Movies Like Alive or Preferably Dead
If you liked Alive or Preferably Dead (1969), a action and comedy movie directed by Duccio Tessari, here are 20 movies with a similar feel, based on TMDB's recommendations. Each one links to its cast, trailer and where it's streaming.
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Bandidas (2006)
★ 6.1/10Also action and comedyWhen a ruthless robber baron takes away everything they cherish, a rough-and-tumble, idealistic peasant and a sophisticated heiress embark on a quest for justice, vengeance…and a few good heists.
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The Spikes Gang (1974)
★ 6.7/10Also western and actionThree teenage farm boys stumble upon Harry Spikes, a local bandit wounded in a gun battle. While Harry is recuperating, he regales the young men with stories of his exciting past. The adventurous tales inspire them to…
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Mad Money (2008)
★ 6.5/10Also comedy and actionThree female employees of the Federal Reserve plot to steal money that is about to be destroyed.
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Barbarosa (1982)
★ 5.9/10Also western and actionKarl Westover, an inexperienced farm boy, runs away after unintentionally killing a neighbor, whose family pursues him for vengeance. He meets Barbarosa, a gunman of near-mythical proportions, who is himself in danger…
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Cat Ballou (1965)
★ 6.4/10Also western and comedyA woman seeking revenge for her murdered father hires a famous gunman, but he's very different from what she expects.
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High Heels and Low Lifes (2001)
★ 6.1/10Also action and comedyTwo friends are drawn into a seedy underworld of extortion and violence when they try to blackmail a gang of bank robbers.
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Red Notice (2021)
★ 6.7/10Also action and comedyAn Interpol-issued Red Notice is a global alert to hunt and capture the world's most wanted. But when a daring heist brings together the FBI's top profiler and two rival criminals, there's no telling what will happen.
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Excess Baggage (1997)
★ 6.1/10Also action and comedyA rich brat fakes her own kidnapping, but in the process ends up locked in the trunk of a car that gets stolen.
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No Name on the Bullet (1959)
★ 6.6/10Also action and westernWhen hired killer John Gant rides into Lordsburg, the town's folk become paranoid as each leading citizen has enemies capable of using the services of a professional killer for personal revenge.
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American Outlaws (2001)
★ 5.9/10Also western and actionWhen a Midwest town learns that a corrupt railroad baron has captured the deeds to their homesteads without their knowledge, a group of young ranchers join forces to take back what is rightfully theirs. They will…
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Wild Rovers (1971)
★ 6.1/10Also action and westernRoss Bodine and Frank Post are cowhands on Walt Buckman's R-Bar-R ranch. Bodine is older and broods a bit about how he will get along when he's too old to cowboy. Post is young and rambunctious and ambitious for a…
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Boss Nigger (1975)
★ 6.7/10Also western and actionTwo black bounty hunters ride into a small town out West in pursuit of an outlaw. They discover that the town has no sheriff, and soon take over that position, much against the will of the mostly white townsfolk.
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Lift (2024)
★ 6.4/10Also action and comedyAn international heist crew, led by Cyrus Whitaker, race to lift $500 million in gold from a passenger plane at 40,000 feet.
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Miami Supercops (1985)
★ 6.4/10Also action and comedyIn 1978, $20 million was stolen from a Detroit bank. One of the robbers was caught, one was found dead, and the third disappeared. The money was never found. Seven years later, the robber who was caught was released…
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The Paper Tigers (2020)
★ 6.7/10Also action and comedyThree middle aged men polish their martial arts skills to avenge their fallen master.
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The 5-Man Army (1969)
★ 6.7/10Also western and actionAt the behest of local revolutionaries, a mercenary enlists four specialists in various combat styles to help him rob a Mexican Army train carrying $500,000 in gold.
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Gotcha! (1985)
★ 6/10Also action and comedyA student on a trip to France is tricked into smuggling secrets across the Iron Curtain by a sexy spy.
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Hit Squad (1976)
★ 6.6/10Also comedy and actionA gang of thieves are robbing luxury apartments in Rome, but after emptying the villa of the wealthy Mr. Douglas, the thieves are beginning to die.
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Compañeros (1970)
★ 6.5/10Also western and actionArms dealer Yolaf Peterson aims to make a sale to guerilla Mongo, but the money is locked in a bank safe, the combination known only to Professor Xantos, a prisoner of the Americans. Yolaf agrees to free Xantos…
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The White Buffalo (1977)
★ 6/10Also western and actionIn this strange western version of Moby Dick, Wild Bill Hickok hunts a white buffalo he has seen in a dream. Hickok moves through a variety of uniquely authentic western locations - dim, filthy, makeshift taverns…