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Cheyenne Autumn (1964)
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Cheyenne Autumn (1964)
Genre: Drama, History, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 154 min.
Story: A reluctant cavalry Captain must track a defiant tribe of migrating Cheyennes.
Style: rough, serious, realistic, disturbing, retro, period piece, historical drama, captivating, epic, 70mm film ...
Plot: cavalry, native american, starvation, society, culture clash, homecoming, native, military, life is a bitch, injustice, wyatt earp, journey, fort, indians, cowboy, jungle, old west, civil war, gunfight, american indian, redsploitation, indian chief, indian reservation, heroes, escapades ...
Time: 19th century, 1870s
Place: usa, oklahoma, wyoming, kansas
Keyword: americana

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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out realistic, serious, rough and wild films with plots about native american, american indian, society, heroes, horse, cowboy and interracial relations mostly in Western, Drama and History genres. Some movies like Cheyenne Autumn: Stolen Women, Captured Hearts (1997), Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee (2007), Crazy Horse (1996), Two Rode Together (1961), The Way West (1967). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Stolen Women, Captured Hearts (1997)
Genre: Drama, Romance, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story: Kansas, 1868. A wagon train is attacked by a band of Lakota Sioux led by the young and athletic warrior Tokalah. The attractive, red haired Anna Brewster-Morgan and her friend Sarah White are on this wagon train too. When Tokalah noticed a terrified ...
Style: realistic, sincere, touching, captivating, serious ...
Audience: chick flick
Plot: native american, interracial romance, native american white relationships, american indian, native american attack, captive woman, stockholm syndrome, indian attack, squaw, captivity, moral dilemma, held captive ...
Time: 19th century, 1860s
Place: kansas
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee (2007)
Genre: Drama, History, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 133 min.
Story: Beginning just after the bloody Sioux victory over General Custer at Little Big Horn, the story is told through two unique perspectives: Charles Eastman, a young, white-educated Sioux doctor held up as living proof of the alleged success of ...
Style: serious, rough, emotional, exciting, realistic ...
Plot: native american, native american reservation, native american attack, indian reservation, murder, native, injustice, genocide, against humanity, buffalo, massacre, racism ...
Time: 19th century, 1870s
Place: usa, south dakota, washington d.c., canada
⇓ similarity ⇓
34%
 6.3
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Crazy Horse (1996)
Genre: Action, Biography, Drama, History, War, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story: The legendary Native American chieftain refuses to go with his people peacefully to the reservation and starts a rebellion.
Style: serious, realistic, captivating, exciting, bleak ...
Plot: native american, native, interracial relations, indigenous people, indians, american indian, injustice, battles, life is a bitch, society, military, heroes ...
Time: 19th century
Place: south dakota
⇓ similarity ⇓
31%
Two Rode Together (1961)
Genre: Drama, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 109 min.
Story: Two tough westerners bring home a group of settlers who have spent years as Comanche hostages.
Style: realistic, serious, cynical, suspenseful, retro ...
Plot: american indian, rescue, hostage, cowboy, small town, chase, captivity, society, culture clash, chief, old west, civil war ...
Time: year 1961, 60s, 1880s
Place: texas, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
31%
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The Way West (1967)
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, against the odds, rivalry, obnoxious boss, on the road, fish out of water, culture clash, father son relationship, cowboy, painting, native american, wagon train ...
Time: 19th century, year 1967, 1840s
Place: missouri, oregon, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
29%
Buffalo Soldiers (1997)
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: realistic, serious, tense, disturbing, rough
Plot: racism, american indian, civil war, black, african american, native american, indians, racial issues, blaxploitation, slavery, american civil war, battles ...
Time: 19th century, 1880s
Place: new mexico, usa, arizona
⇓ similarity ⇓
29%
Geronimo: An American Legend (1993)
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, realistic, serious, captivating ...
Audience: family outing
Plot: native american, indians, apache, civil war, betrayal, unlikely friendships, prejudice, interracial romance, wilderness, justice, love story, cavalry ...
Time: year 1993, ancient times, 19th century
Place: mexico, arizona, america, latin america, tucson arizona ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
29%
The Return of a Man Called Horse (1976)
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: realistic, serious, exciting, atmospheric, rough ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: native american, sioux tribe, horse, wild west, culture clash, redemption, native, gunfight, redsploitation, foreign legion, legion, colonialism ...
Time: year 1976, 19th century, 1840s
⇓ similarity ⇓
28%
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When the Legends Die (1972)
Genre: Drama, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 107 min.
Story: An elderly rodeo rider becomes mentor to a young man attempting to make his own name in the business.
Style: realistic, serious, touching
Plot: rodeo, cowboy, native american reservation, modern west, mentor, redsploitation, drug, native, rodeo cowboy, human nature, hopes, rivalry ...
Time: year 1972, 70s
⇓ similarity ⇓
28%
Tell Them Willie Boy Is Here (1969)
Genre: Drama, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min.
