20 best movies like The Great Train Robbery (1903)


List of the best movies like The Great Train Robbery (1903): Code 8, 3:10 to Yuma, Silverado, The Newton Boys, Butch and Sundance: The Early Days, Disturbing the Peace, Hell or High Water, Into the Ashes, Last Man Standing, Heist.

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Markimdb: 7.3
Genrefantastic, action, short, crime
CountryUSA, Canada

In Lincoln City, 4% of people have extraordinary abilities. Most live below the poverty line, under the close surveillance of a heavily militarized police force. Taylor, a construction worker with powers, is forced to fight after committing a misdemeanor…

Markimdb: 7.7
Genreaction, western, crime
CountryUSA
Duration02:02

In Arizona in the late 1800s, infamous outlaw Ben Wade and his vicious gang of thieves and murderers have plagued the Southern Railroad. When Wade is captured, Civil War veteran Dan Evans, struggling to survive on his drought-plagued ranch, volunteers to deliver him alive to the "3:10 to Yuma", a train that will take the killer to trial.

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: 6.1
Genreaction, drama, western, crime, history
CountryUSA
Duration01:53

Four Newton brothers are a poor farmer family in the 1920s. The oldest of them, Willis, one day realizes that there's no future in the fields and offers his brothers to become a bank robbers. Soon the family agrees. They become very famous robbers, and five years later execute the greatest train robbery in American history.

Markimdb: 5.6
Genrecomedy, drama, western, crime, biography
CountryUSA
Duration01:55

A "prequel" of sorts to "Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid," chronicling the two outlaws' lives in the years before the events portrayed in the Newman/Redford movie.

Markimdb: 3.3
Genreaction, thriller, western
CountryUSA

A small-town marshal who hasn't carried a gun since he left the Texas Rangers after a tragic shooting must pick up his gun again to do battle with a gang of outlaw bikers that has invaded the town to pull off a brazen and violent heist.

Markimdb: 7.6
Genreaction, thriller, drama, western, crime
CountryUSA
Duration02:40

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

    Markimdb: 5.2
    Genreaction, thriller, crime
    CountryUSA

    With an honest job and a loving wife, Nick Brenner believed he had safely escaped his violent, criminal history. But his old crew hasn't forgotten about him or the money he stole, and when they take what Nick now values the most - his wife - he has nothing left to lose. Confronted by the town sheriff, who is also his father-in-law, Nick must decide if he will stay on his new path or indulge in his need for revenge and force his enemies to pay for what they have done.

    Markimdb: 6.4
    Genreaction, western, crime
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:41

    John Smith is a mysterious stranger who is drawn into a vicious war between two Prohibition-era gangs. In a dangerous game, he switches allegiances from one to another, offering his services to the highest bidder. As the death toll mounts, Smith takes the law into his own hands in a deadly race to stay alive.

    Markimdb: 6.1
    Genreaction, thriller, drama, crime
    CountryUSA
    Duration02:30

    A father is without the means to pay for his daughter's medical treatment. As a last resort, he partners with a greedy co-worker to rob a casino. When things go awry they're forced to hijack a city bus.

    Markimdb: 6.1
    Genreaction, comedy, drama, musical, short, crime
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:26

    The story of five girls and one epic night. The girls will find love, lust, girl-fights, rock and roll, and a whole lot of stoned sorority girls.

    Markimdb: 4.1
    Genreaction, adventure, western, history
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:42

    In 1870s Texas, a ruthless bounty hunter and an Irish desperado flee the law with a young criminal claiming to possess a treasure more valuable than gold. Crossing paths with some of the West’s most notorious figures, the three outlaws fight for their lives in the pursuit of fame and fortune. Fueled by an ensemble cast and inspired by actual events, THE LEGEND OF HELL’S GATE blends legend and history into a Western spectacle that recounts a treacherous existence in post Civil War Texas.

    Markimdb: 5.6
    Genreaction, thriller, comedy, crime
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:47

    Detectives Jimmy and Paul, despite nine years as partners, can still sometimes seem like polar opposites – especially when Paul's unpredictable antics get them suspended without pay. Already strapped for cash and trying to pay for his daughter's wedding, Jimmy decides to sell a rare baseball card that's worth tens of thousands. Unfortunately, when the collector's shop is robbed and the card vanishes with the crook, Paul and Jimmy end up going rogue, tracking down the card and the drug ring behind its theft, all on their own time, and without any backup – except for each other.

