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10 Best Movies Like The Virginian

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

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#1
Ramrod

Ramrod

1947★ 6.5

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

A cattle-vs.-sheepman feud loses Connie Dickason her fiance, but gains her his ranch, which she determines to run alone in opposition to Frank Ivey, "boss" of the valley, whom her ...

#2
Boss Nigger

Boss Nigger

1975★ 6.7

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Virginian for fans of Western. 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...

#3
True Grit

True Grit

1969★ 7.3

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Virginian for fans of Western. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

The murder of her father sends a teenage tomboy on a mission of 'justice', which involves avenging her father's death. She recruits a tough old marshal, 'Rooster' Cogburn because h...

#4
The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean

The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean

1972★ 6.5

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

Outlaw and self-appointed lawmaker Judge Roy Bean rules over an empty stretch of the West that gradually grows, under his iron fist, into a thriving town, while dispensing his his ...

#5
Badland

Badland

2019★ 6.2

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

Detective Matthias Breecher, hired to track down the worst of the Confederate war criminals, roams the Old West seeking justice. His resolve is tested when he meets a determined pi...

#6
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance

The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance

1962★ 7.8

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

Questions arise when Senator Stoddard attends the funeral of a local man named Tom Doniphon in a small Western town. Flashing back, we learn Doniphon saved Stoddard, then a lawyer,...

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