20 movies like The Mercenary, ordered by similarity : A Fistful of Dynamite(1971), A Fistful of Dollars(1964), The Good, the Bad and the Ugly(1967), Pancho Villa(1972), Adios Sabata(1971), The Man From Laramie(1955), The Grey Fox(1982), Guns of the Magnificent Seven(1969), Boot Hill(1969), Vera Cruz(1954), Bad Man's River(1971), Hostiles(2017) ...
Western
Italy|Spain|USA
1968
105 Minutes
Franco Nero Tony Musante Jack Palance Giovanna Ralli Edorardo Fajardo Joe Camel Franco Giacobini Franco Ressel Álvaro de Luna Raf Baldassarre
gunman revolutionary owner mercenary prisoner soldier thrilling gritty amusing mexico desert mine small town circus train revolution corruption greed idealism deception
A greedy Polish mercenary aids a mine worker and peasant girl as they lead a revolution against the oppressive Mexican Government, and are pursued by an American rival.
Western
1971
139 Minutes
Rod Steiger James Coburn Romolo Valli Maria Monti Rik Battaglia Franco Graziosi Antoine Saint-John Goffredo Pistoni Roy Bosier John Frederick Anthony Vernon
revolutionary bandit bank robber soldier military officer prisoner cool confident mexico small town bank cave revolution robbery political repression transformation pursuit 1910s
A thief and a dynamite-tossing Irish revolutionary inadvertently become embroiled in the Mexican Revolution.
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
Italy|Spain|West Germany|USA
1967
161 Minutes
Clint Eastwood Eli Wallach Lee Van Cleef Aldo Giuffré Chelo Alonso Mario Brega Luigi Pistilli Rada Rassimov
stranger bandit criminal killer union soldier bounty hunter amusing brutal gritty tense bleak gripping desert jail small town abandoned town southwest u.s. prison camp greed theft
A bounty hunting scam joins two men in an uneasy alliance against a third in a race to find a fortune in gold buried in a remote cemetery.
Drama, Western, History
UK|Spain|USA
1972
92 Minutes
Telly Savalas Clint Walker Anne Francis Chuck Connors Ángel del Pozo Luis Dávila Jose Maria Prada
revolutionary soldier colonel partner general nemesis campy spirited thrilling mexico new mexico train rebellion assassination journey gunfight pancho villa double-cross pursuit rivalry
A double-cross in an arms deal prompts Mexican revolutionary Pancho Villa to raid a US Army weapons depot in Columbus, New Mexico.
Western
Italy|Spain
1971
106 Minutes
Yul Brynner Dean Reed Ignazio Spalla Gerard Herter Sal Borgese Franco Fantasia Joseph P. Persaud Andrea Scotti
gunslinger sidekick mexican revolutionary colonel bandit brooding tense thrilling mexico mission fort wilderness saloon town revolution schemes greed political intrigue military occupation
Master gunslinger Sabata helps a band of Mexican revolutionaries steal a wagon-load of gold.
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.
Western
Canada
1982
92 Minutes
Richard Farnsworth Jackie Burroughs Wayne Robson Ken Pogue Timothy Webber Gary Reineke Dave Peterson Don Mackay Samantha Langevin Tom Heaton
photographer train robber ex-convict detective pinkerton agent charming engaging powerful british columbia train town prison movie theater bill miner heist one last job second chance train robbery unlikely romance temptation
When an aging, but gentlemanly stagecoach robber is released from prison, he decides to go to Canada to become a train robber.
Western
USA
1969
106 Minutes
George Kennedy James Whitmore Monte Markham Bernie Casey Joe Don Baker Scott Thomas Reni Santoni Michael Ansara Wende Wagner Frank Silvera Fernando Rey
revolutionary mexican mercenary cowboy bandit expert confident thrilling mexico mexican-american border town prison gunfight capture trial recruiting oppression jailbreak rescue adventure
A Mexican revolutionary hires an American gunslinger to organize the rescue of their leader from a brutal Army prison.
Comedy, Western
Italy
1969
87 Minutes
Terence Hill Bud Spencer Woody Strode Glauco Onorato Edward Ciannelli George Eastman Alberto Dell'Acqua Nazzareno Zamperla Victor Buono Lionel Stander
gold digger mine owner cowboy bandit artist gory airy amusing suspenseful thrilling hilarious circus mine wild west gold digging gangsters murder danger friendship adventure
Victims of oppressive town boss Honey are offered help by an unusual alliance of gunmen and circus performers.
