Movies like The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (1966)

Name: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
Released: 1966

10 films to watch after The Good, the Bad and the Ugly, ranked by how well they match its tone — not just its genre.

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.

1

A Fistful of Dollars (1964)

Fit 73%

Shares Western with The Good, the Bad and the Ugly.

The Man With No Name enters the Mexican village of San Miguel in the midst of a power struggle among the three Rojo brothers and sheriff John Baxter. When a regiment of Mexican soldiers bearing gold intended to pay for new weapons is waylaid by the Rojo brothers, the stranger inserts himself into the middle of the long-simmering battle, selling false information to both sides for his own benefit.
2

Once Upon a Time in the West (1968)

Fit 72%

Shares Western with The Good, the Bad and the Ugly.

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.
3

The Wild Bunch (1969)

Fit 72%

Shares Western with The Good, the Bad and the Ugly.

An aging group of outlaws look for one last big score as the "traditional" American West is disappearing around them.
4

The Great Silence (1968)

Fit 67%

Shares Western with The Good, the Bad and the Ugly.

A mute gunslinger fights in the defense of a group of outlaws and a vengeful young widow, against a group of ruthless bounty hunters.
5

3:10 to Yuma (1957)

Fit 66%

Shares Western with The Good, the Bad and the Ugly.

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.
6

Duck, You Sucker (1971)

Fit 59%

Shares Western with The Good, the Bad and the Ugly.

At the beginning of the 1913 Mexican Revolution, greedy bandit Juan Miranda and idealist John H. Mallory, an Irish Republican Army explosives expert on the lam from the British, fall in with a band of revolutionaries plotting to strike a national bank. When it turns out that the government has been using the bank as a hiding place for illegally detained political prisoners -- who are freed by the blast -- Miranda becomes a revolutionary hero against his will.
7

High Noon (1952)

Fit 59%

Shares Western with The Good, the Bad and the Ugly.

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.
8

Keoma (1976)

Fit 57%

Shares Western with The Good, the Bad and the Ugly.

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.
9

Joe Kidd (1972)

Fit 53%

Shares Western with The Good, the Bad and the Ugly.

A band of Mexicans find their U. S. land claims denied and all the records destroyed in a courthouse fire. Their leader, Louis Chama, encourages them to use force to regain their land. A wealthy landowner wanting the same decides to hire a gang of killers with Joe Kidd to track Chama.
10

Pale Rider (1985)

Fit 49%

Shares Western with The Good, the Bad and the Ugly.

A mysterious preacher protects a humble prospector village from a greedy mining company trying to encroach on their land.