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Savage Journey (1983)
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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:
atmospheric, serious, realistic, eighties, cult film
Plot:
native american, old west, church, wilderness, heroes, politics, showbiz, escapades, society, clergy, state affairs, religions or cults, violent content, religion, murder, prophet, pioneer, bird, farmer, christianity, massacre, mormon, usa president, bull, american indian ...
Time:
19th century, 1800s
Place:
missouri, ohio, salt lake city utah
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Most similar movies to Savage Journey
The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out serious, realistic, captivating and rough films with plots about society, heroes, old west, native american, escapades, murder and american indian mostly in Drama, Western and History genres. Some movies like Savage Journey: The Avenging Angel (1995), September Dawn (2007), Ephraim's Rescue (2013), Cheyenne Autumn (1964), Legacy (1993). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Drama, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
Miles Utley is a professional Mormon commando/bodyguard who is forced to turn renegade and to question his faith as he investigates a scandal involving assassination and land speculation.
Style:
serious, realistic, captivating, exciting, rough ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
assassination attempt, religion, polygamy, journal, latter day saints, conspiracy, oracle, church, religions or cults, state affairs, assassination, criminal heroes ...
Time:
19th century, 1870s
Place:
utah, salt lake city utah
Similarity:
95%
Genre: Drama, History, Romance, Western
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 111 min.
Story:
A story set against the Mountain Meadows Massacre, the film is based upon the tragedy which occurred in Utah in 1857. A group of settlers, traveling on wagons, was murdered by the native Mormons. All together, about 140 souls of men, women and ...
Style:
psychological, serious, suspenseful, tense, realistic ...
Plot:
forbidden love, young lovers, mormon, emigrant, conspiracy, murder, vengeance, fall in love, old west, terrorism, couple relations, tragic hero ...
Time:
19th century, turn of the century, year 2007, 1840s, 1870s ...
Place:
utah, salt lake city utah, arkansas, usa
Similarity:
87%
Genre: Adventure, Drama, History
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
From T.C. Christensen, director of the sensational pioneer film, 17 Miracles, comes the heroic true story of a simple man who was called to do the work of angels. Ephraim’s Rescue relates the story of Ephraim Hanks: a rescuer of the Martin ...
Style:
realistic, serious, captivating, emotional, independent film
Plot:
religious conversion, rescue, idealism, human spirit, heroic mission, optimism, society, escapades, hopes, destiny, church, latter day saints ...
Time:
18th century, 19th century, 1850s
Place:
utah, salt lake city utah, ohio, usa
Similarity:
79%
Genre: Drama, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
Joshua Steed returns to Missouri a wealthy man with a beautiful wife; however, the past has a way of catching up. Soon Joshua is tangled in a web of rumors, deception and betrayal that threatens to tear his family apart. Back in Kirtland, financial ...
Style:
serious, realistic, emotional, uplifting, period drama
Audience:
teens
Plot:
mormon, hopes, family in danger, bankruptcy, religions or cults, redemption, rivalry, dishonesty, danger, society, religious, discrimination ...
Time:
19th century, 1830s
Place:
missouri, usa, ohio, savannah georgia
Similarity:
73%
Genre: Drama, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
"The Work and The Glory: American Zion" sets the story of the fictional Steed family against the historically factual backdrop of the Mormon people's move into the West. Divided by their diverse reactions to a nascent ideology, the ...
Style:
emotional, serious, realistic, captivating, period drama
Audience:
teens
Plot:
mormon, hopes, culture clash, religious, discrimination, redemption, society, latter day saints, religious leader, christian, religious differences, husband wife relationship ...
Time:
19th century, 1830s
Place:
new york state, missouri, usa, ohio
Similarity:
71%
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, period piece, disturbing ...
Plot:
cavalry, native american, fort, starvation, native, society, homecoming, culture clash, injustice, life is a bitch, military, wyatt earp ...
