Movies Like Gunfight at La Mesa

If you liked Gunfight at La Mesa (2010), a western movie directed by Chris Fickley, 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
The Quick and the Dead (1987)
★ 6.4/10Also western
In 1876 Wyoming, the gun is the only law. And for Duncan and Suzanna McKaskel, newly arrived settlers beset by outlaws, rugged frontiersman Con Vallian is the only hope.
2
The Quick and the Dead (1995)
★ 6.6/10Also western
A mysterious woman comes to compete in a quick-draw elimination tournament, in a town taken over by a notorious gunman.
3
High Plains Drifter (1973)
★ 7.3/10Also western
A gunfighting stranger comes to the small settlement of Lago. After gunning down three gunmen who tried to kill him, the townsfolk decide to hire the Stranger to hold off three outlaws who are on their way.
4
Gunslingers (2025)
★ 6.1/10Also western
When 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…
5
Forsaken (2015)
★ 6.2/10Also western
John Henry returns to his hometown in hopes of repairing his relationship with his estranged father, but a local gang is terrorizing the town. John Henry is the only one who can stop them, however he has abandoned both…
6
Jane Got a Gun (2015)
★ 5.9/10Also western
After 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…
7
Jubal (1956)
★ 6.9/10Also western
Jubal Troop is a cowboy who is found in a weakened condition, without a horse. He is given shelter at Shep Horgan's large ranch, where he quickly makes an enemy in foreman Pinky, a cattleman who accuses Jubal of…
8
The Gunfighter (1950)
★ 7.4/10Also western
The fastest gun in the West tries to escape his reputation.
9
The Last Hard Men (1976)
★ 6.1/10Also western
In 1909 Arizona, retired lawman Sam Burgade's life is thrown upside-down when his old enemy Provo and six other convicts escape a chain-gang in the Yuma Territorial Prison and come gunning for Burgade.
10
The Violent Men (1955)
★ 6.4/10Also western
A former Union Army officer plans to sell out to Anchor Ranch and move east with his fiancée, but the low price offered by Anchor's crippled owner and the outfit's bullying tactics make him reconsider. When one of his…
11
The Warrior's Way (2010)
★ 6.6/10Also western
A warrior-assassin is forced to hide in a small town in the American Badlands after refusing a mission.
12
The Kid (2019)
★ 6/10Also western
New Mexico Territory, 1880. Rio Cutler and his older sister Sara must abandon their home after an unfortunate event happens. In their desperate flee to Santa Fe, they cross paths with the infamous outlaw Billy the Kid…
13
The Wild Bunch (1969)
★ 7.6/10Also western
An aging group of outlaws look for one last big score as the "traditional" American West is disappearing around them.
14
Eddington (2025)
★ 6.5/10Also western
In May of 2020, a standoff between a small-town sheriff and mayor sparks a powder keg as neighbor is pitted against neighbor in Eddington, New Mexico.
15
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…
16
Day of Reckoning (2025)
★ 5.9/10Also western
Put-upon lawman John Dorsey is on the verge of losing his wife and his job as sheriff, so he posses up with bullish U.S. Marshall Butch Hayden to hold outlaw Emily Rusk hostage. A battle of wills ensues as Emily turns…
17
Dead for a Dollar (2022)
★ 5.8/10Also western
In 1897, veteran bounty hunter Max Borlund is deep into Mexico where he encounters professional gambler and outlaw Joe Cribbens — a sworn enemy he sent to prison years before. Max is on a mission to find and return…
18
Terror on the Prairie (2022)
★ 6.1/10Also western
A pioneering family fights back against a gang of vicious outlaws that is terrorizing them on their newly-built farm on the plains of Montana.
19
The Outlaw Josey Wales (1976)
★ 7.5/10Also western
After avenging his family's brutal murder, Wales is pursued by a pack of soldiers. He prefers to travel alone, but ragtag outcasts are drawn to him - and Wales can't bring himself to leave them unprotected.
20
Pale Rider (1985)
★ 7.2/10Also western
A mysterious preacher protects a humble prospector village from a greedy mining company trying to encroach on their land.