Western

dir. Mel Brooks

S-Tier Warner Bros. 4K. Mel Brooks in HDR. The Warner Bros. catalog comedies on 4K have been quietly good across the board.

Warner Bros. · 4K + Blu-ray

Buchanan Rides Alone(1958)

6.5

dir. Budd Boetticher

S-Tier Criterion 4K. Another Boetticher Ranown Cycle entry.

Criterion Collection · 4K + Blu-ray

Comanche Station(1960)

dir. Budd Boetticher

S-Tier Criterion 4K. Budd Boetticher Ranown Cycle western.

Criterion Collection · 4K + Blu-ray

Decision at Sundown(1957)

6.3

dir. Budd Boetticher

S-Tier Criterion 4K. Budd Boetticher Ranown Cycle western.

Criterion Collection · 4K + Blu-ray

Django(1966)

dir. Sergio Corbucci

A coffin-dragging gunslinger and a prostitute become embroiled in a bitter feud between a merciless masked clan and a band of Mexican revolutionaries.

Arrow Video · 4K + Blu-ray

Django Unchained(2012)

8.2

dir. Quentin Tarantino

S-Tier Arrow Video 4K. Tarantino's western. Arrow's UK release.

Arrow Video · 4K + Blu-ray

Eddington(2025)

6.4

dir. Ari Aster

S-Tier Eagle Pictures 4K. Ari Aster's latest. Italian Eagle Pictures release.

Italy Eagle Pictures · 4K + Blu-ray

For a Few Dollars More(1965)

8.0

dir. Sergio Leone

S-Tier Arrow Video 4K. Leone's sequel. Arrow's Dollars trilogy 4Ks are the versions to get.

Arrow Video · 4K + Blu-ray

High Plains Drifter(1973)

dir. Clint Eastwood

S-Tier Kino Lorber 4K. Clint Eastwood's revisionist western. The desert photography looks good with the HDR grade.

Kino Lorber · 4K + Blu-ray

Horizon: An American Saga - Chapter 1(2024)

6.8

dir. Kevin Costner

S-Tier Warner Bros. 4K. Costner's self-financed three-hour western saga. Most people are holding off on chapter one and waiting for the complete set whenever the rest of the saga actually materializes.

Warner Bros. · 4K + Blu-ray

McCabe & Mrs. Miller(1971)

dir. Robert Altman

S-Tier Criterion 4K. Altman's anti-western with Warren Beatty and Julie Christie. The film is famous for looking and sounding terrible, which is intentional. Altman applied a muddy effect to the image and the audio is notoriously hard to hear. The Criterion 4K is actually the first time it's looked properly filmic in all its grimy glory. A popular comfort movie, weirdly enough, despite the murky sound.

Criterion Collection · 4K + Blu-ray

No Country for Old Men(2007)

7.9

dir. Joel Coen, Ethan Coen

S-Tier Criterion 4K. The Coens' best film by popular vote, and the 4K announcement generated enormous excitement. The scan comes in at 88.7 GB, which is enormous. Someone spotted a crew member hiding in the bushes during the river scene, which started a whole thing. People are waiting on There Will Be Blood and Assassination of Jesse James to complete the 2007 western trio.

Criterion Collection · 4K + Blu-ray

Quigley Down Under(1990)

dir. Simon Wincer

S-Tier Shout Factory 4K. Tom Selleck in an Australian western. The 4K revealed that a young kid in the film is Ben Mendelsohn, which blew people's minds.

Shout! Factory · 4K + Blu-ray

Ride Lonesome(1959)

dir. Budd Boetticher

Part of Criterion's Budd Boetticher Ranown Cycle set. Barely any standalone discussion since it lives inside a box set. S-Tier transfer of a 1959 western that mostly appeals to Criterion completionists and classic western fans who already know Boetticher's name.

Criterion Collection · 4K + Blu-ray

Silverado(1985)

6.9

dir. Lawrence Kasdan

Sony's S-Tier 4K steelbook generated instant pre-orders. Collectors describe it as a cocaine-fueled western, which is both a compliment and an accurate description of the energy. Kevin Costner's breakout role before Dances with Wolves. The original poster art on the steelbook was a smart choice. Great year for westerns on 4K overall.

