The Ranown Cycle Westerns Collection

The Ranown Cycle Westerns Collection

7 Movies

The Ranown Cycle of Westerns is the designation critics have awarded to a remarkable series of low-budget Westerns from the late Fifties, starring Randolph Scott and directed by Budd Boetticher. The Ranown films have gained in critical popularity over the years and the Criterion Collection has recently (2023) released the Ranown Westerns boxset bringing together five of the films. Each film within the collection boasts a brisk runtime, a breezily melodic score and a rising tension that pays off with an explosive conclusion.

ALL MOVIES IN ORDER

1. 7 Men from Now
1956 · ★ 6.8
A former sheriff relentlessly pursuing the 7 men who murdered his wife in Arizona crosses paths with…
2. The Tall T
1957 · ★ 7.0
An independent former ranch foreman and an heiress are kidnapped by a trio of ruthless outlaws.
3. Decision at Sundown
1957 · ★ 6.3
A man and his partner arrive at a small Western town to kill its most powerful man because the forme…
4. Buchanan Rides Alone
1958 · ★ 6.6
Passing through a border town, a man is caught up in a Mexican's murder of a member of the town's mo…
5. Ride Lonesome
1959 · ★ 6.7
On the way to pick up the bounty on a wanted murderer, a bounty hunter stops at a staging post where…
6. Westbound
1959 · ★ 6.4
As the Civil War spills our nation’s blood, Capt. John Hayes fights on a vital but little-known batt…
7. Comanche Station
1960 · ★ 6.7
A white man trades with the Comanche for the release of a female stranger and the pair cross paths w…