20 movies like Ride a Crooked Trail, ordered by similarity : Duel in the Sun(1946), Along the Great Divide(1951), Seven Men From Now(1956), Ride, Vaquero(1953), The Dawn Rider(1935), The Long Riders(1980), Jane Got a Gun(2016), Woodpeckers(2017), Return to Snowy River(1988), Rachel and the Stranger(1948), The Cockeyed Cowboys of Calico County(1969), For a Few Dollars More(1965) ...
Western
USA
1958
87 Minutes
Audie Murphy Gia Scala Walter Matthau Henry Silva Joanna Moore Eddie Little Sky Mary Field Leo Gordon Mort Mills Frank Chase Bill Walker
fugitive bank robber marshal old flame husband wife judge boyfriend orphan couple emotional passionate tense united states wild west mistaken identity stolen identity impersonation romance western films
Fugitive bank robber Joe Maybe steals the identity of a marshal and rides into a town whose judge asks Joe to act as town marshal but an old flame almost betrays his real identity forcing Joe to claim she's his wife.
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
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, Action
1956
78 Minutes
Randolph Scott Gail Russell Lee Marvin Walter Reed John Larch Don "Red" Barry Fred Graham John Beradino John Phillips Chuck Roberson Steve Mitchell
retired sheriff married man married woman killer bandit robber emotional engaging brooding fiery tense striking wild west vengeance grief husband/wife relationship secret gold death of spouse revenge
A rancher (Randolph Scott) hunts down those responsible for killing his wife during a Wells Fargo holdup.
Western
USA
1953
90 Minutes
Robert Taylor Ava Gardner Howard Keel Anthony Quinn Kurt Kaszner Ted de Corsia Charlita Jack Elam Walter Baldwin Joe Dominguez Frank McGrath
bandit adoptive brother husband wife rancher fascinating melodramatic intense texas ranch sibling rivalry love triangle confrontation old west husband/wife relationship gunfight discovery love rescue 1860s
Two outlaws, Rio and Esqueda, raised together as stepbrothers, have a showdown over the issue of whether to evict new settlers from their territory.
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.
Biography, Western
USA
1980
100 Minutes
David Carradine Keith Carradine Robert Carradine James Keach Stacy Keach Dennis Quaid Randy Quaid Kevin Brophy Harry Carey Jr. Christopher Guest Nicholas Guest
outlaw bank robber brother traitor girlfriend marshal confident tense melodramatic minnesota texas countryside hideout bank love triangle assassination james-younger gang bank heist sibling rivalry jesse james
The origins, exploits and the ultimate fate of the Jesse James gang is told in a sympathetic portrayal of the bank robbers made up of brothers who begin their legendary bank raids because of revenge.
Action, Western
USA
2016
98 Minutes
Natalie Portman Joel Edgerton Noah Emmerich Rodrigo Santoro Boyd Holbrook Ewan McGregor Alex Manette Todd Stashwick James Burnett
woman outlaw husband daughter ex-boyfriend thug brooding emotional intense wild west farm house saloon plains barn outlaws revenge ex-boyfriends determination survival
A woman asks her ex-lover for help in order to save her outlaw husband from a gang out to kill him.
Drama
2017
106 Minutes
Jean Jean Ramón Emilio Candelario Judith Rodriguez Jose Cruz Manuel Raposo Karina Valdez Aleja Johnson Carlota Carretero Keunis Álvarez Orestes Amador
prison guard prisoner prisoners messenger gangsters love interest romantic interest romantic rival rival dark disturbing emotional engaging gripping intense moving passionate powerful raw tense
Incarcerated in the Dominican Republic, an inmate uses sign language to communicate with his imprisoned girlfriend at an adjacent institution.
Western
Australia
1988
99 Minutes
Tom Burlinson Sigrid Thornton Brian Dennehy Nicholas Eadie Bryan Marshall Rhys McConnochie Mark Hembrow Peter Cummins Cornelia Frances Tony Barry
cattleman love interest father banker son romantic rival tender spirited mountain cabin australia range snowy river love triangle father/daughter relationship jealousy horses love reunion forbidden love
Young Jim Craig returns to his home in the Australian high country. He finds that things are not as he left them - his girlfriend is being pursued by another man, and her father doesn't want Jim back into her life.
Comedy, Western
USA
1948
79 Minutes
Loretta Young William Holden Robert Mitchum Gary Gray Tom Tully Sara Haden Frank Ferguson Walter Baldwin Regina Wallace Frank Conlan
widower indentured servant friend son settler native american tense emotional thrilling ohio wilderness cabin settlement pioneering marriage parenthood jealousy love triangle quest love
A widowed farmer takes an indentured servant as his new wife, but the arrival of his old friend threatens their burgeoning relationship.
