20 movies like El Dorado, ordered by similarity : Streets of Laredo(1949), The Tin Star(1957), Goin' South(1978), Trail of the Rustlers(1950), Check Your Guns(1947), For a Few Dollars More(1965), Blazing Saddles(1974), Two Rode Together(1961), Appaloosa(2008), Support Your Local Sheriff!(1969), Warlock(1959), On Top of Old Smoky(1953) ...
Western
USA
1967
126 Minutes
John Wayne Robert Mitchum James Caan Arthur Hunnicutt Ed Asner Michele Carey Christopher George Charlene Holt Paul Fix R. G. Armstrong Johnny Crawford
gunslinger sheriff tycoon deputy thug spirited gritty el dorado, texas land grab friendship alcoholism redemption rescue rivalry transformation 19th century
Cole Thornton, a gunfighter for hire, joins forces with an old friend, Sheriff J.P. Hara. Together with an old Indian fighter and a gambler, they help a rancher and his family fight a rival rancher that is trying to steal their water.
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
1957
93 Minutes
Henry Fonda Anthony Perkins Betsy Palmer Neville Brand Lee Van Cleef John McIntire Michel Ray Mary Webster Peter Baldwin Richard Shannon
gunslinger bounty hunter sheriff doctor engaging spirited wild west small town law enforcement mentorship aspirations redemption training underdog transformation 19th century
A cynical former sheriff turned bounty hunter helps a young, recently appointed acting sheriff with his advice, his experience and his gun.
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
1950
55 Minutes
Charles Starrett Smiley Burnette Gail Davis Don Harvey Tommy Ivo Mira McKinney
cowboy bandit young boy sidekick henchman mother thrilling endearing rousing spirited jail river cattle ranch texas small town robbery jailbreak impersonation family honor land grab
Widow Mahoney, the best cook in town and hotel proprietor , along with her larcenous sons, is trying to take control of the town's water supply so she can acquire the valley ranchland cheaply.
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.
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.
Comedy, Western
USA
1974
93 Minutes
Cleavon Little Gene Wilder Madeline Kahn Slim Pickens David Huddleston Liam Dunn Alex Karras John Hillerman George Furth Mel Brooks Harvey Korman
sheriff gunslinger attorney cowboy friend outlandish madcap small town wild west race relations old west myths friendship railroad adventure rise rivalry 1870s
In order to ruin a western town, a corrupt politician appoints a black Sheriff, who promptly becomes his most formidable adversary.
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, Drama
USA
2008
116 Minutes
Ed Harris Viggo Mortensen Renée Zellweger Jeremy Irons Timothy Spall Lance Henriksen Rex Linn Ariadna Gil Tom Bower James Gammon
deputy rancher friend widow marshal gritty witty small town jail bar ranch assassination violence friendship trial abduction survival pursuit rescue 1880s
Two friends hired to police a small town that is suffering under the rule of a rancher find their job complicated by the arrival of a young widow.
Comedy, Western
USA
1969
93 Minutes
James Garner Joan Hackett Walter Brennan Harry Morgan Jack Elam Henry Jones Bruce Dern Willis Bouchey Gene Evans Walter Burke Dick Peabody
gunslinger sheriff deputy outlaw criminal sidekick amusing lighthearted colorado small town jail law and order gold rush gunfight showdown rivalry underdog 19th century
In the old west, a man becomes a Sheriff just for the pay, figuring he can decamp if things get tough. In the end, he uses ingenuity instead.
Western
USA
1959
121 Minutes
Richard Widmark Henry Fonda Anthony Quinn Dorothy Malone Dolores Michaels Wallace Ford Tom Drake Richard Arlen DeForest Kelley Regis Toomey Vaughn Taylor
gunslinger sidekick townsperson sheriff outlaw old flame gritty suspenseful utah mining town saloon law enforcement showdown murder corruption redemption romance quest rivalry revenge
A famous gunman becomes the marshal of Warlock to end a gang's rampages, but is met with some opposition by a former gang member turned deputy sheriff who wants to follow only legal methods.
Western
USA
1953
59 Minutes
Gene Autry Smiley Burnette Gail Davis Grandon Rhodes Sheila Ryan Kenne Duncan
performer sidekick toll road operator doctor gambler gene autry spirited engaging heartwarming texas saloon jail frontier stage music law and order crime murder land dispute mistaken identity
Poachers are harassing toll road owner Jen Larrabee. They want her land because it holds valuable minerals. Autry and the Cass County Boys, mistaken for Texas Rangers, help out.
Western
USA
1961
112 Minutes
Rock Hudson Kirk Douglas Dorothy Malone Joseph Cotten Carol Lynley Neville Brand Regis Toomey Rad Fulton Adam Williams Jack Elam John Shay
outlaw sheriff rancher old flame daughter solemn intricate brutal mexico texas church wild west border town rio grande frontier justice love triangle friendship incest suicide cattle drives
At a Mexican ranch, fugitive O'Malley and pursuing Sheriff Stribling agree to help rancher Breckenridge drive his herd into Texas where Stribling could legally arrest O'Malley, but Breckenridge's wife complicates things.
Western
USA
1957
77 Minutes
Randolph Scott John Carroll Karen Steele Valerie French Noah Beery Jr. John Archer Andrew Duggan James Westerfield John Litel Ray Teal Vaughn Taylor
gunslinger villain girl townsperson sheriff bartender confident gritty tense church restaurant street small town vengeance kidnapping suicide confrontation corruption showdown revenge
Bart Allison and sidekick Sam arrive in the town of Sundown on the wedding day of town boss Tate Kimbrough, whom Allison blames for his wife's death years earlier.
Western
USA
1935
57 Minutes
Guinn "Big Boy" Williams Molly O'Day Al St. John Lafe McKee Ted Adams Fred Burns Curley Baldwin Martin Garralaga Broderick O'Farrell James Sheridan Glenn Strange
cowboy sidekick young woman father lawyer sheriff spirited confident positive valley hill cattle ranch settlement sheriff's office cowboys vigilantism outlaws cattle ranchers justice land grab
A dozen British soldiers, lost in a Mesopotamian desert during World War I, are menaced by unseen Arab enemies.
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
83 Minutes
Robert Mitchum Jan Sterling Karen Sharpe Henry Hull Emile Meyer John Lupton Barbara Lawrence Ted de Corsia Leo Gordon James Westerfield Florenz Ames
marshal enforcer saloon madame gunslinger deputy love interest brooding confident thrilling american west sheridan city saloon gunfight law enforcement violence confrontation reconciliation adventure rescue transformation
When a notorious tough 'town tamer' is hired by the citizenry to rid of the gunmen driving them off their land, he finds the local saloon madam to be an old friend.
Western
USA
1944
58 Minutes
banker judge miner gunslinger sidekick girlfriend engaging suspenseful lighthearted valley american southwest ranch courtroom jail land grab framed for murder cattle rustling teamwork gold threats
Billy Carson, looking for rustlers, kills Bradley in a gun fight. Arrested, the judge finds him innocent but jails him anyway. When the rustling resumes he is released and posing as a Mexican cattle buyer he hopes to trap the culprits.
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
1949
67 Minutes
Roy Rogers Dale Evans Estelita Rodriguez Douglas Fowley Lucien Littlefield Robert Emmett Keane
engineer sheriff newspaper owner ichthyologist business owner deputy spirited suspenseful positive lake countryside office animal reserve oil deception land grab murder sabotage pursuit rivalry
The bad guys dynamite a fish hatchery. They're trying to put the hatchery out of business so they can get possession of oil underneath the lake. Roy is a game warden investigating the dynamiting.