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Movies Like Mercenaries of the Rio Grande

If you liked Mercenaries of the Rio Grande (1965), a adventure and western movie directed by Robert Siodmak, 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. 1100 Rifles

    100 Rifles (1969)

    ★ 5.9/10Also adventure and western

    When half-breed Indian Yaqui Joe robs an Arizona bank, he is pursued by dogged lawman Lyedecker. Fleeing to Mexico, Joe is imprisoned by General Verdugo, who is waging a war against the Yaqui Indians. When Lyedecker…

  2. 2Young Guns II

    Young Guns II (1990)

    ★ 6.5/10Also western and adventure

    Three of the original five "young guns" — Billy the Kid, Jose Chavez y Chavez, and Doc Scurlock — return in Young Guns, Part 2, which is the story of Billy the Kid and his race to safety in Old Mexico while being…

  3. 3Major Dundee

    Major Dundee (1965)

    ★ 6.7/10Also western

    During the last winter of the Civil War, cavalry officer Amos Dundee leads a contentious troop of Army regulars, Confederate prisoners and scouts on an expedition into Mexico to destroy a band of Apaches who have been…

  4. 4The Treasure of the Sierra Madre

    The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1948)

    ★ 8/10Also adventure and western

    Two jobless Americans convince a prospector to travel to the mountains of Mexico with them in search of gold. But the hostile wilderness, local bandits, and greed all get in the way of their journey.

  5. 5Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull

    Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (2008)

    ★ 6/10Also adventure

    Set during the Cold War, the Soviets—led by sword-wielding Irina Spalko—are in search of a crystal skull which has supernatural powers related to a mystical Lost City of Gold. Indy is coerced to head to Peru at the…

  6. 6Winnetou and the Crossbreed

    Winnetou and the Crossbreed (1966)

    ★ 6.2/10Also adventure and western

    On her b-day, settler's daughter Apanatschi receives her father's secret gold mine but greedy neighboring prospectors resort to murder and kidnapping in order to get the gold, forcing the girl and her brother to seek…

  7. 7Vera Cruz

    Vera Cruz (1954)

    ★ 6.7/10Also western and adventure

    After the American Civil War, mercenaries travel to Mexico to fight in their revolution for money. The former soldier and gentleman Benjamin Trane meets the gunman and killer Joe Erin and his men, and together they are…

  8. 8The Desperado Trail

    The Desperado Trail (1965)

    ★ 6.9/10Also adventure and western

    Rollins' gang wants to grab land by inciting the settlers in a war against the Indians but Winnetou and Old Shatterhand try to keep the peace, until Rollins frames Winnetou up for the murder of Jicarilla Chief's son.

  9. 9True Grit

    True Grit (1969)

    ★ 7.3/10Also western and adventure

    The murder of her father sends a teenage tomboy on a mission of 'justice', which involves avenging her father's death. She recruits a tough old marshal, 'Rooster' Cogburn because he has 'true grit', and a reputation of…

  10. 10The Rundown

    The Rundown (2003)

    ★ 6.4/10Also adventure

    When Travis, the mouthy son of a criminal, disappears in the Amazon in search of a treasured artifact, his father sends in Beck, who becomes Travis's rival for the affections of Mariana, a mysterious Brazilian woman…

  11. 11The Librarian: Return to King Solomon's Mines

    The Librarian: Return to King Solomon's Mines (2006)

    ★ 6.3/10Also adventure

    After retrieving the Crystal Skull in Utah, Flynn Carsen receives a map in the mail with the secret location of King Solomon's Mines. When the scroll is stolen, Judson explains the power of the Key of Solomon's book…

  12. 12Last of the Renegades

    Last of the Renegades (1964)

    ★ 6.7/10Also western and adventure

    Forester, a ruthless oil baron, wants to create a war between the native American tribes and the white men. Old Shatterhand, Winnetou and their sidekick Castlepool try to prevent this.

  13. 13Jack Hunter and the Lost Treasure of Ugarit

    Jack Hunter and the Lost Treasure of Ugarit (2010)

    ★ 6.5/10Also adventure

    Jack Hunter, an adventurous treasure seeker, goes to Syria after his mentor and father figure Professor Fredrick Shaffer is killed. Professor Frederick Shaffer believed that the people of Ugarit, a town in Syria that…

  14. 14Last of the Dogmen

    Last of the Dogmen (1995)

    ★ 6.8/10Also adventure and western

    A Montana bounty hunter is sent into the wilderness to track three escaped prisoners. Instead he sees something that puzzles him. Later with a female Native Indian history professor, he returns to find some answers.

  15. 15Silverado

    Silverado (1985)

    ★ 6.9/10Also western

    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…

  16. 16The Undefeated

    The Undefeated (1969)

    ★ 6.3/10Also western

    After the Civil War, ex-Union Colonel John Henry Thomas and ex-Confederate Colonel James Langdon are leading two disparate groups of people through strife-torn Mexico. John Henry and company are bringing horses to the…

  17. 17Boss 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.

  18. 18The White Buffalo

    The White Buffalo (1977)

    ★ 6/10Also western and adventure

    In 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…

  19. 19Romancing the Stone

    Romancing the Stone (1984)

    ★ 6.8/10Also adventure

    Though she can spin wild tales of passionate romance, novelist Joan Wilder has no life of her own. Then one day adventure comes her way in the form of a mysterious package. It turns out that the parcel is the ransom…

  20. 20The Legend of Tarzan

    The Legend of Tarzan (2016)

    ★ 5.9/10Also adventure

    Tarzan, having acclimated to life in London, is called back to his former home in the jungle to investigate the activities at a mining encampment.

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