Movies Like The Return of Frank James

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

Jesse James

1939·1h 46m·★ 7.0·Henry King

James Brothers Collection5 shared cast incl. Henry Fonda & Henry HullFans also liked

I Shot Jesse James

1949·1h 21m·★ 6.8·Samuel Fuller

Themes: jesse james, 19th centuryFans also likedStarring J. Edward Bromberg

Young Mr. Lincoln

1939·1h 40m·★ 7.5·John Ford

3 shared cast incl. Henry Fonda & Eddie Collins

Drums Along the Mohawk

1939·1h 40m·★ 7.0·John Ford

3 shared cast incl. Henry Fonda & Eddie Collins

Western Union

1941·1h 35m·★ 6.7·Fritz Lang

Both star John Carradine & Russell HicksDir. Fritz Lang

Once Upon a Time in the West

1968·2h 46m·★ 8.5·Sergio Leone

TMDB recommendsStarring Henry Fonda

The Ox-Bow Incident

1943·1h 16m·★ 8.0·William A. Wellman

TMDB recommendsStarring Henry Fonda

My Darling Clementine

1946·1h 37m·★ 7.7·John Ford

TMDB recommendsStarring Henry Fonda

Dances with Wolves

1990·3h 1m·★ 8.0·Kevin Costner

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Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid

1969·1h 51m·★ 8.0·George Roy Hill

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Dead Man

1995·2h 2m·★ 7.5·Jim Jarmusch

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Red River

1948·2h 13m·★ 7.7·Howard Hawks

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The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford

2007·2h 40m·★ 7.5·Andrew Dominik

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Advise & Consent

1962·2h 19m·★ 7.7·Otto Preminger

Both star Henry Fonda & Gene Tierney

Hidalgo

2004·2h 16m·★ 6.7·Joe Johnston

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Apache Gold

1963·1h 41m·★ 6.8·Harald Reinl

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River of No Return

1954·1h 31m·★ 6.6·Otto Preminger

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Young Guns II

1990·1h 44m·★ 6.5·Geoff Murphy

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Trail of the Falcon

1968·1h 53m·★ 5.9·Gottfried Kolditz

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Jesse James Meets Frankenstein's Daughter

1966·1h 23m·★ 3.5·William Beaudine

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How Good Is The Return of Frank James?

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