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10 Best Movies Like The Petrified Forest

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

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#1
The Last Stop in Yuma County

The Last Stop in Yuma County

2024★ 6.9

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Petrified Forest for fans of Crime & Drama & Thriller. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

While awaiting the next fuel truck at a middle-of-nowhere Arizona rest stop, a traveling young knife salesman is thrust into a high-stakes hostage situation by the arrival of two s...

#2
Fallen Angel

Fallen Angel

1945★ 6.6

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Petrified Forest for fans of Crime & Drama & Romance. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

An unemployed drifter, Eric Stanton wanders into a small California town and begins hanging around the local diner. While Eric falls for the lovely waitress Stella, he also begins ...

#3
3:10 to Yuma

3:10 to Yuma

1957★ 7.3

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

Dan Evans, a small time farmer, is hired to escort Ben Wade, a dangerous outlaw, to Yuma. As Evans and Wade wait for the 3:10 train to Yuma, Wade's gang is racing to free him....

#4
The Mexican

The Mexican

2001★ 6.0

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Petrified Forest for fans of Crime & Romance. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Jerry Welbach, a reluctant bagman, has been given two ultimatums: The first is from his mob boss to travel to Mexico and retrieve a priceless antique pistol, known as "the Mexican"...

#5
Gangster Squad

Gangster Squad

2013★ 6.4

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Petrified Forest for fans of Crime & Drama & Thriller. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

Los Angeles, 1949. Ruthless, Brooklyn-born mob king Mickey Cohen runs the show in this town, reaping the ill-gotten gains from the drugs, the guns, the prostitutes and — if he has ...

#6
Last Straw

Last Straw

2024★ 6.1

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Petrified Forest for fans of Drama & Thriller. It captures a similar spine-chilling atmosphere.

A rural roadside diner becomes the host of a maniacal killing spree – leaving a young waitress to clean up the mess. After hard-headed Nancy fires the staff at her dad’s diner, she...

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