Movies like McCabe & Mrs. Miller
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McCabe & Mrs. Miller (1971)
20K
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:
atmospheric, bleak, serious, realistic, clever, gloomy, meditative, lyrical, enigmatic, melancholic ...
Plot:
prostitute, small town, brothel madam, brothel, gambler, mining town, snow, folk, human nature, old west, drugs/alcohol, americana, opium den, society, mysterious character, unfulfilled love, crimes, dishonesty, love and romance, unfulfillment, couples, social relations, prostitution, business venture, gold ...
Time:
19th century, 1890s, 1900s, 20th century, edwardian era
Place:
washington state, usa, mine, seattle washington, vancouver british columbia canada
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Most similar movies to McCabe & Mrs. Miller
The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out realistic, serious, harsh and talky films with plots about redemption, dialogue, storytelling, runaway, violence, gunfight and greed mostly in Drama, Western and Romance genres. Some movies like McCabe & Mrs. Miller: Meek's Cutoff (2010), The Claim (2000), The Homesman (2014), Unforgiven (1992), Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid (1973). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Genre: Drama, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
Set in 1845, this drama follows a group of settlers as they embark on a punishing journey along the Oregon Trail. When their guide leads them astray, the expedition is forced to contend with the unforgiving conditions of the high plain desert.
Style:
atmospheric, serious, realistic, thought provoking, meditative ...
Plot:
settler, isolation, desert, survival, pioneer, tree, thirst, gold, native american, wilderness, old west, native americans ...
Time:
19th century, 1840s
Place:
oregon, usa, texas
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100%
Genre: Drama, Romance, Western
Country: UK, France, Canada
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
A prospector sells his wife and daughter to another gold miner for the rights to a gold mine. Twenty years later, the prospector is a wealthy man who owns much of the old west town named Kingdom Come. But changes are brewing and his past is coming ...
Style:
serious, bleak, epic, atmospheric, gloomy ...
Plot:
prostitute, small town, human nature, old west, haunted by the past, romance, society, couple relations, parents and children, deadly, love and romance, couples ...
Time:
19th century, 1860s
Place:
california, usa, mine
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57%
Genre: Drama, Western
Country: USA, France
Duration: 122 min.
Story:
When three women living on the edge of the American frontier are driven mad by harsh pioneer life, the task of saving them falls to the pious, independent-minded Mary Bee Cuddy. Transporting the women by covered wagon to Iowa, she soon realizes just ...
Style:
bleak, realistic, atmospheric, serious, gloomy ...
Plot:
old west, revenge, native american, dancing, violence, human nature, wilderness, mental illness, unlikely partners, on the road, danger, misfit ...
Time:
19th century
Place:
iowa, nebraska, usa, cross country
⇓ similarity ⇓
50%
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:
serious, atmospheric, realistic, gloomy, sentimental ...
Plot:
funeral, small town, lawyer, cowboy, politics, stagecoach, outlaw, pistol, gunslinger, senator, newspaper, robbery ...
Time:
19th century
Place:
kindergarten
⇓ similarity ⇓
50%
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336K
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, tense, realistic, suspenseful, rough ...
Plot:
old west, sheriff, regret, redemption, revenge, vengeance, reputation, prostitute, mutilation, small town, one last job, heroes ...
Time:
19th century, 1880s
Place:
wyoming, kansas, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
46%
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Genre: Biography, Drama, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 122 min.
Story:
An aging Pat Garrett is hired as a lawman on behalf of a group of wealthy New Mexico cattle barons--his sole purpose being to bring down his old friend Billy the Kid.
Style:
realistic, serious, sincere, enigmatic, melancholic ...
Audience:
boys' night, kids
Plot:
manhunt, friendship, gore, destiny, aging, sheriff, on the run, old west, crimes, old friends, billy the kid, lawlessness ...
Time:
19th century, 1880s
Place:
new mexico, usa, mexico, california
⇓ similarity ⇓
42%
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 121 min.
Story:
Double-crossed and left without water in the desert, Cable Hogue is saved when he finds a spring. It is in just the right spot for a much needed rest stop on the local stagecoach line, and Hogue uses this to his advantage. He builds a house and ...
Style:
humorous, talky, semi serious, realistic, lyrical ...
Plot:
desert, vengeance, stagecoach, prostitute, reverend, rattlesnake, prospector, left to die, friendship, friends, old west, revenge ...
Time:
1900s, 19th century
Place:
nevada, arizona, california, tokyo
⇓ similarity ⇓
41%
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:
dark humor, rough, realistic, serious, captivating ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
racism, bounty hunter, slavery, old west, vengeance, society, rescue, friendship, one against many, african american, odd couple, gory ...
Time:
19th century, 1850s
Place:
mississippi, usa, tennessee, texas
⇓ similarity ⇓
41%
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Genre: Adventure, Drama, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 219 min.
Story:
Harvard graduate James Averill (Kris Kristofferson) is the sheriff of prosperous Jackson County, Wyo., when a battle erupts between the area's poverty-stricken immigrants and its wealthy cattle farmers. The politically connected ranch owners ...