Time:
19th century, 1870s
Place:
usa, oklahoma, wyoming, kansas
Similarity:
68%
558
Genre: Drama, History, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 53 min.
Story:
A portrayal of the early Latter-day Saints' joys, sacrifices, hopes, and trials; their epic journey to the Salt Lake Valley; and their legacy of faith in Jesus Christ.
Style:
historical drama, religious drama, period piece, inspirational, family saga ...
Plot:
mormon, latter day saints, female protagonist, religious persecution, wagon train, spiritual journey, mob violence, sacrifice, testimony, perseverance, family values, exodus ...
Time:
19th century, 1830s, 1840s
Place:
missouri, illinois, utah, new york, ohio ...
Similarity:
68%
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, buffalo, massacre, murder, native, injustice, genocide, against humanity, racism ...
Time:
19th century, 1870s
Place:
north america, usa, washington d.c., south dakota, canada
Similarity:
63%
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Genre: Drama, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
Henry Myers (Drew Walters) is living a hard life, surviving on the frontier any way he can – even if it means robbing a bank. After his latest heist backfires and his partners (Bea Smith and Rio Alexander) betray him and leave him for dead, ...
Style:
captivating, exciting, psychological, suspense, suspenseful ...
Plot:
betrayal, on the run, heist, clergy, church, dishonesty, bank, society, redemption, love, danger, escapades ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
Similarity:
62%
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:
59%
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, realistic, serious, tense ...
Plot:
sioux tribe, sexual attraction, indian war, half breed, woman with a gun, native, redsploitation, cowboy, family relations, interracial relations, native american, violent content ...
Time:
year 1983, 19th century, victorian era, 1870s
Place:
england, europe
Similarity:
58%
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:
53%
Genre: Drama, History
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
The story of the Anabaptist movement and two of its first leaders, Michael and Margaretha Sattler.
Style:
biblical, independent film, contemplative, realistic, serious ...
Plot:
liberation theology, reformation, biopic, ancient, christian, medieval, faith, christianity, church, religions or cults, state affairs, heroes ...
Time:
16th century, ancient times
Place:
switzerland, europe, zurich switzerland
Similarity:
52%
Genre: Drama, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 74 min.
Story:
A homesteading family in the 1867 Wyoming faces a crisis when the husband is killed and the wife must decide whether to remain or take her son and daughter back East.
Style:
spaghetti western, suspenseful, rough, realistic, serious ...
Plot:
wagon train, woman with a gun, youth, settler, prairie, heroes, fugitives, chases and races, dealing with death, starting over, feminism, parents and children ...
Time:
19th century, 1800s, 1860s
Place:
wyoming, usa, indiana, nebraska
Similarity:
49%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, History, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
In 1870s Texas, a ruthless bounty hunter and an Irish desperado flee the law with a young criminal claiming to possess a treasure more valuable than gold. Crossing paths with some of the West’s most notorious figures, the three outlaws fight for ...
Style:
exciting, realistic, serious
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
treasure hunt, unlikely partners, on the run, bounty hunter, escapades, danger, friendship, partner, chases and races, old west, conspiracy, civil war ...
Time:
19th century, 1800s
Place:
texas, usa
Similarity:
46%
Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
Story:
A film that focuses on some of the events during the life of Joseph Smith, Jr., founder of the Latter Day Saint movement, which was both filmed and distributed by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
Style:
disturbing, captivating, suspense, biblical, period drama
Plot:
mormon, prophet, latter day saints, church, religious persecution, religion, social problems, male female relationship, life is a bitch, religious faith, faith, family problems ...
Time:
19th century, 1840s, 1820s, 1830s
Similarity:
46%
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:
45%
Genre: Drama, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 81 min.
Story:
A preacher (Sorbo) becomes a bounty hunter after a group of refugees seeking shelter in his church is murdered by a gang of ruthless outlaws.
Style:
exciting, captivating, tense, psychological, rough ...
Plot:
bounty hunter, revenge, preacher, murder, rivalry, righting the wronged, church, criminal, danger, chase, gang, violent content ...
