20 movies like Destry, ordered by similarity : Wichita(1955), The Westward Trail(1948), Hidden Guns(1956), Randy Rides Alone(1934), Posse(1975), The Restless Breed(1957), Hit the Saddle(1937), Tension at Table Rock(1956), Dodge City(1939), A Fistful of Dollars(1964), Johnny Guitar(1954), Firecreek(1968) ...
Western
USA
1955
95 Minutes
Audie Murphy Mari Blanchard Lyle Bettger Lori Nelson Thomas Mitchell Edgar Buchanan Wallace Ford Mary Wickes Alan Hale Jr. Lee Aaker Trevor Bardette
mayor criminal alcoholic girl sheriff intense thrilling american west small town saloon corruption pacifism law and order cattle alcoholism quest mystery underdog 19th century
A dishonest mayor and powerful criminal dominate a small western town. But when the town's sheriff dies under mysterious circumstances, Tom Destry, son of a famed gunman, is called in to put an end to the corruption.
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
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
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
1934
53 Minutes
John Wayne Alberta Vaughn George "Gabby" Hayes Yakima Canutt Earle Dwire Tex Phelps Artie Ortego Tex Palmer
undercover agent girl sheriff henchman desperado lawman rousing tense thrilling gutsy small town american west saloon hideout jail false accusations massacre undercover operations outlaws assumed identity
Jailed for murders he didn't commit, Randy escapes only to stumble into the den of the real murderers.
Western, Drama
1975
94 Minutes
Kirk Douglas Bruce Dern Bo Hopkins James Stacy Luke Askew David Canary Alfonso Arau Beth Brickell
marshal sheriff bandit woman businessman thrilling dark american west town train jail saloon law enforcement politics old west corruption ambition pursuit underdog rivalry
A U.S. marshal (Kirk Douglas) tracks an outlaw (Bruce Dern), killing his chance to be a senator from Texas.
Western
USA
1957
81 Minutes
Scott Brady Anne Bancroft Jay C. Flippen Jim Davis Rhys Williams Leo Gordon Scott Marlowe Eddy Waller Harry Cheshire Myron Healey Gerald Milton
lawyer father murderer woman gangster sheriff intense gory suspenseful thrilling patriotic brooding texas saloon mexico sheriff's office western films gangsters bandits murder
A troubled sheriff, a failure at everything in his life, tries to redeem himself by extraditing a popular gunfighter from Mexico to stand trial for murder.
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
1956
93 Minutes
Richard Egan Dorothy Malone Cameron Mitchell Billy Chapin Royal Dano Edward Andrews John Dehner DeForest Kelley Joe De Santis Angie Dickinson Paul Richards
gunslinger partner witness sheriff wife outlaw thrilling melodramatic gripping wild west small town sheriff's office saloon wilderness wrongfully accused new town exile reputation redemption underdog
A reluctant gunslinger tires of having to defend himself at every cow town he visits, so he adopts an alias and continues his wandering. At an outpost run by a father and young son, he gets... See full summary »
Western
USA
1939
104 Minutes
Errol Flynn Olivia de Havilland Ann Sheridan Bruce Cabot Frank McHugh Alan Hale John Litel Victor Jory Henry Travers Henry O'Neill Guinn "Big Boy" Williams
sheriff deputy girl thief cattle rustler frenetic thrilling gutsy spirited dodge city, kan. train law and order american west frontier justice cattle drives adventure love pursuit revenge 1870s
A Texas cattle agent witnesses first hand, the brutal lawlessness of Dodge City and takes the job of sheriff to clean the town up.
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
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
1968
104 Minutes
James Stewart Henry Fonda Inger Stevens Gary Lockwood Dean Jagger Ed Begley Jay C. Flippen Jack Elam James Best Barbara Luna Jacqueline Scott
sheriff bandit wife daughter preacher tense thrilling unrestrained american west town house sheriff's office gunfight bandits family responsibility lawlessness rise rivalry 19th century
A peace-loving, part-time Sheriff in the small town of Firecreek must take a stand when a gang of vicious outlaws takes over his town.
Western
USA
1958
78 Minutes
Randolph Scott Manuel Rojas Craig Stevens Barry Kelley Tol Avery Peter Whitney L.Q. Jones Bob Anderson
mercenary patriarch bar owner judge sheriff prisoner thrilling wild intense california border town hotel saloon courtroom mansion family feud corruption power struggle execution double-cross
Texan Tom Buchanan is heading back home with enough money to start his own ranch, but when he stops in the crooked town of Agry, he's robbed and framed for murder.
Western
USA
1949
88 Minutes
Robert Sterling Gloria Grahame Claude Jarman Jr. John Ireland Jeff Donnell Myrna Dell Martha Hyer George Cooper Jeff Corey Sara Haden James Bell
cattle rancher younger brother sheriff ex-convict friend dance hall girl engaging melodramatic spirited thrilling california trail ranch mountain american west ranchers siblings escaped criminals ambush murder
Three escaped convicts, planning revenge, search for rancher Clay Phillips who, on the way to Sonora with a few horses, stops to help four saloon girls stranded by the roadside.
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
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
1958
98 Minutes
Gregory Peck Joan Collins Stephen Boyd Albert Salmi Henry Silva Kathleen Gallant Barry Coe George Voskovec Herbert Rudley Lee Van Cleef Ada Carrasco
cowboy outlaw ex-girlfriend daughter young woman gritty tense suspenseful wild west new mexico small town ranch prairie kidnapping chase rape murder mission revenge discovery
A man is chasing four outlaws who killed his wife and finds them in a small town's jail, but they escape to Mexico.
Western
USA
1934
60 Minutes
sheriff brother saloon owner outlaw henchman love interest tense gritty gripping gutsy general store saloon hideout small town american west false accusations brother relationship theft set-up betrayal
After Sheriff Ken puts money in the safe, his brother Clem gives Rawhide the combination. With the money gone the disgruntled townsmen make Boots Sheriff and lock up Ken. Clem, now a ... See full summary »
Western
USA
1954
77 Minutes
Dana Andrews Donna Reed Dianne Foster Stephen Elliott Richard Coogan Laurence Hugo James Westerfield Richard Webb Carolyn Jones Charlotte Fletcher
fugitive fiancé woman sheriff friend raw tense thrilling intricate wild west small town ranch wilderness false accusations murder investigation mob mentality frame-ups friendship survival escape
Framed for murder, Jim Guthrie barely escapes lynching by the town mob, becomes a wanted fugitive for three years but returns to find the real killer.
Western
USA
1943
54 Minutes
Ray Corrigan Denny Meadows Max Terhune Evelyn Finley Steve Clark John Merton Glenn Strange Carl Sepulveda George Chesebro Hank Worden Frank Ellis
cattleman cattle rustler cowboy rancher gang leader gang member patriotic thrilling suspenseful intricate ranch jail barn american west town murder cattle rustling black market undercover operations frame-up
In this WW II film meant to discourage the purchase of black market beef, the Range Busters are called on to fight cattle rustlers. This time they're up against a gang that strikes fast by hauling the beef away in trucks.