Comedy, Western
USA
1969
99 Minutes
Dan Blocker Tony Leader Nanette Fabray Jim Backus Wally Cox Jack Elam Henry Jones Stubby Kaye Mickey Rooney Noah Beery Jr. Marge Champion
blacksmith saloon girl sheriff husband wife bounty hunter amusing wild playful endearing american west saloon jail mail-order bride deception jealousy showdown unlikely romance mistaken identity love
When the town's sole blacksmith vows to leave because he was stood up by his mail-order bride from the East, the panicked townsfolk scramble to find him a surrogate wife.
Western
1965
132 Minutes
Clint Eastwood Lee Van Cleef Gian Maria Volonte Josef Egger Mara Krup Rosemarie Dexter Klaus Kinski Mario Brega
bounty hunter rival colonel outlaw woman adult gritty intense emotional wild west texas new mexico train saloon bank teamwork crime murder betrayal partnership
A man with no name (Clint Eastwood) and a man with a mission (Lee Van Cleef) hunt a Mexican bandit (Gian Maria Volonte) for different reasons.
Western
USA
1943
79 Minutes
Richard Dix Jane Wyatt Albert Van Dekker Victor Jory Eugene Pallette Robert Armstrong Beryl Wallace Clem Bevans
cowboy marshal banker townspeople bank robber bystander brooding intense gritty engaging tense gripping wild west bank robbery tyranny career change shoot-out western films control discovery
Wounded while stopping the James gang from robbing the local bank, a cowboy wakes up in the hospital to find that he's been elected town marshal. He soon comes into conflict with the town ... See full summary »
Western
USA
1948
88 Minutes
Alan Ladd Robert Preston Donald Crisp Brenda Marshall William Demarest Fay Holden Murvyn Vye Frank Faylen John Eldredge Ward Wood J. Farrell MacDonald
police officer railroad worker friend ex-wife gang leader train robber brash gutsy train railroad tracks wild west friendship work-life balance train robbery romance conflict of interest rivalry forbidden love adventure 19th century
Legendary railroad detective Whispering Smith becomes convinced that old friend and colleague Murray Sinclair has joined a criminal band to loot the railroad.
Western
USA
1961
108 Minutes
James Stewart Richard Widmark Shirley Jones Linda Cristal Andy Devine John McIntire Paul Birch Willis Bouchey Henry Brandon Harry Carey Jr. Olive Carey
marshal bar owner army officer comanche warrior wife abductee emotional gritty profound thrilling small town texas saloon wilderness wild west culture shock cross-cultural romance abduction racism bounty
A corrupt marshal is pressured by his army friend into negotiating the release of white captives of the Comanches, but finds that their reintegration into society has its consequences.
Western
USA
1962
90 Minutes
Maureen O'Hara Brian Keith Steve Cochran Chill Wills Strother Martin Will Wright Jim O'Hara
outlaw veteran bank robber saloon girl son gunslinger dark thrilling arizona ghost town wild west desert bank bank robbery accidental killing guilt promises death of child burial rise
An ex-army officer accidentally kills a woman's son and tries to make up for it by escorting the funeral procession through dangerous Indian territory.
Action, Western
Canada
2016
90 Minutes
Trace Adkins Kim Coates Judd Nelson Michelle Harrison Garry Chalk Helena Marie Claude Duhamel
outlaw wife marshal townsperson gang member friend brooding emotional intense gripping wild west stagecoach forest saloon jail street outlaws vengeance tragedy anger
A former stagecoach robber is hunted by a vengeful US Marshal.
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
1958
90 Minutes
Clint Walker Virginia Mayo Brian Keith Richard Eyer Russ Conway Michael Dante
native american comanche warrior fugitive widow son boy thrilling melodramatic suspenseful wild west farm fort frontier town on the run unlikely romance mob mentality journey wrongfully accused helping others
Eluding a sheriff's posse, an escaped man saves a farming family from a Comanche attack and escorts it to the nearby Fort Dobbs.
Western
USA
1952
89 Minutes
Marlene Dietrich Mel Ferrer Arthur Kennedy Lloyd Gough Gloria Henry William Frawley Lisa Ferraday John Raven Jack Elam George Reeves Frank Ferguson
man matron killer thief fiancée outlaw gritty intense wild west general store jail ranch hideout bank murder betrayal investigation deception robbery quest
After the murder of his fiancée, a Wyoming ranch hand sets out to find her killer.