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Critics vs crowd: western films of all time

When

Genre

Min votes

Films with both scores

10K+ votes each

Within 5 points

37%

of the 79 most voted

Metascore against IMDb ratingIMDb x 10 higherMetascore higher

Metascore well above the IMDb rating

Critics loved it, the crowd didn't

Critics vs crowd: western films of all time: Critics loved it, the crowd didn't
#
1	The Power of the Dog	2021	89	68	21
2	Red River	1948	96	77	19
3	First Cow	2019	89	71	18
4	McCabe & Mrs. Miller	1971	93	76	17
5	The Gunfighter	1950	94	77	17
6	The Treasure of the Sierra Madre	1948	98	82	16
7	The Searchers	1956	94	78	16
8	Stagecoach	1939	93	78	15
9	The Rider	2017	89	74	15
10	She Wore a Yellow Ribbon	1949	87	72	15
11	Rio Bravo	1959	93	79	14
12	The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance	1962	94	81	13
13	High Noon	1952	89	79	10
14	El Dorado	1966	85	75	10
15	The Sisters Brothers	2018	78	69	9
16	Shane	1953	85	76	9
17	Giant	1956	84	76	8
18	Lucky	2017	80	73	7
19	Johnny Guitar	1954	83	76	7
20	Hombre	1967	80	74	6
21	The Dead Don't Hurt	2023	70	64	6
22	Lone Star	1996	79	74	5
23	The Misfits	1961	77	72	5
24	True Grit	2010	80	76	4
25	Concrete Cowboy	2020	67	63	4

IMDb rating well above the Metascore

Critics vs crowd: western films of all time: The crowd loved it, critics didn't
#
1	Redeeming Love	2022	32	68	36
2	American Outlaws	2001	25	59	34
3	Death Rides a Horse	1967	38	70	32
4	Brimstone	2016	45	70	25
5	Young Guns	1988	50	68	18
6	The Big Country	1958	61	79	18
7	A Million Ways to Die in the West	2014	44	61	17
8	Hud	1963	62	78	16
9	The Duel	2016	42	58	16
10	Gunfight at the O.K. Corral	1957	56	71	15
11	A Fistful of Dollars	1964	65	79	14
12	Big Jake	1971	57	71	14
13	Dead Man	1995	62	75	13
14	¡Three Amigos!	1986	52	65	13
15	City Slickers II: The Legend of Curly's Gold	1994	43	56	13
16	The Old Way	2023	43	56	13
17	Pale Rider	1985	61	73	12
18	Joe Kidd	1972	52	64	12
19	Rio Lobo	1970	55	67	12
20	The Outlaw Josey Wales	1976	69	78	9
21	Forsaken	2015	55	64	9
22	Dances with Wolves	1990	72	80	8
23	For a Few Dollars More	1965	74	82	8
24	Silverado	1985	64	72	8
25	Hang 'Em High	1968	62	70	8