Dynamic Watchlist Hub: Apr 19, 2026

10 Best Movies Like Gunsmoke

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

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#1
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance

The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance

1962★ 7.8

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

Questions arise when Senator Stoddard attends the funeral of a local man named Tom Doniphon in a small Western town. Flashing back, we learn Doniphon saved Stoddard, then a lawyer,...

#2
Ramrod

Ramrod

1947★ 6.5

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

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 ...

#3
Chisum

Chisum

1970★ 6.7

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

Cattle baron John Chisum joins forces with Billy the Kid and Pat Garrett to fight the Lincoln County Land War in the New Mexico Territory of 1878....

#4
Man Without a Star

Man Without a Star

1955★ 6.4

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

A wandering cowboy gets caught up in a range war....

#5
Wild Rovers

Wild Rovers

1971★ 6.1

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Gunsmoke for fans of Western. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

Ross Bodine and Frank Post are cowhands on Walt Buckman's R-Bar-R ranch. Bodine is older and broods a bit about how he will get along when he's too old to cowboy. Post is young and...

#6
The Magnificent Seven

The Magnificent Seven

1960★ 7.5

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Gunsmoke for fans of Western. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

An oppressed Mexican peasant village hires seven gunfighters to help defend their homes....

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