
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 For a Few Dollars More (1965), A Fistful of Dollars (1964) and Duck, You Sucker (1971). 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 contemplative, more its own thing

Sergio Leone directing both, with the same fingerprints on each

Both keep coming back to the same thing: spaghetti western

Common ground: grief
The difference: Leans further into crime

The same preoccupation in both: small town life

Both land stillness and grit at once

The same mix in both: melancholy, then romance

One thread runs through both: spaghetti western

Both are built on the same subject: small town life

Both are built on the same subject: grief

Contemplative drama in both cases

Western built on grit, twice over
The difference: 30 years apart, and the 1990s show
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