Movies like Rooster Cogburn
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Rooster Cogburn (1975)
14K
Genre: Adventure, Drama, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
After a band of drunken thugs overruns a small Indian Nation town, killing Minister Goodnight and raping the women folk, Eula Goodnight enlists the aid of Marshal Cogburn to hunt them down and bring her father's killers to justice.
Style:
spaghetti western, action adventure, independent film, exciting, sincere, clever, humorous, realistic, semi serious, sentimental ...
Audience:
family outing, manly, girls' night
Plot:
courage, battle of the sexes, revenge, tough girl, spinster, u.s. marshal, teacher, death of father, raft, outlaw gang, shootout, pursuit, cowboy, judge, chase, gunfight, wild west, grudge, poetry, tough guy, river, horse, cat, alcoholic, villain ...
Time:
19th century, year 1975, 1880s, 70s
Place:
oregon, arkansas, usa, africa
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Most similar movies to Rooster Cogburn
The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out realistic, serious, rough and wild films with plots about cowboy, gunfight, heroes, shootout, cowboy hat, old west and horse mostly in Western, Drama and Adventure genres. Some movies like Rooster Cogburn: True Grit (1969), Lonesome Dove (1989), The Man from Snowy River (1982), The War Wagon (1967), The Cowboys (1972). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
55K
Genre: Adventure, Drama, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 128 min.
Story:
The murder of her father sends a teenage tomboy, Mattie Ross (Kim Darby), on a mission of "justice", which involves avenging her father's death. She recruits a tough old marshal, "Rooster" Cogburn (John Wayne), because he ...
Style:
suspense, harsh, exciting, spaghetti western, period piece ...
Audience:
family outing, manly
Plot:
revenge, bounty hunter, murder, manhunt, texas ranger, vengeance, hanging, teenage girl, cowboy, civil war veteran, alcoholic, reward ...
Time:
19th century, 1880s, year 1969, 20th century, 1930s ...
Place:
texas, oklahoma, arkansas, usa, austin texas ...
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Adventure, Drama, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
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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%
Genre: Adventure, Drama, Romance, Western
Country: Australia
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
Jim Craig has lived his first 18 years in the mountains of Australia on his father's farm. The death of his father forces him to go to the low lands to earn enough money to get the farm back on its feet. Kirk Douglas plays two roles as twin ...
Style:
sentimental, surprise ending, cult classic, feel good, serious ...
Audience:
teens, kids, girls' night
Plot:
horse, wild west, wild animal, stallion, wild horse, wilderness, ranch, australian outback, happy ending, horse riding, river, chase ...
Time:
19th century, victorian era, 1800s, year 1982, 20th century ...
Place:
australia, new zealand
Similarity:
100%
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:
35%
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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, suspense ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, teens
Plot:
coming of age, cattle, gunfight, male male relationship, underage drinking, vengeance, old west, buddies, on the road, gold, good versus evil, wild west ...
Time:
year 1972, 70s, 20th century, 80s
Place:
montana, texas, california
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 ...
Similarity:
31%
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:
30%
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, serious ...
Audience:
boys' night, adult
Plot:
old west, sheriff, redemption, wild west, alcoholic, friendship, shootout, lone hero, vengeance, cowboy, showdown, tough guy ...
Time:
19th century, 1800s, year 1966, year 1967, 60s
Place:
texas, usa, sonora, mexico, california
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:
28%
Genre: Adventure, Drama, Western
Country: Italy, Spain, USA
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
After his cattle rancher boss dies, right-hand man Pike is given the job of returning $86,000 to some families who live across the border in Senora, Mexico. Honest Pike is joined on the trip through the wilderness by a dishonest gambler named Tyree
Style:
spaghetti western, euro western, exciting, serious, realistic ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
bounty hunter, blaxploitation, cowboy, desert, murder, gambling, gunslinger, fistfight, gunfight, lgbt, exploitation, shootout ...
Time:
year 1975, 19th century, 70s
Place:
canary islands, latin america, new mexico, arizona, sonora ...
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:
27%
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:
27%
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%
16K
Genre: Drama, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
An aging Texas cattle man who has outlived his time swings into action when outlaws kidnap his grandson.
