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10 Best Movies Like The Unknown Cowboy

If you loved The Unknown Cowboy, we've curated the perfect watchlist for you based on shared genres, themes, and directorial style.

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#1
800 Bullets

800 Bullets

2002★ 5.9

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Unknown Cowboy for fans of Western & Comedy. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Almería, Tabernas desert, Spain, 2002. Texas Hollywood is a dilapidated and dusty town where Western movies have not been shot for decades. Julián Torralba and his partners, vetera...

#2
Goin' South

Goin' South

1978★ 5.8

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Unknown Cowboy for fans of Western & Comedy & Romance. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Henry Moon is captured for a capital offense by a posse when his horse quits while trying to escape to Mexico. He finds that there is a post-Civil War law in the small town that an...

#3
Boss Nigger

Boss Nigger

1975★ 6.7

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Unknown Cowboy for fans of Western & Comedy. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Two black bounty hunters ride into a small town out West in pursuit of an outlaw. They discover that the town has no sheriff, and soon take over that position, much against the wil...

#4
The Right Kind of Wrong

The Right Kind of Wrong

2013★ 5.8

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Unknown Cowboy for fans of Comedy & Romance. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

A stubborn idealist spies a bride on her way to her wedding and immediately falls in love with her....

#5
Dean

Dean

2016★ 5.8

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Unknown Cowboy for fans of Comedy & Romance. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

A comedy about loss, grief, and the redemptive power of love. Dean is a NY illustrator who falls hard for an LA woman while trying to prevent his father from selling the family hom...

#6
Firecreek

Firecreek

1968★ 6.3

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

A peace-loving, part-time sheriff in the small town of Firecreek must take a stand when a gang of vicious outlaws takes over his town....

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