Movies like The Stranger Returns (1967)
The best movies like The Stranger Returns (1967) are Sabata (1969), A Man Called Sledge (1970) and The Hellbenders (1967). If The Stranger Returns hooked you with its western, these 30 similar films are what to watch next, and every pick says why it matches.
Quick picks
- Highest ratedOnce Upon a Time in the West (1968)8.3/10 from 5,128 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 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 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 thisIf You Meet Sartana Pray for Your Death (1968)
After a stagecoach is robbed and the passengers murdered, a long and tangled series of surprise attacks and murderous double-crosses, leaves the coach's strongbox in the hands of the killer Lasky. It is up to the legendary hero Sartana to track down the missing money and determine just who is ultimately behind the grisly robberies and killings.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both western
Popcorn FlickMovies 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 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 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 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: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both western
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisDjango (1966)
A coffin-dragging gunslinger and a prostitute become embroiled in a bitter feud between a Klan of Southern racists and a band of Mexican Revolutionaries.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both western
Worth the HypeMovies like thisKill Them All and Come Back Alone (1968)
During the American Civil War, a Confederate prisoner, Clyde McKay, attempts to steal a box of gold from a Union prison camp. He is aided by a group of prisoners and a prison guard but he is double-crossed along the way.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both western
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisDjango the Bastard (1969)
A Confederate soldier returns from the dead to take revenge on three officers who betrayed his unit in battle.
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: 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 thisDay of Anger (1967)
A scruffy garbage boy becomes the pupil of famed gunfighter Talby, and the stage for confrontation is set when the gunman overruns the boy's town through violence and corruption.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both western
Worth the HypeMovies like thisFor a Few Dollars More (1965)
Two bounty hunters both pursue the brutal and sadistic bandit, El Indio, who has a large bounty on his head.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both western
Absolute CinemaMovies 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 thisReturn of Sabata (1971)
A quick draw, master gunslinger traveling with a circus rides into a small town and helps the citizens free themselves from a crooked politician.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both western
SnoozefestMovies like thisToday We Kill, Tomorrow We Die! (1968)
A man, released after a jail term for a crime he did not commit, raises a gang to go after the man who framed him.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both western
Popcorn FlickMovies 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 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: Similar story and style · both western
SnoozefestMovies like this¡Ríu Ríu Chíu! (TBA)
A reimagining of a traditional Spanish Christmas carol as a Revisionist Western
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both western
Cut-Throats Nine (1971)
A group of ruthless convicts is led to prison through an inhospitable mountain range by a small cavalry detachment commanded by Sergeant Brown, who is accompanied by his young and beautiful daughter.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both western
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisBlindman (1971)
A blind, but deadly, gunman, is hired to escort fifty mail order brides to their miner husbands. His business partners double cross him, selling the women to bandit Domingo. Blindman heads into Mexico in pursuit.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both western
SnoozefestMovies like thisThe Fighting Fist of Shanghai Joe (1973)
A Chinese immigrant, recently arrived in America, fights to free Mexican slaves from their cruel master.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both western
Once Upon a Time in the West (1968)
As the railroad builders advance unstoppably through the Arizona desert on their way to the sea, Jill arrives in the small town of Flagstone with the intention of starting a new life.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both western
Absolute CinemaMovies like thisDuck, You Sucker (1971)
At the beginning of the 1913 Mexican Revolution, greedy bandit Juan Miranda and idealist John H. Mallory, an Irish Republican Army explosives expert on the lam from the British, fall in with a band of revolutionaries plotting to strike a national bank. When it turns out that the government has been using the bank as a hiding place for illegally detained political prisoners -- who are freed by the blast -- Miranda becomes a revolutionary hero against his will.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both western
Worth the HypeMovies like thisWe Are No Angels (1975)
Two wannabes rig a fight with a large prize fighter to buy a car.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both western
Howl Coyote Howl (TBA)
After a bloody exchange with some bounty hunters, Anna, a veteran of the War in Afghanistan, and Gloria, her ill-prepared God-fearing friend, team up with a pair of coyotes to escape into Mexico.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both western
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Frequently asked questions
What are the best movies like The Stranger Returns?
The closest matches to The Stranger Returns are Sabata (1969), A Man Called Sledge (1970) and The Hellbenders (1967). Below are 27 more, each with the reason it matches.
What should I watch after The Stranger Returns?
Start with Sabata (1969), the closest match to The Stranger Returns.
What is the highest-rated movie like The Stranger Returns?
Once Upon a Time in the West (1968), rated 8.3/10 by 5,128 TMDB users.
What is the newest movie like The Stranger Returns?
A Man Called Blade (1977) is the most recent release on this list.
Are there Italian movies like The Stranger Returns?
Yes: Sabata (1969), The Hellbenders (1967) and Light the Fuse… Sartana Is Coming (1970).
How are movies similar to The Stranger Returns chosen?
First come films that Trakt’s viewers watch alongside The Stranger Returns, then TMDB’s recommendations and films it rates as similar in story and genre. Each pick says which signal put it there.