Movies like Django Unchained
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Django Unchained (2012)
1.9M
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, rough, serious, epic, breathtaking, costume drama ...
Audience:
boys' night, adult
Plot:
racism, slavery, revenge, old west, bounty hunter, violent, vengeance, african american, dark humor, gunfight, racial violence, violence, one against many, slave, shootout, gory, racial stereotype, wild west, hitman, torture, brutality, ethnic slur, sadism, rescue, friendship ...
Time:
19th century, 2010s, year 2012, 1850s
Place:
usa, texas, tennessee, america, austin texas, mississippi, north america ...
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Most similar movies to Django Unchained
The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out tense, suspense, realistic and serious films with plots about violence, gun, gunfight, murder, revenge, vengeance and death mostly in Drama, Western and Adventure genres. Some movies like Django Unchained: The Hateful Eight (2015), Inglourious Basterds (2009), 12 Years a Slave (2013), A Fistful of Dollars (1964), Unforgiven (1992). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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:
captivating, talky, bloody, stylized, suspense ...
Audience:
boys' night, adult
Plot:
bounty hunter, winter, stagecoach, prisoner, gang, cold weather, old west, murder, snow, dark humor, brutality, twists and turns ...
Time:
19th century, year 2015, 2010s, victorian era, year 2016
Place:
wyoming, usa
Similarity:
93%
Genre: Adventure, Drama, War
Country: USA, Germany
Duration: 153 min.
Story:
In Nazi-occupied France during World War II, a group of Jewish-American soldiers known as "The Basterds" are chosen specifically to spread fear throughout the Third Reich by scalping and brutally killing Nazis. The Basterds, lead by Lt. ...
Style:
suspense, breathtaking, inspirational, atmospheric, witty ...
Audience:
manly, boys' night, chick flick, date night, adult
Plot:
world war two, nazism, nazi, war, vengeance, dark humor, alternate history, working undercover, violence, dialogue, violent, blood ...
Time:
year 2009, 2000s, 1940s, 20th century, post world war two
Place:
paris france, france, germany, america, europe
Similarity:
91%
Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 134 min.
Story:
In the pre-Civil War United States, Solomon Northup, a free black man from upstate New York, is abducted and sold into slavery. Facing cruelty as well as unexpected kindnesses Solomon struggles not only to stay alive, but to retain his dignity. In ...
Style:
heartbreaking, harsh, atmospheric, inspirational, motivational ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
slavery, racism, survival, civil rights, african american, black history, torture, slave trade, american history, freedom, racial discrimination, rape ...
Time:
19th century, 1850s, year 2013, victorian era, 2010s ...
Place:
louisiana, new orleans, america, africa, southern usa ...
Similarity:
86%
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:
86%
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465K
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 ...
Similarity:
80%
Genre: Drama, Western
Country: Italy, USA
Duration: 145 min.
Story:
This classic western masterpiece is an epic film about a widow whose land and life are in danger as the railroad is getting closer and closer to taking them over. A mysterious harmonica player joins forces with a desperado to protect the woman and ...
Style:
spaghetti western, clever, tense, suspenseful, visually appealing ...
Audience:
teens, boys' night
Plot:
old west, wild west, vengeance, gunfight, revenge, cowboy, harmonica, duel, villain, murder, hitman, death ...
Time:
19th century, 1800s, year 1968
Place:
yuma arizona, arizona, usa, north america
Similarity:
78%
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:
63%
940K
Genre: Adventure, Drama, Western
Country: USA, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Argentina
Duration: 156 min.
Story:
In the 1820s, a frontiersman, Hugh Glass, sets out on a path of vengeance against those who left him for dead after a bear mauling.
Style:
realistic, atmospheric, harsh, scenic, suspenseful ...
Audience:
date night, manly, boys' night, adult
Plot:
survival, wilderness, revenge, vengeance, native american, snow, violent, bear attack, wilderness survival, winter, hunter, wild west ...
Time:
year 2015, 2010s, year 2016, distant future, 90s ...
Place:
los angeles, north america, usa
Similarity:
59%
Movie in collections
190K
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 ...
Style:
realistic, cult classic, costume drama, suspense, serious ...
Audience:
manly, boys' night
Plot:
old west, cowboy, vengeance, gunfight, gunslinger, criminal, shootout, friendship, sheriff, western hero, wild west, revenge ...
Time:
19th century, 1800s, 90s, 1880s
Place:
arizona, america, usa, tucson arizona, mexico ...
Similarity:
71%
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: USA, Italy
Duration: 167 min.
