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10 Best Movies Like Plastic Cowboy

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

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#1
Ramrod

Ramrod

1947★ 6.5

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Plastic Cowboy 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 ...

#2
Forty Guns

Forty Guns

1957★ 6.6

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Plastic Cowboy for fans of Drama & Western. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

An authoritarian rancher rules an Arizona county with her private posse of hired guns. When a new Marshall arrives to set things straight, the cattle queen finds herself falling fo...

#3
Love Me Tender

Love Me Tender

1956★ 6.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Plastic Cowboy for fans of Drama & Western. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

At the end of the Civil War, a Confederate team is ordered to rob a Union payroll train but the war ends leaving these men with their Union loot, until the Feds come looking for it...

#4
Man in the Shadow

Man in the Shadow

1957★ 6.7

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Plastic Cowboy for fans of Drama & Western. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

In a modern cow town, the powerful ranch owner’s henchmen kill a ranch hand, prompting the sheriff to investigate despite facing strong opposition. He finds an unlikely ally in the...

#5
Return

Return

2011★ 6.4

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

Back from a tour of duty, Kelli struggles to find her place in her family and the rust-belt town she no longer recognizes....

#6
The Proud Rebel

The Proud Rebel

1958★ 6.1

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Plastic Cowboy for fans of Drama & Western. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Searching for a doctor who can help him get his son to speak again--the boy hadn't uttered a word since he saw his mother die in the fire that burned down the family home--a Confed...

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