20 movies like Johnny Guitar, ordered by similarity : Hit the Saddle(1937), Panhandle(1948), Wichita(1955), Idaho(1943), The Westward Trail(1948), The Red Rope(1937), Monte Walsh(1970), Duel in the Sun(1946), Tall in the Saddle(1944), Tumbleweeds(1925), The Outcast(1954), Gunpoint(1966) ...
Western
USA
1954
110 Minutes
Joan Crawford Sterling Hayden Mercedes McCambridge Scott Brady Ward Bond Ben Cooper Ernest Borgnine John Carradine Royal Dano Frank Ferguson Paul Fix
owner rancher friend townsperson cowboy gunslinger intense thrilling saloon small town hideout arizona robbery mob violence showdown passion railroad rivalry quest underdog
After helping a wounded gang member, a strong-willed female saloon owner is wrongly suspected of murder and bank robbery by a lynch mob.
Western
USA
1937
57 Minutes
Robert Randall Ray Corrigan Max Terhune Rita Hayworth Ed Cassidy Sammy McKim Yakima Canutt Harry Tenbrook F.R. Smith Eddie Boland George Plues
saloon girl gunslinger rancher swindler sheriff son patriotic suspenseful melodramatic wild west saloon wilderness sheriff's office town ranch horse thieves illicit business protected wildlife love triangle murder
Greedy rancher McGowan wants to have a local wild horse sanctuary closed, so he can capture and sell them while Tucson tries to break up Stony's marriage to a sexy, gold-digging saloon girl.
Western
USA
1948
85 Minutes
Rod Cameron Cathy Downs Reed Hadley Anne Gwynne Blake Edwards Dick Crockett Rory Mallinson
gunslinger cowboy gambler outlaw saloon owner love interest tense rousing texas ranch wild west small town saloon hotel justice murder retribution cowboys love triangle old west
John Sands, a former Texas marshal turns to ranching, and later to a gunfighter when he sets out to prove that casino/saloon owner, Matt Garson, had his brother, a newspaperman, killed.
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
1943
70 Minutes
Roy Rogers Smiley Burnette Virginia Grey Bob Nolan Sons of the Pioneers Harry Shannon Ona Munson Dick Purcell Onslow Stevens Arthur Hohl Hal Taliaferro
cowboy judge young boy madam gunslinger saloon owner suspenseful charming emotional small town idaho saloon courtroom ranch law and order morality frame-up criminal past investigation friendship
A deputy sets out to prove that a respected judge, who had once been a criminal, is being framed for crimes committed by a crooked saloon owner.
Western
USA
1948
56 Minutes
Roscoe Ates Phyllis Planchard Eileene Hardin Steve Drake Bob Duncan
cowboy sidekick rancher younger brother sheriff saloon owner spirited tense gutsy rousing american west small town ranch saloon ranchers murder land grab greed double-cross corruption
Singing lawman Eddie Dean and sidekick Soapy Jones help a city woman and her ne'er-do-well brother save their ranch from a ruthless cattle baron seeking silver.
Western
USA
1937
56 Minutes
Bob Steele Lois January Forrest Taylor Charles King Carl Hackett Lew Meehan Frank Ball Jack Rockwell
cowboy gunslinger ranch hand ranch owner love interest thrilling tense confident ranch wild west hideout showdown threats romance business scheme debt bravery rivalry rescue 19th century
Brade has hired Rattler Haynes to kill Tom Shaw. But when Shaw intercepts a message between the two, he alters it hoping it will cause the two outlaws to fight each other.
Western
USA
1970
106 Minutes
Lee Marvin Jeanne Moreau Jack Palance Mitchell Ryan Jim Davis John Hudkins Raymond Guth John McKee Michael Conrad Tom Heaton G.D. Spradlin
cowboy criminal storekeeper prostitute rancher brooding emotional thrilling wild west arizona ranch store small town house cowboys small-town life changing times settling down disillusionment friendship
An aging cowboy realizes that the West he knew and loved will soon be no more--and that there will be no room for him, either.
Western
USA
1946
130 Minutes
Jennifer Jones Gregory Peck Joseph Cotten Lionel Barrymore Lillian Gish Herbert Marshall Walter Huston Butterfly McQueen Charles Bickford Tilly Losch Harry Carey
orphan aunt senator outlaw rancher son passionate tense ranch desert texas love-hate relationship love triangle doomed romance cross-cultural romance family dysfunction love revenge rivalry 19th century
Beautiful half-breed Pearl Chavez becomes the ward of her dead father's first love and finds herself torn between her sons, one good and the other bad.
Western
USA
1944
87 Minutes
John Wayne Ella Raines Audrey Long Ward Bond George "Gabby" Hayes Elisabeth Risdon Raymond Hatton
cowboy rancher woman niece judge aunt thrilling intricate spirited melodramatic wild west town ranch saloon road inheritance murder love triangle corruption sexism
Ranch hand Rocklin arrives in town to start his new job but his employer has been murdered and the locals don't seem too friendly.
