20 movies like Virginia City, ordered by similarity : Papillon(2017), Trail of Terror(1935), The Old Man & the Gun(2018), Hellgate(1953), The Battle at Apache Pass(1952), The Philly Kid(2012), The Desert Trail(1935), Gun Street(1961), Five Guns to Tombstone(1961), Apache(1954), Along the Great Divide(1951), God's Country and the Man(1937) ...
Western
USA
1940
121 Minutes
Errol Flynn Miriam Hopkins Randolph Scott Humphrey Bogart Frank McHugh Alan Hale Guinn "Big Boy" Williams John Litel Moroni Olsen Russell Hicks Douglas Dumbrille
southerner commander intelligence officer bandit friend engaging gripping rousing prison wagon train virginia city, nev. trail american civil war theft escape prisoners of war robbery pursuit escape sacrifice
Union officer Kerry Bradford escapes from Confederate Prison and is set to Virginia City in Nevada. Once there he finds that the former commander of his prison Vance Irby is planning to send $5 million in gold to save the Confederacy.
Adventure, History, Biography, Drama
USA|Czech Republic|Spain
2017
133 Minutes
Charlie Hunnam Rami Malek Roland Møller Nina Senicar Tommy J. Flanagan Eve Hewson Christopher Fairbank Brian Vernel
convict innocent man prison guard prisoner escape artist friend tense bleak thrilling suspenseful incredible intricate prison island prison cell paris french guiana apartment prison prison break
Wrongfully convicted for murder, Henri Charriere forms an unlikely relationship with fellow inmate and quirky convicted counterfeiter Louis Dega, in an attempt to escape from the notorious penal colony on Devil's Island.
Western
USA
1935
60 Minutes
Bob Steele Beth Marion Forrest Taylor Charles King Charles French Frank Lyman Jr. Richard Cramer
escaped convict criminal sheriff son daughter government agent engaging thrilling prison ranch plains american west bank robbery kidnapping prison break deception undercover operations mystery pursuit 19th century
Manning breaks out of prison and joins Blake's gang of outlaws. Later a paroled Muggs arrives to rejoin the gang. Muggs is the only one who knows where the stolen money is hidden and ... See full summary »
Comedy, Mystery & Thriller, Drama
USA|UK
2018
93 Minutes
Robert Redford Casey Affleck Sissy Spacek Danny Glover Tom Waits Tika Sumpter Ari Elizabeth Johnson Teagan Johnson Gene Jones John David Washington Barlow Jacobs
prisoner prison guard bank robber wife detective escape artist amusing gutsy bleak suspenseful tense california san quentin penitentiary prison bank car escape bank heist life story prison
Based on the true story of Forrest Tucker and his audacious escape from San Quentin at the age of 70 to an unprecedented string of heists that confounded authorities and enchanted the public.
Western
USA
1953
87 Minutes
prisoner union soldier prison guard confederate soldier cellmate prison official bleak brutal gritty prison new mexico cell prison life wrongful conviction civil war reconstruction discovery transformation sacrifice 1860s
A man is framed and sent to toughest prison in the territory.
Western
USA
1952
85 Minutes
John Lund Jeff Chandler Susan Cabot Beverly Tyler Bruce Cowling John Hudson James Best Regis Toomey Richard Egan Hugh O'Brian Palmer Lee
american pioneer love interest native american native american chief soldier engaging gory gripping intense powerful tense united states new mexico territory battlefield ranch civil war territorial disputes fight to the death rivalry
When Cochise bands together with Geronimo and other Indian tribes, Major Colton abandons his fort, heading towards Fort Sheridan, through Apache Pass. The only thing in his way are the Indians he used to call his friends.
Action, Crime, Drama
USA
2012
94 Minutes
Wes Chatham Devon Sawa Sarah Butler Neal McDonough Lucky Johnson Chris Browning Adam Mervis Bernard Hocke Ava Bogle Eric Scott Woods Michael Jai White
best friend young man robber police officer prisoner murderer bleak brutal disturbing engaging gripping suspenseful louisiana prison baton rouge, la. cage friendship relationships prison fighting
A former NCAA champion wrestler, paroled after ten years in prison, agrees to a series of cage fights to save a friend's life and is asked to do the impossible - lose.
Western
USA
1935
54 Minutes
John Wayne Mary Kornman Eddy Chandler Paul Fix Carmen LaRoux Lafe McKee Al Ferguson Henry Hall Frank Ball Artie Ortego Lew Meehan
rodeo rider sidekick promoter thief partner store owner rousing gritty engaging american west trail rodeo office murder theft frame-up assumed identity fugitives justice escape
Rodeo star John Scott and his gambler friend Kansas Charlie are wrongly accused of armed robbery. They leave town as fast as they can to go looking for their own suspects in Poker City.
Drama, Western
USA
1961
67 Minutes
James Brown Jean Willes John Clarke Med Flory John Pickard Peggy Stewart Sandra Stone Warren Kemmerling Nesdon Booth Herb Armstrong Renny McEvoy
escaped convict fugitive sheriff ex-wife doctor witness confident brooding brash wild west prison casino desert prison break posse vendetta murder escape revenge pursuit
In this movie filmed and released in 1961 (and not a 1962 production), an escaped convict returns to town and begins a reign of terror. Marked for death are Dr. Dean Knudtson, his wife ... See full summary »
Western
USA
1961
71 Minutes
James Brown John Wilder Walter Coy Robert Karnes Joe Haworth Quent Sondergaard Boyd "Red" Morgan Jon Locke Della Sharman
reformed criminal outlaw gang member brother son fiancé gritty melodramatic tense thrilling tombstone, ariz. small town prison bank stagecoach siblings frame-up accidental death wrongfully accused working undercover
Matt Wade escapes from prison and tries to persuade his brother Bill, a reformed gunslinger, to participate in a hold-up. Billy refuses but Matt frames him and he is forced to ride off with... See full summary »
Western
USA
1954
91 Minutes
Burt Lancaster Jean Peters John McIntire Charles Bronson John Dehner Paul Guilfoyle Ian MacDonald Walter Sande Morris Ankrum Monte Blue
native american warrior squaw scout army officer gripping gutsy powerful train american west escape journey oppression native americans betrayal escape pursuit 1880s
Refusing to let himself be re-settled on a Florida reservation, Massai, an Apache warrior, escapes his captors and returns to his homeland to become a peaceful farmer.
