20 movies like Prairie Badmen, ordered by similarity : Tombstone Canyon(1932), The Kentuckian(1955), Twilight on the Rio Grande(1947), Drum Taps(1933), Cavalcade of the West(1936), Canyon Passage(1946), The Proud Rebel(1958), The Return of Jack Slade(1955), The Legend of Hell's Gate: An American Conspiracy(2011), Rim of the Canyon(1949), Billy the Kid in Texas(1940), West to Glory(1947) ...
Western
USA
1946
55 Minutes
cowboy friend doctor son outlaw gunslinger gripping engaging spirited tent frontier field wild west gold crime old west father/son relationship greed law and order discovery
Medicine show proprietor Doc Lattimer has in his possession a map showing the location of a cache of stolen gold. His son Don favors keeping the gold rather than returning it to the express... See full summary »
Western
USA
1932
62 Minutes
Ken Maynard Cecilia Parker Sheldon Lewis Lafe McKee Frank Brownlee Jack Clifford George Gerwing Edward Piel Sr. George Chesebro Bob Burns Jack Kirk
cowboy love interest outlaw vigilante father sheriff engaging suspenseful wild west canyon cabin prison missing persons framed murder false accusations father/son relationship impersonation quest pursuit
Maynard hears the cry of the weird masked "phantom" of Tombstone Canyon. The plot thickens when Maynard discovers a man with a key to his past has been murdered by the phantom.
Western
USA
1955
104 Minutes
Burt Lancaster Dianne Foster Diana Lynn John McIntire Una Merkel John Carradine John Litel Rhys Williams Walter Matthau Donald MacDonald Edward Norris
frontiersman frontier woman schoolteacher indentured servant son father emotional tender spirited kentucky frontier texas journey family father/son relationship frontier life friendship adventure discovery love
A Kentucky widower bound for 1820's Texas with his young son is thwarted in his efforts by a corrupt constable, a long-standing family feud, and a beautiful indentured servant.
Western
USA
1947
71 Minutes
Sterling Holloway Adele Mara Bob Steele Charles Evans Martin Garralaga
friend outlaw ranger jewel thief singer singing cowboy engaging spirited tense mexican-american border cantina desert town mexico wild west search vengeance crime murder old west
Gene and Pokie are on vacation in Mexico when they learn that their buddy Dusty has been bumped off.
Western
USA
1933
61 Minutes
Ken Maynard Dorothy Dix Frank Coghlan Jr. Charles Stevens Alan Bridge Harry Semels James Mason Charles Whitaker Kermit Maynard Hooper Atchley
rancher father brother outlaw sheriff cowboy engaging spirited tense cattle ranch sheriff's office house frontier wild west cattle rustling frame-up old west justice law and order crime
Skinner and his gang are grabbing land from the ranchers. When they go after Kerry's ranch Ken stops them. Skinner frames Ken for rustling but the Sheriff is on Ken's side, and with the ... See full summary »
Western
USA
1936
70 Minutes
Hoot Gibson Rex Lease Marion Shilling Adam Goodman Nina Guilbert Earle Dwire Phil Dunham Bob McKenzie Steve Clark Jerry Tucker Barry Downing
outlaw mail carrier brother young man mother father frenetic spirited missouri wild west frontier rural community countryside stagecoach pony express reunion crime old west gold rush brotherhood
Two brothers are separated when young. One becomes the pony express rider Clint Knox and the other the outlaw Ace Carter. Their next meeting finds Ace way-laying Clint as he delivers the mail.
Western
USA
1946
92 Minutes
Dana Andrews Brian Donlevy Susan Hayward Patricia Roc Ward Bond Andy Devine Rose Hobart Halliwell Hobbes Lloyd Bridges Stanley Ridges Dorothy Peterson
shop owner fiancée banker gambler best friend love interest spirited wild powerful oregon saloon frontier general store cabin portland, ore. romantic dilemma love triangle old west frontier life crime
Businessman Logan Stuart is torn between his love of two very different women in 1850's Oregon and his loyalty to a compulsive gambler friend who goes over the line.
Western
USA
1958
103 Minutes
Alan Ladd Olivia de Havilland Dean Jagger David Ladd Cecil Kellaway Henry Hull
father son doctor dog farmer sheriff suspenseful melodramatic heartwarming illinois doctor's office farm wild west general store forest father/son relationship grief disability new town wrongful conviction
A Confederate veteran living in the Yankee North struggles with his son's shock induced muteness and the hate of the Northerners.
