20 best movies like Once Upon a Time in the West (1968)

List of the best movies like Once Upon a Time in the West (1968): The Revenant, In a Valley of Violence, The Quick and the Dead, True Grit, Tombstone, Silverado, The Ballad of Lefty Brown, Unforgiven, Slow West, Open Range.

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Markimdb: 8
Genreaction, drama, adventure, western, biography
CountryUSA, Hong Kong, Taiwan
Duration02:27

    In the 1820s, a frontiersman, Hugh Glass, sets out on a path of vengeance against those who left him for dead after a bear mauling.

    Markimdb: 6
    Genredrama, western, crime
    CountryUSA
    Duration02:19

    The story of a drifter named Paul who arrives in a small town seeking revenge on the thugs who murdered his friend. Sisters Mary Anne and Ellen, who run the town's hotel, help Paul in his quest for vengeance.

    Markimdb: 6.5
    Genreaction, thriller, western
    CountryUSA, Japan
    Duration01:48

    A mysterious woman comes to compete in a quick-draw elimination tournament, in a town taken over by a notorious gunman.

    Markimdb: 7.6
    Genredrama, adventure, western
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:50

    Following the murder of her father by hired hand Tom Chaney, 14-year-old farm girl Mattie Ross sets out to capture the killer. To aid her, she hires the toughest U.S. Marshal she can find, a man with "true grit," Reuben J. "Rooster" Cogburn. Mattie insists on accompanying Cogburn, whose drinking, sloth, and generally reprobate character do not augment her faith in him. Against his wishes, she joins him in his trek into the Indian Nations in search of Chaney. They are joined by Texas Ranger LaBoeuf, who wants Chaney for his own purposes. The unlikely trio find danger and adventure on the journey, and each has his or her "grit" tested.

    Markimdb: 7.8
    Genreaction, drama, western
    CountryUSA
    Duration02:10

    Legendary marshal Wyatt Earp, now a weary gunfighter, joins his brothers Morgan and Virgil to pursue their collective fortune in the thriving mining town of Tombstone. But Earp is forced to don a badge again and get help from his notorious pal Doc Holliday when a gang of renegade brigands and rustlers begins terrorizing the town.

    Markimdb: 7.2
    Genreaction, melodrama, drama, western, crime
    CountryUSA
    Duration02:13

    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. It's up to the sharp-shooting foursome to save the day, but first they have to break each other out of jail, and learn who their real friends are.

    Markimdb: 6.3
    Genreaction, drama, western
    CountryUSA
    Duration02:30

    Aging sidekick Lefty Brown has ridden with Eddie Johnson his entire life. But when a rustler kills Eddie, Lefty is forced from his partner’s shadow and must confront the ugly realities of frontier justice.

    Markimdb: 8.2
    Genredrama, western
    CountryUSA
    Duration02:11

    William Munny is a retired, once-ruthless killer turned gentle widower and hog farmer. To help support his two motherless children, he accepts one last bounty-hunter mission to find the men who brutalized a prostitute. Joined by his former partner and a cocky greenhorn, he takes on a corrupt sheriff.

    Markimdb: 6.9
    Genrethriller, drama, western
    CountryUnited Kingdom, New Zealand
    Duration02:09

      In the Old West, a 17-year-old Scottish boy teams up with a mysterious gunman to find the woman with whom he is infatuated.

      Markimdb: 7.4
      Genreaction, melodrama, drama, western
      CountryUSA
      Duration02:19

      A former gunslinger is forced to take up arms again when he and his cattle crew are threatened by a corrupt lawman.

      Markimdb: 7.5
      Genredrama, western, crime
      CountryUSA
      Duration01:45

      A gunfighting stranger comes to the small settlement of Lago. After gunning down three gunmen who tried to kill him, the townsfolk decide to hire the Stranger to hold off three outlaws who are on their way.

      Markimdb: 7.4
      Genredrama, western
      CountryUSA
      Duration01:45

      Follow the 10-year reunion of the Deadwood camp to celebrate South Dakota's statehood. Former rivalries are reignited, alliances are tested and old wounds are reopened, as all are left to navigate the inevitable changes that modernity and time have wrought.

      Markimdb: 6.3
      Genreaction, drama, western
      CountryCanada, France, USA
      Duration02:15

      John Henry returns to his hometown in hopes of repairing his relationship with his estranged father, but a local gang is terrorizing the town. John Henry is the only one who can stop them, however he has abandoned both his gun and reputation as a fearless quick-draw killer.

