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Jeremiah Johnson (1972)
39K
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, scenic, epic, meditative, factual, serious, bleak, existential, spaghetti western, rough ...
Audience:
manly
Plot:
wilderness, survival, native, hunting, mountain man, native american, revenge, mountain, rocky mountains, grizzly bear, indians, trapper, life philosophy, interracial relations, respect, wilderness survival, isolation, vengeance, hunter, death of wife, environment, runaway, transformation, culture clash, winter ...
Time:
19th century, 1850s, 1840s, year 1972
Place:
colorado, persia, usa, north america
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out serious, realistic, wild and harsh films with plots about native american, storytelling, survival, gunfight, wilderness, friendship and mentor mostly in Drama, Adventure and Western genres. Some movies like Jeremiah Johnson: Man in the Wilderness (1971), The Revenant (2015), The Last of the Mohicans (1992), Dances with Wolves (1990), Ravenous (1999). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Adventure, Drama, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
In the early 1800's, 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 winter. When guide Zachary Bass is injured in a bear attack, they decide ...
Style:
tense, rough, suspenseful, atmospheric, period piece ...
Plot:
wilderness, survival, bear attack, native american, paranoia, mountain man, revenge, pain, winter, trapper, wolf pack, loner ...
Time:
1820s, 1800s, year 1971, 19th century, 70s
Place:
north dakota, usa
Similarity:
100%
940K
Genre: Adventure, Drama, Western
Country: USA, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Argentina
Duration: 156 min.
Story:
In the 1820s, a frontiersman, Hugh Glass, sets out on a path of vengeance against those who left him for dead after a bear mauling.
Style:
realistic, atmospheric, harsh, scenic, suspenseful ...
Audience:
date night, manly, boys' night, adult
Plot:
survival, wilderness, revenge, vengeance, native american, snow, violent, bear attack, wilderness survival, winter, hunter, wild west ...
Time:
year 2015, 2010s, year 2016, distant future, 90s ...
Place:
los angeles, north america, usa
Similarity:
83%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Romance, War
Country: USA
Duration: 112 min.
Story:
As the English and French soldiers battle for control of the American colonies in the 18th century, the settlers and native Americans are forced to take sides. Cora and her sister Alice unwittingly walk into trouble but are reluctantly saved by ...
Style:
epic, sexy, period piece, costume drama, visually stunning ...
Audience:
chick flick, family friendly
Plot:
native american, american indian, war, freedom, colonial america, indians, wilderness, revenge, forest, historical epic, medieval, american history ...
Time:
18th century, middle ages, ancient times, georgian era, 20th century ...
Place:
persia, usa, england
Similarity:
92%
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, visually stunning, inspirational ...
Plot:
american civil war, native american, self discovery, culture clash, friendship, native, courage, tribe, native american white relationships, pride and honor, wolf, prairie ...
Time:
19th century, 90s, ancient times, 1860s, year 1990 ...
Place:
south dakota, nebraska, america, usa, kansas ...
Similarity:
75%
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Genre: Adventure, Drama, Horror, Western
Country: UK, Mexico, USA, Czech Republic
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
Upon receiving reports of missing persons at Fort Spencer, a remote Army outpost on the Western frontier, Capt. John Boyd investigates. After arriving at his new post, Boyd and his regiment aid a wounded frontiersman who recounts a horrifying tale ...
Style:
black comedy, dark comedy, scary, suspenseful, gothic ...
Plot:
cannibalism, cannibal, wendigo, winter, death, fort, mountain, gory, survival, food, violent, snow ...
Time:
19th century, 1840s, 20th century, victorian era, 1800s ...
Place:
usa, california
Similarity:
100%
108K
Genre: Adventure, Drama, Western
Country: Germany, Japan, USA
Duration: 121 min.
Story:
On the run after murdering a man, accountant William Blake encounters a strange North American man named Nobody who prepares him for his journey into the spiritual world.
Style:
atmospheric, bleak, gloomy, tense, offbeat ...
Plot:
journey, gunfight, transformation, wilderness, indians, cowboy, murder, on the road, accountant, modern west, culture clash, existentialism ...
