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10 Best Movies Like Johnson County War

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

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#1
Monte Walsh

Monte Walsh

2003★ 6.1

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

Monte Walsh and Chet Rollins are long-time cowhands, working whatever ranch work comes their way, but "nothing they can't do from a horse." Their lives are divided between months o...

#2
Joker

Joker

2019★ 8.1

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Johnson County War for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

During the 1980s, a failed stand-up comedian is driven insane and turns to a life of crime and chaos in Gotham City while becoming an infamous psychopathic crime figure....

#3
Green Book

Green Book

2018★ 8.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Johnson County War for fans of Drama. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Tony Lip, a bouncer in 1962, is hired to drive pianist Don Shirley on a tour through the Deep South in the days when African Americans, forced to find alternate accommodations and ...

#4
Return

Return

2018★ 6.5

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Johnson County War for fans of Documentary. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

This is a documentary linking ecological and political problems. The planet has come to be less important than the multinational earnings, and with it politicians earnings as well....

#5
Marriage Story

Marriage Story

2019★ 7.7

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Johnson County War for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

A stage director and an actress struggle through a grueling, coast-to-coast divorce that pushes them to their personal extremes....

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The Assistant

The Assistant

2020★ 6.3

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Johnson County War for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

A searing look at a day in the life of an assistant to a powerful executive. As Jane follows her daily routine, she grows increasingly aware of the insidious abuse that threatens e...