      Markimdb: 7
      Genreaction, thriller, drama, crime
      CountryUSA, United Arab Emirates
      Duration02:05

      A thriller set in New York City during the winter of 1981, statistically one of the most violent years in the city's history, and centered on a the lives of an immigrant and his family trying to expand their business and capitalize on opportunities as the rampant violence, decay, and corruption of the day drag them in and threaten to destroy all they have built.

      Markimdb: 6.4
      Genrewestern
      CountryUSA
      Duration01:30

      Karl 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 from his father-in-law Don Braulio, a wealthy Mexican rancher. Don Braulio wants Barbarosa dead for marrying his daughter against the father's will. Barbarosa reluctantly takes the clumsy Karl on as a partner, as both of them look to survive the forces lining up against them.

      Markimdb: 6.6
      Genrewestern
      CountryUSA
      Duration01:40

      Marshal Wyatt Earp kills a couple of men of the Clanton-gang in a fight. In revenge Clanton's thugs kill the marshal's brother. Thus, Wyatt Earp starts to chase the killers together with his friend Doc Holliday.

      Markimdb: 5.9
      Genredrama, western
      CountryRepublic of Ireland, Belgium, France, Luxembourg, United Kingdom
      Duration02:36

      An Irish undertaker profits when outlaws take over a peaceful town, but his own family come under threat as the death toll increases dramatically.

      Markimdb: 6.8
      Genreaction, adventure, western
      CountryUSA, Australia
      Duration02:10

      Seven gun men in the old west gradually come together to help a poor village against savage thieves.

      Markimdb: 4.7
      Genreaction, thriller, fantasy, drama, western
      CountryUSA
      Duration01:13

        Gunslinger Jonah Hex (Josh Brolin) is appointed by President Ulysses Grant to track down terrorist Quentin Turnbull (John Malkovich), a former Confederate officer determined on unleashing hell on earth. Jonah not only secures freedom by accepting this task, he also gets revenge on the man who slayed his wife and child. Megan Fox plays a prostitute as well as Jonah Hex's love interst in the film.

        Markimdb: 7
        Genrewestern
        CountryUSA
        Duration01:36

        A former Union Army officer plans to sell out to Anchor Ranch and move east with his fiancée, but the low price offered by Anchor's crippled owner and the outfit's bullying tactics make him reconsider. When one of his hands is murdered he decides to stay and fight, utilizing his war experience. Not all is well at Anchor with the owner's wife carrying on with his brother who also has a Mexican woman in town.

        Markimdb: 6.7
        Genreaction, thriller, drama, western
        CountryDenmark, United Kingdom, South Africa, Sweden, Belgium
        Duration01:32

        In 1870s America, a peaceful American settler kills his family's murderer which unleashes the fury of a notorious gang leader. His cowardly fellow townspeople then betray him, forcing him to hunt down the outlaws alone.

        Markimdb: 2.7
        Genrehorror, fantastic, action, thriller, comedy, adventure, western
        CountryUSA

        After an accidental explosion at a local mine, dinosaurs emerge from the rubble to terrorize a small western town. Now, a group of gunslingers must defend their home if anyone is going to survive in a battle of cowboys versus dinosaurs.

        Markimdb: 7.2
        Genrecomedy, drama, adventure, family, western, cartoon
        CountryUSA, Canada
        Duration01:47

        When Rango, a lost family pet, accidentally winds up in the gritty, gun-slinging town of Dirt, the less-than-courageous lizard suddenly finds he stands out. Welcomed as the last hope the town has been waiting for, new Sheriff Rango is forced to play his new role to the hilt.

        Markimdb: 5.9
        Genreaction, western, biography
        CountryUSA
        Duration01:38

        Biopic about famous gunslinger Wild Bill Hickock. The early career of legendary lawman is telescoped and culminates in his relocation in Deadwood and a reunion with Calamity Jane.

        Markimdb: 6
        Genrefantastic, action, thriller, western
        CountryUSA, India
        Duration01:59

        A stranger stumbles into the desert town of Absolution with no memory of his past and a futuristic shackle around his wrist. With the help of mysterious beauty Ella and the iron-fisted Colonel Dolarhyde, he finds himself leading an unlikely posse of cowboys, outlaws, and Apache warriors against a common enemy from beyond this world in an epic showdown for survival.

        Markimdb: 6.3
        Genrethriller, crime
        CountryUSA
        Duration01:25

        Two kids find themselves in the centre of a deadly game of cat and mouse after taking a sheriff's cruiser for a joy ride.

