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El Dorado (1966)
33K
Genre: Drama, Romance, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 126 min.
Story:
Cole Thornton, a gunfighter for hire, joins forces with an old friend, Sheriff J.P. Hara. Together with an old indian fighter and a gambler, they help a rancher and his family fight a rival rancher that is trying to steal their water.
Style:
talky, tense, suspense, exciting, rough, serious, realistic, suspenseful, spaghetti western, entertaining ...
Audience:
boys' night, adult
Plot:
old west, sheriff, redemption, wild west, alcoholic, friendship, shootout, lone hero, vengeance, cowboy, tough guy, friendship between men, drunkenness, rancher, feud, showdown, old friend, alcoholism, adaptation, vigilantism, good versus evil, righting the wronged, tough heroes, farm, rivalry ...
Time:
19th century, 1800s, year 1966, year 1967, 60s, 1960s
Place:
texas, usa, sonora, mexico, california
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out realistic, serious, wild and rough films with plots about gunfight, cowboy, violence, wild west, revolver, shootout and old west mostly in Drama, Western and Romance genres. Some movies like El Dorado: Unforgiven (1992), Return of the Seven (1966), True Grit (2010), Quigley Down Under (1990), Django Unchained (2012). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Genre: Drama, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 130 min.
Story:
William Munny is a retired, once-ruthless killer turned gentle widower and hog farmer. To help support his two motherless children, he accepts one last bounty-hunter mission to find the men who brutalized a prostitute. Joined by his former partner ...
Style:
bleak, suspenseful, cult classic, suspense, harsh ...
Audience:
manly, adult
Plot:
old west, revenge, cowboy, redemption, vengeance, small town, sheriff, hitman, wild west, gunfight, shootout, gunslinger ...
Time:
19th century, 20th century, 1800s, year 1992, 90s ...
Place:
wyoming, kansas, america, usa, north america ...
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Genre: Action, Drama, Western
Country: Spain, USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
Chico one of the remaining members of The Magnificent Seven now lives in the town that they (The Seven) helped. One day someone comes and takes most of the men prisoner. His wife seeks out Chris, the leader of The Seven for help. Chris also meets ...
Style:
spaghetti western, serious, realistic, exciting, rough ...
Audience:
boys' night, teens
Plot:
last stand, mercenary, wild west, cowboy, vengeance, kidnapping, desert, gunfight, hanging, cockfight, western hero, violence ...
Time:
year 1966, 19th century, 1800s
Place:
mexico, latin america, sonora, spain
Similarity:
100%
374K
Genre: Drama, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
Following the murder of her father by hired hand Tom Chaney, 14-year-old farm girl Mattie Ross sets out to capture the killer. To aid her, she hires the toughest U.S. Marshal she can find, a man with "true grit," Reuben J. ...
Style:
suspense, costume drama, visually appealing, suspenseful, period piece ...
Audience:
manly, date night, family outing, boys' night, teen drama
Plot:
old west, vengeance, cowboy, bounty hunter, revenge, wild west, violence, gunfight, kick-butt women, dialogue, teenage girl, shooting ...
Time:
19th century, year 2010, 2010s, 20th century, 1900s ...
Place:
texas, oklahoma, usa, arkansas, california
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Romance, Western
Country: USA, Australia
Duration: 119 min.
Story:
American Matt Quigley answers Australian land baron Elliott Marston's ad for a sharpshooter to kill the dingoes on his property. But when Quigley finds out that Marston's real target is the aborigines, Quigley hits the road. Now, even ...
Style:
entertaining, suspense, harsh, exciting, period piece ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
old west, australian outback, genocide, aborigine, culture clash, lone hero, vengeance, vigilantism, friendship, fish out of water, twists and turns, gunfight ...
Time:
19th century, victorian era, 1860s
Place:
australia, texas, pacific ocean, wyoming, california ...
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100%
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Genre: Drama, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 165 min.
Story:
With the help of a German bounty hunter, a freed slave sets out to rescue his wife from a brutal Mississippi plantation owner.
Style:
talky, suspense, captivating, brutal, bloody ...
Audience:
boys' night, adult
Plot:
racism, slavery, revenge, old west, bounty hunter, violent, vengeance, african american, dark humor, gunfight, racial violence, violence ...
Time:
19th century, year 2012, 2010s, 1850s
Place:
usa, texas, tennessee, america, austin texas ...
