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Movies like The Proud Ones (1956)

The best movies like The Proud Ones (1956) are Decision at Sundown (1957), Open Range (2003) and Firecreek (1968). If The Proud Ones hooked you with its western, these 30 similar films are what to watch next, and every pick says why it matches.

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  1. Decision at Sundown (1957)

    A man and his partner arrive at a small Western town to kill its most powerful man because the former blames him for his wife's death.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both western

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  2. Open Range (2003)

    A former gunslinger is forced to take up arms again when he and his cattle crew are threatened by a corrupt lawman.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both western

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  3. Firecreek (1968)

    A peace-loving, part-time sheriff in the small town of Firecreek must take a stand when a gang of vicious outlaws takes over his town.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both western

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  4. Rio Bravo (1959)

    A small-town sheriff in the American West enlists the help of a disabled man, a drunk, and a young gunfighter in his efforts to hold in jail the brother of the local bad guy.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both western

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  5. Boss Nigger (1975)

    Two black bounty hunters ride into a small town out West in pursuit of an outlaw. They discover that the town has no sheriff, and soon take over that position, much against the will of the mostly white townsfolk.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both western

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  6. Support Your Local Sheriff! (1969)

    In the old west, a man becomes a Sheriff just for the pay, figuring he can decamp if things get tough.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both western

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  7. The Left Handed Gun (1958)

    When a crooked sheriff murders his employer, William "Billy the Kid" Bonney decides to avenge the death by killing the man responsible, throwing the lives of everyone around him into turmoil, and endangering the General Amnesty set up by Governor Wallace to bring peace to the New Mexico Territory.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both western

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  8. Tell Them Willie Boy Is Here (1969)

    While confronting the disapproving father of his girlfriend Lola, Native American man Willie Boy kills the man in self-defense, triggering a massive manhunt, led by Deputy Sheriff Christopher Cooper.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both western

  9. The Last Hunt (1956)

    A buffalo hunter has a falling-out with his partner, who kills for fun.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both western

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  10. Red River (1948)

    Following the Civil War, headstrong rancher Thomas Dunson decides to lead a perilous cattle drive from Texas to Missouri. During the exhausting journey, his persistence becomes tyrannical in the eyes of Matthew Garth, his adopted son and protégé.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both western

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  11. Forty Guns (1957)

    An authoritarian rancher rules an Arizona county with her private posse of hired guns. When a new Marshal arrives to set things straight, the cattle queen finds herself falling for the avowedly non-violent lawman. Both have itchy-fingered brothers, a female gunman enters the picture, and things go desperately wrong.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both western

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  12. Chisum (1970)

    Cattle baron John Chisum joins forces with Billy the Kid and Pat Garrett to fight the Lincoln County Land War in the New Mexico Territory of 1878.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both western

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  13. An American Tail: Fievel Goes West (1991)

    Some time after the Mousekewitz's have settled in America, they find that they are still having problems with the threat of cats. That makes them eager to try another home out in the west, where they are promised that mice and cats live in peace. Unfortunately, the one making this claim is an oily con artist named Cat R. Waul who is intent on his own sinister plan.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both western

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  14. Go West (1925)

    With little luck at keeping a job in the city a New Yorker tries work in the country and eventually finds his way leading a herd of cattle to the West Coast.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both western

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  15. American Outlaws (2001)

    When a Midwest town learns that a corrupt railroad baron has captured the deeds to their homesteads without their knowledge, a group of young ranchers join forces to take back what is rightfully theirs. They will become the object of the biggest manhunt in the history of the Old West and, as their fame grows, so will the legend of their leader, a young outlaw by the name of Jesse James.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both western

  16. The Revengers (1972)

    The life of peaceful rancher John Benedict is torn apart when his family is massacred by a gang of marauding outlaws and his farm is destroyed. He assembles a team of mean, lawless convicts to act as his posse as he pursues the gang responsible for the deaths of his loved ones.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both western

  17. Day of the Outlaw (1959)

    Blaise Starrett is a rancher at odds with homesteaders when outlaws hold up the small town. The outlaws are held in check only by their notorious leader, but he is diagnosed with a fatal wound and the town is a powder keg waiting to blow.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both western

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  18. Rio Lobo (1970)

    After the Civil War, a former Union colonel searches for the two traitors whose perfidy led to the loss of a close friend.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both western

