Kevin Costner's Western work is legendary, but it was his time on The Untouchables that helped make the genre even better.

The Western genre has been made great by some of Hollywood's greatest showdowns, and Matt Damon headlined a film with an unparalleled duel.

When it comes to Westerns, it's the characters who make or break the genre. A good Western hero is the type of figure you can get behind — a lawman, an outlaw, a bounty hunter, or a gunslinger who ...