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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
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Genre: Drama, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
An ex-con seeks revenge on the man who put him in prison by planning a robbery of the latter's stagecoach, which is transporting gold. He enlists the help of a partner, who could be working for his nemesis.
Style:
exciting, intense, humorous, suspense, captivating ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
heist, gold, native american, revenge, caper, chase, vengeance, rivalry, frame up, robbery, jail, old west ...
Time:
year 1967, 19th century, 20th century
Place:
usa, mexico
Similarity:
38%
Genre: Adventure, Drama, Romance, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min.
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Story:
Steven Spielberg executive produced this TNT miniseries about American Westward expansion during the 19th century. Told from both the perspective of the white Wheeler family and the Native American Lakota tribe, the 12-hour epic follows the clans as ...
Style:
epic, realistic, sincere, serious, atmospheric ...
Plot:
native american, american indian, wild west, old west, indian war, native american attack, wagon train, tribe, native american white relationships, gold rush, interracial romance, injustice ...
Time:
19th century, 1800s
Place:
south dakota, north america
Similarity:
100%
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Genre: Drama, History, Romance, War, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min.
TV show
Story:
Anse Hatfield and Randall McCoy, close friends and comrades until near the end of the Civil War, return to their neighboring homes to increasing tensions, misunderstandings and resentments.
Style:
emotional, suspense, suspenseful, depressing, psychological ...
Plot:
civil war, american civil war, old west, vengeance, revenge, gunfight, violence, feud, violence spree, murder, rivalry, death of son ...
Time:
19th century, 1870s, 1890s, 1910s, 1800s ...
Place:
west virginia, kentucky, usa
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Adventure, Drama, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
TV show
Story:
Lonesome Dove is a Western television miniseries based on Larry McMurtry's Pulitzer Prize-winning novel of the same name. Starring Robert Duvall and Tommy Lee Jones, Lonesome Dove was originally broadcast by CBS on February 5, 1989, drawing a ...
Style:
epic, realistic, touching, entertaining, anime ...
Plot:
wild west, cowboy, texas ranger, indians, old west, native american, modern west, epic battle, gunfight, friendship, obsessive quest, villain ...
Time:
19th century, 1870s, 80s
Place:
montana, austin texas, america, nebraska, usa ...
Similarity:
100%
15K
Genre: Drama, War, Western
Country: USA, Mexico
Duration: 114 min.
Story:
After the Civil War, Cord McNally searches for the traitor whose perfidy caused the defeat of McNally's unit and the loss of a close friend.
Style:
harsh, tense, serious, realistic, suspenseful ...
Plot:
american civil war, civil war, vengeance, betrayal, revenge, gunfight, justice, brutality, redemption, colonel, unlikely friendships, old west ...
Time:
19th century, 20th century, year 1865, 1860s
Place:
texas, usa, ireland, new orleans
Similarity:
33%
Genre: Drama, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
Texas Ranger Jake Cutter arrests gambler Paul Regret, but soon finds himself teamed with his prisoner in an undercover effort to defeat a band of renegade arms merchants and thieves known as Comancheros.
Style:
exciting, suspenseful, rough, realistic, serious ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
comanche indian, texas ranger, horse, renegade, shootout, small town, desert, gunfight, gambler, chase, murder, wild west ...
Time:
19th century, 20th century, 1800s, 60s
Place:
texas, louisiana, usa, latin america, mexico ...
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31%
Genre: Drama, Romance, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
Afflicted with a terminal illness John Bernard Brooks, the last of the legendary gunfighters, quietly returns to Carson City for medical attention from his old friend Dr. Hostetler. Aware that his days are numbered, the troubled man seeks solace and ...
Style:
suspense, tense, psychological, serious, realistic ...
Audience:
family outing
Plot:
gunfight, old west, cancer, wild west, widow, self defense, small town, haunted by the past, cowboy, retirement, human nature, danger ...
Time:
1900s, 20th century, year 1976, turn of the century, 19th century ...
Place:
tucson arizona, el paso texas, nevada, california
Similarity:
31%
Genre: Drama, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
Gunslinger Murphy helps an ungrateful town fight off a raid by his former gang.
Style:
retro, independent film, exciting, suspenseful, rough ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
gunslinger, gangster, partner, best friend, social relations, righting the wronged, farm, tough heroes, battles, friends, hitman, friendship ...
Similarity:
29%
Genre: Drama, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
J.D. Cahill is the toughest U.S. Marshal they've got, just the sound of his name makes bad guys stop in their tracks, so when his two young boy's want to get his attention they decide to rob a bank. They end up getting more than they ...
