20 movies like The Cowboys, ordered by similarity : Red River(1948), Monte Walsh(1970), The Ballad of Lefty Brown(2017), Tall in the Saddle(1944), The Law of the 45's(1935), Call of the Canyon(1942), The Westward Trail(1948), Hands Across the Border(1943), The Bravados(1958), Wild Rovers(1971), 3:10 to Yuma(2007), The Texas Rangers(1936) ...
7.4/10
Western
USA
1972
128 Minutes
John Wayne Roscoe Lee Browne Bruce Dern Colleen Dewhurst Slim Pickens Lonny Chapman Charles Tyner A Martinez Alfred Barker Jr. Nicolas Beauvy Steve Benedict
rancher cowboy young boy cook pretty woman bandit spirited gritty montana wild west cattle drives daunting task loyalty mentorship cowboys adventure quest 19th century
Rancher Wil Andersen is forced to hire inexperienced boys as cowhands in order to get his herd to market on time but the rough drive is full of dangers and a gang of cattle rustlers is trailing them.
7.8/10
Western
USA
1948
133 Minutes
John Wayne Montgomery Clift Walter Brennan Joanne Dru Coleen Gray John Ireland Noah Beery Jr. Harry Carey Harry Carey Jr. Paul Fix Mickey Kuhn
rancher cowboy sidekick cook rousing spirited texas ranch abilene, kan. oklahoma daunting task travel cattle troubled youth rivalry quest adventure 1860s
Dunson leads a cattle drive, the culmination of over 14 years of work, to its destination in Missouri. But his tyrannical behavior along the way causes a mutiny, led by his adopted son.
7.1/10
Western
USA
1970
106 Minutes
Lee Marvin Jeanne Moreau Jack Palance Mitchell Ryan Jim Davis John Hudkins Raymond Guth John McKee Michael Conrad Tom Heaton G.D. Spradlin
cowboy criminal storekeeper prostitute rancher brooding emotional thrilling wild west arizona ranch store small town house cowboys small-town life changing times settling down disillusionment friendship
An aging cowboy realizes that the West he knew and loved will soon be no more--and that there will be no room for him, either.
6.3/10
Western
USA
2017
111 Minutes
Bill Pullman Kathy Baker Jim Caviezel Tommy J. Flanagan Peter Fonda Joe Anderson Diego Josef Stephen Alan Seder
cowboy partner senator killer gunslinger old friend brooding dark emotional touching passionate montana plains log cabin ranch western films cowboys outlaws justice loyalty
A thrilling and action-packed Western, The Ballad of Lefty Brown is a story about loyalty, friendship, and the relentless pursuit of justice.
7.0/10
Western
USA
1944
87 Minutes
John Wayne Ella Raines Audrey Long Ward Bond George "Gabby" Hayes Elisabeth Risdon Raymond Hatton
cowboy rancher woman niece judge aunt thrilling intricate spirited melodramatic wild west town ranch saloon road inheritance murder love triangle corruption sexism
Ranch hand Rocklin arrives in town to start his new job but his employer has been murdered and the locals don't seem too friendly.
6.8/10
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.
6.7/10
Western
USA
1942
71 Minutes
Smiley Burnette Ruth Terry Thurston Hall Joe Strauch Jr. Cliff Nazarro Dorothea Kent Edmund MacDonald
gene autry cowboy cattle baron cattle rancher radio producer singer rousing spirited positive wild west ranch office business scheme gambling addiction cattle ranchers radio transmissions deception showdown rescue adventure
Gene heads some cattlemen who have been swindled by McCoy. McCoy needed their money to pay off his gambling debt.
6.2/10
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.
6.2/10
Western
USA
1943
72 Minutes
Roy Rogers Ruth Terry Guinn "Big Boy" Williams Onslow Stevens Mary Treen Joseph Crehan Duncan Renaldo Roy Mason
cowboy horse breeder horse roy rogers sheriff daughter winsome spirited positive wild west ranch stable contract competition tragic death family business horse breeding loyalty rivalry adventure
Horse breeders Adams and Brock are vying for the Army contract. When Adams is killed trying to ride his horse Trigger, Roy saves the horse from being shot. He trains him and then plans to ride him in the race to win the contract.
7.0/10
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.
