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10 Best Movies Like Down the Long River

If you loved Down the Long River, we've curated the perfect watchlist for you based on shared genres, themes, and directorial style.

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#1
Pale Rider

Pale Rider

1985★ 7.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Down the Long River for fans of Western. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

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

#2
El Gringo

El Gringo

2012★ 6.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Down the Long River for fans of Adventure. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

A man crossing into Mexico with a satchel of $2,000,000—and a bloody past—finds himself under sudden attack in the sleepy town of El Fronteras....

#3
Forsaken

Forsaken

2015★ 6.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Down the Long River for fans of Western. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

John Henry returns to his hometown in hopes of repairing his relationship with his estranged father, but a local gang is terrorizing the town. John Henry is the only one who can st...

#4
Lawless

Lawless

2012★ 7.1

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Down the Long River for fans of Crime. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

In 1931, the Bondurant brothers of Franklin County, Virginia, run a multipurpose backwoods establishment that hides their true business — bootlegging. Middle brother Forrest is the...

#5
The Left Handed Gun

The Left Handed Gun

1958★ 6.1

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Down the Long River for fans of Western. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

When a crooked sheriff murders his employer, William "Billy the Kid" Bonney decides to avenge the death by killing the man responsible, throwing the lives of everyone around him in...

#6
The Warrior's Way

The Warrior's Way

2010★ 6.6

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Down the Long River for fans of Adventure. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

A warrior-assassin is forced to hide in a small town in the American Badlands after refusing a mission....

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