Which Western movie would you pick as the greatest of all time?

(Editor's Note: This post was meant for this past Tuesday, but I wasn't able to get it online until today due to technical problems. Enjoy.)

One of my favorite Web sites is The Art of Manliness (www.artofmanliness.com), and one of the reasons I check it almost everyday is because of outstanding content like the best-of list they posted recently called the “17 Best Western Movies.”

The authors of this list argue that the cowboy is among the most masculine of all American figures and that certain Western movies make this pretty clear. What follows is the complete list, in alphabetical order. For more information about this list and the movies that made the cut, visit http://www.artofmanliness.com/2013/06/04/best-western-movies/.

THE ART OF MANLINESS’ “17 BEST WESTERN MOVIES” LIST:

1. The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford (2007)
2. Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969)
3. The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (1966)
4. High Noon (1952)
5. Lonesome Dove (1989)

6. The Magnificent Seven (1960)
7. The Outlaw Josey Wales (1976)
8. Red River (1948)
9. Rio Bravo (1959)
10. The Searchers (1956)

11. Shane (1953)
12. The Shootist (1976)
13. Stagecoach (1939)
14. Tombstone (1993)
15. True Grit (2010)

16. Unforgiven (1992)
17. The Wild Bunch (1969)

This outstanding list reminded me of one I saw on IGN (www.ign.com) a while back called IGN’s Top 25 Westerns of All Time. Below is a list of the movies that made that list in the order that they were ranked by IGN. If you want to read more about them, visit http://www.ign.com/articles/2010/05/11/igns-top-25-westerns-of-all-time.

IGN’S TOP 25 WESTERNS OF ALL TIME:

25. The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1948)
24. Little Big Man (1970)
23. Silverado (1985)
22. The Gunfighter (1950)
21. A Fistful of Dollars (1964)

20. Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid (1973)
19. Will Penny (1968)
18. The Naked Spur (1953)
17. McCabe and Mrs. Miller (1971)
16. 3:10 to Yuma (2007)

15. The Professionals (1966)
14. Tombstone (1993)
13. My Darling Clementine (1946)
12. The Outlaw Josey Wales (1975)
11. Rio Bravo (1959)

10. The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (1962)
9. The Magnificent Seven (1960)
8. Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969)
7. The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (1966)
6. The Searchers (1956)

5. The Wild Bunch (1969)
4. Shane (1953)
3. High Noon (1952)
2. Unforgiven (1992)
1. Once Upon a Time in the West (1968)

You’ll see a lot of good Western movies on AMC, and that channel’s Web site also offers a best-of list of Westerns called Greatest Westerns. Twenty-four movies made that list and below is a list of the movies that made that list in the order they were ranked. To read more about this list and the movies on it, visit http://movies.amctv.com/movie-guide/greatest-westerns.php.

AMC’S GREATEST WESTERNS:

1. The Searchers (1956)
2. The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (1962)
3. Unforgiven (1992)
4. Rio Bravo (1959)
5. High Noon (1952)

6. True Grit (1969)
7. Red River (1948)
8. The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (1966)
9. The Magnificent Seven (1960)
10. Shane (1953)

11. Stagecoach (1939)
12. Tombstone (1993)
13. The Shootist (1976)
14. She Wore a Yellow Ribbon (1949)
15. Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969)

16. Dances With Wolves (1990)
17. Winchester ’73 (1950)
18. A Fistful of Dollars (1964)
19. My Darling Clementine (1946)
20. Once Upon a Time in the West (1968)

21. The Wild Bunch (1969)
22. Young Guns (1988)
23. Johnny Guitar (1954)
24. McCabe and Mrs. Miller (1971)

In the end, how many of the movies mentioned above have you had the chance to watch? Which did you like or dislike? Which is your personal favorite? Let us know in the comments section below.