Movies Like Adventures of Frank and Jesse James
If you liked Adventures of Frank and Jesse James (1948), a western and action movie directed by Yakima Canutt and 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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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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Jane Got a Gun (2015)
★ 5.9/10Also western and actionAfter 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…
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Surrounded (2023)
★ 6.2/10Also western and actionAfter her stagecoach is ambushed, a woman is tasked with holding a dangerous outlaw captive and must survive the day when the bandit’s gang tries to free him.
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The Badlanders (1958)
★ 6.2/10Also western and crimeTwo men are released from the Arizona Territorial Prison at Yuma in 1898. One, The Dutchman, is out to get both gold and revenge from certain people in a small mining town who had him imprisoned unjustly. The other…
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Mackenna's Gold (1969)
★ 6.6/10Also adventure and actionA bandit kidnaps a Marshal who has seen a map showing a gold vein on Indian lands, but other groups are looking for it too, while the Apache try to keep the secret location undisturbed.
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Blackthorn (2011)
★ 6.6/10Also adventure and actionIn 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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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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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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Gunslingers (2025)
★ 6.1/10Also action and westernWhen the most wanted man in America surfaces in a small Kentucky town, his violent history -- and a blood-thirsty mob seeking vengeance and a king’s ransom -- soon follow. As brothers face off against one another and…
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The Mountain Men (1980)
★ 5.9/10Also adventure and westernThe story concerns two grizzled mountain men -- Bill Tyler and Henry Frapp -- during the dying days of the fur-trapping era. The plot begins when Running Moon runs away from her abusive husband Heavy Eagle and comes…
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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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The Revengers (1972)
★ 5.8/10Also action and westernThe life of peaceful rancher John Benedict is torn apart when his family is massacred by a gang of marauding outlaws and his farm is destroyed. He assembles a team of mean, lawless convicts to act as his posse as he…
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The Adventures of Bullwhip Griffin (1967)
★ 6.6/10Also action and westernTo restore his family's lost wealth, a young Boston lad stows away on a ship bound for the California Gold Rush. When their very proper butler gives chase, all roads lead to nonstop adventure, wild and woolly…
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The Unholy Trinity (2025)
★ 6.3/10Also western and adventureSet against the turbulent backdrop of 1870s Montana, in the moments before the execution of Isaac Broadway, he gives his estranged son, Henry, an impossible task: murder the man who framed him for a crime he didn’t…
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The Magnificent Seven (2016)
★ 6.5/10Also adventure and actionLooking 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…
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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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Thieves Highway (2025)
★ 7.5/10Also crime and westernAfter discovering a plot to haul stolen cattle in the middle of nowhere, a desperate and isolated lawman becomes the only thing standing between a group of dangerous rustlers and a clear run to the border.
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How to Rob a Bank (2007)
★ 5.8/10Also action and crimeCaught in the middle of a bank robbery, a slacker and a bank employee become the ones who arbitrate the intense situation.
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In a Valley of Violence (2016)
★ 6.1/10Also action and westernThe story of a drifter named Paul who arrives in a small town seeking revenge on the thugs who murdered his friend. Sisters Mary Anne and Ellen, who run the town's hotel, help Paul in his quest for vengeance.
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Bandidas (2006)
★ 6.1/10Also action and westernWhen a ruthless robber baron takes away everything they cherish, a rough-and-tumble, idealistic peasant and a sophisticated heiress embark on a quest for justice, vengeance…and a few good heists.