    Markimdb: 6.7
    Genreaction, thriller, crime
    CountryUSA
    Duration02:32

    Robert McCall, who serves an unflinching justice for the exploited and oppressed, embarks on a relentless, globe-trotting quest for vengeance when a long-time girl friend is murdered.

    Markimdb: 7.1
    Genreaction, thriller, drama, crime
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:41

    With friends like these, who needs enemies? That's the question bad guy Porter is left asking after his wife and partner steal his heist money and leave him for dead -- or so they think. Five months and an endless reservoir of bitterness later, Porter's partners and the crooked cops on his tail learn how bad payback can be.

    Markimdb: 7.1
    Genrefantastic, action, crime
    CountryUnited Kingdom, South Africa, USA, India
    Duration01:35

    In the future, America is a dystopian wasteland. The latest scourge is Ma-Ma, a prostitute-turned-drug pusher with a dangerous new drug and aims to take over the city. The only possibility of stopping her is an elite group of urban police called Judges, who combine the duties of judge, jury and executioner to deliver a brutal brand of swift justice. But even the top-ranking Judge, Dredd, discovers that taking down Ma-Ma isn’t as easy as it seems in this explosive adaptation of the hugely popular comic series.

    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: 6.4
    Genreaction, adventure, western, history
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:25

    McCord's gang robs the stage carrying money to pay Indians for their land, and the notorious outlaw "The Oklahoma Kid" Jim Kincaid takes the money from McCord. McCord stakes a "sooner" claim on land which is to be used for a new town; in exchange for giving it up he gets control of gambling and saloons. When Kincaid's father runs for mayor, McCord incites a mob to lynch the old man whom McCord has already framed for murder.

    Markimdb: 6.3
    Genreaction, thriller, melodrama, drama, western, crime
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:47

    The archetypical renegade Texas Ranger wages war against a drug kingpin with automatic weapons, his wits and martial arts after a gun battle leaves his partner dead. All of this inevitably culminates in a martial arts showdown between the drug lord and the ranger, and involving the woman they both love.

    Markimdb: 6.6
    Genreaction, thriller, drama, western, crime, history
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:40

    A Texas Ranger and a ruthless narcotics kingpin - they were childhood friends, now they are adversaries...

    Markimdb: 5.7
    Genreaction, comedy, western, crime
    CountryFrance, Mexico, USA
    Duration01:33

    Set in the late 19th century. 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.

    Markimdb: 6.8
    Genrefantastic, action, thriller, drama, crime
    CountryUSA, South Africa
    Duration02:17

    Every child comes into the world full of promise, and none more so than Chappie: he is gifted, special, a prodigy. Like any child, Chappie will come under the influence of his surroundings—some good, some bad—and he will rely on his heart and soul to find his way in the world and become his own man. But there's one thing that makes Chappie different from any one else: he is a robot.

    Markimdb: 6.4
    Genreaction, melodrama, adventure, western, crime, biography, history
    CountryAustralia, United Kingdom, USA, France
    Duration01:50

    After getting threatened by Kelly's friends and family, Constable Fitzpatrick places the blame on Ned Kelly and exaggerates what happened. With the biggest ever award available, Kelly and his gang set into the wild, to remain hidden from everyone who seeks them. Even if it means having his family arrested, the Kelly Gang stay hidden and plan a way to get their names cleared.

    Markimdb: 7.5
    Genrehorror, fantastic, action, thriller, comedy, adventure, crime
    CountryUSA, Canada
    Duration03:11

      Two full-length feature horror movies written by Quentin Tarantino and Robert Rodriguez put together as a two-film feature. Including fake movie trailers in between both movies.

      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: 6.6
      Genreaction, drama, adventure, western
      CountryUSA
      Duration01:30

      Grant MacLaine, a former railroad troubleshooter, lost his job after letting his outlaw brother, the Utica Kid, escape. After spending five years wandering the west and earning his living playing the accordion, he is given a second chance by his former boss.

      Markimdb: 4.4
      Genreaction, drama, crime
      CountryUSA
      Duration01:21

      A group of friends plan out a detailed heist that turns deadly when one betrays the other by taking off with the goods. Taking matters into his own hands, Sonny seeks out his revenge teaming up with the most dangerous mob boss in town to get back what is rightfully his. When he finally comes face to face with his longtime friend he will be forced to make a life changing choice.

