Movies Like Ain't Them Bodies Saints (2013)

Ain't Them Bodies Saints is a 2013 crime, drama, romance, western film from David Lowery with a MovieMagicScore of 6.1/10. Here are 20 similar films, ranked by real viewer ratings — starting with The Steel Trap and The Iron Claw.

Crime Drama Romance Western

The Steel Trap

1952

Joseph Cotten plays an assistant bank manager who steals $1,000,000 from the safe late on a Friday and then plans to flee to Brazil over the weekend.

6.4

MagicScore

The Iron Claw

2023

The true story of the inseparable Von Erich brothers, who made history in the intensely competitive world of professional wrestling in the early 1980s. Through tragedy and triumph, under the shadow of their domineering father and coach, the brothers seek larger-than-life immortality on the biggest stage in sports.

7.5

MagicScore

Oscar

1967

This film originated as a play in Paris. The story focuses on the one-day adventures of Bertrand Barnier played with a genius of French cinema, Louis de Funes. In the same morning he learns that his daughter is pregnant, an employee stole a large amount of money from his company, his maid is about to resign in order to marry a wealthy neighbor and his body builder is interested in marrying his daughter. The seemingly complicated story-line is full of comedy or errors and some of the most hilarious mime scenes of the French cinema.

7.3

MagicScore

Lonely are the Brave

1962

A fiercely independent cowboy arranges to have himself locked up in jail in order to then escape with an old friend who has been sentenced to the penitentiary.

7.4

MagicScore

Mrs. Soffel

1984

Kate Soffel is married to a prison warden in Pittsburgh, and is the mother of their four children. Ed Biddle is a convicted murderer awaiting execution on death row with his brother Jack. When Kate meets Eddie through her Bible readings to the prisoners, she is drawn to him, and they pursue a clandestine relationship. She agrees to help the brothers escape, and begins a treacherous journey with them to freedom in Canada.

6.0

MagicScore

Ned Kelly

1970

Unable to support his family in the Australian outback, a man turns to stealing horses in order to make money. He gets more deeply drawn into the outlaw life, and eventually becomes involved in murders. Based on the life of famed 19th-century Australian outlaw Ned Kelly.

4.7

MagicScore

How the West Was Won

1962

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.

7.0

MagicScore

Mud

2013

Two teenage boys find a fugitive hiding out on an island in the Mississippi River and help him reunite with his lover and escape an avenging family and their armed posse.

7.1

MagicScore

Death Rides a Horse

1967

Bill Meceita, a boy whose family was murdered in front of him by a gang, sets out 15 years later to exact revenge. On his journey, he finds himself continually sparring and occasionally cooperating with Ryan, a gunfighter on his own quest for vengeance, who knows more than he says about Bill's tragedy.

7.0

MagicScore

#10

3 Godfathers

1948

Three outlaws on the run discover a dying woman and her baby. They swear to bring the infant to safety across the desert, even at the risk of their own lives.

6.7

MagicScore

#11

Fast Five

2011

Former cop Brian O'Conner partners with ex-con Dom Toretto on the opposite side of the law. Since Brian and Mia Toretto broke Dom out of custody, they've blown across many borders to elude authorities. Now backed into a corner in Rio de Janeiro, they must pull one last job in order to gain their freedom.

7.2

MagicScore

#12

A Perfect World

1993

A kidnapped boy strikes up a friendship with his captor: an escaped convict on the run from the law, headed by an honorable U.S. Marshal.

7.5

MagicScore

#13

Goin' South

1978

Henry Moon is captured for a capital offense by a posse when his horse quits while trying to escape to Mexico. He finds that there is a post-Civil War law in the small town that any single or widowed woman can save him from the gallows by marrying him.

5.8

MagicScore

#14

Bonnie and Clyde

1967

In the 1930s, bored European-American waitress Bonnie Parker falls in love with a European-American ex-con named Clyde Barrow and together they start a violent crime spree through the country, stealing cars and robbing banks.

7.5

MagicScore

#15

River

2016

In the south of Laos, an American volunteer doctor becomes a fugitive after he intervenes in the sexual assault of a young woman. When the assailant's body is pulled from the Mekong River, things quickly spiral out of control.

5.8

MagicScore

#16

The Prey

2011

A robber escapes from prison with a single objective in mind: to track down his former cellmate, a serial killer who intends to pin his crimes on him. A cop is sent after the robber who, despite his best efforts, soon becomes Public Enemy Number One. As the protagonists are driven to their limits, it becomes increasingly unclear who is the hunter and who is the prey.

6.5

MagicScore

#17

The Hunting Party

1971

A ruthless rancher, and his gang, use extremely long range rifles to kill the men who kidnapped his wife.

6.1

MagicScore

#18

The Lone Ranger

2013

The Texas Rangers chase down a gang of outlaws led by Butch Cavendish, but the gang ambushes the Rangers, seemingly killing them all. One survivor is found, however, by an American Indian named Tonto, who nurses him back to health. The Ranger, donning a mask and riding a white stallion named Silver, teams up with Tonto to bring the unscrupulous gang and others of that ilk to justice.

6.1

MagicScore

#19

The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez

1983

Forced to run from Texas Rangers after a heated misunderstanding leads to the death of a lawman, Mexican American farmer Gregorio Cortez sets off in desperate flight, evading a massive manhunt on horseback for days.

6.9

MagicScore

#20

The Legend of Billie Jean

1985

Average Texas teen, Billie Jean Davy, is caught up in an odd fight for justice. She is usually followed and harrased around by local boys, who, one day, decide to trash her brother's scooter for fun. The boys' father refuses to pay them back the price of the scooter. The fight for "fair is fair" takes the teens around the state and produces an unlikely hero.

6.5

MagicScore

Frequently asked

What are the best movies like Ain't Them Bodies Saints?

The top films similar to Ain't Them Bodies Saints by MovieMagicScore are The Steel Trap (6.4), The Iron Claw (7.5), Oscar (7.3). Each shares crime/drama/romance/western themes and is ranked by real viewer ratings, not critics or studios.

Is Ain't Them Bodies Saints worth watching?

Ain't Them Bodies Saints holds a MovieMagicScore of 6.1/10 from 447 viewer ratings.

What kind of movie is Ain't Them Bodies Saints?

Ain't Them Bodies Saints (2013) is a crime, drama, romance, western film directed by David Lowery, starring Rooney Mara, Casey Affleck, Ben Foster.

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This ranked list pairs Ain't Them Bodies Saints (2013), a crime and drama and romance and western film from David Lowery, with similar titles by genre, theme and cast overlap (fans of Rooney Mara 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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