Sony Pictures · 4K + Blu-ray

The Good, the Bad and the Ugly(1966)

8.5

dir. Sergio Leone

Leone's epic lives in the top tier of reference discs alongside Dune and Lawrence of Arabia. The transfer does justice to the widescreen desert photography and the Morricone score hits different in lossless.

The Magnificent Seven(1960)

7.5

dir. John Sturges

An oppressed Mexican peasant village hires seven gunfighters to help defend their homes.

Shout! Factory · 4K + Blu-ray

The Power of the Dog(2021)

dir. Jane Campion

A domineering but charismatic rancher wages a war of intimidation on his brother's new wife and her teen son, until long-hidden secrets come to light.

Criterion Collection · 4K + Blu-ray

The Quick and the Dead(1995)

6.5

dir. Sam Raimi

A mysterious woman comes to compete in a quick-draw elimination tournament, in a town taken over by a notorious gunman.

Sony Pictures · Steelbook

The Revenant(2015)

7.5

dir. Alejandro González Iñárritu

Found at Goodwill this week. That's the right price for a disc this good. The 4K is one of the better Lubezki transfers in the format. If you see it cheap, grab it.

20th Century Studios · 4K + Blu-ray

The Sisters Brothers(2018)

6.8

dir. Jacques Audiard

Oregon, 1851. Hermann Kermit Warm, a chemist and aspiring gold prospector, keeps a profitable secret that the Commodore wants to know, so he sends the Sisters brothers, two notorious assassins, to capture him on his way to California.

Arrow Video · 4K + Blu-ray

Unforgiven(1992)

7.9

dir. Clint Eastwood

Warner S-Tier 4K. The best-looking Eastwood western on disc and the one people agree earned its S-Tier. A reliable haul post staple.

Warner Bros. · 4K + Blu-ray

Winchester '73(1950)

dir. Anthony Mann

Lin McAdam rides into town on the trail of Dutch Henry Brown, only to find himself in a shooting competition against him. McAdam wins the prize, a one-in-a-thousand Winchester rifle, but Dutch steals it and leaves town. McAdam follows, intent on settling his old quarrel, while the rifle keeps changing hands and touching a number of lives.

Criterion Collection · 4K + Blu-ray

Young Guns(1988)

dir. Christopher Cain

A group of young gunmen, led by Billy the Kid, become deputies to avenge the murder of the rancher who became their benefactor. But when Billy takes their authority too far, they become the hunted.

Lionsgate · 4K + Blu-ray

Giant(1956)

7.6

dir. George Stevens

Wealthy rancher Bick Benedict and dirt-poor cowboy Jett Rink both woo Leslie Lynnton, a beautiful young woman from Maryland who is new to Texas. She marries Benedict, but she is shocked by the racial bigotry of the White Texans against the local people of Mexican descent. Rink discovers oil on a small plot of land, and while he uses his vast, new wealth to buy all the land surrounding the Benedict ranch, the Benedict's disagreement over prejudice fuels conflict that runs across generations.

Warner Bros. · 4K + Blu-ray

Hell or High Water(2016)

dir. David Mackenzie

A-Tier Lionsgate 4K. Jeff Bridges and Chris Pine in a modern Texas crime film. The West Texas photography works well in HDR.

Lionsgate · 4K + Blu-ray

High Noon(1952)

7.7

dir. Fred Zinnemann

A-Tier Eureka Entertainment 4K. Gary Cooper in the classic western. The Eureka disc is the Region B option.

Eureka Entertainment · 4K + Blu-ray

Pale Rider(1985)

dir. Clint Eastwood

A-Tier Warner Bros. 4K. Eastwood's western, released alongside Dirty Harry and The Outlaw Josey Wales in a 4K wave. The scenery is going to benefit from the upgrade. Steelbook art across all three was praised, and Amazon had them at $27.99 USD before raising the price.

