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10 Best Movies Like Bad Day at Black Rock

If you loved Bad Day at Black Rock, we've curated the perfect watchlist for you based on shared genres, themes, and directorial style.

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#1
Winchester '73

Winchester '73

1950★ 7.3

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Bad Day at Black Rock for fans of Western. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

Lin McAdam rides into town on the trail of Dutch Henry Brown, only to find himself in a shooting competition against him. McAdam wins the prize, a one-in-a-thousand Winchester rifl...

#2
The Old Man and the Sea

The Old Man and the Sea

1958★ 6.5

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Bad Day at Black Rock for fans of Adventure. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Santiago is an aging, down-on-his-luck, Cuban fisherman who, after catching nothing for nearly 3 months, hooks a huge Marlin and struggles to land it far out in the Gulf Stream....

#3
Baby Doll

Baby Doll

1956★ 7.0

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Bad Day at Black Rock for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Archie Lee Meighan is a failing cotton gin owner who is married to Baby Doll, a 19-year old childlike beauty whose father arranged the marriage for financial reasons. As Archie awa...

#4
Three Violent People

Three Violent People

1956★ 5.9

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Bad Day at Black Rock for fans of Western. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

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

#5
Not as a Stranger

Not as a Stranger

1955★ 6.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Bad Day at Black Rock for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Lucas Marsh, an intern bent upon becoming a first-class doctor, not merely a successful one. He courts and marries the warm-hearted Kristina, not out of love but because she is hig...

#6
South of St. Louis

South of St. Louis

1949★ 5.6

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Bad Day at Black Rock for fans of Western. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

With the advent of the American Civil War, three partners in a ranch see how this is destroyed. Needing money, will join the Confederate troops, each for their particular motivatio...