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How the West Was Won (1962)
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Genre: Adventure, War, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 164 min.
Story:
The epic tale of the development of the American West from the 1830s through the Civil War to the end of the century, as seen through the eyes of one pioneer family.
Style:
exciting, epic, intense, serious, realistic, breathtaking, retro, offbeat, anthology, aesthetic ...
Plot:
old west, native american, civil war, wilderness, american civil war, gold, usa history, outlaw, small town, attempted murder, cowboy, survival, heroes, parents and children, rivalry, danger, siblings relations, dishonesty, couple relations, indians, river, train, military, abraham lincoln, historical epic ...
Time:
19th century, year 1962, 1800s, victorian era, 1870s, 1880s, 1850s ...
Place:
california, arizona, missouri, ohio, usa, los angeles, san francisco ...
Keyword:
americana, oldies
Most similar movies to How the West Was Won
The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out realistic, wild, serious and rough films with plots about cowboy, wild west, native american, horse, old west, gunfight and heroes mostly in Western, Drama and Adventure genres. Some movies like How the West Was Won: Shenandoah (1965), The Mountain Men (1980), Into the West (2005), Rio Lobo (1970), Major Dundee (1965). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Genre: Drama, War, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
Charlie Anderson, a farmer in Shenandoah, Virginia, finds himself and his family in the middle of the Civil War he wants nothing to do with. When his youngest boy is taken prisoner by the North the Civil War is forced upon him.
Style:
retro, black and white, captivating, serious, realistic ...
Plot:
american civil war, civil war, wartime, military, anti war, bittersweet, war, interracial relations, wild west, father son relationship, family drama, cowboy ...
Time:
19th century, 1860s
Place:
virginia, usa
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100%
Genre: Adventure, Drama, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
The story concerns two grizzled mountain men -- Bill Tyler and Henry Frapp -- during the dying days of the fur-trapping era. The plot begins when Running Moon runs away from her abusive husband Heavy Eagle and comes across the two seedy fur ...
Style:
action adventure, perverse, suspenseful, realistic, serious ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
mountain man, american indian, native american, wilderness, mountain, survival, wild west, camp, cowboy, camping, wild man, camping trip ...
Time:
19th century, year 1980, 1830s
Place:
wyoming, usa
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100%
Genre: Adventure, Drama, Romance, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 552 min.
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Story:
Steven Spielberg executive produced this TNT miniseries about American Westward expansion during the 19th century. Told from both the perspective of the white Wheeler family and the Native American Lakota tribe, the 12-hour epic follows the clans as ...
Style:
epic, realistic, sincere, serious, atmospheric ...
Plot:
native american, american indian, wild west, indian war, old west, native american attack, tribe, native american white relationships, wagon train, interracial relations, friendship, injustice ...
Time:
19th century, 1800s
Place:
south dakota
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
Genre: Drama, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 123 min.
Story:
A senator, who became famous for killing a notorious outlaw, returns for the funeral of an old friend and tells the truth about his deed.
Style:
black and white, suspense, atmospheric, serious, melancholic ...
Audience:
family outing
Plot:
politics, cowboy, lawyer, wild west, small town, bully, senator, robbery, showdown, funeral, justice, criminal ...
Time:
19th century, year 1962, 1800s, 20th century
Place:
america
⇓ similarity ⇓
33%
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Genre: Drama, War, Western
Country: USA, Mexico
Duration: 114 min.
Story:
After the Civil War, Cord McNally searches for the traitor whose perfidy caused the defeat of McNally's unit and the loss of a close friend.
Style:
harsh, serious, realistic, tense, rough ...
Plot:
american civil war, civil war, betrayal, vengeance, gunfight, revenge, justice, brutality, redemption, colonel, unlikely friendships, old west ...
Time:
19th century, 20th century, year 1865, 1860s
Place:
texas, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
33%
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Genre: Adventure, Drama, War, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 123 min.
Story:
During the last winter of the Civil War, cavalry officer Amos Dundee leads a contentious troop of Army regulars, Confederate prisoners and scouts on an expedition into Mexico to destroy a band of Apaches who have been raiding U.S. bases in Texas.
Style:
tense, exciting, serious, realistic, suspenseful ...
Plot:
american civil war, military, soldier, civil war, rescue, apache, battles, raid, heroes, apache indian, leadership, friend turned foe ...
Time:
19th century, 1860s, year 1965, year 1865
Place:
mexico, new mexico, usa, austin texas, texas ...
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32%
Genre: Adventure, Drama, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
After a band of drunken thugs overruns a small Indian Nation town, killing Minister Goodnight and raping the women folk, Eula Goodnight enlists the aid of Marshal Cogburn to hunt them down and bring her father's killers to justice.
Style:
action adventure, spaghetti western, independent film, semi serious, realistic ...
Audience:
family outing, manly
Plot:
revenge, courage, battle of the sexes, shootout, teacher, outlaw gang, tough girl, u.s. marshal, spinster, raft, pursuit, death of father ...