Western
USA
1955
79 Minutes
John Ericson Mari Blanchard Neville Brand Casey Adams Jon Shepodd Howard Petrie John Dennis Angie Dickinson
gunslinger professor pinkerton agent outlaw alcoholic femme fatale spirited gripping rousing wild west hideout saloon canyon undercover operations outlaws cowboys deception manhunt father/son relationship pursuit
Jack Slade, son of a famed lawman and man-hunter, is hired by a Pinkerton detective, Joseph Ryan, to help wipe out a gang of outlaws and train robbers, Billy Wilcox, Harry Sutton and Little... See full summary »
Western
Kyrgyzstan|France|Germany|Netherlands|Russia
2011
106 Minutes
Eric Balfour Summer Glau Lou Taylor Pucci Jenna Dewan Henry Thomas Kevin Alejandro Jamie Thomas King Tanner Beard Jim Beaver
errand boy desperado bounty hunter outlaw saloon owner anti-hero brooding engaging gripping patriotic spirited thrilling wild west dallas outlaws american history fortune hunters legend gunfight folklore
The main hero of the film is an electrician with a far greater effect on the people around him than his job defines. He is the last link in a huge energetic system and he becomes the ... See full summary »
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
1940
52 Minutes
Bob Steele Terry Walker Al St. John Carleton Young Charles King John Merton Frank LaRue Charles Whitaker
billy the kid friend brother outlaw thief sheriff spirited brash intense town sheriff's office stagecoach wild west saloon robbery law and order brotherhood on the run crime old west
Arriving in a lawless Texas town, Billy finds his old friend Fuzzy. When Billy stands up to Flash and his gang, he is made Sheriff. He and Fuzzy then set out to retrieve the money stolen by... See full summary »
Western
USA
1947
61 Minutes
Eddie Dean Roscoe Ates Dolores Castle Gregg Barton Jimmy Martin Zon Murray Alex Montoya Harry J. Vejar
undercover agent sidekick mysterious woman prospector gang leader criminal engaging suspenseful spirited saloon house party wild west mexican-american border border town undercover operations diamond theft crime old west
A western sheriff chases a gang trying to rob a rancher's gold.
Comedy, Western
USA
1970
73 Minutes
Walter Brennan Fred Astaire Edgar Buchanan Andy Devine Chill Wills Paul Richards Lana Wood Parley Baer Walter Burke Lillian Bronson
texas ranger marshal drunk outlaw friend retiree amusing lighthearted waco, texas wild west saloon friendship outlaws law and order cowboys old age old west rivalry rise rescue
Fran Walker (Dame Elizabeth Taylor) walks into a piano bar for pizza. She comes back home with Joe Grady (Warren Beatty), the piano player. Joe plans on winning five thousand dollars and leaving Las Vegas, Nevada. Fran waits for something else. Meanwhile, he moves in with her.
Western
USA
1932
60 Minutes
farmer adoptive brother father son cattleman daughter intense spirited engaging homestead ranch bar frontier old west competition romance land dispute murder father/son relationship brotherhood
Ken not only has to fight with his brother Wally over the girls, he has to try and stop the conflict between the cattlemen and the sheep men. It gets worse when Butch kills Judy's father.
Western
USA
1956
73 Minutes
David Wayne Keenan Wynn James Barton Marcia Henderson Jim Backus Denver Pyle Myrna Dell Lewis Russell Frank Fenton Fuzzy Knight
prospector business partner wife son investor engaging sad wild indiana farm stockton, calif. hillside work vs. family ambition gold rush father/son relationship bad luck greed temptation underdog
In 1849, an Indiana farmer develops a life-long gold fever and an obsession with finding the 'mother lode' in the Californian hills.
Western
USA
1932
59 Minutes
Lane Chandler Sally Darling Neal Hart Yakima Canutt John Ince Charles Whitaker
gunslinger adoptive father love interest rival father son engaging wild west small town ranch saloon family home land dispute murder father/son relationship showdown mentorship adventure quest 19th century
Gunfighter Ken Wayne gets hired at Thorton's sheep ranch to help fight the cattleman Moran and his gang. In Moran's gang is Whispering Carlyle, the man that raised Wayne and taught him how ... See full summary »
Western
USA
1935
53 Minutes
John Wayne Marion Burns Yakima Canutt Reed Howes Denny Meadows Bert Dillard Jack Jones Nelson McDowell Archie Ricks Tex Phelps James Sheridan
beautiful woman brother son murderer boyfriend father spirited wild emotional wild west saloon train tracks house father/son relationship vengeance love triangle sabotage jealousy dueling love
Just as John travels to visit his father, he witnesses his death and suffers a gun wound - a beautiful woman is kind enough to help him bring the killers to justice, but jealousy from another man may cause problems.
Western
USA
1936
95 Minutes
Fred MacMurray Jack Oakie Jean Parker Lloyd Nolan Edward Ellis Bennie Bartlett Frank Shannon Frank Cordell
ranger friend bandit boy daughter orphan gripping confident texas range town ranch crime friendship texas rangers loyalty law and order moral dilemma transformation quest
Two down-on-their-luck former outlaws volunteer to be Texas Rangers and find themselves assigned to bring in an old friend, now a notorious outlaw.
Drama, Western
Canada|France|USA
2015
90 Minutes
Kiefer Sutherland Donald Sutherland Demi Moore Brian Cox Michael Wincott Aaron Poole Landon Liboiron Siobhan Williams
cowboy outlaw gunslinger husband wife enemy intense gripping wild west united states small town desert saloon ranch rivalry past crimes community cowboys violence injustice
In 1872, an embittered gunslinger named John Henry Clayton attempts to make amends with his estranged father Reverend Samuel Clayton while their community is besieged by ruthless land-grabbers.
Western
USA
1956
119 Minutes
John Wayne Jeffrey Hunter Natalie Wood Vera Miles Ward Bond John Qualen Harry Carey Jr. Olive Carey Antonio Moreno Henry Brandon Hank Worden
gunslinger uncle niece brother native american powerful engaging texas new mexico wilderness wild west abduction family revenge native people missing persons bigotry quest adventure discovery
An American Civil War veteran embarks on a journey to rescue his niece from the Comanches.