SimilarScreen
The Naked Spur

The Naked Spur

Packed with Technicolor Thrills!

19537.01h 31m

Overview

A bounty hunter trying to bring a murderer to justice is forced to accept the help of two less-than-trustworthy strangers.

Directed by Anthony Mann
Written by Sam Rolfe, Harold Jack Bloom
Produced by William H. Wright
Box OfficeBudget: $1.3M0

Top Cast

James Stewart

James Stewart

Howard Kemp

Janet Leigh

Janet Leigh

Lina Patch

Robert Ryan

Robert Ryan

Ben Vandergroat

Ralph Meeker

Ralph Meeker

Roy Anderson

Millard Mitchell

Millard Mitchell

Jesse Tate

Themes & Keywords

bounty hunterescapeambushgreedmoral conflictoutlawgunshot woundindian attackprospectorcivil war veteranspurscolorado territorymonetary rewardrapidsrevisionist western

About The Naked Spur

The Naked Spur is a western film released in 1953 exploring themes of bounty hunter, escape, ambush, greed, moral conflict, outlaw. Directed by Anthony Mann, it stars James Stewart, Janet Leigh, Robert Ryan. A bounty hunter trying to bring a murderer to justice is forced to accept the help of two less-than-trustworthy strangers.

Movies Similar to The Naked Spur

Discover titles like The Naked Spur — ranked by similarity and community votes

We found 15 movies similar to The Naked Spur

If you enjoyed The Naked Spur, you'll love these handpicked recommendations. Each title below shares similar themes, tone, and storytelling style. Our algorithm analyzes genres, keywords, director filmography, and cast connections to find the closest matches. Whether you're looking for the same emotional depth, narrative structure, or visual style, these picks are curated to deliver the best viewing experience for fans of The Naked Spur.

Ride Lonesome
30% Match

On the way to pick up the bounty on a wanted murderer, a bounty hunter stops at a staging post where he is forced to continue his journey with two outlaws who want the murderer for their own reasons and a recently-widowed woman, with the murderer's brother and his men in hot pursuit.

The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
24% Match

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 up by a crew of outlaws terrorizing the town, led by Liberty Valance. As the territory's safety hung in the balance, Doniphon and Stoddard, two of the only people standing up to him, proved to be very important, but different, foes to Valance.

Only the Valiant
23% Match

Only the Valiant, a classic western adventure, based on a novel by Charles Marquis Warren, the film tells the story of a Cavalry officer who volunteers for a suicidal mission to fight the hostile Apaches in an effort to prove his loyalty to his men and the woman he loves.

Warlock
22% Match

Warlock(1959)

Movie6.7/10

A band of murderous cowboys has imposed a reign of terror on the town of Warlock. With the sheriff humiliatingly run out of town, the residents hire the services of Clay Blaisedell as de facto town marshal. He arrives along with his friend, Tom Morgan, and sets about restoring law and order on his own terms whilst also overseeing the establishment of a gambling house and saloon.

The Outlaw Josey Wales
22% Match

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 unprotected.

Invitation to a Gunfighter
22% Match

In New Mexico, a Confederate veteran returns home to find his fiancée married to a Union soldier, his Yankee neighbors rallied against him and his property sold by the local banker who then hires a gunman to kill him.

True Grit
22% Match

True Grit(1969)

Movie7.3/10

The murder of her father sends a teenage tomboy on a mission of 'justice', which involves avenging her father's death. She recruits a tough old marshal, 'Rooster' Cogburn because he has 'true grit', and a reputation of getting the job done.

Chisum
21% Match

Chisum(1970)

Movie6.7/10

Cattle baron John Chisum joins forces with Billy the Kid and Pat Garrett to fight the Lincoln County Land War in the New Mexico Territory of 1878.

The Ballad of Lefty Brown
21% Match

Aging sidekick Lefty Brown has ridden with Eddie Johnson his entire life. But when a rustler kills Eddie, Lefty is forced from his partner’s shadow and must confront the ugly realities of frontier justice.

Sagebrush Trail
21% Match

Imprisoned for a murder he did not commit, John Brant escapes and ends up out west where, after giving the local lawmen the slip, he joins up with an outlaw gang. Brant finds out that 'Jones', one of the outlaws he has become friends with, committed the murder that Brant was sent up for, but has no knowledge that anyone was ever put in jail for his crime. Willing to forgive and forget, Brant doesn't realize that 'Jones' has not only fallen for the same pretty shopgirl Brant has, but begins to suspect that Brant is not truly an outlaw.