Time:
year 1975, 19th century, 1880s
Place:
usa, oregon
⇓ similarity ⇓
30%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Romance, War, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 119 min.
Story:
After the Civil War, ex-Union Colonel John Henry Thomas and ex-Confederate Colonel James Langdon are leading two disparate groups of people through strife-torn Mexico. John Henry and company are bringing horses to the unpopular Mexican government ...
Style:
tense, serious, realistic, suspenseful, rough ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
american civil war, civil war, native american, friendship, mexican revolution, cowboy, military, medieval, wild west, desert, gunfight, revolution ...
Time:
20th century, 19th century, 1860s
Place:
mexico, los angeles, usa, latin america, texas
⇓ similarity ⇓
30%
Genre: Adventure, Western
Country: Italy, Spain, West Germany
Duration: 161 min.
Story:
While the Civil War rages between the Union and the Confederacy, three men – a quiet loner, a ruthless hit man and a Mexican bandit – comb the American Southwest in search of a strongbox containing $200,000 in stolen gold.
Style:
spaghetti western, epic, exciting, breathtaking, tense ...
Audience:
boys' night, family friendly, manly, date night, kids ...
Plot:
old west, civil war, treasure hunt, american civil war, greed, gunfight, moral ambiguity, wild west, anti hero, shootout, cowboy, hitman ...
Time:
19th century, 20th century, year 1966, 1860s, victorian era
Place:
texas, arizona, austin texas, usa, new mexico ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
29%
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Genre: Adventure, Drama, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 128 min.
Story:
The murder of her father sends a teenage tomboy, Mattie Ross (Kim Darby), on a mission of "justice", which involves avenging her father's death. She recruits a tough old marshal, "Rooster" Cogburn (John Wayne), because he ...
Style:
stylized, harsh, suspense, exciting, spaghetti western ...
Audience:
family outing, manly
Plot:
revenge, bounty hunter, murder, manhunt, cowboy, hanging, texas ranger, reward, civil war veteran, teenage girl, alcoholic, justice ...
Time:
19th century, 1880s, 20th century, year 1969
Place:
texas, oklahoma, arkansas, austin texas, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
28%
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Biography, Drama, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 191 min.
Story:
Covering the life and times of one of the West's most iconic heroes Wyatt Earp weaves an intricate tale of Earp and his friends and family. With a star studded cast, sweeping cinematography and authentic costumes Wyatt Earp led the way during ...
Style:
epic, cult classic, historical drama, retro, anamorphic ...
Plot:
gunfight, cowboy, wyatt earp, gunslinger, wild west, modern west, modern western, western hero, outlaw gang, u.s. marshal, brother brother relationship, husband wife relationship ...
Time:
19th century, 1800s, 90s, 1870s, 1860s ...
Place:
arizona, wyoming, alaska, texas, arkansas
⇓ similarity ⇓
27%
Genre: Drama, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 122 min.
Story:
The Elder boys return to Clearwater, Texas for their Mother's funeral. John the eldest is a well known gunfighter and trouble follows him wherever he goes. The boys try to get back their ranch from the towns gunsmith who won it from their ...
Style:
serious, suspenseful, rough, exciting, suspense ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
revenge, murder, vengeance, card playing, violence, chase, family relations, justice, gambling, brutality, redemption, shootout ...
Time:
20th century, 60s, 1890s, 19th century
Place:
texas, austin texas, usa
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27%
Genre: Adventure, Drama, Western
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 181 min.
Story:
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.
Style:
scenic, touching, sentimental, epic, breathtaking ...
Plot:
native american, american civil war, self discovery, culture clash, friendship, native, tribe, courage, pride and honor, native american white relationships, wolf, indians ...
Time:
19th century, 90s, victorian era, 20th century, 1800s ...
Place:
kansas, south dakota, tennessee, america, usa ...
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26%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Romance, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 128 min.
Story:
The gangster Colorado kidnaps Marshal McKenna. He believes that McKenna has seen a map which leads to a rich vein of gold in the mountains and forces him to show him the way. But they're not the only ones who're after the gold; soon they ...
Style:
exciting, spaghetti western, captivating, suspense, tense ...
Plot:
treasure hunt, gang, treasure, greed, chase, gold, desert, murder, map, rivalry, danger, escapades ...
Time:
20th century, year 1969, 60s, 1870s, 19th century
Place:
usa, persia, arizona, colorado, sonora ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
26%
Genre: Adventure, Drama, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
A mountain man who wishes to live the life of a hermit becomes the unwilling object of a long vendetta by Indians when he proves to be the match of their warriors in one-to-one combat on the early frontier.
Style:
atmospheric, epic, realistic, scenic, meditative ...
Audience:
manly
Plot:
wilderness, survival, native american, native, hunting, mountain man, indians, rocky mountains, snow, revenge, grizzly bear, mountain ...
Time:
19th century, year 1972, 1850s
Place:
colorado, persia, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
26%
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Genre: Western
Country: USA
Duration: 135 min.
Story:
After avenging his family's brutal murder, Wales is pursued by a pack of soldiers. He prefers to travel alone, but ragtag outcasts are drawn to him - and Wales can't bring himself to leave them unprotected.
