Movies Like Valley of the Dancing Widows
If you liked Valley of the Dancing Widows (1975), a western and comedy movie directed by Volker Vogeler, 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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Go West (1940)
★ 6.6/10Also comedy and westernA con man heading west to search for gold teams up with a pair of scheming brothers along the way. The trio soon find themselves in the middle of a feud between two rival families and two underhanded land developers.
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The Ballad of Buster Scruggs (2018)
★ 7.1/10Also western and comedyVignettes weaving together the stories of six individuals in the old West at the end of the Civil War. Following the tales of a sharp-shooting songster, a wannabe bank robber, two weary traveling performers, a lone…
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Blazing Saddles (1974)
★ 7.2/10Also western and comedyCrafty railroad worker Bart becomes the first Black sheriff of Rock Ridge, a frontier town about to be destroyed in order to make way for a new railroad. Initially, the citizens of Rock Ridge harbor a racial bias…
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Ramrod (1947)
★ 6.5/10Also westernA cattle-vs.-sheepman feud loses Connie Dickason her fiance, but gains her his ranch, which she determines to run alone in opposition to Frank Ivey, "boss" of the valley, whom her father Ben wanted her to marry. She…
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The Cheyenne Social Club (1970)
★ 6.4/10Also western and comedyCowboy John O'Hanlan is surprised to learn that someone's left him a business in Cheyenne, Wyoming. He sets out to claim it, only to discover it's a brothel.
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Texas - Doc Snyder hält die Welt in Atem (1993)
★ 6/10Also comedy and westernThe dreaded Doc Snyder returns home after 30 years. After his long ride through the prairies of the wild west, his laundry is extremely dirty, and who could wash it better than his unshaven mommy? But first she sends…
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The Apple Dumpling Gang Rides Again (1979)
★ 6.4/10Also comedy and westernAmos and Theodore, the two bumbling outlaw wannabes from The Apple Dumpling Gang, are back and trying to make it on their own. This time, the crazy duo gets involved in an army supply theft case -- and, of course, gets…
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A Million Ways to Die in the West (2014)
★ 6/10Also comedy and westernAs a cowardly farmer begins to fall for the mysterious new woman in town, he must put his new-found courage to the test when her husband, a notorious gun-slinger, announces his arrival.
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The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean (1972)
★ 6.5/10Also western and comedyOutlaw 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…
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Support Your Local Gunfighter (1971)
★ 6.6/10Also comedy and westernA con artist arrives in a mining town controlled by two competing companies. Both companies think he's a famous gunfighter and try to hire him to drive the other out of town.
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¡Three Amigos! (1986)
★ 6.3/10Also comedy and westernA trio of unemployed silent film actors are mistaken for real heroes by a small Mexican village in search of someone to stop a malevolent bandit.
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Way Out West (1937)
★ 7.1/10Also comedy and westernStan and Ollie try to deliver the deed to a valuable gold mine to the daughter of a dead prospector. Unfortunately, the daughter's evil guardian is determined to have the gold mine for himself and his saloon-singer wife.
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The Apple Dumpling Gang (1975)
★ 6.6/10Also comedy and 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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Destry Rides Again (1939)
★ 7.2/10Also western and comedyTom Destry, son of a legendary frontier peacekeeper, doesn’t believe in gunplay. Thus he becomes the object of widespread ridicule when he rides into the wide-open town of Bottleneck, the personal fiefdom of the…
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Go West (1925)
★ 6.9/10Also comedy and westernWith little luck at keeping a job in the city a New Yorker tries work in the country and eventually finds his way leading a herd of cattle to the West Coast.
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McLintock! (1963)
★ 6.6/10Also western and comedyAging rancher and self-made man, George Washington McLintock is forced to deal with numerous personal and professional problems. Seemingly everyone wants a piece of his enormous farmstead, including high-ranking…
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Paint Your Wagon (1969)
★ 6.3/10Also comedy and westernA Michigan farmer and a prospector form a partnership in the California gold country. Their adventures include buying and sharing a wife, hijacking a stage, kidnapping six prostitutes, and turning their mining camp…
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The Hallelujah Trail (1965)
★ 6.1/10Also western and comedyA wagon train heads for Denver with a cargo of whisky for the miners. Chaos ensues as the Temperance League, the US cavalry, the miners and the local Indians all try to take control of the valuable cargo.
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American Dreamer (2022)
★ 6/10Also comedyIn this winsome comedy, an entitled Economics professor pursues a tactic to buy an ailing widow’s mansion for nothing, but he quickly realizes that his seemingly foolproof strategy won’t be as easy as he thought.
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Deadlock (1970)
★ 6.3/10Also westernAfter pulling off a bank robbery two bandits meet in a deserted mining town to divide their loot but an old miner tries to steal it from them.