Movies like Little Big Man
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Little Big Man (1970)
36K
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, thought provoking, breathtaking, realistic, scenic, parody ...
Plot:
native american, orphan, chief, native americans, injustice, escapades, americana, imperialism, thief, salesman, society, indians, old west, satire, revenge, racism, gunfight, culture clash, flashback, survival, time travel, time loop, nature, lgbt, military ...
Time:
19th century, 70s, 20th century, victorian era, 1870s, 1850s, year 1865 ...
Place:
south dakota, usa
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Most similar movies to Little Big Man
The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out harsh, realistic, scenic and talky films with plots about mentor, storytelling, gunfight, culture clash, dialogue, runaway and redemption mostly in Western, Drama and Adventure genres. Some movies like Little Big Man: Dances with Wolves (1990), Jeremiah Johnson (1972), Blazing Saddles (1974), Lonesome Dove (1989), A Man Called Horse (1970). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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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
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100%
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, realistic, epic, scenic, meditative ...
Audience:
manly
Plot:
survival, wilderness, hunting, native americans, mountain man, native american, native, indians, rocky mountains, revenge, life philosophy, interracial relations ...
Time:
19th century, 1850s
Place:
colorado, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
Genre: Comedy, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
A town – where everyone seems to be named Johnson – is in the way of the railroad and, in order to grab their land, Hedley Lemar, a politically connected nasty person, sends in his henchmen to make the town unlivable. After the sheriff is ...
Style:
humorous, parody, funny, light, talky ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
farce, cowboy, racism, satire, gay slur, cowboys and outlaws, small town, racial slur, absurd humor, governor, ethnic slur, ku klux klan ...
Time:
19th century, 70s, 1870s
Place:
los angeles
⇓ 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%
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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 ⇓
52%
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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 ⇓
47%
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 ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
46%
Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 119 min.
Story:
Rabbi Avram arrives in Philadelphia from Poland en route to San Francisco where he will be a congregation's new rabbi. An innocent and inexperienced traveller, he is tricked by con men to pay for the trip to go west, then they leave him and his ...
Style:
humorous, touching, talky, semi serious, funny ...
Plot:
rabbi, friendship, culture clash, fish out of water, old west, jewish, happy ending, partners, heist, disorder, polish, buddies ...
Time:
19th century, 20th century, 50s, 1850s
Place:
california, poland, san francisco, philadelphia, pennsylvania ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
45%
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
Young Indian man Thomas is a nerd in his reservation, wearing oversize glasses and telling everyone stories no-one wants to hear. His parents died in a fire in 1976, and Thomas was saved by Arnold. Arnold soon left his family, and Victor hasn't ...
Style:
road movie, touching, feel good, sincere, bleak ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
native american, native american reservation, native americans, self discovery, friendship, on the road, adolescence, life, escapades, obsessive quest, haunted by the past, family problems ...
Time:
90s, 20th century
Place:
idaho, india, arizona, phoenix arizona, new jersey
⇓ similarity ⇓
44%
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 ⇓
43%
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Movies similar to Django Unchained
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:
humorous, harsh, melancholic, sentimental, talky ...
Audience:
manly, family outing, girls' night
Plot:
revenge, courage, battle of the sexes, teacher, spinster, outlaw gang, tough girl, u.s. marshal, raft, death of father, chase, gang ...
Time:
19th century, 1880s, 70s
Place:
africa, usa, oregon
⇓ similarity ⇓
43%
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Music, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
A woman seeking revenge for her murdered father hires a famous gunman, but he's very different from what she expects.
Style:
funny, melancholic, harsh, talky, semi serious ...
Plot:
revenge, murder, female protagonist, vengeance, redemption, ranch, justice, twists and turns, culture clash, rescue, hitman, old west ...
Time:
19th century, 1890s, 20th century
Place:
wyoming
⇓ similarity ⇓
43%
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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 ⇓
43%
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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 ⇓
42%
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
Outlaw and self-appointed lawmaker, Judge Roy Bean, rules over an empty stretch of the West that gradually grows, under his iron fist, into a thriving town, while dispensing his his own quirky brand of frontier justice upon strangers passing by.
Style:
humorous, stylized, satirical, exciting, tense ...
Plot:
judge, hanging, justice, vengeance, gunfight, criminal, lawyer, lawman, vigilantism, society, starting over, friendship ...
Time:
20th century, 70s, 19th century
Place:
texas, usa, austin texas, california, new jersey ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
42%
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Dances with Wolves related movies
Genre: Comedy, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 123 min.
Story:
Buffalo Bill plans to put on his own Wild West sideshow, and Chief Sitting Bull has agreed to appear in it. However, Sitting Bull has his own hidden agenda, involving the President and General Custer.
