Movies like Tombstone
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Tombstone (1993)
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Genre: Biography, Drama, History, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 130 min.
Story:
Legendary marshal Wyatt Earp, now a weary gunfighter, joins his brothers Morgan and Virgil to pursue their collective fortune in the thriving mining town of Tombstone. But Earp is forced to don a badge again and get help from his notorious pal Doc Holliday when a gang of renegade brigands and rustlers begins terrorizing the town.
Style:
realistic, serious, factual, tense, intense, epic, exciting, uplifting, unusual plot structure, bloody ...
Audience:
boys' night, manly
Plot:
vengeance, gunfight, cowboy, old west, lone hero, gang, sheriff, friendship, suspense, betrayal, revenge, murder, gunslinger, organized crime, unlikely friendships, criminal, horse, bully, gangsters, violent, chase, medical, friends, veteran, siblings relations ...
Time:
19th century, 1880s
Place:
arizona, california, tucson arizona, usa
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Most similar movies to Tombstone
The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out realistic, serious, harsh and tense films with plots about gunfight, violence, gun, storytelling, revenge, murder and mentor mostly in Western, Drama and Action genres. Some movies like Tombstone: Wyatt Earp (1994), Appaloosa (2008), Django Unchained (2012), Quigley Down Under (1990), 3:10 to Yuma (2007). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Biography, Drama, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 191 min.
Story:
Covering the life and times of one of the West's most iconic heroes Wyatt Earp weaves an intricate tale of Earp and his friends and family. With a star studded cast, sweeping cinematography and authentic costumes Wyatt Earp led the way during ...
Style:
epic, compassionate, harsh, enigmatic, breathtaking ...
Plot:
gunfight, western hero, civil war, violence, cowboy, gangsters, vengeance, gang, friendship, gunslinger, deputy sheriff, justice ...
Time:
19th century, 1870s, 1880s, 1860s
Place:
arizona, california, wyoming, texas, alaska ...
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Genre: Action, 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:
harsh, stylized, serious, realistic, atmospheric ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
old west, native american attack, gunfight, friendship, tough law enforcer, murder, suspense, justice, law enforcement, cowboy, trust, sheriff ...
Time:
19th century, 1880s
Place:
new mexico, texas, iowa
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100%
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, captivating, brutal, rough, epic ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
racism, revenge, slavery, violent, vengeance, bounty hunter, african american, gunfight, dark humor, suspense, society, old west ...
Time:
19th century, 1850s
Place:
usa, tennessee, austin texas, texas, mississippi
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100%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Romance, Western
Country: Australia, USA
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, exciting, harsh, realistic, rough ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
genocide, vengeance, australian, suspense, vigilantism, friendship, culture clash, fish out of water, gunfight, against the odds, old west, australian aboriginal ...
Time:
19th century, victorian era
Place:
australia, london, texas, pacific ocean, wyoming ...
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100%
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Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 122 min.
Story:
In Arizona in the late 1800s, infamous outlaw Ben Wade and his vicious gang of thieves and murderers have plagued the Southern Railroad. When Wade is captured, Civil War veteran Dan Evans, struggling to survive on his drought-plagued ranch, ...
Style:
gloomy, psychological, tense, harsh, dramatic ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
gunfight, old west, gang, sheriff, suspense, heroic mission, race against time, righting the wronged, death of protagonist, courage, heroes, morality ...
Time:
19th century, 1880s
Place:
arizona, tucson arizona, usa, yuma arizona, sonora ...
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83%
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Genre: Action, Romance, Thriller, Western
Country: USA, Japan
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
A mysterious woman comes to compete in a quick-draw elimination tournament, in a town taken over by a notorious gunman.
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stylized, intense, harsh, atmospheric, suspenseful ...
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boys' night
Plot:
revenge, gunfight, duel, female protagonist, gunslinger, vengeance, old west, strong female character, strong female lead, justice, lone hero, brutality ...
Time:
19th century, victorian era
Place:
texas, arizona, tucson arizona, yuma arizona, mexico
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100%
Genre: Drama, 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:
realistic, tense, suspenseful, atmospheric, clever ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
small town, preacher, gold, courage, murder, greed, revenge, gunfight, suspense, one man army, gunfighter, one against many ...
Time:
80s, 19th century, 1880s
Place:
california, sacramento california
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100%
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:
atmospheric, cerebral, realistic, psychological, serious ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
assassination, betrayal, suspense, criminal, vengeance, depression, jesse james, sheriff, rivalry, revenge, violence, gunfight ...
Time:
19th century, 1880s, 1870s, 1890s
Place:
missouri, canada, kentucky, usa, kansas city ...
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100%
Genre: 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, serious, realistic ...
Audience:
boys' night, manly, kids
Plot:
revenge, murder, gunfight, mentor, old west, prison, native american, solitude, multiple storylines, fantasy world, one man army, tough guy ...
