The Quick and the Dead isn't a bad western, I'd say. Kind of funny to see a western with the usual Sam Raimi style behind it, though, haha.
1. The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1948): In the aftermath of the Mexican Revolution, three men -- the aged, wise Howard; the even-keeled Bob Curtin; and the paranoid Fred C. Dobbs -- band to seek out gold in the Sierra Madre mountains. But not only do they have to deal with ruthless bandits, they also must contend with the greed and hatred that gold lust fosters within each of them. Directed by John Huston, starring Walter Huston, Tim Holt and Humphrey Bogart.
2. Evil Dead II (1987): Ash Williams and his girlfriend take a romantic getaway to a cabin deep in the woods. There they find a tape left behind by a professor; when Ash plays the tape, lines from the Necronomicon are recited, which unleashes a malevolent spirit that possesses Ash's girlfriend and attempts to kill Ash. Meanwhile, a group seeking the missing professor makes their way to the cabin and find themselves wrapped up in a battle against evil. Directed by Sam Raimi, starring Bruce Campbell, Sarah Berry and Danny Hicks.
3. The Manchurian Candidate (1962): During the Korean War, Chinese Communists capture an American platoon and brainwash the soldiers, sending them back to America with the cover story that one of their own saved them. Capt. Bennett Marco has recurring nightmares related to the brainwashing and decides to investigate them; he slowly uncovers a twisted assassination plot that runs deeper than Marco could ever imagine. Directed by John Frankenheimer, starring Frank Sinatra, Laurence Harvey, Janet Leigh and Angela Lansbury.
4. The Third Man (1949): An American writer of pulp Westerns, Holly Martins, has come to wartorn Vienna on the advice of his friend, Harry Lime, who has offered him work in the city. When he arrives in Vienna, however, Martins finds that Harry has died in an accident. Before Harry's death, he asked some other acquaintances of his to take care of Martins and Harry's girlfriend, an actress named Anna. But as Martins stays longer in Vienna, he becomes suspicious about the circumstances of Harry's death, and wonders if it really could have been an accident. Directed by Carol Reed, starring Joseph Cotten, Alida Valli and Orson Welles.
5. Miller's Crossing (1990): Tom Reagan is a loyal confidant to Irish gangster Leo O'Bannon, who runs his territory with an iron fist. A rival of O'Bannon's decides to kill a crooked bookie who then seeks O'Bannon's protection; against Reagan's advice, O'Bannon protects the bookie, which sets off a gang war between the rivals. Directed by Joel and Ethan Coen, starring Gabriel Byrne, Albert Finney and Marcia Gay Harden.
