Movies like Hud
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Hud (1963)
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Genre: Drama, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 112 min.
Story:
Hud Bannon is a ruthless young man who tarnishes everything and everyone he touches. Hud represents the perfect embodiment of alienated youth, out for kicks with no regard for the consequences. There is bitter conflict between the callous Hud and his stern and highly principled father, Homer. Hud's nephew Lon admires Hud's cheating ways, though he soon becomes too aware of Hud's reckless amorality to bear him anymore. In the world of the takers and the taken, Hud is a winner. He's a cheat, but, he explains, "I always say the law was meant to be interpreted in a lenient manner."
Style:
thought provoking, emotional, atmospheric, realistic, cynical, tense, gloomy, enigmatic, depressing, bleak ...
Audience:
manly
Plot:
dysfunctional family, small town, rancher, redemption, ranch, generation gap, americana, human nature, parents and children, family life, rodeo cowboy, family problems, irresponsible, father son relationship, suspense, housekeeper, rodeo, loner, drug addiction, cowboy, loneliness, corruption, greed, guilt, morality ...
Time:
20th century, 50s, 1950s
Place:
texas, california, austin texas, usa
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Most similar movies to Hud
The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out realistic, talky, reflective and dramatic films with plots about dialogue, culture clash, redemption, suprisingly clever, mentor, runaway and storytelling mostly in Drama, Western and Romance genres. Some movies like Hud: Junior Bonner (1972), The Misfits (1961), Hombre (1967), Lonely Are the Brave (1962), Five Easy Pieces (1970). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Genre: Drama, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
McQueen is Junior Bonner, an aging rodeo champ who returns to his home town to participate in the annual rodeo. He finds his family estranged, does what he can to help, and then moves on ... after some good rodeo riding and a few brawls.
Style:
sentimental, bleak, funny, affectionate, feel good ...
Audience:
manly
Plot:
brother in law sister in law relationship, father son relationship, redemption, brawl, violence, small town, hospital, melancholy, transformation, enormously long battle scene, sport, loner ...
Time:
70s, 19th century
Place:
arizona, california, australia, tokyo, texas ...
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Genre: Drama, Romance, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 125 min.
Story:
While filing for a divorce, beautiful ex-stripper Roslyn Taber ends up meeting aging cowboy-turned-gambler Gay Langland and former World War II aviator Guido Racanelli. The two men instantly become infatuated with Roslyn and, on a whim, the three ...
Style:
atmospheric, realistic, serious, sincere, sentimental ...
Plot:
desert, divorce, fall in love, aging, older man younger woman relationship, cowboy, moral dilemma, human nature, ranch, stallion, couples, death ...
Time:
20th century, 60s
Place:
nevada, usa, california, las vegas
⇓ similarity ⇓
30%
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Genre: Western
Country: USA
Duration: 111 min.
Story:
John Russell, disdained by his "respectable" fellow stagecoach passengers because he was raised by Indians, becomes their only hope for survival when they are set upon by outlaws.
Style:
realistic, tense, harsh, talky, intense ...
Plot:
journey, cowboy, racism, old west, desert, character study, suspense, embezzlement, crime gone awry, wilderness, fighting the system, hitman ...
Time:
19th century
Place:
arizona, usa, tucson arizona, yuma arizona
⇓ similarity ⇓
28%
Genre: Drama, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
A fiercely independent cowboy arranges to have himself locked up in jail in order to then escape with an old friend who has been sentenced to the penitentiary.
Style:
harsh, cynical, enigmatic, dramatic, road movie ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
helicopter, prison escape, chase, friendship, on the run, escape, runaway, small town, wilderness, idealism, anarchist, fighting the system ...
Time:
50s, 60s, 20th century, year 1952
Place:
texas, california, albuquerque new mexico, new mexico
⇓ similarity ⇓
26%
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
A drop-out from upper-class America picks up work along the way on oil-rigs when his life isn't spent in a squalid succession of bars, motels, and other points of interest.
Style:
road movie, realistic, serious, thought provoking, captivating ...
Plot:
character study, road trip, dysfunctional family, musician, alienation, working class, self discovery, drifter, pianist, on the road, bowling, music ...
