Films like Dances with Wolves
Wounded Civil War soldier John Dunbar tries to commit suicide—and becomes a hero instead. As a reward, he's assigned to his dream post, a remote junction on the Western frontier, and soon makes unlikely friends with the local Sioux tribe.
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The Way West
Film · 1967 · also adventure and dramaIn the mid-19th century, Senator William J. Tadlock leads a group of settlers overland in a quest to start a new settlement in the Western US. Tadlock is a highly princip...
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Shane
Film · 1953 · also drama and westernA weary gunfighter attempts to settle down with a homestead family, but a smouldering settler and rancher conflict forces him to act.
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The Cowboys
Film · 1972 · also adventure and dramaWhen his cattlemen abandon him for the gold fields, rancher Wil Andersen is forced to take on a collection of young boys as his cowboys in order to get his herd to market...
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The Call of the Wild
Film · 1972 · also adventure and dramaJohn Thornton, is a fearless man who's after more than gold; he wants to do what's right. Thornton works for the U.S. mail and is the only person daring and smart enough...
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The White Buffalo
Film · 1977 · also adventure and westernIn this strange western version of Moby Dick, Wild Bill Hickok hunts a white buffalo he has seen in a dream. Hickok moves through a variety of uniquely authentic western...
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News of the World
Film · 2020 · also adventure and dramaA Texan traveling across the wild West bringing the news of the world to local townspeople, agrees to help rescue a young girl who was kidnapped.
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Train Dreams
Film · 2025 · also drama and westernA logger leads a life of quiet grace as he experiences love and loss during an era of monumental change in early 20th-century America.
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Tall Tale: The Unbelievable Adventure
Film · 1995 · also adventure and westernA young boy draws on the inspiration of legendary western characters to find the strength to fight an evil land baron in the old west who wants to steal his family's farm...
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Man in the Wilderness
Film · 1971 · also adventure and dramaIn the early 1800s, a group of fur trappers and Indian traders are returning with their goods to civilization and are making a desperate attempt to beat the oncoming wint...
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Bad Day at Black Rock
Film · 1955 · also drama and westernOne-armed war veteran John J. Macreedy steps off a train at the sleepy little town of Black Rock. Once there, he begins to unravel a web of lies, secrecy, and murder.
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