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Return of the Outlaws (2009)
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Genre: Drama, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
Miraculously escaping a painful demise in the gallows, a notorious outlaw cons a crooked judge, an attractive saloon girl, and an old partner into carrying out the heist of a lifetime. As the plan gets underway, a small town sheriff makes it his personal mission to capture the outlaw and ensure that justice is served.
Style:
exciting, tense, captivating, suspense, rough, serious, realistic, suspenseful
Plot:
heist, rivalry, cons and scams, injustice, vigilantism, small town, sheriff, femme fatale, cowboy, old west, murder, hanging, stagecoach robbery, heroes, crime gone awry, small town life, dishonesty, criminal heroes, sex, thief, violence, gold, desert, prostitution, seduction ...
Time:
21st century, contemporary
Place:
mexico
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Most similar movies to Return of the Outlaws
The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out realistic, serious, suspenseful and exciting films with plots about gunfight, shootout, rivalry, old west, gun, cowboy and showdown mostly in Western, Drama and Action genres. Some movies like Return of the Outlaws: Yuma (1971), Gunfight at Comanche Creek (1963), Retribution Road (2007), The Quick Gun (1964), Four Rode Out (1969). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
811
Genre: Drama, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 73 min.
Story:
A down-and-dirty town is forced to shape up when a new sheriff (Clint Walker) comes to town. However, when a scheme is launched to destroy the lawman's authority, he must discover the perpetrators and preserve his reputation.
Style:
serious, realistic, rough, suspenseful, exciting ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
old west, cowboy, marshal, bar fight, righting the wronged, tough heroes, law enforcement, rivalry, heroes, gang, dishonesty, good versus evil ...
Place:
arizona, yuma arizona
Similarity:
95%
Genre: Drama, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Comanche Creek, Colorado, 1875: Prisoner Jack Mason is broken out of jail by a gang of strangers. They use him in a robbery, then when the dead-or-alive reward is high enough, they shoot him and collect. The National Detective Agency, now knowing ...
Style:
independent film, exciting, realistic, serious, suspenseful ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
jungle, heroes, murder, tough heroes, rivalry, investigation, chases and races, gang, danger, dishonesty, cons and scams, working undercover ...
Time:
year 1963, 19th century, 1870s
Place:
colorado, usa
Similarity:
95%
Genre: Western
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
A bank robbery gone wrong leads to a horrific crime and the capture of the most relentless outlaw in Texas...the infamous Johnny Rios. Incarcerated, Rios ups the ante with a daring ultimatum that gives the sleepy town of Wardlaw a rude awakening as ...
Style:
exciting, suspense, captivating, tense, psychological ...
Plot:
old west, vengeance, rivalry, vigilantism, heist, family relations, fugitives, small town, sheriff, psychopath, murder, showdown ...
Place:
texas, usa
Similarity:
94%
Genre: Drama, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
Gunslinger Murphy helps an ungrateful town fight off a raid by his former gang.
Style:
retro, independent film, exciting, suspenseful, rough ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
gunslinger, gangster, partner, best friend, social relations, righting the wronged, farm, tough heroes, battles, friends, hitman, friendship ...
Similarity:
87%
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Genre: Drama, Romance, Western
Country: Spain, USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
In this western, a Mexican desperado tries to flee his partner, a determined girl friend, and a US Marshal.
Style:
spaghetti western, independent film, serious, realistic, exciting ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
old west, fugitives, heroes, on the run, chases and races, rivalry, dishonesty, on the road, cons and scams, partner, mexican standoff, arrest ...
Time:
19th century
Place:
mexico
Similarity:
81%
Genre: Drama, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 121 min.
Story:
Don Santiago (Richard Angarola) is a vicious man who helps provoke an Indian massacre that will allow him to steal the Indians' land and claim it as his own. However, his son-in-law, Finley (Tom Laughlin), is an expert hand with both guns and ...
Style:
spaghetti western, independent film, realistic, serious, rough ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
small western town, outlaw gang, samurai sword, alpha male, blaxploitation, wild west, shootout, master warrior, one man army, martial arts, old west, samurai ...
