MesmeroWatch list, 0 saved

Movie
Poster for Posse

Posse

1993 · 111 min

A gritty, action-packed western that confronts racial injustice with a mix of revenge and camaraderie, feeling both tense and historically resonant.

Genres
Action, Adventure, Western
Tagline
The untold story of the wild west.
Overview
A group of mostly black infantrymen return from the Spanish-American War with a cache of gold. They travel to the West where their leader searches for the men who lynched his father.

Your rating is saved. See your suggestions, or find titles like this one below.

Rate it, and Mesmero finds titles that feel like it. You do not need an account.

Search YouTube for a trailer

Add to a list: Posse

You have no lists yet. Name one, and this title goes into it.

All your lists

In the USNot loaded yet.
Genres
Action, Adventure, Western
In your watch list

How it feels

Written by AI. It can be wrong.

Tone
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • revenge
  • race
  • justice
  • betrayal
  • friendship
Places
  • small town
  • countryside
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • ensemble
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action8
Horror3
Humour3
Realism6
Romance2
Tension7
Darkness7
Complexity5
Emotional weight7

More like this

Titles like Posse

Movie

The Harder They Fall

2021

A stylish, music-driven western that swaggers with cool confidence while carrying a bitter, bloody revenge at its heart.

Dark, tense, brisk · about revenge and justice · ensemble

Via
  • dark
  • tense
  • revenge
  • justice
  • ensemble
Pacing
brisk
Attention
engaged
Runtime
137 min
Details
The Harder They FallHidden from your suggestions.
Movie

The Magnificent Seven

2016

A gritty, rousing Western with explosive action, a charismatic ensemble, and a somber undercurrent of sacrifice and revenge.

Dark, tense, brisk · about revenge and justice · ensemble

Via
  • dark
  • tense
  • revenge
  • justice
  • ensemble
Pacing
brisk
Attention
engaged
Runtime
132 min
Details
The Magnificent SevenHidden from your suggestions.
Movie

Django Unchained

2012

A stylish, talky revenge ride that swings between wry comedy and brutal, uncomfortable violence, building to a cathartic, fiery payoff.

Dark, tense · about revenge and race

Via
  • dark
  • tense
  • revenge
  • race
Pacing
measured
Attention
engaged
Runtime
165 min
Details
Django UnchainedHidden from your suggestions.
Movie

True Grit

2010

A gritty, lyrical Western that balances stark violence with wry humor and a poignant coming-of-age story.

Dark, tense · about revenge and justice · nonlinear

Via
  • dark
  • tense
  • revenge
  • justice
  • nonlinear
Pacing
measured
Attention
engaged
Runtime
110 min
Details
True GritHidden from your suggestions.
Movie

Tombstone

1993

A brooding, star-studded Western that balances tense gunfights with melancholy camaraderie and a sense of doomed honor.

Dark, tense · about revenge and justice · ensemble

Via
  • dark
  • tense
  • revenge
  • justice
  • ensemble
Pacing
measured
Attention
engaged
Runtime
130 min
Details
TombstoneHidden from your suggestions.
Movie

Glory

1989

A stirring yet somber war drama that builds to a devastating, powerful climax.

Dark, earnest · about race and justice · ensemble

Via
  • dark
  • earnest
  • race
  • justice
  • ensemble
Pacing
measured
Attention
engaged
Runtime
122 min
Details
GloryHidden from your suggestions.
Movie

The Searchers

1956

A sweeping, somber Western that lingers on loss and obsession, with stark landscapes and a haunting, unresolved ending.

Dark, tense · about revenge and race · ensemble

Via
  • dark
  • tense
  • revenge
  • race
  • ensemble
Pacing
measured
Attention
engaged
Runtime
119 min
Details
The SearchersHidden from your suggestions.
Movie

The Hateful Eight

2015

A slow-burn pressure cooker of suspicion and menace, punctuated by shocking violence and sharp dialogue, leaving a bitter aftertaste.

Dark, tense · about race and justice · ensemble

Via
  • dark
  • tense
  • race
  • justice
  • ensemble
Pacing
slow-burn
Attention
demanding
Runtime
188 min
Details
The Hateful EightHidden from your suggestions.
Movie

A Time to Kill

1996

A heavy, tense courtroom drama that simmers with racial injustice and revenge, demanding emotional engagement and offering cathartic release.

Same cinematographer: Peter Menzies Jr. · Dark, tense · about revenge and race

Also
Same cinematographer: Peter Menzies Jr.
Via
  • dark
  • tense
  • revenge
  • race
Pacing
measured
Attention
engaged
Runtime
149 min
Details
A Time to KillHidden from your suggestions.
Movie

Winchester '73

1950

A taut, morally charged Western that follows a prized rifle through violent hands, blending noir shadows with frontier action and a brooding family vendetta.

Dark, tense, brisk · about revenge and justice · nonlinear

Via
  • dark
  • tense
  • revenge
  • justice
  • nonlinear
Pacing
brisk
Attention
engaged
Runtime
92 min
Details
Winchester '73Hidden from your suggestions.
Movie

3:10 to Yuma

2007

A tense, character-driven Western that builds quiet moral pressure toward a gripping, emotionally charged climax.

Dark, tense · about justice · ensemble

Via
  • dark
  • tense
  • justice
  • ensemble
Pacing
measured
Attention
engaged
Runtime
122 min
Details
3:10 to YumaHidden from your suggestions.
Movie

Once Upon a Time in the West

1968

A slow, operatic Western that builds tension through long silences and sweeping vistas, leaving a lingering sense of loss and inevitability.

Dark, tense · about revenge · ensemble

Via
  • dark
  • tense
  • revenge
  • ensemble
Pacing
slow-burn
Attention
demanding
Runtime
166 min
Details
Once Upon a Time in the WestHidden from your suggestions.

Cast

Where to watch in the US

Change country

We have not loaded where to watch in the US for this title yet. Check again in a day or two.

Streaming data from JustWatch.TMDB

Details

Genres
action, adventure, western, drama
Directed by
Mario Van Peebles
Written by
Dario Scardapane, Sy Richardson
Starring
Mario Van Peebles, Stephen Baldwin, Tommy Lister Jr., Big Daddy Kane, Billy Zane, Pam Grier, Salli Richardson-Whitfield, Isaac Hayes
Music
Michel Colombier
Cinematography
Peter Menzies Jr.
Runtime
111 min
Country
United Kingdom, United States of America
Languages
English

TMDBIMDbLetterboxdWikipediaWikidata