20 movies like The Man Behind the Gun, ordered by similarity : Blood for a Silver Dollar(1965), Man From God's Country(1958), The Mystery of the Hooded Horsemen(1937), The Sisters Brothers(2018), Westward the Women(1951), The Lone Ranger(1955), West to Glory(1947), Winds of the Wasteland(1936), Law Men(1944), Deaf Smith and Johnny Ears(1973), Wagon Master(1950), Wichita(1955) ...
Western
USA
1953
82 Minutes
Randolph Scott Patrice Wymore Philip Carey Dick Wesson Lina Romay Roy Roberts Morris Ankrum Katharine Warren Alan Hale Jr. Douglas Fowley Anthony Caruso
schoolteacher undercover agent government agent sidekick ringleader thrilling california united states intelligence undercover operations weapons political corruption assassination adventure quest 1850s
An undercover government agent battles insurrectionists whose want Southern California to secede and become a slave state.
Western
Italy|France
1965
92 Minutes
Giuliano Gemma Evelyn Stewart Peter Cross Giuseppe Addobbati Franco Fantasia Tullio Altamura Massimo Righi Nazzareno Zamperla
brother soldier landowner killer assassin thrilling suspenseful gripping engaging melodramatic united states siblings brother relationship murder plot hired killers danger fighting discovery adventure quest
After the Civil War, ex-Confederate officer returns home where he gets embroiled in local feuds involving an unscrupulous strongman and his hired henchmen.
Western
USA
1958
72 Minutes
George Montgomery Randy Stuart Gregg Barton Kim Charney Susan Cummings James Griffith House Peters Jr. Phillip Terry
lawman agent friend henchman son businessman thrilling spirited patriotic bleak suspenseful powerful wild west united states small town trail railroad tracks saloon law lawlessness
Dan Beattie gives up his lawman job to move further west and rejoin his old war buddy Curt Warren in the town of Sundown. At first mistaken for a railroad agent by Beau Santee, a Sundown ... See full summary »
Western
USA
1937
60 Minutes
Tex Ritter Iris Meredith Horace Murphy Charles King Earle Dwire Forrest Taylor Joe Girard Lafe McKee Oscar Gahan Chick Hannon Tex Palmer
cowboy sidekick bandit love interest sheriff rancher thrilling positive tense frontier california mine saloon mountain outlaws terror secret society justice murder undercover operations
Tex is up against a group of hooded outlaws. When he shoots one, he uses the hood to infiltrate the gang. Almost caught by them, he escapes only to be arrested by the Sheriff who thinks ... See full summary »
Comedy, Crime, Western, Drama
France|Spain|Romania|Belgium|USA
2018
120 Minutes
John C. Reilly Joaquin Phoenix Jake Gyllenhaal Riz Ahmed Rebecca Root Allison Tolman Rutger Hauer Carol Kane Patrice Cossonneau
criminal gunslinger brother chemist detective assassin amusing brash thrilling suspenseful unrestrained witty wild west saloon camp wilderness desert guns robbery assassination
In 1850s Oregon, the infamous duo of assassins, Eli Sisters (John C. Reilly) and Charlie Sisters (Joaquin Phoenix), chase a gold prospector and his unexpected ally.
Western
USA
1951
118 Minutes
Robert Taylor Denise Darcel Jacqueline Wells Beverly Dennis John McIntire Hope Emerson Lenore Lonergan Marilyn Erskine
prostitute trail guide mail-order bride pregnant woman native american cook amusing bleak sad gritty thrilling california chicago wild west camp wilderness wagon train marriage journey death
A trail guide escorts a group of women from Chicago to California to marry men that have recently began settling there.
Western
USA
1955
86 Minutes
Clayton Moore Jay Silverheels Lyle Bettger Bonita Granville Perry Lopez Robert Wilke John Pickard Beverly Washburn Michael Ansara Frank de Kova Charles Meredith
rancher governor indian sidekick cavalryman the lone ranger rousing thrilling patriotic texas range indian territory law and order land wars battle frontier life adventure pursuit quest 19th century
Wealthy rancher Reese Kilgore aims to grab silver-rich Indian land by skilfully pitting Indians against settlers but the suspicious territorial governor sends The Lone Ranger to investigate.
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.
Western
USA
1936
57 Minutes
John Wayne Phyllis Fraser Yakima Canutt Douglas Cosgrove Lane Chandler Sam Flint Lew Kelly Bob Kortman Ed Cassidy Merrill McCormick Jon Hall
cowboy business owner stagecoach driver mayor sidekick thrilling spirited tense wild west stagecoach california con game frontier life competition second chance contract changing times adventure rivalry 19th century
The arrival of the telegraph put Pony Express riders like John Blair and his pal Smoky out of work. A race will decide whether they or stageline owner Drake get the government mail contract.
Western
USA
1944
55 Minutes
Johnny Mack Brown Raymond Hatton Jan Wiley Kirby Grant Robert Frazer Edmund Cobb Art Fowler Hal Price Marshall Reed Isabel Withers Benny Corbett
marshal criminal gang members sidekick outlaw suspenseful patriotic thrilling powerful bank america united states texas robbery crimefighting heroes communal living community bank robbery guns
Johnny is a marshal who infiltrates a bank robbery gang.
Western
Italy
1973
91 Minutes
Anthony Quinn Franco Nero Pamela Tiffin Luciano Perugia Franco Graziosi Ira Furstenberg Renato Romano Renzo Moneta
spy disabled person undercover agent texan mexican general rebel suspenseful engaging gritty texas fort brothel battlefield texas revolution friendship rebellion combat disability undercover operations underdog
In 1836, an agent of the now independent Republic of Texas who can't hear or speak, and his hearing companion, infiltrate a rebel pocket who oppose to the integration of Texas to the United States. Can they save the Republic?
