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The Appaloosa (1966)
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Genre: Action, Drama, Romance, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
Man tries to recover a horse stolen from him by a Mexican bandit. The Appaloosa (also known as Southwest to Sonora) is a 1966 American Western film Technicolor (set in the 1870s) from Universal Pictures starring Marlon Brando, Anjanette Comer and John Saxon, who was nominated for a Golden Globe for Best Supporting Actor for his portrayal of a Mexican bandit. The film was directed by Sidney J. Furie, shot in Mexico. The 2008 Appaloosa film (starring Ed Harris and Viggo Mortensen) is not related nor a remake of this film, although it has almost the same title.
Style:
serious, realistic, captivating, exciting, tense
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
horse, heroes, gunfight, bandit, vengeance, wrestling, bounty hunter, village life, on the run, folk hero, dishonesty, tough heroes, male female relationship, one against many, cowboys and outlaws, revenge, civil war, friendship, desert, prisoner, betrayal, villain, bartender, duel, confession ...
Time:
19th century
Place:
sonora, mexico
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out realistic, serious, rough and exciting films with plots about gunfight, heroes, gun, rivalry, cowboy, showdown and horse mostly in Western, Drama and Action genres. Some movies like The Appaloosa: One-Eyed Jacks (1961), Gang of Roses (2003), Guns for San Sebastian (1968), Joshua (1976), El Dorado (1966). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Country: USA
Duration: 141 min.
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Western
Country: France, Italy, Mexico, USA
Duration: 111 min.
Story:
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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.
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Genre: Drama, Romance, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 126 min.
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Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
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Country: USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
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Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
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64%
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Duration: 90 min.
Story:
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63%
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Country: USA
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Story:
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Story:
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Country: Spain, Italy
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
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Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
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Story:
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Country: USA
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Story:
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Story:
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Story:
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Story:
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Duration: 126 min.
Story:
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Country: USA
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Story:
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Country: USA
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Story:
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Country: USA
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Story:
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