Style:
talky, semi serious, suspenseful, sentimental, realistic ...
Audience:
manly, teens
Plot:
heist, vengeance, gunfight, comanche indian, family drama, american civil war, parents and children, family relations, criminal heroes, bank, partner, robbery ...
Time:
20th century, 70s
Place:
california
Similarity:
28%
Genre: Drama, Romance, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
Bronson and Russell are up against some bad guys who run the town to which the pair have gone for supplies. Bronson runs into an old girl friend, Oliver, who is now married to his enemy Merlin. Bronson had long ago broken Merlin's arm, and now ...
Style:
exciting, semi serious, realistic
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
cowboy, passionate kiss, wagon train, showdown, shootout, small town, heroes, lovers reunited, friendship, fighting crime, partners against crime, criminal's revenge ...
Time:
19th century
Place:
usa, arizona
Similarity:
28%
12K
Genre: Biography, Drama, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 111 min.
Story:
Cattle baron John Chisum joins forces with Billy the Kid and Pat Garrett to fight the Lincoln County land war.
Style:
harsh, serious, rough, exciting, realistic ...
Audience:
manly, kids
Plot:
old west, bounty hunter, cattle, gunfight, shootout, betrayal, justice, aging, cons and scams, corrupt law enforcer, elderly, dishonesty ...
Time:
19th century, 1870s, 70s, 80s
Place:
new mexico, yuma arizona, usa, arizona, tucson arizona ...
Similarity:
28%
Genre: Drama, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
Marshal Wyatt Earp kills a couple of men of the Clanton-gang in a fight. In revenge Clanton's thugs kill the marshal's brother. Thus, Wyatt Earp starts to chase the killers together with his friend Doc Holliday.
Style:
grindhouse, retro, serious, realistic, captivating ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
wyatt earp, gunfight, wild west, buddy cop, cowboy, shootout, revenge, vengeance, old west, buddies, dishonesty, vigilantism ...
Time:
19th century, year 1967, victorian era, 1880s
Place:
arizona
Similarity:
27%
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811
Genre: Drama, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 73 min.
Story:
A down-and-dirty town is forced to shape up when a new sheriff (Clint Walker) comes to town. However, when a scheme is launched to destroy the lawman's authority, he must discover the perpetrators and preserve his reputation.
Style:
serious, realistic, rough, suspenseful, exciting ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
old west, cowboy, marshal, bar fight, righting the wronged, tough heroes, law enforcement, rivalry, heroes, gang, dishonesty, good versus evil ...
Place:
arizona, yuma arizona
Similarity:
26%
Genre: Drama, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 128 min.
Story:
Nevada Smith is the young son of an Indian mother and white father. When his father is killed by three men over gold, Nevada sets out to find them and kill them. The boy is taken in by a gun merchant. The gun merchant shows him how to shoot and to ...
Style:
stylized, tense, rough, realistic, serious ...
Audience:
boys' night, manly, kids
Plot:
revenge, murder, tough guy, gunfight, prison, mentor, orphan, showdown, swamp, old west, one man army, native american ...
Time:
19th century, year 1966
Place:
california, louisiana, usa, nevada, arizona ...
Similarity:
26%
Genre: Drama, Romance, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
Will Penny, an aging cowpoke, takes a job on a ranch which requires him to ride the line of the property looking for trespassers or, worse, squatters. He finds that his cabin in the high mountains has been appropriated by a woman whose guide to ...
Style:
realistic, serious, sincere, wild
Plot:
horse, wild west, forbidden love, child, widow, cow, help, shootout, indians, anarchist, ambush, mountain ...
Time:
year 1967, 60s
Place:
oregon, usa, california, montana
Similarity:
26%
54K
Genre: Action, Drama, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 133 min.
Story:
Four unwitting heroes cross paths on their journey to the sleepy town of Silverado. Little do they know the town where their family and friends reside has been taken over by a corrupt sheriff and a murderous posse. It's up to the sharp-shooting ...
Style:
light, tense, intense, realistic, feel good ...
Audience:
boys' night, adult
Plot:
cowboy, wild west, gunfight, good versus evil, violent, small town, friendship, modern western, desert, chess, modern west, wagon train ...
Time:
19th century, year 1985, 1880s, 80s
Place:
new mexico, arizona, usa, california
Similarity:
26%
Genre: Action, Drama, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
Already taking a gamble settling in the uncharted west, the peaceful settlers of a town destined for railroad greatness suddenly find themselves being ruthlessly gunned down. With no law and order to be found, justice falls onto the shoulders of an ...
