Movies like Cat Ballou
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Cat Ballou (1965)
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Genre: Comedy, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
A woman seeking revenge for her murdered father hires a famous gunman, but he's very different from what she expects.
Style:
funny, melancholic, harsh, talky, semi serious, captivating, humorous, witty, spoof, feel good ...
Plot:
revenge, alcoholic, murder, female protagonist, vengeance, train robbery, ranch, redemption, horse, father daughter relationship, drunkenness, death of father, twists and turns, justice, culture clash, rescue, criminal heroes, old west, hitman, family relations, wilderness, wild west, train, indians, brothers ...
Time:
19th century, 1890s, 20th century, 1900s
Place:
wyoming, persia
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Most similar movies to Cat Ballou
The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out humorous, realistic, funny and exciting films with plots about gunfight, wild west, old west, cowboy, shootout, rivalry and horse mostly in Western, Comedy and Drama genres. Some movies like Cat Ballou: Blazing Saddles (1974), Support Your Local Sheriff! (1969), McLintock! (1963), The Cheyenne Social Club (1970), The Good Guys and the Bad Guys (1969). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Comedy, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
A town – where everyone seems to be named Johnson – is in the way of the railroad and, in order to grab their land, Hedley Lemar, a politically connected nasty person, sends in his henchmen to make the town unlivable. After the sheriff is ...
Style:
parody, spoof, humorous, funny, cult classic ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
farce, cowboy, satire, old west, racism, absurd humor, cowboys and outlaws, small town, gay slur, chess, gunfight, ethnic slur ...
Time:
19th century, 70s, 1870s, year 1974
Place:
los angeles, america, arizona, california
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Comedy, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 116 min.
Story:
As a cowardly farmer begins to fall for the mysterious new woman in town, he must put his new-found courage to the test when her husband, a notorious gun-slinger, announces his arrival.
Style:
parody, humorous, funny, absurd, satirical ...
Audience:
girls' night, teens
Plot:
wild west, old west, small town, irreverent, profanity, fall in love, stereotypes, duel, satire, teaching the ways of the world, newcomer, notoriety ...
Time:
year 2014, 2010s, victorian era, 19th century, 1880s ...
Place:
usa, arizona
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Comedy, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
A quick-witted drifter wanders into a lawless town in the midst of a gold rush. Shocked by the prices of food and meals he reluctantly takes the job of sheriff by amazing the Mayor with his lightning quick, dead eye pistol accuracy. He makes the ...
Style:
parody, funny, retro, humorous, spoof ...
Audience:
family outing, boys' night
Plot:
satire, cowboy, violence, gunfight, courage, mayor, shootout, screwball, indians, deputy sheriff, anti hero, lone wolves ...
Time:
19th century
Place:
colorado, australia, california
Similarity:
34%
Genre: Comedy, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 126 min.
Story:
George Washington McLintock, 'GW' to friends and foes alike, is a cattle baron and the richest man in the territory. He anxiously awaits the return of his daughter Becky who has been away at school for the last two years. He's also ...
Style:
humorous, funny, light, captivating, exciting ...
Audience:
date night
Plot:
farce, ranch, cowboy, greed, mogul, rivalry, father daughter relationship, indians, wild west, couples, vengeance, shakespeare ...
Time:
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Place:
oklahoma, arizona, california, ireland, alaska
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Genre: Comedy, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
Two cowboys inherit a "social club" specializing in satisfying men.
Style:
laugh out loud, funny, spaghetti western, cult classic, semi serious ...
Plot:
brothel, old west, lawyer, inheritance, cowboy, equality, woman with a gun, sex, prostitute, best friend, partner, friends ...
Time:
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Place:
wyoming, austin texas, texas, usa
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33%
Genre: Comedy, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Marshal Flagg, an aging lawman about to be retired, hears that his old nemesis, the outlaw McKaye, is back in the area and planning a robbery. Riding out to hunt down McKaye, Flagg is captured by McKaye's gang and finds out that McKaye is no ...
Style:
funny, exciting, humorous, realistic, semi serious
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
good guy, bike, bad guy, railway, outlaw, aging, train, old west, partner, gangster, social relations, tough heroes ...
Time:
year 1969, 19th century, 20th century, turn of the century
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Genre: Comedy, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 165 min.
Story:
A wagon train heads for Denver with a cargo of whisky for the miners. Chaos ensues as the Temperance League, the US cavalry, the miners and the local Indians all try to take control of the valuable cargo.
