Movies Like The Great Train Robbery
If you liked The Great Train Robbery (1903), a western and crime movie directed by Edwin S. Porter, 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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Bandidas (2006)
★ 6.1/10Also action and westernWhen a ruthless robber baron takes away everything they cherish, a rough-and-tumble, idealistic peasant and a sophisticated heiress embark on a quest for justice, vengeance…and a few good heists.
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The Revengers (1972)
★ 5.8/10Also action and westernThe life of peaceful rancher John Benedict is torn apart when his family is massacred by a gang of marauding outlaws and his farm is destroyed. He assembles a team of mean, lawless convicts to act as his posse as he…
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Boss Nigger (1975)
★ 6.7/10Also western and actionTwo black bounty hunters ride into a small town out West in pursuit of an outlaw. They discover that the town has no sheriff, and soon take over that position, much against the will of the mostly white townsfolk.
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Barbarosa (1982)
★ 5.9/10Also western and actionKarl 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…
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Colorado Territory (1949)
★ 7/10Also western and crimeAfter escaping from jail, outlaw Wes McQueen is convinced by his old partner in crime to do one last heist.
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How to Rob a Bank (2007)
★ 5.8/10Also action and crimeCaught in the middle of a bank robbery, a slacker and a bank employee become the ones who arbitrate the intense situation.
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The War Wagon (1967)
★ 6.8/10Also western and actionAn ex-con seeks revenge on the man who put him in prison by planning a robbery of the latter's stagecoach, which is transporting gold. He enlists the help of a partner, who could be working for his nemesis.
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Blue Streak (1999)
★ 6.5/10Also action and crimeMiles Logan is a jewel thief who just hit the big time by stealing a huge diamond. However, after two years in jail, he comes to find out that he hid the diamond in a police building that was being built at the time of…
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Gunless (2010)
★ 6.4/10Also action and 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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American Outlaws (2001)
★ 5.9/10Also western and actionWhen a Midwest town learns that a corrupt railroad baron has captured the deeds to their homesteads without their knowledge, a group of young ranchers join forces to take back what is rightfully theirs. They will…
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Silver Streak (1976)
★ 6.7/10Also crime and actionA somewhat daffy book editor on a rail trip from Los Angeles to Chicago thinks that he sees a murdered man thrown from the train. When he can find no one who will believe him, he starts doing some investigating of his…
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Stark Raving Mad (2002)
★ 6.1/10Also crime and actionA crook quietly plots his revenge against the boss who murdered his brother while working for him.
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The Cowboys (1972)
★ 7.1/10Also western and adventureWhen his cattlemen abandon him for the gold fields, rancher Wil Andersen is forced to take on a collection of young boys as his cowboys in order to get his herd to market in time to avoid financial disaster. The boys…
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Nothing to Lose (1997)
★ 6.6/10Also crime and actionAdvertising executive Nick Beame learns that his wife is sleeping with his employer. In a state of despair, he encounters a bumbling thief whose attempted carjacking goes awry when Nick takes him on an involuntary…
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Excess Baggage (1997)
★ 6.1/10Also action and crimeA rich brat fakes her own kidnapping, but in the process ends up locked in the trunk of a car that gets stolen.
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Doc West (2009)
★ 6.2/10Also western and actionAfter bandits steal his poker winnings this American legend makes his way to the next town in search of them. Seeking out his revenge during a poker game gone bad Doc West finds himself in the local town jail. When his…
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Young Guns II (1990)
★ 6.5/10Also western and adventureThree of the original five "young guns" — Billy the Kid, Jose Chavez y Chavez, and Doc Scurlock — return in Young Guns, Part 2, which is the story of Billy the Kid and his race to safety in Old Mexico while being…
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The Black Pirate (1926)
★ 6.7/10Also adventure and actionA nobleman vows to avenge the death of his father by the hands of pirates. To this end, he infiltrates the pirate band; Acting in character, he single-handedly captures a merchant vessel, but things are complicated…
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Mad Money (2008)
★ 6.5/10Also action and crimeThree female employees of the Federal Reserve plot to steal money that is about to be destroyed.
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High Heels and Low Lifes (2001)
★ 6.1/10Also action and crimeTwo friends are drawn into a seedy underworld of extortion and violence when they try to blackmail a gang of bank robbers.