Movies Like Texas Cotton (2018)

Texas Cotton is a 2018 crime, mystery, western film from Tyler Russell with a MovieMagicScore of 4.5/10. Here are 20 similar films, ranked by real viewer ratings — starting with Facing El Chapo and Above & Below.

Crime Mystery Western

Facing El Chapo

2026

Two Mexican officers must survive the final hours of their shift after crossing a ruthless cartel boss.

8.8

MagicScore

Above & Below

2026

A group of friends set off for an unforgettable vacation. What begins as an adventure of partying and diving quickly turns into a nightmare when they are attacked by criminals in open waters.

6.2

MagicScore

Pinocchio: Unstrung

2026

Influenced by a sinister Cricket and created by Geppetto, Pinocchio launches a violent crusade to carve himself into a real boy like his brother James, one piece at a time.

6.6

MagicScore

The Whisper Man

2026

When his young son vanishes, a widower enlists help from his estranged father, a retired detective who put away the serial killer now linked to the case.

6.8

MagicScore

Toxic: A Fairy Tale for Grown-ups

2026

A powerful drug cartel pulls the strings behind a facade of sun-soaked beaches as a gritty, violent underworld power struggle emerges during the crumbling of Portuguese colonial rule.

7.9

MagicScore

Backrooms

2026

A strange doorway appears in the basement of a furniture showroom.

7.1

MagicScore

The Shawshank Redemption

1994

Imprisoned in the 1940s for the double murder of his wife and her lover, upstanding banker Andy Dufresne begins a new life at the Shawshank prison, where he puts his accounting skills to work for an amoral warden. During his long stretch in prison, Dufresne comes to be admired by the other inmates -- including an older prisoner named Red -- for his integrity and unquenchable sense of hope.

8.7

MagicScore

The End of Oak Street

2026

After a mysterious cosmic event rips Oak Street from suburbia and transports their neighborhood to someplace unknown, the Platt family soon discovers that their very survival depends on them sticking together as they navigate their now unrecognizable surroundings.

6.3

MagicScore

Elephant

2003

Several ordinary high school students go through their daily routine as two others prepare for something more malevolent.

7.0

MagicScore

#10

Book of Shadows: Blair Witch 2

2000

A group of college students decide to take part in a witch hunt tour inspired by a horror movie. As the adventure goes awry, the students realise that an evil being has followed them home.

4.3

MagicScore

#11

The Guard Post

2008

The plot concerns Guard Point 506, where an entire squad of soldiers have been killed in mysterious circumstances, bar one survivor who's in a coma. Military Investigators are dispatched to the base, and discover they're dealing with a virus that turns humans into ravenous flesh-eating killers!

5.5

MagicScore

#12

Woman in the Moon

1988

An Italian-American woman traveling to Sicily picks up a teenager who claims to be in trouble with some drug dealers.

5.6

MagicScore

#13

Zootopia 2

2025

After cracking the biggest case in Zootopia's history, rookie cops Judy Hopps and Nick Wilde find themselves on the twisting trail of a great mystery when Gary De'Snake arrives and turns the animal metropolis upside down. To crack the case, Judy and Nick must go undercover to unexpected new parts of town, where their growing partnership is tested like never before.

7.7

MagicScore

#14

The Shadow's Edge

2025

Macau Police brings the tracking expert police officer out of retirement to help catch a dangerous group of professional thieves.

8.2

MagicScore

#15

Jailbreak

2017

What started as a simple escort mission will soon turn to chaos as the prisoners of Koh Kla take over the prison grounds. A special task force gets trapped in the prison will have to fight their way out for survival, to protect a key witness.

5.7

MagicScore

#16

Frenzy

1972

London is terrorized by a vicious sex killer known as The Necktie Murderer. Following the brutal slaying of his ex-wife, down-on-his-luck Richard Blaney is suspected by the police of being the killer. He goes on the run, determined to prove his innocence.

7.1

MagicScore

#17

Nancy Drew and the Hidden Staircase

2019

Nancy Drew, a smart high schooler with a penchant for keen observation and deduction, stumbles upon the haunting of a local home. A bit of an outsider struggling to fit into her new surroundings, Nancy and her pals set out to solve the mystery, make new friends, and establish their place in the community

6.4

MagicScore

#18

In the Fade

2017

Katja's life collapses after the deaths of her husband and son in a bomb attack. After a time of mourning and injustice, Katja seeks revenge.

6.9

MagicScore

#19

Fever Dream

2021

A woman named Amanda lies stricken, far from home. A young boy named David questions her, trying to make her remember. She's not his mother, he's not her son. As her time is running out, he helps her unravel a powerful, haunting story of obsessive jealousy, an invisible danger, and the power of a mother's love for her child.

5.8

MagicScore

#20

Felon

2008

A family man convicted of killing an intruder must cope with life afterward in the violent penal system.

7.1

MagicScore

Frequently asked

What are the best movies like Texas Cotton?

The top films similar to Texas Cotton by MovieMagicScore are Facing El Chapo (8.8), Above & Below (6.2), Pinocchio: Unstrung (6.6). Each shares crime/mystery/western themes and is ranked by real viewer ratings, not critics or studios.

Is Texas Cotton worth watching?

Texas Cotton holds a MovieMagicScore of 4.5/10 from 10 viewer ratings.

What kind of movie is Texas Cotton?

Texas Cotton (2018) is a crime, mystery, western film directed by Tyler Russell, starring George Hardy, Jason Douglas, Tiffany Shepis.

Where can I find more recommendations like Texas Cotton?

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

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About movies like Texas Cotton

This ranked list pairs Texas Cotton (2018), a crime and mystery and western film from Tyler Russell, with similar titles by genre, theme and cast overlap (fans of George Hardy 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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