Movies Like Timerider: The Adventure of Lyle Swann (1982)

Timerider: The Adventure of Lyle Swann is a 1982 science fiction, western film from William Dear with a MovieMagicScore of 5.2/10. Here are 20 similar films, ranked by real viewer ratings — starting with Hannie Caulder and Hour of the Gun.

Science Fiction Western

Hannie Caulder

1971

After she's raped by the outlaw trio who murdered her husband, a frontierswoman hires a bounty hunter to instruct her in the ways of a gun in order to exact her revenge.

6.2

MagicScore

Hour of the Gun

1967

Marshal Wyatt Earp kills a couple of men of the Clanton-gang in a fight. In revenge Clanton's thugs kill the marshal's brother. Thus, Wyatt Earp starts to chase the killers together with his friend Doc Holliday.

6.4

MagicScore

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

Open Range

2003

A former gunslinger is forced to take up arms again when he and his cattle crew are threatened by a corrupt lawman.

7.2

MagicScore

Shoot Out

1971

Clay Lomax, a bank robber, gets out of jail after an 7 year sentence. He is looking after Sam Foley, the man who betrayed him. Knowing that, Foley hires three men to pay attention of Clay's steps. The things get complicated when Lomax, waiting to receive some money from his ex-lover, gets only the notice of her death and an 7 year old girl, sometimes very annoying, presumed to be his daughter.

6.3

MagicScore

Blazing Saddles

1974

A town—where everyone seems to be named Johnson—stands in the way of the railroad. In order to grab their land, robber baron Hedley Lamarr sends his henchmen to make life in the town unbearable. After the sheriff is killed, the town demands a new sheriff from the Governor, so Hedley convinces him to send the town the first black sheriff in the west.

7.2

MagicScore

Crank

2006

Chev Chelios, a hit man wanting to go straight, lets his latest target slip away. Then he awakes the next morning to a phone call that informs him he has been poisoned and has only an hour to live unless he keeps adrenaline coursing through his body while he searches for an antidote.

6.6

MagicScore

Support Your Local Sheriff!

1969

In the old west, a man becomes a Sheriff just for the pay, figuring he can decamp if things get tough.

7.0

MagicScore

Desperado

1995

El Mariachi plunges headfirst into the dark border underworld when he follows a trail of blood to the last of the infamous Mexican drug lords, Bucho, for an action-packed, bullet-riddled showdown. With the help of his friend and a beautiful bookstore owner, El Mariachi tracks Bucho, takes on his army of desperados, and leaves his own trail of blood.

6.9

MagicScore

#10

Sicario

2015

An idealistic FBI agent is enlisted by a government task force to aid in the escalating war against drugs at the border area between the U.S. and Mexico.

7.4

MagicScore

#11

Killer Elite

2011

Based on a shocking true story, Killer Elite pits two of the world’s most elite operatives—Danny, an ex-special ops agent and Hunter, his longtime mentor—against the cunning leader of a secret military society. Covering the globe from Australia to Paris, London and the Middle East, Danny and Hunter are plunged into a highly dangerous game of cat and mouse—where the predators become the prey.

6.3

MagicScore

#12

The Valley of Gwangi

1969

A turn of the century wild west show struggling to make a living in Mexico comes into the possession of a tiny prehistoric horse. This leads to an expedition to the Forbidden Valley where they discover living dinosaurs. They capture one and take it back to be put on display, leading to inevitable mayhem.

7.1

MagicScore

#13

The War Wagon

1967

An ex-con seeks revenge on the man who put him in prison by planning a robbery of the latter's stagecoach, which is transporting gold. He enlists the help of a partner, who could be working for his nemesis.

6.8

MagicScore

#14

Will Penny

1967

Will Penny, an aging cowpoke, takes a job on a ranch which requires him to ride the line of the property looking for trespassers or, worse, squatters. He finds that his cabin in the high mountains has been appropriated by a woman whose guide to Oregon has deserted her and her son. Too ashamed to kick mother and child out just as the bitter winter of the mountains sets in, he agrees to share the cabin until the spring thaw. But it isn't just the snow that slowly thaws; the lonely man and woman soon forget their mutual hostility and start developing a deep love for one another.

6.6

MagicScore

#15

Young Guns II

1990

Three of the original five "young guns" — Billy the Kid, Jose Chavez y Chavez, and Doc Scurlock — return in Young Guns, Part 2, which is the story of Billy the Kid and his race to safety in Old Mexico while being trailed by a group of government agents led by Pat Garrett.

6.5

MagicScore

#16

Pocket Money

1972

Broke and in debt, an otherwise honest cowboy and his buddy get mixed up in some shady dealings with a crooked cattle dealer.

5.4

MagicScore

#17

The Desperate Trail

1994

Amiable con man Jack Cooper is on a westbound stagecoach, headed for the next batch of suckers who will mistake him for an easy mark. Fiery Sarah O'Rourke rides the same coach, handcuffed to lawman Bill Speakes and headed for the hangman. In a few hours, all should reach their destinations. But the trail they travel takes an unexpected turn: Cooper and O'Rourke are soon off the stage and running for their lives. The law ends and the chase begins in a very alive tale of wanted-dead-or-alive fugitives (Linda Fiorentino and Craig Sheffer) pursued by a marshal (Sam Elliott) who's a law unto himself.

4.6

MagicScore

#18

Lucky Luke

2009

Fearless gunslinger, Lucky Luke, is ordered by the President to bring peace to Daisy Town.

4.5

MagicScore

#19

Hidalgo

2004

Set in 1890, this is the story of a Pony Express courier who travels to Arabia to compete with his horse, Hidalgo, in a dangerous race for a massive contest prize, in an adventure that sends the pair around the world...

6.9

MagicScore

#20

Billy the Kid Versus Dracula

1966

Dracula travels to the American West, intent on making a beautiful ranch owner his next victim. Her fiance, outlaw Billy the Kid, finds out about it and rushes to save her.

4.1

MagicScore

Frequently asked

What are the best movies like Timerider: The Adventure of Lyle Swann?

The top films similar to Timerider: The Adventure of Lyle Swann by MovieMagicScore are Hannie Caulder (6.2), Hour of the Gun (6.4), Stagecoach (7.6). Each shares science fiction/western themes and is ranked by real viewer ratings, not critics or studios.

Is Timerider: The Adventure of Lyle Swann worth watching?

Timerider: The Adventure of Lyle Swann holds a MovieMagicScore of 5.2/10 from 55 viewer ratings.

What kind of movie is Timerider: The Adventure of Lyle Swann?

Timerider: The Adventure of Lyle Swann (1982) is a science fiction, western film directed by William Dear, starring Fred Ward, Peter Coyote, L.Q. Jones.

Where can I find more recommendations like Timerider: The Adventure of Lyle Swann?

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

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About movies like Timerider: The Adventure of Lyle Swann

This ranked list pairs Timerider: The Adventure of Lyle Swann (1982), a science fiction and western film from William Dear, with similar titles by genre, theme and cast overlap (fans of Fred Ward 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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