Best Western Movies of the 1950s

1. 1
   Rio Bravo 1959

   Directed by Howard Hawks · Streaming on Fawesome
   7.7

   7.8 · 1.3K votes
2. 2
   High Noon 1952

   Directed by Fred Zinnemann · Streaming on Kanopy, Hoopla, YouTube Free
   7.6

   7.7 · 1.7K votes
3. 3
   The Searchers 1956

   Directed by John Ford · Streaming on fuboTV, YouTube TV, Fawesome
   7.6

   7.7 · 1.6K votes
4. 4
   Giant 1956

   Directed by George Stevens
   7.5

   7.6 · 784 votes
5. 5
   El Siete Machos 1951

   Directed by Miguel M. Delgado · Streaming on VIX
   7.4

   8.3 · 116 votes
6. 6
   The Big Country 1958

   Directed by William Wyler · Streaming on fuboTV, MGM+, Philo
   7.3

   7.6 · 432 votes
7. 7
   Johnny Guitar 1954

   Directed by Nicholas Ray · Streaming on Kanopy, Pluto TV, YouTube Free
   7.2

   7.4 · 496 votes
8. 8
   Shane 1953

   Directed by George Stevens · Streaming on fuboTV, Paramount Plus Essential, Kanopy
   7.2

   7.3 · 719 votes
9. 9
   Bad Day at Black Rock 1955

   Directed by John Sturges
   7.1

   7.3 · 442 votes
10. 10
    Winchester '73 1950

    Directed by Anthony Mann · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video
    7.1

    7.3 · 423 votes
11. 11
    3:10 to Yuma 1957

    Directed by Delmer Daves · Streaming on Sony Pictures Core
    7.1

    7.3 · 448 votes
12. 12
    The Gunfighter 1950

    Directed by Henry King · Streaming on fuboTV, The Roku Channel, Pluto TV
    7.0

    7.4 · 218 votes
13. 13
    Seven Brides for Seven Brothers 1954

    Directed by Stanley Donen · Streaming on Hoopla, Plex Channel, Tubi TV
    7.0

    7.1 · 590 votes
14. 14
    The Man from Laramie 1955

    Directed by Anthony Mann · Streaming on fuboTV, MGM+, Philo
    6.9

    7.1 · 275 votes
15. 15
    Gunfight at the O.K. Corral 1957

    Directed by John Sturges · Streaming on Kanopy, Hoopla, YouTube Free
    6.8

    7.0 · 405 votes
16. 16
    Last Train from Gun Hill 1959

    Directed by John Sturges · Streaming on fuboTV, MGM+, Philo
    6.8

    7.1 · 232 votes
17. 17
    Bend of the River 1952

    Directed by Anthony Mann · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video
    6.8

    7.0 · 227 votes
18. 18
    The Naked Spur 1953

    Directed by Anthony Mann
    6.8

    7.0 · 270 votes
19. 19
    Old Yeller 1957

    Directed by Robert Stevenson · Streaming on Disney Plus
    6.7

    6.9 · 316 votes
20. 20
    The Horse Soldiers 1959

    Directed by John Ford · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, Hoopla, YouTube Free
    6.7

    6.9 · 292 votes
21. 21
    Calamity Jane 1953

    Directed by David Butler · Streaming on YouTube Free
    6.7

    7.0 · 201 votes
22. 22
    The Tin Star 1957

    Directed by Anthony Mann · Streaming on Paramount Plus Essential, MGM Plus, Kanopy
    6.7

    7.0 · 151 votes
23. 23
    The Tall T 1957

    Directed by Budd Boetticher · Streaming on fuboTV, The Roku Channel, Plex
    6.7

    7.0 · 157 votes
24. 24
    Rio Grande 1950

    Directed by John Ford · Streaming on MGM Plus, Kanopy, Hoopla
    6.6

    6.8 · 411 votes
25. 25
    The Far Country 1954

    Directed by Anthony Mann
    6.6

    6.9 · 179 votes
26. 26
    Speedy Gonzales 1955

    Directed by Friz Freleng
    6.6

    7.0 · 132 votes
27. 27
    Viva Zapata! 1952

    Directed by Elia Kazan
    6.6

    6.8 · 253 votes
28. 28
    The Sign of Zorro 1958

    Directed by Lewis R. Foster · Streaming on Disney Plus
    6.6

    7.4 · 60 votes
29. 29
    River of No Return 1954

    Directed by Otto Preminger · Streaming on Hoopla
    6.6

    6.7 · 498 votes
30. 30
    The Furies 1950

    Directed by Anthony Mann
    6.6

    7.1 · 85 votes
31. 31
    Warlock 1959

    Directed by Edward Dmytryk · Streaming on The Roku Channel, Kanopy, Pluto TV
    6.6