Style:
slapstick comedy, funny, semi serious, humorous, offbeat ...
Plot:
wagon train, cowboy, indian war, miner, fort, cavalry, addiction, wild west, screwball, injustice, republican, tough heroes ...
Time:
19th century, victorian era, 1860s
Place:
colorado, usa, denver colorado
Similarity:
31%
Genre: Comedy, Western
Country: UK
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
Stodge City is in the grip of the Rumpo Kid and his gang. Mistaken identity again takes a hand as a "sanitary engineer" (plumber) by the name of Marshal P. Knutt is mistaken for a law marshal! Being the conscientious sort, Marshal tries to ...
Style:
spoof, funny, not serious, feel good, humorous ...
Plot:
carry on, wild west, native, satire, outlaw, u.s. marshal, stagecoach, revenge, plumber, sheriff, mistaken identity, cowboy ...
Time:
19th century, 1800s
Place:
washington d.c.
Similarity:
31%
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Genre: Comedy, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
Harker Flet and compatriots Timothy X. Nolan and Katy, along with three other men, steal $40,000 in money and jewelry from a California train in the gold-mining country of the 1880's. The six split up and while they are hiding out awaiting the ...
Style:
funny, exciting, realistic, serious, suspenseful ...
Plot:
train, frame up, train robbery, cons and scams, small town, heist, small town life, corrupt officer, old west, righting the wronged, uninhibited rivalry, betrayal ...
Time:
19th century, year 1971
Place:
california, usa
Similarity:
31%
Genre: Comedy, Western
Country: Italy
Duration: 115 min.
Story:
The simple story has the pair coming to the rescue of peace-loving Mormons when land-hungry Major Harriman sends his bullies to harass them into giving up their fertile valley. Trinity and Bambino manage to save the Mormons and send the bad guys ...
Style:
spaghetti western, spoof, buddy comedy, grindhouse, funny ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
cowboy, farmer, identity theft, small town, false identity, drifter, wild west, sheriff, mormon, bar fight, culture clash, friendship between men ...
Time:
19th century
Place:
yuma arizona, sonora, arizona, tokyo, new jersey ...
Similarity:
31%
Genre: Comedy, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 115 min.
Story:
A "prequel" of sorts to "Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid," chronicling the two outlaws' lives in the years before the events portrayed in the Newman/Redford movie.
Style:
detective, exciting, semi serious, realistic, humorous ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
partner, outlaw, old west, two man army, male bonding, friendship between men, fugitive, sheriff, husband wife relationship, father son relationship, bank robbery, train robbery ...
Time:
year 1979, 19th century
Place:
wyoming, utah
Similarity:
31%
Genre: Comedy, Western
Country: Italy
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
The bandit Pratt, looking for Tim, who is responsible for the death of his two sons, attacks a caravan killing all the passengers. Harry, the vagabond, after having robbed the dead, casually meets Tim and they become friends. Running away together ...
Style:
spaghetti western, euro western, semi serious, realistic, humorous ...
Plot:
ghost town, gang, on the run, partner, psychopath, chases and races, chase, unlikely partners, dishonesty, vengeance, rivalry, cons and scams ...
Time:
19th century
Place:
usa
Similarity:
31%
Genre: Comedy, Western
Country: Italy, France, West Germany
Duration: 116 min.
Story:
Jack Beauregard, one of the greatest gunman of the Old West, only wants to retire in peace and move to Europe. But a young gunfighter, known as "Nobody", who idolizes Beauregard, wants him to go out in glory. So he arranges for Jack to ...
Style:
spaghetti western, spoof, funny, humorous, clever ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
wild west, gunfight, heroes, old west, vengeance, storytelling, showdown, violin, retirement, legend, gunslinger, man with no name ...
Time:
20th century, 19th century, 1890s, 60s
Place:
arizona, new mexico, new orleans, el paso texas, albuquerque new mexico ...
Similarity:
31%
Genre: Comedy, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
Three unemployed actors accept an invitation to a Mexican village to replay their bandit fighter roles, unaware that it is the real thing.
Style:
funny, parody, humorous, spoof, feel good ...
Audience:
family outing, kids, family friendly, teens
Plot:
farce, stupidity, satire, dumb, actor, justice, rescue, gang, friendship, fish out of water, dishonesty, buddies ...
Time:
1910s, 20th century, year 1916, 80s
Place:
mexico, latin america
Similarity:
30%
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 113 min.
