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List of R-Rated western movies, ranked from best to worst. This list takes the best R-Rated western movies and pits them against each other to see once and for all what the greatest R-Rated western movie of all time is. This list of popular R-Rated western movies 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 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 western films on this list. If you're trying to find a specific R-Rated western film you can search this list and filter to find what you're looking for.
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15332Blazing Saddles
Mel Brooks, Gene WilderReleased: 1974
Directed by: Mel Brooks
Rated: R (USA)
Blazing Saddles is a 1974 satirical Western comedy film directed by Mel Brooks. Starring Cleavon Little and Gene Wilder, the film was written by Brooks, Andrew Bergman, Richard Pryor, Norman... more
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9110Tom Horn
Steve McQueen, Linda EvansReleased: 1980
Directed by: William Wiard
Rated: R (USA)
Tom Horn is a 1980 Western film about the legendary lawman, outlaw, and gunfighter. It starred Steve McQueen as the title character and was based on Horn's own writings.... more- 310620
Unforgiven
Clint Eastwood, Morgan FreemanReleased: 1992
Directed by: Clint Eastwood
Rated: R (USA)
Unforgiven is a 1992 American Western film produced and directed by Clint Eastwood with a screenplay written by David Webb Peoples. The film portrays William Munny, an aging outlaw who takes on one... more - 49924
Tombstone
Val Kilmer, Kurt RussellReleased: 1993
Directed by: Kevin Jarre, George P. Cosmatos
Rated: R (USA)
Tombstone is a 1993 American western film directed by George P. Cosmatos, written by Kevin Jarre and starring Kurt Russell and Val Kilmer, with Sam Elliott, Bill Paxton, Powers Boothe, Michael Biehn,... more - 59422
Legends of the Fall
Brad Pitt, Anthony HopkinsReleased: 1994
Directed by: Edward Zwick
Rated: R (USA)
Legends of the Fall is a 1994 American epic drama film directed by Edward Zwick and starring Brad Pitt, Anthony Hopkins, Aidan Quinn, Julia Ormond, and Henry Thomas. Based on the 1979 novella of the... more - 614360
The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
Clint Eastwood, Eli WallachReleased: 1966
Directed by: Sergio Leone
Rated: R (USA)
The Good, the Bad and the Ugly is a 1966 Italian epic Spaghetti Western film directed by Sergio Leone, starring Clint Eastwood, Lee Van Cleef, and Eli Wallach. The screenplay was written by Age &... more - 77011
Open Range
Kevin Costner, Robert DuvallReleased: 2003
Directed by: Kevin Costner
Rated: R (USA)
Open Range is a 2003 American western film directed and co-produced by Kevin Costner, starring Robert Duvall and Costner, with Annette Bening and Michael Gambon appearing in supporting roles. The... more - 89229
For a Few Dollars More
Clint Eastwood, Lee Van CleefReleased: 1965
Directed by: Sergio Leone
Rated: R (USA)
For a Few Dollars More is a 1965 Italian spaghetti western film directed by Sergio Leone and starring Clint Eastwood, Lee Van Cleef, and Gian Maria Volonté. German actor Klaus Kinski also plays a... more - 96912
McCabe & Mrs. Miller
Warren Beatty, Julie ChristieReleased: 1971
Directed by: Robert Altman
Rated: R (USA)
McCabe & Mrs. Miller is a 1971 American Western film starring Warren Beatty and Julie Christie, and directed by Robert Altman. The screenplay is based on Edmund Naughton's 1959 novel McCabe. Altman... more - 107517
Pale Rider
Clint Eastwood, Chris PennReleased: 1985
Directed by: Clint Eastwood
Rated: R (USA)
Pale Rider is a 1985 American western film produced and directed by Clint Eastwood, who also stars in the lead role. This movie bears a striking similarity to the classic Western Shane, as well as... more - 118930
The Long Riders
Dennis Quaid, Randy QuaidReleased: 1980
Directed by: Walter Hill
Rated: R (USA)
The Long Riders is a 1980 western film directed by Walter Hill. It was produced by James Keach, Stacy Keach and Tim Zinnemann and featured an original soundtrack by Ry Cooder. Cooder won the Best... more - 125611
The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada
January Jones, Tommy Lee JonesReleased: 2005
Directed by: Tommy Lee Jones
Rated: R (USA)
