Movies Like The Ballad of Cable Hogue (1970)

The Ballad of Cable Hogue is a 1970 action, comedy, western film from Sam Peckinpah with a MovieMagicScore of 6.9/10. Here are 20 similar films, ranked by real viewer ratings — starting with Stagecoach and The Terror Within.

Action Comedy Western

Stagecoach

1939

A group of people traveling on a stagecoach find their journey complicated by the threat of Geronimo, and learn something about each other in the process.

7.6

MagicScore

The Terror Within

1989

Experiments in biological warfare have destroyed all but a few remnants of the human race. Alone in a lab, eight students work feverishly to create a vaccine before they are forced outside in search for food. It is then that the surviving scientists discover creatures mutated by the plague. Now they prepare to do battle against their worst fear: The Terror Within.

4.4

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

The Ballad of Buster Scruggs

2018

Vignettes weaving together the stories of six individuals in the old West at the end of the Civil War. Following the tales of a sharp-shooting songster, a wannabe bank robber, two weary traveling performers, a lone gold prospector, a woman traveling the West to an uncertain future, and a motley crew of strangers undertaking a carriage ride.

7.1

MagicScore

Brimstone

2016

In the menacing inferno of the old North-American West, Liz is a genuine survivor who is hunted by a vengeful preacher for a crime she didn’t commit.

7.2

MagicScore

Last of the Comanches

1953

It's 1876 and all the Indians are at peace except the Comanches lead by Black Cloud. When Black Cloud wipes out a town, only six soldiers are left and they head for the nearest fort. In the desert they are reinforced by members of a stagecoach and find some water at a deserted mission. Pinned down by Black Cloud they send an Indian boy who was Black Cloud's prisoner on to the fort while they try to bargain with Black Cloud whom they learn is without water.

6.4

MagicScore

My Heart Can't Beat Unless You Tell It To

2020

Dwight and his sister Jessie reach a crossroads over what to do about their little brother Thomas, a sickly child with a mysterious affliction.

5.9

MagicScore

Story of a Prostitute

1965

Volunteering as a "comfort woman" on the Manchurian front, where she is expected to service hundreds of soldiers, Harumi is commandeered by the brutal Lieutenant Narita but falls for the sensitive Mikami, Narita's direct subordinate. Seijun Suzuki's Story of a Prostitute is a tragic love story as well as a rule-bending take on a popular Taijiro Tamura novel, challenging military and fraternal codes of honor, as seen through Harumi's eyes.

6.5

MagicScore

Way Out West

1937

Stan and Ollie try to deliver the deed to a valuable gold mine to the daughter of a dead prospector. Unfortunately, the daughter's evil guardian is determined to have the gold mine for himself and his saloon-singer wife.

7.1

MagicScore

#10

Paint Your Wagon

1969

A Michigan farmer and a prospector form a partnership in the California gold country. Their adventures include buying and sharing a wife, hijacking a stage, kidnapping six prostitutes, and turning their mining camp into a boom town. Along the way there is plenty of drinking, gambling, and singing. They even find time to do some creative gold mining.

6.3

MagicScore

#11

The Yearling

1946

Jody convinces his parents to allow him to adopt a young deer, but what will happen if the deer misbehaves?

6.6

MagicScore

#12

The Last Challenge

1967

An upstart outlaw baits a legendary gunslinger, now a marshal in love with a saloon keeper.

6.3

MagicScore

#13

The Treasure of the Sierra Madre

1948

Two jobless Americans convince a prospector to travel to the mountains of Mexico with them in search of gold. But the hostile wilderness, local bandits, and greed all get in the way of their journey.

8.0

MagicScore

#14

Toy Story 2

1999

Andy heads off to Cowboy Camp, leaving his toys to their own devices. Things shift into high gear when an obsessive toy collector named Al McWhiggen, owner of Al's Toy Barn kidnaps Woody. Andy's toys mount a daring rescue mission, Buzz Lightyear meets his match and Woody has to decide where he and his heart truly belong.

7.6

MagicScore

#15

The Naked Spur

1953

A bounty hunter trying to bring a murderer to justice is forced to accept the help of two less-than-trustworthy strangers.

6.9

MagicScore

#16

White Fang

1991

Jack London's classic adventure story about the friendship developed between a Yukon gold hunter and the mixed dog-wolf he rescues from the hands of a man who mistreats him.

6.8

MagicScore

#17

Call of the Wild

1935

Jack Thornton has trouble winning enough at cards for the stake he needs to get to the Alaska gold fields. His luck changes when he pays $250 for Buck, a sled dog that is part wolf to keep him from being shot by an arrogant Englishman also headed for the Yukon. En route to the Yukon with Shorty Houlihan -- who spent time in jail for opening someone else's letter with a map of where gold is to be found -- Jack rescues a woman whose husband was the addressee of that letter. Buck helps Jack win a $1,000 bet to get the supplies he needs. And when Jack and Claire Blake pet Buck one night, fingers touch.

6.2

MagicScore

#18

Mother Lode

1982

A couple of young adventurers go into the wilderness of British Columbia in search of a lost colleague. Their plane crashes and they find themselves at the mercy of a crazed old Scottish miner, who has lived in isolation for many decades searching the mountain caves for a chamber of long lost gold. He is prepared to do anything - including murder - to keep his gold for himself.

5.6

MagicScore

#19

Jaws of Satan

1982

A preacher whose ancestors were Druids battles Satan, who has taken the form of a huge snake.

5.0

MagicScore

#20

Rattlers

1976

A herpetologist investigating a series of fatal rattlesnake attacks discovers that the creatures have been infected by a mysterious nerve gas disposed of in the desert by the military.

4.1

MagicScore

Frequently asked

What are the best movies like The Ballad of Cable Hogue?

The top films similar to The Ballad of Cable Hogue by MovieMagicScore are Stagecoach (7.6), The Terror Within (4.4), The Searchers (7.7). Each shares action/comedy/western themes and is ranked by real viewer ratings, not critics or studios.

Is The Ballad of Cable Hogue worth watching?

The Ballad of Cable Hogue holds a MovieMagicScore of 6.9/10 from 213 viewer ratings.

What kind of movie is The Ballad of Cable Hogue?

The Ballad of Cable Hogue (1970) is a action, comedy, western film directed by Sam Peckinpah, starring Jason Robards, Stella Stevens, Slim Pickens.

Where can I find more recommendations like The Ballad of Cable Hogue?

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About movies like The Ballad of Cable Hogue

This ranked list pairs The Ballad of Cable Hogue (1970), a action and comedy and western film from Sam Peckinpah, with similar titles by genre, theme and cast overlap (fans of Jason Robards 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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