50 Movies Like A Million Ways to Die in the West (2014) You Need to Watch Next
Updated August 2026
View A Million Ways to Die in the West details →If you loved A Million Ways to Die in the West (2014) by Seth MacFarlane, here are 50 movies that share its content DNA. iRankMovies measures real similarity using cosine similarity across eight weighted dimensions — genre (50%), tone (12%), pace (10%), structure (8%), era (7%), theme (6%), audience (4%) and narrative perspective (3%) — not just the rating. The closest matches according to our analysis are Blazing Saddles, The Ballad of Buster Scruggs, They Call Me Trinity. Every title is ranked by how closely it matches and backed by the iRank Score, a composite of IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes, Metacritic and TMDb across 12,000+ analysed titles.
The Best Movies Similar to A Million Ways to Die in the West
Selected for their real similarity in content, these are the movies that share the most with A Million Ways to Die in the West in terms of theme, narrative tone, and cinematic style. Every recommendation goes beyond genre — we evaluate the type of conflict, pacing, dramatic context, and the experience they create for viewers.
Blazing Saddles
1974 · Mel Brooks
A town—where everyone seems to be named Johnson—stands in the way of the railroad. In order to grab their land, robber baron Hedley Lamarr sends his henchmen to make life in the town unbearable. After
In common: Comedy · Western
The Ballad of Buster Scruggs
2018 · Joel Coen
Vignettes weaving together the stories of six individuals in the old West at the end of the Civil War. Following the tales of a sharp-shooting songster, a wannabe bank robber, two weary traveling perf
In common: Comedy · Western
They Call Me Trinity
1970 · Enzo Barboni
The simple story has the pair coming to the rescue of peace-loving Mormons when land-hungry Major Harriman sends his bullies to harass them into giving up their fertile valley. Trinity and Bambino man
In common: Comedy · Western
Eddington
2025 · Ari Aster
In May of 2020, a standoff between a small-town sheriff and mayor sparks a powder keg as neighbor is pitted against neighbor in Eddington, New Mexico.
In common: Comedy · Western
The Searchers
1956 · John Ford
As a Civil War veteran spends years searching for a young niece captured by Indians, his motivation becomes increasingly questionable.
In common: Western
The Good, the Bad, the Weird
2008 · Kim Jee-woon
The story of three Korean outlaws in 1930s Manchuria and their dealings with the Japanese army and Chinese and Russian bandits. The Good (a bounty hunter), the Bad (a hitman), and the Weird (a thief)
In common: Comedy
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
1962 · John Ford
Questions arise when Senator Stoddard attends the funeral of a local man named Tom Doniphon in a small Western town. Flashing back, we learn Doniphon saved Stoddard, then a lawyer, when he was roughed
In common: Western
The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
1966 · Sergio Leone
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
In common: Western
A Fistful of Dollars
1964 · Sergio Leone
The Man With No Name enters the Mexican village of San Miguel in the midst of a power struggle among the three Rojo brothers and sheriff John Baxter. When a regiment of Mexican soldiers bearing gold i
In common: Western
Rango
2011 · Gore Verbinski
When Rango, a lost family pet, accidentally winds up in the gritty, gun-slinging Western town of Dirt, the theater-loving lizard suddenly finds himself the newly appointed sheriff. Welcomed as the las
In common: Comedy
3:10 to Yuma
2007 · James Mangold
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
In common: Western
The Outlaw Josey Wales
1976 · Clint Eastwood
After avenging his family's brutal murder, Wales is pursued by a pack of soldiers. He prefers to travel alone, but ragtag outcasts are drawn to him - and Wales can't bring himself to leave them unprot
In common: Western
Unforgiven
1992 · Clint Eastwood
William Munny is a retired, once-ruthless killer turned gentle widower and hog farmer. To help support his two motherless children, he accepts one last bounty-hunter mission to find the men who brutal
In common: Western
Bad Teacher
2011 · Jake Kasdan
A lazy, incompetent middle school teacher who hates her job and her students is forced to return to her job to make enough money for a boob job after her rich fiancé dumps her.