        Markimdb: 4.4
        Genredrama, western
        CountryUSA
        Duration01:28

        Wyatt Earp is approached by a journalist for an interview about how he became a famous sheriff. Earp told the story of how he was a fearless U.S. Marshall. If 27-year old Wyatt Earp comes out that his first girlfriend Dora Hand was murdered. Together with his friend Doc Holliday, Bat Masterson, Bill Tilghman and Charlie Bassett he goes hunting for the perpetrator ...

        Markimdb: 7.5
        Genrefantasy, drama, adventure, western
        CountryUSA, Germany, Japan
        Duration02:01

        On the run after murdering a man, accountant William Blake encounters a strange North American man named Nobody who prepares him for his journey into the spiritual world.

        Markimdb: 7.7
        Genremelodrama, drama, western, biography
        CountryUSA
        Duration01:37

        Wyatt Earp and his brothers Morgan and Virgil ride into Tombstone and leave brother James in charge of their cattle herd. On their return they find their cattle stolen and James dead. Wyatt takes on the job of town marshal, making his brothers deputies, and vows to stay in Tombstone until James' killers are found. He soon runs into the brooding, coughing, hard-drinking Doc Holliday as well as the sullen and vicious Clanton clan. Wyatt discovers the owner of a trinket stolen from James' dead body and the stage is set for the Earps' long-awaited revenge.

        Markimdb: 6.6
        Genreaction, melodrama, drama, adventure, western, music
        CountryUSA
        Duration01:31

        An itinerant farmer and his young son help a heart-of-gold saloon singer search for her estranged husband

        Markimdb: 8.1
        Genrethriller, drama, western, crime
        CountryUSA
        Duration02:02

          Llewelyn Moss stumbles upon dead bodies, $2 million and a hoard of heroin in a Texas desert, but methodical killer Anton Chigurh comes looking for it, with local sheriff Ed Tom Bell hot on his trail. The roles of prey and predator blur as the violent pursuit of money and justice collide.

          Markimdb: 7.7
          Genrewestern
          CountryItaly, France
          Duration01:45

          A mute gunslinger fights in the defense of a group of outlaws and a vengeful young widow, against a group of ruthless bounty hunters.

          Markimdb: 4.9
          Genrewestern
          CountryCanada
          Duration01:33

          A gripping story of vengeance and passion set in the American West. When the father of gunslinger John Mason (Slater) is shot to death by masked bandits, Mason sets out with guns blazing to track down those who killed him. During his quest, he finds himself involved in a grim love triangle when he falls for Alice, the determined and beautiful woman also adored by John’s best friend. Based on the timeless John Wayne adventure, Dawn Rider is a riveting saga of retribution, duty and valor in the American West.

          Markimdb: 6.4
          Genreaction, comedy, adventure, western
          CountryUSA
          Duration02:29

          The 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 back to health. The Ranger, donning a mask and riding a white stallion named Silver, teams up with Tonto to bring the unscrupulous gang and others of that ilk to justice.

          Markimdb: 6.4
          Genreaction, comedy, drama, western
          CountryCanada
          Duration01:29

          A quiet and peaceful community in the Dominion of Canada is shaken up by the arrival of a wounded and stinky gun-toting American cowboy, simply known as The Montana Kid, wanted for the alleged killing of seven men. A subsequent clarification reveals that his real name is Sean Rafferty, and he admits to killing, not seven, but eleven men. Things only get worse after Sean gets in the bad books of the local militia, and with armed bounty hunters hot on his trail, challenges the local unarmed blacksmith, Jack Smith, to a duel - wild west style! Written by rAjOo

          Markimdb: 7.8
          Genredrama, western
          CountryUSA
          Duration02:06

          Headstrong Thomas Dunson starts a thriving Texas cattle ranch with the help of his faithful trail hand, Groot, and his protégé, Matthew Garth, an orphan Dunson took under his wing when Matt was a boy. In need of money following the Civil War, Dunson and Matt lead a cattle drive to Missouri, where they will get a better price than locally, but the crotchety older man and his willful young partner begin to butt heads on the exhausting journey.

          Markimdb: 7.8
          Genrethriller, drama, western, crime, detective
          CountryUSA
          Duration02:21

          Bounty hunters seek shelter from a raging blizzard and get caught up in a plot of betrayal and deception.

