Western
AFI defines "western" as a genre of films set in the American West that embodies the spirit, the struggle, and the demise of the new frontier.
| # | Film | Year |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Searchers | 1956 |
| 2 | High Noon | 1952 |
| 3 | Shane | 1953 |
| 4 | Unforgiven | 1992 |
| 5 | Red River | 1948 |
| 6 | The Wild Bunch | 1969 |
| 7 | Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid | 1969 |
| 8 | McCabe & Mrs. Miller | 1971 |
| 9 | Stagecoach | 1939 |
| 10 | Cat Ballou | 1965 |
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