Time:
19th century
Place:
nevada, tokyo, texas, california, usa ...
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100%
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:
tense, psychological, serious, realistic, touching ...
Audience:
family outing
Plot:
gunfight, suspense, widow, self defense, small town, haunted by the past, cancer, retirement, human nature, life is a bitch, against the odds, hitman ...
Time:
20th century, 70s, 90s, 1890s, turn of the century ...
Place:
tucson arizona, california, el paso texas, nevada
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100%
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Movies similar to Braveheart
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 168 min.
Story:
Bounty hunters seek shelter from a raging blizzard and get caught up in a plot of betrayal and deception.
Style:
stylized, captivating, bloody, talky, exciting ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
bounty hunter, murder, gang, stagecoach, winter, dark humor, brutality, snow, twists and turns, criminal, revenge, old west ...
Time:
19th century, victorian era
Place:
wyoming, usa
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100%
Genre: Action, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
A group of young gunmen, led by Billy the Kid, become deputies to avenge the murder of the rancher who became their benefactor. But when Billy takes their authority too far, they become the hunted.
Style:
stylized, harsh, serious, exciting, humorous ...
Audience:
boys' night, teens, kids
Plot:
cowboy, gunfight, billy the kid, old west, gang, chase, suspense, gangsters, brutality, cowboys and outlaws, vigilante, revenge ...
Time:
1870s, 80s, 19th century
Place:
new mexico, california, texas, usa, arizona ...
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67%
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:
tense, talky, semi serious, sentimental, suspenseful ...
Audience:
teens, manly
Plot:
vengeance, gunfight, american civil war, heist, parents and children, family relations, criminal heroes, partners, brother brother relationship, suspense, gang, good versus evil ...
Time:
20th century, 70s
Place:
california
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
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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, tense, realistic, harsh ...
Audience:
manly
Plot:
revenge, vengeance, cowboy, redemption, old west, gunfight, sheriff, prostitute, small town, hitman, morality, prostitution ...
Time:
19th century, 1880s
Place:
wyoming, kansas, canada, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
67%
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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:
tense, atmospheric, suspenseful, rough, scenic ...
Audience:
family outing, boys' night
Plot:
revenge, vengeance, cowboy, bounty hunter, old west, justice, gunfight, runaway, determination, texas ranger, teenage girl, death of father ...
Time:
19th century, 1870s, 20th century
Place:
arkansas, texas, oklahoma, california, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
67%
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Genre: Action, Biography, Drama, History, War, Western
Country: USA, China
Duration: 139 min.
Story:
In 1863, Mississippi farmer Newt Knight serves as a medic for the Confederate Army. Opposed to slavery, Knight would rather help the wounded than fight the Union. After his nephew dies in battle, Newt returns home to Jones County to safeguard his ...
Style:
thought provoking, factual, intense, sexy, captivating ...
Plot:
american civil war, slavery, civil war, justice, u.s. civil war, racism, rebellion, revolution, wartime, vengeance, society, courage ...
Time:
19th century, victorian era, 60s, 1920s, year 1865 ...
Place:
mississippi, louisiana
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100%
Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama, Romance, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
A renowned former army scout is hired by ranchers to hunt down rustlers but finds himself on trial for the murder of a boy when he carries out his job too well. Tom Horn finds that the simple skills he knows are of no help in dealing with the ...
Style:
tense, poignant, affectionate, gloomy, ironic ...
Plot:
brutality, justice, gunfight, hanging, heroes, murder, violence, hitman, court, lawyer, gang, nude ...
Time:
19th century, 80s, 20th century
Place:
vienna, california, arizona, australia
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100%
Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama, Western
Country: USA, Mexico
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
In late 1890s Wyoming, Butch Cassidy is the affable, clever and talkative leader of the outlaw Hole in the Wall Gang. His closest companion is the laconic dead-shot 'Sundance Kid'. As the west rapidly becomes civilized, the law finally ...
Style:
buddy movie, epic, scenic, entertaining, realistic ...
Audience:
kids, boys' night
Plot:
gunfight, bank robbery, old west, robbery, friendship, heist, friendship between men, buddies, machismo, cowboy, buddy, gang ...
Time:
19th century, 20th century, 1890s
Place:
bolivia, wyoming, new york, california, latin america ...
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100%
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Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
Amiable con man Jack Cooper is on a westbound stagecoach, headed for the next batch of suckers who will mistake him for an easy mark. Fiery Sarah O'Rourke rides the same coach, handcuffed to lawman Bill Speakes and headed for the hangman. In a ...
Style:
realistic, tense, serious, rough, suspenseful
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
chase, manhunt, criminal heroes, old west, tough heroes, on the run, track down, woman in danger, husband wife relationship, male female relationship, suspense, gunfight ...
