Movies Like Westbound (1959)

Westbound is a 1959 western film from Budd Boetticher with a MovieMagicScore of 6.2/10. Here are 20 similar films, ranked by real viewer ratings — starting with Seven Men from Now and The Tall T.

Western

Seven Men from Now

1956

A former sheriff relentlessly pursuing the 7 men who murdered his wife in Arizona crosses paths with a couple heading to California.

6.8

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The Tall T

1957

An independent former ranch foreman and an heiress are kidnapped by a trio of ruthless outlaws.

7.0

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Decision at Sundown

1957

A man and his partner arrive at a small Western town to kill its most powerful man because the former blames him for his wife's death.

6.3

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Buchanan Rides Alone

1958

Passing through a border town, a man is caught up in a Mexican's murder of a member of the town's most powerful family.

6.5

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Ride Lonesome

1959

On the way to pick up the bounty on a wanted murderer, a bounty hunter stops at a staging post where he is forced to continue his journey with two outlaws who want the murderer for their own reasons and a recently-widowed woman, with the murderer's brother and his men in hot pursuit.

6.7

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Comanche Station

1960

A white man trades with the Comanche for the release of a female stranger and the pair cross paths with three outlaws who have their eyes on the handsome reward for bringing her home and Comanche on the warpath.

6.6

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Colorado Territory

1949

After escaping from jail, outlaw Wes McQueen is convinced by his old partner in crime to do one last heist.

7.0

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The Culpepper Cattle Co.

1972

Working as an assistant on a long cattle drive, the young Ben Mockridge contends between his dream of being a cowboy and the harsh truth of the Old West.

6.3

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The Return of Frank James

1940

Farmer Frank and his ward hunt brother Jesse's killers, the back-shooting Fords.

6.3

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#10

The Old Way

2023

An old gunslinger and his daughter must face the consequences of his past, when the son of a man he killed years ago arrives to take his revenge.

5.7

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#11

The Great Scout & Cathouse Thursday

1976

Sam Longwood, a frontiersman who has seen better days, spies the gold-mine partner, Jack Colby, who ran off with all the gold from a mine they were prospecting fifteen years earlier. He tells his other partners from that time, Joe Knox and Billy, and they confront Colby demanding not only the thousand dollars he took but an addition fifty-nine thousand for their trouble. After being thwarted in this attempt, they, and a would-be named Thursday, hatch a plan to kidnap Colby's wife, Nancy Sue, who is coincidently Sam's old flame, but find that Nancy Sue is not the sweet girl that Sam remembers.

5.0

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#12

The Shining

1980

Jack Torrance accepts a caretaker job at the Overlook Hotel, where he, along with his wife Wendy and their son Danny, must live isolated from the rest of the world for the winter. But they aren't prepared for the madness that lurks within.

8.2

MagicScore

#13

Misery

1990

After an accident, acclaimed novelist Paul Sheldon is rescued by a nurse who claims to be his biggest fan. Her obsession takes a dark turn when she holds him captive in her remote Colorado home and forces him to write back to life the popular literary character he killed off.

7.7

MagicScore

#14

The Black Phone

2022

Finney Blake, a shy but clever 13-year-old boy, is abducted by a sadistic killer and trapped in a soundproof basement where screaming is of little use. When a disconnected phone on the wall begins to ring, Finney discovers that he can hear the voices of the killer’s previous victims. And they are dead set on making sure that what happened to them doesn’t happen to Finney.

7.5

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#15

Abominable Christmas

2012

Despite repeated warnings about humans from their father, the Abominable Snowman, two Abominable Snowkids find themselves in a sleepy Colorado mountain town after being chased out of their hideaway by a scientist determined to capture them.

7.4

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#16

A Dog's Way Home

2019

The adventure of Bella, a dog who embarks on an epic 400-mile journey home after she is separated from her beloved human.

7.4

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#17

Over the Edge

1979

A group of bored teenagers rebel against authority in the community of New Granada.

7.1

MagicScore

#18

Mr. Majestyk

1974

A melon farmer battles organized crime and a hit man who wants to kill him.

6.8

MagicScore

#19

Black Phone 2

2025

Four years after escaping The Grabber, Finney Blake is struggling with his life after captivity. When his sister Gwen begins receiving calls in her dreams from the black phone and seeing disturbing visions of three boys being stalked at a winter camp, the siblings become determined to solve the mystery and confront a killer who has grown more powerful in death and more significant to them than either could imagine.

6.8

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#20

Our Souls at Night

2017

Addie Moore and Louis Waters, a widow and widower, have lived next to each other for years. The pair have almost no relationship, but that all changes when Addie tries to make a connection with her neighbour.

6.7

MagicScore

Frequently asked

What are the best movies like Westbound?

The top films similar to Westbound by MovieMagicScore are Seven Men from Now (6.8), The Tall T (7.0), Decision at Sundown (6.3). Each shares western themes and is ranked by real viewer ratings, not critics or studios.

Is Westbound worth watching?

Westbound holds a MovieMagicScore of 6.2/10 from 27 viewer ratings.

What kind of movie is Westbound?

Westbound (1959) is a western film directed by Budd Boetticher, starring Randolph Scott, Virginia Mayo, Karen Steele.

Where can I find more recommendations like Westbound?

Browse the full ranked list above, or explore more western recommendations on MovieMagicScore, where every list is ordered by genuine viewer ratings.

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About movies like Westbound

This ranked list pairs Westbound (1959), a western film from Budd Boetticher, with similar titles by genre, theme and cast overlap (fans of Randolph Scott take note). Unlike critic-driven sites, every position here is ordered by MovieMagicScore — a rating built only from real viewers, with no studio marketing or paid placement. Scores update as more people rate, so the list stays current.

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