Western
USA
1925
89 Minutes
William S. Hart Barbara Bedford Lucien Littlefield J. Gordon Russell Richard R. Neill Jack Murphy Lillian Leighton Gertrude Claire George F. Marion James Gordon Fred Gamble
cowboy drifter love interest homesteader best friend native american tense gripping amusing cherokee strip caldwell, kan. oklahoma prairie small town saloon land rush love imprisonment love quest
The government will grant a fringe of terrain for the settlers who want to live and work there. The starting sign will be a gunshot which will iniciate the run for the best fields and ... See full summary »
Western
USA
1954
90 Minutes
John Derek Joan Evans Jim Davis Catherine McLeod Ben Cooper Taylor Holmes Nana Bryant Slim Pickens Frank Ferguson
rancher uncle gunman poor girl father brother thrilling tense passionate colorado small town ranch household inheritance shady dealings redemption showdown ostracized forgery quest
Jet Cosgrave returns home to claim the ranch that was stolen from him, after his father's death.
Western
USA
1966
86 Minutes
Audie Murphy Joan Staley Warren Stevens Edgar Buchanan Denver Pyle Royal Dano Nick Dennis William Bramley Kelly Thordsen David Macklin Morgan Woodward
sheriff saloon owner gunslinger deputy ex-lover train robber tense thrilling colorado new mexico small town countryside saloon chase kidnapping train robbery gunfight betrayal jealousy pursuit
A young, determined sheriff and his posse chase a gang of murderous train robbers, and a kidnapped woman into New Mexico.
Western
USA
1937
57 Minutes
Kermit Maynard Mary Hayes Sam Flint
cowboy girlfriend uncle banker rancher suspenseful thrilling emotional brooding american west small town ranch saloon marriage land grab murder greed romantic dilemma family mystery
Sinclair has a government lease on range land that is about to expire. George Ringold wants the land and hires Roberts and his men. But they turn out to be a gang of killers and trouble ... See full summary »
Western
USA
1951
80 Minutes
Randolph Scott David Brian Phyllis Thaxter Helena Carter Dickie Jones Ray Teal Michael Tolan Paul Picerni Emerson Treacy Bob Steele Walter Sande
newspaper owner friend love interest outlaw cattleman ex-girlfriend gritty tense kansas ranch fort worth, texas newsroom railroad newspapers friendship betrayal cattle vigilantism rivalry revenge
Civil War veteran and former newspaper man Ned Britt returns back to Fort Worth after the war is over and finds himself fighting an old friend who's grown ambitious.
Western
USA
1949
60 Minutes
ranger cowboy old man hero young woman rancher thrilling rousing engaging american west ranch prairie stagecoach family home arizona law and order crime romance land grab old west
Crooked ranch foreman Thatcher sends his two henchmen, Parnell and Clint, out to murder his boss, wealthy Peter Arnold who has just arrived to retire on his ranch, bringing in tow his ... See full summary »
Western
USA
1946
68 Minutes
Eddie Dean David Sharpe Roscoe Ates Mary Kenyon Forrest Taylor Denny Meadows
judge cowboy sidekick saloon owner bandit drifter confident crafty gutsy thrilling wild west saloon mine ranch small town robbery murder plot musical performance secret identity father/son relationship
Duke Dillon has his gang robbing stagecoaches carrying gold which is then melted down by his father. But Eddie and his sidekick Soapy are on the job and they are aided by undercover man Nevada.
Western
USA
1955
80 Minutes
Randolph Scott Jocelyn Brando Richard Boone Skip Homeier Leo Gordon Donna Martell Alfonso Bedoya Clem Bevans
rancher sheriff nephew mistress mercenary leader melodramatic rousing spirited thrilling arizona ranch jail saloon american southwest border town hired killers law and order ranchers jailbreak
When his ward seeks protection with rival cattleman John Stewart, embittered, jealous rancher Wick Campbell hires ten outlaws to help him seize power in the territory.
Western
USA
1956
66 Minutes
Herman Brix Richard Arlen John Carradine Faron Young Lloyd Corrigan Angie Dickinson Damian O'Flynn Irving Bacon Tom Hubbard Ron Kennedy Bill Ward
gambler sheriff son gunslinger saloon owner resident thrilling melodramatic small town courtroom saloon hotel law and order corruption justice masculinity crime father/son relationship rivalry growing up
The outlaw Stragg has the town so intimidated that no one will speak against him no matter what he does. Sheriff Young heads for a nearby town, where there is a witness willing to testify. ... See full summary »
Western
USA
1952
81 Minutes
Jane Russell George Brent Scott Brady Forrest Tucker Andy Devine Jack Lambert John Litel Ray Teal Rory Mallinson Roy Barcroft Hollis Bane
outlaw brother marshal native american gambler saloon owner spirited sultry tense intricate oklahoma saloon small town jail desert hideout belle starr love triangle robbery gambling
In Oklahoma, outlaw Belle Starr joins the Dalton gang but she causes a romantic rivalry and a rift between the gang members, especially on the eve of the planned robbery of a bank where a posse is secretly waiting in ambush.
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 »