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Movies Like California Firebrand

If you liked California Firebrand (1948), a western movie directed by Philip Ford, 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. 1American Outlaws

    American Outlaws (2001)

    ★ 5.9/10Also western

    When a Midwest town learns that a corrupt railroad baron has captured the deeds to their homesteads without their knowledge, a group of young ranchers join forces to take back what is rightfully theirs. They will…

  2. 2Barbarosa

    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…

  3. 3Pale Rider

    Pale Rider (1985)

    ★ 7.2/10Also western

    A mysterious preacher protects a humble prospector village from a greedy mining company trying to encroach on their land.

  4. 4Dead 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…

  5. 5Young Guns

    Young Guns (1988)

    ★ 6.7/10Also western

    A group of young gunmen, led by Billy the Kid, become deputies to avenge the murder of the rancher who became their benefactor. But when Billy takes their authority too far, they become the hunted.

  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. 7Bandolero!

    Bandolero! (1968)

    ★ 6.6/10Also western

    Posing as a hangman, Mace Bishop arrives in town with the intention of freeing a gang of outlaws, including his brother, from the gallows. Mace urges his younger brother to give up crime. The sheriff chases the…

  8. 8The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean

    The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean (1972)

    ★ 6.5/10Also western

    Outlaw and self-appointed lawmaker Judge Roy Bean rules over an empty stretch of the West that gradually grows, under his iron fist, into a thriving town, while dispensing his his own quirky brand of frontier justice…

  9. 9Gunless

    Gunless (2010)

    ★ 6.4/10Also 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.

  10. 10The Comancheros

    The Comancheros (1961)

    ★ 6.7/10Also western

    Texas Ranger Jake Cutter arrests gambler Paul Regret, but soon finds himself teamed with his prisoner in an undercover effort to defeat a band of renegade arms merchants and thieves known as Comancheros.

  11. 11The Magnificent Seven

    The Magnificent Seven (2016)

    ★ 6.5/10Also western

    Looking to mine for gold, greedy industrialist Bartholomew Bogue seizes control of the Old West town of Rose Creek. With their lives in jeopardy, Emma Cullen and other desperate residents turn to bounty hunter Sam…

  12. 12Jane Got a Gun

    Jane Got a Gun (2015)

    ★ 5.9/10Also western

    After her outlaw husband returns home shot with eight bullets and barely alive, Jane reluctantly reaches out to an ex-lover who she hasn't seen in over ten years to help her defend her farm when the time comes that her…

  13. 13Day of the Outlaw

    Day of the Outlaw (1959)

    ★ 6.8/10Also western

    Blaise Starrett is a rancher at odds with homesteaders when outlaws hold up the small town. The outlaws are held in check only by their notorious leader, but he is diagnosed with a fatal wound and the town is a powder…

  14. 14Firecreek

    Firecreek (1968)

    ★ 6.2/10Also western

    A 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.

  15. 15The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance

    The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (1962)

    ★ 7.8/10Also western

    Questions arise when Senator Stoddard attends the funeral of a local man named Tom Doniphon in a small Western town. Flashing back, we learn Doniphon saved Stoddard, then a lawyer, when he was roughed up by a crew of…

  16. 16The Quick and the Dead

    The Quick and the Dead (1987)

    ★ 6.4/10Also western

    In 1876 Wyoming, the gun is the only law. And for Duncan and Suzanna McKaskel, newly arrived settlers beset by outlaws, rugged frontiersman Con Vallian is the only hope.

  17. 17Silverado

    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…

  18. 18Return of the Bad Men

    Return of the Bad Men (1948)

    ★ 6.3/10Also western

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

  19. 19Terror on the Prairie

    Terror on the Prairie (2022)

    ★ 6.1/10Also western

    A pioneering family fights back against a gang of vicious outlaws that is terrorizing them on their newly-built farm on the plains of Montana.

  20. 20Boss 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.

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