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TopTenREVIEWS best Western movie director of all time is Clint Eastwood.

Top Western Directors

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Directors are ranked according to overall movie critic score
1TopTenREVIEWS image of Clint EastwoodClint EastwoodClint Eastwood scores a 2.9876 out of 4
2.9876
29
  • 1970s - 7
  • 1980s - 7
  • 1990s - 8
  • 2000s - 7
  • 1. Unforgiven (1992)
  • 2. Outlaw Josey Wales, The (1976)
  • 3. High Plains Drifter (1973)
  • 4. Bronco Billy (1980)
2TopTenREVIEWS image of John FordJohn FordJohn Ford scores a 2.9526 out of 4
2.9526
77
  • 1910s - 4
  • 1920s - 12
  • 1930s - 24
  • 1940s - 15
  • 1950s - 15
  • 1960s - 5
  • 1970s - 2
  • 1. Searchers, The (1956)
  • 2. 3 Godfathers (1948)
  • 3. Man Who Shot Liberty Valance, The (1962)
  • 4. Fort Apache (1948)
3TopTenREVIEWS image of Sam PeckinpahSam PeckinpahSam Peckinpah scores a 2.9094 out of 4
2.9094
14
  • 1960s - 4
  • 1970s - 9
  • 1980s - 1
  • 1. Wild Bunch, The (1969)
  • 2. Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid (1973)
  • 3. Junior Bonner (1972)
  • 4. Ballad of Cable Hogue, The (1970)
4TopTenREVIEWS image of Anthony MannAnthony MannAnthony Mann scores a 2.6825 out of 4
2.6825
34
  • 1940s - 14
  • 1950s - 15
  • 1960s - 5
  • 1. Man of the West (1958)
  • 2. Man from Laramie, The (1955)
  • 3. Bend of the River (1952)
  • 4. Cimarron (1960)
5TopTenREVIEWS image of Howard HawksHoward HawksHoward Hawks scores a 2.6214 out of 4
2.6214
40
  • 1920s - 7
  • 1930s - 14
  • 1940s - 10
  • 1950s - 5
  • 1960s - 3
  • 1970s - 1
  • 1. Red River (1948)
  • 2. Barbary Coast (1935)
  • 3. Rio Bravo (1959)
  • 4. Rio Lobo (1970)
6TopTenREVIEWS image of Michael CurtizMichael CurtizMichael Curtiz scores a 2.5543 out of 4
2.5543
109
  • 1910s - 4
  • 1920s - 19
  • 1930s - 42
  • 1940s - 21
  • 1950s - 19
  • 1960s - 4
  • 1. Dodge City (1939)
  • 2. Comancheros, The (1961)
  • 3. Virginia City (1940)
  • 4. Gold Is Where You Find It (1938)
7TopTenREVIEWS image of John SturgesJohn SturgesJohn Sturges scores a 2.5173 out of 4
2.5173
40
  • 1940s - 8
  • 1950s - 18
  • 1960s - 10
  • 1970s - 4
  • 1. Magnificent Seven, The (1960)
  • 2. Last Train from Gun Hill (1959)
  • 3. Hour of the Gun (1967)
  • 4. Gunfight at the O.K. Corral (1957)
8TopTenREVIEWS image of William A. WellmanWilliam A. WellmanWilliam A. Wellman scores a 2.4119 out of 4
2.4119
62
  • 1920s - 13
  • 1930s - 26
  • 1940s - 12
  • 1950s - 11
  • 1. Ox-Bow Incident, The (1943)
  • 2. Yellow Sky (1948)
  • 3. Buffalo Bill (1944)
  • 4. Track of the Cat (1954)
9TopTenREVIEWS image of Henry KingHenry KingHenry King scores a 2.3809 out of 4
2.3809
104
  • 1910s - 38
  • 1920s - 24
  • 1930s - 17
  • 1940s - 13
  • 1950s - 11
  • 1960s - 1
  • 1. In Old Chicago (1937)
  • 2. Gunfighter, The (1950)
  • 3. Bravados, The (1958)
  • 4. Jesse James (1939)
10TopTenREVIEWS image of George MarshallGeorge MarshallGeorge Marshall scores a 2.3637 out of 4
2.3637
130
  • 1910s - 26
  • 1920s - 19
  • 1930s - 38
  • 1940s - 19
  • 1950s - 21
  • 1960s - 7
  • 1. Destry Rides Again (1939)
  • 2. Texas (1941)
  • 3. Fancy Pants (1950)
  • 4. Destry (1954)
