20 movies like The Wonderful Country, ordered by similarity : The Legend of the Lone Ranger(1981), The Texas Rangers(1936), Come On, Rangers(1938), The Texas Rangers(1951), The Comancheros(1961), The Searchers(1956), Streets of Laredo(1949), Rio Grande(1950), The Cheyenne Social Club(1970), The Sons of Katie Elder(1965), A Fistful of Dollars(1964), Stagecoach(1966) ...
Western
USA
1959
96 Minutes
Robert Mitchum Julie London Gary Merrill Albert Van Dekker Jack Oakie Charles McGraw "Satchel" Paige Anthony Caruso
mercenary wife army major texas ranger doctor confident gritty spirited thrilling mexico texas border family honor self-defense american indian wars arms syndicate adventure revenge transformation 1870s
A honorable drifter constantly on the run finds his enemies closing in around him.
Western
USA
1981
100 Minutes
Klinton Spilsbury Michael Horse Christopher Lloyd Matt Clark Juanin Clay Jason Robards John Bennett Perry David Hayward John Hart Richard Farnsworth Lincoln Tate
lawyer texas ranger lone ranger tonto outlaw ulysses s. grant spirited rousing confident thrilling texas train canyon desert fighting evil vigilantism ambush assassination plot unlikely friendship secret identity
The sole surviving Texas Ranger (Klinton Spilsbury) of an ambush arranged by outlaw leader Major Bartholomew "Butch" Cavendish (Christopher Lloyd) returns to fight back as a great masked western hero, The Lone Ranger.
Western
USA
1936
95 Minutes
Fred MacMurray Jack Oakie Jean Parker Lloyd Nolan Edward Ellis Bennie Bartlett Frank Shannon Frank Cordell
ranger friend bandit boy daughter orphan gripping confident texas range town ranch crime friendship texas rangers loyalty law and order moral dilemma transformation quest
Two down-on-their-luck former outlaws volunteer to be Texas Rangers and find themselves assigned to bring in an old friend, now a notorious outlaw.
Western
USA
1938
57 Minutes
Roy Rogers Lynne Roberts Raymond Hatton J. Farrell MacDonald Purnell Pratt Harry Woods Bruce MacFarlane Lane Chandler Chester Gunnels Lee Powell Frank McCarroll
roy rogers texas ranger love interest senator brother trigger rousing thrilling engaging texas camp wilderness small town ranch texas rangers murder outlaws reunion desertion political corruption
Disbanded Texas Rangers are gathered together to help the U.S. Cavalry put an end to marauding outlaws.
Western
USA
1951
74 Minutes
George Montgomery Gale Storm Jerome Courtland Ian MacDonald Noah Beery Jr. William Bishop John Litel Douglas Kennedy
texas ranger major sundance kid brother girl outlaw tense brash fiery texas prairie town austin texas rangers bandits going straight shoot-out rivalry rise revenge
In 1874, unable to eliminate a gang of notorious outlaws, the Texas Rangers hire two former convicts to assist with the tracking and the destruction of the Sam Bass gang.
Western
USA
1961
107 Minutes
John Wayne Stuart Whitman Lee Marvin Ina Balin Nehemiah Persoff Michael Ansara Patrick Wayne Bruce Cabot Joan O'Brien Jack Elam Edgar Buchanan
texas ranger native american outlaw gun runner gambler prisoner gritty rousing melodramatic texas mexico desert valley american west unlikely allies cowboys frontier justice violence romance adventure
Texas Ranger Jake Cutter arrests gambler Paul Regret, but soon finds himself teamed with his prisoner in an undercover effort to defeat a band of renegade arms merchants and thieves dealing with the Comanches known as Comancheros.
Western
USA
1956
119 Minutes
John Wayne Jeffrey Hunter Natalie Wood Vera Miles Ward Bond John Qualen Harry Carey Jr. Olive Carey Antonio Moreno Henry Brandon Hank Worden
gunslinger uncle niece brother native american powerful engaging texas new mexico wilderness wild west abduction family revenge native people missing persons bigotry quest adventure discovery
An American Civil War veteran embarks on a journey to rescue his niece from the Comanches.
Western
USA
1949
92 Minutes
William Holden William Bendix Macdonald Carey Mona Freeman Stanley Ridges Alfonso Bedoya Ray Teal Clem Bevans James Bell Dick Foote Joe Dominguez
texas ranger bandit orphan beautiful woman outlaw tense engaging gritty confident texas wild west romantic dilemma rescue redemption old west law and order rescue transformation love rivalry
An outlaw separates from his two partners in crime when they join the Texas Rangers, and he continues to commit daring robberies.