Story: Based on true events that happened in Banning,California, Tell Them Willie Boy Is Here, tells the story of one of the last Western manhunts, in 1909. Willie Boy, a Native American, kills his girlfriend's father in self defense, and the two go ...
Style: serious, realistic, tense, thought provoking, rough ...
Plot: on the run, manhunt, serial killer, cowboy, redsploitation, true crime, civil war, squad, native american reservation, desert, racism, murder ...
Time: year 1969, 1900s
Place: california, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
24%
 7.4
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Hombre (1967)
Genre: Drama, 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, suspense, harsh, intense ...
Plot: journey, old west, cowboy, racism, desert, loneliness, outlaw, native american, character study, embezzlement, dialogue, hitman ...
Time: 19th century, year 1967
Place: arizona, usa, yuma arizona, tucson arizona
⇓ similarity ⇓
24%
Triumphs of a Man Called Horse (1983)
Genre: Drama, Western
Country: Spain, Mexico, Canada, USA
Duration: 86 min.
Story: Shunka Wakan (Richard Harris), formerly Lord John, helps his Dakota son (Michael Beck) defend their tribe against gold rushers.
Style: independent film, saga, tense, exciting, realistic ...
Plot: native american, sioux tribe, woman with a gun, redsploitation, cowboy, native, family relations, interracial relations, indian war, half breed, violent content, injustice ...
Time: year 1983, 19th century, victorian era, 1870s
Place: europe, england
⇓ similarity ⇓
24%
 6.9
 9K
Nevada Smith (1966)
Genre: Drama, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 128 min.
Story: Nevada Smith is the young son of an Indian mother and white father. When his father is killed by three men over gold, Nevada sets out to find them and kill them. The boy is taken in by a gun merchant. The gun merchant shows him how to shoot and to ...
Style: stylized, tense, rough, realistic, serious ...
Audience: boys' night, manly
Plot: revenge, murder, mentor, gunfight, old west, prison, fantasy world, multiple storylines, solitude, cowboy, one man army, tough guy ...
Time: 19th century, year 1966
Place: nevada, usa, arizona, mississippi
⇓ similarity ⇓
23%
Comanche Moon (2008)
Genre: Drama, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 360 min.
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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, exciting, sincere ...
Plot: native american, wild west, danger, friendship, modern western, partner, escapades, rivalry, old west, texas ranger, native, daring rescue ...
Time: 19th century, year 1865, 1850s, 1860s, victorian era
Place: texas, austin texas, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
23%
 7.5
 38K
Little Big Man (1970)
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, indians, american history, orphan, chief, injustice, escapades, imperialism, wild west, salesman, thief, society ...
Time: 19th century, year 1970, 70s, 20th century, 1870s ...
Place: montana, south dakota, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
23%
Ulzana's Raid (1972)
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: brutal, spaghetti western, suspenseful, bleak, realistic ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: apache, native american attack, native, racism, native american, cowboy, wild west, cavalry, american indian, vigilante, indians, grand canyon ...
Time: year 1972, 19th century
Place: arizona, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
23%
A Distant Trumpet (1964)
Genre: Drama, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 117 min.
Story: In 1883, US Cavalry lieutenant Matthew Hazard, newly graduated from West Point, is assigned to isolated Fort Delivery on the Mexican border of Arizona, where he meets commanding officer Teddy Mainwarring's wife Kitty, whom he later rescues from ...
Style: serious, realistic, rough, surprise ending
Plot: cavalry, military, apache, cavalry charge, fort, civil war, soldier, cave, battles, surrender, u.s. army, equestrian ...
Time: 60s
Place: arizona, usa, washington d.c., mexico
⇓ similarity ⇓
21%
The Jack Bull (1999)
Genre: Drama, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 116 min.
Story: The Jack Bull tells the story of Myrl Redding, a Wyoming horse trader who clashes with Henry Ballard, a fellow rancher, after Ballard abuses two of Myrl's horses and their Crow Indian caretaker, Billy. When Judge Wilkins throws out Myrl's ...
Style: realistic, exciting, serious, rough, bleak
Audience: boys' night
Plot: injustice, vengeance, murder, tough heroes, righting the wronged, animal life, manhunt, fighting crime, rivalry, politics, lone wolves, dishonesty ...
Time: 90s
Place: usa, wyoming
⇓ similarity ⇓
21%
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A Man Called Horse (1970)
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, serious, exciting ...
Plot: native american, horse, ritual, sioux tribe, indians, native, lifestyle, survival, captivity, danger, manhood, interracial relations ...
Time: 19th century, 1800s, 1820s
Place: usa, south dakota
⇓ similarity ⇓
21%
The Stalking Moon (1968)
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: tense, serious, suspenseful, rough, realistic ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: apache territory, escapades, rescue, old west, half breed, farm, tough heroes, heroes, danger, left to die, interracial relations, kidnapping ...