Story:
The Wild West, circa 1870. Samuel Alabaster, an affluent pioneer, ventures across the American frontier to marry the love of his life, Penelope. As his group traverses the west, the once-simple journey grows treacherous, blurring the lines between ...
Style:
period piece, exciting, tense, captivating, suspense ...
Plot:
brother brother relationship, marriage proposal, alcohol abuse, love, husband wife relationship, murder, chase, pursuit, money, friendship, old west, danger ...
Time:
19th century, victorian era, 1870s
Similarity:
30%
Genre: Comedy, Western
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
Catlow is a 1971 western based on a story by Louis L'Amour. It stars Yul Brynner as a outlaw determined to pull off a gold robbery and co-stars Richard Crenna and Leonard Nimoy.
Style:
spaghetti western, funny, exciting, serious, realistic ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
outlaw, desert, apache, male nudity, bandit, cowboy, ambush, heist, soldier, ranch, apache tribe, friends ...
Time:
year 1971, 19th century
Place:
arizona, mexico, sonora, tucson arizona
Similarity:
30%
Genre: Comedy, Romance, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
Henry Moon is captured for a capital offense by a posse when his horse quits while trying to escape to Mexico. He finds that there is a post-Civil War law in the small town that any single or widowed woman can save him from the gallows by marrying ...
Style:
entertaining, dark comedy, stylized, light, humorous ...
Plot:
small town, marriage of convenience, battle of the sexes, gangster, gang, gold rush, gold, gold mine, hanging, marriage, chase, outlaw ...
Time:
1860s, 19th century, year 1978
Place:
texas, latin america, north america, mexico, austin texas
Similarity:
30%
Genre: Comedy, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 75 min.
Story:
Classic comedic western, Captain Oren Hayes of the Texas Rangers takes a break to visit his daughter in a neighboring town. When he arrives he find's his daughter Hannah's husband Jeff is running for Mayor against a corrupt town boss, Nard ...
Style:
funny, semi serious, realistic, humorous, slapstick ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
texas ranger, gangster, aging, corrupt politician, righting the wronged, friends, tough heroes, chases and races, dishonesty, fugitives, gang, criminal heroes ...
Time:
60s
Place:
texas, nevada, usa, kansas city, oklahoma
Similarity:
30%
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Genre: Comedy, Western
Country: Italy, USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
Lucky Luke becomes the Sheriff of Daisy Town and runs out all the criminals. Then the Dalton brothers arrive and try to get the Indians to break the peace treaty and attack the town.
Style:
spaghetti western, cult classic, independent film, parody, semi serious ...
Audience:
pre-teens, teens, family outing, kids
Plot:
horse, superhero, wild west, brother, arrest, partner, disorder, odd couple, fighting crime, gang, law enforcement, rivalry ...
Time:
19th century
Place:
usa
Similarity:
30%
Genre: Comedy, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Twin brothers -- one rough and tough, the other a city-bred milquetoast -- compete for their father's fortune.
Style:
humorous, intense, entertaining, exciting, semi serious ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, preschool
Plot:
twins, gunfight, siblings relations, rivalry, contests and competitions, friends, small town life, small town, family life, brother brother relationship, father son relationship, redemption ...
Time:
70s, year 1978, 80s
Similarity:
29%
Genre: Drama, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 122 min.
Story:
The Elder boys return to Clearwater, Texas for their Mother's funeral. John the eldest is a well known gunfighter and trouble follows him wherever he goes. The boys try to get back their ranch from the towns gunsmith who won it from their ...
Style:
serious, rough, suspenseful, exciting, suspense ...
Audience:
boys' night, kids
Plot:
revenge, murder, vengeance, card playing, violence, chase, family relations, shootout, justice, gambling, redemption, brutality ...
Time:
20th century, 60s, 1890s, 19th century, 1930s ...
Place:
texas, austin texas, usa, california
Similarity:
29%
Genre: Comedy, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
The Insane Clown Posse heads back to the Wild West in this prequel to BIG MONEY HUSTLAS. Nothing happens in the dusty town of Mud Bug without the approval of gambling magnate Big Baby Chips (Violent J), and the locals turn and run when his henchmen ...
Style:
not serious, humorous, realistic, surprise ending, parody ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
gunfight, small town, social relations, gangster, silly humor, small town life, heroes, rivalry, uninhibited rivalry, western hero, small western town, cowboy ...