Style:
epic, atmospheric, serious, realistic, bleak ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
brothel, dance, society, prostitute, love triangle, vengeance, immigrants, crimes, idealist, marshal, culture clash, rivalry ...
Time:
19th century, 1800s, 1890s, 18th century
Place:
usa, asia, vietnam, wyoming, montana ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
37%
55K
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:
serious, atmospheric, realistic, rough, suspense ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
small town, old west, friendship, rancher, law enforcement, cowboy, sheriff, trial, best friends, partners against crime, tough law enforcer, crimes ...
Time:
19th century, 1880s
Place:
iowa, mine, new mexico, texas
⇓ similarity ⇓
36%
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Films like There Will Be Blood
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, bleak, epic, atmospheric, realistic ...
Plot:
greed, villain, character study, rise to the top, oil, ambition, obsession, alcoholic, bowling alley, money, lone wolves, american dream ...
Time:
1900s, 20th century, 1910s, 20s, turn of the century ...
Place:
california, mine, usa, los angeles, pacific ocean
⇓ similarity ⇓
36%
Genre: 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:
sentimental, realistic, captivating, serious, meditative ...
Plot:
friendship, redemption, bank, small town, betrayal, aging, gold, buddies, gang, adventure, lone wolves, vengeance ...
Time:
19th century, 1890s
Place:
california, idaho, texas
⇓ similarity ⇓
35%
83K
Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Western
Country: USA, Germany, Japan
Duration: 121 min.
Story:
On the run after murdering a man, accountant William Blake encounters a strange North American man named Nobody who prepares him for his journey into the spiritual world.
Style:
atmospheric, bleak, captivating, tense, psychological ...
Plot:
sheriff, gunfight, native americans, wilderness, bounty hunter, murder, transformation, cowboy, journey, small town, runaway, chases and races ...
Time:
19th century, 1870s
Place:
usa, pacific ocean, cleveland ohio, england
⇓ similarity ⇓
35%
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:
sexy, realistic, serious, gloomy, epic ...
Plot:
friendship, infidelity, cowboy, cattle ranch, pickup truck, love triangle, coming of age, romance, love and romance, friends, human nature, introspection ...
Place:
new mexico, usa, pearl harbor, california, colorado ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
34%
Genre: Drama, Western
Country: Denmark, UK, South Africa, Sweden, Belgium
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
In 1870s America, a peaceful American settler kills his family's murderer which unleashes the fury of a notorious gang leader. His cowardly fellow townspeople then betray him, forcing him to hunt down the outlaws alone.
Style:
suspenseful, serious, tense, realistic, rough ...
Plot:
vengeance, gang, violence, criminal's revenge, revenge, murder, small town, old west, tough heroes, crimes, rivalry, violence spree ...
Time:
19th century, 1870s
Place:
usa, australia, mexico
⇓ similarity ⇓
34%
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
Jason Staebler lives on the Boardwalk and fronts for the local mob in Atlantic City. He is a dreamer, who asks his brother David, a radio personality from Philadelphia to help him build a paradise on a Pacific Island, yet another of his ...
Style:
clever, serious, tense, gloomy, realistic ...
Plot:
boardwalk, jail, island, embezzlement, parents and children, crime, siblings relations, sibling relationship, monopoly, cons and scams, family relations, human nature ...
Time:
20th century, 70s
Place:
philadelphia, usa, hawaii, new jersey, atlantic city new jersey ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
34%
Genre: Western
Country: USA
Duration: 115 min.
Story:
A small gold mining camp is terrorised by a ruthless land owner wanting to take their land. Clint Eastwood arrives riding a pale horse just as a young girl is praying to God to help the miners. He is revealed to be a preacher with mysterious and ...
Style:
atmospheric, realistic, tense, suspenseful, surreal ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
violence, small town, anti heroes, gunslinger, preacher, marshal, drifter, gold, horse, lone wolves, settler, blackmail ...
Time:
1880s, 19th century
Place:
mine, california
⇓ similarity ⇓
34%
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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:
talky, serious, clever, biting, realistic ...
Plot:
prostitute, divorce, adultery, love, infidelity, betrayal, suburbs, crumbling marriage, marriage crisis, dysfunctional family, human nature, introspection ...
Time:
20th century, 60s
Place:
tokyo
⇓ similarity ⇓
33%
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Genre: Action, Drama, Romance, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 139 min.
Story:
A former gunslinger is forced to take up arms again when he and his cattle crew are threatened by a corrupt lawman.
Style:
captivating, serious, emotional, stylized, atmospheric ...
Plot:
old west, friendship, small town, vengeance, gunfight, murder, horse, cowboy, love and romance, redemption, good versus evil, adventure ...
Time:
19th century, 1880s
Place:
texas
⇓ similarity ⇓
33%
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:
touching, serious, gloomy, realistic, psychological ...
