Movies like If You Want to Live... Shoot! (1968)
The best movies like If You Want to Live... Shoot! (1968) are A Man Called Sledge (1970), A Big Hand for the Little Lady (1966) and Sabata (1969). If If You Want to Live... Shoot! hooked you with its western, these 30 similar films are what to watch next, and every pick says why it matches.
Quick picks
- Highest ratedThe Great Silence (1968)7.5/10 from 493 votes
- NewestThe Chocolate War - Act One (2026)Released 2026
- In ItalianSabata (1969)Also in Italian
A 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 thisA Big Hand for the Little Lady (1966)
A naive traveler in Laredo gets involved in a poker game between the richest men in the area, jeopardizing all the money he has saved for the purpose of settling with his wife and child in San Antonio.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both western
Worth the HypeMovies like thisSabata (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 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 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 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 thisTexas, 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: 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 thisSilver Saddle (1978)
Young boy who sees his father gunned down kills the assassin. Years later, he has grown up to be a successful bounty hunter who is feared by many. And then one day he discovers secrets to his past...
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 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 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 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 thisThe 5-Man Army (1969)
At the behest of local revolutionaries, a mercenary enlists four specialists in various combat styles to help him rob a Mexican Army train carrying $500,000 in gold.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both western
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisCowboy (1958)
Chicago hotel clerk Frank Harris dreams of life as a cowboy, and he gets his chance when, jilted by the father of the woman he loves, he joins Tom Reece and his cattle-driving outfit. Soon, though, the tenderfoot finds out life on the range is neither what he expected nor what he's been looking for...
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both western
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Chocolate War - Act One (2026)
Act One of the film The Chocolate War by critically acclaimed studio Phony Pictures; following the Breaking Bar Crew before the start of the Chocolate War.
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
Blindman (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 Great Silence (1968)
A mute gunslinger fights in the defense of a group of outlaws and a vengeful young widow, against a group of ruthless bounty hunters.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both western
Worth the HypeMovies 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
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisWinchester '73 (1950)
Lin McAdam rides into town on the trail of Dutch Henry Brown, only to find himself in a shooting competition against him. McAdam wins the prize, a one-in-a-thousand Winchester rifle, but Dutch steals it and leaves town. McAdam follows, intent on settling his old quarrel, while the rifle keeps changing hands and touching a number of lives.
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
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Frequently asked questions
What are the best movies like If You Want to Live... Shoot!?
The closest matches to If You Want to Live... Shoot! are A Man Called Sledge (1970), A Big Hand for the Little Lady (1966) and Sabata (1969). Below are 27 more, each with the reason it matches.
What should I watch after If You Want to Live... Shoot!?
Start with A Man Called Sledge (1970), the closest match to If You Want to Live... Shoot!.
What is the highest-rated movie like If You Want to Live... Shoot!?
The Great Silence (1968), rated 7.5/10 by 493 TMDB users.
What is the newest movie like If You Want to Live... Shoot!?
The Chocolate War - Act One (2026) is the most recent release on this list.
Are there Italian movies like If You Want to Live... Shoot!?
Yes: Sabata (1969), The Grand Duel (1972) and Face to Face (1967).
How are movies similar to If You Want to Live... Shoot! chosen?
First come films that Trakt’s viewers watch alongside If You Want to Live... Shoot!, then TMDB’s recommendations and films it rates as similar in story and genre. Each pick says which signal put it there.