    6.8 · 179 votes
32. 32
    Westward the Women 1951

    Directed by William A. Wellman · Streaming on Fawesome
    6.5

    7.0 · 88 votes
33. 33
    Vera Cruz 1954

    Directed by Robert Aldrich · Streaming on fuboTV, MGM+, Philo
    6.5

    6.7 · 283 votes
34. 34
    Along the Great Divide 1951

    Directed by Raoul Walsh
    6.5

    7.4 · 49 votes
35. 35
    Broken Arrow 1950

    Directed by Delmer Daves · Streaming on The Roku Channel, FlixHouse, Xumo Play
    6.5

    6.7 · 230 votes
36. 36
    Drip-Along Daffy 1951

    Directed by Chuck Jones
    6.5

    7.2 · 59 votes
37. 37
    7 Men from Now 1956

    Directed by Budd Boetticher
    6.5

    6.8 · 130 votes
38. 38
    Jubal 1956

    Directed by Delmer Daves · Streaming on The Roku Channel, YouTube Free, Howdy
    6.5

    6.9 · 94 votes
39. 39
    Ride Lonesome 1959

    Directed by Budd Boetticher · Streaming on FlixFling, Tubi TV, Howdy
    6.5

    6.7 · 171 votes
40. 40
    Day of the Outlaw 1959

    Directed by André de Toth · Streaming on Plex, Plex Channel, ScreenPix
    6.5

    6.8 · 117 votes
41. 41
    Wagon Master 1950

    Directed by John Ford
    6.5

    6.7 · 171 votes
42. 42
    Oklahoma! 1955

    Directed by Fred Zinnemann · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, The Roku Channel, Kanopy
    6.5

    6.6 · 199 votes
43. 43
    Man of the West 1958

    Directed by Anthony Mann · Streaming on YouTube Free, Plex, Plex Channel
    6.5

    6.6 · 248 votes
44. 44
    The Hanging Tree 1959

    Directed by Delmer Daves · Streaming on Fawesome
    6.4

    6.7 · 131 votes
45. 45
    Stars in My Crown 1950

    Directed by Jacques Tourneur
    6.4

    7.1 · 51 votes
46. 46
    The Fastest Gun Alive 1956

    Directed by Russell Rouse
    6.4

    6.9 · 68 votes
47. 47
    The Sheepman 1958

    Directed by George Marshall · Streaming on Hoopla
    6.4

    6.9 · 66 votes
48. 48
    The Bravados 1958

    Directed by Henry King
    6.4

    6.6 · 153 votes
49. 49
    Forty Guns 1957

    Directed by Samuel Fuller · Streaming on FlixFling, Plex, Plex Channel
    6.4

    6.6 · 149 votes
50. 50
    The Lusty Men 1952

    Directed by Nicholas Ray
    6.4

    6.7 · 99 votes

Smart score = (votes × rating + 82 × 6.03) ÷ (votes + 82): the TMDB rating, pulled toward the catalog average as if every film had 82 extra average votes.

1. 1
   Los santos reyes 1959

   Directed by Rafael Baledón
   6.2

   7.6 · 12 votes
2. 2
   A Cowboy Needs a Horse 1956

   Directed by Bill Justice
   6.3

   7.3 · 18 votes
3. 3
   Wild and Woolly Hare 1959

   Directed by Friz Freleng
   6.3

   7.2 · 20 votes
4. 4
   Land of Men 1959

   Directed by Ismael Rodríguez
   6.3

   7.2 · 20 votes
5. 5
   Dark River 1952

   Directed by Hugo del Carril
   6.2

   7.6 · 10 votes
6. 6
   The Fair Haired Hare 1951

   Directed by Friz Freleng
   6.2

   7.3 · 14 votes
7. 7
   The Outriders 1950

   Directed by Roy Rowland · Streaming on Plex Channel, Tubi TV
   6.2

   7.2 · 15 votes
8. 8
   Tomahawk 1951

   Directed by George Sherman
   6.2

   7.0 · 23 votes
9. 9
   Caballero Droopy 1952

   Directed by Dick Lundy
   6.2

   7.4 · 11 votes
10. 10
    The Mississippi Gambler 1953

    Directed by Rudolph Maté
    6.2

    7.2 · 12 votes