Western
USA
1950
105 Minutes
John Wayne Maureen O'Hara Ben Johnson Harry Carey Jr. Victor McLaglen Claude Jarman Jr. Chill Wills J. Carrol Naish
military officer soldier son wife indian emotional thrilling texas military base river family redemption father/son relationship marriage transformation growing up love 1860s
A cavalry officer posted on the Rio Grande is confronted with murderous raiding Apaches, a son who's a risk-taking recruit and his wife from whom he has been separated for many years.
Comedy, Western
Italy|France|West Germany
1970
103 Minutes
James Stewart Henry Fonda Shirley Jones Sue Ane Langdon Elaine Devry Robert Middleton Arch Johnson Dabbs Greer Jackie Russell Jackie Joseph Sharon De Bord
madam cowboy prostitute friend townsperson villain lighthearted thrilling suspenseful brothel texas cheyenne, wyo. inheritance gunfight honor prostitution family feud change of heart adventure transformation
A newspaper reporter and a retired, blind journalist try to solve a series of killings connected to a pharmaceutical company's experimental, top-secret research projects and in so doing, both become targets of the killer.
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
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
1966
115 Minutes
Ann-Margret Alex Cord Bing Crosby Red Buttons Michael Connors Bob Cummings Van Heflin Slim Pickens Stefanie Powers Keenan Wynn Brad Weston
cowboy prostitute pregnant wife banker doctor criminal thrilling tender engaging wild west desert stagecoach fort dangerous mission honor status unlikely allies american indian wars cooperation transformation
On the stagecoach to Cheyenne, a mixed group of passengers must work together to survive the arduous journey and the Indian attacks.
Western
USA
1958
100 Minutes
Gary Cooper Julie London Lee J. Cobb Arthur O'Connell Jack Lord John Dehner Royal Dano
outlaw saloon girl con artist reformed criminal uncle thrilling gripping rousing texas train farm reform train robbery family retribution revenge rescue adventure 19th century
A reformed outlaw becomes stranded after an aborted train robbery with two other passengers and is forced to rejoin his old outlaw band.
Western
USA
1937
63 Minutes
Gene Autry Smiley Burnette Kay Hughes Monte Blue George J. Lewis Max Terhune Robert Homans Lloyd Whitlock Chief Thundercloud
gene autry sidekick texas ranger saloon owner native american love interest striking confident airy frontier texas town square saloon jail cowboys american indian wars protection changing times undercover operations adventure
Gene is a Texas Ranger working under cover to protect an Army wagon train full of ammunition and supplies. The Army doesn't believe him at first, until the Commanches arrive.
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.
Adventure, Western
USA|Mexico
2001
90 Minutes
James Van Der Beek Dylan McDermott Usher Raymond Ashton Kutcher Robert Patrick Rachael Leigh Cook Leonor Varela Randy Travis Jon Abrahams Matt Keeslar Vincent Spano
texas ranger recruit young man outlaw beautiful woman native american confident rousing thrilling texas rio grande mexican-american border carriage cemetery old west unlikely hero land dispute showdown love triangle law enforcement
A ragtag group of youngsters band together after the American Civil War to form the Texas Rangers, a group charged with the dangerous, ruthless duty of cleaning up the West.
Comedy, Western
USA
1978
105 Minutes
Jack Nicholson Mary Steenburgen Christopher Lloyd John Belushi Veronica Cartwright Richard Bradford Jeff Morris Danny DeVito Tracey Walter Gerald H. Reynolds Luana Anders
thief deputy lawman boss wife friend hilarious spirited tender texas ranch jail wild west old west redemption second chance gold transformation revenge pursuit
Due to the lack of men after the Civil War, a small western town allows a bachelorette with ulterior motives to save a horse thief from the gallows by marrying him. They must deal with his old gang, the Sheriff, the bank, and each other.
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
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
1955
104 Minutes
James Stewart Arthur Kennedy Donald Crisp Cathy O'Donnell Alex Nicol Aline MacMahon Wallace Ford Jack Elam John War Eagle James Millican Gregg Barton
lawman rancher son foreman spirited fiery brooding thrilling new mexico desert ranch family deception justice father/son relationship power struggle pursuit revenge fall 1860s
Newcomer Will Lockhart defies the local cattle baron and his sadistic son by working for one of his oldest rivals.