Movies like Don't Turn the Other Cheek (1971)
The best movies like Don't Turn the Other Cheek (1971) are Boot Hill (1969), Run, Man, Run (1968) and The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean (1972). If Don't Turn the Other Cheek hooked you with its comedy and western, these 30 similar films are what to watch next, and every pick says why it matches.
Quick picks
- Highest ratedThey Call Me Trinity (1970)7.5/10 from 1,528 votes
- Newest...Watch Out, We're Mad (2022)Released 2022
- In ItalianBoot Hill (1969)Also in Italian
Boot Hill (1969)
Victims of oppressive town boss Honey are offered help by an unusual alliance of gunmen and circus performers
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy & western
SnoozefestMovies like thisRun, Man, Run (1968)
The legendary Tomas Milian stars as Cuchillo, a knife-throwing thief on the run from murderous bandits, sadistic American agents, his hot-blooded fiancée and a sheriff turned bounty hunter, all of whom are gunning for a hidden fortune in gold that could finance the Mexican Revolution.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both western & comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean (1972)
Outlaw and self-appointed lawmaker Judge Roy Bean rules over an empty stretch of the West that gradually grows, under his iron fist, into a thriving town, while dispensing his his own quirky brand of frontier justice upon strangers passing by.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both western & comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like this¡Three Amigos! (1986)
A trio of unemployed silent film actors are mistaken for real heroes by a small Mexican village in search of someone to stop a malevolent bandit.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy & western
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisBuddy Goes West (1981)
Outlaw drifter Buddy is mistaken for a doctor after his Indian companion inadvertently steals a bag of surgical instruments.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both western & comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisPaint Your Wagon (1969)
A Michigan farmer and a prospector form a partnership in the California gold country. Their adventures include buying and sharing a wife, hijacking a stage, kidnapping six prostitutes, and turning their mining camp into a boom town. Along the way there is plenty of drinking, gambling, and singing. They even find time to do some creative gold mining.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy & western
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisShanghai Noon (2000)
Chon Wang, a clumsy imperial guard, trails Princess Pei Pei when she's kidnapped from the Forbidden City and transported to America. Wang follows her captors to Nevada, where he teams up with an unlikely partner, outcast outlaw Roy O'Bannon, and tries to spring the princess from her imprisonment.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy & 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 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 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 Return of Ringo (1965)
Once again billed as Montgomery Wood, Giuliano Gemma plays a civil war soldier who returns to his family land to find his family decimated, his property taken over by a family of Mexican bandits and his fiancee about to marry the Mexican gangster behind all this. Bent on revenge, he goes undercover disguised as a Mexican and discovers he has a daughter!
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 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 thisBarbarosa (1982)
Karl Westover, an inexperienced farm boy, runs away after unintentionally killing a neighbor, whose family pursues him for vengeance. He meets Barbarosa, a gunman of near-mythical proportions, who is himself in danger from his father-in-law Don Braulio, a wealthy Mexican rancher. Don Braulio wants Barbarosa dead for marrying his daughter against the father's will. Barbarosa reluctantly takes the clumsy Karl on as a partner, as both of them look to survive the forces lining up against them.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both western
SnoozefestMovies like thisBoss 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
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe 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: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both western
Worth the HypeMovies 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: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both western
Popcorn FlickMovies like this...Watch Out, We're Mad (2022)
Estranged, quarreling brothers Carezza and Sorriso have to put aside their differences to reclaim their father's beloved dune buggy from predatory real estate developer Torsillo, with the help of beautiful circus performer Miriam, whose family business is threatened by Torsillo's enforcers.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe 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
SnoozefestMovies like thisTall Tale: The Unbelievable Adventure (1995)
A young boy draws on the inspiration of legendary western characters to find the strength to fight an evil land baron in the old west who wants to steal his family's farm and destroy their idyllic community. When Daniel Hackett sees his father Jonas gravely wounded by the villainous Stiles, his first urge is for his family to flee the danger, and give up their life on a farm which Daniel has come to despise anyway. Going alone to a lake to try to decide what to do, he falls asleep on a boat and wakes to find himself in the wild west, in the company of such "tall tale" legends as Pecos Bill, Paul Bunyan, John Henry and Calamity Jane. Together, they battle the same villains Daniel is facing in his "real" world, ending with a heroic confrontation in which the boy stands up to Stiles and his henchmen, and rallies his neighbors to fight back against land grabbers who want to destroy their town.