Time:
70s, 20th century
Place:
california, usa, texas, washington state, northern california ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
26%
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 174 min.
Story:
The film follows one day in the lives of the Tyrone family, each member is troubled and has been damaged by alcohol and/or drugs. In addition, they have issues with each other that lead to fights and an inability to reconcile completely with one ...
Style:
tense, depressing, talky, serious, psychological ...
Plot:
dysfunctional family, addiction, family relations, alcohol abuse, drug addiction, redemption, actor, lifestyle, actor's life, human nature, family life, morphine ...
Time:
20th century, 60s, 70s
Place:
ireland, connecticut
⇓ similarity ⇓
26%
Genre: Drama, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
A gambler and a prostitute become business partners in a remote Old West mining town, and their enterprise thrives until a large corporation arrives on the scene.
Style:
bleak, atmospheric, breathtaking, cynical, gloomy ...
Plot:
prostitution, prostitute, gambler, mining town, snow, gambling, winter, small town, brothel, drug addiction, wilderness, gunfight ...
Time:
19th century, 70s, 1890s, 90s, edwardian era ...
Place:
washington state, washington d.c., usa, vancouver, seattle
⇓ similarity ⇓
26%
Genre: Drama, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
An ex-lawman is hired to transport gold from a mining community through dangerous territory. But what he doesn't realize is that his partner and old friend is plotting to double-cross him.
Style:
realistic, sentimental, cynical, talky, tense ...
Plot:
gunfight, horse, gold rush, runaway, betrayal, aging, friendship, morality, death, moral ambiguity, obsession, violent ...
Time:
70s, 19th century, 1890s
Place:
california, texas, idaho
⇓ similarity ⇓
26%
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
Tully Jr. and Earl live on their father's Nebraska ranch, proud and independent to a fault. While the shy, reclusive Earl spends his free time watching movies, the cockier Tully works his way through a succession of short-term affairs and an ...
Style:
emotional, serious, touching, sentimental, realistic ...
Plot:
small town, coming of age, friendship, womanizer, lifestyle, young lovers, introspection, youth, society, couples, family problems, haunted by the past ...
Place:
nebraska, usa, europe, england
⇓ similarity ⇓
25%
Genre: Drama
Country: UK, USA, Canada
Duration: 126 min.
Story:
It's about a five member family. The father is a conservative and traditional person who directs the family. The mother is at home, she tries to hold together the family, while Mr. Bridge works as a lawyer. The children have just grown up, and ...
Style:
talky, melancholic, realistic, sentimental, sexy ...
Plot:
lawyer, culture clash, americana, family problems, society, introspection, human nature, parents and children, cancan dance, family relations, dysfunctional family, bittersweet ...
Time:
1940s, 20th century, 1930s
Place:
usa, california, kansas, paris france, poland ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
24%
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 118 min.
Story:
The coming of age of a youth named Sonny in a small Texas town in the 1950s.
Style:
realistic, sentimental, sexy, thought provoking, captivating ...
Audience:
teens, teen drama
Plot:
coming of age, small town, older woman younger man relationship, friendship, teenager, high school, graduation, nostalgia, christmas, sexuality, high school prom, self discovery ...
Time:
50s, 20th century, 70s, year 1952, year 1951
Place:
texas, usa, california, austin texas, oklahoma ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
24%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 129 min.
Story:
Frank Galvin is a down-on-his luck lawyer, reduced to drinking and ambulance chasing. Former associate Mickey Morrissey reminds him of his obligations in a medical malpractice suit that he himself served to Galvin on a silver platter: all parties ...
Style:
tense, thought provoking, atmospheric, intense, serious ...
Plot:
courtroom, courtroom drama, redemption, lawyer, legal action, court, suspense, fighting the system, legal, character study, investigation, moral ambiguity ...
Time:
20th century, 80s
Place:
boston, massachusetts, usa, new york
⇓ similarity ⇓
24%
Genre: Drama, Romance, Western
Country: UK, Germany, USA
Duration: 114 min.
