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Movies Like Invitation to a Gunfighter

If you liked Invitation to a Gunfighter (1964), a western movie directed by Richard Wilson, 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. 1The Horse Soldiers

    The Horse Soldiers (1959)

    ★ 6.9/10Also western

    A Union Cavalry outfit is sent behind confederate lines in strength to destroy a rail supply center. Along with them is sent a doctor who causes instant antipathy between him and the commander. The secret plan for the…

  2. 2Open Range

    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.

  3. 3News of the World

    News of the World (2020)

    ★ 6.9/10Also western

    A Texan traveling across the wild West bringing the news of the world to local townspeople, agrees to help rescue a young girl who was kidnapped.

  4. 4The Searchers

    The Searchers (1956)

    ★ 7.7/10Also western

    As a Civil War veteran spends years searching for a young niece captured by Indians, his motivation becomes increasingly questionable.

  5. 5The Gunfighter

    The Gunfighter (1950)

    ★ 7.4/10Also western

    The fastest gun in the West tries to escape his reputation.

  6. 6The Undefeated

    The Undefeated (1969)

    ★ 6.3/10Also western

    After the Civil War, ex-Union Colonel John Henry Thomas and ex-Confederate Colonel James Langdon are leading two disparate groups of people through strife-torn Mexico. John Henry and company are bringing horses to the…

  7. 7The Outlaw Josey Wales

    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.

  8. 8Badland

    Badland (2019)

    ★ 6.3/10Also western

    Detective Matthias Breecher, hired to track down the worst of the Confederate war criminals, roams the Old West seeking justice. His resolve is tested when he meets a determined pioneer woman who is far more than she…

  9. 9Only the Valiant

    Only the Valiant (1951)

    ★ 6.5/10Also western

    Only the Valiant, a classic western adventure, based on a novel by Charles Marquis Warren, the film tells the story of a Cavalry officer who volunteers for a suicidal mission to fight the hostile Apaches in an effort…

  10. 10Ramrod

    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…

  11. 11Return of the Gunfighter

    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.

  12. 12Cat Ballou

    Cat Ballou (1965)

    ★ 6.4/10Also western

    A woman seeking revenge for her murdered father hires a famous gunman, but he's very different from what she expects.

  13. 13Silverado

    Silverado (1985)

    ★ 6.9/10Also western

    Four 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…

  14. 14The Shootist

    The Shootist (1976)

    ★ 7.1/10Also western

    Afflicted with a terminal illness John Bernard Books, the last of the legendary gunfighters, quietly returns to Carson City for medical attention from his old friend Dr. Hostetler. Aware that his days are numbered, the…

  15. 15Shane

    Shane (1953)

    ★ 7.3/10Also western

    A weary gunfighter attempts to settle down with a homestead family, but a smouldering settler and rancher conflict forces him to act.

  16. 16McLintock!

    McLintock! (1963)

    ★ 6.6/10Also western

    Aging rancher and self-made man, George Washington McLintock is forced to deal with numerous personal and professional problems. Seemingly everyone wants a piece of his enormous farmstead, including high-ranking…

  17. 17Rio Conchos

    Rio Conchos (1964)

    ★ 6.3/10Also western

    Two Army officers, an alcoholic ex-Confederate soldier and a womanizing Mexican travel to Mexico on a secret mission to prevent a megalomaniacal ex-Confederate colonel from selling a cache of stolen rifles to a band of…

  18. 18Heaven's Gate

    Heaven's Gate (1980)

    ★ 6.7/10Also western

    Harvard graduate James Averill serves as the sheriff of prosperous Jackson County, Wyoming, standing at the center of a conflict between impoverished immigrants and affluent cattle farmers. Politically connected…

  19. 19Major Dundee

    Major Dundee (1965)

    ★ 6.7/10Also western

    During the last winter of the Civil War, cavalry officer Amos Dundee leads a contentious troop of Army regulars, Confederate prisoners and scouts on an expedition into Mexico to destroy a band of Apaches who have been…

  20. 20Rio Bravo

    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.

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