15 Movies Like Hour of Death
Loved Hour of Death? Based on its unique Cinema DNA—including its pacing, themes, and emotional tone—we've curated the ultimate list of what you should watch next.
#1
True Grit
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 he has 'true grit', and a reputation of getting the job done.
💡Why it's a match: A highly-rated genre match based on the viewing habits of people who liked Hour of Death.
#2
Nevada Smith
Nevada Smith is the young son of an Indian American mother and European-American father. When his father is killed by three men over gold, Nevada sets out to find them and kill them. The boy is taken in by a gun merchant. The gun merchant shows him how to shoot, on time and correctly.
💡Why it's a match: A highly-rated genre match based on the viewing habits of people who liked Hour of Death.
#3
El Infierno
After being deported back to Mexico, a man has no choice but to join the vicious drug cartel that has corrupted his hometown in order to survive.
💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to Hour of Death.
#4
How the West Was Won
The epic tale of the development of the American West from the 1830s through the Civil War to the end of the century, as seen through the eyes of one pioneer family.
💡Why it's a match: A highly-rated genre match based on the viewing habits of people who liked Hour of Death.
#5
El Mariachi
El Mariachi just wants to play his guitar and carry on the family tradition. Unfortunately, the town he tries to find work in has another visitor, a killer who carries his guns in a guitar case. The drug lord and his henchmen mistake el Mariachi for the killer, Azul, and chase him around town trying to kill him and get his guitar case.
💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to Hour of Death.
#6
El Topo
El Topo decides to confront warrior Masters on a trans-formative desert journey he begins with his 6 year old son, who must bury his childhood totems to become a man.
💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to Hour of Death.
#7
North to Alaska
After striking gold in Alaska, the romantic George sends his womanizing partner Sam to bring his fiancée up from Seattle. When Sam finds that she has already married, he returns instead with Angel, a dancer originally from France.
💡Why it's a match: A highly-rated genre match based on the viewing habits of people who liked Hour of Death.
#8
The Bravados
Jim Douglass arrives in the small town of Rio Arriba in order to witness the hanging of the four men he believes murdered his wife. When the convicts escape, Jim tracks them into Mexico, determined to see that justice is done. But the farther Jim goes in his quest for vengeance, the more merciless he becomes, losing himself in an unrelenting spiral of hatred and violence.
💡Why it's a match: A highly-rated genre match based on the viewing habits of people who liked Hour of Death.
#9
Luz: The Flower of Evil
In the thickness of the mountains, in an isolated community led by a preacher known as El Señor, a presumed new Messiah is brought, unleashing a wave of violence and pain.
💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to Hour of Death.
#10
800 Bullets
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, veteran film stuntmen, survive there, recreating pathetic action scenes for the pleasure of the few foreign tourists who visit the isolated region.
💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to Hour of Death.
#11
The Settlers
Chile, early 20th century. José Menéndez, a wealthy landowner, hires three horsemen to mark out the perimeter of his extensive property and open a route to the Atlantic Ocean across vast Patagonia.
💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to Hour of Death.
#12
A Big Hand for the Little Lady
A naive traveler in Laredo gets involved in a poker game between the richest men in the area, jeopardizing all the money he has saved for the purpose of settling with his wife and child in San Antonio.
💡Why it's a match: A highly-rated genre match based on the viewing habits of people who liked Hour of Death.
#13
Go West
A con man heading west to search for gold teams up with a pair of scheming brothers along the way. The trio soon find themselves in the middle of a feud between two rival families and two underhanded land developers.
💡Why it's a match: A highly-rated genre match based on the viewing habits of people who liked Hour of Death.
#14
Union Pacific
One of the last bills signed by President Lincoln authorizes pushing the Union Pacific Railroad across the wilderness to California. But financial opportunist Asa Barrows hopes to profit from obstructing it. Chief troubleshooter Jeff Butler has his hands full fighting Barrows' agent, gambler Sid Campeau; Campeau's partner Dick Allen is Jeff's war buddy and rival suitor for engineer's daughter Molly Monahan. Who will survive the effort to push the railroad through at any cost?
💡Why it's a match: A highly-rated genre match based on the viewing habits of people who liked Hour of Death.
#15
Three Violent People
A rancher, his shady bride and his one-armed brother fight amid carpetbaggers in Texas.
💡Why it's a match: A highly-rated genre match based on the viewing habits of people who liked Hour of Death.