Story:
An intimate story of the enduring bond of friendship between two hard-living men, set against a sweeping backdrop: the American West, post-World War II, in its twilight. Pete and Big Boy are masters of the prairie, but ultimately face trickier ...
Style:
realistic, stylized, sexy, serious, suspenseful ...
Plot:
friendship, infidelity, cattle ranch, cowboy, desert, gunfight, love triangle, introspection, human nature, homecoming, world war two, coming of age ...
Time:
post world war two
Place:
new mexico, pearl harbor, california, new jersey, texas ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
23%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 158 min.
Story:
Ruthless silver miner, turned oil prospector, Daniel Plainview moves to oil-rich California. Using his adopted son to project a trustworthy, family-man image, Plainview cons local landowners into selling him their valuable properties for a pittance. ...
Style:
serious, disturbing, gloomy, epic, atmospheric ...
Plot:
greed, oil, character study, ambition, money, suspense, rivalry, rise to the top, religion, father son relationship, visceral, evil ...
Time:
20th century, 1910s, 1920s, 19th century, middle ages ...
Place:
california, los angeles, pacific ocean, usa, san francisco
⇓ similarity ⇓
22%
Genre: Adventure, Drama, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 134 min.
Story:
When his cattlemen abandon him for the gold fields, rancher Wil Andersen is forced to take on a collection of young boys as his cowboys in order to get his herd to market in time to avoid financial disaster. The boys learn to do a man's job ...
Style:
harsh, serious, captivating, exciting, funny ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, teens
Plot:
coming of age, cattle, desert, vengeance, gunfight, rancher, buddies, on the road, gold, good versus evil, murder, teenage boy ...
Time:
70s, 20th century, 80s
Place:
california, texas, montana
⇓ similarity ⇓
22%
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Genre: Drama, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 115 min.
Story:
Two drifters, one a gentle but slow giant, try to make money working the fields during the Depression so they can fulfill their dreams.
Style:
sad, emotional, touching, sexy, depressing ...
Audience:
family outing
Plot:
great depression, friendship, disability, death, loneliness, tragedy, chase, mentor, beautiful scenery, literature, adaptation, obsession ...
Time:
1930s, 1920s, 20th century
Place:
california, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
22%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
Sully is a rascally ne'er-do-well approaching retirement age. While he is pressing a worker's compensation suit for a bad knee, he secretly works for his nemesis, Carl, and flirts with Carl's young wife Toby. Sully's long- ...
Style:
feel good, touching, humorous, talky, atmospheric ...
Plot:
small town, father son relationship, redemption, justice, self discovery, family relations, parents and children, elderly, aging, retirement, generation gap, family reunited ...
Time:
90s
Place:
new york, new jersey, new york state, usa, hawaii
⇓ similarity ⇓
22%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 123 min.
Story:
A River Runs Through is a cinematographically stunning true story of Norman Maclean. The story follows Norman and his brother Paul through the experiences of life and growing up, and how their love of fly fishing keeps them together despite varying ...
Style:
touching, emotional, sentimental, thought provoking, feel good ...
Plot:
coming of age, fishing, self discovery, beautiful scenery, father son relationship, americana, childhood, river, brother brother relationship, brothers, tragedy, dysfunctional family ...
Time:
20th century, 1920s, 1910s, 1930s
Place:
montana, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
22%
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Genre: Drama, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 123 min.
Story:
A senator, who became famous for killing a notorious outlaw, returns for the funeral of an old friend and tells the truth about his deed.
Style:
atmospheric, serious, gloomy, meditative, scenic ...
Audience:
family outing
Plot:
politics, lawyer, suspense, small town, cowboy, criminal, old west, justice, senator, robbery, success, society ...
Time:
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⇓ similarity ⇓
22%
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 114 min.
Story:
Norma Rae is a southern textile worker employed in a factory with intolerable working conditions. This concern about the situation gives her the gumption to be the key associate to a visiting labor union organizer. Together, they undertake the ...
Style:
inspirational, political, touching, feel good, light ...
Plot:
labor union, working class, women, small town, courage, business, whistleblower, fighting the system, social change, american politics, feminist, workplace ...
