Movies Like Gunmen of Abilene
If you liked Gunmen of Abilene (1950), a action and western movie directed by Fred C. Brannon, 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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Boss Nigger (1975)
★ 6.7/10Also western and actionTwo 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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Support Your Local Sheriff! (1969)
★ 6.9/10Also westernIn the old west, a man becomes a Sheriff just for the pay, figuring he can decamp if things get tough.
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Rio Bravo (1959)
★ 7.8/10Also westernA small-town sheriff in the American West enlists the help of a disabled man, a drunk, and a young gunfighter in his efforts to hold in jail the brother of the local bad guy.
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Gunless (2010)
★ 6.4/10Also action and 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.
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Barbarosa (1982)
★ 5.9/10Also western and actionKarl 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…
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The War Wagon (1967)
★ 6.8/10Also western and actionAn 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.
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Garden of Evil (1954)
★ 6.3/10Also westernA trio of American adventurers marooned in rural Mexico are recruited by a beautiful woman to rescue her husband from Apaches.
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Day of the Outlaw (1959)
★ 6.8/10Also westernBlaise 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…
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Blackthorn (2011)
★ 6.6/10Also action and westernIn Bolivia, Butch Cassidy (now calling himself James Blackthorn) pines for one last sight of home, an adventure that aligns him with a young robber and makes the duo a target for gangs and lawmen alike.
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Decision at Sundown (1957)
★ 6.4/10Also 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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Doc West (2009)
★ 6.2/10Also western and actionAfter bandits steal his poker winnings this American legend makes his way to the next town in search of them. Seeking out his revenge during a poker game gone bad Doc West finds himself in the local town jail. When his…
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The Spoilers (1942)
★ 6.2/10Also westernWhen honest ship captain Roy Glennister gets swindled out of his mine claim, he turns to saloon singer Cherry Malotte for assistance in his battle with no-good town kingpin Alexander McNamara.
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The Fighting Kentuckian (1949)
★ 6/10Also westernJohn Breen (John Wayne), a Kentucky militiaman falls in love with French exile Fleurette De Marchand (Vera Ralston). He discovers a plot to steal the land that Fleurette's exiles plan to settle on and aims to foil it.
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The Apple Dumpling Gang (1975)
★ 6.6/10Also westernA roving bachelor gets saddled with three children and a wealth of trouble when the youngsters stumble upon a huge gold nugget. They join forces with two bumbling outlaws to fend off the greedy townspeople and soon…
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Davy Crockett, King of the Wild Frontier (1955)
★ 6.4/10Also westernLegends (and myths) from the life of famed American frontiersman Davy Crockett are depicted in this feature film edited from television episodes. Crockett and his friend George Russel fight in the Creek Indian War…
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Tall Tale: The Unbelievable Adventure (1995)
★ 6.2/10Also westernA young boy draws on the inspiration of legendary western characters to find the strength to fight an evil land baron in the old west who wants to steal his family's farm and destroy their idyllic community. When…
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Death of a Gunfighter (1969)
★ 6.3/10Also westernIn the turn-of-the century Texas town of Cottonwood Springs, marshal Frank Patch is an old-style lawman in a town determined to become modern. When he kills drunken Luke Mills in self-defense, the town leaders decide…
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American Outlaws (2001)
★ 5.9/10Also western and actionWhen 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…
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The White Buffalo (1977)
★ 6/10Also western and actionIn 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…
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The Last Wagon (1956)
★ 6.5/10Also westernWhen a handful of settlers survive an Apache attack on their wagon train they must put their lives into the hands of Comanche Todd, a white man who has lived with the Comanches most of his life and is wanted for the…