20 movies like Rio Bravo, ordered by similarity : The Westward Trail(1948), Ambush Trail(1946), Ten Wanted Men(1955), The Law vs. Billy the Kid(1954), Sundown Saunders(1936), Panhandle(1948), Tornado Range(1948), Wichita(1955), Ramrod(1947), Hit the Saddle(1937), Cow Town(1950), Gunfighters(1947) ...
Western
USA
1959
141 Minutes
John Wayne Dean Martin Ricky Nelson Angie Dickinson Walter Brennan Ward Bond John Russell Pedro Gonzalez Gonzalez Estelita Rodriguez Claude Akins Bob Steele
sheriff drunk crippled man rancher gunslinger gambler amusing tense mushy gutsy rio bravo hotel jail ranch saloon frontier justice gambling false accusations romance alcoholism
A small-town sheriff in the American West enlists the help of a cripple, a drunk, and a young gunfighter in his efforts to hold in jail the brother of the local bad guy.
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
1946
60 Minutes
Bob Steele Syd Saylor I. Stanford Jolley Al Ferguson Kermit Maynard Lorraine Miller Charles King John L. Cason
rancher foreman sheriff deputy murder victim henchman tense thrilling positive ranch jail saloon ranchers murder frame-up business scheme ambush law enforcement escape rivalry
Bolton, trying to get the ranchers to leave, has his outlaw gang ambush all incoming supply wagons. Curly Thompson, out to stop them, gets framed for murder and put in jail.
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
1954
73 Minutes
Scott Brady Betta St. John James Griffith Alan Hale Jr. Paul Cavanagh Wm. "Bill" Phillips
ranch hand sheriff rancher niece foreman pat garrett brooding melodramatic new mexico territory ranch saloon cabin hotel billy the kid friendship cattle ranchers posse shoot-out murder fall
Billy the Kid is forced to kill for the woman he loves, and is ultimately brought to justice by his old friend Pat Garrett.
Western
USA
1936
63 Minutes
Bob Steele Catherine Cotter Earle Dwire
gambler rancher bank robber doctor sheriff daughter intricate thrilling engaging spirited california ranch desert small town saloon hospital gambling land claim deception false accusations
When Sundown wins a horse race he is paid with a deed to a ranch. Arriving at the ranch he finds the Prestons already living there. They bought it from the fake land agent Taggart who then frames Sundown for murder.
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
1948
56 Minutes
Eddie Dean Roscoe Ates Jennifer Holt George Chesebro Terry Frost Buster Slaven Marshall Reed Lane Bradford Russell Arms
rancher daughter homesteader son sidekick u.s. marshal tense fiery melodramatic frontier ranch town texas sheriff's office land dispute ranchers homesteading father/daughter relationship hired killers trial
Eddie Dean, under orders as a U.S. Land Office agent, is trying to prevent a range war from being started between homesteaders and ranchers when a caravan of the so-called 'Nesters', start ... See full summary »
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
1947
94 Minutes
Veronica Lake Joel McCrea Donald Crisp Charles Ruggles Preston Foster Don DeFore Arleen Whelan Lloyd Bridges Nestor Paiva Ray Teal
rancher father cattleman overseer sheriff alcoholic gutsy brash tense ranch saloon dressing room range street range war ambition murder romantic dilemma deception gender roles
Violent feud between Connie Dickason, the owner of the Circle 66 ranch and rancher Frank Ivey, the self-proclaimed boss of an otherwise public grazing land.
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
1950
70 Minutes
Gene Autry Gail Davis Harry Shannon Jock Mahoney Clark "Buddy" Burroughs Harry Harvey Steve Darrell Sandy Sanders Ralph Sanford Bud Osborne Robert Hilton
gene autry neighbor rancher sheriff brother partner spirited engaging stagecoach range jail mountain ranch town range war ranchers debt jailbreak cattle rustling stampedes
Gene responds to cattle rustling by stringing barbed wire all around his range.
