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Movies Like Outlaws of the Prairie

If you liked Outlaws of the Prairie (1937), a western movie directed by Sam Nelson, 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.

  1. 1The Missouri Breaks

    The Missouri Breaks (1976)

    ★ 6.5/10Also western

    When vigilante land baron David Braxton hangs one of the best friends of cattle rustler Tom Logan, Logan's gang decides to get even by purchasing a small farm next to Braxton's ranch. From there the rustlers begin…

  2. 2From Noon Till Three

    From Noon Till Three (1976)

    ★ 5.9/10Also western

    Bank robber Graham Dorsey spends a few hours with beautiful widow Amanda Starbuck, in which time his gang takes part in a disastrous holdup. Learning of his comrades' demise, Dorsey goes on the lam. Believing her…

  3. 3Red Sun

    Red Sun (1971)

    ★ 6.8/10Also western

    In 1870, Japanese ambassador Sakaguchi and his entourage travel by train to Washington to deliver a valuable sword to the President of the United States, a gift from the Emperor of Japan. On board the same train are…

  4. 4The War Wagon

    The War Wagon (1967)

    ★ 6.8/10Also western

    An 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.

  5. 5A Man Called Sledge

    A Man Called Sledge (1970)

    ★ 6.1/10Also western

    James Garner is Luther Sledge, the leader of a pack of rebels who are planning to steal a stash of gold. But after the thieves actually manage to get away with the bounty, they soon discover that the enemy lies within…

  6. 6The Badlanders

    The Badlanders (1958)

    ★ 6.2/10Also western

    Two 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…

  7. 7Decision at Sundown

    Decision at Sundown (1957)

    ★ 6.4/10Also western

    A 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.

  8. 8Go West

    Go West (1940)

    ★ 6.6/10Also western

    A 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.

  9. 9The Westerner

    The Westerner (1940)

    ★ 7.1/10Also western

    Drifter Cole Harden is accused of stealing a horse and faces hanging by self-appointed Judge Roy Bean, but Harden manages to talk his way out of it by claiming to be a friend of stage star Lillie Langtry, with whom the…

  10. 10The Ballad of Buster Scruggs

    The Ballad of Buster Scruggs (2018)

    ★ 7.1/10Also western

    Vignettes 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…

  11. 11Joe Kidd

    Joe Kidd (1972)

    ★ 6.4/10Also western

    A band of Mexicans find their U. S. land claims denied and all the records destroyed in a courthouse fire. Their leader, Louis Chama, encourages them to use force to regain their land. A wealthy landowner wanting the…

  12. 12Boss Nigger

    Boss Nigger (1975)

    ★ 6.7/10Also western

    Two 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.

  13. 13The Law and Jake Wade

    The Law and Jake Wade (1958)

    ★ 6.6/10Also western

    Jake Wade breaks Clint Hollister out of jail to pay off an old debt, though it's clear there is some pretty deep hostility between them. They part, and Jake returns to his small-town marshal's job and his fiancée only…

  14. 14Lawman

    Lawman (1971)

    ★ 6.5/10Also western

    While passing through the town of Bannock, a bunch of drunken cattlemen go overboard with their celebrating and accidentally kill an old man with a stray shot. They return home to Sabbath unaware of his death. Bannock…

  15. 15The Bravados

    The Bravados (1958)

    ★ 6.6/10Also western

    Jim Douglass arrives in the small town of Rio Arriba in order to witness the hanging of the four men he believes murdered his wife. When the convicts escape, Jim tracks them into Mexico, determined to see that justice…

  16. 16One-Eyed Jacks

    One-Eyed Jacks (1961)

    ★ 6.7/10Also western

    Running from the law after a bank robbery in Mexico, Dad Longworth finds an opportunity to take the stolen gold and leave his partner Rio to be captured. Years later, Rio escapes from the prison where he has been…

  17. 17Rawhide

    Rawhide (1951)

    ★ 6.7/10Also western

    At a desolate relay station in the west, a stagecoach attendant and a stranded woman traveller are held captive by a band of escaped convicts.

  18. 183 Bad Men

    3 Bad Men (1926)

    ★ 7/10Also western

    Three outlaws come to the aid of a young girl after her father is killed.

  19. 19Hombre

    Hombre (1967)

    ★ 7.1/10Also western

    John Russell, disdained by his "respectable" fellow stagecoach passengers because he was raised by Indians, becomes their only hope for survival when they are set upon by outlaws.

  20. 20The Adventures of Bullwhip Griffin

    The Adventures of Bullwhip Griffin (1967)

    ★ 6.6/10Also western

    To 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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