6.5/10
Western
USA
1971
136 Minutes
William Holden Ryan O'Neal Karl Malden Lynn Carlin Tom Skerritt Joe Don Baker James Olson Leora Dana Moses Gunn Victor French Rachel Roberts
cowboy friend rancher son sheriff boss engaging suspenseful touching incredible witty powerful ranch paddock bank american southwest living space montana aging accidental death
Tired of cow-punching for a living, two Montana cowboys rob a bank and flee but their employer's sons chase after them.
7.7/10
Western, Drama
USA
2007
120 Minutes
Russell Crowe Christian Bale Logan Lerman Dallas Roberts Ben Foster Peter Fonda Vinessa Shaw Alan Tudyk Luce Rains Gretchen Mol
outlaw rancher gunslinger gang member cowboy gritty suspenseful train arizona ranch robbery death daunting task explosion dangerous assignment quest revenge rivalry 1880s
A small-time rancher agrees to hold a captured outlaw who's awaiting a train to go to court in Yuma. A battle of wills ensues as the outlaw tries to psych out the rancher.
6.6/10
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.
6.9/10
Western
USA
1932
61 Minutes
Ken Maynard Myrna Kennedy Kate Campbell Roy Stewart Bob Kortman Niles Welch Benny Corbett Jack Rockwell Nelson McDowell Jack Mower Edmund Cobb
cowboy horse rancher horse owner sheriff businessman spirited suspenseful engaging wild west prairie desert ranch family home animal rights animal slaughter romance horse thieves relationships american west
Frazier and his gang are rustling horses. When the wild horse Tarzan frees Frazier's horses. Frazier gets the Sheriff to declare Tarzan an outlaw and have him shot. But Tarzan is Ken's favorite and he now tries to protect him.
6.7/10
Western
USA
1950
86 Minutes
Bill Elliott Stuart E. McGowan Walter Brennan Marie Windsor Harry Morgan Rhys Williams Jim Davis William Ching Nacho Galindo
gunslinger cowboy killer captain pretty woman brother brooding tense wild west wilderness saloon investigation vengeance cattle drives murder showdown family revenge quest 19th century
Shadrach Jones is convinced that his brother was robbed and killed by a Circle K Ranch cowhand and therefore he joins the outfit in order to find the murderer.
6.6/10
Western
USA
1958
84 Minutes
Robert Taylor Julie London John Cassavetes Donald Crisp Charles McGraw Royal Dano Richard Erdman Douglas Spencer Ray Teal Jay Adler Stanley Adams
cowboy rancher brother outlaw gunslinger showgirl gritty intense wild west ranch brotherhood old west land wars reformation revenge fall 19th century
Steve Sinclair is a world-weary former gunslinger, now living as a peaceful rancher. Things go wrong when his wild younger brother Tony arrives on the scene with his new gun and pending bride and former saloon girl Joan Blake.
6.2/10
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.
6.2/10
Western
USA
1946
68 Minutes
Eddie Dean David Sharpe Roscoe Ates Mary Kenyon Forrest Taylor Denny Meadows
judge cowboy sidekick saloon owner bandit drifter confident crafty gutsy thrilling wild west saloon mine ranch small town robbery murder plot musical performance secret identity father/son relationship
Duke Dillon has his gang robbing stagecoaches carrying gold which is then melted down by his father. But Eddie and his sidekick Soapy are on the job and they are aided by undercover man Nevada.
6.2/10
Western
USA
1946
57 Minutes
Eddie Dean Roscoe Ates Shawn Smith Lee Bennett Lee Roberts Kermit Maynard Jack O'Shea Hal Smith Matty Roubert Carl Mathews
rancher sidekick thug cattle rustler cowboy foreman rousing engaging spirited ranch american west prairie saloon cattle drives cattle rustling crime frontier life law and order investigation quest
When Eddie and his pals deliver cattle to the Lawrence ranch, they run into trouble with Ringo Evans and his gang. Ringo's men are rustling cattle and attempting to kill the foreman. Seeing... See full summary »
6.9/10
Western
USA
1948
88 Minutes
Robert Mitchum Barbara Bel Geddes Robert Preston Walter Brennan Phyllis Thaxter Frank Faylen Tom Tully Charles McGraw Tom Tyler
cowboy outlaw homesteader daughter beautiful woman cattle rancher bleak gutsy gritty suspenseful new mexico territory ranch tavern sedona, ariz. settlement native american reservation friendship ethics betrayal showdown
Unemployed cowhand Jim Garry is hired by his dishonest friend Tate Riling as muscle in a dispute between homesteaders and cattleman John Lufton.
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.
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