Story:
It's 1863. America was born in the streets. Amsterdam Vallon returns to the Five Points of America to seek vengeance against the psychotic gangland kingpin, Bill the Butcher, who murdered his father years earlier. With an eager pickpocket by ...
Style:
tense, rough, bloody, epic, atmospheric ...
Audience:
boys' night, adult
Plot:
revenge, gang, vengeance, gangster, organized crime, street gang, violence, betrayal, racism, courage, violent, gang war ...
Time:
19th century, victorian era, 1800s, 1860s, 50s ...
Place:
new york, usa, manhattan new york city
Similarity:
69%
34K
Genre: Action, Drama, Western
Country: Italy, Spain
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
Django is a 1966 Italian spaghetti Western film directed by Sergio Corbucci and starring Franco Nero in the eponymous role. The film earned a reputation as being one of the most violent films ever made up to that point and was subsequently refused a ...
Style:
spaghetti western, grindhouse, cult classic, stylized, atmospheric ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
shootout, revenge, wild west, civil war, vengeance, badass, lone wolves, gunfight, brutality, desert, violence, death ...
Time:
year 1966, 19th century, 70s
Place:
mexico, latin america, tokyo, italy
Similarity:
75%
Genre: Adventure, Drama, Western
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 181 min.
Story:
Wounded Civil War soldier, John Dunbar tries to commit suicide – and becomes a hero instead. As a reward, he's assigned to his dream post, a remote junction on the Western frontier, and soon makes unlikely friends with the local Sioux tribe.
Style:
scenic, touching, sentimental, visually stunning, inspirational ...
Plot:
american civil war, native american, self discovery, culture clash, friendship, native, courage, tribe, native american white relationships, pride and honor, wolf, prairie ...
Time:
19th century, 90s, ancient times, 1860s, year 1990 ...
Place:
south dakota, nebraska, america, usa, kansas ...
Similarity:
75%
106K
Genre: Drama, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 134 min.
Story:
A legendary Native American-hating Army captain nearing retirement in 1892 is given one last assignment: to escort a Cheyenne chief and his family through dangerous territory back to his Montana reservation.
Style:
tense, suspense, rough, costume drama, visually stunning ...
Audience:
date night, adult
Plot:
native american, native american reservation, wild west, indian chief, american indian, death, murder of husband, murder of daughter, indigenous people, murder, widow, trip ...
Time:
19th century, year 2017, 1890s, 2010s, victorian era ...
Place:
montana, america, new mexico, usa, colorado
Similarity:
67%
2.4M
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 154 min.
Story:
A burger-loving hit man, his philosophical partner, a drug-addled gangster's moll and a washed-up boxer converge in this sprawling, comedic crime caper. Their adventures unfurl in three stories that ingeniously trip back and forth in time.
Style:
neo noir, cult classic, witty, exciting, clever ...
Audience:
boys' night, manly, adult
Plot:
dark humor, gunfight, violence, hitman, gangster, organized crime, overdose, storytelling, violent, professional killer, multiple storylines, foul language ...
Time:
90s, 20th century, year 1994, 70s
Place:
los angeles, california, southern california, america, britain ...
Similarity:
55%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Western
Country: USA, Australia
Duration: 132 min.
Story:
Seven gun men in the old west gradually come together to help a poor village against savage thieves.
Style:
suspense, intense, entertaining, period piece, exciting ...
Audience:
family friendly, adult
Plot:
teamwork, small town, bounty hunter, revenge, showdown, gunfighter, mercenary, dark hero, deception, outlaw, good versus evil, murder ...
Time:
year 2016, 19th century, 2010s, 1870s, 60s
Place:
america, sacramento california, california, alaska
Similarity:
75%
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:
spaghetti western, suspense, realistic, tense, atmospheric ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
small town, teenage girl, mysterious stranger, greed, courage, murder, drifter, revenge, gunfight, wild west, u.s. marshal, man with no name ...
Time:
20th century, 1800s, year 1985, 80s, 1880s ...
Place:
california, sacramento california
Similarity:
67%
Genre: Action, Drama, 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:
suspense, harsh, serious, period piece, exciting ...
Audience:
boys' night, teens, kids
Plot:
cowboy, billy the kid, old west, gunfight, brutality, vigilante, chase, modern western, cowboys and outlaws, wild west, revenge, gunslinger ...
Time:
1870s, 20th century, 19th century, 80s
Place:
new mexico, america, usa, arizona, nebraska ...
Similarity:
100%
138K
Genre: Drama, Horror, Western
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 132 min.