Western
USA
1954
94 Minutes
Gary Cooper Burt Lancaster Denise Darcel Cesar Romero George Macready Ernest Borgnine Charles Bronson Sarita Montiel
countess veteran gunslinger outlaw secret agent emperor gritty tense thrilling mexico small town desert unlikely allies gold teamwork rebellion greed betrayal quest rivalry
During the Mexican Rebellion of 1866, an unsavory group of American adventurers are hired by the forces of Emporer Maximilian to escort a countess to Vera Cruz.
Western
Italy|France|Spain
1971
90 Minutes
Lee Van Cleef James Mason Gina Lollobrigida Simón Andreu Diana Lorys John Garko Aldo Sanbrell Jess Hahn Daniel Martin Luis Rivera Louis Ferk
bank robber wife soldier revolutionary femme fatale campy suspenseful lighthearted frenetic wild west small town river bar mexico heist deception seduction gunfight quest pursuit
Robber Roy King loses his wife, Alicia, to revolutionary Montero. Despite their rivalry they collaborate in an attempt to rob the Mexican government of one million dollars.
Drama, History, Western
USA
2017
133 Minutes
Christian Bale Rosamund Pike Wes Studi Jesse Plemons Adam Beach Rory Cochrane Peter Mullan Scott Wilson Paul Anderson Timothée Chalamet Ben Foster
native american chief soldier commanding officer widow native american traveler brutal tense gritty raw emotional gory new mexico montana desert plains fort town american indian wars native americans
In 1892, a legendary Army Captain reluctantly agrees to escort a Cheyenne chief and his family through dangerous territory.
Western
USA
1958
165 Minutes
Gregory Peck Jean Simmons Carroll Baker Charlton Heston Burl Ives Charles Bickford Alfonso Bedoya Chuck Connors Chuck Hayward Buff Brady Dorothy Adams
captain fiancée family patriarch land owner rancher son rousing gutsy thrilling spirited american west ranch land ownership american west harassment land wars family feud honor revenge rivalry
A New Englander arrives in the Old West, where he becomes embroiled in a feud between two families over a valuable patch of land.
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
1955
97 Minutes
James Stewart Ruth Roman Walter Brennan Corinne Calvet John McIntire Jay C. Flippen Harry Morgan Steve Brodie Royal Dano Gregg Barton Chubby Johnson
cowboy partner lawman saloon owner townsperson miner suspenseful gritty wyoming yukon mountain small town saloon ship klondike gold rush cattle drives double-cross lawlessness romance wealth
Two Wyoming cattlemen (James Stewart, Walter Brennan) drive a herd to gold-rush Alaska and find trouble.
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|Mexico
1970
114 Minutes
John Wayne Jorge Rivero Jennifer O'Neill Jack Elam Victor French Susana Dosamantes Christopher Mitchum Mike Henry David Huddleston Bill Williams Edward Faulkner
outlaw sheriff traitor deputy confederate soldier union soldier melodramatic suspenseful intricate town dentist's office train prairie gold double-cross vengeance deception american civil war old west revenge
After the Civil War, Cord McNally searches for the traitor whose treachery caused the defeat of McNally's unit and the loss of a close friend.
Western
Italy|Yugoslavia|USA
1971
99 Minutes
Bekim Fehmiu John Huston Richard Crenna Chuck Connors Ricardo Montalban Ian Bannen Brandon de Wilde Slim Pickens Woody Strode Albert Salmi
deserter general colonel engineer wife scout gritty gripping arizona fort mexico hill desert mission battle native americans massacre desertion redemption quest
Army deserter Capt. Viktor Kaleb is offered a pardon and reinstatement in the cavalry if he agrees to lead a special forces group in a raid against an Apache stronghold into Mexico.
Western
USA
1966
86 Minutes
Audie Murphy Joan Staley Warren Stevens Edgar Buchanan Denver Pyle Royal Dano Nick Dennis William Bramley Kelly Thordsen David Macklin Morgan Woodward
sheriff saloon owner gunslinger deputy ex-lover train robber tense thrilling colorado new mexico small town countryside saloon chase kidnapping train robbery gunfight betrayal jealousy pursuit
A young, determined sheriff and his posse chase a gang of murderous train robbers, and a kidnapped woman into New Mexico.
Western
USA
1953
87 Minutes
prisoner union soldier prison guard confederate soldier cellmate prison official bleak brutal gritty prison new mexico cell prison life wrongful conviction civil war reconstruction discovery transformation sacrifice 1860s
A man is framed and sent to toughest prison in the territory.