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This breed of film has been alive and well since The Great Train Robbery hit theaters in 1903. It is difficult to pin down the exact number that have been made since, but who cares? As long as the shootouts are good, the menfolk are rugged, and the women have moxie, we're up for anything.
When selecting the 15 Best Westerns of the 21st Century, our Venn diagram included films set in or close to the classic Wild West era as well as films that successfully played in classic tropes while perhaps adding something new and relevant to today's audiences. There had to be an intersection there. That's why you won't find films such as No Country for Old Men, The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada, All the Pretty Horses, and Serenity on this list, even though you could make a strong case for their western pedigree.
