Movies like City Slickers (1991)
The best movies like City Slickers (1991) are City Slickers II: The Legend of Curly's Gold (1994), Captain Ron (1992) and Blazing Saddles (1974). If City Slickers 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 ratedBack to the Future Part III (1990)7.5/10 from 11,997 votes
- NewestManitou's Canoe (2025)Released 2025
- Same seriesCity Slickers II: The Legend of Curly's Gold (1994)City Slickers
City Slickers II: The Legend of Curly's Gold (1994)
Mitch Robbins' 40th birthday begins quite well until he returns home and finds his brother Glen, the black sheep of the family, in his sofa. Nevertheless he is about to have a wonderful birthday-night with his wife when he discovers a treasure map of Curly by chance. Together with Phil and unfortunately Glen he tries to find the hidden gold of Curly's father in the desert of Arizona.
Why it matches: Same series: City Slickers · both comedy & western
SnoozefestMovies like thisCaptain Ron (1992)
When mild-mannered Martin Harvey finds out that he has inherited a vintage yacht, he decides to take his family on a Caribbean vacation to retrieve the vessel. Upon arriving on a small island and realizing that the ship is in rough shape, Martin and his family end up with more than they bargained for as the roguish Captain Ron signs on to sail the boat to Miami. It doesn't take long before Ron's anything-goes antics get the Harveys into plenty of trouble.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy
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: Fans watch both · both western & comedy
Worth the HypeMovies 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: Fans watch both · both comedy & western
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisNational Lampoon's Vacation (1983)
Clark Griswold is on a quest to take his family to the Walley World theme park for a vacation, but things don't go exactly as planned.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy
Worth the HypeMovies like thisWagons East! (1994)
After the 1860s Wild West, a group of misfit settlers - including ex-doctor Phil Taylor, prostitute Belle, and homosexual bookseller Julian - decide they cannot live in their current situation in the west. They hire a grizzled alcoholic wagon master by the name of James Harlow to take them on a journey back to their hometowns in the East.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & western
SnoozefestMovies like thisUncle Buck (1989)
Buck Russell, a lovable but slovenly bachelor, suddenly becomes the temporary caretaker of his nephew and nieces after a family emergency. His freewheeling attitude soon causes tension with his older niece Tia, loyal girlfriend Chanice, and just about everyone else who crosses his path.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both 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: Fans watch both · both western & comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisEl Diablo (1990)
When mild-mannered teacher Billy Ray Smith vows to bring a student's kidnapper to justice, he needs a bit of help. Lacking any cowboy skills of his own, he signs on a speedy gunslinger and a no-nonsense cowboy to help. Now, Smith may just have a chance at capturing his man: the merciless bandit El Diablo.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both western & comedy
Draw! (1984)
In the final days of the Old West, a former desperado faces down a now drunken ex-sheriff, who was his long time nemesis.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & western
Overboard (1987)
Heiress Joanna Stayton hires carpenter Dean Proffitt to build a closet on her yacht—and refuses to pay him for the project when it's done. But after Joanna accidentally falls overboard and loses her memory, Dean sees an opportunity to get even.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisUndercover Blues (1993)
When fun-loving American agents Jeff and Jane Blue are called back from maternity leave for a special assignment in New Orleans, the spy parents decide to skip the sitter and give their bouncing baby girl the adventure of a lifetime.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisAlmost Heroes (1998)
Two hapless explorers lead an ill-fated 1804 expedition through the Pacific Northwest in a hopeless, doomed effort to reach the Pacific Ocean before Lewis and Clark.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & western
SnoozefestMovies like thisA Million Ways to Die in the West (2014)
As a cowardly farmer begins to fall for the mysterious new woman in town, he must put his new-found courage to the test when her husband, a notorious gun-slinger, announces his arrival.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & western
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisSam Whiskey (1969)
A widow hires an ex-gambler to retrieve gold bars from a sunken river boat in Colorado and discreetly return them to the Federal Mint, from where they had been stolen by her dead husband.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & western
Lucky 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: Fans watch both · both comedy & western
SnoozefestMovies like thisSupport 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: Fans watch both · both comedy & western
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Great Outdoors (1988)
It's vacation time for outdoorsy Chicago man Chet Ripley, along with his wife, Connie, and their two kids, Buck and Ben. But a serene weekend of fishing at a Wisconsin lakeside cabin gets crashed by Connie's obnoxious brother-in-law, Roman Craig, his wife, Kate, and the couple's two daughters. As the excursion wears on, the Ripleys find themselves at odds with the stuffy Craig family.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisWhat About Bob? (1991)
