Movies Like Alvarez Kelly (1966)

Alvarez Kelly is a 1966 war, western film from Edward Dmytryk with a MovieMagicScore of 6.1/10. Here are 20 similar films, ranked by real viewer ratings — starting with The Cowboys and The Far Country.

War Western

The Cowboys

1972

When his cattlemen abandon him for the gold fields, rancher Wil Andersen is forced to take on a collection of young boys as his cowboys in order to get his herd to market in time to avoid financial disaster. The boys learn to do a man's job under Andersen's tutelage, however, neither he nor the boys know that a gang of cattle thieves is stalking them.

7.1

MagicScore

The Far Country

1954

During the Klondike Gold Rush, a misanthropic cattle driver and his talkative elderly partner run afoul of the law in Alaska and are forced to work for a saloon owner to take her supplies into a newly booming but lawless Candian town.

6.9

MagicScore

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

Born to the West

1937

Dare Rudd takes a shine to his cattleman cousin Tom's girlfriend who asks Tom to hire Dare to head the big cattle drive. Dare loses the money for the drive to cardsharps, but Tom wins it back, but Dare must save Tom's life.

4.6

MagicScore

Two Flags West

1950

A group of confedarate prisoners is sent to a unionist fort in the west to help the local garrison to fight the indians.

6.2

MagicScore

Escape from Fort Bravo

1953

A Southern belle frees a Rebel officer and his men from a Union captain's Arizona fort.

6.2

MagicScore

C.S.A.: The Confederate States of America

2005

Through the eyes of a British "documentary", this film takes a satirically humorous, and sometimes frightening, look at the history of an America where the South won the Civil War.

5.7

MagicScore

Fort Apache

1948

Owen Thursday sees his new posting to the desolate Fort Apache as a chance to claim the military honour which he believes is rightfully his. Arrogant, obsessed with military form and ultimately self-destructive, he attempts to destroy the Apache chief Cochise after luring him across the border from Mexico, against the advice of his subordinates.

7.0

MagicScore

The Horse Soldiers

1959

A Union Cavalry outfit is sent behind confederate lines in strength to destroy a rail supply center. Along with them is sent a doctor who causes instant antipathy between him and the commander. The secret plan for the mission is overheard by a southern belle who must be taken along to assure her silence.

6.9

MagicScore

#10

Major Dundee

1965

During the last winter of the Civil War, cavalry officer Amos Dundee leads a contentious troop of Army regulars, Confederate prisoners and scouts on an expedition into Mexico to destroy a band of Apaches who have been raiding U.S. bases in Texas.

6.6

MagicScore

#11

The Raid

1954

A group of confederate prisoners escape to Canada and plan to rob the banks and set fire to the small town of Saint Albans in Vermont. To get the lie of the land, their leader spends a few days in the town and finds he is getting drawn into its life and especially into that of an attractive widow and her son.

6.5

MagicScore

#12

Shane

1953

A weary gunfighter attempts to settle down with a homestead family, but a smouldering settler and rancher conflict forces him to act.

7.4

MagicScore

#13

The Sheepman

1958

A stranger in a Western cattle-town behaves with remarkable self-assurance, establishing himself as a man to be reckoned with. The reason appears with his stock: a herd of sheep, which he intends to graze on the range. The horrified inhabitants decide to run him out at all costs.

6.8

MagicScore

#14

The Left Handed Gun

1958

When a crooked sheriff murders his employer, William "Billy the Kid" Bonney decides to avenge the death by killing the man responsible, throwing the lives of everyone around him into turmoil, and endangering the General Amnesty set up by Governor Wallace to bring peace to the New Mexico Territory.

6.1

MagicScore

#15

The Undefeated

1969

After the Civil War, ex-Union Colonel John Henry Thomas and ex-Confederate Colonel James Langdon are leading two disparate groups of people through strife-torn Mexico. John Henry and company are bringing horses to the unpopular Mexican government for $35 a head while Langdon is leading a contingent of displaced southerners, who are looking for a new life in Mexico after losing their property to carpetbaggers. The two men are eventually forced to mend their differences in order to fight off both bandits and revolutionaries, as they try to lead their friends and kin to safety.

6.2

MagicScore

#16

Jonah Hex

2010

Gunslinger Jonah Hex is appointed by President Ulysses Grant to track down terrorist Quentin Turnbull, a former Confederate officer determined on unleashing hell on earth. Jonah not only secures freedom by accepting this task, he also gets revenge on the man who slew his wife and child.

5.0

MagicScore

#17

The Front Room

2024

Everything goes to hell for newly-pregnant Belinda after her mother-in-law moves in. As the diabolical guest tries to get her claws on the child, Belinda must draw the line somewhere.

5.1

MagicScore

#18

Kelly's Heroes

1970

A misfit group of World War II American soldiers goes AWOL to rob a bank behind German lines.

7.3

MagicScore

#19

Valkyrie

2008

Wounded in Africa during World War II, Nazi Col. Claus von Stauffenberg returns to his native Germany and joins the Resistance in a daring plan to create a shadow government and assassinate Adolf Hitler. When events unfold so that he becomes a central player, he finds himself tasked with both leading the coup and personally killing the Führer.

6.9

MagicScore

#20

Rio Lobo

1970

After the Civil War, a former Union colonel searches for the two traitors whose perfidy led to the loss of a close friend.

6.4

MagicScore

Frequently asked

What are the best movies like Alvarez Kelly?

The top films similar to Alvarez Kelly by MovieMagicScore are The Cowboys (7.1), The Far Country (6.9), Pocket Money (5.4). Each shares war/western themes and is ranked by real viewer ratings, not critics or studios.

Is Alvarez Kelly worth watching?

Alvarez Kelly holds a MovieMagicScore of 6.1/10 from 53 viewer ratings.

What kind of movie is Alvarez Kelly?

Alvarez Kelly (1966) is a war, western film directed by Edward Dmytryk, starring William Holden, Richard Widmark, Janice Rule.

Where can I find more recommendations like Alvarez Kelly?

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

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About movies like Alvarez Kelly

This ranked list pairs Alvarez Kelly (1966), a war and western film from Edward Dmytryk, with similar titles by genre, theme and cast overlap (fans of William Holden 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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