Movies Like Powderkeg
If you liked Powderkeg (1971), a action and adventure movie directed by Douglas Hayes, 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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The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1948)
★ 7.9/10Also adventure and westernTwo 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.
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True Grit (1969)
★ 7.3/10Also western and adventureThe 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…
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Vera Cruz (1954)
★ 6.7/10Also western and adventureAfter 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…
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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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Silverado (1985)
★ 6.9/10Also western and actionFour 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…
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Maverick (1994)
★ 6.9/10Also action and adventureBret Maverick is a gambler who would rather con someone than fight them, and needs an additional $3k in order to enter a winner-takes-all poker game beginning in a few days. He joins forces with a woman with a…
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No Name on the Bullet (1959)
★ 6.6/10Also action and westernWhen hired killer John Gant rides into Lordsburg, the town's folk become paranoid as each leading citizen has enemies capable of using the services of a professional killer for personal revenge.
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The Mark of Zorro (1920)
★ 7.2/10Also western and adventureDon Diego Vega pretends to be an indolent fop as a cover for his true identity, the masked avenger Zorro. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 2012.
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The Legend of Zorro (2005)
★ 6.1/10Also action and adventureDespite trying to keep his swashbuckling to a minimum, a threat to California's pending statehood causes the adventure-loving Don Alejandro de la Vega and his wife, Elena, to take action.
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The Tall Men (1955)
★ 6.4/10Also western and adventureTwo brothers discharged from the Confederate Army join a businessman for a cattle drive from Texas to Montana where they run into raiding Jayhawkers, angry Sioux, rough terrain and bad weather.
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Oscar Shaw (2026)
★ 6.6/10Also action and westernAfter retiring from the police force, a relentless detective haunted by the tragic loss of his closest friend sets out on a perilous quest for vengeance, seeking redemption and fighting to restore justice to the…
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The Spikes Gang (1974)
★ 6.7/10Also western and actionThree teenage farm boys stumble upon Harry Spikes, a local bandit wounded in a gun battle. While Harry is recuperating, he regales the young men with stories of his exciting past. The adventurous tales inspire them to…
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An American Tail: Fievel Goes West (1991)
★ 6.3/10Also western and adventureSome time after the Mousekewitz's have settled in America, they find that they are still having problems with the threat of cats. That makes them eager to try another home out in the west, where they are promised that…
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Rango (2011)
★ 6.9/10Also western and adventureWhen Rango, a lost family pet, accidentally winds up in the gritty, gun-slinging Western town of Dirt, the theater-loving lizard suddenly finds himself the newly appointed sheriff. Welcomed as the last hope the town…
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Davy Crockett and the River Pirates (1956)
★ 6.3/10Also adventure and westernDavy Crockett and his sidekick Georgie compete against boastful Mike Fink ("King of the River") in a boat race to New Orleans. Later, Davy and Georgie, allied with Fink, battle a group of river pirates trying to pass…
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Bend of the River (1952)
★ 7.1/10Also western and adventureTwo men with questionable pasts, Glyn McLyntock and his friend Cole, lead a wagon-train load of homesteaders from Missouri to the Oregon territory...
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Renegade (1987)
★ 6.1/10Also action and adventureWhile on his travel across the Southwestern United States, with his Jeep CJ Renegade and his chestnut colt named Joe Brown, Luke meets Matt, son of a friend of his, Moose, who is in jail. Moose asks Luke to take care…
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Angel and the Badman (1947)
★ 6.4/10Also western and adventureA wounded outlaw finds unexpected mercy in the care of a rancher's daughter. The hope of love pulls him toward a different life until the law, and his violent past, close in on his new home. Now he must choose the kind…
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Supercross (2005)
★ 6.3/10Also action and adventureFaced with the suspicious death of their father, two brothers must motivate one another to get back on their bikes and take the Las Vegas Motocross Championships by storm.
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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.