
Movies that feel likeOnce Upon a Time in the West (1968)
If you loved Once Upon a Time in the West, the closest films we have are Once Upon a Time in America (1984), For a Few Dollars More (1965) and Rio Bravo (1959). All three share Once Upon a Time in the West's gritty feel, which is what we rank on before quality.
Seen the big three already? The under-the-radar pick below is Charley Varrick (1973).
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If Once Upon a Time in the West hit the spot, these will too

Sergio Leone working the same nerve twice
The difference: Less melancholy, more its own thing

Sergio Leone directing both, with the same fingerprints on each

The same preoccupation in both: small town life

One thread runs through both: spaghetti western

Both keep coming back to the same thing: spaghetti western

Common ground: grief
The difference: Leans further into crime

Both are built on the same subject: small town life

Both land stillness and grit at once

Gritty western, and it commits to that

Drama with a pulse of comfort, in both cases

Both are built on the same subject: grief

Melancholy drama in both cases
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