10 Greatest Western Movies Not Set In The Wild West

The Western genre made a name for itself with its endlessly grim and violent depictions of the American Old West, but not all of its films are set in the great Southwest of the final decades of the 19th century. Both classical Westerns and neo-Westerns have made bold decisions to shift locations and eras, and in some cases have altered both. With the genre becoming saturated in the Golden Era of Hollywood – and completely revolutionized in the immediate aftermath – filmmakers saw that variety was key to making a compelling Western story. Since then, although nowhere near as popular as it once was, the genre has still expanded and evolved as a result.