Please Rewind Recommends

15 Movies Like Drugstore Cowboy

Loved Drugstore Cowboy? These are the films we’d put on next — matched by genre, themes, tone, era and the things that make the movie feel the way it does.

View Drugstore Cowboy 🕹️ Use The Movie Picker

The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2

1986

The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2 shares key genre characteristics with Drugstore Cowboy and comes from a similar filmmaking era.

✓ They share Drama, Crime, Black Comedy genres✓ Both come from the 1980s✓ They share dark and comic tones✓ Both explore family

View Movie →Movies Like This →

Match

58%

Fargo

1996

Fargo shares key genre characteristics with Drugstore Cowboy and comes from a similar filmmaking era.

✓ They share Crime, Drama, Black Comedy genres✓ They share dark and comic tones✓ Both explore family✓ Very similar runtime

View Movie →Movies Like This →

Match

50%

Throw Momma from the Train

1987

Throw Momma from the Train shares key genre characteristics with Drugstore Cowboy and comes from a similar filmmaking era.

✓ They share Crime, Black Comedy genres✓ They share themes of family, friendship✓ Both come from the 1980s✓ Both have a comic tone

View Movie →Movies Like This →

Match

48%

Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me

1992

Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me shares both genre DNA and cast connections with Drugstore Cowboy, giving the two films a strong natural relationship.

✓ They share Drama, Crime genres✓ They share themes of family, survival✓ Shares cast including Heather Graham and Grace Zabriskie✓ Released only 3 years apart

View Movie →Movies Like This →

Match

48%

Witness

1985

Witness shares key genre characteristics with Drugstore Cowboy and comes from a similar filmmaking era.

✓ They share Drama, Crime genres✓ They share themes of family, survival, outsiders✓ Both come from the 1980s✓ Similar movie-night length

View Movie →Movies Like This →

Match

48%

Menace II Society

1993

Menace II Society shares key genre characteristics with Drugstore Cowboy and comes from a similar filmmaking era.

✓ They share Crime, Drama genres✓ They share themes of family, friendship, survival✓ Released only 4 years apart✓ Very similar runtime

View Movie →Movies Like This →

Match

46%

The River Wild

1994

The River Wild shares key genre characteristics with Drugstore Cowboy and comes from a similar filmmaking era.

✓ They share Crime, Drama genres✓ They share themes of family, friendship, survival✓ Released only 5 years apart✓ Very similar runtime

View Movie →Movies Like This →

Match

46%

Raising Arizona

1987

Raising Arizona shares key genre characteristics with Drugstore Cowboy and comes from a similar filmmaking era.

✓ They share Crime, Black Comedy genres✓ Both come from the 1980s✓ Both explore family✓ Both have a comic tone

View Movie →Movies Like This →

Match

45%

The Frighteners

1996

The Frighteners shares key genre characteristics with Drugstore Cowboy and comes from a similar filmmaking era.

✓ They share Crime, Drama, Black Comedy genres✓ They share dark and comic tones✓ Very similar runtime✓ Released within roughly the same film era

View Movie →Movies Like This →

Match

45%

Less Than Zero

1987

Less Than Zero shares key genre characteristics with Drugstore Cowboy and comes from a similar filmmaking era.

✓ They share Drama, Crime genres✓ They share themes of family, friendship✓ Both come from the 1980s✓ Very similar runtime

View Movie →Movies Like This →

Match

44%

Boyz n the Hood

1991

Boyz n the Hood shares key genre characteristics with Drugstore Cowboy and comes from a similar filmmaking era.

✓ They share Crime, Drama genres✓ They share themes of family, friendship, survival✓ Released only 2 years apart✓ Similar movie-night length

View Movie →Movies Like This →

Match

44%

Mona Lisa

1986

Mona Lisa shares key genre characteristics with Drugstore Cowboy and comes from a similar filmmaking era.

✓ They share Drama, Crime genres✓ They share themes of friendship, survival✓ Both come from the 1980s✓ Very similar runtime

View Movie →Movies Like This →

Match

44%

A Nightmare on Elm Street

1984

A Nightmare on Elm Street shares key genre characteristics with Drugstore Cowboy and comes from a similar filmmaking era.

✓ They share Crime, Drama genres✓ They share themes of family, friendship✓ Both come from the 1980s✓ Very similar runtime

View Movie →Movies Like This →

Match

44%

The Exterminator

1980

The Exterminator shares key genre characteristics with Drugstore Cowboy and comes from a similar filmmaking era.

✓ They share Drama, Crime genres✓ They share themes of family, friendship✓ Both come from the 1980s✓ Very similar runtime

View Movie →Movies Like This →

Match

44%

Crimes and Misdemeanors

1989

Crimes and Misdemeanors shares key genre characteristics with Drugstore Cowboy and comes from a similar filmmaking era.

✓ They share Drama, Crime genres✓ Both come from the 1980s✓ Both explore family✓ Both have a comic tone

View Movie →Movies Like This →

Match

43%

Still can’t decide?

Let the Movie Picker choose.

Tell us what kind of movie night you want and let the Please Rewind Arcade narrow it down.

🕹️ Enter The Movie Picker