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Movies Like Cowboys and Idiots

If you liked Cowboys and Idiots (2006), a movie directed by Wade Bradford, 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. 1From Noon Till Three

    From Noon Till Three (1976)

    ★ 6/10

    Bank robber Graham Dorsey spends a few hours with beautiful widow Amanda Starbuck, in which time his gang takes part in a disastrous holdup. Learning of his comrades' demise, Dorsey goes on the lam. Believing her…

  2. 2The Harder They Fall

    The Harder They Fall (2021)

    ★ 6.6/10

    Gunning for revenge, outlaw Nat Love saddles up with his gang to take down enemy Rufus Buck, a ruthless crime boss who just got sprung from prison.

  3. 3The Ballad of Buster Scruggs

    The Ballad of Buster Scruggs (2018)

    ★ 7.1/10

    Vignettes weaving together the stories of six individuals in the old West at the end of the Civil War. Following the tales of a sharp-shooting songster, a wannabe bank robber, two weary traveling performers, a lone…

  4. 4Go West

    Go West (1940)

    ★ 6.6/10

    A con man heading west to search for gold teams up with a pair of scheming brothers along the way. The trio soon find themselves in the middle of a feud between two rival families and two underhanded land developers.

  5. 5Bandidas

    Bandidas (2006)

    ★ 6.1/10

    When 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.

  6. 6Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid

    Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969)

    ★ 7.6/10

    As the west rapidly becomes civilized, a pair of outlaws in 1890s Wyoming find themselves pursued by a posse and decide to flee to South America in hopes of evading the law.

  7. 7The Wild Bunch

    The Wild Bunch (1969)

    ★ 7.6/10

    An aging group of outlaws look for one last big score as the "traditional" American West is disappearing around them.

  8. 8The Magnificent Seven

    The Magnificent Seven (2016)

    ★ 6.5/10

    Looking to mine for gold, greedy industrialist Bartholomew Bogue seizes control of the Old West town of Rose Creek. With their lives in jeopardy, Emma Cullen and other desperate residents turn to bounty hunter Sam…

  9. 9Old Henry

    Old Henry (2021)

    ★ 7.4/10

    A widowed farmer and his son warily take in a mysterious, injured man with a satchel of cash. When a posse of men claiming to be the law come for the money, the farmer must decide who to trust. Defending a siege of his…

  10. 10The War Wagon

    The War Wagon (1967)

    ★ 6.8/10

    An 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.

  11. 11Hombre

    Hombre (1967)

    ★ 7.1/10

    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. 12The Missouri Breaks

    The Missouri Breaks (1976)

    ★ 6.5/10

    When vigilante land baron David Braxton hangs one of the best friends of cattle rustler Tom Logan, Logan's gang decides to get even by purchasing a small farm next to Braxton's ranch. From there the rustlers begin…

  13. 13Hell or High Water

    Hell or High Water (2016)

    ★ 7.3/10

    A divorced dad and his ex-con brother resort to a desperate scheme in order to save their family's farm in West Texas.

  14. 14The Apple Dumpling Gang

    The Apple Dumpling Gang (1975)

    ★ 6.6/10

    A roving bachelor gets saddled with three children and a wealth of trouble when the youngsters stumble upon a huge gold nugget. They join forces with two bumbling outlaws to fend off the greedy townspeople and soon…

  15. 15The Getaway

    The Getaway (1972)

    ★ 7.2/10

    A recently released ex-convict and his loyal wife go on the run after a heist goes wrong.

  16. 16Maverick

    Maverick (1994)

    ★ 6.9/10

    Bret Maverick is a gambler who would rather con someone than fight them, and needs an additional $3k in order to enter a winner-takes-all poker game beginning in a few days. He joins forces with a woman with a…

  17. 17The Treasure of the Sierra Madre

    The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1948)

    ★ 8/10

    Two jobless Americans convince a prospector to travel to the mountains of Mexico with them in search of gold. But the hostile wilderness, local bandits, and greed all get in the way of their journey.

  18. 18Going in Style

    Going in Style (2017)

    ★ 6.7/10

    Desperate to pay the bills and come through for their loved ones, three lifelong pals risk it all by embarking on a daring bid to knock off the very bank that absconded with their money.

  19. 19A Man Called Sledge

    A Man Called Sledge (1970)

    ★ 6.1/10

    James Garner is Luther Sledge, the leader of a pack of rebels who are planning to steal a stash of gold. But after the thieves actually manage to get away with the bounty, they soon discover that the enemy lies within…

  20. 20Badland

    Badland (2019)

    ★ 6.3/10

    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…

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