The best western is the operatic Sergio Leone film Once Upon a Time in the West.

1) Once Upon a Time in the West - ****
2) The Good, The Bad, and the Ugly - ****
3) The Searchers - ****
4) Dead Man - ****
5) The Ox-Bow Incident - ****
6) Unforgiven - ****
7) High Noon - ****
8) The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance - ****
9) The Shootist - ***1/2
10) For a Few Dollars More - ***1/2
11) A Fistful of Dollars - ***1/2
12) Rio Bravo - ***1/2
13) Shane - ***1/2
14) The Outlaw Josey Wales - ***1/2
15) Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid - ***1/2