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Meek's Cutoff (2010)
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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, surreal, stylized, visually appealing, serious, realistic, art house, allegory, educational ...
Plot:
survival, old west, road trip, brutality, family relations, modern western, character study, modern west, escapades, danger, settler, gunfight, native american, wilderness, husband wife relationship, desert, cowboy, twists and turns, journey, paranoia, storytelling, wagon train, strong female lead, nature, civil war ...
Time:
19th century, 2010s, year 2010, 1840s
Place:
oregon, usa, salt lake city utah, texas, united states
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out realistic, serious, atmospheric and suspense films with plots about wilderness, danger, murder, death, violence, brutality and survival mostly in Drama, Western and Adventure genres. Some movies like Meek's Cutoff: Jeremiah Johnson (1972), Slow West (2015), Gold (2013), Lord of the Flies (1963), Into the West (2005). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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:
100%
50K
Genre: Adventure, Drama, Romance, Thriller, Western
Country: UK, New Zealand
Duration: 84 min.
Story:
In the Old West, a 17-year-old Scottish boy teams up with a mysterious gunman to find the woman with whom he is infatuated.
Style:
suspenseful, road movie, atmospheric, stylized, serious ...
Plot:
pursuit, old west, bounty hunter, unrequited love, gunfight, coming of age, death of father, life & death, solitude, wilderness, complex characters, modern west ...
Time:
19th century, year 2015, future
Place:
usa, ireland, colorado, california, scotland
Similarity:
100%
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Genre: Adventure, Drama, Western
Country: Germany, Canada
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
Canada, the summer of 1898. A group of German settlers travel towards the far north in covered wagons with packhorses and their few possessions in tow. The seven travellers set off from Ashcroft, the final railway station. Along with their leader, ...
Style:
serious, atmospheric, realistic, stylized, suspenseful ...
Plot:
old west, gold rush, treasure hunt, desert, adventurer, escapades, danger, wilderness, human nature, brutality, murder, civil war ...
Time:
19th century, 1890s
Place:
canada
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Adventure, Drama, Thriller
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
Amidst a nuclear war, a plane carrying a group of schoolboys crash lands on a deserted island. With no adult survivors, the boys are forced to fend for themselves. At first they cooperate, but when the they split into two separate camps -- one led ...
Style:
suspenseful, disturbing, black and white, atmospheric, thought provoking ...
Audience:
teens, kids
Plot:
wilderness, island, desert island, bullying, innocence lost, survival, children, stranded on an island, literary, coming of age, skinny dipping, isolation ...
Time:
year 1963, 20th century, 60s, future, near future
Place:
fictional island, britain, pacific ocean
Similarity:
100%
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Genre: Adventure, Drama, Romance, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min.
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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, Thriller
Country: Australia
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
Martin, a mercenary, is sent from Europe by an anonymous biotech company to the Tasmanian wilderness on a hunt for the last Tasmanian tiger.
Style:
suspenseful, cerebral, visually stunning, atmospheric, melancholic ...
Plot:
wilderness, survival, hunter, little boy, mercenary, greed, manipulation, obsessive quest, danger, bio weapon, beautiful scenery, isolation ...
Time:
2010s, 21st century
Place:
tasmania, oceania, australia, paris france, new zealand
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Drama, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
A gambler and a prostitute become business partners in a remote Old West mining town, and their enterprise thrives until a large corporation arrives on the scene.
Style:
atmospheric, breathtaking, bleak, cynical, spaghetti western ...
Plot:
prostitution, gambler, mining town, snow, addiction, old west, wild west, female nudity, gambling, poker, call girl, winter ...
Time:
19th century, 1890s, 1900s, 20th century, edwardian era ...
Place:
washington state, usa, washington d.c., seattle, vancouver
Similarity:
100%
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:
34%
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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:
33%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 80 min.
Story:
Wendy, a near-penniless drifter, is traveling to Alaska in search of work, and her only companion is her dog, Lucy. Already perilously close to losing everything, Wendy hits a bigger bump in the road when her old car breaks down and she is arrested ...
Style:
sad, emotional, road movie, psychological, touching ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
dog, depression, loneliness, owner dog relationship, small town, friendship, hopes, poverty, money problems, life philosophy, solitude, on the road ...
Time:
year 2008, 2000s, 90s, 21st century
Place:
oregon, alaska, portland oregon, usa, california
Similarity:
32%
Genre: Adventure, Drama, Thriller, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 137 min.
Story:
When rancher and single mother of two Maggie Gilkeson sees her teenage daughter, Lily, kidnapped by Apache rebels, she reluctantly accepts the help of her estranged father, Samuel, in tracking down the kidnappers. Along the way, the two must learn ...
Style:
suspense, intense, serious, atmospheric, disturbing ...
Plot:
redemption, apache, kidnapping, cowboy, gunfight, rebellion, father daughter relationship, native, rescue, reconciliation, parents and children, family relations ...
Time:
19th century, year 2003, 1880s, victorian era
Place:
new mexico, america, usa, sonora, arizona ...
Similarity:
32%
Genre: Adventure, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
Mary Ingles is pregnant when she and her two sons are captured from their homestead in Virginia's Blue Ridge Mountains by Shawnee Indians. Her husband, Will, narrowly escapes death during the attack. Impressed by her grace under the pressure of ...
Style:
exciting, realistic, serious, suspenseful, epic
Audience:
adult
Plot:
native american white relationships, colonialism, wilderness, survival, native, danger, captivity, culture clash, settler, colonial america, escape, pioneer ...
Time:
18th century
Place:
usa, virginia
Similarity:
32%
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:
sexy, realistic, suspense, intense, captivating ...