      Markimdb: 7.8
      Genreaction, thriller, short, crime
      CountryUSA
      Duration00:08

      MORTAL KOMBAT: REBIRTH is a short film released by Kevin Tancharoen (Director) in 2010. It was originally made as a proof of concept for Tancharoen's pitch to Warner Brothers for a reboot movie franchise. This 8-minute short features an intricate fight scene choreographed by Larnell Stovall. It also reintroduces classic Mortal Kombat characters, including: Jax (Michael Jai White), Sonya Blade (Jeri Ryan), Johnny Cage (Matt Mullins), Scorpion (Ian Anthony Dale), Baraka (Lateef Crowder) and Shang Tsung (James Lew).

      Markimdb: 6.9
      Genreaction, thriller, drama, crime
      CountryCanada, United Kingdom, USA
      Duration02:39

      Two policemen, one an old-timer, the other his volatile younger partner, find themselves suspended when a video of their strong-arm tactics becomes the media's cause du jour. Low on cash and with no other options, these two embittered soldiers descend into the criminal underworld to gain their just due, but instead find far more than they wanted awaiting them in the shadows.

      Markimdb: 6.5
      Genreaction, western
      CountryUSA

      Three of the original five "young guns" — Billy the Kid (Emilio Estevez), Jose Chavez y Chavez (Lou Diamond Phillips), and Doc Scurlock (Kiefer Sutherland) — return in Young Guns, Part 2, which is the story of Billy the Kid and his race to safety in Old Mexico while being trailed by a group of government agents led by Pat Garrett.

      Markimdb: 6.2
      Genreaction, thriller, crime
      CountryUSA
      Duration01:58

      A thief with a unique code of professional ethics is double-crossed by his crew and left for dead. Assuming a new disguise and forming an unlikely alliance with a woman on the inside, he looks to hijack the score of the crew's latest heist.

      Markimdb: 5.9
      Genreaction, thriller, comedy, drama, western, crime
      CountryUSA
      Duration01:42

      Two championship rodeo partners travel to New York to find their missing friend, Nacho Salazar who went missing there.

      Markimdb: 3.2
      Genreaction, thriller, crime
      CountryUSA

      A professional thief with $40 million in debt and his family's life on the line must commit one final heist - rob a futuristic airborne casino filled with the world's most dangerous criminals.

      Markimdb: 6.2
      Genreaction, crime
      CountryUSA
      Duration01:43

      A seasoned team of bank robbers, including Gordon Jennings (Idris Elba), John Rahway (Paul Walker), A.J. (Hayden Christensen), and brothers Jake (Michael Ealy) and Jesse Attica (Chris Brown) successfully complete their latest heist and lead a life of luxury while planning their next job. When Ghost (Tip T.I. Harris), a former member of their team, is released from prison he convinces the group to strike an armored car carrying $20 million. As the "Takers" carefully plot out their strategy and draw nearer to exacting the grand heist, a reckless police officer (Matt Dillon) inches closer to apprehending the criminals.

      Markimdb: 6.9
      Genreaction, thriller, comedy, melodrama, crime
      CountryUSA
      Duration01:54

      A 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 own. But all that accomplishes is to get the killer after him.

      Markimdb: 6.2
      Genreaction, drama, western
      CountryUnited Kingdom, USA
      Duration01:51

      A ruthless rancher, and his gang, use extremely long range rifles to kill the men who kidnapped his wife.

      Markimdb: 6.4
      Genreaction, western, crime
      CountryUSA
      Duration01:28

      A band of Mexicans find their U. S. land claims denied and all the records destroyed in a courthouse fire. Their leader, Louis Chama, encourages them to use force to regain their land. A wealthy landowner wanting the same decides to hire a gang of killers with Joe Kidd to track Chama.

      Markimdb: 5.5
      Genreaction, thriller, crime
      CountryUSA
      Duration01:35

      Master thief Will Montgomery is just released from the State penitentiary after serving a 10 year sentence, is contacted by Vincent, his ex comrade in crime, who is holding Will’s teenage daughter ransom in a hijacked taxi cab. Vincent will only surrender her when Will reveals the whereabouts of the 20 million dollars he contrived to conceal from their last robbery.

