Movies like Thompson 1880 (1966)
The best movies like Thompson 1880 (1966) are Sabata (1969), A Man Called Sledge (1970) and Four of the Apocalypse (1975). If Thompson 1880 hooked you with its western, these 30 similar films are what to watch next, and every pick says why it matches.
Quick picks
- Highest ratedMy Name Is Nobody (1973)7.3/10 from 1,110 votes
- NewestA Man Called Blade (1977)Released 1977
- In ItalianSabata (1969)Also in Italian
Sabata (1969)
Several pillars of society have robbed an Army safe containing $100,000 so they can buy the land upon which the coming railroad will be built. But they haven't reckoned on the presence of the master gunslinger, Sabata.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both western
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisA Man Called Sledge (1970)
James Garner is Luther Sledge, the leader of a pack of rebels who are planning to steal a stash of gold. But after the thieves actually manage to get away with the bounty, they soon discover that the enemy lies within their midst. As they begin to bicker over who should get the biggest cut, the stage is set for a deadly showdown. Claude Akins and John Marley co-star in this Italian Western directed by Vic Morrow.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both western
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisFour of the Apocalypse (1975)
Four petty criminals, three men and a woman, wander through the trackless terrain of the Wild West Utah and are hounded by a sadistic bandit.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both western
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Hellbenders (1967)
A Southern Colonel, his three sons, and a card shark embark on an odyssey through the Southwest carrying a coffin full of stolen money with which the Colonel plans to revive the Confederacy.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both western
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisBeyond the Law (1968)
A thief takes the job as a town sheriff in order to rob a silver shipment before his ex-partner can grab it.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both western
SnoozefestMovies like thisTepepa (1969)
The Mexican guerilla leader Tepepa and his gang fight against the chief of police, Cascorro.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both western
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisMassacre Time (1966)
In 1866, prospector Tom Corbett returns to his hometown of Laramie, Texas, now under the brutal control of gangster Jason Scott and his violent son, Junior. With his brother Jeff, a struggling drunk cared for by their maid Mercedes, Tom seeks to overthrow the Scotts' tyrannical rule and restore peace to the town.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both western
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisBlood for a Silver Dollar (1965)
Two brothers part company only to be reunited when one is hired to stop a thief who turns out to be his sibling.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both western
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisMan of the East (1972)
By his dying father's last wish Joe is sent to the Wild West to become a real guy. The dreamy young man despises guns and fights likes poems and prefers bicycles to horses. Now his three teachers footpads all of them shall teach him otherwise. This doesn't work until Joe has to defend himself against gunman Morton who's jealous of Joe's love to rancher Ohlsen's beautiful daughter.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both western
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisA Bullet for the General (1967)
El Chuncho's bandits rob arms from a train, intending to sell the weapons to Elias' revolutionaries. They are helped by one of the passengers, Bill Tate, and allow him to join them, unware of his true intentions.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both western
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisFace to Face (1967)
History Professor Brad Fletcher heads west for his health, but falls in with Solomon Bennett's outlaw gang. Fascinated by their way of life, Fletcher finally takes over the gang, leading with a new 'efficient' ruthlessness.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both western
Worth the HypeMovies like thisThe Grand Duel (1972)
A grizzled ex-sheriff helps a man framed for murder to confront the powerful trio of brothers who want him dead.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both western
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisA Reason to Live, a Reason to Die (1972)
A dishonored Union Army officer leads a group of convicts to retake Fort Holman from the Confederate Army.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both western
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisMy Name Is Nobody (1973)
Jack Beauregard, an aging gunman of the Old West, only wants to retire in peace and move to Europe, but a young gunfighter known as "Nobody" who idolizes Beauregard wants him to go out in a blaze of glory. So, he arranges for Jack to face the 150-man gang known as The Wild Bunch and earn his place in history.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both western
Worth the HypeMovies like thisBandidos (1967)
Renowned gunman Richard Martin is traveling on a train, held up by Billy Kane, a former student of Martin's. Kane spares Martin, but only after shooting his hands. Years later, Martin meets an escaped convict, wrongly convicted for the train robbery. Martin trains his new student and both men seek out Billy Kane.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both western
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Mercenary (1968)
While a Mexican revolutionary lies low as a U.S. rodeo clown, the cynical Polish mercenary who tutored the idealistic peasant tells how he and a dedicated female radical fought for the soul of the guerrilla general Paco, as Mexicans threw off repressive government and all-powerful landowners in the 1910s. Tracked by the vengeful Curly, Paco liberates villages, but is tempted by social banditry's treasures, which Kowalski revels in.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both western
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisGo West (1940)