Time:
19th century, 2010s, 1880s
Place:
usa
Similarity:
29%
Genre: Comedy, Western
Country: Germany, Spain
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
Abahachi, Chief of the Apache Indians, and his blood brother Ranger maintain peace and justice in the Wild West. One day, Abahachi needs to take up a credit from the Shoshone Indians to finance his tribe's new saloon. Unfortunately Santa Maria, ...
Style:
parody, not serious, exciting, humorous, funny ...
Plot:
adventurer, native american, map, escapades, dishonesty, buddies, betrayal, family relations, cons and scams, embezzlement, native, homosexual ...
Time:
year 2001, 19th century, 1860s, 1870s
Similarity:
29%
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Genre: Comedy, Western
Country: Italy
Duration: 117 min.
Story:
A couple of two-bit thieving brothers try and keep a promise to their dying father: stick together and become successful outlaws. Bambino reluctantly agrees to show younger Trinity the ropes, but their gentle demeanors tend to diminish their haul by ...
Style:
spaghetti western, spoof, funny, euro western, grindhouse ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
wild west, bounty hunter, poker, mistaken identity, native american, bar fight, brawl, federal agent, card trick, restaurant, punched in the face, settler ...
Time:
year 1971, 19th century
Similarity:
29%
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
Trapper Joe is on his way to the town with all of his gain of hides of the last winter. However a group of Indians stops him and takes all of his hides, leaving him the escaped slave Joseph instead. But Joe has no use for Joseph and is determined to ...
Style:
retro, slapstick comedy, funny, cult classic, realistic ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
native american, native, cowboy, slavery, wild west, satire, slave trade, chase, heroes, interracial relations, righting the wronged, friends ...
Time:
60s, 19th century
Place:
latin america, australia, mexico
Similarity:
29%
Genre: Comedy, Western
Country: Spain, USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
While the audience watches a black and white horse opera, a narrator's voice wonders what such a movie would be like today. Rex O'Herlehan, The Singing Cowboy, finds himself in color and enters a cliche ridden town, in which the evil ...
Style:
parody, spoof, funny, laugh out loud, semi serious ...
Plot:
satire, rustler, showdown, gunfight, shootout, small western town, anti hero, rescue, goofy hero, gang, good versus evil, escapades ...
Time:
year 1985, 80s
Similarity:
29%
Genre: Comedy, Western
Country: Italy
Duration: 122 min.
Story:
After Cacopoulos manages to save himself from being hung on a false charge, he robs Cat Stevens and Hutch Bessy of a lot of money and steals their horses. This results in a merry chase and Stevens and Bessy become unwilling allies in ...
Style:
spaghetti western, euro western, funny, exciting, semi serious ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
cowboy, revenge, wild west, bounty hunter, robbery, civil war, gambling, poker, native american, conservative, gunslinger, bank manager ...
Time:
19th century
Place:
latin america, mexico
Similarity:
29%
Genre: Comedy, Musical, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 164 min.
Story:
A Michigan farmer and a prospector form a partnership in the California gold country. Their adventures include buying and sharing a wife, hijacking a stage, kidnapping six prostitutes, and turning their mining camp into a boom town. Along the way ...
Style:
sexual, cult classic, funny, semi serious, realistic ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
polyamory, mining, broadway, gold rush, dancing, friendship, prostitute, old west, american history, loneliness, mormon, polygamy ...
Time:
19th century, 1840s
Place:
california, usa, michigan, australia
Similarity:
29%
Genre: Comedy, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
Jesse W. Haywood (Don Knotts) graduates from dental school in Philadelphia in 1870 and goes west to become a frontier dentist. Penelope "Bad Penny" Cushing (Barbara Rhoades) is offered a pardon if she will track down a ring of gun ...
Style:
funny, slapstick, not serious, realistic, exciting ...
Audience:
kids, pre-teens
Plot:
female gunfighter, wagon train, wild west, horse, old west, impossible love, betrayal, gunfight, pistol duel, stagecoach robbery, secret identity, hidden identity ...
Time:
1870s, 19th century
Place:
texas, philadelphia, usa, new jersey
Similarity:
29%
Genre: Comedy, Western
Country: Italy
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
Trinity series star Bud Spencer returns to the Wild West in director Michele Lupo's comic tale of an outlaw drifter, Buddy, who is mistaken for a doctor after his Indian companion inadvertently steals a bag of surgical instruments. When a band ...
Style:
spaghetti western, exciting, realistic, serious, feel good ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
old west, treasure hunt, escapades, partner, gang, disorder, tough heroes, lone wolves, dishonesty, good versus evil, buddies, small town ...
Similarity:
28%
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