Style:
cynical, controversial, unusual plot structure, visually appealing, gloomy ...
Plot:
native american, loneliness, satire, politics, old west, culture clash, usa president, mythology, nude, obsession, surveillance, police investigation ...
Time:
19th century, 1880s
Place:
canada, california, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
42%
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 ⇓
42%
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, compassionate, harsh, enigmatic, breathtaking ...
Plot:
gunfight, western hero, civil war, violence, cowboy, gangsters, vengeance, gang, friendship, gunslinger, deputy sheriff, justice ...
Time:
19th century, 1870s, 1880s, 1860s
Place:
arizona, california, wyoming, texas, alaska ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
42%
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Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
After the 1860s Wild West, a group of misfit settlers - including ex-doctor Phil Taylor, prostitute Belle, and homosexual bookseller Julian - decide they cannot live in their current situation in the west. They hire a grizzled alcoholic wagon master ...
Style:
humorous, parody, satirical, not serious, funny ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
old west, satire, on the road, starting over, gang, americana, unlikely partners, tough heroes, escapades, horse, culture clash, native american ...
Time:
future, 19th century
Place:
california
⇓ similarity ⇓
42%
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:
factual, tense, poignant, touching, affectionate ...
Plot:
american civil war, civil war, military, anti war, bittersweet, war, interracial relations, father son relationship, revolution, finnish, divorce, brothers ...
Time:
19th century, 1860s
Place:
virginia, england, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
42%
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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
⇓ similarity ⇓
42%
Genre: Comedy, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 126 min.
Story:
George Washington McLintock, 'GW' to friends and foes alike, is a cattle baron and the richest man in the territory. He anxiously awaits the return of his daughter Becky who has been away at school for the last two years. He's also ...
Style:
humorous, funny, light, exciting, captivating ...
Audience:
date night
Plot:
farce, ranch, greed, mogul, rivalry, father daughter relationship, rancher, couples, vengeance, cowboy, hunting, prejudice ...
Time:
20th century, 19th century, 1930s, 60s
Place:
alaska, oklahoma, ireland, arizona, california
⇓ similarity ⇓
41%
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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 ⇓
41%
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Genre: Western
Country: USA
Duration: 111 min.
Story:
John Russell, disdained by his "respectable" fellow stagecoach passengers because he was raised by Indians, becomes their only hope for survival when they are set upon by outlaws.
Style:
realistic, tense, harsh, talky, intense ...
Plot:
journey, cowboy, racism, old west, desert, character study, suspense, embezzlement, crime gone awry, wilderness, fighting the system, hitman ...
Time:
19th century
Place:
arizona, usa, tucson arizona, yuma arizona
⇓ similarity ⇓
41%
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Genre: Drama, Romance, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 126 min.
Story:
Cole Thornton, a gunfighter for hire, joins forces with an old friend, Sheriff J.P. Hara. Together with an old indian fighter and a gambler, they help a rancher and his family fight a rival rancher that is trying to steal their water.
Style:
talky, tense, exciting, serious, realistic ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
friendship, vengeance, sheriff, lone hero, old west, adaptation, suspense, cowboy, righting the wronged, tough heroes, good versus evil, vigilantism ...
Time:
19th century, 60s
Place:
texas, california, usa, sonora, mexico
⇓ similarity ⇓
41%
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Movies like The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
819K
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
⇓ similarity ⇓
41%
Genre: 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, realistic, serious ...
Plot:
civil war, wilderness, old west, american civil war, gold, native american, criminal, attempted murder, small town, survival, heroes, dishonesty ...
Time:
19th century, year 1865, victorian era, 1880s, 1870s ...
Place:
california, arizona, ohio, missouri, usa ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
41%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Romance, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 116 min.
Story:
An idealistic, modern-day cowboy struggles to keep his Wild West show afloat in the face of hard luck and waning interest.
Style:
humorous, touching, sentimental, feel good, funny ...
Plot:
small town, circus, cowboy, gunfight, bank robbery, farce, stereotypes, nude, reality, twists and turns, suburbs, lone hero ...
Time:
1930s, 70s, 80s
Place:
idaho, new york, new jersey, montana, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
41%
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 ⇓
41%
Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Two hapless explorers lead an ill-fated 1804 expedition through the Pacific Northwest in a hopeless, doomed effort to reach the Pacific Ocean before Lewis and Clark.
Style:
humorous, funny, not serious, exciting, inspirational ...
Audience:
boys' night, teens
Plot:
wilderness, culture clash, fight, bravery, fish out of water, cons and scams, adventurer, partners, uninhibited rivalry, escapades, race against time, friendship ...
Time:
19th century
⇓ similarity ⇓
41%
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