Good Wild west movies to get me in the mood for RDR .  
 
You heard me ! Tell me ! Oh and no black or whites and if someone recommends the almo i will hunt them down. that film sucks. oh and so does colonel custard or whatever his name was. 

3:10 to Yuma
The Dollars Trilogy
Hang 'Em High 
High Noon
The Outlaw Josey Wales 
The Searchers
Tombstone
True Grit

Blazing Saddles

Dead Man.
 
Just because it is the exact opposite of what you asked for.

Wait --------are all of these in colour?

Unforgiven, Back to the Future 3, Pale Rider, Either version of 3:10 to Yuma, The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance, Tombstone (Not Wyatt Earp!), Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, and Blazing Saddles.    

So what's your deal with B&W? 
 
Also, it's Alamo and Custer. 

Unforgiven - I think it is the only Western to win an Oscar for Best Picture plus Gene Hackman's best work since the French Connection
Any western with Robert Duvall
Boss N-Word - My favorite of Fred "Supafly" Williamson's Blaxploitation work.
Young Guns 
The Shootist - The only good John Wayne Western
Little Big Man
The Adventures of Brisco County Jr. - technically a TV Show

Outlaw Josey Wales. 
 
It's really a great movie.

Some great ones listed. Hombre would definitely get you in the mood too. I like Bullet With No Name as well, but I don't think that'll really get you in the mood for RDR. Still a good flick.

The Wild Bunch.  Classic western with a bit of the old ultra-violence.

For a Few Dollars More, best western ever made. Though that could just highlight the flaws in this slave labor game.

I actually just watched Apollusa and it was pretty good.

Anything by this dude, maybe you heard of him? 
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sergio_Leone  
 
Especially thishttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Once_Upon_a_Time_in_the_West 
 
Plus, Unforgiven is the anti-Western, think about it...

Get some John Wayne in ya too.

" Anything by this dude, maybe you heard of him? 
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sergio_Leone  
 
Especially thishttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Once_Upon_a_Time_in_the_West  Plus, Unforgiven is the anti-Western, think about it... "

How about The Magnificent Seven..that was a pretty good one too. 
 
Tombstone is freaking sweet as well as Unforgiven.

Once Upon a Time in the West.
 
It's the proper one.

A long time favourite of mine has been The Great Silence, also known as Il Grande Silenzio in it's original Italian. A really kick ass western, I highly suggest you check it out.
 
I would also highly recommend The Proposition, while not a Western in the strictest sense, as it's set in Australia instead of the American west, it's still an amazing movie.  The plot, acting and soundtrack are all superb.

^ truth 
 
then blazing saddles because lol

" Once Upon a Time in the West.  It's the proper one. "

Proposition is a good choice. There aren't enough movies set during the Australian gold rush.

Duck You Sucker.

"Dead Man.
 
Just because it is the exact opposite of what you asked for."

Blazing saddles

Leaving a reply here so I can track this thread. 
 
I'd gotta set the mood too. ;)

" @kmdrkul said:

"Dead Man.
 
Just because it is the exact opposite of what you asked for."

ahahahahahaha! I love that movie! Best role Depp has every played.  Also Fistful of Dollars and The Good the Bad and the Ugly. "

Shane is one of my favorites. 
It's pretty old though so it may not be everyone's cup of tea. I saw it waaaaay back in the day when I was a kid and AMC would actually play classic movies from the 40's and 50's.
Now they consider movies like Daylight classic. Such a shame...

The good, the bad and the ugly is one of the best movies ever made. But if you want something more like RDR i recommend The Wild Bunch or Once Upon a Time in the West.

" Wait --------are all of these in colour? "

the good, the bad, and the ugly

Dollars Trilogy.

3:10 to Yuma 
Appaloosa  
Unforgiven
There Will Be Blood (this one really isn't a "Western" in the traditional sense, but it's a great movie set in around the time period that RDR is set in.)

The Proposition - Not only did is the director (John Hillcoat) creating a short-film for this very game RED DEAD REDEMPTION...
 
 http://www.imdb.com/news/ni2192297/
 
...but this movie is also soooo damn good.  The atmosphere and music and acting examples of each at the top of their game.  The story is nothing epic.  It is simple, but the sheer execution I have not seen matched since.  The fact that Rockstar saw fit to associate Red Dead with The Proposition is enough to make this a Must Buy.

" The Wild Bunch.  Classic western with a bit of the old ultra-violence. "

Tombstone is a must. Val Kilmer was the shit in that movie

I think everyone who is suggesting the Dollars Trilogy is kind of missing the point. He was looking for Westerns to get him in the mood for RDR, which, for all intents and purposes, is looking to be the exact opposite of the Spaghetti Western. It's much more of a John Wayne vibe than a Leone, and think suggestions should be made accordingly.

" The good, the bad and the ugly is one of the best movies ever made. But if you want something more like RDR i recommend The Wild Bunch or Once Upon a Time in the West. "

Wild Wild West...but actually:

Unforgiven
The Assassination of Jesse James by The Coward Robert Ford
Pale Rider 
The Outlaw Josey Wales 
Dead Man
The Dollars Trilogy

Tombstone is my favorite western. I will most likely watch that a couple times to get me in the mood. Although the trailers are doing a very fine job of getting me in the mood. And beer, beer is doing a good job of getting me in the mood.

Tombstone, Tombstone, Tombstone.  Also, Tombstone.

Shane

Unforgiven.
 
@ryanwho said:

" @crazyleaves said:

" Anything by this dude, maybe you heard of him? 
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sergio_Leone  
 
Especially this http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Once_Upon_a_Time_in_the_West  Plus, Unforgiven is the anti-Western, think about it... "

I thought about it. Its not. Moral ambiguity has always been a staple in the old west movies since technicolor. So has revenge. The villain is unconventional and that's about it.  OP you could watch the first 5 minutes of Silverado then turn it off. Its a pretty cool intro. "

" @ryanwho:    Well, Eastwood has said so himself, can't find the interview. The hero is old, has a name, is a bad shot, has a family, the list goes on... "

The Good, the Bad, The Ugly.

Somehow noone has mentioned it yet, but young guns 1 and 2 are decent, although not really classic style westerns.
 
Aside from ones that have been mentioned
 
Rio Lobo
El dorado
Red river