11TopTenREVIEWS image of Henry HathawayHenry HathawayHenry Hathaway scores a 2.3573 out of 4
2.3573
60
  • 1930s - 19
  • 1940s - 15
  • 1950s - 15
  • 1960s - 8
  • 1970s - 3
  • 1. True Grit (1969)
  • 2. Sons of Katie Elder, The (1965)
  • 3. North to Alaska (1960)
  • 4. 5 Card Stud (1968)
12TopTenREVIEWS image of John HustonJohn HustonJohn Huston scores a 2.3473 out of 4
2.3473
37
  • 1940s - 7
  • 1950s - 9
  • 1960s - 10
  • 1970s - 6
  • 1980s - 5
  • 1. Treasure of the Sierra Madre, The (1948)
  • 2. Misfits, The (1961)
  • 3. Unforgiven, The (1960)
  • 4. Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean, The (1972)
13TopTenREVIEWS image of Julian LudwigJulian LudwigJulian Ludwig scores a 2.3310 out of 4
2.3310
1
  • 1990s - 1
  • 1. Unforgiven (1992)
14TopTenREVIEWS image of David ValdesDavid ValdesDavid Valdes scores a 2.3310 out of 4
2.3310
2
  • 1990s - 2
  • 1. Unforgiven (1992)
15TopTenREVIEWS image of Delmer DavesDelmer DavesDelmer Daves scores a 2.2755 out of 4
2.2755
29
  • 1940s - 9
  • 1950s - 15
  • 1960s - 5
  • 1. Cowboy (1958)
  • 2. Broken Arrow (1950)
  • 3. 3:10 to Yuma (1957)
  • 4. Jubal (1956)
16TopTenREVIEWS image of King VidorKing VidorKing Vidor scores a 2.2532 out of 4
2.2532
55
  • 1910s - 7
  • 1920s - 21
  • 1930s - 12
  • 1940s - 8
  • 1950s - 6
  • 1980s - 1
  • 1. Northwest Passage (1940)
  • 2. Duel in the Sun (1946)
  • 3. Man Without a Star (1955)
  • 4. Billy the Kid (1930)
17TopTenREVIEWS image of Budd BoetticherBudd BoetticherBudd Boetticher scores a 2.2347 out of 4
2.2347
21
  • 1950s - 18
  • 1960s - 2
  • 1970s - 1
  • 1. Ride Lonesome (1959)
  • 2. Seven Men from Now (1956)
  • 3. Tall T, The (1957)
  • 4. Horizons West (1952)
18TopTenREVIEWS image of Michael D. MooreMichael D. MooreMichael D. Moore scores a 2.2205 out of 4
2.2205
2
  • 1960s - 1
  • 1970s - 1
  • 1. Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969)
19TopTenREVIEWS image of George Roy HillGeorge Roy HillGeorge Roy Hill scores a 2.2205 out of 4
2.2205
14
  • 1960s - 6
  • 1970s - 5
  • 1980s - 3
  • 1. Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969)
20TopTenREVIEWS image of Arthur RossonArthur RossonArthur Rosson scores a 2.1975 out of 4
2.1975
48
  • 1910s - 9
  • 1920s - 29
  • 1930s - 9
  • 1940s - 1
  • 1. Red River (1948)
  • 2. Boots of Destiny (1937)
  • 3. Burning Trail, The (1925)
  • 4. Coming of the Law, The (1919)
21TopTenREVIEWS image of Andrew V. McLaglenAndrew V. McLaglenAndrew V. McLaglen scores a 2.1918 out of 4
2.1918
26
  • 1950s - 2
  • 1960s - 11
  • 1970s - 9
  • 1980s - 4
  • 1. McLintock! (1963)
  • 2. Shenandoah (1965)
  • 3. Chisum (1970)
  • 4. Bandolero! (1968)
22TopTenREVIEWS image of Fred ZinnemannFred ZinnemannFred Zinnemann scores a 2.1910 out of 4
2.1910
40
  • 1930s - 13
  • 1940s - 13
  • 1950s - 8
  • 1960s - 3
  • 1970s - 2
  • 1980s - 1
  • 1. High Noon (1952)
  • 2. Oklahoma! (1955)
23TopTenREVIEWS image of Stanley DonenStanley DonenStanley Donen scores a 2.1696 out of 4
2.1696
26
  • 1940s - 1
  • 1950s - 12
  • 1960s - 8
  • 1970s - 3
  • 1980s - 2
  • 1. Seven Brides for Seven Brothers (1954)
24TopTenREVIEWS image of Raoul WalshRaoul WalshRaoul Walsh scores a 2.1556 out of 4
2.1556
104
  • 1910s - 21
  • 1920s - 18
  • 1930s - 24
  • 1940s - 21
  • 1950s - 18
