15 Movies Like The Rifleman

Loved The Rifleman? Based on its unique Cinema DNA—including its pacing, themes, and emotional tone—we've curated the ultimate list of what you should watch next.

1917
#1

1917

At the height of the First World War, two young British soldiers must cross enemy territory and deliver a message that will stop a deadly attack on hundreds of soldiers.

💡Why it's a match: A highly-rated genre match based on the viewing habits of people who liked The Rifleman.

The Last Samurai
#2

The Last Samurai

Nathan Algren is an American hired to instruct the Japanese army in the ways of modern warfare, which finds him learning to respect the samurai and the honorable principles that rule them. Pressed to destroy the samurai's way of life in the name of modernization and open trade, Algren decides to become an ultimate warrior himself and to fight for their right to exist.

💡Why it's a match: A highly-rated genre match based on the viewing habits of people who liked The Rifleman.

The Patriot
#3

The Patriot

After proving himself on the field of battle in the French and Indian War, Benjamin Martin wants nothing more to do with such things, preferring the simple life of a farmer. But when his son Gabriel enlists in the army to defend their new nation, America, against the British, Benjamin reluctantly returns to his old life to protect his son.

💡Why it's a match: A highly-rated genre match based on the viewing habits of people who liked The Rifleman.

Flags of Our Fathers
#4

Flags of Our Fathers

There were five Marines and one Navy Corpsman photographed raising the U.S. flag on Mt. Suribachi by Joe Rosenthal on February 23, 1945. This is the story of three of the six surviving servicemen - John 'Doc' Bradley, Pvt. Rene Gagnon and Pvt. Ira Hayes - who fought in the battle to take Iwo Jima from the Japanese.

💡Why it's a match: A highly-rated genre match based on the viewing habits of people who liked The Rifleman.

Kolka Cool
#5

Kolka Cool

A small village on the Baltic coast. Three guys are trying to fulfil their lives by drinking beer, killing time and picking up fights with neighboring villagers. Andža is trying to convince his girlfriend to marry him. The sudden arrival of his elder brother Guido starts a series of events where main roles a played by elevated self-esteem, pride and cravings for love that is stronger than death.

💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to The Rifleman.

Defiance
#6

Defiance

Based on a true story, during World War II, four Jewish brothers escape their Nazi-occupied homeland of West Belarus in Poland and join the Soviet partisans to combat the Nazis. The brothers begin the rescue of roughly 1,200 Jews still trapped in the ghettos of Poland.

💡Why it's a match: A highly-rated genre match based on the viewing habits of people who liked The Rifleman.

In the Shadow of Death
#7

In the Shadow of Death

A group of men go under-ice fishing, but find themselves trapped on a piece of ice, that has broken off. As they are drifting through the sea, the tension between them rises.

💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to The Rifleman.

Heartbreak Ridge
#8

Heartbreak Ridge

A hard-nosed, hard-living Marine gunnery sergeant clashes with his superiors and his ex-wife as he takes command of a spoiled recon platoon with a bad attitude.

💡Why it's a match: A highly-rated genre match based on the viewing habits of people who liked The Rifleman.

Fort Bliss
#9

Fort Bliss

After returning home from an extended tour in Afghanistan, a decorated U.S. Army medic and single mother struggles to rebuild her relationship with her young son.

💡Why it's a match: A highly-rated genre match based on the viewing habits of people who liked The Rifleman.

Spider
#10

Spider

A young woman agrees to model for an artist as the Virgin Mary. His strange influence triggers her repressed sexual urges, causing her to have delusions and nightmares about spiders and other grotesque imagery.

💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to The Rifleman.

Max
#11

Max

In 1918, a young, disillusioned Adolf Hitler strikes up a friendship with a Jewish art dealer while weighing a life of passion for art vs. talent at politics

💡Why it's a match: A highly-rated genre match based on the viewing habits of people who liked The Rifleman.

The Beast
#12

The Beast

During the war in Afghanistan a Soviet tank crew commanded by a tyrannical officer find themselves lost and in a struggle against a band of Mujahadeen guerrillas in the mountains.

💡Why it's a match: A highly-rated genre match based on the viewing habits of people who liked The Rifleman.

The Kill Team
#13

The Kill Team

When Andrew Briggman — a young soldier in the US Army during the invasion of Afghanistan — witnesses the murderous behavior of fellow soldiers, under the direction of a malevolent Sergeant, he faces a moral dilemma. His increasingly-violent platoon becomes suspicious that someone in their ranks has turned on them, and Andrew begins to fear for his safety. A fictionalized dramatization based on a true story.

💡Why it's a match: A highly-rated genre match based on the viewing habits of people who liked The Rifleman.

Theatre
#14

Theatre

The great actress Julia Lambert suddenly realizes that she is, alas, getting old. What can help a woman who has absolutely everything? Only new love. And Julia falls in love with the first person she meets: an ambitious young man who has not a penny behind his soul. So begins a new life - a new romance and new tears. How else could it be?

💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to The Rifleman.

Before Dawn
#15

Before Dawn

After leaving his family's sheep farm in the Australian outback, a young man joins his countrymen on the western front of World War I with hopes of helping expedite an end to the bloody conflict. But as war rages on, he is forced to grapple with the brutal realities of trench warfare, including a near-constant battle to keep himself alive—without leaving another man behind. Inspired by the real-life diary entries of local ANZACs, the feature film details the untold story of some of Australia’s greatest military victories.

💡Why it's a match: A highly-rated genre match based on the viewing habits of people who liked The Rifleman.