Style:
suspense, realistic, harsh, epic, powerful ...
Plot:
american civil war, native american, revenge, civil war, murder, surrender, massacre, one against many, on the run, manhunt, indians, wild west ...
Time:
19th century, 1860s, 20th century, year 1976, 1800s
Place:
texas, missouri, austin texas, usa, arizona ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
25%
Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller, War, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 115 min.
Story:
The Civil War has ended, but Colonel Morsman Carver is on one final mission – to kill Gideon, no matter what it takes. Launched by a gunshot and propelled by rage, the relentless pursuit takes the two men through frigid snow-capped mountains and ...
Style:
realistic, suspense, intense, captivating, atmospheric ...
Plot:
wilderness, civil war, survival, chase, american civil war, revenge, justice, plot twist, twists and turns, colonel, indians, union soldier ...
Time:
19th century, 1860s
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25%
Genre: Drama, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
An ex-con seeks revenge on the man who put him in prison by planning a robbery of the latter's stagecoach, which is transporting gold. He enlists the help of a partner, who could be working for his nemesis.
Style:
exciting, intense, humorous, suspense, tense ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
heist, caper, chase, vengeance, gold, revenge, native american, frame up, rivalry, jail, old west, wild west ...
Time:
year 1967, 20th century, 19th century
Place:
usa, mexico
⇓ similarity ⇓
25%
Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 139 min.
Story:
Jack Crabb, looking back from extreme old age, tells of his life being raised by Indians and fighting with General Custer.
Style:
epic, humorous, sentimental, captivating, disturbing ...
Plot:
native american, indians, american history, orphan, chief, injustice, escapades, imperialism, wild west, salesman, thief, society ...
Time:
19th century, year 1970, 70s, 20th century, 1870s ...
Place:
montana, south dakota, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
25%
Genre: Adventure, Drama, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 134 min.
Story:
When 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 in time to avoid financial disaster. The boys learn to do a man's job ...
Style:
harsh, serious, captivating, exciting, suspense ...
Audience:
kids, family outing
Plot:
coming of age, cattle, desert, gunfight, cowboy, old west, buddies, on the road, main character dies, gold, wild west, good versus evil ...
Time:
year 1972, 20th century, 70s
Place:
montana
⇓ similarity ⇓
24%
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Genre: Biography, Drama, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 111 min.
Story:
Cattle baron John Chisum joins forces with Billy the Kid and Pat Garrett to fight the Lincoln County land war.
Style:
harsh, rough, serious, exciting, realistic ...
Audience:
manly
Plot:
old west, bounty hunter, cattle, betrayal, justice, gunfight, aging, shootout, cons and scams, corrupt law enforcer, dishonesty, elderly ...
Time:
19th century, 1870s
Place:
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24%
Genre: Adventure, Drama, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 122 min.
Story:
In 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 principled and demanding taskmaster who is as hard on himself as he is on those who ...
Style:
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Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
old west, against the odds, rivalry, obnoxious boss, on the road, fish out of water, culture clash, father son relationship, cowboy, painting, native american, wagon train ...
Time:
19th century, year 1967, 1840s
Place:
missouri, oregon, usa
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23%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 150 min.
Story:
The Texas Rangers chase down a gang of outlaws led by Butch Cavendish, but the gang ambushes the Rangers, seemingly killing them all. One survivor is found, however, by an American Indian named Tonto, who nurses him back to health. The Ranger, ...
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exciting, humorous, scenic, buddy comedy, semi serious ...
Audience:
teens, boys' night, girls' night, chick flick
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Genre: Drama, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
Texas Ranger Jake Cutter arrests gambler Paul Regret, but soon finds himself teamed with his prisoner in an undercover effort to defeat a band of renegade arms merchants and thieves known as Comancheros.
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Plot:
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Place:
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Genre: Action, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
When a Midwest town learns that a corrupt railroad baron has captured the deeds to their homesteads without their knowledge, a group of young ranchers join forces to take back what is rightfully theirs. They will become the object of the biggest ...
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
A peace-loving, part-time sheriff in the small town of Firecreek must take a stand when a gang of vicious outlaws takes over his town.
Style:
retro, serious, realistic, exciting, suspenseful ...
Audience:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Genre: Western
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
When her husband dies en route to America, Martha Price and her daughter Hilary are left to carry out his dream: the introduction of Hereford cattle into the American West. They enlist Sam "Bulldog" Burnett in their efforts to transport ...
Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Genre: Adventure, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
Marshall "Big Jim" Cole turns in his badge and heads to Wyoming with his family in order to settle on some land left him by a relative. He faces opposition both from a neighbor who wants that land for his own sons, and from a grizzly bear ...
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Audience:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Genre: Adventure, Drama, Thriller, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
Set in 1845, this drama follows a group of settlers as they embark on a punishing journey along the Oregon Trail. When their guide leads them astray, the expedition is forced to contend with the unforgiving conditions of the high plain desert.
Style:
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
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