  • 1960s - 2
  • 1. They Died with Their Boots On (1941)
  • 2. Big Trail, The (1930)
  • 3. Pursued (1947)
  • 4. Dark Command (1940)
25TopTenREVIEWS image of Don SiegelDon SiegelDon Siegel scores a 2.1402 out of 4
2.1402
29
  • 1940s - 4
  • 1950s - 14
  • 1960s - 2
  • 1970s - 7
  • 1980s - 2
  • 1. Shootist, The (1976)
  • 2. Flaming Star (1960)
  • 3. Duel at Silver Creek, The (1952)
  • 4. Two Mules for Sister Sara (1970)
26TopTenREVIEWS image of Robert AldrichRobert AldrichRobert Aldrich scores a 2.1281 out of 4
2.1281
26
  • 1950s - 9
  • 1960s - 9
  • 1970s - 7
  • 1980s - 1
  • 1. Apache (1954)
  • 2. 4 for Texas (1963)
  • 3. Frisco Kid, The (1979)
  • 4. Vera Cruz (1954)
27TopTenREVIEWS image of Arthur PennArthur PennArthur Penn scores a 2.0881 out of 4
2.0881
13
  • 1950s - 1
  • 1960s - 4
  • 1970s - 3
  • 1980s - 4
  • 1990s - 1
  • 1. Little Big Man (1970)
  • 2. Missouri Breaks, The (1976)
  • 3. Left Handed Gun, The (1958)
28TopTenREVIEWS image of Robert StevensonRobert StevensonRobert Stevenson scores a 2.0638 out of 4
2.0638
38
  • 1930s - 8
  • 1940s - 9
  • 1950s - 5
  • 1960s - 11
  • 1970s - 5
  • 1. Old Yeller (1957)
29TopTenREVIEWS image of Martin RittMartin RittMartin Ritt scores a 2.0418 out of 4
2.0418
22
  • 1950s - 5
  • 1960s - 7
  • 1970s - 6
  • 1980s - 3
  • 1990s - 1
  • 1. Hud (1963)
  • 2. Hombre (1967)
  • 3. Outrage, The (1964)
30TopTenREVIEWS image of Robert AltmanRobert AltmanRobert Altman scores a 2.0347 out of 4
2.0347
47
  • 1950s - 12
  • 1960s - 4
  • 1970s - 12
  • 1980s - 8
  • 1990s - 6
  • 2000s - 5
  • 1. McCabe & Mrs. Miller (1971)
31TopTenREVIEWS image of James Edward GrantJames Edward GrantJames Edward Grant scores a 2.0178 out of 4
2.0178
2
  • 1940s - 1
  • 1950s - 1
  • 1. Angel and the Badman (1947)
32TopTenREVIEWS image of George ShermanGeorge ShermanGeorge Sherman scores a 2.0055 out of 4
2.0055
103
  • 1930s - 19
  • 1940s - 46
  • 1950s - 27
  • 1960s - 10
  • 1970s - 1
  • 1. Pals of the Saddle (1938)
  • 2. Big Jake (1971)
  • 3. New Frontier (1939)
  • 4. Night Riders, The (1939)
33TopTenREVIEWS image of Cecil B. DeMilleCecil B. DeMilleCecil B. DeMille scores a 1.9886 out of 4
1.9886
61
  • 1910s - 32
  • 1920s - 14
  • 1930s - 8
  • 1940s - 5
  • 1950s - 2
  • 1. Unconquered (1947)
  • 2. Plainsman, The (1936)
  • 3. North West Mounted Police (1940)
  • 4. Union Pacific (1939)
34TopTenREVIEWS image of Sergio LeoneSergio LeoneSergio Leone scores a 1.9840 out of 4
1.9840
7
  • 1960s - 5
  • 1970s - 1
  • 1980s - 1
  • 1. Fistful of Dollars, A (1964)
  • 2. Fistful of Dynamite, A (1971)
  • 3. Good, the Bad, and the Ugly, The (1968)
35TopTenREVIEWS image of Edward DmytrykEdward DmytrykEdward Dmytryk scores a 1.9693 out of 4
1.9693
53
  • 1930s - 1
  • 1940s - 24
  • 1950s - 16
  • 1960s - 8
  • 1970s - 4
  • 1. Broken Lance (1954)
  • 2. Shalako (1968)
  • 3. Alvarez Kelly (1966)
  • 4. Warlock (1959)
36TopTenREVIEWS image of Joseph KaneJoseph KaneJoseph Kane scores a 1.9686 out of 4
1.9686
94
  • 1930s - 31
  • 1940s - 38
  • 1950s - 21
  • 1960s - 3
  • 1970s - 1
  • 1. Billy the Kid Returns (1938)
  • 2. Flame of Barbary Coast (1945)
  • 3. King of the Pecos (1936)
  • 4. Lonely Trail, The (1936)