Time:
19th century
Place:
texas, usa
Similarity:
45%
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Genre: Drama, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
For Robbing the Dead is a story of compassion - compassion toward those who may seem the least deserving of Christian love. It follows the story of Henry Heath, a law officer in 1862 Salt Lake City. Heath finds himself responsible for the well-being ...
Style:
atmospheric, serious, realistic, contemplative, gloomy ...
Plot:
redemption, introspection, haunted by the past, misfit, isolation, society, hopes, social misfits, confined, on the road, wilderness, christian ...
Time:
19th century
Place:
utah
Similarity:
44%
Genre: Drama, History
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Taken into slavery after the fall of Jerusalem in 605 B.C., Daniel is forced to serve the most powerful king in the world, King Nebuchadnezzar. Faced with imminent death, Daniel proves himself a trusted Advisor and is placed among the king's ...
Style:
biblical, captivating, christian film, serious, suspense ...
Plot:
religious, faith, bible, oracle, hopes, old testament, ancient history, escapades, christianity, confined, exile, prophet ...
Similarity:
41%
Genre: Drama, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
Glenn Ford plays Jim Killian, a preacher who arrives in a town divided between cattlemen and sheep herders. But Killian isn't just any preacher. He is a former fast gun who has set upon a different path.
Style:
exciting, realistic, serious, suspenseful, rough ...
Plot:
gunslinger, old west, small town, ranch, society, starting over, hopes, danger, going straight, heroes, rivalry, violent content ...
Time:
year 1969, 19th century, 1870s
Place:
yuma arizona, arizona, usa, santa fe new mexico
Similarity:
41%
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:
41%
Genre: Drama, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 67 min.
Story:
In a small western town in the late 1800′s, two outlaws take a blind preacher, his wife and an Indian girl as hostages in their flight from the law. Excitement mounts when Dan, one of the outlaws makes a shocking discovery. The last train to ...
Style:
suspense, tension, atmospheric, bleak, christian film ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
hostage, outlaw, old west, preacher, kidnapping, train, christian, redemption, showdown, blind character, vigilantism, guilt ...
Similarity:
41%
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Genre: Drama, History
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
The film portrays Saint Peter reflecting on his time with Jesus and his fellow Apostles during his final imprisonment in Rome. In particular, Peter attempts to convert one of his jailers, Martinian, by relating the life, teachings, and sacrifice of ...
Style:
serious, captivating, biblical, realistic, uplifting ...
Plot:
faith, apostle, christian, miraculous event, jesus, christianity, clergy, bible, roman empire, redemption, heroes, rise to the top ...
Time:
1st century
Place:
rome italy
Similarity:
38%
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:
36%
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:
realistic, serious, captivating, exciting, bleak ...
Plot:
native american, native, american indian, interracial relations, indian tribe, indigenous people, indians, battles, injustice, society, life is a bitch, military ...
Time:
19th century
Place:
south dakota
Similarity:
35%
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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:
34%
Genre: Drama, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
Sierra Nevada Mountains, 1887: William Drayton, once a crack sharpshooter in the Civil War, has lost his wife and home. He has ascended to the high country, wanting never to be heard from again.
Style:
serious, tense, suspense, captivating, period piece ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
starting over, rivalry, escapades, lone wolves, small town, old west, tough heroes, danger, post civil war, isolation, solitude, wilderness ...
Time:
19th century, 1880s
Place:
usa
Similarity:
33%
Genre: Drama, History
Country: Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Greenland, Iceland
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
Religious and cultural reawakening inspires rebellion in a 19th century Norwegian village.
Style:
captivating, realistic, serious, epic, esoteric ...
Plot:
rebellion, christianity, rebel, religions or cults, political unrest, society, rebelliousness, life is a bitch, state affairs, sapmi, indigenous people, tragic event ...
Time:
19th century, victorian era, 1850s
Place:
europe
Similarity:
33%
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:
31%
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