Once upon a time, the Western was the biggest genre in Hollywood. No other type of motion picture came close to the popularity and overall atmosphere evoked by the traditional horse opera. After being ...

For decades, the most popular movie genre in America was the Western. Audiences could not get enough gun-slinging sheriffs, dashing outlaws, thundering cattle drives, horseback pursuits, and majestic ...

These Western movies are some of the best of the genre and they hold up well, even several decades later.

Since 1903's "The Great Train Robbery," Westerns have been a big part of the motion picture industry. Westerns have risen and fallen in popularity over the years, achieving significant growth in the ...