37TopTenREVIEWS image of Fritz LangFritz LangFritz Lang scores a 1.9685 out of 4
1.9685
45
  • 1910s - 5
  • 1920s - 10
  • 1930s - 7
  • 1940s - 9
  • 1950s - 13
  • 1960s - 1
  • 1. Rancho Notorious (1952)
  • 2. Western Union (1941)
  • 3. Return of Frank James, The (1940)
38TopTenREVIEWS image of Sydney PollackSydney PollackSydney Pollack scores a 1.9634 out of 4
1.9634
20
  • 1960s - 4
  • 1970s - 6
  • 1980s - 3
  • 1990s - 4
  • 2000s - 3
  • 1. Jeremiah Johnson (1972)
  • 2. Electric Horseman, The (1979)
  • 3. Scalphunters, The (1968)
39TopTenREVIEWS image of Ang LeeAng LeeAng Lee scores a 1.9563 out of 4
1.9563
12
  • 1990s - 7
  • 2000s - 5
  • 1. Brokeback Mountain (2005)
  • 2. Ride with the Devil (1999)
40TopTenREVIEWS image of James MangoldJames MangoldJames Mangold scores a 1.9251 out of 4
1.9251
8
  • 1990s - 4
  • 2000s - 4
  • 1. 3:10 to Yuma (2007)
41TopTenREVIEWS image of Nicholas RayNicholas RayNicholas Ray scores a 1.9074 out of 4
1.9074
21
  • 1940s - 2
  • 1950s - 15
  • 1960s - 2
  • 1970s - 2
  • 1. Johnny Guitar (1954)
  • 2. Lusty Men, The (1952)
  • 3. Run for Cover (1955)
  • 4. True Story of Jesse James, The (1957)
42TopTenREVIEWS image of Kathryn BigelowKathryn BigelowKathryn Bigelow scores a 1.9061 out of 4
1.9061
9
  • 1970s - 1
  • 1980s - 2
  • 1990s - 3
  • 2000s - 3
  • 1. Near Dark (1987)
43TopTenREVIEWS image of R.G. SpringsteenR.G. SpringsteenR.G. Springsteen scores a 1.8976 out of 4
1.8976
68
  • 1940s - 27
  • 1950s - 29
  • 1960s - 12
  • 1. Marshal of Laredo (1945)
  • 2. Apache Uprising (1966)
  • 3. Johnny Reno (1966)
  • 4. Stagecoach to Denver (1946)
44TopTenREVIEWS image of André De TothAndré De TothAndré De Toth scores a 1.8957 out of 4
1.8957
22
  • 1940s - 5
  • 1950s - 13
  • 1960s - 3
  • 1980s - 1
  • 1. Ramrod (1947)
  • 2. Stranger Wore a Gun, The (1953)
  • 3. Indian Fighter, The (1955)
  • 4. Day of the Outlaw (1959)
45TopTenREVIEWS image of Tom GriesTom GriesTom Gries scores a 1.8810 out of 4
1.8810
12
  • 1950s - 2
  • 1960s - 3
  • 1970s - 7
  • 1. Will Penny (1968)
  • 2. Breakheart Pass (1975)
  • 3. 100 Rifles (1969)
  • 4. Journey Through Rosebud (1972)
46TopTenREVIEWS image of William WylerWilliam WylerWilliam Wyler scores a 1.8759 out of 4
1.8759
61
  • 1920s - 30
  • 1930s - 13
  • 1940s - 7
  • 1950s - 7
  • 1960s - 3
  • 1970s - 1
  • 1. Westerner, The (1940)
  • 2. Big Country, The (1958)
  • 3. Blazing Days (1927)
  • 4. Border Cavalier, The (1927)
47TopTenREVIEWS image of George SidneyGeorge SidneyGeorge Sidney scores a 1.8589 out of 4
1.8589
45
  • 1930s - 13
  • 1940s - 16
  • 1950s - 9
  • 1960s - 7
  • 1. Annie Get Your Gun (1950)
  • 2. Harvey Girls, The (1946)
48TopTenREVIEWS image of Martin CampbellMartin CampbellMartin Campbell scores a 1.8442 out of 4
1.8442
11
  • 1970s - 3
  • 1980s - 1
  • 1990s - 4
  • 2000s - 3
  • 1. Mask of Zorro, The (1998)
  • 2. Legend of Zorro, The (2005)
49TopTenREVIEWS image of Michael CrichtonMichael CrichtonMichael Crichton scores a 1.8428 out of 4
1.8428
6
  • 1970s - 3
  • 1980s - 3
  • 1. Westworld (1973)
50TopTenREVIEWS image of Otto PremingerOtto PremingerOtto Preminger scores a 1.8401 out of 4
1.8401
37
  • 1930s - 4
  • 1940s - 10
  • 1950s - 13
  • 1960s - 6
  • 1970s - 4
  • 1. River of No Return (1954)