I’ve watched a lot of western movies over the past few years (I counted 17). I like these three the most:
- Unforgiven
- Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
- Tombstone
Other good movies that have a western-y feel, but aren’t:
- Lawrence of Arabia
- Grand Turino
And finally, three movies that I like probably more than other people:
- The Prestige (this movie is amazing, and a little dark)
- The Butterfly Effect (this is darker)
- Pitch Black (the least dark of the three… which is funny, given the name)
The Butterfly Effect was good, but I couldn’t stand to watch it again. ‘Dark’ is an understatement (especially if you’re watching the DVD release, which has the most depressing ending)!
Apart from that caveat, I second your lists.