Movies Like The Burrowers (2008)

The Burrowers is a 2008 horror, western film from J.T. Petty with a MovieMagicScore of 5.8/10. Here are 20 similar films, ranked by real viewer ratings — starting with Dances with Wolves and The Searchers.

Horror Western

Dances with Wolves

1990

Wounded Civil War soldier John Dunbar tries to commit suicide—and becomes a hero instead. As a reward, he's assigned to his dream post, a remote junction on the Western frontier, and soon makes unlikely friends with the local Sioux tribe.

7.8

MagicScore

The Searchers

1956

As a Civil War veteran spends years searching for a young niece captured by Indians, his motivation becomes increasingly questionable.

7.7

MagicScore

Cheyenne Autumn

1964

A reluctant cavalry Captain must track a defiant tribe of migrating Cheyenne.

6.7

MagicScore

Hondo

1953

Army despatch rider Hondo Lane discovers a woman and her son living in the midst of warring Apaches, and he becomes their protector.

6.6

MagicScore

After.Life

2009

Following a terrible car crash, a woman awakes to find an enigmatic mortician preparing her for burial.

6.3

MagicScore

Geronimo: An American Legend

1993

The Apache Indians have reluctantly agreed to settle on a US Government approved reservation. Not all the Apaches are able to adapt to the life of corn farmers. One in particular, Geronimo, is restless. Pushed over the edge by broken promises and necessary actions by the government, Geronimo and thirty or so other warriors form an attack team which humiliates the government by evading capture, while reclaiming what is rightfully theirs.

6.3

MagicScore

Chuka

1967

A group under siege at an Army fort grapple with painful memories.

6.2

MagicScore

The Hallelujah Trail

1965

A wagon train heads for Denver with a cargo of whisky for the miners. Chaos ensues as the Temperance League, the US cavalry, the miners and the local Indians all try to take control of the valuable cargo.

6.0

MagicScore

Dead Men Walk

1943

When a small town doctor buries his twin brother, a practitioner of the black arts, he believes him dead; but subsequent events force him to realize that his brother has, in fact, returned from the dead as a vampire and is seeking revenge on the doctor, who had killed him in self-defense.

4.4

MagicScore

#10

Back to the Future Part III

1990

The final installment finds Marty digging the trusty DeLorean out of a mineshaft and looking for Doc in the Wild West of 1885. But when their time machine breaks down, the travelers are stranded in a land of spurs. More problems arise when Doc falls for pretty schoolteacher Clara Clayton, and Marty tangles with Buford Tannen.

7.5

MagicScore

#11

Creepshow

1982

Five grisly tales from a 1950s-style comic, including a murdered father rising from beyond, a bizarre meteor, a vengeful husband, a mysterious crate's occupant, and a plague of cockroaches.

6.9

MagicScore

#12

The Mummy's Hand

1940

A couple of young, out-of-work archaeologists in Egypt discover evidence of the burial place of the ancient Egyptian princess Ananka. After receiving funding from an eccentric magician and his beautiful daughter, they set out into the desert only to be terrorized by a sinister high priest and the living mummy Kharis who are the guardians of Ananka’s tomb.

5.7

MagicScore

#13

Drácula

1931

At midnight on Walpurgis Night, an English clerk, Renfield, arrives at Count Dracula's castle in the Carpathian Mountains. After signing papers to take over a ruined abbey near London, Dracula drives Renfield mad and commands obedience. Renfield escorts the boxed count on a death ship to London. From there, the Count is introduced into the society of his neighbor, Dr. Seward, who runs an asylum. Dracula makes short work of family friend Lucia Weston, then begins his assault on Eva Seward, the doctor's daughter. A visiting expert in the occult, Van Helsing, recognizes Dracula for who he is, and there begins a battle for Eva's body and soul.

6.8

MagicScore

#14

Son of Dracula

1943

Carpathian Count Alucard is invited to the U.S. by a young heiress. Her boyfriend and local officials are suspicious of the newcomer, who is interested in the "virile" soil of the new world.

5.9

MagicScore

#15

The Deadly Companions

1961

Ex-army officer accidentally kills a woman's son, tries to make up for it by escorting the funeral procession through dangerous Indian territory.

5.6

MagicScore

#16

The Spider Labyrinth

1988

A young professor travels to Budapest to locate a lost colleague. Once there, he gets tangled up in a supernatural mystery.

6.4

MagicScore

#17

Resident Evil: The Final Chapter

2016

Picking up immediately after the events in Resident Evil: Retribution, Alice is the only survivor of what was meant to be humanity's final stand against the undead. Now, she must return to where the nightmare began - The Hive in Raccoon City, where the Umbrella Corporation is gathering its forces for a final strike against the only remaining survivors of the apocalypse.

6.1

MagicScore

#18

Underground

2011

A group of friends fight for their lives against bloodthirsty creatures lurking in an underground military base.

4.4

MagicScore

#19

Prophecy

1979

When a dispute occurs between a logging operation and a nearby Native American tribe, Dr. Robert Verne and his wife, Maggie, are sent in to mediate. Chief John Hawks insists the loggers are poisoning the water supply, and, though company man Isley denies it, the Vernes can't ignore the strangely mutated wildlife roaming the woods. Robert captures a bear cub for testing and soon finds himself the target of an angry mutant grizzly.

5.4

MagicScore

#20

Demon Hole

2017

A fracking crew drills on sacred Native American land, unleashing an ancient demon. There are only two ways out of the woods, succumb to the demon or die.

4.5

MagicScore

Frequently asked

What are the best movies like The Burrowers?

The top films similar to The Burrowers by MovieMagicScore are Dances with Wolves (7.8), The Searchers (7.7), Cheyenne Autumn (6.7). Each shares horror/western themes and is ranked by real viewer ratings, not critics or studios.

Is The Burrowers worth watching?

The Burrowers holds a MovieMagicScore of 5.8/10 from 224 viewer ratings.

What kind of movie is The Burrowers?

The Burrowers (2008) is a horror, western film directed by J.T. Petty, starring Doug Hutchison, Clancy Brown, William Mapother.

Where can I find more recommendations like The Burrowers?

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

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About movies like The Burrowers

This ranked list pairs The Burrowers (2008), a horror and western film from J.T. Petty, with similar titles by genre, theme and cast overlap (fans of Doug Hutchison 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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