Time:
19th century, year 1995, 1870s, 90s, victorian era
Place:
usa, cleveland ohio, pacific ocean, england
Similarity:
100%
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:
atmospheric, thought provoking, visually appealing, stylized, surreal ...
Plot:
survival, old west, road trip, brutality, family relations, modern western, character study, modern west, danger, escapades, settler, gunfight ...
Time:
19th century, 2010s, year 2010, 1840s
Place:
oregon, usa, salt lake city utah, texas
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Adventure, Drama, Western
Country: USA, Netherlands
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:
perverse, action adventure, serious, realistic, suspenseful ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
mountain man, american indian, native american, wilderness, mountain, survival, wild west, cowboy, violence, native american attack, vigilantism, camping ...
Time:
19th century, year 1980, 1830s
Place:
wyoming, usa
Similarity:
67%
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84K
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 117 min.
Story:
The plane carrying wealthy Charles Morse crashes down in the Alaskan wilderness. Together with the two other passengers, photographer Robert and assistant Stephen, Charles devises a plan to help them reach civilization. However, his biggest obstacle ...
Style:
suspense, suspenseful, sexy, serious, clever ...
Plot:
survival, wilderness, bear, danger, animal attack, grizzly bear, survivalist, bear attack, hunter, lost in the woods, billionaire, nature ...
Time:
20th century, 90s
Place:
alaska, usa, california
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Adventure, 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, cowboy, racism, revenge, culture clash, voice over narration, massacre, interview, orphan, old west, american history, bigotry ...
Time:
19th century, 1870s, 1860s, year 1970, 70s ...
Place:
montana, south dakota, usa
Similarity:
100%
55K
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:
suspense, harsh, exciting, spaghetti western, period piece ...
Audience:
family outing, manly
Plot:
revenge, bounty hunter, murder, manhunt, texas ranger, vengeance, hanging, teenage girl, cowboy, civil war veteran, alcoholic, reward ...
Time:
19th century, 1880s, year 1969, 20th century, 1930s ...
Place:
texas, oklahoma, arkansas, usa, austin texas ...
Similarity:
100%
692K
Genre: Adventure, Biography, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 148 min.
Story:
The true story of top student and athlete, Christopher McCandless, who after graduating from Emory University in 1992, abandoned his possessions, gave his entire $24,000 savings account to charity and hitchhiked to Alaska to live in the wilderness.
Style:
road movie, philosophical, melancholic, inspirational, reflective ...
Audience:
teens, date night, teen drama, adult
Plot:
wilderness, self discovery, survival, road trip, freedom, isolation, solitude, journey, life philosophy, lifestyle change, beautiful scenery, nature ...
Time:
2000s, year 2007, 20th century, year 1990, year 1992 ...
Place:
alaska, los angeles, north america, northern california, america ...
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Adventure, Drama, Romance, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 92 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, old west, indian war, native american attack, wagon train, tribe, native american white relationships, gold rush, interracial romance, injustice ...
Time:
19th century, 1800s
Place:
south dakota, north america
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Adventure, Drama, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
Jack London's classic adventure story about the friendship developed between a Yukon gold hunter and the mixed dog-wolf he rescues from the hands of a man who mistreats him.
Style:
touching, sincere, sentimental, captivating, retro ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, pre-teens, girls' night, teen drama
Plot:
dog, survival, pets, human animal relationship, friendship, treasure, wilderness, dog sled, animal, gold rush, gold mine, unlikely friendships ...
Time:
19th century, year 1991, 1890s, 1800s
Place:
alaska, yukon, america, usa, canada ...
Similarity:
100%
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Genre: Drama, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
Following the murder of her father by hired hand Tom Chaney, 14-year-old farm girl Mattie Ross sets out to capture the killer. To aid her, she hires the toughest U.S. Marshal she can find, a man with "true grit," Reuben J. ...
Style:
suspense, costume drama, visually appealing, suspenseful, period piece ...
Audience:
manly, date night, family outing, boys' night, teen drama
Plot:
old west, vengeance, cowboy, bounty hunter, revenge, wild west, violence, gunfight, kick-butt women, dialogue, teenage girl, shooting ...
Time:
19th century, year 2010, 2010s, 20th century, 1900s ...
