Cowboys
2020 DramaTroy and his young transgender son Joe are on the run from his conservative mother in the Montana wilderness, with a detective in hot pursuit.
Movies like Cowboys
Discover a curated list of captivating movies similar to Cowboys. Explore films such as Those Who Wish Me Dead, The World to Come, and The Shining, around the themes of father son relationship, transgender, mental illness. Other notable keywords include mother son relationship and modern western.
#1
Those Who Wish Me Dead
Synopsis:
A young boy finds himself pursued by two assassins in the Montana wilderness, with a survival expert determined to protect him, and a forest fire threatening to consume them all.
Starring:
Aidan Gillen,
Jon Bernthal,
Nicholas Hoult
#2
The World to Come
Synopsis:
In 1856, two women forge a close connection despite their isolation on the American frontier.
Starring:
Katherine Waterston,
Vanessa Kirby,
Christopher Abbott
#3
The Shining
Synopsis:
Jack Torrance accepts a caretaker job at the Overlook Hotel, where he, along with his wife Wendy and their son Danny, must live isolated from the rest of the world for the winter. But they aren't prepared for the madness that lurks within.
Starring:
Jack Nicholson,
Tony Burton,
Scatman Crothers
Plot:
labyrinth,
hotel,
identical twins,
typewriter,
snow,
isolation,
snowstorm,
surrealism,
domestic violence,
based on novel
...
#4
The Revenant
Synopsis:
In the 1820s, a frontiersman, Hugh Glass, sets out on a path of vengeance against those who left him for dead after a bear mauling.
Starring:
Domhnall Gleeson,
Leonardo DiCaprio,
Forrest Goodluck
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#5
The Lion King
Synopsis:
A young lion prince is cast out of his pride by his cruel uncle, who claims he killed his father. While the uncle rules with an iron paw, the prince grows up beyond the Savannah, living by a philosophy: No worries for the rest of your days. But when his past comes to haunt him, the young prince must decide his fate: Will he remain an outcast or face his demons and become what he needs to be?
Starring:
Jim Cummings,
Jeremy Irons,
Nathan Lane
#6
The French Dispatch
Synopsis:
The staff of a European publication decides to publish a memorial edition highlighting the three best stories from the last decade: an artist sentenced to life imprisonment, student riots, and a kidnapping resolved by a chef.
Starring:
Adrien Brody,
Timothée Chalamet,
Jeffrey Wright
Plot:
journalist,
painter,
female frontal nudity,
bicycle,
police,
chef,
hostage,
chase,
female full frontal nudity,
love
...
#7
The Exorcism of Emily Rose
Synopsis:
When a younger girl called Emily Rose dies, everyone puts blame on the exorcism which was performed on her by Father Moore prior to her death. The priest is arrested on suspicion of murder. The trial begins with lawyer Erin Bruner representing Moore, but it is not going to be easy, as no one wants to believe what Father Moore says is true.
Starring:
Colm Feore,
Tom Wilkinson,
Jennifer Carpenter
#8
Terminator 2: Judgment Day
Synopsis:
Nearly 10 years have passed since Sarah Connor was targeted for termination by a cyborg from the future. Now her son, John, the future leader of the resistance, is the target for a newer, more deadly terminator. Once again, the resistance has managed to send a protector back to attempt to save John and his mother Sarah.
Starring:
Jenette Goldstein,
Edward Furlong,
Linda Hamilton
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#9
Silver Linings Playbook
Synopsis:
After spending eight months in a mental institution, a former teacher moves back in with his parents and tries to reconcile with his ex-wife.
Starring:
John Ortiz,
Bradley Cooper,
Robert De Niro
#10
Secretary
Synopsis:
A young woman, recently released from a mental hospital, gets a job as a secretary to a demanding lawyer, where their employer-employee relationship turns into a sexual, sadomasochistic one.
Starring:
Stephen McHattie,
James Spader,
Maggie Gyllenhaal
#11
Rocky IV
Synopsis:
After iron man Drago, a highly intimidating 6-foot-5, 261-pound Soviet athlete, kills Apollo Creed in an exhibition match, Rocky comes to the heart of Russia for 15 pile-driving boxing rounds of revenge.
