Movies Like Phantom Rancher
If you liked Phantom Rancher (1940), a western and romance movie directed by Harry L. Fraser, 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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Chato's Land (1972)
★ 6.6/10Also westernIn 1870s New Mexico, a half-breed kills a bigoted sheriff in self-defense but the posse that eventually hunts him finds itself in dangerous territory.
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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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American Outlaws (2001)
★ 5.9/10Also westernWhen 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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The War Wagon (1967)
★ 6.8/10Also westernAn 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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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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Colorado Territory (1949)
★ 7/10Also western and romanceAfter escaping from jail, outlaw Wes McQueen is convinced by his old partner in crime to do one last heist.
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Warlock (1959)
★ 6.8/10Also westernA band of murderous cowboys has imposed a reign of terror on the town of Warlock. With the sheriff humiliatingly run out of town, the residents hire the services of Clay Blaisedell as de facto town marshal. He arrives…
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Young Guns II (1990)
★ 6.5/10Also westernThree 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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Ride Lonesome (1959)
★ 6.7/10Also westernOn the way to pick up the bounty on a wanted murderer, a bounty hunter stops at a staging post where he is forced to continue his journey with two outlaws who want the murderer for their own reasons and a…
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The Ox-Bow Incident (1943)
★ 7.7/10Also westernA posse discovers a trio of men they suspect of murder and cow theft and are split between handing them over to the law or lynching them on the spot.
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Decision at Sundown (1957)
★ 6.3/10Also westernA man and his partner arrive at a small Western town to kill its most powerful man because the former blames him for his wife's death.
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The Naked Spur (1953)
★ 7/10Also westernA bounty hunter trying to bring a murderer to justice is forced to accept the help of two less-than-trustworthy strangers.
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Boss Nigger (1975)
★ 6.7/10Also westernTwo 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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Man of the West (1958)
★ 6.6/10Also westernHeading east to Fort Worth to hire a schoolteacher for his frontier town home, Link Jones is stranded with singer Billie Ellis and gambler Sam Beasley when their train is held up. For shelter, Jones leads them to his…
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Barbarosa (1982)
★ 5.9/10Also westernKarl 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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The Left Handed Gun (1958)
★ 6/10Also westernWhen 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…
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The White Buffalo (1977)
★ 6/10Also westernIn this strange western version of Moby Dick, Wild Bill Hickok hunts a white buffalo he has seen in a dream. Hickok moves through a variety of uniquely authentic western locations - dim, filthy, makeshift taverns…
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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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Bend of the River (1952)
★ 7/10Also westernTwo men with questionable pasts, Glyn McLyntock and his friend Cole, lead a wagon-train load of homesteaders from Missouri to the Oregon territory...
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Will Penny (1967)
★ 6.7/10Also western and romanceWill Penny, an aging cowpoke, takes a job on a ranch which requires him to ride the line of the property looking for trespassers or, worse, squatters. He finds that his cabin in the high mountains has been appropriated…