Western
USA
1950
86 Minutes
Ben Johnson Joanne Dru Ward Bond Harry Carey Jr. Charles Kemper Jane Darwell Alan Mowbray Ruth Clifford Russell Simpson Kathleen O'Malley James Arness
mormon church elder horse trader wagon master daughter outlaw tense thrilling amusing utah desert wagon train journey survival mormonism water conservation fugitives religious persecution adventure quest
Two young drifters guide a Mormon wagon train to the San Juan Valley and encounter cutthroats, Indians, geography, and moral challenges on the journey.
Western
USA
1955
81 Minutes
Joel McCrea Vera Miles Lloyd Bridges Wallace Ford Edgar Buchanan Peter Graves Keith Larsen Carl Benton Reid John Smith Walter Sande Robert Wilke
wyatt earp rancher mayor criminal daughter saloon owner suspenseful tense fiery thrilling wichita, kan. wild west bank saloon family home ranch gun control lawlessness law enforcement frontier justice
In 1874, after noticing the total lawlessness in Wichita, Wyatt Earp reluctantly accepts the Marshal's job and runs into the worst local troublemakers.
Western
USA
1948
133 Minutes
John Wayne Montgomery Clift Walter Brennan Joanne Dru Coleen Gray John Ireland Noah Beery Jr. Harry Carey Harry Carey Jr. Paul Fix Mickey Kuhn
rancher cowboy sidekick cook rousing spirited texas ranch abilene, kan. oklahoma daunting task travel cattle troubled youth rivalry quest adventure 1860s
Dunson leads a cattle drive, the culmination of over 14 years of work, to its destination in Missouri. But his tyrannical behavior along the way causes a mutiny, led by his adopted son.
Western
USA
1954
79 Minutes
Sterling Hayden Coleen Gray Keith Larsen Tom Tully Jimmy Wakely Tudor Owen Lee Van Cleef John Pickard
deserter army officer leader melodramatic thrilling suspenseful wild west united states stolen identity desertion leadership battle soldiers native americans adventure pursuit 1950s
A cavalry deserter risks his life to warn and protect a wagon train from an impending Indian attack.
Western
1964
96 Minutes
Clint Eastwood Marianne Koch Josef Egger Wolfgang Lukschy Gian Maria Volonte Carol Brown Pepe Calvo Antonio Prieto Sieghardt Rupp Benito Stefanelli Margarita Lozano
mercenary sheriff criminal brother soldier hostage cool calm intense frightening gritty mexico small town cemetery hideout border town village violence robbery corruption
Sergio Leone's classic about a mysterious drifter's involvement with warring factions in a Mexican border town.
Western
USA
1935
55 Minutes
John Wayne Marion Burns Earle Hodgins Yakima Canutt Reed Howes Perry Murdock Gino Corrado Gordon Clifford Tex Palmer Herman Hack Earle Dwire
government agent counterfeiter ex-convict daughter sheriff singer melodramatic suspenseful thrilling small town wilderness drugstore arizona new mexico investigation traveling performers counterfeit money doomed romance undercover operations pursuit
An undercover agent for the government is sent to round up a gang of counterfeiters operating near the Mexican border.
Action, Western
USA
1969
110 Minutes
Paul Newman Robert Redford Katharine Ross Strother Martin Henry Jones Jeff Corey George Furth Cloris Leachman Ted Cassidy Kenneth Mars Donnelly Rhodes
outlaw gunslinger teacher amusing wild thrilling gutsy wild west train bolivia wyoming brothel saloon butch cassidy the sundance kid robbery adventure escape 1890s
Wyoming, early 1900s. Butch Cassidy and The Sundance Kid are the leaders of a band of outlaws. After a train robbery goes wrong they find themselves on the run with a posse hard on their heels. Their solution - escape to Bolivia.
Western
USA
1950
93 Minutes
James Stewart Jeff Chandler Debra Paget Basil Ruysdael Will Geer Joyce Mackenzie Arthur Hunnicutt Raymond Bramley Jay Silverheels Argentina Brunetti Robert Adler
scout native american settler renegade warrior mail carrier gritty thrilling intense united states apache territory camp arizona friendship truce war love death peace quest
Tom Jeffords tries to make peace between settlers and Apaches in Arizona territory.
Mystery & Thriller, Western
Netherlands|France|Germany|Belgium|Sweden|UK|USA
2016
148 Minutes
Dakota Fanning Guy Pearce Emilia Jones Kit Harington Carice van Houten Paul Anderson Carla Juri William Houston Ivy George Jack Roth Bill Tangradi
frontier woman fugitive priest preacher suspenseful tense thrilling frontier united states fugitives escape on the run vengeance frontier justice frontier life adventure escape quest pursuit revenge
From the moment the new reverend climbs the pulpit, Liz knows she and her family are in great danger.
Sci-Fi, Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy, Western
USA
1990
118 Minutes
Michael J. Fox Christopher Lloyd Mary Steenburgen Thomas F. Wilson Lea Thompson Elisabeth Shue Matt Clark Richard Dysart James Tolkan Pat Buttram Harry Carey Jr.
inventor bandit schoolteacher love interest campy hilarious thrilling frenetic wild west hill valley cave saloon school romance confrontation time travel friendship rescue rivalry love
Stranded in 1955, Marty McFly learns about the death of Doc Brown in 1885 and must travel back in time to save him. With no fuel readily available for the DeLorean, the two must figure how to escape the Old West before Emmett is murdered.