Movies like Jeremiah Johnson
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Jeremiah Johnson (1972)
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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, factual, serious, bleak, sentimental, touching ...
Audience:
manly
Plot:
survival, wilderness, hunting, native americans, mountain man, native american, native, indians, rocky mountains, revenge, life philosophy, interracial relations, grizzly bear, isolation, snow, vengeance, environment, mountain, desert, runaway, transformation, culture clash, respect, death of wife, native american white relationships ...
Time:
19th century, 1850s
Place:
colorado, usa
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out realistic, serious, harsh and scenic films with plots about brutality, storytelling, mentor, dialogue, culture clash, wilderness and beautiful scenery mostly in Drama, Adventure and Western genres. Some movies like Jeremiah Johnson: The Revenant (2015), Man in the Wilderness (1971), The Last of the Mohicans (1992), Ravenous (1999), Meek's Cutoff (2010). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Western
Country: Hong Kong, Taiwan, USA
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:
breathtaking, atmospheric, exciting, scenic, suspenseful ...
Audience:
date night, boys' night, adult
Plot:
survival, wilderness, revenge, vengeance, snow, bear attack, life & death, obsessive quest, lone hero, father son relationship, bravery, violent ...
Time:
19th century, 1820s, georgian era
Place:
los angeles, usa
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94%
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:
atmospheric, tense, rough, suspenseful, epic ...
Plot:
wilderness, bear attack, survival, native american, vengeance, paranoia, fear, hallucination, wounded, forces of nature, isolation, mountain man ...
Time:
19th century, 1820s, 70s
Place:
north dakota, usa
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100%
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, exciting, sexy, dramatic, visually appealing ...
Audience:
chick flick
Plot:
native american, indians, native americans, army, war, wilderness, colonial america, freedom, american indian, fight scenes, american history, colonialism ...
Time:
18th century, georgian era, 19th century, middle ages, 1930s
Place:
england, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
89%
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Genre: Adventure, Horror, Western
Country: UK, Czech Republic, Mexico, USA
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:
disturbing, scary, tense, suspenseful, bloody ...
Plot:
cannibalism, cannibal, winter, snow, survival, death, camp, twists and turns, isolation, military, fort, suspense ...
Time:
19th century, victorian era, 1840s, 20th century
Place:
usa, california
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
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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:
atmospheric, thought provoking, visually appealing, surreal, stylized ...
Plot:
survival, native americans, family relations, women, road trip, character study, brutality, twists and turns, old west, escapades, gunfight, settler ...
Time:
19th century, 1840s
Place:
oregon, usa, texas
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
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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, breathtaking, epic, sentimental ...
Plot:
american civil war, native american, friendship, self discovery, culture clash, tribe, courage, native americans, native american white relationships, pride and honor, native, survival ...
Time:
19th century, victorian era, 1840s, 1860s, 70s
Place:
kansas, south dakota, tennessee, usa, nebraska
⇓ similarity ⇓
67%
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Genre: Adventure, Drama, Fantasy, Western
Country: USA, Germany, Japan
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:
bleak, atmospheric, captivating, gloomy, art house ...
Plot:
gunfight, bounty hunter, journey, native americans, wilderness, cowboy, transformation, murder, hallucination, culture clash, existentialism, cult ...
Time:
19th century, 1870s, victorian era
Place:
usa, cleveland ohio, pacific ocean, england
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
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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:
tense, suspenseful, serious, compassionate, intense ...
Plot:
survival, wilderness, suspense, bear, grizzly bear, bear attack, marital infidelity, hunter, nature, older man younger woman relationship, billionaire, survivor ...
Time:
90s
Place:
alaska, usa, california
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
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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, orphan, chief, native americans, escapades, injustice, americana, imperialism, society, thief, salesman, indians ...
Time:
19th century, 70s, 20th century, 1860s, 1850s ...
Place:
south dakota, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
Genre: Adventure, Drama
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, sentimental, sincere, captivating, fairy tale ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, girls' night, pre-teens
Plot:
dog, survival, wilderness, animals, human animal relationship, treasure, friendship, pets, beautiful scenery, disney, dog sled, unlikely friendships ...
