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Movies like Escuela de valientes (1961)

The best movies like Escuela de valientes (1961) are Ramrod (1947), A Man Called Sledge (1970) and Dead for a Dollar (2022). If Escuela de valientes hooked you with its western, these 20 similar films are what to watch next, and every pick says why it matches.

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  1. 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 · both western

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  2. 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

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  3. 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 · both western

  4. Forty Guns (1957)

    An authoritarian rancher rules an Arizona county with her private posse of hired guns. When a new Marshal arrives to set things straight, the cattle queen finds herself falling for the avowedly non-violent lawman. Both have itchy-fingered brothers, a female gunman enters the picture, and things go desperately wrong.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both western

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  5. Go 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

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  6. Boss Nigger (1975)

    Two black bounty hunters ride into a small town out West in pursuit of an outlaw. They discover that the town has no sheriff, and soon take over that position, much against the will of the mostly white townsfolk.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both western

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  7. 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 · both western

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  8. Decision at Sundown (1957)

    A man and his partner arrive at a small Western town to kill its most powerful man because the former blames him for his wife's death.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both western

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  9. Buchanan Rides Alone (1958)

    Passing through a border town, a man is caught up in a Mexican's murder of a member of the town's most powerful family.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both western

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  10. Wild Rovers (1971)

    Ross Bodine and Frank Post are cowhands on Walt Buckman's R-Bar-R ranch. Bodine is older and broods a bit about how he will get along when he's too old to cowboy. Post is young and rambunctious and ambitious for a better life than wrangling cows. When one of their fellow cowboys is killed in a corral accident, Post suggests a way into a better life for himself and his friend: robbing a bank. Bodine reluctantly joins in the plan and the two contrive to rob the local bank. They make good their escape initially, but Walt Buckman and his two sons, John and Paul, are incensed at this betrayal by their own trusted employees. John and Paul set out to bring Bodine and Post to justice.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both western

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  11. Frontera (2014)

    After crossing the border illegally for work, Miguel, a hard-working father and devoted husband, finds himself wrongfully accused of murdering a former sheriff’s wife. After learning of his imprisonment, Miguel’s pregnant wife tries to come to his aid and lands in the hands of corrupt coyotes who hold her for ransom. Dissatisfied with the police department’s investigation, the former sheriff tries to uncover the truth about his wife’s death and discovers disturbing evidence that will destroy one family’s future, or tear another’s apart.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both western

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  12. The Bravados (1958)

    Jim Douglass arrives in the small town of Rio Arriba in order to witness the hanging of the four men he believes murdered his wife. When the convicts escape, Jim tracks them into Mexico, determined to see that justice is done. But the farther Jim goes in his quest for vengeance, the more merciless he becomes, losing himself in an unrelenting spiral of hatred and violence.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both western

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  13. 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 · both western

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  14. Annie Get Your Gun (1950)

    Gunslinger Annie Oakley romances fellow sharpshooter Frank Butler as they travel with Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both western

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  15. The Stalking Moon (1968)

    While moving a group of Apaches to a Native American reservation in Arizona, an American scout named Sam Varner is surprised to find a white woman, Sarah Carver, living with the tribe. When Sam learns that she was taken captive by an Indian named Salvaje ten years ago, he attempts to escort Sarah and her half-Native American son to his home in New Mexico. However, it soon becomes clear that Salvaje is hot on their trail.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both western

  16. Man Without a Star (1955)

    A wandering cowboy gets caught up in a range war.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both western

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  17. The Last Sunset (1961)

    At a Mexican ranch, fugitive O'Malley and pursuing Sheriff Stribling agree to help rancher Breckenridge drive his herd into Texas where Stribling could legally arrest O'Malley, but Breckenridge's wife complicates things.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both western

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  18. Monte Walsh (2003)

    Monte Walsh and Chet Rollins are long-time cowhands, working whatever ranch work comes their way, but "nothing they can't do from a horse." Their lives are divided between months on the range and the occasional trip into town. Monte has a long-term relationship with prostitute Martine Bernard, while Chet has fallen under the spell of the widow who owns the hardware store. Camaraderie and competition with the other cowboys fill their days, until one of the hands, Shorty Austin, loses his job and gets involved in rustling and killing. Then Monte and Chet find that their lives on the range are inexorably redirected.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both western

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  19. 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 · both western

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  20. ¡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 · both western

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Frequently asked questions

What are the best movies like Escuela de valientes?

The closest matches to Escuela de valientes are Ramrod (1947), A Man Called Sledge (1970) and Dead for a Dollar (2022). Below are 17 more, each with the reason it matches.

What should I watch after Escuela de valientes?

Start with Ramrod (1947), the closest match to Escuela de valientes.

What is the highest-rated movie like Escuela de valientes?

Young Guns (1988), rated 6.7/10 by 1,102 TMDB users.

What is the newest movie like Escuela de valientes?

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

Are there English movies like Escuela de valientes?

Yes: Ramrod (1947), A Man Called Sledge (1970) and Dead for a Dollar (2022).

How are movies similar to Escuela de valientes chosen?

First come films that Trakt’s viewers watch alongside Escuela de valientes, 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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