Place:
texas, oklahoma, usa, arkansas, california
Similarity:
83%
Genre: Drama, 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, brutal, harsh, epic, visually stunning ...
Plot:
american civil war, revenge, native american, surrender, civil war, cowboy, vengeance, manhunt, murder, on the run, loss of family, one against many ...
Time:
19th century, 1860s, 1800s, 20th century, year 1976 ...
Place:
texas, missouri, austin texas, usa, kansas ...
Similarity:
60%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Western
Country: USA, China
Duration: 118 min.
Story:
A 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.
Style:
touching, period piece, perverse, road movie, suspense ...
Plot:
teaching the ways of the world, native american, civil war veteran, rescue, friendship, cowboy, runaway, american civil war, organized crime, mentor, hopes, civil war ...
Time:
19th century, 1800s, 2020s, victorian era, 1870s ...
Place:
hawaii, usa, dallas texas, san antonio texas, texas
Similarity:
100%
106K
Genre: Drama, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 134 min.
Story:
A legendary Native American-hating Army captain nearing retirement in 1892 is given one last assignment: to escort a Cheyenne chief and his family through dangerous territory back to his Montana reservation.
Style:
tense, suspense, rough, costume drama, visually stunning ...
Audience:
date night, adult
Plot:
native american, native american reservation, wild west, indian chief, american indian, death, murder of husband, murder of daughter, indigenous people, murder, widow, trip ...
Time:
19th century, year 2017, 1890s, 2010s, victorian era ...
Place:
montana, america, new mexico, usa, colorado
Similarity:
100%
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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:
sexy, realistic, suspense, intense, captivating ...
Plot:
wilderness, revenge, vengeance, chase, twists and turns, american civil war, desert, survival, justice, plot twist, colonel, union soldier ...
Time:
19th century, 1860s
Similarity:
50%
Genre: Adventure, Drama, War
Country: Canada, Australia
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
In the 17th century a Jesuit priest and a young companion are escorted through the wilderness of Quebec by Algonquin Indians to find a distant mission in the dead of winter. The Jesuit experiences a spiritual journey while his young companion falls ...
Style:
period piece, realistic, bleak, historically accurate, sad ...
Plot:
native american, shaman, wilderness, indians, christian, religion, christianity, american indian, jesuit, nature, church, snow ...
Time:
17th century, year 1991
Place:
canada, quebec, america, india, france
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Drama, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 120 min.
TV show
Story:
Comanche Moon, the prequel to McMurtry's bestselling and Pulitzer Prize-winning book, "Lonesome Dove follows Texas Rangers Augustus "Gus" McCrae (Zahn) and Woodrow F. Call (Urban), now in their middle years, as they continue to ...
Style:
captivating, tense, suspense, sincere, exciting ...
Plot:
wild west, friendship, danger, native american, modern western, partner, native, rivalry, old west, escapades, texas ranger, daring rescue ...
Time:
19th century, year 1865, 1860s, 1850s, victorian era
Place:
texas, austin texas, usa
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Adventure, Drama, Family, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
A wilderness-loving man must clear himself of a wrongful murder charge and rescue his daughter who may be sent to an orphanage in this made-for-TV movie.
Style:
emotional, heartfelt, sentimental, period piece, uplifting ...
Plot:
wilderness, grizzly bear, father daughter relationship, protective parent, wrongful accusation, man versus nature, wrongful imprisonment, family drama, manhunt, animal, isolation, heroism ...
Time:
19th century
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Adventure, Drama
Country: Canada
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
A bush pilot in nothern Canada who with the aid of modernity thinks he can handle it all & knows it all. After reluctantly agreeing to transport a local indian girl to a medical facility his light plane crashes & they have to survive whilst ...
Style:
emotional, serious, sentimental, sad, realistic ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
survival, wilderness, nature, arctic, isolation, rescue, human spirit, stranded, hopes, airplane, winter, friendship ...
Time:
50s, 20th century, post world war two, 1950s, year 1953
Place:
canada, antarctic, persia
Similarity:
50%
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Genre: Adventure, Drama, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
TV show
Story:
Lonesome Dove is a Western television miniseries based on Larry McMurtry's Pulitzer Prize-winning novel of the same name. Starring Robert Duvall and Tommy Lee Jones, Lonesome Dove was originally broadcast by CBS on February 5, 1989, drawing a ...
