🎬 Movies Like Django Unchained

Loved Django Unchained (2012)? With the help of a German bounty-hunter, a freed slave sets out to rescue his wife from a brutal plantation owner in Mississippi.. Here are 23 films with the same DNA — matched on shared themes, tone, people and story elements by CinePick's similarity engine, with the reasons each one made the list. Or explore Django Unchained itself.

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   The Hateful Eight2015

   7.8 IMDb74% RT critics77% RT audience78% TMDB

   Shared talent: director Quentin Tarantino, Dana Gourrier; Shared themes: bounty hunter, 19th century, set in united states

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   True Grit2010

   7.6 IMDb95% RT critics85% RT audience73% TMDB

   Often recommended together; Shared themes: bounty hunter, set in united states

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   Free State of Jones2016

   6.9 IMDb48% RT critics64% RT audience68% TMDB

   Often recommended together; Shared themes: mississippi, deep south, ku klux klan

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   Inglourious Basterds2009

   8.4 IMDb89% RT critics69% Metacritic88% RT audience82% TMDB

   Shared talent: director Quentin Tarantino, Christoph Waltz; Matching emotional, epic tone

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   Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood2019

   7.6 IMDb86% RT critics70% RT audience74% TMDB🎓 Critics' darling86·70

   Shared talent: director Quentin Tarantino, Leonardo DiCaprio; Same era (2010s)

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   Grindhouse2007

   7.5 IMDb84% RT critics87% RT audience70% TMDB

   Shared talent: director Quentin Tarantino; Shared themes: set in texas, set in united states

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   The Magnificent Seven2016

   6.9 IMDb64% RT critics71% RT audience65% TMDB

   Often recommended together; Matching intense, emotional tone

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   Les Misérables2012

   7.5 IMDb70% RT critics79% RT audience73% TMDB

   Matching light, emotional tone; Same era (2010s)

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   A Time to Kill1996

   7.5 IMDb66% RT critics85% RT audience74% TMDB🍿 Crowd-pleaser66·85

   Often recommended together; Shared themes: ku klux klan, racism, set in united states

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    The Curious Case of Benjamin Button2008

    7.8 IMDb72% RT critics80% RT audience76% TMDB

    Matching emotional, intense tone; Same era (2000s)

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    Like Stars on Earth2007

    8.3 IMDb93% RT critics96% RT audience80% TMDB💎 Unanimous acclaim93·96

    Matching light, emotional tone; Same era (2000s)

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    Inception2010

    8.8 IMDb87% RT critics74% Metacritic91% RT audience84% TMDB

    Matching tense, cerebral tone; Same era (2010s)

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    The Revenant2015

    8.0 IMDb78% RT critics84% RT audience75% TMDB💎 Unanimous acclaim78·84

    Both are western/drama films; Matching intense, emotional tone

14. 14
    Warrior2011

    8.1 IMDb84% RT critics92% RT audience78% TMDB💎 Unanimous acclaim84·92

    Matching intense, emotional tone; Same era (2010s)

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    The Kashmir Files2022

    8.5 IMDb40% RT critics92% RT audience72% TMDB🍿 Crowd-pleaser40·92

    Both are drama films; Matching emotional, intense tone

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    Old Henry2021

    7.3 IMDb94% RT critics92% RT audience73% TMDB

    Often recommended together; Both are western/drama films

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    In a Valley of Violence2016

    6.1 IMDb78% RT critics52% RT audience61% TMDB🎓 Critics' darling78·52

    Often recommended together; Both are western/drama films

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    Mudbound2017

    7.4 IMDb97% RT critics85% RT audience74% TMDB

    Often recommended together; Shared themes: ku klux klan, racism, set in united states

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    Zero Dark Thirty2012

    7.4 IMDb91% RT critics80% RT audience70% TMDB

    Matching tense, emotional tone; Same era (2010s)

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    The Wolf of Wall Street2013

    8.2 IMDb79% RT critics75% Metacritic83% RT audience80% TMDB💎 Unanimous acclaim79·83

    Matching funny, light tone; Same era (2010s)

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    Young Guns1988

    6.8 IMDb67% TMDB

    Often recommended together; Both are western/drama films

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    The Wild Bunch1969

    7.9 IMDb91% RT critics90% RT audience76% TMDB💎 Unanimous acclaim91·90

    Often recommended together; Shared themes: bounty hunter, texas, set in texas

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    Two Rode Together1961

    6.7 IMDb86% RT critics52% RT audience64% TMDB🎓 Critics' darling86·52

    Often recommended together; Both are western/drama films