Movies like Once Upon a Time in the West (1968)

Name: Once Upon a Time in the West
Released: 1968

10 films to watch after Once Upon a Time in the West, ranked by how well they match its tone — not just its genre.

As the railroad builders advance unstoppably through the Arizona desert on their way to the sea, Jill arrives in the small town of Flagstone with the intention of starting a new life.

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Unforgiven (1992)

Fit 72%

Shares Western with Once Upon a Time in the West.

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.
2

High Noon (1952)

Fit 68%

Shares Western with Once Upon a Time in the West.

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.
3

The Missouri Breaks (1976)

Fit 65%

Shares Western and Drama with Once Upon a Time in the West.

When vigilante land baron David Braxton hangs one of the best friends of cattle rustler Tom Logan, Logan's gang decides to get even by purchasing a small farm next to Braxton's ranch. From there the rustlers begin stealing horses, using the farm as a front for their operation. Determined to stop the thefts at any cost, Braxton retains the services of eccentric sharpshooter Robert E. Lee Clayton, who begins ruthlessly taking down Logan's gang.
4

Jubal (1956)

Fit 55%

Shares Western and Drama with Once Upon a Time in the West.

Jubal Troop is a cowboy who is found in a weakened condition, without a horse. He is given shelter at Shep Horgan's large ranch, where he quickly makes an enemy in foreman Pinky, a cattleman who accuses Jubal of carrying the smell of sheep.
5

The Godfather (1972)

Fit 52%

Shares Drama with Once Upon a Time in the West.

Spanning the years 1945 to 1955, a chronicle of the fictional Italian-American Corleone crime family. When organized crime family patriarch, Vito Corleone barely survives an attempt on his life, his youngest son, Michael steps in to take care of the would-be killers, launching a campaign of bloody revenge.
6

The Godfather Part II (1974)

Fit 44%

Shares Drama with Once Upon a Time in the West.

In the continuing saga of the Corleone crime family, a young Vito Corleone grows up in Sicily and in 1910s New York. In the 1950s, Michael Corleone attempts to expand the family business into Las Vegas, Hollywood and Cuba.
7

Braveheart (1995)

Fit 40%

Shares Drama with Once Upon a Time in the West.

Enraged at the slaughter of Murron, his new bride and childhood love, Scottish warrior William Wallace slays a platoon of the local English lord's soldiers. This leads the village to revolt and, eventually, the entire country to rise up against English rule.
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Million Dollar Baby (2004)

Fit 39%

Shares Drama with Once Upon a Time in the West.

Despondent over a painful estrangement from his daughter, trainer Frankie Dunn isn't prepared for boxer Maggie Fitzgerald to enter his life. But Maggie's determined to go pro and to convince Dunn and his cohort to help her.
9

A History of Violence (2005)

Fit 38%

Shares Drama with Once Upon a Time in the West.

An average family is thrust into the spotlight after the father commits a seemingly self-defense murder at his diner.
10

American History X (1998)

Fit 37%

Shares Drama with Once Upon a Time in the West.

Derek Vineyard is paroled after serving 3 years in prison for killing two African-American men. Through his brother, Danny Vineyard's narration, we learn that before going to prison, Derek was a skinhead and the leader of a violent white supremacist gang that committed acts of racial crime throughout L.A. and his actions greatly influenced Danny. Reformed and fresh out of prison, Derek severs contact with the gang and becomes determined to keep Danny from going down the same violent path as he did.