Time:
year 1975, 1800s, 19th century
Place:
mexico
Similarity:
75%
Genre: Drama, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
Wyatt Earp is approached by a journalist for an interview about how he became a famous sheriff. Earp told the story of how he was a fearless U.S. Marshall. If 27-year old Wyatt Earp comes out that his first girlfriend Dora Hand was murdered. ...
Style:
serious, exciting, realistic, captivating, tense ...
Plot:
gunfight, vengeance, partner, vigilantism, rivalry, twists and turns, wyatt earp, murder, cowboy, civil war, renegade, violent content ...
Time:
1900s, 1870s, 21st century
Place:
san francisco, arizona
Similarity:
74%
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:
72%
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Genre: Drama, Western
Country: Italy, France, West Germany
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
Master gunslinger Sabata arrives in Hobsonville, a town completely owned by McIntock, a robber baron who is taxing the inhabitants for the cost of future improvements to the town. Or that's what McIntock says he'll do with the money...
Style:
spaghetti western, suspenseful, rough, exciting, realistic ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
gunfight, small town, heroes, old west, dishonesty, rivalry, lone wolves, wild west, male female relationship, husband wife relationship, outlaw gang, tough guy ...
Time:
19th century, year 1971, 1860s
Place:
texas, usa
Similarity:
71%
Genre: Drama, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
Seeking revenge and justice, Cole Brandt finds himself in the lawless town of Dead River where he is faced with one last bloody showdown for freedom in order to protect The Majestic Saloon and a beautiful woman.
Style:
serious, suspenseful, exciting, realistic, rough
Plot:
cowboys and outlaws, vengeance, vigilantism, heroes, rivalry, kidnapping, tough heroes, hitman, criminal heroes, manhunt, uninhibited rivalry, danger ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
arizona
Similarity:
65%
Genre: Drama, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
After Jesse James is wounded by a bullet to the chest, Frank James splits the gang up and plans a rendezvous in four days time. With U.S.-Marshall Kane in hot pursuit, and betrayal within the outlaw band, the stage is set for a blazing and climactic ...
Style:
exciting, realistic, serious, suspenseful, independent film
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
rivalry, gang, criminal heroes, dishonesty, law enforcement, betrayal, old west, outlaw, tough guy, criminal, siblings relations, family relations ...
Time:
19th century
Place:
usa
Similarity:
65%
Genre: Action, Drama, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
Already taking a gamble settling in the uncharted west, the peaceful settlers of a town destined for railroad greatness suddenly find themselves being ruthlessly gunned down. With no law and order to be found, justice falls onto the shoulders of an ...
Style:
exciting, serious, realistic, suspenseful, rough ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
old west, brutality, good versus evil, rescue, partner, criminal heroes, heroes, society, husband wife relationship, gunfight, murder, gang of outlaws ...
Time:
19th century
Similarity:
59%
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:
58%
Genre: Drama, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
Two men who have been friends since childhood find themselves on opposite ends of the law.
Style:
contemplative, semi serious, realistic, humorous, spaghetti western
Plot:
married, shootout, wild west, old west, love triangle, best friend, partner, love and romance, betrayal, chase, dishonesty, criminal heroes ...
Time:
70s
Similarity:
56%
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:
56%
Genre: Drama, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
No overview found.
Style:
serious, tense, captivating, suspense, exciting ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
rivalry, gang, old west, small town, cowboy, u.s. marshal, murder, danger, relocation, lone wolves, uninhibited rivalry, small town life ...
Place:
texas, usa
Similarity:
55%
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:
54%
Genre: Drama, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
Willie Duggans, a tenderfoot from the east, arrives in the wild west and soon experiences its violence. Willie discovers the easy money in bounty killing and must choose between that violent lifestyle and the love of a beautiful saloon singer.
Style:
spaghetti western, independent film, serious, realistic, exciting ...
Plot:
bounty hunter, old west, relationship vs career, tough heroes, gang, lone wolves, starting over, misfit, social misfits, rivalry, heroes, chases and races ...
Time:
19th century
Place:
arizona
Similarity:
54%
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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:
54%
Genre: Drama, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
While roaming the wild plains on a quest to find a cache of hidden riches, sharp-shooting bounty hunter Butch (John Elliott) and his outlaw companions come across a deadly gang with supernatural powers in this stylized Western. As the hunt for the ...
Style:
exciting, captivating, tense, suspense, psychological ...