Time:
19th century, 1890s
Place:
alaska, yukon, canada, san francisco, california ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
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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, exciting, sentimental, clever ...
Audience:
family outing, manly
Plot:
revenge, bounty hunter, murder, manhunt, vengeance, hanging, cowboy, reward, civil war veteran, alcoholic, texas ranger, justice ...
Time:
19th century, 1880s, 70s, 1930s
Place:
texas, arkansas, oklahoma, california, austin texas ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
Genre: Adventure, Drama, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 384 min.
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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:
realistic, touching, epic, reflective, melancholic ...
Plot:
friendship, gunfight, cowboy, obsessive quest, old west, life & death, villain, texas ranger, courage, adaptation, destiny, depression ...
Time:
19th century, 80s
Place:
austin texas, nebraska, montana, usa, wyoming ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
Genre: Adventure, 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:
perverse, serious, realistic, suspenseful
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
mountain man, american indian, native american, mountain, survival, camp, nature, vigilantism, heroes, battles, wilderness, violence ...
Time:
19th century, 1830s
Place:
usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
67%
Genre: Adventure, Drama
Country: Canada, France
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
A colossal adventure odyssey that turns back the hands of time to the very beginning of man's existence. 80,000 years ago, when man roamed the earth, he was exposed to the many harsh elements of nature. Against the perilous atmosphere of rugged ...
Style:
atmospheric, realistic, breathtaking, captivating, serious ...
Plot:
caveman, survival, tribe, fire, cannibalism, neanderthal, prehistoric man, discovery, love story, nude, ancient, ancient history ...
Time:
prehistoric times, prehistory, stone age, future, ancient times
Place:
france, canada, scotland, africa
⇓ 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:
tense, atmospheric, suspenseful, rough, scenic ...
Audience:
family outing, boys' night
Plot:
revenge, vengeance, cowboy, bounty hunter, old west, justice, gunfight, runaway, determination, texas ranger, teenage girl, death of father ...
Time:
19th century, 1870s, 20th century
Place:
arkansas, texas, oklahoma, california, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
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Movies similar to Django Unchained
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:
tense, realistic, intense, rough, atmospheric ...
Plot:
wilderness, civil war, chase, revenge, american civil war, survival, justice, war, plot twist, twists and turns, colonel, indians ...
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:
thought provoking, realistic, bleak, sexy, visually appealing ...
Plot:
native american, christian, indians, religion, wilderness, shaman, colonialism, jesuit, nature, church, culture clash, native americans ...
Time:
17th century
Place:
canada, quebec, france, india
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
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Genre: Adventure, Drama, History
Country: USA, United Arab Emirates, Poland, India
Duration: 133 min.
Story:
Peter Weir's follow-up to Master & Commander (2003) is the stark & brilliant The Way Back, which takes on the theme of man's struggle for freedom. At the dawn of WWII, several men escape from a Russian gulag. The film ...
Style:
realistic, rough, epic, inspirational, serious ...
Plot:
survival, escape, prison escape, freedom, war, wilderness, world war two, journey, desert, gulag, pow, human spirit ...
Time:
20th century, 1940s
Place:
himalaya, russia, poland, germany, ussr ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
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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:
atmospheric, tense, realistic, bleak, harsh ...
Plot:
old west, mental illness, suicide, human nature, twists and turns, suspense, depression, native american, unlikely partners, partners, obsessive quest, lifesaver ...
Time:
19th century
Place:
nebraska, usa, iowa
⇓ 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:
scenic, intense, exciting, captivating, serious ...
Plot:
horse, native americans, ritual, suspense, captivity, survival, lifestyle, manhood, injustice, interracial relations, indians, violence ...
Time:
19th century, 70s, 1820s
Place:
usa, california, india, south dakota
⇓ similarity ⇓
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Movies similar to Into the Wild
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Genre: Adventure, Drama
Country: UK, Australia
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, thought provoking, atmospheric, surreal, meditative ...
Audience:
kids, teen drama
Plot:
coming of age, desert, survival, suicide, culture clash, teenage girl, wilderness, rite of passage, children, brother sister relationship, australian outback, language barrier ...