Western
USA
1947
87 Minutes
Randolph Scott Barbara Britton Dorothy Hart Bruce Cabot Charley Grapewin Steven Geray Forrest Tucker Charles Kemper Grant Withers John Miles Griff Barnett
gunslinger rancher sheriff daughter sister cowboy gritty engaging texas ranch town jail street corruption mistaken identity false accusations pacifism sister relationship murder quest
Gunfighter Brazos Kane takes a job on a ranch but he is unjustly accused of killing fellow cowhand Bob Tyrell and must clear himself by finding the real killer.
Western
USA
1947
55 Minutes
Eddie Dean Roscoe Ates Nancy Gates I. Stanford Jolley William Fawcett Mikel Conrad
gunslinger saloon owner judge sheriff deputy rancher engaging wild west small town saloon sheriff's office ranch land grab corruption murder adventure pursuit 19th century
Dean takes over as Sheriff of Red Gap and makes everyone check their guns at his office. But he is in trouble as Taggert's men continue their lawlessness and the crooked judge Hammond lets them go when they are caught.
Crime, Western, Drama
USA
1958
102 Minutes
Paul Newman Lita Milan John Dehner Hurd Hatfield James Congdon James Best Colin Keith-Johnston John Dierkes Wally Brown Ainslie Pryor Martin Garralaga
outlaw pat garrett friend wife sheriff rancher brooding tense new mexico territory wild west small town ranch billy the kid fugitives stand-off murder friendship frontier justice quest pursuit
After his employer is murdered by rival cattlemen, a troubled and uneducated young cowboy vows revenge on the murderers.
Western
USA
1938
56 Minutes
Bob Steele Louise Stanley Carl Hackett Ted Adams Forrest Taylor Steve Clark
rancher ranch hand sheriff outlaw deputy daughter suspenseful thrilling patriotic small town wild west saloon ranch courtroom valley suspicion murder investigation false accusations abduction
The Shadow and his outlaw gang have control of Durango Valley. Keene Cordner arrives, and with the help of Tanner becomes a second Shadow in his attempt to round up the gang.
Western
USA
1965
122 Minutes
John Wayne Dean Martin Martha Hyer Michael Anderson Jr. Earl Holliman Jeremy Slate James Gregory George Kennedy Paul Fix Dennis Hopper John Litel
cowboy sheriff gunslinger gambler brother mother rousing gutsy tense wild west ranch texas revenge family honor land wars showdown revenge sacrifice 1870s
Ranch owner Katie Elder's four sons determine to avenge the murder of their father and the swindling of their mother.
Western
USA
1938
63 Minutes
Billy Curtis Yvonne Moray "Little Billy" Rhodes Billy Platt John T. Bambury Joseph Herbst Charles Becker Nita Krebs
villain hero girl wealthy man rancher sheriff fascinating intense quirky wild west small town range ranch saloon blackmail feud cattle rustling romance lynching rivalry
An evil gunslinging midget comes to terrorize the good little people of Tiny Town. The townspeople organize to defeat him, and zany antics ensue
Western
USA
1947
61 Minutes
Roscoe Ates Jennifer Holt George Chesebro Ed Parker Lee Morgan
u.s. marshal woman lawyer sidekick sheriff rancher spirited gutsy thrilling gripping american west ranch mine town jail murder investigation false accusations land dispute gold schemes
Singing cowboy saves woman's ranch from gold-greedy outlaws.
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
1951
70 Minutes
Pat Buttram Mary Castle Russell Hayden Gail Davis Don Harvey Tom Keene
texas ranger gene autry gunslinger con artist cowgirl rancher melodramatic suspenseful rousing texas ranch saloon wild west frontier financial troubles scam law and order old west kidnapping rescue
Texas Ranger Sergeant Gene Autry (Gene Autry) and his pal, Pecos Bates (Pat Buttram), save from eviction the family of Nancy Carter (Gail Davis), whose father (Harry Tyler) has purchased ... See full summary »