15 Movies Like Shoot the Living and Pray for the Dead
Loved Shoot the Living and Pray for the Dead? 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
The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
While the Civil War rages on between the Union and the Confederacy, three men – a quiet loner, a ruthless hitman, and a Mexican bandit – comb the American Southwest in search of a strongbox containing $200,000 in stolen gold.
💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to Shoot the Living and Pray for the Dead.
#2
Once Upon a Time in the West
As the railroad builders advance unstoppably through the Arizona desert on their way to the sea, Jill arrives in the small town of Flagstone with the intention of starting a new life.
💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to Shoot the Living and Pray for the Dead.
#3
Madness
An escaped convicted murderer invades the cottage of a man, his wife and the wife's sister, whereupon he proceeds to torment this already dysfunctional trio with rape and violence.
💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to Shoot the Living and Pray for the Dead.
#4
For a Few Dollars More
Two bounty hunters both pursue the brutal and sadistic bandit, El Indio, who has a large bounty on his head.
💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to Shoot the Living and Pray for the Dead.
#5
The Last Stand of Ellen Cole
When an evil contractor goes to extreme measures to evict a testy tenant who is standing in the way of his new project, he fails to take into account that this seemingly harmless old woman is a trained killer and will do anything to protect her beloved home.
💡Why it's a match: A highly-rated genre match based on the viewing habits of people who liked Shoot the Living and Pray for the Dead.
#6
A Fistful of Dollars
The Man With No Name enters the Mexican village of San Miguel in the midst of a power struggle among the three Rojo brothers and sheriff John Baxter. When a regiment of Mexican soldiers bearing gold intended to pay for new weapons is waylaid by the Rojo brothers, the stranger inserts himself into the middle of the long-simmering battle, selling false information to both sides for his own benefit.
💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to Shoot the Living and Pray for the Dead.
#7
Duck, You Sucker
At the beginning of the 1913 Mexican Revolution, greedy bandit Juan Miranda and idealist John H. Mallory, an Irish Republican Army explosives expert on the lam from the British, fall in with a band of revolutionaries plotting to strike a national bank. When it turns out that the government has been using the bank as a hiding place for illegally detained political prisoners -- who are freed by the blast -- Miranda becomes a revolutionary hero against his will.
💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to Shoot the Living and Pray for the Dead.
#8
They Call Me Trinity
The simple story has the pair coming to the rescue of peace-loving Mormons when land-hungry Major Harriman sends his bullies to harass them into giving up their fertile valley. Trinity and Bambino manage to save the Mormons and send the bad guys packing with slapstick humor instead of excessive violence, saving the day.
💡Why it's a match: A highly-rated genre match based on the viewing habits of people who liked Shoot the Living and Pray for the Dead.
#9
Trinity Is Still My Name
The two brothers Trinity and Bambino are exchanged by two federal agents and take advantage of the situation to steal a huge booty hidden in a monastery by a gang of outlaws.
💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to Shoot the Living and Pray for the Dead.
#10
My Name Is Nobody
Jack Beauregard, an aging gunman of the Old West, only wants to retire in peace and move to Europe, but a young gunfighter known as "Nobody" who idolizes Beauregard wants him to go out in a blaze of glory. So, he arranges for Jack to face the 150-man gang known as The Wild Bunch and earn his place in history.
💡Why it's a match: A highly-rated genre match based on the viewing habits of people who liked Shoot the Living and Pray for the Dead.
#11
Django
A coffin-dragging gunslinger and a prostitute become embroiled in a bitter feud between a merciless masked clan and a band of Mexican revolutionaries.
💡Why it's a match: A highly-rated genre match based on the viewing habits of people who liked Shoot the Living and Pray for the Dead.
#12
Crime Busters
An attempted robbery turns to be an unexpected recruitment when two unemployed men mistakenly break into a police office instead of a store.
💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to Shoot the Living and Pray for the Dead.
#13
They Call Me Jeeg
Exposed to radioactive waste, small-time crook Enzo gains super-strength. A misanthropic, introverted brute, he uses his powers for personal gain until he meets Alessia, a mentally ill girl who believes Enzo is the hero from her favorite anime, Steel Jeeg.
💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to Shoot the Living and Pray for the Dead.
#14
Mackenna's Gold
A bandit kidnaps a Marshal who has seen a map showing a gold vein on Indian lands, but other groups are looking for it too, while the Apache try to keep the secret location undisturbed.
💡Why it's a match: A highly-rated genre match based on the viewing habits of people who liked Shoot the Living and Pray for the Dead.
#15
Watch Out, We're Mad
After a tied 1st place in a local stunt race, two drivers start a contest to decide who of them will own the prize, a dune buggy. But when a mobster destroys the car, they are determined to get it back.
💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to Shoot the Living and Pray for the Dead.