Movies Like Flame of the West

If you liked Flame of the West (1945), a western movie directed by Lambert Hillyer, 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
Barbarosa (1982)
★ 5.9/10Also western
Karl Westover, an inexperienced farm boy, runs away after unintentionally killing a neighbor, whose family pursues him for vengeance. He meets Barbarosa, a gunman of near-mythical proportions, who is himself in danger…
2
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…
3
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.
4
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…
5
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.
6
Union Pacific (1939)
★ 6.7/10Also western
One of the last bills signed by President Lincoln authorizes pushing the Union Pacific Railroad across the wilderness to California. But financial opportunist Asa Barrows hopes to profit from obstructing it. Chief…
7
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…
8
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…
9
Return of the Gunfighter (1967)
★ 6.1/10Also western
A gunfighter and a cowboy help a Mexican girl avenge the land-related murder of her parents.
10
The Harder They Fall (2021)
★ 6.6/10Also western
Gunning for revenge, outlaw Nat Love saddles up with his gang to take down enemy Rufus Buck, a ruthless crime boss who just got sprung from prison.
11
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…
12
Broke (2025)
★ 7/10Also western
A bronc rider in denial about his fading rodeo career battles against brain injury and a sudden blizzard while reflecting on how it became so difficult to achieve his dreams.
13
Day of the Outlaw (1959)
★ 6.8/10Also western
Blaise Starrett is a rancher at odds with homesteaders when outlaws hold up the small town. The outlaws are held in check only by their notorious leader, but he is diagnosed with a fatal wound and the town is a powder…
14
Sergeant Rutledge (1960)
★ 7/10Also western
Respected black cavalry Sergeant Brax Rutledge stands court-martial for raping and killing a white woman and murdering her father, his superior officer.
15
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…
16
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.
17
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (1962)
★ 7.8/10Also western
Questions arise when Senator Stoddard attends the funeral of a local man named Tom Doniphon in a small Western town. Flashing back, we learn Doniphon saved Stoddard, then a lawyer, when he was roughed up by a crew of…
18
Ramrod (1947)
★ 6.5/10Also western
A 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…
19
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.
20
The Cheyenne Social Club (1970)
★ 6.4/10Also western
Cowboy John O'Hanlan is surprised to learn that someone's left him a business in Cheyenne, Wyoming. He sets out to claim it, only to discover it's a brothel.