The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada is a 2005 Mexican-American neo-western film directed by and starring Tommy Lee Jones and written by Guillermo Arriaga. It also stars Barry Pepper, Julio... more - 135612
The Missing
Cate Blanchett, Evan Rachel WoodReleased: 2003
Directed by: Ron Howard
Rated: R (USA)
The Missing is a 2003 American Revisionist Western thriller film directed by Ron Howard, based on Thomas Eidson's 1996 novel The Last Ride. The film is set in 1885 New Mexico Territory is notable for... more - 148436
High Plains Drifter
Clint Eastwood, Geoffrey LewisReleased: 1973
Directed by: Clint Eastwood
Rated: R (USA)
High Plains Drifter is a 1973 American film directed by and starring Clint Eastwood, written by Ernest Tidyman, and produced by Robert Daley for The Malpaso Company and Universal Studios. Eastwood... more - 1510353
A Fistful of Dollars
Clint Eastwood, Gian Maria VolontéReleased: 1964
Directed by: Sergio Leone
Rated: R (USA), G
A Fistful of Dollars, titled on-screen as Fistful of Dollars, is a 1964 spaghetti western film directed by Sergio Leone and starring Clint Eastwood, alongside Gian Maria Volonté, Marianne Koch,... more - 167934
A Man Called Horse
Richard Harris, Judith AndersonReleased: 1970
Directed by: Elliot Silverstein
Rated: R (USA)
A Man Called Horse is a 1970 American Western film starring Richard Harris and directed by Elliot Silverstein. Based on a short story by Dorothy M. Johnson, "A Man Called Horse", published in 1950 in... more - 176021
The Ballad of Cable Hogue
Stella Stevens, Jason Robards Jr.Released: 1970
Directed by: Sam Peckinpah
Rated: R (USA)
The Ballad of Cable Hogue is a 1970 Western film directed by Sam Peckinpah and starring Jason Robards, Stella Stevens and David Warner. Set in the Arizona desert during a period when the frontier was... more - 184912
A Man Called Sledge
James Garner, Dennis WeaverReleased: 1970
Directed by: Vic Morrow, Giorgio Gentili
Rated: R (USA)
A Man Called Sledge is a 1970 spaghetti western starring James Garner in an extremely offbeat role as a grimly evil thief, and featuring Dennis Weaver, Claude Akins, and Wayde Preston. The film was... more - 195417
Lone Star
Matthew McConaughey, Kris KristoffersonReleased: 1996
Directed by: John Sayles
Rated: R (USA)
Lone Star is a 1996 drama, mystery, romance film written and directed by John Sayles.... more - 205619
The Book of Eli
Denzel Washington, Mila KunisReleased: 2010
Directed by: Albert Hughes, Allen Hughes
Rated: R (USA)
The Book of Eli is a 2010 American post-apocalyptic neo-Western and action film directed by the Hughes brothers. A lone man sets off to fight his way across America in order to protect a sacred book... more - 216428
3:10 to Yuma
Christian Bale, Russell CroweReleased: 2007
Directed by: James Mangold
Rated: R (USA)
3:10 to Yuma is a 2007 western film directed by James Mangold and produced by Cathy Konrad, and stars Russell Crowe and Christian Bale in the lead roles, with supporting performances by Peter Fonda,... more - 224511
The Proposition
John Hurt, Ray WinstoneReleased: 2005
Directed by: John Hillcoat
Rated: R (USA)
The Proposition is a 2005 Australian western film directed by John Hillcoat and written by screenwriter and musician Nick Cave. It stars Guy Pearce, Ray Winstone, Emily Watson, John Hurt, Danny... more - 235824
No Country for Old Men
Javier Bardem, Tommy Lee JonesReleased: 2007
Directed by: Ethan Coen, Joel Coen
Rated: R (USA)
No Country for Old Men is a 2007 American neo-western neo-noir thriller film directed by Joel and Ethan Coen, based on the novel by Cormac McCarthy. Mayhem ensue after a hunter (Josh Brolin) stumbles... more - 244512
3:10 to Yuma
Glenn Ford, Van HeflinReleased: 1957
Directed by: Delmer Daves
3:10 to Yuma is a 1957 American western film starring Glenn Ford and Van Heflin and directed by Delmer Daves. The film was based on a 1953 short story by Elmore Leonard. In 2012, the film was... more - 257642
The Wild Bunch
William Holden, Ernest BorgnineReleased: 1969
Directed by: Sam Peckinpah
Rated: R (USA), NC-17 (USA), UK: 18
The Wild Bunch is a 1969 American epic Western film directed by Sam Peckinpah about an aging outlaw gang on the Texas–Mexico border, trying to exist in the changing "modern" world of 1913. The... more
