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15 Movies Like Young Guns

Loved Young Guns? 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.

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48 Hrs.

1982

48 Hrs. shares key genre characteristics with Young Guns and comes from a similar filmmaking era.

✓ They share Action, Buddy, Comedy genres✓ Both come from the 1980s✓ They share comic and violent tones✓ Both explore friendship

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Stakeout

1987

Stakeout shares both genre DNA and cast connections with Young Guns, giving the two films a strong natural relationship.

✓ They share Action, Buddy, Comedy genres✓ Both come from the 1980s✓ Both explore identity✓ Also stars Emilio Estevez

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58%

Any Which Way You Can

1980

Any Which Way You Can shares key genre characteristics with Young Guns and comes from a similar filmmaking era.

✓ They share Action, Buddy, Comedy genres✓ They share themes of friendship, identity✓ Both come from the 1980s✓ Both have a comic tone

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City Slickers

1991

City Slickers shares both genre DNA and cast connections with Young Guns, giving the two films a strong natural relationship.

✓ They share Buddy, Comedy, Western genres✓ Released only 3 years apart✓ Both explore friendship✓ Also stars Jack Palance

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The Principal

1987

The Principal shares important genre DNA with Young Guns and comes from the same director, making it a particularly strong follow-up.

✓ They share Action, Drama genres✓ Directed by Christopher Cain✓ Both come from the 1980s✓ Both explore identity

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Running Scared

1986

Running Scared shares key genre characteristics with Young Guns and comes from a similar filmmaking era.

✓ They share Comedy, Action, Buddy genres✓ Both come from the 1980s✓ Both explore identity✓ Both have a comic tone

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54%

Beverly Hills Cop

1984

Beverly Hills Cop shares key genre characteristics with Young Guns and comes from a similar filmmaking era.

✓ They share Action, Buddy, Comedy genres✓ Both come from the 1980s✓ Both explore friendship✓ Both have a comic tone

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Ghostbusters

1984

Ghostbusters shares key genre characteristics with Young Guns and comes from a similar filmmaking era.

✓ They share Action, Comedy, Buddy genres✓ Both come from the 1980s✓ Both explore friendship✓ Both have a comic tone

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Bad Boys

1995

Bad Boys shares key genre characteristics with Young Guns and comes from a similar filmmaking era.

✓ They share Action, Buddy, Comedy genres✓ They share themes of friendship, identity✓ They share comic and violent tones✓ Released within roughly the same film era

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Extreme Prejudice

1987

Extreme Prejudice shares key genre characteristics with Young Guns and comes from a similar filmmaking era.

✓ They share Action, Western, Drama genres✓ They share themes of friendship, identity✓ Both come from the 1980s✓ Very similar runtime

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Christine

1983

Christine shares key genre characteristics with Young Guns and comes from a similar filmmaking era.

✓ They share Drama, Action genres✓ They share themes of friendship, revenge, identity✓ Both come from the 1980s✓ Both have a violent tone

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53%

Driving Miss Daisy

1989

Driving Miss Daisy shares key genre characteristics with Young Guns and comes from a similar filmmaking era.

✓ They share Buddy, Comedy, Drama genres✓ Both come from the 1980s✓ Both explore identity✓ Both have a comic tone

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52%

The Protector

1985

The Protector shares key genre characteristics with Young Guns and comes from a similar filmmaking era.

✓ They share Action, Comedy, Drama genres✓ Both come from the 1980s✓ Both explore identity✓ Both have a comic tone

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51%

Swamp Thing

1982

Swamp Thing shares key genre characteristics with Young Guns and comes from a similar filmmaking era.

✓ They share Comedy, Action, Drama genres✓ Both come from the 1980s✓ Both explore identity✓ Both have a comic tone

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Renegades

1989

Renegades shares both genre DNA and cast connections with Young Guns, giving the two films a strong natural relationship.

✓ They share Action, Buddy genres✓ Both come from the 1980s✓ Shares cast including Kiefer Sutherland and Lou Diamond Phillips✓ Both explore identity

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50%

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