers but the payoff is
well worth it
kill that house as an entitled Scottish
lad travels West to find a lost love he
comes across a few squirrely characters
ready to teach a few lessons and a few
tricks Joe went the river they took it
with a vibrant palette of colors
stylized direction and enriching
performances slow West has widely been
recognized as one of 2015’s best
independent films it’s still not a mark
on you
you know yourself Payne I’ve tried
believe me I have tried number seven
dead man
we’re shooting about
with this black-and-white surrealist
trip Jim Jarmusch gave us a Western like
we’d never seen before after all who
doesn’t want to see a reincarnation of
poet William Blake on a Vision Quest
Johnny Depp’s troublemaking character
messes around and takes a bullet close
to the heart thus effectively sealing
his fate as a dead man walking
I never stopped love but such an injury
forces a man to decide if he’s going to
get busy dying or get busy living and
the concept of this film worked
brilliantly with Jarmusch’s crisp
direction my mother was I’m gonna beep
Akane
my father is absolute cop this mixture
was not respected number six the
homesman all right
I say pitch we pitch these guns house
they any time bitch got on this Tommy
Lee Jones directorial outing will
initially leave you unsure how you feel
but that’s often the sign of a great
film we’d make a good team you and I
could pull together
were bad prosper don’t you agree despite
a lack of box-office success the
homesman has been praised for the
ensemble cast led by Hilary Swank who
must guide a group of mentally ill women
while coming to grips with her own
desperation God there struck Paul New
York
to treat with a focus on the female
perspective Tommy Lee Jones offered a
new take on the Western by addressing
the psychological and geographic turmoil
that can make one slowly drift away
inside of one’s own mind
number five tombstone with a back story
steeped in controversy and violence
this film tackled one of the greatest
tales of the Old West Kevin Costner was
initially set to collaborate with
filmmaker Kevin jar on this film however
fate would lead the actor to work on
another wider project while George Pecos
Mattos took over as director something
on your mind just want to let you know
you’re sitting in my chair is that a
fact yeah it’s a fact even so the
casting of Kurt Russell and Val Kilmer
worked wonders as the great Robert
Mitchum narrated their story of the law
versus outlaws the power of the cowboy
gang was broken forever
plus the mood and tone make this Western
a joy to watch Oh laughing I didn’t
think you ever laughs yeah I have laughs
sometimes yes but how often number four
3:10 to Yuma based on the 1957 classic
this modern take adhered to classic
genre styles with brutal realism we have
to bury him
take the time do one great nice we’ll do
one for yourself
Christian Bale starred as a Civil War
veteran hired to deliver Russell Crowe’s
murderous outlaw on an afternoon train
to the slammer
you know squeezing that watch won’t stop
time any viewer should be advised that
there will be blood but in a highly
stylized manner perfect for such a genre
with the steady hand of James Mangold
directing the action and acclaimed
cinematographer Faden Papa Michael
exploring the landscape 3:10 to Yuma was
a harsh depiction of a rough and
deceitful world you got no right to do
what you’re done here me that’s my life
I’m next week it’s not Evans number 3
Django Unchained yeah yes what yes I’m
sure this Ellsberg speaking of artistic
violence there’s no better director for
that than Quentin Tarantino for his
stylized depiction of 19th century deep
south he once again refused to embrace
accepted norms god damn it this is a
raid I can’t see you can’t see so what
all that matters is can de canard see
Django Unchained featured Jamie Foxx as
a slave hoping to reunite with his
long-lost wife and also starred Leonardo
DiCaprio as the heartless owner of the
Candy Land plantation gentlemen you had
my curiosity now you have my attention
Tarantino’s film was polarizing on many
levels but regardless of your personal
opinion on the subject matter
it remains an unforgettable Western
about the good the bad and the ugly of
American history
lay your palms flat on that tabletop if
you left those palms off that turtle
shell tabletop mr. pooch is gonna let
loose with both barrels that start off
number two
Unforgiven ain’t very good with my knees
if our list focused on the greatest
westerns of all time the director and
star of this cinematic classic would
have a few there hey no wait a minute
mark us hey kid kid you mean that’s a
kid shoot let us after years of
cold-blooded killing and buckets of
booze a grizzled outlaw retreats to a
Midwestern pig farm only to be offered
one last job just cuz we’re going on
this killin that don’t mean I’m gonna go
back to being the way I was I just need
the money you know the story right well
not so fast
because Unforgiven transcends the
average Western due to Eastwood’s
mastery of the genre even talking about
the Queen again on Independence Day his
psychological study of Western ideals
and flawed characters helped unforgive
and become only the third Western to win
the Oscar for Best Picture I killed one
man children kill just about everything
to walk to crawl at one time or another
and I’m here to kill you bill bill
before we unveil our number one pick
here are some honorable mentions oh no
sergeant
put your privates back in your pants and
turn around
go to steal never their horse we find
ourselves a copper I play cards and call
me a gambler I want to become an old
gambler you on the other hand are a
gunfighter
and an exceptional one of that from what
I hear so if I decided to go up against
you I mean what chance would I have had
answer zero
what word am i trying for commiserate
you and mr. Brad can come is already
Chuck yeah stubs life listen to him son
you don’t wait you had to hear because
they give you no choice don’t go making
this into something bad
number one true grit in Texas will make
do with a fire a little more than twigs
Buffalo chips heat the nitration of
beans just as westerns have made viewers
cringe over the decades the idea of a
remake often leads the general public to
cringe even more I’m a federal officer
who’s in there I’m not finished and the
son of a bitch he says Rooster Cogburn
Columbus Potter and five other marshals
is out here with me however when the
Coen brothers signed on to update the
1969 John Wayne film everybody seemed to
understand that the final product would
become a new Western classic I want him
to know that he’s being punished for
killing my father
leg until his face spit on him like
meats and out of the road I’ll hold him
down and so as a 14 year old girl
enlists a gruff deputy marshal to track
down her father’s killer the Coen
brothers complimented the brilliant
ensemble cast with their usual aesthetic
skill and paid their respects to a
beloved jarrah of film I have come to
take you back to Fort Smith
well will not go how do you like that do
you agree with our list is this heaven
what’s your favorite modern Western I
get the sense you don’t care for me much
mr. ooh for more mind-blowing top 10s
published every day be sure to subscribe
to watchmojo.com it seems every day ends
with a miracle here
Please follow and like us: