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Major Dundee (1965)
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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:
exciting, tense, serious, realistic, suspenseful, sad, perverse, cult classic, rough, epic ...
Plot:
american civil war, military, soldier, civil war, rescue, apache, massacre, chase, friend turned foe, battles, apache indian, raid, heroes, leadership, survival, danger, medieval, native, kidnapping, love triangle, friendly fire, wild west, u.s. civil war, native american, dancing ...
Time:
19th century, 1860s, year 1965, year 1865
Place:
mexico, new mexico, usa, latin america, austin texas, texas, arizona ...
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Most similar movies to Major Dundee
The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out realistic, serious, rough and suspenseful films with plots about violence, soldier, battles, heroes, military, gun and horse mostly in Drama, Western and War genres. Some movies like Major Dundee: Ulzana's Raid (1972), The Beast (1988), Dances with Wolves (1990), The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (1966), The Four Feathers (2002). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Adventure, Drama, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
Report reaches the US cavalry that the Apache leader Ulzana has left his reservation with a band of followers. A compassionate young officer, Lieutenant DeBuin, is given a small company to find him and bring him back; accompanying the troop is ...
Style:
spaghetti western, brutal, suspenseful, bleak, realistic ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
apache, native, native american attack, racism, american indian, cowboy, cavalry, wild west, last stand, fortress, massacre, gunfight ...
Time:
19th century, year 1972
Place:
arizona, usa
Similarity:
100%
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Genre: Adventure, Drama, War
Country: USA
Duration: 111 min.
Story:
During the war in Afghanistan a Soviet tank crew commanded by a tyrannical officer find themselves lost and in a struggle against a band of Mujahadeen guerrillas in the mountains.
Style:
sexy, gothic, realistic, bleak, retro ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
tank, politics, military, soldier, war in afghanistan, vengeance, international relations, brutality, revenge, anti communist, desert, cavalry ...
Time:
80s, year 1981
Place:
afghanistan, middle east, israel, vietnam, russia ...
Similarity:
100%
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:
100%
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:
100%
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Genre: Adventure, Drama, Romance, War
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 132 min.
Story:
The story, set in 1875, follows a British officer (Heath Ledger) who resigns his post when he learns of his regiment's plan to ship out to the Sudan for the conflict with the Mahdi. His friends and fiancée send him four white feathers which ...
Style:
epic, costume drama, period piece, serious, captivating ...
Audience:
chick flick, girls' night
Plot:
redemption, desert, military, imperialism, cavalry, british empire, slavery, colonialism, soldier, hopes, friendship, prison escape ...
Time:
19th century, victorian era, year 2002, turn of the century, 1880s ...
Place:
sudan, england, africa, britain, north africa ...
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:
100%
Genre: Adventure, Drama, War
Country: Spain
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
A tense drama that revolves around a platoon of Spanish soldiers, following the innocent young men as they step from the training field into a hell for which nothing could have prepared them.
Style:
rough, serious, suspenseful, realistic, captivating ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
politics, terrorism, military, danger, soldier, military life, political unrest, mission, survival, life is a bitch, battles, chaos ...
Place:
former yugoslavia, kosovo, macedonia, europe
Similarity:
100%
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, rough, suspenseful ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
american civil war, civil war, native american, friendship, mexican revolution, medieval, cowboy, military, wild west, desert, gunfight, u.s. mexico border ...
Time:
20th century, 19th century, 1860s, 80s
Place:
mexico, los angeles, usa, latin america, texas ...
Similarity:
38%
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Genre: Drama, History, War, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 137 min.
Story:
Based on the 1836 standoff between a group of Texan and Tejano men, led by Davy Crockett and Jim Bowie, and Mexican dictator Santa Anna's forces at the Alamo in San Antonio, Texas.
Style:
realistic, factual, intense, serious, exciting ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
siege, gunfight, military, american history, patriotism, fortress, dictator, justice, civil war, wartime, fight scenes, danger ...
Time:
19th century, 1830s
Place:
texas, mexico, latin america, san antonio texas, austin texas ...
Similarity:
31%
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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, tense, serious, realistic, suspenseful ...
Plot:
american civil war, civil war, vengeance, betrayal, revenge, gunfight, justice, brutality, redemption, colonel, unlikely friendships, old west ...
Time:
19th century, 20th century, year 1865, 1860s
Place:
texas, usa, ireland, new orleans
Similarity:
29%
Genre: Drama, History, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
They've ridden dusty miles without end and fought fierce battles. Yet when these brave African-American cavalrymen enter a scraggly frontier town, they must walk through it instead of ride. The town dishonors them but the soldiers' ...
Style:
disturbing, rough, serious, realistic, tense
Plot:
racism, american indian, civil war, black, african american, native american, racial discrimination, indian war, cavalry, indian reservation, apache, slave trade ...
