15 Movies Like My Heroes Were Cowboys
Loved My Heroes Were Cowboys? 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.
1000 Men and Me: The Bonnie Blue Story
Adult content creator Bonnie Blue announced that she’d slept with 1057 men in 12 hours. Exploring the polarising debate around Bonnie and the pornification of our society, the film follows her over the most eye-opening six months of her life.
💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to My Heroes Were Cowboys.
Maternal Instinct
Police pull over a woman who claims she just gave birth. But the baby — and the blood — aren't hers. Twisted lies unravel in this true-crime documentary.
💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to My Heroes Were Cowboys.
American Swing
Chronicles the rise and fall of 1970s New York City nightclub Plato's Retreat.
💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to My Heroes Were Cowboys.
The Magnificent Seven
An oppressed Mexican peasant village hires seven gunfighters to help defend their homes.
💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to My Heroes Were Cowboys.
Rango
When Rango, a lost family pet, accidentally winds up in the gritty, gun-slinging Western town of Dirt, the theater-loving lizard suddenly finds himself the newly appointed sheriff. Welcomed as the last hope the town has been waiting for, Rango is forced to play his new role to the hilt and uncover the truth behind a looming water crisis—before his act catches up with him.
💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to My Heroes Were Cowboys.
Django Unchained
With the help of a German bounty hunter, a freed slave sets out to rescue his wife from a brutal Mississippi plantation owner.
💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to My Heroes Were Cowboys.
Iron Maiden: Burning Ambition
With unprecedented access to the official archives and intimate recollections from the band, both current and past, Iron Maiden: Burning Ambition invites fans to experience one of the most iconic journeys in music history. Spanning five decades, this electrifying documentary charts the band’s rise from the pubs of East London to the world’s biggest stadiums. Featuring exclusive interviews with band members and contributors such as Javier Bardem, Lars Ulrich and Chuck D, as well as all-new animated sequences of the band's legendary mascot, Eddie, the film offers a rare and intimate look at Iron Maiden’s uncompromising vision and unwavering connection with their truly global army of fans.
💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to My Heroes Were Cowboys.
No Country for Old Men
Llewelyn Moss stumbles upon dead bodies, $2 million and a hoard of heroin in a Texas desert, but methodical killer Anton Chigurh comes looking for it, with local sheriff Ed Tom Bell hot on his trail. The roles of prey and predator blur as the violent pursuit of money and justice collide.
💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to My Heroes Were Cowboys.
Cowboys & Aliens
A stranger stumbles into the desert town of Absolution with no memory of his past and a futuristic shackle around his wrist. With the help of mysterious beauty Ella and the iron-fisted Colonel Dolarhyde, he finds himself leading an unlikely posse of cowboys, outlaws, and Apache warriors against a common enemy from beyond this world in an epic showdown for survival.
💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to My Heroes Were Cowboys.
The Revenant
In the 1820s, a frontiersman, Hugh Glass, sets out on a path of vengeance against those who left him for dead after a bear mauling.
💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to My Heroes Were Cowboys.
Selena Gomez: My Mind & Me
After years in the limelight, Selena Gomez achieves unimaginable stardom. But just as she reaches a new peak, an unexpected turn pulls her into darkness. This uniquely raw and intimate documentary spans her six-year journey into a new light.
💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to My Heroes Were Cowboys.
Redeeming Love
A young couple's relationship clashes with the harsh realities of the California Gold Rush of 1850. Angel, experiencing love for the first time and facing demons unsurmountable, runs from the new life she doesn't believe she deserves. When Michael sets out to find her, Angel discovers that she indeed has the power to choose the life she wants.
💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to My Heroes Were Cowboys.
The Crash
A teen slams her car into a building, killing her boyfriend and his friend. What seems like a tragic accident becomes a murder case.
💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to My Heroes Were Cowboys.
Thieves Highway
After discovering a plot to haul stolen cattle in the middle of nowhere, a desperate and isolated lawman becomes the only thing standing between a group of dangerous rustlers and a clear run to the border.
💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to My Heroes Were Cowboys.
The Hateful Eight
Bounty hunters seek shelter from a raging blizzard and get caught up in a plot of betrayal and deception.
💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to My Heroes Were Cowboys.