Movies Like A Small Town in Texas

If you liked A Small Town in Texas (1976), a action movie directed by Jack Starrett, 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
Normal (2026)
★ 7.2/10Also action
An unassuming substitute sheriff with a troubled past responds to a bank robbery in a small, sleepy town and unknowingly uncovers something far more explosive.
2
The Silencing (2020)
★ 6.5/10Also action
A reformed hunter becomes involved in a deadly game of cat and mouse when he and the local sheriff set out to track a vicious killer who may have kidnapped his daughter years ago.
3
The Mongoose (2026)
★ 6.2/10Also action
A falsely accused war hero with nothing to lose leads police on an epic televised cross-country car chase, helped by members of his former Special Forces Army battalion and closely monitored by a fascinated public…
4
Close Range (2015)
★ 6.5/10Also action
A rogue soldier turned outlaw is thrust into a relentless fight with a corrupt sheriff, his obedient deputies, and a dangerous drug cartel in order to protect his sister and her young daughter.
5
The Last Stand (2013)
★ 6.1/10Also action
Ray Owens is sheriff of the quiet US border town of Sommerton Junction after leaving the LAPD following a bungled operation. Following his escape from the FBI, a notorious drug baron, his gang, and a hostage are…
6
The Kid (2019)
★ 6/10Also action
New Mexico Territory, 1880. Rio Cutler and his older sister Sara must abandon their home after an unfortunate event happens. In their desperate flee to Santa Fe, they cross paths with the infamous outlaw Billy the Kid…
7
Hard Rain (1998)
★ 5.9/10Also action
An armored car driver tries to elude a gang of thieves while a flood ravages the countryside.
8
R.I.P.D. 2: Rise of the Damned (2022)
★ 6.2/10Also action
When Sheriff Roy Pulsipher finds himself in the afterlife, he joins a special police force and returns to Earth to save humanity from the undead.
9
El Gringo (2012)
★ 6.3/10Also action
A man crossing into Mexico with a satchel of $2,000,000—and a bloody past—finds himself under sudden attack in the sleepy town of El Fronteras.
10
Joshua Tree (1993)
★ 6.2/10Also action
A Los Angeles police detective tracks a fugitive who heads for the desert with a deputy sheriff as hostage.
11
Traffik (2018)
★ 6.1/10Also action
A couple off for a romantic weekend in the mountains are accosted by a biker gang. Alone in the mountains, Brea and John must defend themselves against the gang, who will stop at nothing to protect their secrets.
12
Inferno (1999)
★ 6.2/10Also action
Eddie Lomax is a drifter who has been in a suicidal funk since the death of his close friend Johnny. Riding his motorcycle into a small desert town where Johnny once lived, Lomax is confronted by a gang of toughs, who…
13
The Warrior's Way (2010)
★ 6.6/10Also action
A warrior-assassin is forced to hide in a small town in the American Badlands after refusing a mission.
14
In a Valley of Violence (2016)
★ 6.1/10Also action
The story of a drifter named Paul who arrives in a small town seeking revenge on the thugs who murdered his friend. Sisters Mary Anne and Ellen, who run the town's hotel, help Paul in his quest for vengeance.
15
Eenie Meanie (2025)
★ 6.3/10Also action
A former teenage getaway driver gets dragged back into her unsavory past when a former employer offers her a chance to save the life of her chronically unreliable ex-boyfriend.
16
Tango & Cash (1989)
★ 6.5/10Also action
Ray Tango and Gabriel Cash are two successful narcotics detectives who can't stand each other. Crime lord Yves Perret, furious at the loss of income they have caused him, plots an elaborate revenge against them.
17
The Legend of Billie Jean (1985)
★ 6.5/10Also action
Average Texas teen, Billie Jean Davy, is caught up in an odd fight for justice. She is usually followed and harrased around by local boys, who, one day, decide to trash her brother's scooter for fun. The boys' father…
18
The Wraith (1986)
★ 6.4/10Also action
Packard Walsh and his motorized gang control and terrorize an Arizona desert town where they force drivers to drag-race so they can 'win' their vehicles. After Walsh beats the decent teenager Jamie Hankins to death…
19
The Shepherd: Border Patrol (2008)
★ 6.1/10Also action
A Texas cop battles ex-navy seals who are trying to traffic drugs from Mexico into the USA.
20
The Rookie (1990)
★ 5.9/10Also action
Veteran cop Nick Pulovski is used to playing musical partners; many of the partners he's had in the past have died on the job, and often as a result of Nick's risky tactics. But the rookie who's been assigned to help…