Movies like The Gambler (1980)
The best movies like The Gambler (1980) are The Shadow Riders (1982), The Outlaw Josey Wales (1976) and The Gambler Returns: The Luck of the Draw (1991). If The Gambler hooked you with its western and tv movie, these 30 similar films are what to watch next, and every pick says why it matches.
Quick picks
- Highest ratedThe Good, the Bad and the Ugly (1966)8.5/10 from 10,142 votes
- Newest3:10 to Yuma (2007)Released 2007
- Same seriesThe Gambler Returns: The Luck of the Draw (1991)Kenny Rogers Legend Of The Gambler
The Shadow Riders (1982)
After starring in "The Sacketts", Tom Selleck and Sam Elliott team up again but this time as Mac and Dal Traven, in a movie based on a classic Louis L'Amour novel. They are brothers, who meet up at the end of the Civil War fighting on opposite sides. They go home only to find their family in dire need and their sisters and brother kidnapped by ruthless raiders. They set out to rescue their family.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both western
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Outlaw Josey Wales (1976)
After avenging his family's brutal murder, Wales is pursued by a pack of soldiers. He prefers to travel alone, but ragtag outcasts are drawn to him - and Wales can't bring himself to leave them unprotected.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both western
Worth the HypeMovies like thisThe Gambler Returns: The Luck of the Draw (1991)
Hawkes, Jones and Cassidy are on their way to the biggest poker game in history. But a few folks want to see them fold before they even get there.
Why it matches: Same series: Kenny Rogers Legend Of The Gambler · both western
The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (1966)
While the Civil War rages on between the Union and the Confederacy, three men – a quiet loner, a ruthless hitman, and a Mexican bandit – comb the American Southwest in search of a strongbox containing $200,000 in stolen gold.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both western
Absolute CinemaMovies like thisButch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969)
As the west rapidly becomes civilized, a pair of outlaws in 1890s Wyoming find themselves pursued by a posse and decide to flee to South America in hopes of evading the law.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both western
Worth the HypeMovies like thisTriumphs of a Man Called Horse (1983)
Shunka Wakan, formerly Lord John, helps his Dakota son defend their tribe against gold rushers.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both western
The Shootist (1976)
Afflicted with a terminal illness John Bernard Books, the last of the legendary gunfighters, quietly returns to Carson City for medical attention from his old friend Dr. Hostetler. Aware that his days are numbered, the troubled man seeks solace and peace in a boarding house run by a widow and her son. However, it is not Books' fate to die in peace, as he becomes embroiled in one last valiant battle.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both western
Worth the HypeMovies like thisQuigley Down Under (1990)
American Matt Quigley answers Australian land baron Elliott Marston's ad for a sharpshooter to kill the dingoes on his property. But when Quigley finds out that Marston's real target is the aborigines, Quigley hits the road. Now, even American expatriate Crazy Cora can't keep Quigley safe in his cat-and-mouse game with the homicidal Marston.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both western
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Magnificent Seven (1960)
An oppressed Mexican peasant village hires seven gunfighters to help defend their homes.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both western
Worth the HypeMovies like thisUnforgiven (1992)
William Munny is a retired, once-ruthless killer turned gentle widower and hog farmer. To help support his two motherless children, he accepts one last bounty-hunter mission to find the men who brutalized a prostitute. Joined by his former partner and a cocky greenhorn, he takes on a corrupt sheriff.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both western
Absolute CinemaMovies like thisThe Searchers (1956)
As a Civil War veteran spends years searching for a young niece captured by Indians, his motivation becomes increasingly questionable.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both western
Worth the HypeMovies like thisPale Rider (1985)
A mysterious preacher protects a humble prospector village from a greedy mining company trying to encroach on their land.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both western
Worth the HypeMovies like thisOpen Range (2003)
A former gunslinger is forced to take up arms again when he and his cattle crew are threatened by a corrupt lawman.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both western
Worth the HypeMovies like thisStagecoach (1939)
A group of people traveling on a stagecoach find their journey complicated by the threat of Geronimo, and learn something about each other in the process.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both western
Worth the HypeMovies like thisThe Wild Bunch (1969)
An aging group of outlaws look for one last big score as the "traditional" American West is disappearing around them.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both western
Worth the HypeMovies like thisMonte Walsh (1970)
Monte Walsh is an aging cowboy facing the ending days of the Wild West era. As barbed wire and railways steadily eliminate the need for the cowboy, Monte and his friends are left with fewer and fewer options. New work opportunities are available to them, but the freedom of the open prarie is what they long for. Eventually, they all must say goodbye to the lives they knew, and try to make a new start.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both western
Popcorn FlickMovies like this3:10 to Yuma (2007)
In Arizona in the late 1800s, infamous outlaw Ben Wade and his vicious gang of thieves and murderers have plagued the Southern Railroad. When Wade is captured, Civil War veteran Dan Evans, struggling to survive on his drought-plagued ranch, volunteers to deliver him alive to the "3:10 to Yuma", a train that will take the killer to trial.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both western
