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The Mountain Men (1980)
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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 trappers. The mountain men take her in, unaware that Heavy Eagle has dispatched an army of Indian braves to reclaim her.
Style:
perverse, action adventure, serious, realistic, suspenseful, historical drama, period drama, wild
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
mountain man, american indian, native american, wilderness, survival, mountain, cowboy, wild west, violence, native american attack, nature, vigilantism, camping, camping trip, wild man, heroes, battles, treasure hunt, moon, rescue, fugitives, interracial relations, adventurer, chases and races, escapades ...
Time:
19th century, year 1980, 1830s
Place:
usa, wyoming, united states of america
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Most similar movies to The Mountain Men
The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out realistic, serious, rough and suspenseful films with plots about escapades, gunfight, heroes, native american, cowboy, horse and rivalry mostly in Western, Drama and Adventure genres. Some movies like The Mountain Men: Man in the Wilderness (1971), The Revenant (2015), Into the West (2005), Jeremiah Johnson (1972), Robinson Crusoe (1997). 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%
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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:
100%
Genre: Adventure, Drama, Romance, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min.
TV show
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, 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 ...
Audience:
manly
Plot:
wilderness, survival, native, hunting, mountain man, native american, revenge, mountain, rocky mountains, grizzly bear, indians, trapper ...
Time:
19th century, 1840s, 1850s, year 1972
Place:
colorado, persia, usa, north america
Similarity:
67%
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Genre: Adventure, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
Robinson Crusoe flees Britain on a ship after killing his friend over the love of Mary. A fierce ocean storm wrecks his ship and leaves him stranded by himself on an uncharted island. Left to fend for himself, Crusoe seeks out a tentative survival ...
Style:
serious, realistic, exciting, suspenseful, psychotronic ...
Plot:
shipwreck, survival, desert island, island, ocean, stranded on an island, friendship, passionate kiss, destiny, stranded, female nudity, ship ...
Time:
year 1997, 18th century
Place:
fictional island, oceania, pacific ocean, scotland, london
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Adventure, Drama, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
Smallpox plagues Chief Winterhawk's tribe. He seeks cure from the white men, who in turn, in fear of getting the smallpox, kill two of his companions. Winterhawk comes back to kidnap a girl and her brother from the white men's settlement, ...
Style:
independent film, realistic, serious, exciting, atmospheric ...
Plot:
native american, native, redsploitation, smallpox, kidnapping, hostage, rescue, society, betrayal, escapades, opposites attract, confined ...
Time:
19th century, year 1975, 1840s
Place:
canada, montana
Similarity:
100%
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:
100%
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:
100%
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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 ...
Plot:
american civil war, military, soldier, civil war, rescue, apache, friend turned foe, massacre, chase, battles, apache indian, raid ...
Time:
19th century, 1860s, year 1965, year 1865
Place:
mexico, new mexico, usa, latin america, austin texas ...
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
Trapper Joe is on his way to the town with all of his gain of hides of the last winter. However a group of Indians stops him and takes all of his hides, leaving him the escaped slave Joseph instead. But Joe has no use for Joseph and is determined to ...
Style:
retro, slapstick comedy, funny, cult classic, realistic ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
native american, native, cowboy, slavery, wild west, satire, slave trade, chase, heroes, interracial relations, righting the wronged, friends ...
Time:
60s, 19th century
Place:
latin america, australia, mexico
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Drama, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 109 min.
Story:
When an army scout retires to a farm in New Mexico he takes pity on a white woman and her half-breed son recently rescued from indians, and invites them to join him. He does this even knowing the child's father is a feared and murderous Apache ...
Style:
serious, tense, suspenseful, rough, realistic ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
apache territory, half breed, old west, escapades, rescue, left to die, danger, heroes, farm, tough heroes, native, kidnapping ...
Time:
19th century, 1880s
Place:
new mexico, arizona, usa
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action, Drama, Western
Country: UK, West Germany, USA
Duration: 113 min.
Story:
Sean Connery is Shalako, a guide in the old West who has to rescue an aristocratic British hunting party from Indians and bandits.
