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Movies Like This Hero Stuff

If you liked This Hero Stuff (1919), a comedy and western movie directed by Henry King, 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.

  1. 1Go West

    Go West (1940)

    ★ 6.6/10Also comedy and western

    A con man heading west to search for gold teams up with a pair of scheming brothers along the way. The trio soon find themselves in the middle of a feud between two rival families and two underhanded land developers.

  2. 2A Million Ways to Die in the West

    A Million Ways to Die in the West (2014)

    ★ 6/10Also comedy and western

    As a cowardly farmer begins to fall for the mysterious new woman in town, he must put his new-found courage to the test when her husband, a notorious gun-slinger, announces his arrival.

  3. 3Ramrod

    Ramrod (1947)

    ★ 6.5/10Also western

    A cattle-vs.-sheepman feud loses Connie Dickason her fiance, but gains her his ranch, which she determines to run alone in opposition to Frank Ivey, "boss" of the valley, whom her father Ben wanted her to marry. She…

  4. 4The Paleface

    The Paleface (1948)

    ★ 6.1/10Also comedy and western

    Bob Hope stars in this laugh-packed wild west spoof co-starring Jane Russell as a sexy Calamity Jane, Hope is a meek frontier dentist, "Painless" Peter Potter, who finds himself gunslinging alongside the fearless…

  5. 5Go West

    Go West (1925)

    ★ 6.9/10Also comedy and western

    With little luck at keeping a job in the city a New Yorker tries work in the country and eventually finds his way leading a herd of cattle to the West Coast.

  6. 6A Man Called Sledge

    A Man Called Sledge (1970)

    ★ 6.1/10Also western

    James Garner is Luther Sledge, the leader of a pack of rebels who are planning to steal a stash of gold. But after the thieves actually manage to get away with the bounty, they soon discover that the enemy lies within…

  7. 7Pardners

    Pardners (1956)

    ★ 6.7/10Also comedy and western

    Rich momma's boy Wade Kingsley Jr. an Eastern dude, tries to follow in his murdered father's footsteps by returning to the West to partner up with Slim Moseley Jr.,the son of his father's former partner. Wade overcomes…

  8. 8Way Out West

    Way Out West (1937)

    ★ 7.1/10Also comedy and western

    Stan and Ollie try to deliver the deed to a valuable gold mine to the daughter of a dead prospector. Unfortunately, the daughter's evil guardian is determined to have the gold mine for himself and his saloon-singer wife.

  9. 9Barbarosa

    Barbarosa (1982)

    ★ 5.9/10Also western

    Karl 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…

  10. 10Support Your Local Gunfighter

    Support Your Local Gunfighter (1971)

    ★ 6.6/10Also comedy and western

    A con artist arrives in a mining town controlled by two competing companies. Both companies think he's a famous gunfighter and try to hire him to drive the other out of town.

  11. 11Paint Your Wagon

    Paint Your Wagon (1969)

    ★ 6.3/10Also comedy and western

    A Michigan farmer and a prospector form a partnership in the California gold country. Their adventures include buying and sharing a wife, hijacking a stage, kidnapping six prostitutes, and turning their mining camp…

  12. 12Boss Nigger

    Boss Nigger (1975)

    ★ 6.7/10Also western

    Two 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.

  13. 13City Slickers

    City Slickers (1991)

    ★ 6.5/10Also comedy and western

    Three New York businessmen decide to take a "Wild West" vacation that turns out not to be the relaxing vacation they had envisioned.

  14. 14Lust in the Dust

    Lust in the Dust (1985)

    ★ 6/10Also comedy and western

    Assaulted by outlaws, donkey-riding Rosie joins a silent drifter's search for gold in the Old West.

  15. 15Man Without a Star

    Man Without a Star (1955)

    ★ 6.4/10Also western

    A wandering cowboy gets caught up in a range war.

  16. 16Please Don't Destroy: The Treasure of Foggy Mountain

    Please Don't Destroy: The Treasure of Foggy Mountain (2023)

    ★ 6.1/10Also comedy

    When three friends who live together realize that they don't like their life trajectory, they set off to find a gold treasure that is rumored to be buried in the nearby mountain.

  17. 17The Last Stand of Ellen Cole

    The Last Stand of Ellen Cole (2024)

    ★ 8.1/10Also western

    When an evil contractor goes to extreme measures to evict a testy tenant who is standing in the way of his new project, he fails to take into account that this seemingly harmless old woman is a trained killer and will…

  18. 18Mackenna's Gold

    Mackenna's Gold (1969)

    ★ 6.6/10Also western

    A bandit kidnaps a Marshal who has seen a map showing a gold vein on Indian lands, but other groups are looking for it too, while the Apache try to keep the secret location undisturbed.

  19. 19Dead for a Dollar

    Dead for a Dollar (2022)

    ★ 5.8/10Also western

    In 1897, veteran bounty hunter Max Borlund is deep into Mexico where he encounters professional gambler and outlaw Joe Cribbens — a sworn enemy he sent to prison years before. Max is on a mission to find and return…

  20. 20The Apple Dumpling Gang

    The Apple Dumpling Gang (1975)

    ★ 6.6/10Also comedy and western

    A roving bachelor gets saddled with three children and a wealth of trouble when the youngsters stumble upon a huge gold nugget. They join forces with two bumbling outlaws to fend off the greedy townspeople and soon…

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