Movies Like Return of the Gunfighter

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

Rio Bravo

1959·2h 21m·★ 7.9·Howard Hawks

TMDB recommends

Shane

1953·1h 58m·★ 7.6·George Stevens

TMDB recommends

High Plains Drifter

1973·1h 45m·★ 7.4·Clint Eastwood

TMDB recommends

The Gunfighter

1950·1h 25m·★ 7.7·Henry King

TMDB recommends

The Shootist

1976·1h 40m·★ 7.6·Don Siegel

TMDB recommends

El Topo

1970·2h 5m·★ 7.2·Alejandro Jodorowsky

TMDB recommends

Pardners

1956·1h 28m·★ 6.2·Norman Taurog

TMDB recommends

Joe Kidd

1972·1h 28m·★ 6.4·John Sturges

TMDB recommends

The Cheyenne Social Club

1970·1h 43m·★ 6.8·Gene Kelly

TMDB recommends

Chuka

1967·1h 45m·★ 6.3·Gordon Douglas

TMDB recommends

Hannie Caulder

1971·1h 25m·★ 6.4·Burt Kennedy

TMDB recommends

The Red Pony

1949·1h 31m·★ 6.3·Lewis Milestone

TMDB recommends

Hot Lead & Cold Feet

1978·1h 30m·★ 6.1·Robert Butler

TMDB recommends

Shalako

1968·1h 53m·★ 5.6·Edward Dmytryk

TMDB recommends

The Rounders

1965·1h 25m·★ 6.1·Burt Kennedy

TMDB recommends

Wild Wild West

1999·1h 46m·★ 4.9·Barry Sonnenfeld

TMDB recommends

Where Angels Go, Trouble Follows

1968·1h 33m·★ 6.4·James Neilson

Starring Robert TaylorDir. James Neilson

How Good Is Return of the Gunfighter?

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