Style:
serious, realistic, stylized, spaghetti western, independent film ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
opposites attract, rescue, survival, native american, countess, american indian, gunfight, tough heroes, hostage, danger, rivalry, adventurer ...
Time:
19th century, 1880s
Place:
new mexico, usa, arizona, tucson arizona, sonora
Similarity:
100%
12K
Genre: Action, Drama, Western
Country: France, Italy, Spain
Duration: 112 min.
Story:
An ancient Japanese sword is robbed by gangsters from the Japanese ambassador while he is traveling through west America. The embassador's bodyguard, a samurai, goes after them with the help of one of the gang leaders who was betrayed by his ...
Style:
spaghetti western, independent film, epic, suspenseful, serious ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
train robbery, samurai sword, katana, samurai, wild west, martial arts, female nudity, train, shootout, last stand, ambassador, ambush ...
Time:
19th century, 1870s, year 1971
Place:
arizona, usa, new mexico, north america
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:
67%
Genre: Adventure, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
Daniel Boone is an American action-adventure television series starring Fess Parker as Daniel Boone that aired from September 24, 1964 to September 10, 1970 on NBC for 165 episodes, and was made by 20th Century Fox Television. Ed Ames co-starred as ...
Style:
realistic, serious, vintage
Audience:
kids, boys' night
Plot:
american revolution, redheaded woman, fort, usa history, team, american south, wild west, cherokee, tribe, tough heroes, family relations, heroes ...
Time:
18th century, 19th century, 1770s
Place:
kentucky, usa
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action, 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, realistic, serious ...
Plot:
old west, native american, wilderness, american civil war, civil war, usa history, small town, gold, marriage proposal, native american attack, train, outlaw ...
Time:
19th century, 1830s, 1880s, 1840s, 1870s ...
Place:
california, missouri, arizona, ohio, usa ...
Similarity:
100%
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:
46%
Genre: Drama, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 82 min.
Story:
Telling the story of his early life in flashback, a former prospector (Joel McCrea, with flashback sequences featuring son Jody) explains his brutal massacre of a tribe of Indians. The only survivor (Marie Gahua) agrees to lead him to a secret gold ...
Style:
grindhouse, independent film, serious, realistic, rough ...
Plot:
apache, native american, redsploitation, skinny dipping, indian tribe, apache tribe, native, old west, good versus evil, heroes, snake, murder ...
Time:
19th century, 60s
Place:
arizona
Similarity:
46%
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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:
exciting, serious, realistic, atmospheric, rough ...
Audience:
boys' night, teens
Plot:
sioux tribe, horse, native, colonialism, revenge, wild west, old west, culture clash, redemption, gunfight, american indian, foreign legion ...
Time:
year 1976, 19th century, 1840s, 70s
Place:
california, new jersey
Similarity:
44%
Genre: Drama, Thriller, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
While crossing the desert, a frontier scout, Jess Remsberg (Garner), rescues Ellen Grange (Andersson) from a pursuing band of Apaches, and returns her to her husband, Willard Grange (Weaver). He is contracted to act as a scout for an Army cavalry ...
Style:
suspenseful, realistic, serious, exciting, tense ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
apache, vengeance, old west, rescue, on the run, tough heroes, native, husband wife relationship, battles, gunslinger, gunfight, survival ...
Time:
19th century, year 1966
Place:
usa, texas, utah, arizona
Similarity:
43%
Genre: Adventure, Drama, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
Will Mannon, "product of the Devil's loins," is released from a frontier prison and promptly goes in search of the people who put him there some 12 years ago -- Matt Dillon and Kitty Russell.
Style:
exciting, serious, realistic, suspenseful, rough
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
partner, rivalry, law enforcement, criminal's revenge, buddies, chases and races, criminal heroes, vengeance, escapades, dishonesty, heroes, small town ...
Time:
19th century
Place:
kansas, usa
Similarity:
43%
Genre: Drama, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
James Arness rides again as Matt Dillon, the US Marshal he made popular in the 1955-75 TV series. In this movie he goes after a renegade Apache named Wolf (Joe Lara) who has taken his daughter captive. As a bargaining chip, Dillon helps two sons of ...