Time:
19th century, 1880s
Place:
new mexico, usa, arizona
Similarity:
29%
Genre: Drama, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
In the early 20th century, some convicts while on a road gang escape and one of the convicts is Zach Provo, a half Indian, who was sent to prison during the latter part of the 19th century. He escapes with 6 others to exact vengeance on Sam Burgade ...
Style:
perverse, serious, realistic, exciting, rough ...
Plot:
gang, sexual assault, cowboy, civil war, rescue, on the run, misery, apache territory, half breed, gilded age, fugitive, outlaw gang ...
Time:
20th century, year 1976, 19th century, 1900s
Place:
arizona, america, yuma arizona, usa, tucson arizona
Similarity:
26%
Genre: Drama, War, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 112 min.
Story:
After a cavalry group is massacred by the Cheyenne, only two survivors remain: Honus, a naive private devoted to his duty, and Cresta, a young woman who had lived with the Cheyenne two years and whose sympathies lie more with them than with the US ...
Style:
disturbing, serious, rough, bleak, controversial ...
Plot:
village, native american white relationships, native american, native american attack, american indian, soldier, massacre, survival, american history, military, fall in love, wild west ...
Time:
1860s, 19th century, 1870s
Place:
persia, usa, colorado
Similarity:
26%
Genre: Drama, War, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 125 min.
Story:
Pulled into the Mexican Revolution by his own greed, Texas gunrunner & pilot Lee Arnold joins bandit-turned-patriot Pancho Villa & his band of dedicated men in a march across Mexico battling the Colorados & stealing ...
Style:
retro, spaghetti western, political, euro western, exciting ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
mexican revolution, medieval, epic battle, gunrunner, power struggle, maverick, resistance, fictional history, mexican history, pancho villa, mexican american border, cowboy ...
Time:
19th century
Place:
mexico, texas, latin america, sonora
Similarity:
26%
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, u.s. civil war, interracial relations, bittersweet, war, wild west, father son relationship, family drama ...
Time:
19th century, 1860s
Place:
virginia, usa, england
Similarity:
26%
Genre: Drama, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
During the Civil War, Confederate soldiers escape from a Union prison and head for the Mexican border. Along the way, they kill a Union courier bearing the news that the war is over. Keeping the message a secret, the captain has his men go on and ...
Style:
retro, costume drama, serious, realistic, suspenseful ...
Plot:
american civil war, civil war, rape, fortress, execution, escape, soldier, hostage, prosecution, violent content, battles, old west ...
Time:
year 1967, 19th century, victorian era, year 1865
Place:
utah, sonora, arizona, new mexico, mexico
Similarity:
26%
Genre: Drama, War, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
During the 1864 battle of the Wilderness, three Union soldiers and three Confederate Soldiers get seperated from their units as twilight engulfs the ravaged battlefield. The men wander alone through the dangerous woods, separate of each other, until ...
Style:
thought provoking, emotional, sincere, epic, captivating ...
Plot:
american civil war, military, battles, wilderness, soldier, genocide, civil war, mistaken identity, against humanity, politics, heroes, weakness ...
Time:
19th century, 1860s
Similarity:
25%
Genre: Drama, War, Western
Country: Italy
Duration: 138 min.
Story:
At the beginning of the 1913 Mexican Revolution, greedy bandit Juan Miranda and idealist John H. Mallory, an Irish Republican Army explosives expert on the lam from the British, fall in with a band of revolutionaries plotting to strike a national ...
Style:
epic, atmospheric, intense, exciting, suspenseful ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
mexican revolution, friendship, rape, robbery, flashback, redemption, haunted by the past, friendship between men, cynicism, bandit, motorcycle, culture clash ...
Time:
1910s, 20th century, year 1971
Place:
mexico, ireland, northern ireland, latin america, mexico city
Similarity:
25%
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 135 min.
Story:
Aging outlaw Pike Bishop (William Holden) prepares to retire after one final robbery. Joined by his gang, which includes Dutch Engstrom (Ernest Borgnine) and brothers Lyle (Warren Oates) and Tector Gorch (Ben Johnson), Bishop discovers the heist is ...
Style:
cult classic, controversial, epic, intense, suspense ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
mexican revolution, friendship, gang, gunfight, violent, desert, robbery, honor, soldier, on the run, one last job, bounty hunter ...
Time:
1910s, year 1969, 20th century, 19th century, edwardian era
Place:
texas, mexico, arizona, yuma arizona, persia ...
Similarity:
25%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, History, War
Country: UK
Duration: 128 min.
Story:
English General Charles George Gordon, a devout Christian, is appointed military governor of Anglo-Egyptian Sudan by the Prime Minister. Ordered to evacuate Egyptians from the Sudan, Gordon stays on to protect the people of Khartoum, who are under ...
Style:
epic, realistic, factual, talky, suspenseful ...