Time:
70s, 20th century
Place:
australia, oceania, sydney australia, adelaide south australia
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50%
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:
realistic, brutal, harsh, tense, talky ...
Plot:
american civil war, revenge, civil war, native americans, native american, suspense, murder, massacre, surrender, manhunt, on the run, runaway ...
Time:
19th century, 1860s, 70s
Place:
texas, missouri, austin texas, usa, kansas ...
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50%
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, sincere, serious, motivational, philosophical ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
father daughter relationship, teenage girl, forest, veteran, nature, trust, teenager, wilderness, survivalist, hitchhiking, hiking, isolation ...
Time:
future
Place:
oregon, washington state, xian, portland oregon, california ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
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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, breathtaking, philosophical, harsh ...
Audience:
kids, teens
Plot:
wilderness, nature, wolf, snow, scientist, survival, mountain, animals, disney, arctic, camping, dog ...
Time:
1940s, 80s, 1930s
Place:
alaska, usa, canada
⇓ similarity ⇓
50%
Genre: Adventure, Drama, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
Jeff Bridges stars as young con man named Jake Rumsey in this highly original Western. After Drew Dixon (Barry Brown), an upright young man, is sent west by his religious family to avoid being drafted into the Civil War, he drifts across the land ...
Style:
bleak, atmospheric, realistic, breathtaking, ironic ...
Plot:
civil war, gang, betrayal, american civil war, hanging, prostitution, loyalty, marshal, visceral, hospital, paranoid, obsession ...
Time:
19th century, 1860s
Place:
texas, ireland, tokyo, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
25%
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Genre: Drama, Western
Country: Mexico, USA
Duration: 129 min.
Story:
Lord John Morgan has returned to civilized life in England, but finds he has nothing but disdain for that life. Yearning to embrace the simplicity of the American West-and the Yellow Hands Sioux tribe he left behind, Morgan returns to the ...
Style:
enigmatic, melancholic, light, harsh, feel good ...
Audience:
teens, boys' night
Plot:
native american, horse, redemption, old west, culture clash, native americans, indians, sioux tribe, gunfight, hunting, greed, mentor ...
Time:
19th century, 1840s, 70s
Place:
new jersey, california
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25%
Genre: Drama, History, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 115 min.
Story:
The Apache Indians have reluctantly agreed to settle on a US Government approved reservation. Not all the Apaches are able to adapt to the life of corn farmers. One in particular, Geronimo, is restless. Pushed over the edge by broken promises and ...
Style:
factual, intense, captivating, serious, realistic ...
Audience:
family outing
Plot:
native american, indians, native americans, civil war, apache, betrayal, interracial romance, justice, love story, unlikely friendships, prejudice, wilderness ...
Time:
19th century
Place:
mexico, latin america, tucson arizona, sonora, arizona
⇓ similarity ⇓
25%
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Genre: Adventure, Drama, Family
Country: France, USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
An orphan bear cub hooks up with an adult male as they try to dodge human hunters.
Style:
touching, scenic, uplifting, captivating, sentimental ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, pre-teens
Plot:
animals, survival, wilderness, nature, bear, dog, hunting, friendship, orphan, forest, heroic mission, youth ...
Time:
19th century, 1880s
Place:
canada, antarctica, british columbia
⇓ 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, funny ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, teens
Plot:
coming of age, cattle, desert, vengeance, gunfight, rancher, buddies, on the road, gold, good versus evil, murder, teenage boy ...
Time:
70s, 20th century, 80s
Place:
california, texas, montana
⇓ similarity ⇓
24%
Genre: Adventure, Drama, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 219 min.
Story:
Harvard graduate James Averill (Kris Kristofferson) is the sheriff of prosperous Jackson County, Wyo., when a battle erupts between the area's poverty-stricken immigrants and its wealthy cattle farmers. The politically connected ranch owners ...
Style:
epic, captivating, talky, atmospheric, realistic ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
violence, immigrants, love triangle, culture clash, prostitute, brothel, cattle ranch, ranch, female nudity, gunfight, justice, civil war ...
Time:
19th century, 1890s, 1870s, 18th century
Place:
montana, wyoming, usa, harvard university, asia ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
24%
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