Style:
spaghetti western, tense, entertaining, captivating, disturbing ...
Audience:
manly
Plot:
old west, cowboys and indians, texas ranger, cowboy, gunfight, motorcycle, wild west, good versus evil, happy ending, car, geronimo, shootout ...
Time:
turn of the century, 1900s, 20th century, year 1971, 19th century ...
Place:
texas, mexico, usa, latin america, california
Similarity:
24%
Genre: Drama, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 141 min.
Story:
Running from the law after a bank robbery in Mexico, Dad Longworth finds an opportunity to take the stolen gold and leave his partner Rio to be captured. Years later, Rio escapes from the prison where he has been since, and hunts down Dad for ...
Style:
intense, serious, rough, suspenseful, realistic ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
bank robber, vengeance, greed, bank robbery, haunted by the past, stolen gold, going straight, on the run, criminal's revenge, rivalry, obsessive quest, dishonesty ...
Time:
19th century, 1880s, year 1961, 60s, 20th century
Place:
california, monterey california, mexico, latin america, usa ...
Similarity:
24%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
When the young Texas Ranger, John Reid, is the sole survivor of an ambush arranged by the militaristic outlaw leader, Butch Cavendich, he is rescued by an old childhood Comanche friend, Tonto. When he recovers from his wounds, he dedicates his life ...
Style:
realistic, serious, exciting, captivating, humorous ...
Plot:
texas ranger, horse, man with no name, lone ranger, heroes, superhero, cowboy, justice, murder, violence, jungle, usa president ...
Time:
19th century, year 1981, 1860s, 1870s, 80s
Place:
texas, austin texas, usa, california
Similarity:
23%
14K
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Romance, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
Four former harlots try to leave the wild west (Colorado, to be exact) and head north to make a better life for themselves. Unfortunately someone from Cody's past won't let it happen that easily.
Style:
erotic, spaghetti western, anime, rough, realistic ...
Audience:
girls' night, kids, teens, chick flick
Plot:
tough girl, prostitution, revenge, girl gang, rape, female protagonist, female gunfighter, cowgirl, outlaw gang, train robbery, ranch, u.s. marshal ...
Time:
19th century, victorian era, 1880s
Place:
texas, oregon, usa, colorado, new orleans
Similarity:
23%
Genre: Drama, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
After his mother is killed in a wagoncoach robbery a young man pursues the gang responsible. Matt Dillon goes after him hoping to stop him before the gang can kill him. Dillon is joined by Davis Healy, a businessman, who is hiding a few secrets of ...
Style:
exciting, serious, realistic, rough, suspenseful
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
old west, partner, law enforcement, vengeance, escapades, gang, obsessive quest, buddies, rivalry, chases and races, price of justice, heroes ...
Time:
19th century
Place:
usa, kansas
Similarity:
23%
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Genre: Adventure, Drama, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
While passing through the town of Bannock, a bunch of drunken cattlemen go overboard with their celebrating and accidentally kill an old man with a stray shot. They return home to Sabbath unaware of his death. Bannock lawman Jered Maddox later ...
Style:
tense, realistic, serious, rough, perverse ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
murder, old west, wilderness, social decay, social misfits, violence spree, tough law enforcer, wild west, cowboy, one against many, husband wife relationship, dark hero ...
Time:
19th century, year 1971, 1880s, 70s
Place:
arizona, new mexico
Similarity:
23%
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:
22%
Genre: Action, Drama, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
Marshal Chris Adams turns down a friend's request to help stop the depredations of a gang of Mexican bandits. When his wife is killed by bank robbers and his friend is killed capturing the last thief, Chris feels obligated to take up his ...
Style:
crying, spaghetti western, exciting, realistic, serious ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
church, cowboy, pardon, wild west, jail, jail cell, machine gun, blood, gunfight, fortress, dark hero, redhead girl ...
Time:
year 1972, 19th century
Place:
tucson arizona, sonora, arizona, mexico
Similarity:
22%
23K
Genre: Drama, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
A band of Mexicans find their U. S. land claims denied and all the records destroyed in a courthouse fire. Their leader, Louis Chama, encourages them to use force to regain their land. A wealthy landowner wanting the same decides to hire a gang of ...