In common: Comedy
Zoolander
2001 · Ben Stiller
Clear the runway for Derek Zoolander, VH1's three-time male model of the year. His face falls when hippie-chic Hansel scooters in to steal this year's award. The evil fashion guru Mugatu seizes the op
In common: Comedy
Easy A
2010 · Will Gluck
Olive, an average high school student, sees her below-the-radar existence turn around overnight once she decides to use the school's gossip grapevine to advance her social standing. Now her classmates
In common: Comedy
Twins
1988 · Ivan Reitman
Julius and Vincent Benedict are the results of an experiment that would allow for the perfect child. Julius was planned and grows to athletic proportions. Vincent is an accident and is somewhat smalle
In common: Comedy
Robin Hood: Men in Tights
1993 · Mel Brooks
Robin Hood comes home after fighting in the Crusades to learn that the noble King Richard is in exile and that the despotic King John now rules England, with the help of the Sheriff of Rottingham. Rob
In common: Comedy
Ri¢hie Ri¢h
1994 · Donald Petrie
Billionaire heir Richie Rich has it all, including Reggie Jackson as a batting coach and Claudia Schiffer as a personal trainer -- but no playmates. What's more, scoundrel Laurence Van Dough is schemi
In common: Comedy
Bachelor Party
1984 · Neal Israel
On the eve of his wedding to his longtime girlfriend, unassuming nice guy Rick is dragged out for a night of debauchery by his friends.
In common: Comedy
The Wedding Ringer
2015 · Jeremy Garelick
Doug Harris is a loveable but socially awkward groom-to-be with a problem: he has no best man. With less than two weeks to go until he marries the girl of his dreams, Doug is referred to Jimmy Callah
In common: Comedy
No manches, Frida
2016 · Nacho G. Velilla
After being released from prison, Zequi, a bank robber, sets out to recover money buried by his accomplice; but is horrified to learn that a high school gymnasium is now over the site where the loot i
In common: Comedy
National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation
1989 · Jeremiah S. Chechik
It's Christmastime, and the Griswolds are preparing for a family seasonal celebration. But things never run smoothly for Clark, his wife Ellen, and their two kids. Clark's continual bad luck is worsen
In common: Comedy
Anger Management
2003 · Peter Segal
After a small misunderstanding aboard an airplane escalates out of control, timid businessman Dave Buznik is ordered by the court to undergo anger management therapy at the hands of specialist Dr. Bud
In common: Comedy
Daddy's Home 2
2017 · Sean Anders
Father and stepfather Dusty and Brad join forces to make Christmastime perfect for the children. Their newfound partnership soon gets put to the test when Dusty's old-school, macho dad and Brad's gent
In common: Comedy
Young Frankenstein
1974 · Mel Brooks
A young neurosurgeon inherits the castle of his grandfather, the famous Dr. Victor von Frankenstein. In the castle he finds a funny hunchback, a pretty lab assistant and the elderly housekeeper. Young
In common: Comedy
American Pie Presents: The Book of Love
2009 · John Putch
Ten years after the first American Pie movie, three new hapless virgins discover the Bible hidden in the school library at East Great Falls High. Unfortunately for them, the book is ruined, and with i
In common: Comedy
Good Boys
2019 · Gene Stupnitsky
A group of young boys on the cusp of becoming teenagers embark on an epic quest to fix their broken drone before their parents get home.
In common: Comedy
Deuce Bigalow: European Gigolo
2005 · Mike Bigelow
Deuce Bigalow goes to Amsterdam after a little accident including two irritating kids and a bunch of aggressive dolphins. There he meets up with his old friend T.J. Hicks. But a mysterious killer star
In common: Comedy
The Great Outdoors
1988 · Howard Deutch
It's vacation time for outdoorsy Chicago man Chet Ripley, along with his wife, Connie, and their two kids, Buck and Ben. But a serene weekend of fishing at a Wisconsin lakeside cabin gets crashed by C
In common: Comedy
Booksmart
2019 · Olivia Wilde
Two academic teenage superstars realize, on the eve of their high school graduation, that they should have worked less and played more. Determined to never fall short of their peers, the girls set out
In common: Comedy
Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues
2013 · Adam McKay
With the 70s behind him, San Diego's top rated newsman, Ron Burgundy, returns to take New York's first 24-hour news channel by storm.