Time:
19th century
Place:
new mexico
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100%
Genre: Biography, Drama, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
New Mexico Territory, 1880. Rio Cutler and his older sister Sara must abandon their home after an unfortunate event happens. In their desperate flee to Santa Fe, they cross paths with the infamous outlaw Billy the Kid and his gang, who are ...
Style:
sincere, captivating, realistic, disturbing
Audience:
kids
Plot:
outlaw gang, sheriff, squad, criminal, arrest, gunfight, violence, billy the kid, cowboy, american history, abuse, showdown ...
Time:
19th century
Place:
new mexico
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
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The Hateful Eight similar movies
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Biography, Drama, Sport, Western
Country: USA, Morocco
Duration: 136 min.
Story:
Set in 1890, this is the story of a Pony Express courier who travels to Arabia to compete with his horse, Hidalgo, in a dangerous race for a massive contest prize, in an adventure that sends the pair around the world...
Style:
exciting, inspirational, epic, factual, intense ...
Plot:
horse, desert, horse race, cowboy, adventurer, racehorse, lone hero, animals, underdog, human spirit, rivalry, contests and competitions ...
Time:
19th century, 1890s
Place:
middle east, saudi arabia, syria, iraq, boston ...
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100%
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Genre: Biography, 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, exciting, rough, serious, tense ...
Audience:
manly, kids
Plot:
bounty hunter, cattle, old west, betrayal, justice, gunfight, aging, dishonesty, elderly, cons and scams, corrupt law enforcer, greed ...
Time:
19th century, 70s, 80s, 1870s
Place:
new mexico, california, texas, usa, santa fe new mexico ...
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28%
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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, exciting, serious, realistic ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
friendship, vengeance, sheriff, lone hero, old west, adaptation, suspense, cowboy, righting the wronged, tough heroes, good versus evil, vigilantism ...
Time:
19th century, 60s
Place:
texas, california, usa, sonora, mexico
⇓ similarity ⇓
28%
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Western
Country: USA, China
Duration: 118 min.
Story:
A Texan traveling across the wild West bringing the news of the world to local townspeople, agrees to help rescue a young girl who was kidnapped.
Style:
touching, road movie, suspenseful, realistic, stylized ...
Plot:
native american, american civil war, civil war veteran, teaching the ways of the world, friendship, rescue, runaway, cowboy, hopes, unlikely friendships, mentor, organized crime ...
Time:
19th century, victorian era, 1860s, 1870s, year 1865
Place:
dallas texas, san antonio texas, usa, texas
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100%
Genre: Drama, History, Romance, War, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 290 min.
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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:
tense, suspenseful, depressing, psychological, emotional ...
Plot:
civil war, american civil war, gunfight, old west, feud, revenge, violence spree, violence, murder, family relations, rivalry, suspense ...
Time:
19th century, victorian era, 1870s, 1890s, 1910s ...
Place:
kentucky, west virginia, usa
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100%
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Genre: Action, Drama, History
Country: Ireland, Luxembourg, Belgium
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
It’s 1847 and Ireland is in the grip of the Great Famine that has ravaged the country for two long years. Feeney, a hardened Irish Ranger who has been fighting for the British Army abroad, abandons his post to return home and reunite with his ...
Style:
suspenseful, bleak, exciting, intense
Plot:
poverty, deserter, british colonialism, starvation, manhunt, revenge, hunger, firing squad, oppression, injustice, brutality, death ...
Time:
19th century, 1840s, victorian era
Place:
ireland
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100%
Genre: Action, 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:
stylized, atmospheric, epic, harsh, serious ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
old west, gunfight, small town, greed, vengeance, gang, violence, brutality, gang war, cowboy, gold, sheriff ...
Time:
19th century
Place:
mexico, latin america, italy, spain, new mexico ...
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Genre: Action, Biography, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
Biopic about famous gunslinger Wild Bill Hickock. The early career of legendary lawman is telescoped and culminates in his relocation in Deadwood and a reunion with Calamity Jane.
Style:
atmospheric, rough, realistic, serious, exciting ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
gunfight, vengeance, hitman, heroes, old west, criminal heroes, unfulfillment, legends and myths, civil war, revenge, hallucination, opium ...
Time:
19th century, 80s, 1870s, 1860s
Place:
south dakota, texas, california
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26%
Genre: Biography, Drama, Western
Country: USA, Mexico
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:
bleak, realistic, reflective, enigmatic, cynical ...
Audience:
boys' night, kids
Plot:
gunfight, manhunt, great dialogue, destiny, female nudity, violence, death, brutality, murder, bounty hunter, unlikely friendships, runaway ...
Time:
70s, 19th century, 1880s
Place:
california, usa, new mexico, mexico
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26%
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:
suspenseful, stylized, realistic, epic, harsh ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
revenge, judge, hanging, u.s. marshal, guilt, justice, court, false accusation, death sentence, tough guy, ambush, tough cop ...
Time:
19th century, 1880s
Place:
oklahoma, california, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
26%
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