Movies Like The Tall T (1957)

The Tall T is a 1957 western film from Budd Boetticher with a MovieMagicScore of 7.0/10. Here are 20 similar films, ranked by real viewer ratings — starting with Seven Men from Now and Decision at Sundown.

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

MagicScore

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

MagicScore

Westbound

1959

As the Civil War spills our nation’s blood, Capt. John Hayes fights on a vital but little-known battlefront. He aims to ship gold to Union banks through a small Colorado town, defying Southern sympathizers who aim to stop him at any cost.

6.2

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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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The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance

1962

Questions arise when Senator Stoddard attends the funeral of a local man named Tom Doniphon in a small Western town. Flashing back, we learn Doniphon saved Stoddard, then a lawyer, when he was roughed up by a crew of outlaws terrorizing the town, led by Liberty Valance. As the territory's safety hung in the balance, Doniphon and Stoddard, two of the only people standing up to him, proved to be very important, but different, foes to Valance.

7.8

MagicScore

3:10 to Yuma

1957

Dan Evans, a small time farmer, is hired to escort Ben Wade, a dangerous outlaw, to Yuma. As Evans and Wade wait for the 3:10 train to Yuma, Wade's gang is racing to free him.

7.2

MagicScore

Hombre

1967

John Russell, disdained by his "respectable" fellow stagecoach passengers because he was raised by Indians, becomes their only hope for survival when they are set upon by outlaws.

7.0

MagicScore

#10

Carry On Cowboy

1965

Stodge City is in the grip of the Rumpo Kid and his gang. Mistaken identity again takes a hand as a 'sanitary engineer' named Marshal P. Knutt is mistaken for a law marshal. Being the conscientious sort, Marshal tries to help the town get rid of Rumpo, and a showdown is inevitable. Marshal has two aids—revenge-seeking Annie Oakley and his sanitary expertise.

6.3

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#11

Surrounded

2023

After her stagecoach is ambushed, a woman is tasked with holding a dangerous outlaw captive and must survive the day when the bandit’s gang tries to free him.

6.0

MagicScore

#12

Riding Shotgun

1954

When a stagecoach guard tries to warn a town of an imminent raid by a band of outlaws, the people mistake him for one of the gang.

5.8

MagicScore

#13

The Shakiest Gun in the West

1968

Jesse W. Haywood (Don Knotts) graduates from dental school in Philadelphia in 1870 and goes west to become a frontier dentist. Penelope "Bad Penny" Cushing (Barbara Rhoades) is offered a pardon if she will track down a ring of gun smugglers. She tricks Haywood into a sham marriage as a disguise. Haywood inadvertently becomes the legendary "Doc the Haywood" after he guns down "Arnold the Kid".

6.2

MagicScore

#14

Cuidado con el amor

1954

Salvador accompanied by two friends of his father whom he calls uncles, they arrive at a fair in the village, there he meets Ana. When he wins a bet he is paid with a mortgaged house, to his surprise upon entering the hom he realizes that Ana and her mother live in it, provoking a funny entanglement with an explosive final.

6.6

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#15

Slow West

2015

In the Old West, a 17-year-old Scottish boy teams up with a mysterious gunman to find the woman with whom he is infatuated.

6.7

MagicScore

#16

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

#17

American Outlaws

2001

When a Midwest town learns that a corrupt railroad baron has captured the deeds to their homesteads without their knowledge, a group of young ranchers join forces to take back what is rightfully theirs. They will become the object of the biggest manhunt in the history of the Old West and, as their fame grows, so will the legend of their leader, a young outlaw by the name of Jesse James.

6.0

MagicScore

#18

From Noon Till Three

1976

Bank robber Graham Dorsey spends a few hours with beautiful widow Amanda Starbuck, in which time his gang takes part in a disastrous holdup. Learning of his comrades' demise, Dorsey goes on the lam. Believing her short-term lover was killed by the law, Amanda decides to make the most of having had a liaison with the supposedly deceased desperado by writing a book about him. Much to his confusion, the still-living Dorsey watches as his name becomes legendary.

5.9

MagicScore

#19

Carry On Dick

1974

Dick Turpin is terrorising the countryside around Upper Dencher. Captain Fancey and Sergeant Jock Strapp plan to put an end to his escapades, and enlist the help of the Reverend Flasher. Little do they know that the priest leads a double life. Then Madame Desiree and her "Birds of Paradise" arrive in the village...

5.8

MagicScore

#20

Rio Bravo

1959

A small-town sheriff in the American West enlists the help of a disabled man, a drunk, and a young gunfighter in his efforts to hold in jail the brother of the local bad guy.

7.8

MagicScore

Frequently asked

What are the best movies like The Tall T?

The top films similar to The Tall T by MovieMagicScore are Seven Men from Now (6.8), Decision at Sundown (6.3), Buchanan Rides Alone (6.5). Each shares western themes and is ranked by real viewer ratings, not critics or studios.

Is The Tall T worth watching?

The Tall T holds a MovieMagicScore of 7.0/10 from 143 viewer ratings, putting it among the better-reviewed titles in its genre.

What kind of movie is The Tall T?

The Tall T (1957) is a western film directed by Budd Boetticher, starring Randolph Scott, Richard Boone, Maureen O'Sullivan.

Where can I find more recommendations like The Tall T?

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 The Tall T

This ranked list pairs The Tall T (1957), 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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