Starring:
Sylvester Stallone,
Dolph Lundgren,
Brigitte Nielsen
#12
Revolutionary Road
Synopsis:
A young couple living in a Connecticut suburb during the mid-1950s struggle to come to terms with their personal problems while trying to raise their two children. Based on a novel by Richard Yates.
Starring:
Michael Shannon,
Kate Winslet,
David Harbour
Plot:
hearing aid,
sex scene,
sex in car,
husband wife relationship,
cigarette,
office,
marriage,
beach,
shower,
bare chested male
...
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#13
Land
Synopsis:
Edee, in the aftermath of an unfathomable event, finds herself unable to stay connected to the world she once knew and in the face of that uncertainty, retreats to the magnificent, but unforgiving, wilds of the Rockies. After a local hunter brings her back from the brink of death, she must find a way to live again.
Starring:
Robin Wright,
Demián Bichir,
Kim Dickens
#14
Instant Family
Synopsis:
When Pete and Ellie decide to start a family, they stumble into the world of foster care adoption. They hope to take in one small child but when they meet three siblings, including a rebellious 15 year old girl, they find themselves speeding from zero to three kids overnight.
Starring:
Mark Wahlberg,
Octavia Spencer,
Tig Notaro
With the same actors
#15
Hacksaw Ridge
Synopsis:
WWII American Army Medic Desmond T. Doss, who served during the Battle of Okinawa, refuses to kill people and becomes the first Conscientious Objector in American history to receive the Congressional Medal of Honor.
Starring:
Sam Worthington,
Teresa Palmer,
Hugo Weaving
Plot:
world war two,
conscientious objector,
soldier,
medic,
1940s,
okinawa,
combat,
battle of okinawa,
bible,
mother son relationship
...
#16
Glass
Synopsis:
In a series of escalating encounters, former security guard David Dunn uses his supernatural abilities to track Kevin Wendell Crumb, a disturbed man who has twenty-four personalities. Meanwhile, the shadowy presence of Elijah Price emerges as an orchestrator who holds secrets critical to both men.
Starring:
Sarah Paulson,
Luke Kirby,
Bruce Willis
#17
Gladiator
Synopsis:
In the year 180, the death of emperor Marcus Aurelius throws the Roman Empire into chaos. Maximus is one of the Roman army's most capable and trusted generals and a key advisor to the emperor. As Marcus' devious son Commodus ascends to the throne, Maximus is set to be executed. He escapes, but is captured by slave traders. Renamed Spaniard and forced to become a gladiator, Maximus must battle…
Starring:
John Shrapnel,
Djimon Hounsou,
Joaquin Phoenix
Plot:
roman empire,
gladiator,
slavery,
combat,
battlefield,
mother son relationship,
violence,
blood,
crucifixion,
stabbed to death
...
#18
Catch Me If You Can
Synopsis:
A true story about Frank Abagnale Jr. who, before his 19th birthday, successfully conned millions of dollars worth of checks as a Pan Am pilot, doctor, and legal prosecutor. An FBI agent makes it his mission to put him behind bars. But Frank not only eludes capture, he revels in the pursuit.
Starring:
Jennifer Garner,
Tom Hanks,
Brian Howe
Plot:
impostor,
race against time,
deception,
mother son relationship,
scam,
fraud,
forgery,
con artist,
airplane,
revenge
...
#19
A Simple Favor
Synopsis:
Stephanie, a dedicated mother and popular vlogger, befriends Emily, a mysterious upper-class woman whose son Nicky attends the same school as Miles, Stephanie's son. When Emily asks her to pick Nicky up from school and then disappears, Stephanie undertakes an investigation that will dive deep into Emily's cloudy past.
Starring:
Ian Ho,
Anna Kendrick,
Blake Lively
Plot:
drowning,
twin,
missing friend,
missing person,
missing woman,
murder investigation,
female friendship,
martini,
drug user,
lake
...
#20
A Quiet Place
Synopsis:
A family is forced to live in silence while hiding from creatures that hunt by sound.
Starring:
John Krasinski,
Emily Blunt,
Millicent Simmonds