Loved Power of the Dog -- what other modern Westerns should I watch next?

If you have never seen Tombstone you really ought to. It's a homage to the classic westerns and I loved it. Val Kilmer and Kurt Russell were fantastic. Another modern story that is a "western" is Hell or High Water.

Not a movie, but a great series.

Mudbound was good. It was Mississippi after WW 2.

Yellowstone.

I haven’t seen it though. You’re on your own.

I've seen all three on your list and I would go with the Assassination of Jesse James first. Stunning film. I loved it. I loved all the films on your list, though.

Have you watched Deadwood?

This is really good as well.

Legends of the Fall

A River Runs Through It

Blazing Saddles

The Ballad Of Buster Scraggs on NETFLIX

Old Henry

I second Deadwood. One of HBO’s best series.

Deadwood, Lonesome Dove and Yellowstone are all recommended.

Saw Hell or Highwater this week... meh. It was kinda pedestrian. Jeff Bridges is usually a gem, but I thought the writing for his character was terrible and left him playing an unappealing old bigot. And the central story of the bank robbing brothers felt under-developed.

Brokeback Mountain

Taylor Sheridan wrote Hell or High Water and created Yellowstone. He's also behind the new series 1883 which is a prequel to Yellowstone.

That might explain it, R16. I haven't seen Yellowstone, but all my boomer colleagues are obsessed with the show.

He also wrote Sicario.

This one is good

Great film

Danish western

Modern meaning pate 1800s early 20th century? 310 to Yuma and The Proposition

How the West Was Hung. Not a lot of plot, but loved the cinematography.

Getting Fisted For a Few More Dollars

Definitely did not star Clint but my you really come to understand how rough the West was.

Jesse James blew my mind. Brad Pitt has never been better.

I second The Son. What a strange, intoxicating show. Loved it.

Bone Tomahawk with Kurt Russell and Patrick Wilson is excellent

Slow West with Michael Fassbender and Kodi Smit-McPhee

The Homesman with Tommy Lee Jones (he also directed) and Hilary Swank

The Sisters Brothers with Joaquin Phoenix and John C. Reilly

In a Valley of Violence with Ethan Hawke and DL fav John Travolta

Meek’s Crossing from Kelly Reichert, McCabe & mrs Miller, frozen River

I agree with The Proposition. I would also add an older classic: Bad Day at Black Rock with Spencer Tracy. Might not fit the "modern" requirement since it's from 1955.

For more recent yet-to-be-mentioned westerns: The Missing (2003), Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee (2007), Red Hill (2010), and The Keeping Room (2015)

If the 90s aren't too far back: The Quick and the Dead, Unforgiven, and Lone Star. The latter is more of a mystery/drama set in current Texas. Also there is the underrated Copland with Sylvester Stallone which is essentially a western but with cops in NJ.

The newer genre of western is a bit more harsh, gritty and violent. It’s a lot more inclusive and grounded in reality rather than cliches. They aren’t overly idealistic like many movies and TV shows of many of the mid twentieth century, nor are they violently melodramatic like the spaghetti westerns of the 60s and 70s.

Lonesome Dove was one of the early realistic series, although it was tame since it was on CBS in the 80s. Unforgiven was an early film.

There’s actually a permanent Lonesome Dove exhibition with many of the props and costumes from the series here in San Marcos at the Texas State University library.

Um, I hate to be one of THOSE people, but every Western mentioned here is hardly modern. in fact, they are all set in the very distant past!

Hell or Highwater felt like a Coen Brothers ripoff to me.

Surprised at the dismissals of Hell or High Water I thought it was excellent. Someone complained about the Jeff Bridges character because he wasn't a cuddly aw shucks sheriff? It was an outstanding, realistic portrayal of a man who had the typical prejudices of his job and place. The movie avoided the kind of cliches and feel good pap that some lazy viewers seem to enjoy. But I can see why its refusal to pander to Marvel Comic audiences would put them off their popcorn.

Oh, and it got 96% on Rotten Tomatoes.

Silverado is a lot of fun.

The Hi-Lo Country

All the Pretty Horses

I don't see many "modern" westerns as good as:

Stagecoach

High Noon

My Darling Clementine

The Searchers

Red River

Let Him Go, which came out last year. I really enjoyed it.

The Homesman

Cat Ballou

Thank you R29. Lonesome Dove is one of my favorite books / movies. I look forward to visiting the museum.

R39 it’s in the library at the University of Texas in San Marcos. It’s a simple exhibit, but if you are a fan, you will find the information and film props/costumes interesting.

[QUOTE]Surprised at the dismissals of Hell or High Water I thought it was excellent. Someone complained about the Jeff Bridges character because he wasn't a cuddly aw shucks sheriff? It was an outstanding, realistic portrayal of a man who had the typical prejudices of his job and place. The movie avoided the kind of cliches and feel good pap that some lazy viewers seem to enjoy. But I can see why its refusal to pander to Marvel Comic audiences would put them off their popcorn. Oh, and it got 96% on Rotten Tomatoes.

Well, pardon you while you play the grand piano, R32. A bit reductive to suggest that those who didn't care for Hell or High Water are brain dead philistines. To some of us it felt heavy-handed and didactic.