Movies Like Billy the Kid

If you liked Billy the Kid (1989), a history and western movie directed by William A. Graham, 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 Alamo (1960)
★ 7.1/10Also history and western
The legendary true story of a small band of soldiers who sacrificed their lives in hopeless combat against a massive army in order to prevent a tyrant from smashing the new Republic of Texas.
2
Blackadder: Back & Forth (1999)
★ 7/10Also history and tv movie
What was a cunning plan from Lord Edmund Blackadder V to fake a time machine on his gullibly incompetent friends, turns out to be the real thing and hurls him and his imbecile underling, Baldrick, through the course of…
3
Alone in the Wilderness (2004)
★ 7.9/10Also history and tv movie
Dick Proenneke retired at age 50 in 1967 and decided to build his own cabin in the wilderness at the base of the Aleutian Peninsula, in what is now Lake Clark National Park. Using color footage he shot himself…
4
The Man in the Iron Mask (1977)
★ 6.4/10Also history and tv movie
Years have passed since the Three Musketeers, Aramis, Athos and Porthos, have fought together with their friend, D'Artagnan. But with the tyrannical King Louis using his power to wreak havoc in the kingdom while his…
5
The Tuskegee Airmen (1995)
★ 7.1/10Also history and tv movie
During the Second World War, a special project is begun by the US Army Air Corps to integrate African American pilots into the Fighter Pilot Program. Known as the "Tuskegee Airman" for the name of the airbase at which…
6
61* (2001)
★ 7/10Also tv movie and history
In 1961, Roger Maris and Mickey Mantle played for the New York Yankees. One, Mantle, was universally loved, while the other, Maris, was universally hated. Both men started off with a bang, and both were nearing Babe…
7
Miss Austen Regrets (2008)
★ 6.1/10Also history and tv movie
Jane Austen is about to turn 40, but she still hasn't found her ideal man. When Jane is approached by her niece Fanny and asked to help select the perfect husband for the young girl, the aging spinster begins to wonder…
8
Andersonville (1996)
★ 6.5/10Also tv movie and history
This lengthy docudrama records the harrowing conditions at the Confederacy's most notorious prisoner-of-war camp. The drama unfolds through the eyes of a company of Union soldiers captured at the Battle of Cold Harbor…
9
The Special Relationship (2010)
★ 6.4/10Also tv movie and history
A dramatisation that follows Tony Blair's journey from political understudy waiting in the wings of the world arena to accomplished prime minister standing confidently in the spotlight of centre stage. It is a story…
10
Titanic: 20 Years Later with James Cameron (2017)
★ 6.6/10Also history and tv movie
For the 20th anniversary of "Titanic," James Cameron reopens the file on the disaster.
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The Iron Horse (1925)
★ 6.8/10Also western and history
Brandon, a surveyor, dreams of building a railway to the west. He sets off with his son, Davy, to survey a route. They discover a new pass which will shave 200 miles off the expected distance, but they are set upon by…
12
Jonestown: The Life and Death of Peoples Temple (2006)
★ 7/10Also history and tv movie
Featuring never-before-seen footage, this documentary delivers a startling new look at the Peoples Temple, headed by preacher Jim Jones who, in 1978, led more than 900 members to Guyana, where he orchestrated a mass…
13
The Last of the Mohicans (1936)
★ 6.4/10Also western and history
The story is set in the British province of New York during the French and Indian War, and concerns—in part—a Huron massacre (with passive French acquiescence) of between 500 to 1,500 Anglo-American troops, who had…
14
Goodnight, Mister Tom (1998)
★ 7/10Also history and tv movie
A shy and quiet World War II evacuee is housed by a disgruntled old man, and they soon develop a close bond.
15
Path to War (2003)
★ 6.7/10Also history and tv movie
A powerful drama of soaring ambition and shattered dreams that takes a provocative insider's look at the way the USA goes to war—as seen from inside the LBJ White House leading up to and during the Vietnam War.
16
The Challenger Disaster (2013)
★ 7.3/10Also history and tv movie
When the space shuttle Challenger blew up in 1986, it was the most shocking event in the history of American spaceflight. The deaths of seven astronauts, including the first teacher in space Christa McAuliffe, were…
17
The Birds II: Land's End (1994)
★ 4/10Also tv movie
Ted and his family have just moved to the sleepy coastal town of Gull Island so that he can complete work on his thesis. Everything couldn’t seem more picturesque about their new, seaside home… that is, except for the…
18
Les Misérables (1978)
★ 7.1/10Also history and tv movie
In 19th century France, Jean Valjean, a man imprisoned for stealing bread, must flee a relentless policeman named Javert. The pursuit consumes both men's lives, and soon Valjean finds himself in the midst of the…
19
Dokuz Dağın Efesi: Çakıcı Geliyor (1958)
★ 8/10Also history
The film traces the life of Çakırcalı Mehmet Efe, a Zeybek (active as an outlaw in the region enclosing İzmir, Aydın, Denizli, Muğla and Antalya in modern western Turkey, from 1893 to 1910) whose father, Çakırcalı Koca…
20
Deadly Summer (2013)
★ 5.6/10Also tv movie
A woman's plans to leave her husband and follow her lover abroad are thrown into turmoil when murder strikes.