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: Similar story and style · both comedy & western
Worth the HypeMovies like thisLucky Luke (1991)
Lucky Luke becomes the Sheriff of Daisy Town and runs out all the criminals. Then the Dalton brothers arrive and try to get the Indians to break the peace treaty and attack the town.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both comedy & western
SnoozefestMovies like thisBlazing Saddles (1974)
Crafty railroad worker Bart becomes the first Black sheriff of Rock Ridge, a frontier town about to be destroyed in order to make way for a new railroad. Initially, the citizens of Rock Ridge harbor a racial bias toward their new protector. However, they warm to him after realizing that Bart and his perpetually drunk gunfighter friend Jim are their only defense against a wave of thugs sent to rid the town of its population.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both western & comedy
Worth the HypeMovies like thisThey Call Me Trinity (1970)
The simple story has the pair coming to the rescue of peace-loving Mormons when land-hungry Major Harriman sends his bullies to harass them into giving up their fertile valley. Trinity and Bambino manage to save the Mormons and send the bad guys packing with slapstick humor instead of excessive violence, saving the day.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both comedy & western
Worth the HypeMovies like thisThe Fastest Gun Alive (1956)
Whenever it becomes known how good he is with guns, ex-gunman George and his wife Dora have to flee the town, in fear of all the gunmen who might want to challenge him. Unfortunately he again spills his secret when he's drunk. All citizens swear to keep his secret and support him to give up his guns forever -- but a boy tells the story to a gang of wanted criminals. Their leader threatens to burn down the whole town, if he doesn't duel him.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both western
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisHomens com Cheiro de Flor (2011)
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both western
Morts à l'aveugle (2020)
Las Sangres 1856. Women from a small religious community are found dead and mutilated. Jakob the patriarch of the community asks James, a taciturn cow-boy to investigate the murders.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both western
China 9, Liberty 37 (1978)
Gunslinger Clayton Drumm is about to be hanged when he is given a chance to live if he agrees to murder Matthew, a miner who has steadfastly refused to sell his land to the railroad company. Matthew’s refusal is a major obstacle to the railroad’s plans for expansion.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both western
Any Gun Can Play (1967)
A gang robs a gold shipment from a train. A so called bounty hunter is sent to track down the robbers and decides to let them lead him to the gold.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both western
Texas, Adios (1966)
A Texan sheriff and his younger brother travel across the border into Mexico to confront the man who killed their father.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both western
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Frequently asked questions
What are the best movies like Don't Turn the Other Cheek?
The closest matches to Don't Turn the Other Cheek are Boot Hill (1969), Run, Man, Run (1968) and The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean (1972). Below are 27 more, each with the reason it matches.
What should I watch after Don't Turn the Other Cheek?
Start with Boot Hill (1969), the closest match to Don't Turn the Other Cheek.
What is the highest-rated movie like Don't Turn the Other Cheek?
They Call Me Trinity (1970), rated 7.5/10 by 1,528 TMDB users.
What is the newest movie like Don't Turn the Other Cheek?
...Watch Out, We're Mad (2022) is the most recent release on this list.
Are there Italian movies like Don't Turn the Other Cheek?
Yes: Boot Hill (1969), Run, Man, Run (1968) and Buddy Goes West (1981).
How are movies similar to Don't Turn the Other Cheek chosen?
First come films that Trakt’s viewers watch alongside Don't Turn the Other Cheek, then TMDB’s recommendations and films it rates as similar in story and genre. Each pick says which signal put it there.