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Movies like The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (1966) Finished The Good, the Bad and the Ugly and want that feeling again? These are ranked by what it is actually about — its themes, its pacing, the kind of person at the centre of it — rather than the genre it was filed under. Every match says what it shares with The Good, the Bad and the Ugly, and what it does not.
What did you love about The Good, the Bad and the Ugly? Pick up to 3, and the matches below will be ranked around them. Optional — leave it blank for the closest overall.
Spaghetti western Western classic Greed Morality Adventure Survival Bleak Cathartic Your best matches Ranked against what The Good, the Bad and the Ugly is actually about, not its genre labels.
70% Reverina match Top pick 1964 · Film · Western
Good match
Why it matches Also spaghetti western at heart Also about greed and greed Watched for the same thing: violent confrontations More matches Each with the traits it shares with your pick.
Algorithm anchor-3 · considered 138 candidates
Built around the same moral ambiguity
What's different Not about morality Not really adventure or western classic Commitment 1h 39m
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Why this ranked above the others
Shares more of its specific themes than the others here when ranked against The Good, the Bad and the Ugly.
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2007 · Film · Drama
Good match
Why it matches Also about greed and greed Centres on the same antihero figure Told the same way, epistolary Shares its tense and cathartic register What's different Not built around moral ambiguity Not about morality or survival Why this ranked above the others
The closest tonal match of the set when ranked against The Good, the Bad and the Ugly.
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1968 · Film · Drama · Western
Good match
Why it matches Also spaghetti western at heart Built around the same moral ambiguity Shares its desaturated look Centres on the same antihero figure What's different Not about morality or greed Not really adventure or western classic Less violent Where it streams Kanopy YouTube TV Why this ranked above the others
The best-reviewed of the set when ranked against The Good, the Bad and the Ugly.
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Also about morality Centres on the same antihero figure Fargo 1996
Also about greed and greed Built around the same moral ambiguity The Pianist 2002
Also about survival and survival Centres on the same survivor figure Joker 2019 · 2h 2m
Built around the same moral ambiguity Centres on the same antihero figure
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