Movies Like The Wonderful Country
If you liked The Wonderful Country (1959), a western movie directed by Robert Parrish, 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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The Lone Ranger (2013)
★ 6.1/10Also westernThe 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…
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Open Range (2003)
★ 7.2/10Also westernA former gunslinger is forced to take up arms again when he and his cattle crew are threatened by a corrupt lawman.
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Bandidas (2006)
★ 6.1/10Also 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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Ramrod (1947)
★ 6.5/10Also westernA 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…
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Rio Grande (1950)
★ 6.8/10Also westernLt. Col. Kirby Yorke is posted on the Texas frontier to defend settlers against depredations of marauding Apaches. Col. Yorke is under considerable stress by a serious shortage of troops of his command. Tension is…
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One-Eyed Jacks (1961)
★ 6.7/10Also westernRunning from the law after a bank robbery in Mexico, Dad Longworth finds an opportunity to take the stolen gold and leave his partner Rio to be captured. Years later, Rio escapes from the prison where he has been…
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Invitation to a Gunfighter (1964)
★ 5.9/10Also westernIn New Mexico, a Confederate veteran returns home to find his fiancée married to a Union soldier, his Yankee neighbors rallied against him and his property sold by the local banker who then hires a gunman to kill him.
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El Dorado (1966)
★ 7.4/10Also westernCole 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…
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News of the World (2020)
★ 6.9/10Also westernA 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.
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The Alamo (1960)
★ 7.1/10Also westernThe legendary true story of a small band of soldiers who sacrificed their lives in hopeless combat against a massive army in order to prevent a tyrant from smashing the new Republic of Texas.
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The Magnificent Seven (1960)
★ 7.5/10Also westernAn oppressed Mexican peasant village hires seven gunfighters to help defend their homes.
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¡Three Amigos! (1986)
★ 6.3/10Also westernA trio of unemployed silent film actors are mistaken for real heroes by a small Mexican village in search of someone to stop a malevolent bandit.
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Silverado (1985)
★ 6.9/10Also westernFour 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…
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The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (1962)
★ 7.8/10Also westernQuestions 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…
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Billy Two Hats (1974)
★ 5.8/10Also westernAfter a bank robbery, runaway Scottish outlaw Arch Deans and his young half-breed Kiowa partner Billy Two Hats develop a father-son relationship, but Sheriff Henry Gifford is determined to capture or kill them.
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Return of the Gunfighter (1967)
★ 6.1/10Also westernA gunfighter and a cowboy help a Mexican girl avenge the land-related murder of her parents.
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Day of the Outlaw (1959)
★ 6.8/10Also westernBlaise 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…
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McLintock! (1963)
★ 6.6/10Also westernAging 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…
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Tall in the Saddle (1944)
★ 6.6/10Also westernWhen Rocklin arrives in a western town he finds that the rancher who hired him as a foreman has been murdered. He is out to solve the murder and thwart the scheming to take the ranch from its rightful owner.
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Cry Macho (2021)
★ 5.9/10Also westernA one-time rodeo star and washed-up horse breeder takes a job from an ex-boss to bring the man's young son home from Mexico.