Movies like Shoot the Living and Pray for the Dead (1971)
The best movies like Shoot the Living and Pray for the Dead (1971) are Man of the East (1972), Blood for a Silver Dollar (1965) and Day of Reckoning (2025). If Shoot the Living and Pray for the Dead hooked you with its action and 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 ItalianMan of the East (1972)Also in Italian
Man 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 & action
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisBlood for a Silver Dollar (1965)
Two brothers part company only to be reunited when one is hired to stop a thief who turns out to be his sibling.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both western & action
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisDay of Reckoning (2025)
Put-upon lawman John Dorsey is on the verge of losing his wife and his job as sheriff, so he posses up with bullish U.S. Marshall Butch Hayden to hold outlaw Emily Rusk hostage. A battle of wills ensues as Emily turns the posse on themselves, but as her marauding husband and his gang approach, Emily and John realize they will need each other to survive.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both action & western
SnoozefestMovies like thisDjango Kill... If You Live, Shoot! (1967)
A Mexican outlaw known as "The Stranger" is part of a band of thieves that steal a cargo of gold from a stagecoach. However, the Americans in the band betray him, and shoot all the Mexicans. The Stranger is not completely dead though, and crawls his way out of his shallow grave, continuing his pursuit of the gold, and exacting a bloody vengeance.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both western & action
Popcorn FlickMovies 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 & action
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 action & 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 action & western
Worth the HypeMovies 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 & action
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisKeoma (1976)
Half-breed Keoma returns to his border hometown after service in the Civil War and finds it under the control of Caldwell, an ex-Confederate raider, and his vicious gang of thugs. To make matters worse, Keoma's three half-brothers have joined forces with Caldwell, and make it painfully clear that his return is an unwelcome one. Determined to break Caldwell and his brothers' grip on the town, Keoma partners with his father's former ranch hand to exact violent revenge.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both western & action
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisViva! Django (1971)
Django is on the trail of some renegade outlaws who raped and killed his wife. En route, he rescues a horse thief from an impromptu hanging. He discovers the man knows who committed the murder. The men team up and head west for revenge.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both action & 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 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 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 thisThe Mercenary (1968)
While a Mexican revolutionary lies low as a U.S. rodeo clown, the cynical Polish mercenary who tutored the idealistic peasant tells how he and a dedicated female radical fought for the soul of the guerrilla general Paco, as Mexicans threw off repressive government and all-powerful landowners in the 1910s. Tracked by the vengeful Curly, Paco liberates villages, but is tempted by social banditry's treasures, which Kowalski revels in.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both western
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisA 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 & action
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisChina 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 action & 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 action & western
The 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
Exiled (2006)
A friendship is formed between an ex-gangster, and two groups of hitmen - those who want to protect him and those who were sent to kill him.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both action
Worth the HypeMovies like thisGamera vs. Barugon (1966)
Gamera escapes from his rocket enclosure and makes his way back to Earth as a giant opal from New Guinea is brought back to Japan. The opal is discovered to have been an egg that births a new monster called Barugon. The creature attacks the city of Osaka by emitting a destructive rainbow ray from his back, along with a freezing spray capable of incapacitating Gamera.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both action
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Hallelujah Trail (1965)
A wagon train heads for Denver with a cargo of whisky for the miners. Chaos ensues as the Temperance League, the US cavalry, the miners and the local Indians all try to take control of the valuable cargo.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both western
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisBlindman (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
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Frequently asked questions
What are the best movies like Shoot the Living and Pray for the Dead?
The closest matches to Shoot the Living and Pray for the Dead are Man of the East (1972), Blood for a Silver Dollar (1965) and Day of Reckoning (2025). Below are 27 more, each with the reason it matches.
What should I watch after Shoot the Living and Pray for the Dead?
Start with Man of the East (1972), the closest match to Shoot the Living and Pray for the Dead.
What is the highest-rated movie like Shoot the Living and Pray for the Dead?
The Great Silence (1968), rated 7.5/10 by 493 TMDB users.
What is the newest movie like Shoot the Living and Pray for the Dead?
The Chocolate War - Act One (2026) is the most recent release on this list.
Are there Italian movies like Shoot the Living and Pray for the Dead?
Yes: Man of the East (1972), Blood for a Silver Dollar (1965) and Django Kill... If You Live, Shoot! (1967).
How are movies similar to Shoot the Living and Pray for the Dead chosen?
First come films that Trakt’s viewers watch alongside Shoot the Living and Pray for the Dead, then TMDB’s recommendations and films it rates as similar in story and genre. Each pick says which signal put it there.