Movies Like Thundering Thompson
If you liked Thundering Thompson (1929), a western movie directed by Ben F. Wilson, 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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Terror on the Prairie (2022)
★ 6.1/10Also westernA pioneering family fights back against a gang of vicious outlaws that is terrorizing them on their newly-built farm on the plains of Montana.
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Ramrod (1947)
★ 6.5/10Also westernA 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…
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The Rare Breed (1966)
★ 6.2/10Also westernWhen her husband dies en route to America, Martha Price and her daughter Hilary are left to carry out his dream: the introduction of Hereford cattle into the American West. They enlist Sam "Bulldog" Burnett in their…
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Decision at Sundown (1957)
★ 6.3/10Also westernA man and his partner arrive at a small Western town to kill its most powerful man because the former blames him for his wife's death.
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Go West (1940)
★ 6.6/10Also westernA 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.
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Barquero (1970)
★ 6.2/10Also westernJake Remy leads a gang of outlaw cutthroats making their escape toward Mexico from a successful robbery. Barring their way is a river--crossable only by means of a ferry barge. The barge operator, Travis, refuses to be…
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Dead for a Dollar (2022)
★ 5.8/10Also westernIn 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…
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Boss Nigger (1975)
★ 6.7/10Also westernTwo 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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The Westerner (1940)
★ 7.1/10Also westernDrifter Cole Harden is accused of stealing a horse and faces hanging by self-appointed Judge Roy Bean, but Harden manages to talk his way out of it by claiming to be a friend of stage star Lillie Langtry, with whom the…
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Gunfight at Rio Bravo (2023)
★ 6.5/10Also westernWhen mysterious Russian gunslinger Ivan Turchin rides into a small Texas town, he runs afoul of a bloodthirsty outlaw gang known as The Hellhounds. Outmanned and outgunned, the town must put their trust in Turchin to…
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Day of Reckoning (2025)
★ 5.9/10Also westernPut-upon lawman John Dorsey is on the verge of losing his wife and his job as sheriff, so he posses up with bullish U.S. Marshall Butch Hayden to hold outlaw Emily Rusk hostage. A battle of wills ensues as Emily turns…
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Firecreek (1968)
★ 6.2/10Also westernA peace-loving, part-time sheriff in the small town of Firecreek must take a stand when a gang of vicious outlaws takes over his town.
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A Man Called Sledge (1970)
★ 6.1/10Also westernJames 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…
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The Duel at Silver Creek (1952)
★ 7/10Also westernWhen a gang of ruthless claim jumpers brutally murders his miner father, a gunman known as the Silver Kid joins forces with the local marshal to free the tiny town of Silver City from the clutches of the dastardly…
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Heaven's Gate (1980)
★ 6.7/10Also westernHarvard graduate James Averill serves as the sheriff of prosperous Jackson County, Wyoming, standing at the center of a conflict between impoverished immigrants and affluent cattle farmers. Politically connected…
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The Last Hunt (1956)
★ 6.9/10Also westernA buffalo hunter has a falling-out with his partner, who kills for fun.
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Go West (1925)
★ 6.9/10Also westernWith 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.
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Jubal (1956)
★ 6.9/10Also westernJubal Troop is a cowboy who is found in a weakened condition, without a horse. He is given shelter at Shep Horgan's large ranch, where he quickly makes an enemy in foreman Pinky, a cattleman who accuses Jubal of…
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Gunless (2010)
★ 6.4/10Also westernAmerican gunslinger Sean Rafferty—aka The Montana Kid—is unable to find someone to duel in a Canadian town where no one understands the brutal code of the American Wild West.