Story:
During a shootout in a saloon, Sheriff Hunt injures a suspicious stranger. One of the villagers takes care of him in prison. One day they both disappear – only the spear of a cannibal tribe is found. Hunt and a few of his men go in search of the ...
Style:
brutal, dark, scary, suspense, bleak ...
Audience:
date night, adult
Plot:
brutality, wilderness, cannibalism, violent, native american, blood, rescue, murder, violence, cannibal, scalping, macabre ...
Time:
year 2015, 19th century, year 2016, 2010s, 1890s ...
Place:
america, north america, california
Similarity:
62%
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:
100%
Genre: Adventure, Drama, Western
Country: Italy, Spain, West Germany, USA
Duration: 178 min.
Story:
While the Civil War rages between the Union and the Confederacy, three men – a quiet loner, a ruthless hit man and a Mexican bandit – comb the American Southwest in search of a strongbox containing $200,000 in stolen gold.
Style:
spaghetti western, epic, breathtaking, cult classic, exciting ...
Audience:
boys' night, family friendly, manly, date night, kids ...
Plot:
old west, civil war, treasure hunt, gunfight, greed, american civil war, moral ambiguity, desert, anti hero, shootout, hitman, cowboy ...
Time:
19th century, year 1966, 20th century, 1860s, victorian era
Place:
texas, arizona, austin texas, usa, north america ...
Similarity:
53%
Genre: Drama, Western
Country: Italy
Duration: 114 min.
Story:
Death Rides a Horse (aka Da uomo a uomo, or As Man to Man) is a 1967 spaghetti western directed by Giulio Petroni, written by Luciano Vincenzoni, and starring Lee Van Cleef and John Phillip Law. Bill Meceita, a boy whose family was murdered in front ...
Style:
spaghetti western, realistic, rough, serious, tense ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
revenge, cowboy, old west, investigation, murder, rape, outlaw, betrayal, jail, sheriff, fistfight, frame up ...
Time:
19th century, year 1967
Place:
mexico
Similarity:
67%
Genre: Drama, Western
Country: Italy, Spain, West Germany
Duration: 132 min.
Story:
Two bounty hunters are in pursuit of "El Indio," one of the most wanted fugitives in the western territories, and his gang.
Style:
spaghetti western, stylized, atmospheric, harsh, exciting ...
Audience:
manly, boys' night
Plot:
old west, bounty hunter, wild west, cowboy, small town, violence, robbery, revenge, gunfight, storytelling, heroes, gang ...
Time:
19th century, year 1965, 1890s, 1870s
Place:
new mexico, texas, usa, north america, mexico ...
Similarity:
83%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA, UK, China
Duration: 161 min.
Story:
A faded TV actor and his stunt double embark on an odyssey to make a name for themselves in the film industry during the Helter Skelter reign of terror in 1969 Los Angeles.
Style:
sexy, controversial, black comedy, period piece, twist ending ...
Audience:
kids, adult
Plot:
hippie, alternate history, nagging wife, actor, agent, friendship between men, sexy woman, filmmaking, struggling actor, home invasion, friendship, knocked up ...
Time:
year 1969, 2010s, year 2019, 20th century, 60s
Place:
california, los angeles, usa, italy
Similarity:
48%
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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:
83%
Genre: Adventure, Drama, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
On the outskirts of the Civil War, a boy is sent north by a bounty hunter gang to retrieve a wanted man.
Style:
tense, captivating, serious, suspense, road movie ...
Plot:
american civil war, civil war, african american, male bonding, moral dilemma, danger, survival, racism, society, escapades, on the run, tragic hero ...
Time:
19th century, 1860s
Place:
usa
Similarity:
75%
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:
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:
100%
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:
100%
Genre: Drama, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 82 min.
Story:
A hired gun seeks to enact revenge on a group of bounty hunters in the Old West.
Style:
atmospheric, serious, realistic, surreal, suspense ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
dominant woman, bounty hunter, woman with a gun, on the road, gunslinger, mysterious character, vengeance, wilderness, danger, acid, promise, escort ...
Time:
year 1966
Place:
usa, utah
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action, Drama, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 139 min.
Story:
Gunning for revenge, outlaw Nat Love saddles up with his gang to take down enemy Rufus Buck, a ruthless crime boss who just got sprung from prison.
Style:
costume drama, suspense, captivating, disturbing, tense ...
Plot:
old west, released from prison, murder, outlaw gang, revenge, wild west, cowboy, fight, revelation, patricide, gang, ambush ...
Time:
future, victorian era, 2020s, 19th century
Place:
usa, texas
Similarity:
100%
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