Films like The Cowboys (1972)

The Cowboys (1972) is action, adventure, drama, western. These 24 films share its genres, ordered by how much overlap they have and how well they are rated.

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Young Guns (1988)

Also action and adventure. 6.7/10

A group of young gunmen, led by Billy the Kid, become deputies to avenge the murder of the rancher who became their benefactor. But when Billy takes their authority too far, they…
Maverick (1994)

Also action and adventure. 6.9/10

Bret Maverick is a gambler who would rather con someone than fight them, and needs an additional $3k in order to enter a winner-takes-all poker game beginning in a few days. He…
The Way West (1967)

Also action and adventure. 6.1/10

In the mid-19th century, Senator William J. Tadlock leads a group of settlers overland in a quest to start a new settlement in the Western US. Tadlock is a highly principled and…
The Death of Robin Hood (2026)

Also action and adventure. 6.2/10

Grappling with his past after a life of crime and murder, Robin Hood finds himself gravely injured after a battle he thought would be his last. In the hands of a mysterious woman…
Gladiator (2000)

Also action and adventure. 8.2/10

After the death of Emperor Marcus Aurelius, his devious son takes power and demotes Maximus, one of Rome's most capable generals who Marcus preferred. Eventually, Maximus is…
The Revenant (2015)

Also adventure and drama. 7.5/10

In the 1820s, a frontiersman, Hugh Glass, sets out on a path of vengeance against those who left him for dead after a bear mauling.
Kingdom of Heaven (2005)

Also action and adventure. 7.1/10

After his wife dies, a blacksmith named Balian is thrust into royalty, political intrigue and bloody holy wars during the Crusades.
Gladiator II (2024)

Also action and adventure. 6.6/10

Years after witnessing the death of the revered hero Maximus at the hands of his uncle, Lucius is forced to enter the Colosseum after his home is conquered by the tyrannical…
The Isolate Thief (2026)

Also action and drama. 6.9/10

A young woman struggles to conceal the gold she stole from a group of violent outlaws who have seized control of her remote outpost.
The Karate Kid (2010)

Also action and adventure. 6.6/10

12-year-old Dre Parker could've been the most popular kid in Detroit, but his mother's latest career move has landed him in China. Dre immediately falls for his classmate Mei Ying…
Karate Kid: Legends (2025)

Also action and adventure. 7.0/10

After a family tragedy, kung fu prodigy Li Fong is uprooted from his home in Beijing and forced to move to New York City with his mother. When a new friend needs his help, Li…
xXx (2002)

Also action and adventure. 6.0/10

Xander Cage is your standard adrenaline junkie with no fear and a lousy attitude. When the US Government "recruits" him to go on a mission, he's not exactly thrilled. His mission…
Dances with Wolves (1990)

Also adventure and drama. 7.8/10

Wounded Civil War soldier John Dunbar tries to commit suicide—and becomes a hero instead. As a reward, he's assigned to his dream post, a remote junction on the Western frontier…
Gran Turismo (2023)

Also action and adventure. 7.7/10

The ultimate wish-fulfillment tale of a teenage Gran Turismo player whose gaming skills won him a series of Nissan competitions to become an actual professional racecar driver.
King Kong (2005)

Also action and adventure. 6.9/10

In 1933 New York, an overly ambitious movie producer coerces his cast and hired ship crew to travel to mysterious Skull Island, where they encounter Kong, a giant ape who is…
Hulk (2003)

Also action and adventure. 5.6/10

Bruce Banner, a genetics researcher with a tragic past, suffers massive radiation exposure in his laboratory that causes him to transform into a raging green monster when he gets…
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000)

Also action and adventure. 7.4/10

Two warriors in pursuit of a stolen sword and a notorious fugitive are led to an impetuous, physically-skilled, teenage nobleman's daughter, who is at a crossroads in her life.
Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves (1991)

Also action and adventure. 6.9/10

Nobleman crusader Robin of Locksley breaks out of a Jerusalem prison with the help of Moorish fellow prisoner Azeem and travels back home to England. But upon arrival he discovers…
Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron (2002)

Also adventure and drama. 7.7/10

A captured mustang remains determined to return to his herd no matter what.
Planet of the Apes (1968)

Also action and adventure. 7.7/10

Astronaut Taylor crash lands on a distant planet ruled by apes who use a primitive race of humans for experimentation and sport. Soon Taylor finds himself among the hunted, his…
Hero (2002)

Also action and adventure. 7.5/10

During China's Warring States period, a district prefect arrives at the palace of Qin Shi Huang, claiming to have killed the three assassins who had made an attempt on the king's…
The Count of Monte Cristo (2024)

Also action and adventure. 7.9/10

Edmond Dantès becomes the target of a sinister plot and is arrested on his wedding day for a crime he did not commit. After 14 years in the island prison of Château d’If, he…
The Quick and the Dead (1995)

Also action and drama. 6.6/10

A mysterious woman comes to compete in a quick-draw elimination tournament, in a town taken over by a notorious gunman.
Exodus: Gods and Kings (2014)

Also action and adventure. 5.9/10

The defiant leader Moses rises up against the Egyptian Pharaoh Ramses, setting 400,000 slaves on a monumental journey of escape from Egypt and its terrifying cycle of deadly…