Movies like Big Jake
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Big Jake (1971)
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, atmospheric, serious, captivating, realistic, disturbing, independent film, neo western ...
Audience:
manly
Plot:
old west, cowboys and indians, texas ranger, cowboy, motorcycle, gunfight, wild west, happy ending, good versus evil, car, tough guy, massacre, duel, wild horse, blood, pistol duel, redheaded woman, canyon, small town, showdown, grandfather grandson relationship, bar fight, shootout, double barreled shotgun, geronimo ...
Time:
turn of the century, 1900s, 20th century, year 1971, 19th century, 70s, 80s
Place:
texas, mexico, usa, latin america, california
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Most similar movies to Big Jake
The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out realistic, serious, rough and exciting films with plots about gunfight, rivalry, cowboy hat, cowboy, shootout, gun and old west mostly in Western, Drama and Romance genres. Some movies like Big Jake: The Shadow Riders (1982), The Comancheros (1961), The Sons of Katie Elder (1965), The War Wagon (1967), El Dorado (1966). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Drama, Romance, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
After starring in "The Sacketts", Tom Selleck and Sam Elliott team up again but this time as Mac and Dal Traven, in a movie based on a classic Louis L'Amour novel. They are brothers, who meet up at the end of the Civil War fighting on ...
Style:
retro, tense, realistic, serious, bleak
Plot:
kidnapping, civil war veteran, rescue, homecoming, train, brother brother relationship, marriage proposal, shootout, pursuit, woman in jeopardy, civil war, brothers ...
Time:
1860s, 19th century
Place:
texas, mexico
Similarity:
100%
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:
59%
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:
55%
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:
53%
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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:
52%
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:
52%
Genre: Drama, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
Two Army officers, an alcoholic ex-Confederate soldier and a womanizing Mexican travel to Mexico on a secret mission to prevent a megalomaniacal ex-Confederate colonel from selling a cache of stolen rifles to a band of murderous Apaches.
Style:
spaghetti western, funny, exciting, serious, realistic ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
native american tribe, indian war, male male relationship, apache, old west, wild west, last stand, post civil war, commando mission, civil war, woman with a gun, shootout ...
Time:
19th century
Place:
texas, mexico, latin america, usa
Similarity:
52%
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:
52%
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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:
52%
Genre: Drama, Western
Country: Italy, Israel
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
Priest turned vigilante Father John (Van Cleef) hunts down a gang of criminals, led by Sam Clayton (Palance), who killed a man in a local bar. On the gang's return to the town, they kill the priest, leaving a young parishioner Johnny behind. He ...
Style:
spaghetti western, euro western, tense, realistic, serious ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
cowboy, sexual assault, boy, native american, old west, vigilantism, gang, heroes, vengeance, one man army, murder, psychopath ...
Time:
70s
Place:
latin america, mexico
Similarity:
51%
Genre: Drama, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 82 min.
Story:
Telling the story of his early life in flashback, a former prospector (Joel McCrea, with flashback sequences featuring son Jody) explains his brutal massacre of a tribe of Indians. The only survivor (Marie Gahua) agrees to lead him to a secret gold ...
Style:
grindhouse, independent film, serious, realistic, rough ...
Plot:
apache, native american, redsploitation, skinny dipping, indian tribe, apache tribe, native, old west, good versus evil, heroes, snake, murder ...
Time:
19th century, 60s
Place:
arizona
Similarity:
51%
Genre: Drama, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
James Arness rides again as Matt Dillon, the US Marshal he made popular in the 1955-75 TV series. In this movie he goes after a renegade Apache named Wolf (Joe Lara) who has taken his daughter captive. As a bargaining chip, Dillon helps two sons of ...
Style:
realistic, serious, exciting, suspenseful
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
american indian, apache, cowboys and indians, native american attack, half breed, heroes, kidnapping, society, chases and races, rescue, vigilantism, prostitute ...
Place:
arizona
Similarity:
51%
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:
51%
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:
50%
15K
Genre: Drama, War, Western
Country: USA, Mexico
Duration: 114 min.
Story:
After the Civil War, Cord McNally searches for the traitor whose perfidy caused the defeat of McNally's unit and the loss of a close friend.
Style:
harsh, tense, serious, realistic, suspenseful ...
Plot:
american civil war, civil war, vengeance, betrayal, revenge, gunfight, justice, brutality, redemption, colonel, unlikely friendships, old west ...
Time:
19th century, 20th century, year 1865, 1860s
Place:
texas, usa, ireland, new orleans
Similarity:
50%
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:
50%
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:
50%
Genre: Drama, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
A Mexican-American sheriff must resort to violence against a powerful rancher in order to get just compensation for the pregnant Indian widow of a wrongly killed black man.
Style:
spaghetti western, clever, realistic, serious, cynical ...
Plot:
civil war, racism, murder, wild west, cowboy, revenge, chase, violence, brutality, arizona desert, gang of outlaws, apache ...
Time:
year 1971, 20th century, 70s
Place:
arizona, mexico, latin america, california, canada
Similarity:
50%
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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:
50%
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:
49%
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:
49%
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:
49%
Genre: Comedy, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 126 min.
Story:
George Washington McLintock, 'GW' to friends and foes alike, is a cattle baron and the richest man in the territory. He anxiously awaits the return of his daughter Becky who has been away at school for the last two years. He's also ...
Style:
humorous, funny, light, captivating, exciting ...
Audience:
date night
Plot:
farce, ranch, cowboy, greed, mogul, rivalry, father daughter relationship, indians, wild west, couples, vengeance, shakespeare ...
Time:
20th century, 19th century, year 1963, 60s, 1930s
Place:
oklahoma, arizona, california, ireland, alaska
Similarity:
49%
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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:
48%
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:
48%
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:
48%
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:
48%
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:
48%
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:
48%
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:
48%
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