Worth the HypeMovies like thisValdez Is Coming (1971)
Old Mexican-American sheriff Bob Valdez has always been a haven of sanity in a land of madmen when it came to defending law and order. But the weapon smuggler Frank Tanner is greedy and impulsive. When Tanner provokes a shooting that causes the death of an innocent man and Valdez asks him to financially compensate the widow, Tanner refuses to do so and severely humiliates Valdez, who will do justice and avenge his honor, no matter what it takes.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both western
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisHigh Noon (1952)
Will Kane, the sheriff of a small town in New Mexico, learns a notorious outlaw he put in jail has been freed, and will be arriving on the noon train. Knowing the outlaw and his gang are coming to kill him, Kane is determined to stand his ground, so he attempts to gather a posse from among the local townspeople.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both western
Worth the HypeMovies like thisShowdown at Boot Hill (1958)
Bounty hunter Luke Welsh arrives looking for a wanted man. When that man draws on him he has to kill him. To collect his reward he needs a statement identifying him. But the man was well liked in town and no one will sign such a statement. When he outdraws another man who thought he was faster, some townsmen decide he should be killed and they organize a mob to go after him.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both western
The Shooter (1997)
The story is of a small town in the early west and of a 'shooter' of reputation that drifts into it and stands up to the controlling family that runs it. But far from a John Wayne, this hero is caught and brutally beaten and left to die, only to be saved by a prostitute that has also suffered under the hand of this group of desperados. The only one possible to stand up to the shooter is another solitary man who joins with the notorious family although he is deputized as the town's sherif.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both western
True Grit (1969)
The murder of her father sends a teenage tomboy on a mission of 'justice', which involves avenging her father's death. She recruits a tough old marshal, 'Rooster' Cogburn because he has 'true grit', and a reputation of getting the job done.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both western
Worth the HypeMovies like thisThe Villain (1979)
Handsome Stranger has agreed to escort Charming Jones to collect her inheritance from her father. But Avery Simpson wants the money and hires notorious outlaw Cactus Jack to ambush Charming. However, Cactus Jack is not very good at robbing people.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both western
SnoozefestMovies like thisTom Horn (1980)
A renowned former army scout is hired by ranchers to hunt down rustlers but finds himself on trial for the murder of a boy when he carries out his job too well. Tom Horn finds that the simple skills he knows are of no help in dealing with the ambitions of ranchers and corrupt officials as progress marches over him and the old west.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both western
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisRiders of the Purple Sage (1996)
Jim Lassister seeks the man responsible for his sister's death. His quest draws him into an insular community ruled by an uncompromising charlatan and his brutal riders.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both western
Big Jake (1971)
An aging Texas cattle man who has outlived his time swings into action when outlaws kidnap his grandson.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both western
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Good Old Boys (1995)
An aging cowboy must choose between his desire to remain free and the responsibilities of maintaining a family.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both western
3:10 to Yuma (1957)
Dan Evans, a small time farmer, is hired to escort Ben Wade, a dangerous outlaw, to Yuma. As Evans and Wade wait for the 3:10 train to Yuma, Wade's gang is racing to free him.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both western
Worth the HypeMovies like thisThe Apple Dumpling Gang (1975)
A roving bachelor gets saddled with three children and a wealth of trouble when the youngsters stumble upon a huge gold nugget. They join forces with two bumbling outlaws to fend off the greedy townspeople and soon find themselves facing a surly gang of sharpshooters.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both western
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisHombre (1967)
John Russell, disdained by his "respectable" fellow stagecoach passengers because he was raised by Indians, becomes their only hope for survival when they are set upon by outlaws.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both western
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Frequently asked questions
What are the best movies like The Gambler?
The closest matches to The Gambler are The Shadow Riders (1982), The Outlaw Josey Wales (1976) and The Gambler Returns: The Luck of the Draw (1991). Below are 27 more, each with the reason it matches.
What should I watch after The Gambler?
People who watched The Gambler most often go on to The Shadow Riders (1982), The Outlaw Josey Wales (1976) and The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (1966).
What is the highest-rated movie like The Gambler?
The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (1966), rated 8.5/10 by 10,142 TMDB users.
What is the newest movie like The Gambler?
3:10 to Yuma (2007) is the most recent release on this list.
Is The Gambler part of a series?
Yes. It belongs to Kenny Rogers Legend Of The Gambler, which includes The Gambler Returns: The Luck of the Draw (1991).
Are there English movies like The Gambler?
Yes: The Shadow Riders (1982), The Outlaw Josey Wales (1976) and The Gambler Returns: The Luck of the Draw (1991).
How are movies similar to The Gambler chosen?
First come films that Trakt’s viewers watch alongside The Gambler, then TMDB’s recommendations and films it rates as similar in story and genre. Each pick says which signal put it there.