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Movies like Alkali Ike's Close Shave (1912)

The best movies like Alkali Ike's Close Shave (1912) are Ramrod (1947), Man Without a Star (1955) and Union Pacific (1939). If Alkali Ike's Close Shave 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. 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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  3. Union Pacific (1939)

    One of the last bills signed by President Lincoln authorizes pushing the Union Pacific Railroad across the wilderness to California. But financial opportunist Asa Barrows hopes to profit from obstructing it. Chief troubleshooter Jeff Butler has his hands full fighting Barrows' agent, gambler Sid Campeau; Campeau's partner Dick Allen is Jeff's war buddy and rival suitor for engineer's daughter Molly Monahan. Who will survive the effort to push the railroad through at any cost?

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both western

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  4. 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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  5. Comanche Station (1960)

    A white man trades with the Comanche for the release of a female stranger and the pair cross paths with three outlaws who have their eyes on the handsome reward for bringing her home and Comanche on the warpath.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both western

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  6. Destry Rides Again (1939)

    Tom Destry, son of a legendary frontier peacekeeper, doesn’t believe in gunplay. Thus he becomes the object of widespread ridicule when he rides into the wide-open town of Bottleneck, the personal fiefdom of the crooked Kent.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both western

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  7. Run for Cover (1955)

    An ex-convict drifter and his flawed young partner are made sheriff and deputy of a Western town.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both western

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  8. Canyon Passage (1946)

    In 1850s Oregon, a businessman is torn between his love of two very different women and his loyalty to a compulsive gambler friend who goes over the line.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both western

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  9. No Name on the Bullet (1959)

    When hired killer John Gant rides into Lordsburg, the town's folk become paranoid as each leading citizen has enemies capable of using the services of a professional killer for personal revenge.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both western

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  10. Man in the Shadow (1957)

    In a modern cow town, the powerful ranch owner’s henchmen kill a ranch hand, prompting the sheriff to investigate despite facing strong opposition. He finds an unlikely ally in the rancher's overprotected daughter, but their quest for justice puts them both in danger.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both western

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  11. The Five (2023)

    A scorned woman enlists the help of five strangers to execute a bank robbery. Tensions rise as the men anxiously await her arrival with the money, leaving the crew to wonder if they have been betrayed.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both western

  12. Go West (1925)

    With little luck at keeping a job in the city a New Yorker tries work in the country and eventually finds his way leading a herd of cattle to the West Coast.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both western

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  13. 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: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both western

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  14. The Man from the Alamo (1953)

    During the war for Texas independence, one man leaves the Alamo before the end (chosen to help others' families) but is too late to accomplish his mission, and is branded a coward. Unable to expose a gang of turncoats, he infiltrates them instead.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both western

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  15. The Last Wagon (1956)

    When a handful of settlers survive an Apache attack on their wagon train they must put their lives into the hands of Comanche Todd, a white man who has lived with the Comanches most of his life and is wanted for the murder of three men.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both western

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  16. Three Violent People (1956)

    A rancher, his shady bride and his one-armed brother fight amid carpetbaggers in Texas.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both western

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  17. Way Out West (1937)

    Stan and Ollie try to deliver the deed to a valuable gold mine to the daughter of a dead prospector. Unfortunately, the daughter's evil guardian is determined to have the gold mine for himself and his saloon-singer wife.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both western

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  18. The Law and Jake Wade (1958)

    Jake Wade breaks Clint Hollister out of jail to pay off an old debt, though it's clear there is some pretty deep hostility between them. They part, and Jake returns to his small-town marshal's job and his fiancée only to find he has been tracked there by Hollister. It seems they were once in a gang together and Jake knows where the proceeds of a bank hold-up are hidden. Hollister and his sidekicks make off into the hills, taking along the trussed-up marshal and his kidnapped bride-to-be to force the lawman to show them where the loot is.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both western

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  19. The Westerner (1940)

    Drifter Cole Harden is accused of stealing a horse and faces hanging by self-appointed Judge Roy Bean, but Harden manages to talk his way out of it by claiming to be a friend of stage star Lillie Langtry, with whom the judge is obsessed, even though he has never met her. Tensions rise when Harden comes to the defense of a group of struggling homesteaders who Judge Bean is trying to drive away.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both western

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  20. 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 · both western

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Frequently asked questions

What are the best movies like Alkali Ike's Close Shave?

The closest matches to Alkali Ike's Close Shave are Ramrod (1947), Man Without a Star (1955) and Union Pacific (1939). Below are 17 more, each with the reason it matches.

What should I watch after Alkali Ike's Close Shave?

Start with Ramrod (1947), the closest match to Alkali Ike's Close Shave.

What is the highest-rated movie like Alkali Ike's Close Shave?

El Dorado (1966), rated 7.4/10 by 621 TMDB users.

What is the newest movie like Alkali Ike's Close Shave?

The Five (2023) is the most recent release on this list.

Are there English movies like Alkali Ike's Close Shave?

Yes: Ramrod (1947), Man Without a Star (1955) and Union Pacific (1939).

How are movies similar to Alkali Ike's Close Shave chosen?

First come films that Trakt’s viewers watch alongside Alkali Ike's Close Shave, 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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