Movies Like The Fighting Ranger

If you liked The Fighting Ranger (1948), 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
Gunman's Walk (1958)
★ 6.7/10Also western
A powerful rancher always protects his wild adult son by paying for damages and bribing witnesses, until his crimes become too serious to rectify.
2
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…
3
El Dorado (1966)
★ 7.4/10Also western
Cole 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…
4
The Comancheros (1961)
★ 6.7/10Also western
Texas 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.
5
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.
6
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.
7
Open Range (2003)
★ 7.2/10Also western
A former gunslinger is forced to take up arms again when he and his cattle crew are threatened by a corrupt lawman.
8
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…
9
The Left Handed Gun (1958)
★ 6/10Also western
When a crooked sheriff murders his employer, William "Billy the Kid" Bonney decides to avenge the death by killing the man responsible, throwing the lives of everyone around him into turmoil, and endangering the…
10
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.
11
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.
12
The Gunfighter (1950)
★ 7.4/10Also western
The fastest gun in the West tries to escape his reputation.
13
The Lone Ranger (2013)
★ 6.1/10Also western
The Texas Rangers chase down a gang of outlaws led by Butch Cavendish, but the gang ambushes the Rangers, seemingly killing them all. One survivor is found, however, by an American Indian named Tonto, who nurses him…
14
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.
15
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…
16
Rio Bravo (1959)
★ 7.8/10Also western
A small-town sheriff in the American West enlists the help of a disabled man, a drunk, and a young gunfighter in his efforts to hold in jail the brother of the local bad guy.
17
The Magnificent Seven (1960)
★ 7.5/10Also western
An oppressed Mexican peasant village hires seven gunfighters to help defend their homes.
18
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.
19
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.
20
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…