5 Great Westerns Of The 21st Century

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When it comes to Westerns, many fans recall the films of Clint Eastwood and Sergio Leone, as well as John Wayne and Sam Peckinpah. These Westerns are memorable for the shootouts, the dramatic soundtracks, the rugged characters, and the elegant cinematography.

However, films such as Hell or High Water, 3:10 to Yuma, Django Unchained, The Hateful Eight, and The Revenant are responsible for bringing a resurgence to the Western genre in the 21st Century by depicting dark, gritty stories, along with violent action and intriguing stylistic choices by the filmmakers. Each of these Westerns contains plots involving poverty, slavery, vengeance, and/or greed.

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This Western is reminiscent of a crime drama like Michael Mann's Heat in terms of depicting the battle between cops and criminals. Toby (Chris Pine) and Tanner Howard (Ben Foster) are brothers who steal money from branches of the Texas Midlands Bank in order to save their family ranch from foreclosure. While these brothers become bank robbers, they have emotional substance behind their actions. Along with saving the ranch, Toby intends to provide financial support for his sons, and Tanner tries to find paradise in order to get away from his life of crime.

Jeff Bridges also stars as veteran Texas Ranger Marcus Hamilton, who works alongside his long-time partner Alberto Parker and other Rangers in leading the manhunt to find the Howard brothers. The performances are first-rate, along with a few intense shootouts. The best part of this Western is the relationships (particularly the brotherly love between Toby and Tanner, and the friendship between Hamilton and Parker) because both sides go through the