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Movies like Once Upon a Time in Durango (2010)

The best movies like Once Upon a Time in Durango (2010) are Appaloosa (2008), Yellow Sky (1948) and Cry Macho (2021). If Once Upon a Time in Durango hooked you, these 20 similar films are what to watch next, and every pick says why it matches.

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  1. Appaloosa (2008)

    Two friends hired to police a small town that is suffering under the rule of a rancher find their job complicated by the arrival of a young widow.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  2. Yellow Sky (1948)

    In 1867, a gang robs a bank and flees into the desert. Out of water, the outlaws encounter a ghost town called Yellow Sky and its only residents, a hostile young woman and her grandfather.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  3. Cry Macho (2021)

    A one-time rodeo star and washed-up horse breeder takes a job from an ex-boss to bring the man's young son home from Mexico.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

  4. Rio Bravo (1959)

    A small-town sheriff in the American West enlists the help of a disabled man, a drunk, and a young gunfighter in his efforts to hold in jail the brother of the local bad guy.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  5. 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

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  6. Bad Day at Black Rock (1955)

    One-armed war veteran John J. Macreedy steps off a train at the sleepy little town of Black Rock. Once there, he begins to unravel a web of lies, secrecy, and murder.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  7. The Comancheros (1961)

    Texas Ranger Jake Cutter arrests gambler Paul Regret, but soon finds himself teamed with his prisoner in an undercover effort to defeat a band of renegade arms merchants and thieves known as Comancheros.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  8. Ramrod (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

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  9. The Claim (2000)

    A prospector sells his wife and daughter to another gold miner for the rights to a gold mine. Twenty years later, the prospector is a wealthy man who owns much of the old west town named Kingdom Come. But changes are brewing and his past is coming back to haunt him. A surveyor and his crew scouts the town as a location for a new railroad line and a young woman suddenly appears in the town and is evidently the man's daughter.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  10. Young Guns (1988)

    A group of young gunmen, led by Billy the Kid, become deputies to avenge the murder of the rancher who became their benefactor. But when Billy takes their authority too far, they become the hunted.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  11. Young Guns II (1990)

    Three of the original five "young guns" — Billy the Kid, Jose Chavez y Chavez, and Doc Scurlock — return in Young Guns, Part 2, which is the story of Billy the Kid and his race to safety in Old Mexico while being trailed by a group of government agents led by Pat Garrett.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  12. Hud (1963)

    Hud Bannon is a ruthless young man who tarnishes everything and everyone he touches. Hud represents the perfect embodiment of alienated youth, out for kicks with no regard for the consequences. There is bitter conflict between the callous Hud and his stern and highly principled father, Homer. Hud's nephew Lon admires Hud's cheating ways, though he soon becomes too aware of Hud's reckless amorality to bear him anymore. In the world of the takers and the taken, Hud is a winner. He's a cheat, but, he explains, "I always say the law was meant to be interpreted in a lenient manner."

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  13. ¡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

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  14. Cat Ballou (1965)

    A woman seeking revenge for her murdered father hires a famous gunman, but he's very different from what she expects.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  15. El Dorado (1966)

    Cole Thornton, a gunfighter for hire, joins forces with an old friend, Sheriff J.P. Harrah. Together with a fighter and a gambler, they help a rancher and his family fight a rival rancher that is trying to steal their water.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  16. Dead for a Dollar (2022)

    In 1897, veteran bounty hunter Max Borlund is deep into Mexico where he encounters professional gambler and outlaw Joe Cribbens — a sworn enemy he sent to prison years before. Max is on a mission to find and return Rachel Kidd, the wife of a wealthy businessman, who as the story is told to Max, has been abducted by Buffalo Soldier Elijah Jones. Max is ultimately faced with a showdown to save honor.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

  17. The Sisters Brothers (2018)

    Oregon, 1851. Hermann Kermit Warm, a chemist and aspiring gold prospector, keeps a profitable secret that the Commodore wants to know, so he sends the Sisters brothers, two notorious assassins, to capture him on his way to California.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  18. No Country for Old Men (2007)

    Llewelyn Moss stumbles upon dead bodies, $2 million and a hoard of heroin in a Texas desert, but methodical killer Anton Chigurh comes looking for it, with local sheriff Ed Tom Bell hot on his trail. The roles of prey and predator blur as the violent pursuit of money and justice collide.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  19. Return of the Seven (1966)

    Chico, one of the remaining members of The Magnificent Seven, now lives in the town that they (The Seven) helped. One day someone comes and takes most of the men prisoner. His wife seeks out Chris, the leader of The Seven for help. Chris also meets Vin another member of The Seven. They find four other men and they go to help Chico.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  20. His Kind of Woman (1951)

    Career gambler Dan Milner agrees to a $50,000 deal to leave the USA for Mexico, only to find himself entangled with fellow guests at a luxurious resort and suspecting that the man who hired him may be the deported crime boss Nick Ferraro aiming to re-enter to the USA.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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Frequently asked questions

What are the best movies like Once Upon a Time in Durango?

The closest matches to Once Upon a Time in Durango are Appaloosa (2008), Yellow Sky (1948) and Cry Macho (2021). Below are 17 more, each with the reason it matches.

What should I watch after Once Upon a Time in Durango?

Start with Appaloosa (2008), the closest match to Once Upon a Time in Durango.

What is the highest-rated movie like Once Upon a Time in Durango?

No Country for Old Men (2007), rated 7.9/10 by 14,067 TMDB users.

What is the newest movie like Once Upon a Time in Durango?

Dead for a Dollar (2022) is the most recent release on this list.

Are there English movies like Once Upon a Time in Durango?

Yes: Appaloosa (2008), Yellow Sky (1948) and Cry Macho (2021).

How are movies similar to Once Upon a Time in Durango chosen?

First come films that Trakt’s viewers watch alongside Once Upon a Time in Durango, then TMDB’s recommendations and films it rates as similar in story and genre. Each pick says which signal put it there.

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