Dynamic Watchlist Hub: Apr 11, 2026

10 Best Movies Like The Set-Up

If you loved The Set-Up, 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 The Set-Up 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
Dodge City

Dodge City

1939★ 6.9

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

In this epic Western, Wade Hatton, a wagon master turned sheriff, tames a cow town at the end of a railroad line....

#3
The Westerner

The Westerner

1940★ 7.1

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

Drifter Cole Harden is accused of stealing a horse and faces hanging by self-appointed Judge Roy Bean, but Harden manages to talk his way out of it by claiming to be a friend of st...

#4
Forty Guns

Forty Guns

1957★ 6.6

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Set-Up for fans of 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...

#5
El Dorado

El Dorado

1966★ 7.4

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

Cole Thornton, a gunfighter for hire, joins forces with an old friend, Sheriff J.P. Harrah. Together with a fighter and a gambler, they help a rancher and his family fight a rival ...

#6
The Missouri Breaks

The Missouri Breaks

1976★ 6.5

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

When vigilante land baron David Braxton hangs one of the best friends of cattle rustler Tom Logan, Logan's gang decides to get even by purchasing a small farm next to Braxton's ran...

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