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  19. Gunman's Walk (1958)

    A powerful rancher always protects his wild adult son by paying for damages and bribing witnesses, until his crimes become too serious to rectify.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both western

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  20. Young Guns II (1990)

    Three of the original five "young guns" — Billy the Kid, Jose Chavez y Chavez, and Doc Scurlock — return in Young Guns, Part 2, which is the story of Billy the Kid and his race to safety in Old Mexico while being trailed by a group of government agents led by Pat Garrett.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both western

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  21. The Fighting Sheriff (1931)

    A dying Jack makes Bob and Flash promise not to tell his sister that he was an outlaw. When Bob confronts Flash with his muffler found at the stage holdup, Flash tells Mary that Bob killed her brother. Believing he can now marry Mary, he plans one more robbery. But the jealous Tiana overhears and runs for the Sheriff.

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both western

  22. The Big Country (1958)

    Retired wealthy sea captain Jim McKay arrives in the Old West, where he becomes embroiled in a feud between his future father-in-law, Major Terrill, and the rough and lawless Hannasseys over a valuable patch of land.

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both western

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  23. Carry On Cowboy (1965)

    Stodge City is in the grip of the Rumpo Kid and his gang. Mistaken identity again takes a hand as a 'sanitary engineer' named Marshal P. Knutt is mistaken for a law marshal. Being the conscientious sort, Marshal tries to help the town get rid of Rumpo, and a showdown is inevitable. Marshal has two aids—revenge-seeking Annie Oakley and his sanitary expertise.

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both western

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  24. Last of the Desperados (1955)

    After killing Billy the Kid, Sheriff Pat Garrett is relentlessly dogged by members of the Kid's gang.

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both western

  25. The Cowboys (1972)

    When his cattlemen abandon him for the gold fields, rancher Wil Andersen is forced to take on a collection of young boys as his cowboys in order to get his herd to market in time to avoid financial disaster. The boys learn to do a man's job under Andersen's tutelage, however, neither he nor the boys know that a gang of cattle thieves is stalking them.

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both western

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  26. Nevada (1944)

    Just as Nevada wins $7000 in yellowback bills, Ben Ide takes his $7000 and heads out to buy mining equipment. Burridge has his man Powell kill Ide and retrieve the money and Nevada finds Ide just as the posse arrives. Found with the money Nevada is arrested and Burridge now gets Powell to incite the local citizens to lynch Nevada.

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both western

  27. Silverado (1985)

    Four unwitting heroes cross paths on their journey to the sleepy town of Silverado. Little do they know the town where their family and friends reside has been taken over by a corrupt sheriff and a murderous posse. It's up to the sharp-shooting foursome to save the day, but first they have to break each other out of jail, and learn who their real friends are.

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both western

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  28. Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid (1973)

    Pat Garrett is hired as a lawman on behalf of a group of wealthy New Mexico cattle barons to bring down his old friend Billy the Kid.

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both western

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  29. Tall in the Saddle (1944)

    When Rocklin arrives in a western town he finds that the rancher who hired him as a foreman has been murdered. He is out to solve the murder and thwart the scheming to take the ranch from its rightful owner.

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both western

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  30. The Far Country (1954)

    During the Klondike Gold Rush, a misanthropic cattle driver and his talkative elderly partner run afoul of the law in Alaska and are forced to work for a saloon owner to take her supplies into a newly booming but lawless Canadian town.

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both western

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Frequently asked questions

What are the best movies like The Proud Ones?

The closest matches to The Proud Ones are Decision at Sundown (1957), Open Range (2003) and Firecreek (1968). Below are 27 more, each with the reason it matches.

What should I watch after The Proud Ones?

Start with Decision at Sundown (1957), the closest match to The Proud Ones.

What is the highest-rated movie like The Proud Ones?

Rio Bravo (1959), rated 7.8/10 by 1,319 TMDB users.

What is the newest movie like The Proud Ones?

Open Range (2003) is the most recent release on this list.

Are there English movies like The Proud Ones?

Yes: Decision at Sundown (1957), Open Range (2003) and Firecreek (1968).

How are movies similar to The Proud Ones chosen?

First come films that Trakt’s viewers watch alongside The Proud Ones, then TMDB’s recommendations and films it rates as similar in story and genre. Each pick says which signal put it there.

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