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Best Western Movies of the 1950s

Western films released 1950–1959, ranked by TMDB rating among titles with at least 500 votes.

1. 
   #1 Rio Bravo (1959) · ★ 7.8 · 1,280 votes · 2h 21m · drama, western

   A small-town sheriff in the American West enlists the help of a disabled man, a drunk, and a young gunfighter in his efforts to hold in jail the brother of the local bad guy.…

2. 
   #2 High Noon (1952) · ★ 7.7 · 1,639 votes · 1h 25m · thriller, drama, western

   Will Kane, the sheriff of a small town in New Mexico, learns a notorious outlaw he put in jail has been freed, and will be arriving on the noon train. Knowing the outlaw and his ga…

3. 
   #3 The Searchers (1956) · ★ 7.7 · 1,633 votes · 1h 59m · western

   As a Civil War veteran spends years searching for a young niece captured by Indians, his motivation becomes increasingly questionable.…

4. 
   #4 Giant (1956) · ★ 7.6 · 781 votes · 3h 21m · romance, drama, western

   Wealthy rancher Bick Benedict and dirt-poor cowboy Jett Rink both woo Leslie Lynnton, a beautiful young woman from Maryland who is new to Texas. She marries Benedict, but she is sh…

5. 
   #5 Shane (1953) · ★ 7.3 · 712 votes · 1h 58m · drama, western

   A weary gunfighter attempts to settle down with a homestead family, but a smouldering settler and rancher conflict forces him to act.…

6. 
   #6 Seven Brides for Seven Brothers (1954) · ★ 7.1 · 583 votes · 1h 43m · comedy, drama, western

   In 1850 Oregon, when a backwoodsman brings a wife home to his farm, his six brothers decide that they want to get married too.…

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