Movies like Ashes Before Dawn (2026)
The best movies like Ashes Before Dawn (2026) are The Long Riders (1980), True Romance (1993) and The Hot Spot (1990). If Ashes Before Dawn hooked you with its romance and western, these 26 similar films are what to watch next, and every pick says why it matches.
Quick picks
- Highest ratedI Saw the Devil (2010)7.8/10 from 3,232 votes
- NewestQuerida Emilia (2026)Released 2026
The Long Riders (1980)
The origins, exploits and the ultimate fate of the James gang is told in a sympathetic portrayal of the bank robbers made up of brothers who begin their legendary bank raids because of revenge.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both western
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisTrue Romance (1993)
Clarence marries hooker Alabama, steals cocaine from her pimp, and tries to sell it in Hollywood, while the owners of the coke try to reclaim it.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both romance
Worth the HypeMovies like thisThe Hot Spot (1990)
Upon arriving to a small town, a drifter quickly gets into trouble with the local authorities — and the local women — after he robs a bank.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both romance
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Last Hard Men (1976)
In 1909 Arizona, retired lawman Sam Burgade's life is thrown upside-down when his old enemy Provo and six other convicts escape a chain-gang in the Yuma Territorial Prison and come gunning for Burgade.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both western
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Hunting Party (1971)
A ruthless rancher, and his gang, use extremely long range rifles to kill the men who kidnapped his wife.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both western
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisWichita (1955)
Former buffalo hunter and entrepreneur Wyatt Earp arrives in the lawless cattle town of Wichita Kansas. His skill as a gun-fighter makes him a perfect candidate for Marshal, but he refuses the job until he feels morally obligated to bring law and order to this wild town.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both western
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisBulgarian Lovers (2003)
Graying Spaniard Daniel has a healthy budget for indulging in the finer things in life. Daniel's favorite luxury is playing sponsor to younger men amid the lights and sights of Madrid's gay club scene. After Daniel shares a night with handsome Bulgarian emigre Kyril, he finds himself consumed with an insatiable lust for the charismatic foreigner. But, as their relationship takes shape, Daniel's latest conquest reveals his own manipulative tendencies.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both romance
Hustler White (1996)
Reminiscent of Sunset Boulevard, the action is transposed from the silver screen's old backlots to contemporary male prostitution and the pornographic industry.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both romance
SnoozefestMovies like thisKnife+Heart (2018)
In the summer of 1979, gay porn producer Anne sets out to film her most ambitious film yet, but her actors are picked off, one by one, by a mysterious killer.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both romance
SnoozefestMovies like thisTitle 18 (2022)
An experimental short film made as part of a multi-media triptych, originally screened alongside a fashion collection and an art-installation. Drawing from Papa Yorick’s (Director and fashion designer) thesis “Men Are My Cumrag”, the film reenacts eight mainstay gay porn scripts, incorporating and parodying tropes and clichés, that explore masculine identities within the gay porn industry, through a satirical and critical lens.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both romance
Jane Eyre (1996)
After a bleak childhood, Jane Eyre goes out into the world to become a governess. As she lives happily in her new position at Thornfield Hall, she meets the dark, cold, and abrupt master of the house, Edward Rochester. Jane and her employer grow close in friendship and she soon finds herself falling in love with him. Happiness seems to have found Jane at last, but could Rochester's terrible secret be about to destroy it forever?
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both romance
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisGoing Down in La-La Land (2011)
A fresh face comes to Hollywood to act in movies but only the gay porn studios are eager to provide him with work.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both romance
SnoozefestMovies like thisWho Are We? (2022)
David and Chris spice up their stagnant relationship by turning to a gay dating app, but this unwittingly throws their lives into turmoil.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both romance
Horny Twinks Crossing Their Swords (2026)
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both romance
Sexbox 360 (2026)
A man who's in love with his childhood Xbox 360 Kinect believes the next step in their relationship is to bring a third home...
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both romance
The Lake House (2020)
Devin passes his time online with buddies he's only met on Twitter. The group decides they need to meet in person, and come together at Garrett's family lake house.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both romance
The Punisher (1989)
The avenging angel of Marvel Comics fame comes brilliantly to life in this searing action-adventure thriller! Dolph Lundgren stars as Frank Castle, a veteran cop who loses his entire family to a mafia car bomb. His ex-partner believes Castle survived the blast and became the Punisher, living in the sewers and exacting vigilante violence against mob bosses throughout the city. When the populace is caught in the midst of a gang war that he caused, Castle must again emerge from the shadows and save the innocent.
Why it matches: Similar story and style
SnoozefestMovies like thisPusher II (2004)
Tonny is released from prison - again. This time he has his mind set on changing his broken down life, but that is easier said than done.
Why it matches: Similar story and style
Worth the HypeMovies like thisI'm a Porn Star (2013)
I'm a Porn Star follows the lives of guys in the neighborhood who are likely a lot more famous than you - at least on the Internet. There are an estimated 370 million pornographic websites on-line. Porn is now a thirteen BILLION dollar business. So who's doing all this moonlighting? Turns out -- probably some people you know.
Why it matches: Similar story and style
Seeing Heaven (2011)
A beautiful young escort suffers from trip-like dreams he doesn't understand. These visions are shared by his clients, both scaring and exciting them.
Why it matches: Similar story and style
A Day in the Country (2010)
The doctor makes a house call but three is a crowd after the action is over… A film about existential loneliness.
Why it matches: Similar story and style
I Saw the Devil (2010)
Kyung-chul is a dangerous psychopath who kills for pleasure. Soo-hyeon, a top-secret agent, decides to track down the murderer himself. He promises himself that he will do everything in his power to take vengeance against the killer, even if it means that he must become a monster himself.
Why it matches: Similar story and style
Worth the HypeMovies like this964 Pinocchio (1991)
While wandering around Japan, defective sex cyborg Pinocchio encounters Kyoko, another amnesiac burdened with a terrible secret tied to her amnesia. Together, they strive to rebuild their lives in a world where memory has become obsolete.
Why it matches: Similar story and style
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisSPIRIT – A Symphony of Chaos (2025)
Three parallel stories depict the everyday insanity of the German capital, between motion and gridlock, the ticking clock and money trouble.
Why it matches: Similar story and style
Beautiful Beings (2022)
A teenage boy, raised by a mother who considers herself psychic, takes a bullied kid into his group of violent misfits. As the group’s troubles escalate toward life-threatening situations, an inner voice awakens in the boy and, with the help of his mother and his new friend, he manages to find his own path.
Why it matches: Similar story and style
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Frequently asked questions
What are the best movies like Ashes Before Dawn?
The closest matches to Ashes Before Dawn are The Long Riders (1980), True Romance (1993) and The Hot Spot (1990). Below are 23 more, each with the reason it matches.
What should I watch after Ashes Before Dawn?
Start with The Long Riders (1980), the closest match to Ashes Before Dawn.
What is the highest-rated movie like Ashes Before Dawn?
I Saw the Devil (2010), rated 7.8/10 by 3,232 TMDB users.
What is the newest movie like Ashes Before Dawn?
Querida Emilia (2026) is the most recent release on this list.
Are there English movies like Ashes Before Dawn?
Yes: The Long Riders (1980), True Romance (1993) and The Hot Spot (1990).
How are movies similar to Ashes Before Dawn chosen?
First come films that Trakt’s viewers watch alongside Ashes Before Dawn, then TMDB’s recommendations and films it rates as similar in story and genre. Each pick says which signal put it there.