Movies like The Two-Fisted Lover (1920)
The best movies like The Two-Fisted Lover (1920) are Return of the Gunfighter (1967), A Big Hand for the Little Lady (1966) and The Bravados (1958). If The Two-Fisted Lover hooked you with its western, these 30 similar films are what to watch next, and every pick says why it matches.
The Two-Fisted Lover
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- Highest ratedTrue Grit (1969)7.3/10 from 903 votes
- NewestThe Five (2023)Released 2023
Return of the Gunfighter (1967)
A gunfighter and a cowboy help a Mexican girl avenge the land-related murder of her parents.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both western
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisA Big Hand for the Little Lady (1966)
A naive traveler in Laredo gets involved in a poker game between the richest men in the area, jeopardizing all the money he has saved for the purpose of settling with his wife and child in San Antonio.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both western
Worth the HypeMovies like thisThe 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
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe 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
Worth the HypeMovies like thisThe 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
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 thisUnion 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
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisTrue 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
Worth the HypeMovies like thisDestry 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
Worth the HypeMovies like thisThe 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
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe 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
SnoozefestMovies like thisCanyon 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
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisMan 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
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe 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
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe 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
SnoozefestMovies like thisThe Last Hunt (1956)
A buffalo hunter has a falling-out with his partner, who kills for fun.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both western
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisNo 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
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisDon't Come Knocking (2005)
Howard Spence has seen better days. Once a big Western movie star, he now drowns his disgust for his selfish and failed life with alcohol, drugs and young women. If he were to die now, nobody would shed a tear over him, that's the sad truth. Until one day Howard learns that he might have a child somewhere out there...
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both western
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisRamrod (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
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisRun 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
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Paleface (1922)
A butterfly collector unwittingly wanders into an Indian encampment while chasing a butterfly, but the tribe has resolved to kill the first white man who enters their encampment because white oil tycoons are trying to force them from their land.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both western
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Chameleon Kid (2018)
A Civil War veteran-turned-lawman thought he had left his worst nightmares behind him on the battlefield, but the most frightening one will test his sanity, his family and his life as it ravages his town.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both western
Roping Her Romeo (1917)
The whimsical adventures of the impetuous Sheriff Nell (Polly Moran), who keeps Triggerville in line with an iron fist. But her heart is set on Jack, the saloon barman, and Black Pete, a notorious crook.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both western
Eddy Polo mit Pferd und Lasso (1928)
Eddie Polo appears in this short showing his dexterity with a horse and lasso.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both western
Moon on Fire (2019)
After his village is attacked, a cowboy steals a black sphere. The mysterious object changes hands and it finally arrives to a bandit camp. The Indian girl who is carrying the sphere is captured and tied to a big cross. The cowboy confronts the bandits, in the attempt to have the sphere back, but they are all distracted by the arrive of the obscure owner of the craved object. The fight is ruthless, dramatic. Only the girl tries to escape, but she will have to meet her fate.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both western
Jo (2022)
A young woman in the Old West sets off on a journey of revenge after her sister is murdered.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both western
Ex Situ (2026)
A paleontologist obsessed with making a historic discovery illegally returns to excavate a unique fossil, but her ambition drives her to sacrifice everything.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both western
Coming SoonMovies like this¡Ríu Ríu Chíu! (TBA)
A reimagining of a traditional Spanish Christmas carol as a Revisionist Western
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both western
Susannah's Lesson (2015)
Based on Stephen King characters from the Dark Tower series, this short examines the student-teacher dynamic between the legendary Gunslinger and the woman in the wheelchair he pulled into his world a few months before our story begins.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both western
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Frequently asked questions
What are the best movies like The Two-Fisted Lover?
The closest matches to The Two-Fisted Lover are Return of the Gunfighter (1967), A Big Hand for the Little Lady (1966) and The Bravados (1958). Below are 27 more, each with the reason it matches.
What should I watch after The Two-Fisted Lover?
Start with Return of the Gunfighter (1967), the closest match to The Two-Fisted Lover.
What is the highest-rated movie like The Two-Fisted Lover?
True Grit (1969), rated 7.3/10 by 903 TMDB users.
What is the newest movie like The Two-Fisted Lover?
The Five (2023) is the most recent release on this list.
Are there English movies like The Two-Fisted Lover?
Yes: Return of the Gunfighter (1967), A Big Hand for the Little Lady (1966) and The Bravados (1958).
How are movies similar to The Two-Fisted Lover chosen?
First come films that Trakt’s viewers watch alongside The Two-Fisted Lover, then TMDB’s recommendations and films it rates as similar in story and genre. Each pick says which signal put it there.