Western
USA
1951
88 Minutes
Kirk Douglas Virginia Mayo John Agar Walter Brennan Ray Teal Hugh Sanders Morris Ankrum James Anderson Charles Meredith
us marshal love interest deputy cattle rustler cattle baron son amusing charming cheeky gritty engaging outlandish patriotic wild wild west desert united states escape rescue lynching
A U.S. Marshall and two deputies rescue a cattle rustler from a lynch mob led by a local cattle baron convinced that the rustler also killed his son.
Western
USA
1937
56 Minutes
Tom Keene Betty Compson Charlotte Henry Charles King Billy Bletcher Ed Parker Bob McKenzie Merrill McCormick
son ex-girlfriend blacksmith bandit daughter robber thrilling brash melodramatic montana blacksmith's workshop house saloon frontier murder search schemes robbery unlikely allies old west
Cowboy and his friends set out to track down his father's killer. On the way, they discover a vein of gold. The killer finds out about it, and returns to try to take it from them.
Western
USA
1956
78 Minutes
John Payne Ruth Roman J. Carrol Naish Ben Cooper John Smith Ben Johnson James Griffith Mary Adams
robber father son brother young boy mother fiery tense gripping rousing arizona small town family home ranch desert bank death of child false accusations cowardice accidental killing
After the Civil War, in a Yankee town five Confederates find trouble when one of them accidentally shoots a local young boy.
Western
USA
1953
98 Minutes
William Holden Eleanor Parker John Forsythe William Demarest William Campbell Polly Bergen Richard Anderson Carl Benton Reid John Lupton Howard McNear Alex Montoya
warden soldier indian pretty woman gutsy spirited thrilling arizona desert pow camp american civil war prisoners of war survival betrayal escape rescue pursuit 1860s
During the Civil War, a group of Confederates escapes from the Union POW camp at Fort Bravo but has to contend with the desert, the Mescalero Apaches and the pursuing Union troops.
Western
USA
1965
124 Minutes
Charlton Heston Richard Harris Jim Hutton James Coburn Michael Anderson Jr. Senta Berger Mario Adorf Brock Peters Warren Oates Ben Johnson R. G. Armstrong
officer criminal prisoner of war deserter widow native american tense new mexico territory fort mexico village war kidnapping teamwork quest pursuit rivalry 1860s
In 1864, due to frequent Apache raids from Mexico into the U.S., a Union officer decides to illegally cross the border and destroy the Apache, using a mixed army of Union troops, Confederate POWs, civilian mercenaries, and scouts.
Western
USA
1949
70 Minutes
Gene Autry Nan Leslie Thurston Hall Clem Bevans Walter Sande Jock Mahoney Francis Macdonald Alan Hale Jr.
thief convict gene autry outlaw father horse engaging spirited rousing ghost town canyon jail wild west frontier jailbreak crime theft banditry old west law and order
Gene Autry's stolen horse turns up in a ghost town where Gene goes after he is left stranded during a stagecoach race.
Western
USA
1946
49 Minutes
Buster Crabbe Al St. John Patti McCarty Charles Whitaker Bud Osborne Jack O'Shea Frank Ellis Al Ferguson
cowboy sidekick young woman rancher henchman gang leader suspenseful rousing gutsy stagecoach ranch trail prison american west robbery business deal murder frame-up friendship jailbreak
Billy arrives to buy Barkley's cattle and gets involved in Landreau's scheme to get Barkley's ranch. When Landreau kills Barkley he takes the money Billy paid him. But Billy had been ... See full summary »
Western
USA
1936
61 Minutes
Hoot Gibson Lona Andre Charles Hill Frank Yaconelli Bob McKenzie George Chesebro Jack Rockwell Art Mix Fargo Bussey Wally Wales Charles King
outlaw niece miner lawyer sheriff cowboy rousing engaging tense house sheriff's office mountain trail frontier wild west law and order gold murder justice theft
A sharpshooter in a traveling sideshow is falsely accused of murdering a local miner.
Western
USA
1962
107 Minutes
Kirk Douglas Gena Rowlands Walter Matthau Michael Kane Carroll O'Connor William Schallert George Kennedy Karl Swenson William Mims Martin Garralaga Lalo Rios
cowboy sheriff wife deputy friend disheartening somber prison new mexico border highway bar american west illegal immigration law and order prison break manhunt underdog escape 1950s
A fiercely independent cowboy gets himself locked up in prison to escape with an old friend.
Western, Drama
USA
1961
141 Minutes
Marlon Brando Karl Malden Katy Jurado Pina Pellicer Slim Pickens Ben Johnson Sam Gilman Larry Duran Timothy Agoglia Carey Miriam Colon Elisha Cook Jr.
outlaw bandit partner sheriff stepdaughter deputy gritty quirky tense mexico bank desert prison monterey, calif. betrayal bank heist imprisonment showdown prison break romance
After robbing a Mexican bank, Dad Longworth takes the loot and leaves his partner Rio to be captured but Rio escapes and searches for Dad in California.