Hombre McCabe Miller Named Among Top Westerns

A StudioBinder ranking places Hombre at No. 28 among the greatest Westerns, praising Paul Newman’s performance and the film’s subversive storytelling that challenges classic frontier myths. McCabe & Mrs. Miller (1971) is described as an anti-Western that deconstructs Western conventions, yet despite a box-office flop it is now celebrated as a pivotal revisionist Western and remains highly regarded by critics and audiences. Wenatchee World coverage highlights a 1966 film featuring five legendary tough-guy actors ranked among the best Westerns, illustrating ongoing re-evaluations of ensemble Westerns. Another Wenatchee World piece ranks the 1939 James Stewart classic Destry Rides Again among the best Westerns of all time, underscoring enduring reverence for early genre staples. Clint Eastwood’s High Plains Drifter (1973) is celebrated as a top Western, with praise for its bold subversion and stylistic approach, and it retains a near-perfect Rotten Tomatoes score. Taken together, these stories reflect a trend of reassessing canonical Westerns, elevating anti-westerns and unconventional takes alongside traditional gunfighter sagas.