Movies Like The Way of the Gun

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

Payback

1999·1h 40m·★ 7.0·Brian Helgeland

Themes: criminal, money, hotelFans also likedAction & Drama & Crime & Thriller

Breakdown

1997·1h 33m·★ 7.0·Jonathan Mostow

Themes: ransom, desert, kidnappingFans also likedCrime & Thriller & Drama & Action

Silverado

1985·2h 13m·★ 7.2·Lawrence Kasdan

Themes: gunslinger, gunfightTMDB recommendsAction & Drama

Desperado

1995·1h 44m·★ 7.1·Robert Rodriguez

Themes: gunslinger, mexicoFans also likedThriller & Action & Crime

Ransom

1996·2h 1m·★ 6.7·Ron Howard

Themes: millionaire, ransomFans also likedAction & Thriller

Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia

1974·1h 53m·★ 7.4·Sam Peckinpah

Themes: gunfight, mexicoFans also likedAction & Crime & Drama

Hannie Caulder

1971·1h 25m·★ 6.4·Burt Kennedy

Themes: gunslinger, mexicoFans also likedDrama & Crime

Hollywood Homicide

2003·1h 56m·★ 5.4·Ron Shelton

Themes: criminal, gangsterTMDB recommendsAction & Thriller

Suicide Kings

1997·1h 46m·★ 6.9·Peter O'Fallon

Themes: ransom, kidnappingFans also likedAction & Crime & Drama & Thriller

Sicario

2015·2h 2m·★ 7.7·Denis Villeneuve

Themes: mexico, desertAction & Crime & ThrillerStarring Benicio del Toro

Trapped

2002·1h 46m·★ 6.1·Luis Mandoki

Themes: ransom, kidnappingFans also likedThriller & Crime

The Mexican

2001·2h 3m·★ 6.1·Gore Verbinski

Themes: mexico, kidnappingFans also likedAction & Crime

No Country for Old Men

2007·2h 2m·★ 8.2·Joel Coen

Themes: neo-western, desertCrime & Thriller

Sicario: Day of the Soldado

2018·2h 2m·★ 7.1·Stefano Sollima

Fans also likedAction & Crime & ThrillerStarring Benicio del Toro

Pusher III

2005·1h 48m·★ 7.3·Nicolas Winding Refn

TMDB recommendsAction & Thriller & Crime

Dead Presidents

1995·1h 59m·★ 6.9·Albert Hughes

TMDB recommendsCrime & Drama & Action

The Long Kiss Goodnight

1996·2h 1m·★ 6.8·Renny Harlin

TMDB recommendsCrime & Action & Thriller

Dead or Alive

1999·1h 45m·★ 6.7·Takashi Miike

TMDB recommendsAction & Thriller & Crime

The Grand Budapest Hotel

2014·1h 40m·★ 8.1·Wes Anderson

Themes: gunfight, hotel

The Thicket

2024·1h 45m·★ 5.9·Elliott Lester

Fans also likedStarring Juliette LewisCrime & Thriller

How Good Is The Way of the Gun?

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

Where to Watch The Way of the Gun

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