The best westerns of 1971

9 westerns from 1971, ranked by a 0–100 score from IMDb ratings, critics, major awards and box office, compared with every film from the same year.

  1. McCabe & Mrs. Miller Score 59.0 · IMDb 7.6 · Tomatometer 85% · Metascore 93 · Drama, Western
  2. Duck, You Sucker! Score 55.7 · IMDb 7.5 · Tomatometer 92% · Metascore 77
  3. Big Jake Score 43.5 · IMDb 7.1 · Tomatometer 75% · Metascore 57
  4. Trinity Is Still My Name Score 43.1 · IMDb 7.2
  5. Lawman Score 37.3 · IMDb 7.0 · Tomatometer 73% · Metascore 52
  6. Valdez Is Coming Score 34.7 · IMDb 6.7
  7. Support Your Local Gunfighter Score 34.0 · IMDb 6.8 · Tomatometer 62%
  8. Hannie Caulder Score 28.7 · IMDb 6.4 · Tomatometer 60% · Metascore 48
  9. Red Sun Score 25.6 · IMDb 6.8 · Tomatometer 40%