      Markimdb: 5.3
      Genreaction, thriller, comedy, drama, crime
      CountryUSA
      Duration01:51

      Joe Gavilan (Harrison Ford) and his new partner K. C. Calden (Josh Hartnett), are detectives on the beat in Tinseltown. Neither one of them really wants to be a cop, Gavilan moonlights as a real estate broker, and Calden is an aspiring actor moonlighting as a yoga instructor. When the two are assigned a big case they must work out whether they want to solve the case or follow their hearts.

      Markimdb: 6.1
      Genreaction, drama, western, crime, history
      CountryAustralia
      Duration01:42

      The true story of Irish outlaw Daniel Morgan, who is wanted, dead or alive, in Australia during the 1850s.

      Markimdb: 6.1
      Genreaction, thriller, crime
      CountryUnited Kingdom, USA
      Duration01:40

      When notorious criminal Jacob Sternwood is forced to return to London, it gives detective Max Lewinsky one last chance to take down the man he's always been after.

      Markimdb: 5.4
      Genreaction, thriller, comedy, drama, crime
      CountryUSA, Colombia
      Duration01:08

      A leader of a drug cartel sends his two toughest henchmen to investigate why a shipment was botched.

      Markimdb: 6.5
      Genreaction, drama, adventure, western
      CountryFrance, Italy, Mexico, USA
      Duration01:45

      Leon Alastray is an outlaw who has been given sanctuary by Father John, whom he then escorts to the village of San Sebastian. The village is deserted, with its cowardly residents hiding in the hills from Indians, who regularly attack the village and steal all their supplies. When Father John is murdered, the villagers mistakenly think the outlaw is the priest. Alastray at first tells them he is not a priest, but they don't believe it, and an apparent miracle seems to prove they are correct. Eventually, he assists them in regaining their confidence and defending themselves.

      Markimdb: 5.8
      Genreaction, thriller, drama, crime
      CountryUSA
      Duration01:41

      Gang leader Tony pulls off a major diamond heist with his crew, but cop-turned-criminal Ling knows who has the loot and responds by kidnapping Tony's daughter and holding her for ransom. Unfortunately, Tony's lost the diamonds as well. As he frantically searches for his daughter and the jewels, Tony pairs with a high-kicking government agent who once worked with Ling and seeks revenge on him.

      Markimdb: 5.5
      Genreaction, thriller, crime
      CountrySouth Africa, USA
      Duration02:04

      When Alex, an infiltration expert with a secret past, accidentally reveals her identity during what should have been a routine heist, she quickly finds herself mixed up in a government conspiracy and entangled in a deadly game of cat-and-mouse with a master assassin and his team of killers. Armed with her own set of lethal skills, Alex looks to exact revenge for her murdered friends while uncovering the truth.

      Markimdb: 7.5
      Genreaction, thriller, drama, crime
      CountryUSA
      Duration01:51

      Charley Varrick robs a bank in a small town with his friends, but instead of obtaining a small amount of money, they discover they stole a very large amount of money belonging to the mob. Charley must now come up with a plan to not only evade the police but the mob as well.

      Markimdb: 6.1
      Genreaction, drama, short, crime
      CountryJapan, South Korea

      Former Yakuza underling Kiryu Kazuma, who has recently been released from prison after a lengthy incarceration, and is trying to piece his life together and distance himself from his Yakuza past. Unfortunately Kiryu's problems slowly escalate as he is pursued by a former associate, the baseball bat-wielding psycho Majima Goro who has a grudge to settle with Kiryu.

      Markimdb: 7.1
      Genreaction, melodrama, drama, western
      CountryUSA
      Duration01:44

      In this epic Western, Wade Hatton, a wagon master turned sheriff, tames a cow town at the end of a railroad line.

      Markimdb: 7.3
      Genreaction, comedy, crime
      CountryUSA
      Duration01:24

      This is the story of 1970s African-American action legend Black Dynamite. The Man killed his brother, pumped heroin into local orphanages, and flooded the ghetto with adulterated malt liquor. Black Dynamite was the one hero willing to fight The Man all the way from the blood-soaked city streets to the hallowed halls of the Honky House...

      Markimdb: 6.5
      Genreaction, melodrama, drama, western, crime
      CountryUSA
      Duration01:46

      Posing as a hangman, Mace Bishop arrives in town with the intention of freeing a gang of outlaws, including his brother, from the gallows. Mace urges his younger brother to give up crime. The sheriff chases the brothers to Mexico. They join forces, however, against a group of Mexican bandits.




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