Plot:
islam, imperialism, military, culture clash, politics, british empire, colonialism, siege, pyramid, wartime, war, idealism ...
Time:
19th century, victorian era, 1880s, year 1966, turn of the century ...
Place:
africa, sudan, england, cairo egypt, belgium ...
Similarity:
25%
Genre: Adventure, Drama, Romance, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
The Apaches are on the warpath and the Army must defend them. Murphy's mission is to get a shipment of rifles, but it's stolen by greedy white traders with the help of mutinous soldiers
Style:
retro, realistic, serious, captivating, rough ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
apache tribe, apache, indian war, cowboy, redsploitation, love, battles, soldier, tough heroes, escapades, heroes, rivalry ...
Time:
year 1966, 19th century, 1860s
Place:
arizona
Similarity:
24%
Genre: Drama, Romance, War, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 138 min.
Story:
Ride with the Devil follows four people who are fighting for truth and justice amidst the turmoil of the American Civil War. Director Ang Lee takes us to a no man's land on the Missouri/Kansas border where a staunch loyalist, an ...
Style:
sexy, bloody, erotic, gothic, realistic ...
Plot:
american civil war, civil war, making love, revolution, u.s. civil war, cavalry charge, sex scene, modern western, conflict, modern west, military, revenge ...
Time:
19th century, 1800s, year 1999, 1860s, victorian era
Place:
missouri, kansas city, germany, kansas, texas ...
Similarity:
24%
Genre: Action, Drama, History, Romance, War, Western
Country: Mexico, Spain, USA
Duration: 121 min.
Story:
One Man's Hero tells the little-known story of the "St. Patrick's Battalion" or "San Patricios," a group of mostly Irish and other immigrants of the Catholic faith who deserted to Mexico after encountering religious and ...
Style:
epic, tense, captivating, exciting, suspenseful ...
Plot:
military, soldier, immigrant, army, heroes, foe turned friend, culture clash, society, tragic hero, propaganda, medieval, anger ...
Time:
19th century, 1840s, year 1999
Place:
mexico, latin america, ireland
Similarity:
24%
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Genre: Adventure, Drama, War, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
When half-breed Indian Yaqui Joe robs an Arizona bank, he is pursued by dogged lawman Lyedecker. Fleeing to Mexico, Joe is imprisoned by General Verdugo, who is waging a war against the Yaqui Indians. When Lyedecker attempts to intervene, he is ...
Style:
spaghetti western, political, exciting, rough, suspenseful ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
mexican revolution, ambush, train, fortress, black man white woman sex, native american, medieval, african american, old west, cowboy, death of lover, interracial romance ...
Time:
1910s, year 1969, 60s, year 1912
Place:
mexico, arizona, usa, latin america, sonora ...
Similarity:
24%
Genre: Drama, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
At the end of the Civil War, a major shipment of gold has been stolen and buried in the desert. Only one man knows the whereabouts of gold and the army sends captain Matt Martin to arrest him and come back with the gold. Martin, his prisoner and a ...
Style:
exciting, tense, serious, realistic, suspenseful ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
american civil war, civil war, treasure hunt, post civil war, buried treasure, greedy man, deal, prisoner, stolen gold, thirst, apache tribe, stash ...
Time:
19th century, 1860s, year 1865
Place:
texas, usa, arizona
Similarity:
24%
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:
24%
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:
23%
Genre: Drama, War
Country: UK, West Germany
Duration: 119 min.
Story:
It is 1943, and the German army, ravaged and demoralised, are hastily retreating from the Russian front. In the midst of all this madness, conflict brews between the aristocratic yet ultimately pusillanimous Captain Stransky and the courageous ...
Style:
freeze frame, political, cult classic, brutal, perverse ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
world war two, german soldier, eastern front, military, soldier, war, battlefield, german army, anti war, wehrmacht, nazi, blood ...
Time:
1940s, year 1943, 20th century, year 1977
Place:
bolivia, germany, siberia, france, russia ...
Similarity:
23%
Genre: Drama, Western
Country: Italy, Yugoslavia, USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
A young cavalry officer finds his woman tortured by the Apaches and blames the Army for not properly protecting the outpost, so becomes a deserter and an avenger, stalking and killing Indians without warning.
Style:
spaghetti western, serious, realistic
Plot:
native american attack, apache, apache indian, mexican american border, cowboy, man on a mission, soldier, apache tribe, society, opposites attract, escapades, rivalry ...
Time:
year 1971
Place:
italy, europe, arizona, mexico, sonora
Similarity:
23%
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:
intense, factual, serious, realistic, captivating ...
Audience:
family outing
Plot:
native american, apache, indians, bounty hunter, civil war, love story, cavalry, betrayal, prejudice, wilderness, interracial romance, lone hero ...
Time:
ancient times, year 1993, 19th century, 1880s
Place:
mexico, america, arizona, north america, latin america ...
Similarity:
23%
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