Movies Like Jesse James

If you liked Jesse James (1927), a western movie directed by Lloyd Ingraham, 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
Jesse James (1939)
★ 6.6/10Also western
After railroad agents forcibly evict the James family from their family farm, Jesse and Frank turn to banditry for revenge.
2
The Return of Frank James (1940)
★ 6.3/10Also western
Farmer Frank and his ward hunt brother Jesse's killers, the back-shooting Fords.
3
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…
4
The Five (2023)
★ 5.9/10Also western
A scorned woman enlists the help of five strangers to execute a bank robbery. Tensions rise as the men anxiously await her arrival with the money, leaving the crew to wonder if they have been betrayed.
5
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…
6
True Grit (1969)
★ 7.3/10Also western
The 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…
7
The Proud Rebel (1958)
★ 6/10Also western
Searching for a doctor who can help him get his son to speak again--the boy hadn't uttered a word since he saw his mother die in the fire that burned down the family home--a Confederate veteran finds himself facing a…
8
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.
9
Man Without a Star (1955)
★ 6.4/10Also western
A wandering cowboy gets caught up in a range war.
10
No Name on the Bullet (1959)
★ 6.6/10Also western
When 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.
11
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.
12
Rough Night in Jericho (1967)
★ 6.7/10Also western
The only business in the Wild West town of Jericho that corrupt sheriff Alex Flood doesn't control behind the scenes is the stagecoach owned by tough-willed widow Molly Lang and her right-hand man, Hickman. Former…
13
Three Violent People (1956)
★ 6/10Also western
A rancher, his shady bride and his one-armed brother fight amid carpetbaggers in Texas.
14
They Died with Their Boots On (1941)
★ 6.7/10Also western
The story follows General George Armstrong Custer's adventures from his West Point days to his death. He defies orders during the Civil War, trains the 7th Cavalry, appeases Chief Crazy Horse and later engages in…
15
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…
16
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…
17
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…
18
I Shot Jesse James (1949)
★ 6.2/10Also western
Bob Ford murders his best friend Jesse James in order to obtain a pardon that will free him to marry his girlfriend Cynthy. The guilt-stricken Ford soon finds himself greeted with derision and open mockery throughout…
19
Comanche Station (1960)
★ 6.7/10Also western
A white man trades with the Comanche for the release of a female stranger and the pair cross paths with three outlaws who have their eyes on the handsome reward for bringing her home and Comanche on the warpath.
20
The Fighting Kentuckian (1949)
★ 6/10Also western
John Breen (John Wayne), a Kentucky militiaman falls in love with French exile Fleurette De Marchand (Vera Ralston). He discovers a plot to steal the land that Fleurette's exiles plan to settle on and aims to foil it.