Style:
exciting, serious, realistic, suspenseful, rough ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
old west, brutality, good versus evil, rescue, partner, criminal heroes, heroes, society, husband wife relationship, gunfight, murder, gang of outlaws ...
Time:
19th century
Similarity:
25%
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Genre: Drama, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
A gunfighting stranger comes to the small settlement of Lago. After gunning down three gunmen who tried to kill him, the townsfolk decide to hire the Stranger to hold off three outlaws who are on their way.
Style:
suspense, atmospheric, spaghetti western, black comedy, suspenseful ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
old west, revenge, small town, anti hero, desert, greed, justice, murder, rape, mysterious man, vengeance, gang ...
Time:
19th century, year 1973, 1880s
Place:
arizona, usa, california
Similarity:
25%
Genre: Drama, Romance, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 117 min.
Story:
Monte Walsh and Chet Rollins are long-time cowhands, working whatever ranch work comes their way, but "nothing they can't do from a horse." Their lives are divided between months on the range and the occasional trip into town. Monte ...
Style:
serious, realistic, emotional, period piece, tense ...
Plot:
forbidden love, heroes, horse ranch, small town, old west, against the odds, righting the wronged, escapades, human nature, society, working class, wild west ...
Time:
19th century, 20th century, 1890s
Place:
wyoming, usa
Similarity:
24%
Genre: Drama, Romance, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
The only business in the Wild West town of Jericho that corrupt sheriff Alex Flood doesn't control behind the scenes is the stagecoach owned by tough-willed widow Molly Lang and her right-hand man, Hickman. Former marshal Dolan, recently hired ...
Style:
serious, realistic, exciting, rough, suspenseful ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
small town, gunfight, poker, lonely, old west, police corruption, widow, anti hero, gang, good versus evil, heroes, society ...
Time:
year 1967
Place:
tucson arizona, arizona, texas, boston, ireland ...
Similarity:
24%
Genre: Adventure, Drama, Romance, Western
Country: Spain, USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
Wanted north of the border, Jess Carlin resides safely in Mexico. Then he hears his brother was killed in a gunfight with another man. Knowning his brother never carried a gun he heads north to find his brother's killer. After battling bounty ...
Style:
spaghetti western, retro, independent film, realistic, serious ...
Plot:
bounty hunter, cowboy, woman with a gun, heroes, old west, righting the wronged, tough heroes, hitman, battles, vengeance, fugitives, chases and races ...
Time:
year 1966
Place:
texas, latin america, new mexico, arizona, mexico
Similarity:
24%
Genre: Drama, Western
Country: Italy, Spain, West Germany
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
The Man With No Name enters the Mexican village of San Miguel in the midst of a power struggle among the three Rojo brothers and sheriff John Baxter. When a regiment of Mexican soldiers bearing gold intended to pay for new weapons is waylaid by the ...
Style:
spaghetti western, stylized, epic, harsh, serious ...
Audience:
boys' night, manly
Plot:
old west, violence, gunfight, wild west, gang war, small town, greed, vengeance, tough heroes, drifter, cowboy, death ...
Time:
19th century, 1870s
Place:
mexico, latin america, new mexico, mexico city, arizona ...
Similarity:
24%
68K
Genre: Crime, Drama, Romance, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 115 min.
Story:
Two friends hired to police a small town that is suffering under the rule of a rancher find their job complicated by the arrival of a young widow.
Style:
suspense, stylized, harsh, serious, realistic ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
old west, native american attack, cowboy, wild west, gunfight, friendship, sheriff, modern western, justice, murder, trust, law enforcement ...
Time:
19th century, year 2008, 1800s, 1880s
Place:
texas, new mexico, iowa
Similarity:
24%
Genre: Drama, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 114 min.
Story:
Marshall Jed Cooper survives a hanging, vowing revenge on the lynch mob that left him dangling. To carry out his oath for vengeance, he returns to his former job as a lawman. Before long, he's caught up with the nine men on his hit list and ...
Style:
spaghetti western, stylized, suspenseful, realistic, epic ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
judge, revenge, u.s. marshal, court, vigilante, guilt, justice, hanging, wild west, false accusation, cowboy, death sentence ...
Time:
19th century, 1880s
Place:
oklahoma, usa, california
Similarity:
24%
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