Style:
cult classic, captivating, realistic, serious, suspenseful ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
bounty hunter, anti hero, hostage, train, shootout, bandit, landowner, manhunt, violence, murder, small town, civil war ...
Time:
19th century, year 1972, 70s, 20th century
Place:
new mexico, usa, arizona, mexico, texas ...
Similarity:
22%
499
Genre: Drama, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
A black soldier returns from fighting for the Union in the Civil War only to find out that his mother has been murdered by a gang of white thugs. He becomes a bounty hunter, determined to track down and kill the men who killed his mother.
Style:
spaghetti western, independent film, tense, serious, psychological ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
old west, interracial sex, blaxploitation, snake, tough girl, heroes, violent content, vigilantism, rivalry, confined, lone wolves, vengeance ...
Time:
year 1976, 19th century
Similarity:
22%
Genre: Drama, Western
Country: Italy, Spain
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
The sole survivor of a bloody massacre vows revenge on his attackers and on the men who killed his wife.
Style:
spaghetti western, ambiguous ending, realistic, suspenseful, rough ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
revenge, native american, vengeance, small town, one against many, train, one man army, rescue, massacre, doctor, navajo indian, scalping ...
Time:
19th century, year 1966
Place:
arizona
Similarity:
22%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
A gunhand named Lane is hired by a widow, Mrs. Lowe, to find gold stolen by her husband so that she may return it and start fresh.
Style:
semi serious, suspenseful, humorous, tense, surprise ending ...
Plot:
old west, shootout, wild west, gang, widow, treasure hunt, rivalry, obsessive quest, cons and scams, escapades, dishonesty, bank ...
Time:
20th century, 70s, 1870s
Place:
mexico, latin america, tucson arizona, texas, arizona
Similarity:
21%
Genre: Drama, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 135 min.
Story:
After avenging his family's brutal murder, Wales is pursued by a pack of soldiers. He prefers to travel alone, but ragtag outcasts are drawn to him - and Wales can't bring himself to leave them unprotected.
Style:
suspense, brutal, harsh, epic, visually stunning ...
Plot:
american civil war, revenge, native american, surrender, civil war, cowboy, vengeance, manhunt, murder, on the run, loss of family, one against many ...
Time:
19th century, 1860s, 1800s, 20th century, year 1976 ...
Place:
texas, missouri, austin texas, usa, kansas ...
Similarity:
21%
Genre: Drama, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
Story follows a stagecoach ride through Old West Apache territory. On board are a cavalry man's pregnant wife, a prostitute with a broken heart, a Marshal taking in his prisoner Johnny Ringo, a crooked gambler, and the infamous Doc Holliday
Style:
exciting, realistic, serious, rough
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
native american attack, stagecoach, old west, cowboys and indians, shootout, journey, woman in labor, showdown, apache, cowboy, cavalry charge, chase ...
Time:
19th century
Place:
yuma arizona, arizona, new mexico
Similarity:
21%
Genre: Drama, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 131 min.
Story:
Valentine Casey is a Marshal in the desolate Tucson territory of the early 1900's. On Christmas Eve, his outlaw family pays him a disturbing visit. He must confront the sins of his past. He and his partner, U.S. Christmas, journey through the ...
Style:
serious, rough, atmospheric, independent film, realistic ...
Plot:
desert, gang, criminal's revenge, haunted by the past, old west, criminal heroes, law enforcement, tough heroes, family relations, small town, outlaw gang, manhunt ...
Time:
19th century, 1900s, 1910s, 20th century
Place:
arizona, usa, tucson arizona
Similarity:
21%
Genre: Drama, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
Sheriff Sean Kilpatrick is a pacifist. Frank Brand is the leader of a band of killers. When their paths cross Kilpatrick is compelled to go against everything he has stood for to bring death to Brand and his gang. Through his hunt into Mexico he is ...
Style:
tense, exciting, serious, realistic, rough ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
murder, bank robbery, revenge, pacifist, vigilantism, heroes, squad, convent, quicksand, wild west, anti war, gory ...
Time:
70s
Place:
texas, latin america, usa, mexico
Similarity:
21%
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:
21%
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