In common: Comedy
Horrible Bosses 2
2014 · Sean Anders
Dale, Kurt and Nick decide to start their own business but things don't go as planned because of a slick investor, prompting the trio to pull off a harebrained and misguided kidnapping scheme.
In common: Comedy
Coming 2 America
2021 · Craig Brewer
Prince Akeem Joffer is set to become King of Zamunda when he discovers he has a son he never knew about in America – a street savvy Queens native named Lavelle. Honoring his royal father's dying wish
In common: Comedy
Why Him?
2016 · John Hamburg
A dad forms a bitter rivalry with his daughter's young rich boyfriend.
In common: Comedy
Beethoven
1992 · Brian Levant
The Newton family live in their comfortable home, but there seems to something missing. This "hole" is filled by a small puppy, who walks into their home and their lives. Beethoven, as he is named, gr
In common: Comedy
Bottoms
2023 · Emma Seligman
Unpopular best friends PJ and Josie start a high school self-defense club to meet girls and lose their virginity. They soon find themselves in over their heads when the most popular students start bea
In common: Comedy
The Little Hours
2017 · Jeff Baena
Garfagnana, Italy, 1347. The handsome servant Masseto, fleeing from his vindictive master, takes shelter in a nunnery where three young nuns, Sister Alessandra, Sister Ginevra and Sister Fernanda, try
In common: Comedy
The Hangover
2009 · Todd Phillips
When three friends finally come to after a raucous night of bachelor-party revelry, they find a baby in the closet and a tiger in the bathroom. But they can't seem to locate their best friend, Doug –
In common: Comedy
Scary Movie 5
2013 · Malcolm D. Lee
Home with their newly-formed family, happy parents Dan and Jody are haunted by sinister, paranormal activities. Determined to expel the insidious force, they install security cameras and discover thei
In common: Comedy
The Hangover Part II
2011 · Todd Phillips
The Hangover crew heads to Thailand for Stu's wedding. After the disaster of a bachelor party in Las Vegas last year, Stu is playing it safe with a mellow pre-wedding brunch. However, nothing goes as
In common: Comedy
Project X
2012 · Nima Nourizadeh
Three high school seniors throw a party to make a name for themselves. As the night progresses, things spiral out of control as word of the party spreads.
In common: Comedy
Legally Blonde
2001 · Robert Luketic
Fashionable sorority queen Elle Woods has it all, but, she wants nothing more than to be Mrs. Warner Huntington III. But he dumps her before heading to Harvard Law School. Elle rallies all of her reso
In common: Comedy
It Boy
2013 · David Moreau
38-year-old Alice has everything to become the next editor-in-chief of Rebelle magazine except for her uptight image. But when the young and charming Balthazar, barely 20, crosses Alice's path, she re
In common: Comedy
Airplane!
1980 · Jim Abrahams
An ex-fighter pilot forced to take over the controls of an airliner when the flight crew succumbs to food poisoning.
In common: Comedy
Happy Gilmore 2
2025 · Kyle Newacheck
Happy Gilmore isn't done with golf — not by a long shot. Since his retirement after his first Tour Championship win, Gilmore returns to finance his daughter's ballet classes.
In common: Comedy
American Pie Presents: Girls' Rules
2020 · Mike Elliott
It's Senior year at East Great Falls. Annie, Kayla, Michelle, and Stephanie decide to harness their girl power and band together to get what they want their last year of high school.
In common: Comedy
The Hangover Part III
2013 · Todd Phillips
This time, there's no wedding. No bachelor party. What could go wrong, right? But when the Wolfpack hits the road, all bets are off.
In common: Comedy
Old School
2003 · Todd Phillips
Three friends attempt to recapture their glory days by opening up a fraternity near their alma mater.
In common: Comedy
EuroTrip
2004 · Jeff Schaffer
When Scott learns that his longtime cyber-buddy from Berlin is a gorgeous young woman, he and his friends embark on a trip across Europe.
In common: Comedy
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