Time:
70s, 20th century
Place:
alabama, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
22%
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 113 min.
Story:
An elderly beekeeper and Vietnam vet must rescue his daughter-in-law and protect his grandchildren from killers.
Style:
realistic, thought provoking, atmospheric, enigmatic, light ...
Plot:
dysfunctional family, prison, beekeeper, farm, family bonds, culture clash, tragedy, beautiful scenery, betrayal, crime gone awry, death, depression ...
Time:
90s
Place:
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21%
Genre: Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 134 min.
Story:
Fast Eddie Felson is a small-time pool hustler with a lot of talent but a self-destructive attitude. His bravado causes him to challenge the legendary Minnesota Fats to a high-stakes match.
Style:
thought provoking, atmospheric, psychological, cynical, sexy ...
Audience:
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Plot:
gambling, billiards, sport, hustler, suspense, suicide, success, championship, cons and scams, rivalry, lifestyle, ambition ...
Time:
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Place:
usa, california, minnesota, san francisco, new york
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21%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 125 min.
Story:
Drama while a tour bus driver shows church ladies around Mexico. Helped establish Puerto Vallarta as tourist destination.
Style:
atmospheric, talky, psychological, serious, tense ...
Plot:
church, mental illness, bus, hotel, redemption, iguana, clergy, bishop, priest, self discovery, tour guide, human nature ...
Time:
20th century, 60s
Place:
mexico, usa, virginia, texas, tennessee ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
21%
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Genre: Drama, Mystery, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 135 min.
Story:
When the skeleton of his murdered predecessor is found, Sheriff Sam Deeds unearths many other long-buried secrets in his Texas border town.
Style:
witty, tense, touching, sincere, realistic ...
Plot:
father son relationship, sheriff, police investigation, murder, twists and turns, investigation, small town, greed, police corruption, haunted by the past, law enforcement, family history ...
Time:
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Place:
texas, new jersey, austin texas, usa, southern usa ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
21%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 129 min.
Story:
Desperate characters stake their fortune on a Depression-era dance marathon.
Style:
depressing, atmospheric, disturbing, emotional, intense ...
Plot:
depression, great depression, dancing, culture clash, suicide, social decay, contests and competitions, life is a bitch, ambition, competition, contest, reward ...
Time:
1930s, 20th century, 1920s
Place:
usa, los angeles, california, new york, dallas texas ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
21%
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 130 min.
Story:
An old married man leaves his wife for a younger woman. Shortly after, his ex-wife also begins a relationship with a younger partner.
Style:
intense, art house, biting, talky, sexy ...
Plot:
dysfunctional family, suspense, prostitute, sex, male nudity, women, time travel, social outcast, feminism, melancholy, nude, cheating ...
Time:
20th century, 60s
Place:
tokyo
⇓ similarity ⇓
20%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA, Japan
Duration: 127 min.
Story:
An intensely sad film about two brothers who cannot overcome their opposite perceptions of life. One brother sees and feels bad in everyone and everything, subsequently he is violent, antisocial and unable to appreciate or enjoy the good things ...
Style:
psychological, realistic, emotional, rough, serious ...
Plot:
small town, family problems, brother brother relationship, pregnancy, vietnam war, human nature, welder, brothers, melancholy, nude, murder, childhood ...
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Place:
usa, nebraska, ohio, asia, vietnam
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20%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 111 min.
Story:
A single mother's life is thrown into turmoil after her struggling, rarely-seen younger brother returns to town.
Style:
touching, sincere, captivating, humorous, melancholic ...
Audience:
girls' night
Plot:
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20%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
Life for a happy couple is turned upside down after their young son dies in an accident.
Style:
touching, sad, emotional, sexy, compassionate ...
Plot:
loss of child, death in the family, marriage, grief, estrangement, tragedy, memory, redemption, support group, family problems, unlikely relationship, relationships ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
new york, california, usa
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20%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 118 min.
Story:
Gilbert has to care for his brother Arnie and his obese mother, which gets in the way when love walks into his life.
Style:
melancholic, touching, emotional, depressing, sad ...
Audience:
teens, chick flick, teen drama
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
iowa, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
20%
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