Plot:
small town, hitman, widow, vengeance, gambling, terminal illness, legends and myths, criminal heroes, self defense, human nature, sniper, retirement ...
Time:
1900s, 20th century, 19th century, turn of the century
Place:
nevada, tucson arizona, california
⇓ similarity ⇓
32%
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True Grit related movies
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:
serious, gloomy, sentimental, realistic, psychological ...
Plot:
truck, jeep, womanizer, redemption, bar fight, parents and children, old west, hopes, family relations, father son relationship, hospital, violence ...
Time:
19th century
Place:
arizona, usa, california, dallas texas, nevada ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
32%
Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama, History, Western
Country: USA, Canada, UK
Duration: 160 min.
Story:
Outlaw Jesse James is rumored to be the 'fastest gun in the West'. An eager recruit into James' notorious gang, Robert Ford eventually grows jealous of the famed outlaw and, when Robert and his brother sense an opportunity to kill ...
Style:
tense, realistic, atmospheric, stylized, psychological ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
betrayal, assassination, idol, coward, gang, reward, fame, sheriff, robbery, snow, depression, crime ...
Time:
19th century, 1870s, 1880s, 1890s
Place:
missouri, kentucky, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
32%
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:
realistic, emotional, psychological, serious, gloomy ...
Plot:
small town, pregnancy, arson, vandalism, vietnam war, human nature, siblings relations, sibling relationship, family problems, family relations, couple relations, parents and children ...
Time:
20th century, 60s, 70s, 1960s
Place:
ohio, usa, vietnam, asia, nebraska
⇓ similarity ⇓
30%
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Genre: Adventure, 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:
rough, atmospheric, tense, captivating, scenic ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
old west, cowboy, track down, bounty hunter, partners, adventure, tough heroes, revenge, murder, vengeance, chase, teenage girl ...
Time:
19th century, 1870s, 1800s, 20th century, 1900s
Place:
arkansas, usa, texas, oklahoma, california
⇓ similarity ⇓
29%
Genre: Drama, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 126 min.
Story:
Tom Logan is a horse thief. Rancher David Braxton has horses, and a daughter, worth stealing. But Braxton has just hired Lee Clayton, an infamous "regulator", to hunt down the horse thieves; one at a time.
Style:
rough, serious, tense, suspenseful, realistic ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
train robbery, vigilantism, bounty hunter, psychopath, hanging, criminal heroes, good versus evil, adventure, hitman, fugitives, vengeance, gang ...
Time:
19th century, 1880s
Place:
canada, montana, missouri, usa, wyoming ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
29%
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Genre: Drama, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Harry Collings returns home to his farm after drifting with his friend, Arch. His wife, who had given up on him, reluctantly allows him to stay, and soon believes that all will be well again. But then Harry has to make a difficult decision regarding ...
Style:
serious, atmospheric, gloomy, realistic
Plot:
old west, drifter, murder, lone wolves, starting over, redemption, haunted by the past, love and romance, family relations, vengeance, lovers reunited, family life ...
Time:
19th century
⇓ similarity ⇓
29%
Genre: Adventure, Drama, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
Jeff Bridges stars as young con man named Jake Rumsey in this highly original Western. After Drew Dixon (Barry Brown), an upright young man, is sent west by his religious family to avoid being drafted into the Civil War, he drifts across the land ...
Style:
bleak, realistic, serious, atmospheric, rough ...
Plot:
betrayal, runaway, marshal, loyalty, american civil war, innocence lost, on the road, americana, dishonesty, partners, society, gang ...
Time:
19th century, 1860s
Place:
usa, tokyo, texas, ireland
⇓ similarity ⇓
28%
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
Outlaw and self-appointed lawmaker, Judge Roy Bean, rules over an empty stretch of the West that gradually grows, under his iron fist, into a thriving town, while dispensing his his own quirky brand of frontier justice upon strangers passing by.
Style:
tense, serious, suspenseful, realistic, surreal ...
Plot:
judge, outlaw, lawyer, vengeance, hanging, folk hero, obsession, starting over, vigilantism, crimes, heroes, society ...
Time:
20th century, 70s, 19th century
Place:
texas, usa, new jersey, california
⇓ 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:
serious, rough, suspenseful, tense, surprise ending ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
prison, escape, jail, friendship, chase, on the run, bar fight, helicopter, anti heroes, buddies, male friendship, independence ...
Time:
20th century, 60s, 1950s
Place:
new mexico, albuquerque new mexico, california, texas
⇓ similarity ⇓
27%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 117 min.
Story:
Percy, upon being released from prison, goes to the small town of Gillead, to find a place where she can start over again. She is taken in by Hannah, to help out at her place, the Spitfire Grill. Percy brings change to the small town, stirring ...
Style:
emotional, sentimental, touching, serious, realistic ...
Audience:
chick flick
Plot:
small town, prison, friendship, redemption, church, self discovery, false accusation, couples, social relations, friends, going straight, starting over ...
Time:
90s
Place:
maine, usa, kentucky, ohio, new england
⇓ similarity ⇓
27%
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