Before going on vacation, self-involved psychiatrist Dr. Leo Marvin has the misfortune of taking on a new patient: Bob Wiley. An exemplar of neediness and a compendium of phobias, Bob follows Marvin to his family's country house. Dr. Marvin tries to get him to leave; the trouble is, everyone loves Bob. As his oblivious patient makes himself at home, Dr. Marvin loses his professional composure and, before long, may be ready for the loony bin himself.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Frisco Kid (1979)
Rabbi Avram arrives in Philadelphia from Poland en route to San Francisco where he will be a congregation's new rabbi. An innocent and inexperienced traveller, he is tricked by con men to pay for the trip to go west, then they leave him and his belongings scattered along a deserted road. He is befriended by a stranger, Tommy, who is a bank robber and have many adventures during their journey.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & western
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisHearts of the West (1975)
Lewis Tater writes Wild West dime novels and dreams of actually becoming a cowboy. When he goes west to find his dream he finds himself in possession of the loot box of two crooks who tried to rob him.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & western
The Super (1991)
Louie Kritski is a heartless landlord who has been so negligent in keeping up his ghetto apartment that he is threatened with jail time. The judge gives him another option -- he must live in his rat-infested hell hole until he brings it up to liveable standards.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy
SnoozefestMovies like thisFunny Farm (1988)
Sportswriter Andy Farmer moves with his schoolteacher wife Elizabeth to the country in order to write a novel in relative seclusion. Of course, seclusion is the last thing the Farmers find in the small, eccentric town, where disaster awaits them at every turn.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Money Pit (1986)
After being evicted from their Manhattan apartment, a couple buy what looks like the home of their dreams—only to find themselves saddled with a bank-account-draining nightmare. Struggling to keep their relationship together as their rambling mansion falls to pieces around them, the two watch in hilarious horror as everything—including the kitchen sink—disappears into the Money Pit.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisMy Father the Hero (1994)
A teenage girl on vacation in the Bahamas with her divorced father tries to impress a potential boyfriend by saying that her father is actually her lover.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy
SnoozefestMovies like thisPlanes, Trains and Automobiles (1987)
An irritable marketing executive, Neal Page, is heading home to Chicago for Thanksgiving when a number of delays force him to travel with a well meaning but overbearing shower curtain ring salesman, Del Griffith.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy
Worth the HypeMovies like thisRancho Deluxe (1975)
Two drifters, of widely varying backgrounds, rustle cattle and try to avoid being caught in contemporary Montana.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & western
Back to the Future Part III (1990)
The final installment finds Marty digging the trusty DeLorean out of a mineshaft and looking for Doc in the Wild West of 1885. But when their time machine breaks down, the travelers are stranded in a land of spurs. More problems arise when Doc falls for pretty schoolteacher Clara Clayton, and Marty tangles with Buford Tannen.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy
Worth the HypeMovies like thisLightning Jack (1994)
Lightning Jack Kane is an Australian outlaw in the wild west. During a bungled bank robbery he picks up mute Ben Doyle as a hostage. The two become good friends, with Jack teaching Ben how to rob banks, while they plan Jack's last heist.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & western
SnoozefestMovies like thisManitou's Canoe (2025)
Abahachi, the Apache chief, and his white blood brother Ranger fight tirelessly for peace and justice - but a new, up-and-coming gang is making life particularly difficult for them! They lure Abahachi and Ranger into a trap in order to get their hands on the legendary “Canoe of Manitou”.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & western
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Frequently asked questions
What are the best movies like City Slickers?
The closest matches to City Slickers are City Slickers II: The Legend of Curly's Gold (1994), Captain Ron (1992) and Blazing Saddles (1974). Below are 27 more, each with the reason it matches.
What should I watch after City Slickers?
People who watched City Slickers most often go on to Captain Ron (1992), Blazing Saddles (1974) and ¡Three Amigos! (1986).
What is the highest-rated movie like City Slickers?
Back to the Future Part III (1990), rated 7.5/10 by 11,997 TMDB users.
What is the newest movie like City Slickers?
Manitou's Canoe (2025) is the most recent release on this list.
Is City Slickers part of a series?
Yes. It belongs to City Slickers, which includes City Slickers II: The Legend of Curly's Gold (1994).
Are there English movies like City Slickers?
Yes: City Slickers II: The Legend of Curly's Gold (1994), Captain Ron (1992) and Blazing Saddles (1974).
How are movies similar to City Slickers chosen?
First come films that Trakt’s viewers watch alongside City Slickers, then TMDB’s recommendations and films it rates as similar in story and genre. Each pick says which signal put it there.