MOVIEPAD
Search icon

Movies Like Trail Riders

If you liked Trail Riders (1942), a western and action movie directed by Robert Emmett Tansey, 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. 1Oscar Shaw

    Oscar Shaw (2026)

    ★ 6.6/10Also action and crime

    After retiring from the police force, a relentless detective haunted by the tragic loss of his closest friend sets out on a perilous quest for vengeance, seeking redemption and fighting to restore justice to the…

  2. 2Gunless

    Gunless (2010)

    ★ 6.4/10Also action and western

    American 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.

  3. 3No Name on the Bullet

    No Name on the Bullet (1959)

    ★ 6.6/10Also action and western

    When 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.

  4. 4Return of the Bad Men

    Return of the Bad Men (1948)

    ★ 6.3/10Also western and action

    US Marshall Vance is assigned to rid the Oklahoma Territory of outlaws.

  5. 5Silverado

    Silverado (1985)

    ★ 6.9/10Also western and action

    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…

  6. 6The Spikes Gang

    The Spikes Gang (1974)

    ★ 6.7/10Also western and action

    Three 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…

  7. 7Sergeant Rutledge

    Sergeant Rutledge (1960)

    ★ 7/10Also western and crime

    Respected black cavalry Sergeant Brax Rutledge stands court-martial for raping and killing a white woman and murdering her father, his superior officer.

  8. 8My Blue Heaven

    My Blue Heaven (1990)

    ★ 6.1/10Also action and crime

    FBI agent Barney Coopersmith is assigned to protect former Mafia figure turned informant Vincent Antonelli. In the witness protection program one is supposed to keep a low profile, but that is something that Antonelli…

  9. 9See Spot Run

    See Spot Run (2001)

    ★ 6.1/10Also action and crime

    A drug sniffing agent canine is a target for an assassin boss so the FBI calls Witness Protection to send him somewhere else. Meanwhile a single Mom puts her 6 year old boy James in the care of her irresponsible…

  10. 10Angel and the Badman

    Angel and the Badman (1947)

    ★ 6.4/10Also western and action

    A wounded outlaw finds unexpected mercy in the care of a rancher's daughter. The hope of love pulls him toward a different life until the law, and his violent past, close in on his new home. Now he must choose the kind…

  11. 11The War Wagon

    The War Wagon (1967)

    ★ 6.8/10Also western and action

    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.

  12. 12Bad Day at Black Rock

    Bad Day at Black Rock (1955)

    ★ 7.3/10Also western and crime

    One-armed war veteran John J. Macreedy steps off a train at the sleepy little town of Black Rock. Once there, he begins to unravel a web of lies, secrecy, and murder.

  13. 13The Mark of Zorro

    The Mark of Zorro (1920)

    ★ 7.2/10Also western and action

    Don Diego Vega pretends to be an indolent fop as a cover for his true identity, the masked avenger Zorro. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 2012.

  14. 14The Legend of Zorro

    The Legend of Zorro (2005)

    ★ 6.1/10Also action and western

    Despite trying to keep his swashbuckling to a minimum, a threat to California's pending statehood causes the adventure-loving Don Alejandro de la Vega and his wife, Elena, to take action.

  15. 15Batman: Hush

    Batman: Hush (2019)

    ★ 7.2/10Also action and crime

    A mysterious new villain known only as Hush uses a gallery of villains to destroy Batman's crime-fighting career as well as Bruce Wayne's personal life, which has been further complicated by a relationship with Selina…

  16. 16The Adventures of Bullwhip Griffin

    The Adventures of Bullwhip Griffin (1967)

    ★ 6.6/10Also action and western

    To restore his family's lost wealth, a young Boston lad stows away on a ship bound for the California Gold Rush. When their very proper butler gives chase, all roads lead to nonstop adventure, wild and woolly…

  17. 17Thunder Road

    Thunder Road (1958)

    ★ 6.1/10Also crime and action

    Unrepentant Tennessee moonshine runner Luke Doolin makes dangerous high-speed deliveries for his liquor-producing father, Vernon, but won't let his younger brother Robin join the family business. Under pressure from…

  18. 18The Brotherhood of Justice

    The Brotherhood of Justice (1986)

    ★ 6/10Also action and crime

    High-school students start a vigilante group in their neighbourhood but, as their power increases, they become more abusive and dangerous.

  19. 19Batman

    Batman (1943)

    ★ 6.2/10Also action and crime

    Japanese master spy Daka operates a covert espionage-sabotage organization located in Gotham City's now-deserted Little Tokyo, which turns American scientists into pliable zombies. The great crime-fighters Batman and…

  20. 20The Blue Lamp

    The Blue Lamp (1950)

    ★ 6.6/10Also crime and action

    P.C. George Dixon is a long-serving traditional copper who is due to retire shortly. He takes a new recruit under his aegis and introduces him to the easy-going night beat. Dixon is a classic ordinary hero but also…

← Back to Trail Riders