Plot:
bounty hunter, gang, rivalry, plague, fugitives, chases and races, cowboy, gunfight, showdown, danger, travel, old west ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
Similarity:
53%
Genre: Drama, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
Posing as a hangman, Mace Bishop arrives in town with the intention of freeing a gang of outlaws, including his brother, from the gallows. Mace urges his younger brother to give up crime. The sheriff chases the brothers to Mexico. They join forces, ...
Style:
retro, funny, serious, realistic, suspenseful ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
gang, mexican bandit, civil war, woman with a gun, wild west, mexican american border, civil war veteran, cowboy, outlaw, brother, bandit, executioner ...
Time:
20th century, 60s, 1860s, 19th century
Place:
mexico, texas, usa, latin america
Similarity:
53%
Genre: Drama, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
Old West. New Soul. Big Payback.
Style:
realistic, serious, tense, suspenseful, suspense ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
criminal heroes, disorder, bounty hunter, criminal's revenge, tough heroes, vigilantism, on the run, dishonesty, outlaw, bank robbery, criminal, last stand ...
Place:
new mexico, africa, usa, kenya
Similarity:
53%
Genre: Drama, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
Bitter and vengeful fugitive Luck Hatcher, dignified former slave turned bounty hunter Jessup Bush, and wily deputy U.S. Marshal Bodine all converge in a small town so they can hatch an intricate con in order to bring greedy and ruthless railroad ...
Plot:
fast draw, showdown, cowboys and outlaws, horse, pistol, revenge, cowboy, small western town, revenge plot, gang of outlaws, outlaw, desert ...
Similarity:
52%
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Genre: Drama, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
Hobbs, a notorious wanted bandit, gets caught up in a violently competitive hunt for stolen cash when he finds out outlaws have robbed the local bank. While trying to get back what's his he must saddle up to stop these outlaws leaving whomever ...
Style:
exciting, captivating, suspense, tense, serious ...
Plot:
heist, gang, rivalry, bank, old west, lone wolves, fugitives, showdown, investigation, danger, murder, hunt down ...
Time:
19th century
Place:
usa
Similarity:
52%
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:
51%
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:
50%
Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
An outlaw band flees a posse and rides into Refuge, a small town where no one carries a gun, drinks, or swears. The town is actually Purgatory, and the peaceful inhabitants are all famous dead outlaws and criminals such as Doc Holiday and Wild Bill ...
Style:
serious, tense, suspenseful, exciting, captivating ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
afterlife, old west, gang, small town, horse, heroes, righting the wronged, small town life, on the run, chases and races, vengeance, rivalry ...
Time:
19th century
Place:
arizona, new mexico, texas, mexico
Similarity:
50%
2K
Genre: Drama, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
A revisionist western, "Doc" is Frank Perry's attempt to accurately portray the lives and persons of Doc Holliday, Wyatt Earp, and the now-legendary events that took place in the town of Tombstone, starring Stacy Keach, Faye Dunaway ...
Style:
captivating, serious, realistic, rough, suspense ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
gunfight, wyatt earp, poker, photographer, ballroom dancing, naked woman, gunslinger, prostitute, heroes, best friend, friends, society ...
Time:
year 1971, 1880s, 19th century
Place:
arizona
Similarity:
48%
Genre: Drama, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
Western - Molly, the shy, romance-starved wife of an arrogant frontier sheriff, finds herself drawn to a prisoner in her husband's jail. This prisoner, a handsome young man named Johnny, plays on Molly's sympathy and convinces her to help ...
Style:
independent film, realistic, semi serious, surprise ending
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
male nudity, nude bathing, escape, friends, chases and races, buddies, rivalry, heroes, criminal heroes, on the run, dishonesty, fugitives ...
Time:
year 1972, 70s
Similarity:
47%
Genre: Action, Drama, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
Set in the 1800's, the town of Flat ridge is over run by a band of outlaws looking for lost treasure said to be buried somewhere in town. In their quest for dominance, the outlaws kill Sally, a whore who happens to be the sister of Rachel and a ...
Style:
realistic, serious, tense, exciting, captivating ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
old west, criminal's revenge, good versus evil, vigilantism, vengeance, heroes, dishonesty, violence, showdown, black, action violence, wild west ...
Time:
19th century
Similarity:
46%
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