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Once Upon a Time in the West (1968)

  • Drama
  • Western
  • 166 min
  • 16 age guide
  • ★ 8.3/10 from 5,048 ratings

As the railroad builders advance unstoppably through the Arizona desert on their way to the sea, Jill arrives in the small town of Flagstone with the intention of starting a new life.

Directed bySergio Leone

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What to watch after Once Upon a Time in the West

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  1. 01

    Duck, You Sucker

    Same director

    1971 · 157 min · Western

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    At the beginning of the 1913 Mexican Revolution, greedy bandit Juan Miranda and idealist John H. Mallory, an Irish Republican Army explosives expert on the lam from the British, fall in with a band of revolutionaries plotting to strike a national bank. When it turns out that the government has been using the bank as a hiding place for illegally detained political prisoners -- who are freed by the blast -- Miranda becomes a revolutionary hero against his will.

    Why it connects

    • the same director
    • shared themes: spaghetti western and techniscope
    • a closely matched era
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  2. 03

    The Good, the Bad and the Ugly

    Same director

    1966 · 161 min · Western

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    While the Civil War rages on between the Union and the Confederacy, three men – a quiet loner, a ruthless hitman, and a Mexican bandit – comb the American Southwest in search of a strongbox containing $200,000 in stolen gold.

    Why it connects

    • the same director
    • shared themes: excited and spaghetti western
    • a closely matched era
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  3. 04

    La Dolce Vita

    Strong movie match

    1960 · 174 min · Comedy · Drama

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    Episodic journey of journalist Marcello who struggles to find his place in the world, torn between the allure of Rome's elite social scene and the stifling domesticity offered by his girlfriend, all the while searching for a way to become a serious writer.

    Why it connects

    • strong recommendation signals
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  4. 05

    The Leopard

    Shared cast

    1963 · 186 min · Drama

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    As Garibaldi's troops begin the unification of Italy in the 1860s, an aristocratic Sicilian family grudgingly adapts to the sweeping social changes undermining their way of life.

    Why it connects

    • principal cast overlap
    • substantial genre overlap
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  5. 06

    The Missouri Breaks

    Similar atmosphere

    1976 · 126 min · Drama · Western

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    When vigilante land baron David Braxton hangs one of the best friends of cattle rustler Tom Logan, Logan's gang decides to get even by purchasing a small farm next to Braxton's ranch. From there the rustlers begin stealing horses, using the farm as a front for their operation. Determined to stop the thefts at any cost, Braxton retains the services of eccentric sharpshooter Robert E. Lee Clayton, who begins ruthlessly taking down Logan's gang.

    Why it connects

    • strong genre and movie-style overlap
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  6. 08

    Keoma

    Similar atmosphere

    1976 · 100 min · Action · Drama · Western

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    Half-breed Keoma returns to his border hometown after service in the Civil War and finds it under the control of Caldwell, an ex-Confederate raider, and his vicious gang of thugs. To make matters worse, Keoma's three half-brothers have joined forces with Caldwell, and make it painfully clear that his return is an unwelcome one. Determined to break Caldwell and his brothers' grip on the town, Keoma partners with his father's former ranch hand to exact violent revenge.

    Why it connects

    • strong genre and movie-style overlap
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  7. 09

    Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore

    Strong story similarity

    1974 · 112 min · Drama · Romance

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    After her husband dies, Alice and her son, Tommy, leave their small New Mexico town for California, where Alice hopes to make a new life for herself as a singer. Money problems force them to settle in Arizona instead, where Alice takes a job as waitress in a small diner.

    Why it connects

    • strong story and style similarity
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  8. 10

    Rio Bravo

    Similar atmosphere

    1959 · 141 min · Drama · Western

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    A small-town sheriff in the American West enlists the help of a disabled man, a drunk, and a young gunfighter in his efforts to hold in jail the brother of the local bad guy.

    Why it connects

    • strong genre and movie-style overlap
    • similar audience response
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