          Markimdb: 6.6
          Genreaction, thriller, drama, western
          CountryItaly

          Maurizio Merli stars as a hatchet-wielding bounty hunter with a dark past and an even more desperate future. But when he disrupts the balance of power in a corrupt mining town, he unleashes a firestorm of brutality, betrayal and cold-blooded murder. Now, one man stalks a savage land where justice walks a razor and no bullets slice deeper than vengeance. He is A MAN CALLED BLADE.

          Markimdb: 7.1
          Genrehorror, drama, western
          CountryUSA, United Kingdom
          Duration02:44

          During a shootout in a saloon, Sheriff Hunt injures a suspicious stranger. One of the villagers takes care of him in prison. One day they both disappear – only the spear of a cannibal tribe is found. Hunt and a few of his men go in search of the prisoner and his nurse.

          Markimdb: 6.5
          Genrethriller, drama, crime
          CountryUSA
          Duration02:38

            Financial TV host Lee Gates and his producer Patty are put in an extreme situation when an irate investor takes over their studio.

            Markimdb: 6.7
            Genreaction, melodrama, western, crime
            CountryUSA
            Duration01:55

            Two friends hired to police a small town that is suffering under the rule of a rancher find their job complicated by the arrival of a young widow.

            Markimdb: 7.5
            Genredrama, western, crime, biography, history
            CountryUSA, Canada, United Kingdom
            Duration02:40

            Outlaw Jesse James is rumored to be the 'fastest gun in the West'. An eager recruit into James' notorious gang, Robert Ford eventually grows jealous of the famed outlaw and, when Robert and his brother sense an opportunity to kill James, their murderous action elevates their target to near mythical status.

            Markimdb: 8.2
            Genredrama
            CountryUSA
            Duration02:38

            Ruthless silver miner, turned oil prospector, Daniel Plainview moves to oil-rich California. Using his adopted son to project a trustworthy, family-man image, Plainview cons local landowners into selling him their valuable properties for a pittance. However, local preacher Eli Sunday suspects Plainviews motives and intentions, starting a slow-burning feud that threatens both their lives.

            Markimdb: 5.8
            Genrethriller, drama, crime
            CountryUSA
            Duration01:50

            L.A. screenwriter David Sumner relocates with his wife, Amy, to her hometown in the deep South. There, while tensions build between them, a brewing conflict with locals becomes a threat to them both.

            Markimdb: 6.3
            Genreaction, thriller, drama, crime
            CountryUnited Kingdom, France, USA, Belgium, Luxembourg, China, Germany
            Duration02:25

            Michael Mason is an American pickpocket living in Paris who finds himself hunted by the CIA when he steals a bag that contains more than just a wallet. Sean Briar, the field agent on the case, soon realises that Michael is just a pawn in a much bigger game and is also his best asset to uncover a large-scale conspiracy.

            Markimdb: 5.7
            Genreaction, western
            CountryIndonesia, Singapore
            Duration02:37

            Betrayed by the Dutch colonial forces, Arana manages to escape along with his nephews Jamar and Suwo, the newborn sons of Hamza, one of the last Indonesian sultans fighting against foreign tyranny. In 1860, after wandering for years on the plains of the American Wild West, Arana and the two brothers return to Indonesia to avenge their dead loved ones and punish the evil man who caused their misfortune.

            Markimdb: 8.1
            Genrethriller, drama, crime, detective
            CountryUSA
            Duration02:33

              When Keller Dover's daughter and her friend go missing, he takes matters into his own hands as the police pursue multiple leads and the pressure mounts. But just how far will this desperate father go to protect his family?

              Markimdb: 8.8
              Genreadventure, western
              CountryItaly, Spain, West Germany
              Duration02:58

              While the Civil War rages between the Union and the Confederacy, three men – a quiet loner, a ruthless hit man and a Mexican bandit – comb the American Southwest in search of a strongbox containing $200,000 in stolen gold.

              Markimdb: 8
              Genreaction, thriller, drama, crime
              CountryUSA, Japan
              Duration02:17

              The Bride unwaveringly continues on her roaring rampage of revenge against the band of assassins who had tried to kill her and her unborn child. She visits each of her former associates one-by-one, checking off the victims on her Death List Five until there's nothing left to do … but kill Bill.

              Markimdb: 5.7
              Genrethriller, drama
              CountryUSA
              Duration02:20

              A guy gets more than he bargained for after entering into an affair with the wife of an investment banker. Soon, a suspicious death and substantial life insurance policy embroil him in a scandal.




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