Style:
epic, realistic, touching, entertaining, anime ...
Plot:
wild west, cowboy, texas ranger, indians, old west, native american, modern west, epic battle, gunfight, friendship, obsessive quest, villain ...
Time:
19th century, 1870s, 80s
Place:
montana, austin texas, america, nebraska, usa ...
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Adventure, Drama
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 109 min.
Story:
A father and daughter live a perfect but mysterious existence in Forest Park, a beautiful nature reserve near Portland, Oregon, rarely making contact with the world. But when a small mistake tips them off to authorities, they are sent on an ...
Style:
psychological, philosophical, sincere, serious, captivating ...
Audience:
teens, adult
Plot:
father daughter relationship, forest, nature, veteran, trust, teenage girl, survivalist, trauma, wilderness, hitchhiking, woods, freezing ...
Time:
2010s, future, 90s, near future
Place:
oregon, washington state, xian, portland oregon, utah ...
Similarity:
100%
29K
Genre: Adventure, Drama
Country: UK, Australia, USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
Under the pretense of having a picnic, a geologist takes his teenage daughter and 6-year-old son into the Australian outback and attempts to shoot them. When he fails, he turns the gun on himself, and the two city-bred children must contend with ...
Style:
road movie, visually stunning, visual, philosophical, scenic ...
Audience:
kids, teen drama
Plot:
coming of age, suicide, desert, wilderness, survival, australian outback, rite of passage, boy, teenager, brother sister relationship, teenage girl, culture clash ...
Time:
70s, 20th century, year 1971
Place:
australia, oceania, britain, adelaide south australia, sydney australia ...
Similarity:
50%
Genre: Drama, Western
Country: France, USA
Duration: 122 min.
Story:
When three women living on the edge of the American frontier are driven mad by harsh pioneer life, the task of saving them falls to the pious, independent-minded Mary Bee Cuddy. Transporting the women by covered wagon to Iowa, she soon realizes just ...
Style:
harsh, sexy, depressing, emotional, suspense ...
Plot:
twists and turns, wild west, old west, suicide, human nature, depression, suicide by hanging, unlikely partners, obsessive quest, partner, modern west, danger ...
Time:
19th century, year 2014, 2010s
Place:
iowa, nebraska, usa
Similarity:
50%
Genre: Adventure, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
This film dramatizes the true story of Farley Mowat, when he was sent to the Canadian tundra area to collect evidence of the grievous harm the wolf population was allegedly doing to the caribou herds. In his struggle to survive in that difficult ...
Style:
semi autobiographical, scenic, philosophical, anthropological, offbeat ...
Audience:
teens, kids
Plot:
wilderness, nature, wolf, mountain, scientist, arctic, camping, snow, voice over narration, skinny dipping, environment, dog ...
Time:
year 1983, 1940s, 80s, 1930s
Place:
alaska, usa, canada
Similarity:
50%
Genre: Adventure, Drama, Western
Country: USA, Mexico
Duration: 114 min.
Story:
In 1825 an English aristocrat is captured by Indians. He lives with them and begins to understand/accept their lifestyles. Eventually he is accepted as part of the tribe and becomes their leader.
Style:
intense, scenic, suspense, captivating, exciting ...
Plot:
horse, native american, sioux tribe, ritual, native, captivity, survival, lifestyle, interracial relations, danger, injustice, torture ...
Time:
19th century, 1820s, 1800s, 70s
Place:
usa, south dakota, india, california
Similarity:
22%
Genre: Adventure, Drama, Western
Country: Italy, Spain, West Germany, USA
Duration: 178 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, breathtaking, cult classic, exciting ...
Audience:
boys' night, family friendly, manly, date night, kids ...
Plot:
old west, civil war, treasure hunt, gunfight, greed, american civil war, moral ambiguity, desert, anti hero, shootout, hitman, cowboy ...
Time:
19th century, year 1966, 20th century, 1860s, victorian era
Place:
texas, arizona, austin texas, usa, north america ...
Similarity:
50%
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