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Movies that feel like Tombstone (1993)

If you loved Tombstone, the closest films we have are Django (1966), Chocolate (2008) and Iron Monkey (1993). All three share Tombstone's gritty and kinetic feel, which is what we rank on before quality. 7 of the 12 picks below are included with a subscription right now on HBO Max, Criterion Channel and ARROW and others, checked against today's data.

Legendary marshal Wyatt Earp, now a weary gunfighter, joins his brothers Morgan and Virgil to pursue their collective fortune in the thriving mining town of Tombstone. But Earp is forced to don a badge again and get help from his notorious pal Doc Holliday when a gang of renegade brigands and rustlers begins terrorizing the town.

πŸ… 76% Rotten Tomatoesβ˜… 7.8 IMDb β†—TMDB β†—dir. George P. Cosmatosgrittykinetic
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If Tombstone hit the spot, these will too

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Django
1966 Β· dir. Sergio Corbucci
πŸ… 94%β˜… 7.2action Β· western

The same mix in both: grit, then momentum

The difference: Made in the 1960s, in a different era of the craft

A coffin-dragging gunslinger and a prostitute become embroiled in a bitter feud between a Klan of Southern racists and a band of Mexican Revolutionaries.

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Chocolate
2008 Β· dir. Prachya Pinkaew
πŸ… 71%β˜… 6.9action Β· crime

Gritty action, and it commits to that

The difference: Leans harder into crime than Tombstone does

Zen, an autistic teenage girl with powerful martial arts skills, gets money to pay for her sick mother Zin's treatment by seeking out all the people who owe Zin money and making them pay.

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Iron Monkey
1993 Β· dir. Yuen Woo-ping
πŸ… 91%β˜… 7.5action Β· crime Β· drama

Both lean on momentum more than on western

In this Hong Kong variation of Robin Hood, corrupt officials of a Chinese village are robbed by a masked bandit known as "Iron Monkey", named after a benevolent deity. When all else fails, the Governor forces a traveling physician into finding the bandit.

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Brother
1997 Β· dir. Aleksei Balabanov
πŸ… 100%β˜… 7.8crime Β· drama Β· action

Gritty action in both cases

Danila goes to his successful brother, Victor, in Petersburg to start a new life. Unknown to Danila, Victor is a contract killer, but is in hiding after asking for too much money to assassinate a Chechen mob boss. To avoid exposure, Victor convinces Danila to kill the boss instead.

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3:10 to Yuma
2007 Β· dir. James Mangold
πŸ… 89%β˜… 7.6western

The same two preoccupations: saloon, and arizona

The difference: None of the momentum Tombstone is built on

In Arizona in the late 1800s, infamous outlaw Ben Wade and his vicious gang of thieves and murderers have plagued the Southern Railroad. When Wade is captured, Civil War veteran Dan Evans, struggling to survive on his drought-plagued ranch, volunteers to deliver him alive to the "3:10 to Yuma", a train that will take the killer to trial.

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Brother 2
2000 Β· dir. Aleksei Balabanov
β˜… 7.6action Β· crime Β· drama

Western with a pulse of momentum, in both cases

Arriving in Moscow, Chechen War veteran Danila meets Konstantin, an old friend who tells him that his twin brother has been forced into signing a crooked contract with a US ice hockey team. Soon after this meeting, Danila discovers Konstantin dead and he sets out to avenge his death; a journey that leads him to Chicago and a whole new experience.

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El Mariachi
1993 Β· dir. Robert Rodriguez
πŸ… 91%β˜… 6.8action Β· crime Β· thriller

Both know what they want from western

El Mariachi just wants to play his guitar and carry on the family tradition. Unfortunately, the town he tries to find work in has another visitor, a killer who carries his guns in a guitar case. The drug lord and his henchmen mistake el Mariachi for the killer, Azul, and chase him around town trying to kill him and get his guitar case.

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Hard Boiled
1992 Β· dir. John Woo
πŸ… 92%β˜… 7.7action Β· thriller Β· crime

The action is handled with the same confidence

A cop who loses his partner in a shoot-out with gun smugglers goes on a mission to catch them. In order to get closer to the leaders of the ring he joins forces with an undercover cop who's working as a gangster hitman. They use all means of excessive force to find them.

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Enforcement
2020 Β· dir. Frederik Louis Hviid
πŸ… 82%β˜… 6.5action Β· crime

Action of the same temperament

The exact details of what took place while Talib Ben Hassi was in police custody remain unclear. Police officers Jens and Mike are on routine patrol in SvalegΓ₯rden's ghetto when news of Talib's death comes in over the radio, igniting uncontrollable, pent-up rage in the ghetto's youth, who lust for revenge. Suddenly, the two officers find themselves fair game and must fight tooth and claw to find a way out.

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Parker
2013 Β· dir. Taylor Hackford
πŸ… 42%β˜… 6.2action Β· crime

Both play action straight

The difference: Critics were much harder on this one

A thief with a unique code of professional ethics is double-crossed by his crew and left for dead. Assuming a new disguise and forming an unlikely alliance with a woman on the inside, he looks to hijack the score of the crew's latest heist.

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Infernal Affairs III
2003 Β· dir. Andrew Lau Wai-Keung
β˜… 6.8crime Β· drama Β· action

The same action instincts

Triad gangster turned corrupt cop Lau Kin-ming goes to dangerous lengths to avoid detection.

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Police Story 3: Super Cop
1992 Β· dir. Stanley Tong Gwai-Lai
πŸ… 93%β˜… 7action Β· crime Β· thriller

Both working the same action territory

A Hong Kong detective teams up with his female Red Chinese counterpart to stop a Chinese drug czar.

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