Plot:
wilderness, revenge, vengeance, chase, twists and turns, american civil war, desert, survival, justice, plot twist, colonel, union soldier ...
Time:
19th century, 1860s
Similarity:
32%
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:
31%
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:
30%
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 112 min.
Story:
The story about three radical environmentalists coming together to execute the most intense protest of their lives: the explosion of a hydroelectric dam.
Style:
suspense, suspenseful, psychological, meditative, intense ...
Plot:
environmental issue, terrorism, dam, rebellion, environmentalism, environmentalist, crime gone awry, character study, radical, rebelliousness, danger, society ...
Time:
year 2013, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
oregon, usa, california
Similarity:
30%
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:
30%
16K
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:
tense, realistic, harsh, suspense, talky ...
Plot:
old west, journey, cowboy, racism, apache, loneliness, outlaw, native american, apache territory, apache indian, character study, embezzlement ...
Time:
19th century, year 1967
Place:
arizona, yuma arizona, usa, tucson arizona
Similarity:
30%
374K
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:
suspense, costume drama, visually appealing, suspenseful, period piece ...
Audience:
manly, date night, family outing, boys' night, teen drama
Plot:
old west, vengeance, cowboy, bounty hunter, revenge, wild west, violence, gunfight, kick-butt women, dialogue, teenage girl, shooting ...
Time:
19th century, year 2010, 2010s, 20th century, 1900s ...
Place:
texas, oklahoma, usa, arkansas, california
Similarity:
30%
Genre: Adventure, Drama, Family, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
A fictionalized account of the real-life adventure of the Sager family. Travelling with a wagon train from Missouri to Oregon, things are going well for the Sagers, until father Sager dies from blood poisoning following an Indian attack, and mother ...
Style:
independent film, uplifting, sincere, touching, emotional ...
Audience:
family outing
Plot:
survival, youth, winter, treasure hunt, snow, wagon train, wilderness survival, landscape, stranded, nature, treasure hunter, family relations ...
Time:
19th century, 1840s
Place:
oregon, missouri, usa
Similarity:
30%
Genre: Drama, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
A western set on the New Mexico frontier a few years after the Civil War and centered on a struggling young family and the mining company who wants to buy their land.
Style:
serious, realistic, emotional, stylized, tense ...
Plot:
family problems, family relations, rivalry, old west, siblings relations, farm, family life, civil war, mining, mine, modern west, modern western ...
Time:
19th century
Place:
new mexico, usa
Similarity:
30%
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:
30%
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:
29%
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Genre: Adventure, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 117 min.
Story:
Allie Fox, an American inventor exhausted by the perceived danger and degradation of modern society, decides to escape with his wife and children to Belize. In the jungle, he tries with mad determination to create a utopian community with disastrous ...
Style:
touching, harsh, intense, emotional, realistic ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
jungle, nature, utopia, village, obsessive quest, danger, mental illness, father son relationship, rain forest, inventor, missionary, social commentary ...
Time:
80s, 20th century
Place:
south america, central america, latin america, usa, baltimore ...
Similarity:
29%
Genre: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
A survival story about a honeymooning couple who get lost in the wide expanse of the Grand Canyon.
Style:
suspenseful, scary, sexy, tense, realistic ...
Plot:
survival, wilderness, desert, grand canyon, tour guide, dangerous animal, danger, honeymoon, animal attack, isolation, newlyweds, husband wife relationship ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa, arizona
Similarity:
29%
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:
29%
24K
Genre: Drama, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 122 min.
Story:
A taciturn loner and skilled cook has traveled west and joined a group of fur trappers in Oregon Territory, though he only finds true connection with a Chinese immigrant also seeking his fortune; soon the two collaborate on a successful business, ...
Style:
costume drama, stylized, atmospheric, contemplative, realistic ...
Plot:
cow, friendship, friendship between men, chinese immigrant, river, immigrant, raven, boat, food, forest, baker, get rich quick scheme ...
Time:
19th century, 1820s, 2010s
Place:
oregon, usa, london, san francisco, boston ...
Similarity:
29%
59K
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Thriller
Country: Australia, USA
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
The 3-D action-thriller Sanctum, from executive producer James Cameron, follows a team of underwater cave divers on a treacherous expedition to the largest, most beautiful and least accessible cave system on Earth. When a tropical storm forces them ...
Style:
suspense, exciting, suspenseful, serious, tense ...
Audience:
teens, boys' night
Plot:
survival, cave, expedition, disaster, danger, underwater, death, forces of nature, underground, water, struggle for survival, deathtrap ...
Time:
year 2011, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
papua new guinea
Similarity:
29%
106K
Genre: Drama, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 134 min.
Story:
A legendary Native American-hating Army captain nearing retirement in 1892 is given one last assignment: to escort a Cheyenne chief and his family through dangerous territory back to his Montana reservation.
Style:
tense, suspense, rough, costume drama, visually stunning ...
Audience:
date night, adult
Plot:
native american, native american reservation, wild west, indian chief, american indian, death, murder of husband, murder of daughter, indigenous people, murder, widow, trip ...
Time:
19th century, year 2017, 1890s, 2010s, victorian era ...
Place:
montana, america, new mexico, usa, colorado
Similarity:
29%
Genre: Drama, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 82 min.
Story:
A hired gun seeks to enact revenge on a group of bounty hunters in the Old West.
Style:
atmospheric, serious, realistic, surreal, suspense ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
dominant woman, bounty hunter, woman with a gun, on the road, gunslinger, mysterious character, vengeance, wilderness, danger, acid, promise, escort ...
Time:
year 1966
Place:
usa, utah
Similarity:
29%
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