Movies Like Crimson Plains

If you liked Crimson Plains (2022), a western and history movie directed by Charles Perkins, here are 20 movies with a similar feel, based on TMDB's recommendations. Each one links to its cast, trailer and where it's streaming.

1
The Badlanders (1958)
★ 6.2/10Also western and crime
Two men are released from the Arizona Territorial Prison at Yuma in 1898. One, The Dutchman, is out to get both gold and revenge from certain people in a small mining town who had him imprisoned unjustly. The other…
2
Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee (2007)
★ 6.5/10Also western and history
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…
3
Bad Day at Black Rock (1955)
★ 7.3/10Also western and crime
One-armed war veteran John J. Macreedy steps off a train at the sleepy little town of Black Rock. Once there, he begins to unravel a web of lies, secrecy, and murder.
4
Bandidas (2006)
★ 6.1/10Also western and crime
When a ruthless robber baron takes away everything they cherish, a rough-and-tumble, idealistic peasant and a sophisticated heiress embark on a quest for justice, vengeance…and a few good heists.
5
Sergeant Rutledge (1960)
★ 7/10Also western and crime
Respected black cavalry Sergeant Brax Rutledge stands court-martial for raping and killing a white woman and murdering her father, his superior officer.
6
The Revengers (1972)
★ 5.8/10Also western and crime
The life of peaceful rancher John Benedict is torn apart when his family is massacred by a gang of marauding outlaws and his farm is destroyed. He assembles a team of mean, lawless convicts to act as his posse as he…
7
Geronimo: An American Legend (1993)
★ 6.3/10Also western and history
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…
8
The Last of the Mohicans (1936)
★ 6.4/10Also western and history
The story is set in the British province of New York during the French and Indian War, and concerns—in part—a Huron massacre (with passive French acquiescence) of between 500 to 1,500 Anglo-American troops, who had…
9
The St. Valentine's Day Massacre (1967)
★ 6.3/10Also history and crime
Chicago February 14th 1929. Al Capone finally establishes himself as the city's boss of organised crime. In a north-side garage his hoods, dressed as policemen, surprise and mow down with machine-guns the key members…
10
Oscar Shaw (2026)
★ 6.6/10Also crime and western
After retiring from the police force, a relentless detective haunted by the tragic loss of his closest friend sets out on a perilous quest for vengeance, seeking redemption and fighting to restore justice to the…
11
The Alamo (1960)
★ 7.1/10Also history and western
The legendary true story of a small band of soldiers who sacrificed their lives in hopeless combat against a massive army in order to prevent a tyrant from smashing the new Republic of Texas.
12
Hostile Territory (2022)
★ 6.9/10Also western and history
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…
13
Colorado Territory (1949)
★ 7/10Also western and crime
After escaping from jail, outlaw Wes McQueen is convinced by his old partner in crime to do one last heist.
14
A Call to Spy (2020)
★ 6.8/10Also history and crime
The story of Vera Atkins, a crafty spy recruiter, and two of the first women she selects for Churchill's "secret army": Virginia Hall, a daring American undaunted by a disability and Noor Inayat Khan, a pacifist. These…
15
Just Mercy (2019)
★ 7.8/10Also crime and history
The powerful true story of Harvard-educated lawyer Bryan Stevenson, who goes to Alabama to defend the disenfranchised and wrongly condemned — including Walter McMillian, a man sentenced to death despite evidence…
16
Viva Zapata! (1952)
★ 6.8/10Also history and western
The story of Mexican revolutionary Emiliano Zapata, who led a rebellion against the corrupt, oppressive dictatorship of president Porfirio Díaz in the early 20th century.
17
The Cat's Meow (2002)
★ 5.8/10Also history and crime
Semi-true story of the Hollywood murder that occurred at a star-studded gathering aboard William Randolph Hearst's yacht in 1924.
18
O.J.: Made in America (2016)
★ 8.4/10Also crime and history
A chronicle of the rise and fall of O.J. Simpson, whose high-profile murder trial exposed the extent of American racial tensions, revealing a fractured and divided nation.
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Les Misérables (1998)
★ 7.2/10Also crime and history
In 19th century France, Jean Valjean, a man imprisoned for stealing bread, must flee a relentless policeman named Javert. The pursuit consumes both men's lives, and soon Valjean finds himself in the midst of the…
20
Snowden (2016)
★ 7.1/10Also history and crime
CIA employee Edward Snowden leaks thousands of classified documents to the press.