10. Open Range (2003) - Kevin Costner directed and costarred in this excellent love letter to the western. It's a story about honor and change. It's 1882, the end of the west is on the horizon. Duvall and Costner play ranchers moving a herd across the country. When one of their men is brutalized by a corrupt land baron that is holding a town under his thumb, the two men feel obligated to stop this evil. " Man's got a right to protect his property and his life, and we ain't lettin' no rancher or his lawman take either. " - Boss Spearman 9. Red River (1948) - A Howard Hawks/Wayne collaboration. In the Dark Knight, there's a line that goes: " You either die a hero, or live long enough to see yourself become the villain ." Red River is an examination of that process. It is also a look at one of the legendary cattle drives from Texas to Kansas. Wayne plays Thomas Dunson, depicted over a 14 year period, as we watch him go from a...
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