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The Western genre is a group of films set in a very particular place and time-specifically, the American West in the last half of the nineteenth century. These films include the typical "cowboys and Indians" films, with their horses, gunfights, saloons and dusty little towns. The genre also includes more modern Westerns. In these, the culture of the Old West is considered in more realistic and nuanced ways, and films set in the contemporary West but written in the spirit of classic Westerns.

Westerns were popular in the silent-film era, but they fell out of favor in the 1930s, when they were seen as low-brow entertainment. By the end of the 1930s, however, some new Westerns-most notably the work of director John Ford-were produced and promoted by the big studios and were able to bring the genre back to mainstream popularity. Ford's work made the dramatic landscape of the West a familiar sight for movie-goers, and the new Western made stars out of actors such as John Wayne.

The Western declined again in the 1960s, but a series of low-budget Western produced in Europe helped to bring about a modest revival of the genre in the late 60s and 1970s. These films, dubbed "Spaghetti Westerns" because of their Italian directors, were violent and gritty, and they are most well-known for giving a significant boost to the careers of actors such as Clint Eastwood and Charles Bronson.

Modern Westerns have engaged in a fair amount of genre-mixing. Contemporary Westerns like the Coen brothers' No Country for Old Men melds the Western spirit with a crime thriller, and Cowboys and Aliens combines science fiction with a Western-style plot, a tradition dating back to 1973's Westworld. Joss Whedon's Serenity goes a step further, transplanting a very Western-esque story into outer space.

    John Wayne: Guns Along The Trail (In Color)
    John Wayne: Guns Along The Trail (In Color)
    Born to the Saddle (1953)
    Born to the Saddle (1953)
    Outlaw's Paradise
    Outlaw's Paradise
    Smokey and the Good Time Outlaws
    Smokey and the Good Time Outlaws
    Phantom Patrol (1936)
    Phantom Patrol (1936)
    The Local Bad Man (1932)
    The Local Bad Man (1932)
    El Ultimo Cartucho
    El Ultimo Cartucho
    The Paradise Trail
    The Paradise Trail
    Django's Cut Price Corpses
    Django's Cut Price Corpses
    Five Fingers for Marseilles
    Five Fingers for Marseilles
    Riding for Life
    Riding for Life
    Light of Western Stars, The
    Light of Western Stars, The
    Luck of Roaring Camp, The
    Luck of Roaring Camp, The
    Thunder Trail
    Thunder Trail
    The Runaway
    The Runaway
    The Kid Ranger
    The Kid Ranger
    Headin' North
    Headin' North
    Rainbow'S End
    Rainbow'S End
    The Glory Trail
    The Glory Trail
    Santa Fe Bound
    Santa Fe Bound
    North of Arizona
    North of Arizona
    Pinto Canyon
    Pinto Canyon
    Guns In The Dark
    Guns In The Dark
    Between Fighting Men
    Between Fighting Men
    Riding the Sunset Trail
    Riding the Sunset Trail
    Overland Mail
    Overland Mail
    Coyote Trails
    Coyote Trails
    Crashin' Broadway
    Crashin' Broadway
    Black Jack
    Black Jack
    Legal Action
    Legal Action
    A Reckoning
    A Reckoning
    Fighting Westerner
    Fighting Westerner
    Fighting Mustang
    Fighting Mustang
    Death Rides the Range
    Death Rides the Range
    Umbango
    Umbango
    Code of the Cactus - 1939 - Remastered Edition
    Code of the Cactus - 1939 - Remastered Edition
    The Driftin' Kid
    The Driftin' Kid
    Lawless Range
    Lawless Range
    Nubes Rojas - Red Clouds
    Nubes Rojas - Red Clouds
    Mirage
    Mirage
    Marlina the Murderer in Four Acts
    Marlina the Murderer in Four Acts
    The Last Gunslinger
    The Last Gunslinger
    Devil On Horseback
    Devil On Horseback
    Last of the Warrens
    Last of the Warrens
    Billy the Kid's Range War
    Billy the Kid's Range War
    His Brother's Ghost
    His Brother's Ghost
    Heritage of the Desert
    Heritage of the Desert
    Trouble in Texas
    Trouble in Texas
    Loaded Pistols
    Loaded Pistols
    Forbidden Trails
    Forbidden Trails
    Hate Thy Neighbor
    Hate Thy Neighbor
    Voodoo Cowboys
    Voodoo Cowboys
    Guns of the Wild West
    Guns of the Wild West
    Silver Stallion
    Silver Stallion
    Jesse James vs. The Black Train
    Jesse James vs. The Black Train
    The Fighting Deputy
    The Fighting Deputy
    Prairie Pals
    Prairie Pals
    Gene Autry, World's Greatest Cowboy - Highlights From His Movies & Career
    Gene Autry, World's Greatest Cowboy - Highlights From His Movies & Career
    A Time For Dying
    A Time For Dying
    Patagonia Treasure Trail
    Patagonia Treasure Trail
    Raiders of Red Gap
    Raiders of Red Gap
    Dead or Alive
    Dead or Alive
    Bells of San Fernando
    Bells of San Fernando
    Alias the Bad Man
    Alias the Bad Man
    Take Me Back to Oklahoma
    Take Me Back to Oklahoma
    Branded a Bandit
    Branded a Bandit
    Border Caballero
    Border Caballero
    West of the Badlands
    West of the Badlands
    Borderland
    Borderland
    Trail Dust
    Trail Dust
    Colt Comrades
    Colt Comrades
    Cassidy of Bar 20
    Cassidy of Bar 20
    Three Men from Texas
    Three Men from Texas
    Border Vigilantes
    Border Vigilantes
    Crashing Thru
    Crashing Thru
    The Showdown
    The Showdown
    Don't Wait, Django. Shoot!
    Don't Wait, Django. Shoot!
    The Executioner of God
    The Executioner of God
    Heart Of Arizona
    Heart Of Arizona
    Outlaws of the Desert
    Outlaws of the Desert
    Lost Canyon
    Lost Canyon
    Pirates on Horseback
    Pirates on Horseback
    Deadly Shooter
    Deadly Shooter
    The Escape Of Prisoner 614
    The Escape Of Prisoner 614
    Out West
    Out West
    El Cojo Del Palenque
    El Cojo Del Palenque
    Dos Hijos Desobedientes
    Dos Hijos Desobedientes
    Massacre
    Massacre
    Desperadoes of the West
    Desperadoes of the West
    Hittin' the Trail
    Hittin' the Trail
    Lone Avenger
    Lone Avenger
    Tombstone Terror
    Tombstone Terror
    Blazing Frontier
    Blazing Frontier
    Water Rustlers
    Water Rustlers
    Wild Horse Phantom
    Wild Horse Phantom
    Billy the Kid in Texas
    Billy the Kid in Texas
    Vengeance Of Rannah
    Vengeance Of Rannah
    On The Great White Trail
    On The Great White Trail
    Trinity and Sartana Are Coming
    Trinity and Sartana Are Coming
    When the West Was Young
    When the West Was Young