Movies Like Trails of the Wild
If you liked Trails of the Wild (1935), a western movie directed by Sam Newfield, 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 Law and Jake Wade (1958)
★ 6.6/10Also westernJake 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…
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3 Bad Men (1926)
★ 7/10Also westernThree outlaws come to the aid of a young girl after her father is killed.
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Decision at Sundown (1957)
★ 6.4/10Also westernA 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.
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Man of the West (1958)
★ 6.6/10Also westernHeading east to Fort Worth to hire a schoolteacher for his frontier town home, Link Jones is stranded with singer Billie Ellis and gambler Sam Beasley when their train is held up. For shelter, Jones leads them to his…
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No Name on the Bullet (1959)
★ 6.6/10Also 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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Go West (1940)
★ 6.6/10Also westernA 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.
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Return of the Bad Men (1948)
★ 6.3/10Also westernUS Marshall Vance is assigned to rid the Oklahoma Territory of outlaws.
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Man in the Shadow (1957)
★ 6.7/10Also westernIn a modern cow town, the powerful ranch owner’s henchmen kill a ranch hand, prompting the sheriff to investigate despite facing strong opposition. He finds an unlikely ally in the rancher's overprotected daughter, but…
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The Bravados (1958)
★ 6.6/10Also westernJim 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…
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Ramrod (1947)
★ 6.5/10Also westernA cattle-vs.-sheepman feud loses Connie Dickason her fiance, but gains her his ranch, which she determines to run alone in opposition to Frank Ivey, "boss" of the valley, whom her father Ben wanted her to marry. She…
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Silverado (1985)
★ 6.9/10Also westernFour 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 Comancheros (1961)
★ 6.7/10Also westernTexas Ranger Jake Cutter arrests gambler Paul Regret, but soon finds himself teamed with his prisoner in an undercover effort to defeat a band of renegade arms merchants and thieves known as Comancheros.
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Gunless (2010)
★ 6.4/10Also 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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El Dorado (1966)
★ 7.4/10Also westernCole Thornton, a gunfighter for hire, joins forces with an old friend, Sheriff J.P. Harrah. Together with a fighter and a gambler, they help a rancher and his family fight a rival rancher that is trying to steal their…
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Western Union (1941)
★ 6/10Also westernWhen Edward Creighton leads the construction of the Western Union to unite East with West, he hires a Western reformed outlaw and a tenderfoot Eastern surveyor.
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Hud (1963)
★ 7.3/10Also westernHud Bannon is a ruthless young man who tarnishes everything and everyone he touches. Hud represents the perfect embodiment of alienated youth, out for kicks with no regard for the consequences. There is bitter conflict…
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Return of the Gunfighter (1967)
★ 6.1/10Also westernA gunfighter and a cowboy help a Mexican girl avenge the land-related murder of her parents.
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Three Violent People (1956)
★ 6/10Also westernA rancher, his shady bride and his one-armed brother fight amid carpetbaggers in Texas.
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True Grit (1969)
★ 7.3/10Also westernThe 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…