Warner Bros. · 4K + Blu-ray

Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid(1973)

dir. Sam Peckinpah

Pat Garrett is hired as a lawman on behalf of a group of wealthy New Mexico cattle barons to bring down his old friend Billy the Kid.

Red Sun(1971)

6.8

dir. Terence Young

In 1870, Japanese ambassador Sakaguchi and his entourage travel by train to Washington to deliver a valuable sword to the President of the United States, a gift from the Emperor of Japan. On board the same train are two robbers, Link and Gauche, ready to make their move…

Rio Bravo(1959)

7.8

dir. Howard Hawks

Warner's standalone 4K release confirmed after the Classics set, which was good news for collectors who already owned most of the 30-disc box. Multiple first-time viewers came away impressed, with Dean Martin's performance getting the most praise. Tarantino name-dropping it as a favorite adds collector cachet.

Warner Bros. · 4K + Blu-ray

Shane(1953)

dir. George Stevens

Kino Lorber's 4K scored a perfect 5.0, which almost never happens. Two commentary tracks and a loaded special features package. Excitement was genuine from western fans who consider this one of the greatest ever made. The transfer should be gorgeous given the Technicolor source material and Stevens' meticulous visual style.

Kino Lorber · 4K + Blu-ray

Soldier Blue(1970)

6.9

dir. Ralph Nelson

After a cavalry group is massacred by the Cheyenne, only two survivors remain: Honus, a naive private devoted to his duty, and Cresta, a young woman who had lived with the Cheyenne two years and whose sympathies lie more with them than with the US government. Together, they must try to reach the cavalry's main base camp. As they travel onward, Honus is torn between his growing affection for Cresta.

The Outlaw Josey Wales(1976)

7.4

dir. Clint Eastwood

Warner A-Tier 4K. Available individually or in the Eastwood set with Dirty Harry and Pale Rider. The steelbook art got mixed reactions and most collectors are grabbing the individual editions.

Warner Bros. · 4K + Blu-ray

The Searchers(1956)

7.7

dir. John Ford

Warner Bros. 4K steelbook announced, release date placeholder currently showing December 30. One comment called it 'one of the best looking 4K remasters I've seen.' Top 3 for several people in the thread, others waiting to see the final artwork before committing.

Warner Bros. · 4K + Blu-ray

Westworld(1973)

6.9

dir. Michael Crichton

Delos is a futuristic amusement park that features themed worlds populated by human-like androids. After two patrons have a run-in with a menacing gunslinger in West World, the androids at Delos all begin to malfunction, causing havoc throughout the park.

Gunfight at the O.K. Corral(1957)

7.0

dir. John Sturges

C-Tier Kino Lorber 4K. Burt Lancaster and Kirk Douglas at the O.K. Corral.

Kino Lorber

Once Upon a Time in the West(1968)

8.3

dir. Sergio Leone

C-Tier Eagle Pictures 4K. Leone's masterpiece western, and the C-Tier is the problem. Bill Hunt warned the 4K would be divisive, and it was. The disc uses a BD-66 with grain reduction, which led to mass cancellations. Paramount announced the 4K in 2023 and then took over a year to release it. People are sticking with their Blu-rays until a better transfer materializes.

Eagle Pictures · 4K + Blu-ray

The Great Silence(1968)

7.5

dir. Sergio Corbucci

A mute gunslinger fights in the defense of a group of outlaws and a vengeful young widow, against a group of ruthless bounty hunters.

Filmjuwelen · 4K Ultra HD

The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance(1962)

7.8

dir. John Ford

Questions arise when Senator Stoddard attends the funeral of a local man named Tom Doniphon in a small Western town. Flashing back, we learn Doniphon saved Stoddard, then a lawyer, when he was roughed up by a crew of outlaws terrorizing the town, led by Liberty Valance. As the territory's safety hung in the balance, Doniphon and Stoddard, two of the only people standing up to him, proved to be very important, but different, foes to Valance.

Paramount Pictures · 4K + Blu-ray

3:10 to Yuma(2007)