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List of R-Rated western comedies, ranked from best to worst with movie trailers when available. This list takes the best R-Rated western comedies and pits them against each other to see once and for all what the greatest R-Rated Comedy western movie of all time is. This list of popular R-Rated western comedies includes information like who directed the film, when it was released and which actors starred in the movie. If you think the top R-Rated Comedy western movie isn't as high as it should be then be sure to vote it up so it can take its rightful place among the other great R-Rated Comedy western films on this list. If you're trying to find a specific R-Rated Comedy western film you can search this list and filter to find what you're looking for.

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Among those that have directed a R Comedy Western movie are Mel Brooks and Robert Rodriguez.

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  • Blazing Saddles
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    Blazing Saddles

    Cleavon Little, Gene Wilder, Madeline Kahn
    20 votes
    • Released: 1974
    • Directed by: Mel Brooks
    In the satirical comedy Blazing Saddles, a small Western town's destiny hangs in the balance. The mayor, played by Mel Brooks, appoints a black railroad worker named Bart (Cleavon Little) as sheriff to ruin the town's reputation. Bart teams up with an alcoholic gunslinger, Jim (Gene Wilder), in a bid to save the town from greedy land-grabber Hedley Lamarr (Harvey Korman). This 1974 film, packed with slapstick humor and social commentary, was nominated for three Academy Awards and is renowned for pushing boundaries of taste and appropriateness.

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  • Young Guns
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    Young Guns

    Emilio Estevez, Kiefer Sutherland, Lou Diamond Phillips
    7 votes
    • Released: 1988
    • Directed by: Christopher Cain
    John Tunstall (Terence Stamp), a distinguished British gentleman, employs downtrodden youths to tend his herd on the New Mexican frontier. When Tunstall is gunned down by the crooked Lawrence G. Murphy (Jack Palance), a ragtag group of cow hands -- including Doc Scurlock (Kiefer Sutherland), Richard Brewer (Charlie Sheen) and young William "Billy the Kid" Bonney (Emilio Estevez) -- ride forth in search of bloody vengeance for the death of their beloved mentor.

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  • Desperado
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    Desperado

    Antonio Banderas, Salma Hayek, Joaquim de Almeida
    7 votes
    • Released: 1995
    • Directed by: Robert Rodriguez
    In Desperado, Antonio Banderas stars as El Mariachi, a musician turned vigilante on a relentless quest for vengeance. The movie, directed by Robert Rodriguez, is an adrenaline-fueled ride through the dusty streets of Mexico. It's a mix of action and drama, featuring high-octane shootouts and intense confrontations. Co-starring Salma Hayek as Carolina, the fiery bookstore owner who aids him in his mission, Desperado is a stylishly violent tale of retribution that won't disappoint fans of the genre. A sequel to Rodriguez's 1992 film El Mariachi, it's filled with memorable moments that prove its worth as part of this trilogy.

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  • There Was a Crooked Man...
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    There Was a Crooked Man...

    Kirk Douglas, Henry Fonda, Hume Cronyn
    4 votes
    • Released: 1970
    • Directed by: Joseph L. Mankiewicz
    After a botched heist, Wild West bandit Paris Pitman Jr. (Kirk Douglas) hides his newly stolen money where no one will find it, then loses his entire gang in a blaze of bullets before being captured by the law and given a lengthy sentence in a desert jail. Paris believes that he can buy his way out of his predicament by offering some cash to the guards, but the upstanding Sheriff Lopeman (Henry Fonda) makes sure his men remain honest. Running out of options, Paris begins plotting a jailbreak.

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  • Even Cowgirls Get the Blues
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    Even Cowgirls Get the Blues

    Uma Thurman, John Hurt, Rain Phoenix
    3 votes
    • Released: 1993
    • Directed by: Gus Van Sant
    A beautiful young woman with unusually big thumbs, Sissy Hankshaw (Uma Thurman) decides, fittingly enough, to become a hitchhiker. After finding work as a model for feminine products, Sissy goes to shoot an ad at the Rubber Rose, a ranch owned by the Countess (John Hurt), the company's flamboyant cross-dressing head. While at the ranch, Sissy meets numerous other eccentric characters, including an outgoing and rebellious cowgirl named Bonanza Jellybean (Rain Phoenix).
  • The Ballad of Cable Hogue
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    The Ballad of Cable Hogue

    Jason Robards, Stella Stevens, David Warner
    3 votes
    • Released: 1970
    • Directed by: Sam Peckinpah
    After he is abandoned in the desert without water, Cable Hogue (Jason Robards) wanders for days until he finds a supply of water in a muddy ditch. Determining that the spot is the only spring in the area, Cable decides to start a business offering water to passing stagecoaches. Aided by his new friend, Joshua (David Warner), and a prostitute named Hildy (Stella Stevens), Cable builds a successful business. However, when motorcars start to pass, Cable realizes his trade is down to its last days.

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