Mridul Nagar
Quentin Tarantino is one of the most celebrated directors of the Hollywood industry. Why? Simply because he makes great movies like ‘Django Unchained’. Those who love action dramas and western genre know how brilliant “Django Unchained” is. The film stars Jamie Foxx along with Christoph Waltz and Samuel L. Jackson, but the most surprising element is a noteworthy supporting role of Leonardo DiCaprio.
Credit goes to Tarantino because he just goes against the rule of film-making and shoots every scene in his own style. If you loved this work of Tarantino, you will also like the following movies similar to ‘Django Unchained’ that are our recommendations. You can watch several of these movies like Django Unchained on Netflix, Hulu or Amazon Prime.
10. The Color Purple (1982)
This captivating portrayal, directed by the guru of direction Steven Spielberg, is a true gem for reminding the world of the hardships of the ancestors of America’s blacks. Celie, an uneducated black woman is mistreated by her own father and at last this movie reiterates an important message: to love each other no matter what. It makes you think about subjects such as the black population’s quest for freedom at the beginning of the new century. It stars Danny Glover, Whoopi Goldberg, Margaret Avery and Oprah Winfrey!
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9. The Lone Ranger (2013)
Is The Lone Ranger a great movie? Not really, but it is relatively entertaining. The strength of the movie lies only with Johnny Depp and his portrayal of Tonto. Those who love Western genre should see this portrayal of iconic character by non-other than Jonny Depp!
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8. Mississippi Burning (1988)
Alan Parker’s Mississippi Burning is a courageous look at racism. This is a very difficult movie to watch, but it is well worth it, and a reminder of past events that should never be forgotten. The movie is based on the true story of the murder of three civil rights workers in 1964, so the movie is set in 1964 Mississippi, there are many scenes portraying lynching and brutal deaths of blacks. The lead roles are played by Gene Hackman and Willem Dafoe. Frances McDormand is at her best playing a supporting role.
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7. 13th (2016)
This is a documentary, which shines a very bright light on two fundamental issues that are going on in America: The power of money and its influence on profitable incarceration and ultimately perpetual slavery. The documentary is an excellent summary of American History. The documentary explores human rights violations and is an indictment against a harmful system of the prison industrial complex against blacks. A must watch!
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6. The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford (2007)
The style of the film is very much same as of Django unchained – Western. The film tells the story of the James Gang and specifically the fatal relationship between Jesse James and Robert Ford. The best thing in the film though is Roger Deakins’ cinematography. The blurry landscapes, the wheat fields that Pitt moves through. And this western flick also has the greatest train robbery scene ever on the film. All in all, it’s a wonderful film.
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5. The Hateful Eight (2015)
One more Tarantino movie on the list. The Hateful eight is an excellent creation of storytelling – an amalgamation of western and political drama – all this was melded together by the finest actors. Major M. Warren (Samuel L. Jackson) is a bounty hunter whose progress has been halted by the blizzard-like conditions. He comes across another bounty hunter in John Ruth who is traveling in a stagecoach with a criminal he has captured, Daisy Domergue (Jennifer Jason Leigh). What follows is a violent bloodbath.
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4. True Grit (2010)
Great attempt at remaking a cult by Coen brothers. True Grit begins as Mattie Ross (Hallie Steinfeld) who arrives in Fort Smith after her father has been murdered there. It’s a film where everything is just executed correctly and all big decisions were taken in a right way. The film gets better and better as you keep watching, however, the ending is actually kind of a letdown. But a stunning piece of work!
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3. 3:10 to Yuma (2007)
This is the best western since Unforgiven. Every aspect of this film is great. The directing by James Mangold was probably the best. The premise is simple, but every moment of the film is exciting. “Yuma” is the perfect merger of a Western action film with great drama led by great acting. The ideal film in from a money standpoint and from a quality standpoint and arguably those films deserve the most praise. Movies like this keep the Western genre alive.
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2. Unforgiven (1992)
This movie starts with Clint Eastwood and Morgan Freeman who plays the role of two retired Wild West bounty hunter now back in their saddles to chase one last bounty after decades of silence. From there it just gets better, lots of amazing characters especially Morgan Freeman as Ned Logan. The ending is bit depressing but at the same time – noble. This film gives the most realist example of how life was like in the Old West.
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1. The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (1966)
This is simply one of the most entertaining and best directed western movies ever. It has a very basic storyline; three cowboys trying to collect a fortune in gold and the best part is that this story is set against a backdrop of American civil war movement. The main characters performed their role excellently; Clint Eastwood as the laid-back hero, Eli Wallach as his dirty Mexican partner and Lee Van Cleef as the evil gunman who kills for a living. Deep dialogues an unbelievably smooth screenplay makes this movie – perfect. Watch this classic before you die, highly recommended!
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