Time: 19th century, 1880s
Place: new mexico, arizona, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
21%
I Will Fight No More Forever (1975)
Genre: Action, Drama, History, War, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 105 min.
Story: Pursued by 2,000 US soldiers and cavalry, Chief Joseph leads his tribe of 800 Nez Perce on a 1,700 mile journey across the West and towards Canada. Based on the true story of the westward expansion of the United States and the military force used to ...
Plot: native american, nature, usa history, indigenous people, battlefield, american history, american indian, indians, cavalry, historical figure, government, escape ...
Time: 1870s
Place: canada, america
⇓ similarity ⇓
21%
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Morning Star (1991)
Genre: Biography, History, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 187 min.
TV show
Story: The story of George Custer, Crazy Horse and the events prior to the battle of the Little Bighorn, told from the different perspectives of two women.
Style: historical drama, serious, realistic, sincere, epic
Plot: american indian, native american, sioux tribe, cavalry, american civil war, usa history, wild west, buffalo, racism, adoption, genocide, wartime life ...
Time: 19th century, 1860s, 1870s
Place: montana
⇓ similarity ⇓
21%
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Geronimo (1962)
Genre: Action, Biography, Drama, History, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 101 min.
Story: In 1883, the Apache Indians lead by Geronimo reluctantly surrender to the attacks of American and Mexican troops, in exchange for a territory and food for their warriors. Soon though, Geronimo escapes the camps and declares war against the Americans.
Style: realistic, serious
Audience: boys' night
Plot: native american, native, apache, jungle, cowboy, rebellion, heroes, on the run, injustice, racism, interracial relations, anti hero ...
Time: 19th century, 1880s
Place: arizona, mexico, latin america, sonora
⇓ similarity ⇓
21%
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Windwalker (1980)
Genre: Adventure, Drama, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 108 min.
Story: An ancient Indian warrior who has reached the end of his life is brought back from his 'death' to save his family from a raiding party of enemy Indians in this unique story of 'Indians without a single cowboy.
Style: independent film, realistic, serious, sincere
Plot: native, native american, indigenous people, american indian, indians, tribe, pagan, redsploitation, mythology, wolf, missing son, mountain ...
Time: year 1980, 18th century
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Shalako (1968)
Genre: 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, gunfight, tough heroes, countess, hostage, rivalry, adventurer, danger, culture clash ...
Time: 19th century, 1880s
Place: new mexico, usa, tucson arizona, arizona, sonora
⇓ similarity ⇓
21%
 7.2
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Conagher (1991)
Genre: Drama, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story: Mrs. Evie Teale is struggling to stay alive while raising her two children alone on a remote homestead. Conn Conagher is a honest, hardworking cowboy. Their lives are intertwined as they fight the elements, indians, outlaws, and loneliness.
Style: serious, realistic, tense, rough, suspenseful ...
Plot: wild west, old west, homestead, civil war, cowboy, gang, love and romance, heroes, single parent, danger, tough heroes, family relations ...
Time: 19th century
Place: arizona, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
20%
Hostile Territory (2022)
Genre: Drama, History, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story: Former P.O.W. Jack Calgrove moves Heaven and Earth to be reunited with his children following the Civil War. After returning home, Jack discovers that his wife has tragically died and his children, presumed to be orphans, are heading deep into the ...
Style: suspenseful, tense, captivating
Plot: post war, orphanage, train, civil war, soldier, problem, social problems, old west, military, life is a bitch, shooter, orphan ...
Time: 1870s, 18th century, 1860s, 19th century
⇓ similarity ⇓
20%
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Savage Journey (1983)
Genre: Drama, History, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story: They forged a new land in the untamed wilderness - with their heart, their hands, and their faith in god.
Style: serious, realistic, atmospheric, eighties
Plot: native american, old west, church, wilderness, violent content, religions or cults, politics, heroes, state affairs, escapades, clergy, society ...
Time: 19th century, 1800s
Place: missouri, salt lake city utah, ohio
⇓ similarity ⇓
20%
The Great Sioux Massacre (1965)
Genre: Action, Biography, Drama, History, War, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story: Colonel Custer (Philip Carey), an outspoken believer in fair treatment for the Indians, is ousted from his post and forced into retirement. Fueled by ambition when a Senator Blaine (Don Haggerty) convinces him to run for President, Custer decides to ...
Style: exciting, captivating, serious, realistic, rough
Audience: adult
Plot: battles, old west, soldier, indian war, sioux tribe, injustice, price of justice, battle zone, interracial relations, culture clash, rebelliousness, against the rules ...
Time: 19th century
Place: minnesota, south dakota, north dakota, washington d.c.
⇓ similarity ⇓
19%
Cry Blood, Apache (1970)
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, apache tribe, native, old west, heroes, good versus evil, snake, murder, tough heroes, investigation ...
Time: 19th century, 60s
Place: arizona
⇓ similarity ⇓
19%
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