Dynamic Watchlist Hub: Jan 23, 2026

10 Best Movies Like The Cowboys

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

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#1
Big Jake

Big Jake

1971★ 6.9

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

An aging Texas cattle man who has outlived his time swings into action when outlaws kidnap his grandson....

#2
The Train Robbers

The Train Robbers

1973★ 6.3

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

A gunhand named Lane is hired by a widow, Mrs. Lowe, to find gold stolen by her husband so that she may return it and start fresh....

#3
True Grit

True Grit

1969★ 7.3

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

The murder of her father sends a teenage tomboy on a mission of 'justice', which involves avenging her father's death. She recruits a tough old marshal, 'Rooster' Cogburn because h...

#4
Northfork

Northfork

2003★ 5.9

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

The year is 1955, and a great flood is coming to Northfork, Montana. A new hydroelectric dam is about to be installed in the mountains above the town, ready to submerge the valley ...

#5
Brannigan

Brannigan

1975★ 6.0

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Cowboys for fans of Drama & Action. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

A hard-nosed Chicago cop is sent to London to bring back an American mobster being held for extradition. Brannigan in his Irish-American way brings American law to the people of Sc...

#6
California

California

1977★ 5.9

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

At the end of the Civil War, a Union soldier is released from prison and travels with a fellow prisoner to Missouri where his travelling companion is shot and hung for horse steali...