Style:
realistic, serious, exciting, suspenseful
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
american indian, apache, cowboys and indians, native american attack, half breed, heroes, kidnapping, society, chases and races, rescue, vigilantism, prostitute ...
Place:
arizona
Similarity:
43%
Genre: Adventure, Drama, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
While passing through the town of Bannock, a bunch of drunken cattlemen go overboard with their celebrating and accidentally kill an old man with a stray shot. They return home to Sabbath unaware of his death. Bannock lawman Jered Maddox later ...
Style:
tense, realistic, serious, rough, perverse ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
murder, old west, wilderness, social decay, social misfits, violence spree, tough law enforcer, wild west, cowboy, one against many, husband wife relationship, dark hero ...
Time:
19th century, year 1971, 1880s, 70s
Place:
arizona, new mexico
Similarity:
42%
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598
Genre: Adventure, Drama, History, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 180 min.
Story:
In the beginning of the 19th Century many Anglosaxons are settling in the Mexican province of Texas. As the years go by, political conflicts between the settlers and the Mexican government are escalating which would lead to war and Texan ...
Style:
exciting, captivating, serious, realistic, epic ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
river battle, last stand, passionate kiss, texas revolution, battles, heroes, revolution, folk hero, danger, obsessive quest, politics, escapades ...
Time:
19th century
Place:
texas, mexico
Similarity:
42%
Genre: Adventure, Drama, Family, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
The eldest daughter of a pioneer family is kidnapped by a mysterious Indian tribe and the eldest son pursues. In order to win back his sister's freedom, he must sacrifice his own life by passing the test of "Crooked Sky" and shield ...
Style:
action adventure, independent film, serious, realistic, rough ...
Plot:
survival, stranded, youth, swing, rescue, kidnapping, native american white relationships, violent content, escapades, heroes, chases and races, rivalry ...
Time:
year 1975, 19th century
Place:
usa
Similarity:
42%
Genre: Adventure, Drama, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
On the outskirts of the Civil War, a boy is sent north by a bounty hunter gang to retrieve a wanted man.
Style:
tense, captivating, serious, suspense, road movie ...
Plot:
american civil war, civil war, african american, male bonding, moral dilemma, danger, survival, racism, society, escapades, on the run, tragic hero ...
Time:
19th century, 1860s
Place:
usa
Similarity:
42%
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:
captivating, rough, realistic, suspenseful, serious ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
old west, wagon train, against the odds, obnoxious boss, rivalry, on the road, fish out of water, culture clash, father son relationship, fort, sioux tribe, american indian ...
Time:
19th century, year 1967, 1840s
Place:
oregon, missouri, usa
Similarity:
42%
Genre: Adventure, Drama, Family, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
Travis, Arliss, and Lisbeth are captured by Apaches while Old Yeller's son, Sam, tracks their trail.
Style:
exciting, suspenseful, semi serious, realistic
Audience:
kids, family outing, pre-teens
Plot:
dog, dog actor, native american attack, boy dog relationship, coming of age, apache, apache tribe, wilderness, kidnapping, shootout, storm, racism ...
Time:
19th century, year 1963, 1860s
Place:
texas, arizona
Similarity:
42%
Genre: Adventure, Drama, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
Ex-army officer accidentally kills a woman's son, tries to make up for it by escorting the funeral procession through dangerous Indian territory.
Style:
independent film, realistic, serious, tense, suspenseful
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
apache territory, native american, apache indian, redheaded woman, revenge, grief, little boy, skinny dipping, death of child, civil war, escort, funeral ...
Time:
year 1961, 60s
Place:
arizona, new mexico, tucson arizona
Similarity:
42%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Romance, Western
Country: USA, Spain
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
Luke, an escaped convict, and Jaroo, a loner gold prospector, team up with a band of Apache Indians in 19th century Mexico to capture a large, heavily armed fortress for the millions -- or billions -- of dollars in gold that are rumored to be stored ...
Style:
spaghetti western, euro western, serious, realistic, exciting ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
apache, woman with a gun, combat, cowboy, interracial sex, gold bar, friends who live together, redsploitation, native american, gold, apache tribe, renegade ...
Time:
19th century
Place:
mexico, latin america, arizona
Similarity:
41%
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