A con man heading west to search for gold teams up with a pair of scheming brothers along the way. The trio soon find themselves in the middle of a feud between two rival families and two underhanded land developers.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both western
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisLight the Fuse… Sartana Is Coming (1970)
Wily roving gunslinger Sartana arrives in a small town and tries to find a hidden fortune of half a million dollars in gold and two million dollars in counterfeit money. Naturally, a bunch of other treacherous folks who include conniving widow Senora Manassas, shrewd fellow gunslinger Grand Full, and the vicious and unhinged General Monk are also looking to get their greedy hands on said fortune.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both western
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisNavajo Joe (1966)
The sole survivor of a bloody massacre vows revenge on his attackers and on the men who killed his wife.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both western
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisRamrod (1947)
A cattle-vs.-sheepman feud loses Connie Dickason her fiance, but gains her his ranch, which she determines to run alone in opposition to Frank Ivey, "boss" of the valley, whom her father Ben wanted her to marry. She hires recovering alcoholic Dave Nash as foreman and a crew of Ivey's enemies. Ivey fights back with violence and destruction, but Dave is determined to counter him legally... a feeling not shared by his associates. Connie's boast that, as a woman, she doesn't need guns proves justified, but plenty of gunplay results.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both western
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisA Man Called Blade (1977)
Maurizio Merli stars as a hatchet-wielding bounty hunter with a dark past and an even more desperate future. But when he disrupts the balance of power in a corrupt mining town, he unleashes a firestorm of brutality, betrayal and cold-blooded murder. Now, one man stalks a savage land where justice walks a razor and no bullets slice deeper than vengeance. He is A MAN CALLED BLADE.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both western
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisCemetery without Crosses (1969)
A melancholic gunfighter is drawn into a vengeful and tragic kidnapping plot by his widowed ex-lover.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both western
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisWhere the Bullets Fly (1972)
Young adventurer Gipo owns one fifth of a rock illustrating the location of a rich gold mine. Risking his life more than once and with the help of the beautiful hooker, Lulu Belle, our hero sets out to recover the missing pieces.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both western
Ben & Charlie (1972)
Also known as Ben & Charlie. When Ben Bellow is released from prison, Charlie Logan is there waiting for him. Not to welcome him, but to tell him that he does not want to hear from him again. But his wish won't be granted as the the two men constantly forced to reconnect while still hating each other's guts...
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both western
The Big Gundown (1967)
Unofficial lawman John Corbett hunts down Cuchillo Sanchez, a Mexican peasant accused of raping and killing a 12-year-old girl.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both western
Worth the HypeMovies like thisBoot Hill (1969)
Victims of oppressive town boss Honey are offered help by an unusual alliance of gunmen and circus performers
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both western
SnoozefestMovies like thisKeoma (1976)
Half-breed Keoma returns to his border hometown after service in the Civil War and finds it under the control of Caldwell, an ex-Confederate raider, and his vicious gang of thugs. To make matters worse, Keoma's three half-brothers have joined forces with Caldwell, and make it painfully clear that his return is an unwelcome one. Determined to break Caldwell and his brothers' grip on the town, Keoma partners with his father's former ranch hand to exact violent revenge.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both western
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisDig Your Grave Friend... Sabata's Coming (1971)
Steve McGowan has proposed to avenge the death of his father, murdered by one of the followers of Chief Miller. This engages the services of a famous gunslinger called Sabata and instructs him to kill Steve. The fate joins Steve and the Mexican bandit Leon Pompero, and together they decide to defeat the murderous gunman.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both western
The Specialists (1969)
Hud Dixon returns to his hometown when his brother is killed by a lynch mob.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both western
SnoozefestMovies like thisViva Maria! (1965)
1907 Central America: Maria II is the daughter of an Irish terrorist. After her father's death, she meets Maria I, a performer, and decides to stay with the circus, and on her debut as a singer, unintentionally invents the striptease and makes the circus famous. Their inadvertent encounter with a socialist revolutionary lands them leading a revolution against the dictator, the capitalists, and the Church.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both western
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Frequently asked questions
What are the best movies like Thompson 1880?
The closest matches to Thompson 1880 are Sabata (1969), A Man Called Sledge (1970) and Four of the Apocalypse (1975). Below are 27 more, each with the reason it matches.
What should I watch after Thompson 1880?
Start with Sabata (1969), the closest match to Thompson 1880.
What is the highest-rated movie like Thompson 1880?
My Name Is Nobody (1973), rated 7.3/10 by 1,110 TMDB users.
What is the newest movie like Thompson 1880?
A Man Called Blade (1977) is the most recent release on this list.
Are there Italian movies like Thompson 1880?
Yes: Sabata (1969), Four of the Apocalypse (1975) and The Hellbenders (1967).
How are movies similar to Thompson 1880 chosen?
First come films that Trakt’s viewers watch alongside Thompson 1880, then TMDB’s recommendations and films it rates as similar in story and genre. Each pick says which signal put it there.