Movies Like Cowboys

Ranked by shared directors, cast, themes, genre, and era — not just generic recommendations.

Donnie Darko

2001·1h 54m·★ 8.0·Richard Kelly

Themes: melancholy, parent child relationshipTMDB recommends

Wings of Desire

1987·2h 8m·★ 7.9·Wim Wenders

Themes: melancholy, dramaticTMDB recommends

Heartstopper: Forever

2026·1h 51m·★ 7.5·Wash Westmoreland

Themes: transgender, mental health

Gladiator

2000·2h 35m·★ 8.5·Ridley Scott

TMDB recommends

The Wages of Fear

1953·2h 33m·★ 8.1·Henri-Georges Clouzot

TMDB recommends

Blade Runner

1982·1h 58m·★ 8.1·Ridley Scott

TMDB recommends

Brokeback Mountain

2005·2h 14m·★ 7.7·Ang Lee

TMDB recommends

Ali: Fear Eats the Soul

1974·1h 33m·★ 8.0·Rainer Werner Fassbinder

TMDB recommends

All About My Mother

1999·1h 41m·★ 7.8·Pedro Almodóvar

TMDB recommends

Breaking the Waves

1996·2h 39m·★ 7.8·Lars von Trier

TMDB recommends

Bad Education

2004·1h 45m·★ 7.4·Pedro Almodóvar

TMDB recommends

Boys Don't Cry

1999·1h 58m·★ 7.5·Kimberly Peirce

TMDB recommends

Stolen Kisses

1968·1h 30m·★ 7.5·François Truffaut

TMDB recommends

Walk on Water

2004·1h 43m·★ 7.3·Eytan Fox

TMDB recommends

My Life Without Me

2003·1h 46m·★ 7.4·Isabel Coixet

TMDB recommends

Undress Me

2012·15m·★ 5.8·Victor Lindgren

TMDB recommends

Whiplash

2014·1h 47m·★ 8.5·Damien Chazelle

Themes: dramatic, suspenseful

The Sixth Sense

1999·1h 47m·★ 8.2·M. Night Shyamalan

Themes: dramatic, suspenseful

How Good Is Cowboys?

Ratings across IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes, Metacritic, and TMDB, plus our verdict.

Where to Watch Cowboys

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