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The Outlaw Josey Wales
1976· 2h 15m· Western· en
7.51.3K
Best Western Movies of the 1970s
This collection ranks 693 western movies released in the 1970s. The list is ranked using a weighted combination of audience ratings, vote volume and popularity data, so movies with only a handful of votes never outrank widely acclaimed films. The #1 film is The Outlaw Josey Wales.
693 qualifying moviesRanked using a weighted combination of ratings, vote volume and popularity data
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Blazing Saddles
1974· 1h 33m· Western, Comedy· en
7.22.1K - 3
High Plains Drifter
1973· 1h 46m· Western, Drama, Mystery· en
7.31.4K - 4
They Call Me Trinity
1970· 1h 55m· Action, Comedy, Western· it
7.51.5K - 5
Duck, You Sucker
1971· 2h 37m· Western· it
7.71.2K - 6
Trinity Is Still My Name
1971· 1h 58m· Comedy, Western· it
7.41.0K - 7
Little Big Man
1970· 2h 19m· Western, Comedy, Adventure· en
7.4732 - 8
Jeremiah Johnson
1972· 1h 48m· Western· en
7.3712 - 9
My Name Is Nobody
1973· 1h 57m· Comedy, Western· it
7.31.1K - 10
McCabe & Mrs. Miller
1971· 2h 0m· Drama, Western· en
7.1458 - 11
The Shootist
1976· 1h 40m· Western· en
7.1394 - 12
Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid
1973· 1h 46m· Western, Drama, History· en
7.2477 - 13
Two Mules for Sister Sara
1970· 1h 54m· Western· en
6.9690 - 14
Westworld
1973· 1h 29m· Adventure, Science Fiction, Western· en
6.81.5K - 15
The Emigrants
1971· 3h 11m· Drama, History, Western· sv
7.4130 - 16
The Cowboys
1972· 2h 14m· Western, Adventure, Drama· en
7.1269 - 17
El Topo
1970· 2h 5m· Adventure, Drama, Western· es
7.1664 - 18
Big Jake
1971· 1h 50m· Western· en
6.8252 - 19
Arizona Colt Returns
1970· 1h 30m· Western· it
6.419 - 20
Red Sun
1971· 1h 54m· Western· fr
6.8323 - 21
Soldier Blue
1970· 1h 55m· Western, Drama· en
6.8230 - 22
The New Land
1972· 3h 22m· Drama, Western, History· sv
7.5105 - 23
The Ballad of Cable Hogue
1970· 2h 1m· Comedy, Western, Action· en
7.0226 - 24
Chisum
1970· 1h 51m· Western· en
6.7206 - 25
Keoma
1976· 1h 40m· Western, Action, Drama· it
6.8170 - 26
El Arracadas
1978· 1h 50m· Action, Adventure, Western· es
7.963 - 27
Chato's Land
1972· 1h 40m· Western· en
6.5166 - 28
Lawman
1971· 1h 39m· Western· en
6.5138 - 29
Ulzana's Raid
1972· 1h 43m· Western· en
6.9161 - 30
Rooster Cogburn
1975· 1h 48m· Adventure, Drama, Western· en
6.4226 - 31
Madam Dilâ
1977· 1h 26m· Drama, Western· tr
7.114 - 32
The Missouri Breaks
1976· 2h 6m· Western, Drama· en
6.5253 - 33
White Fang and the Gold Diggers
1975· 1h 38m· Western, Adventure· it
2.01 - 34
Lucky Luke: The Ballad of the Daltons
1978· 1h 22m· Family, Animation, Comedy· fr
6.8117 - 35
The Grizzly and the Treasure
1975· 1h 28m· Drama, Family, Western· en
5.01 - 36
Rio Lobo
1970· 1h 56m· Western· en
6.5289 - 37
Support Your Local Gunfighter
1971· 1h 31m· Comedy, Western· en
6.696 - 38
Daisy Town
1971· 1h 11m· Animation, Comedy, Western· fr
6.8126 - 39
The Electric Horseman
1979· 2h 2m· Drama, Romance, Comedy· en
6.1170 - 40
El moro de Cumpas
1977· 1h 33m· Comedy, Western· es
7.517 - 41
Joe Kidd
1972· 1h 28m· Western, Drama· en
6.4416 - 42
Man of the East
1972· 1h 55m· Comedy, Western, Action· it
6.6143 - 43
Junior Bonner
1972· 1h 40m· Western, Drama· en
6.1119 - 44
Zorro
1975· 1h 58m· Adventure, Action, Comedy· it
6.6177 - 45
The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean
1972· 2h 0m· Western, Comedy· en
6.5176 - 46
The Apple Dumpling Gang
1975· 1h 40m· Comedy, Family, Western· en
6.6134 - 47
There Was a Crooked Man...
1970· 2h 3m· Western· en
6.8132 - 48
Four of the Apocalypse
1975· 1h 44m· Western· it
6.495 - 49
A Man Called Horse
1970· 1h 54m· Western, Drama· en
6.4236 - 50
One Little Indian
1973· 1h 30m· Family, Comedy, Western· en
6.321
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Frequently asked questions
How many western movies came out in the 1970s?
693 western movies from the 1970s carry real rating data.
How are these western films ranked?
By a weighted score combining audience ratings, vote volume and popularity. Movies with very few votes are statistically shrunk toward the global average, so they cannot dominate the top of the list.
What is the highest-rated western movie of the 1970s?
The Outlaw Josey Wales holds the top position in this collection.