Movies Like Stars in My Crown

If you liked Stars in My Crown (1950), a western movie directed by Jacques Tourneur, 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
Jeremiah Johnson (1972)
★ 7.3/10Also western
While slowly adapting to the grueling life of a mountain man in the Rocky Mountains, Jeremiah Johnson encounters the Crow and Flathead tribes as well as hunters, trappers and settlers, all of whom call these mountains…
2
Dances with Wolves (1990)
★ 7.8/10Also western
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…
3
Little Big Man (1970)
★ 7.4/10Also western
Jack Crabb, looking back from extreme old age, tells of his life being raised by Indians and fighting with General Custer.
4
The Way West (1967)
★ 6.1/10Also western
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…
5
Shane (1953)
★ 7.3/10Also western
A weary gunfighter attempts to settle down with a homestead family, but a smouldering settler and rancher conflict forces him to act.
6
Love Takes Wing (2009)
★ 7/10Also western
Belinda Simpson is now a doctor in a small Missouri town where an unknown plague is spreading fear and resentment amoung the townspeople. One local resident thinks the illness was spread from the town orphanage and…
7
Lawless (2012)
★ 7.1/10Also western
In 1931, the Bondurant brothers of Franklin County, Virginia, run a multipurpose backwoods establishment that hides their true business — bootlegging. Middle brother Forrest is the brain of the operation; older Howard…
8
Never Grow Old (2019)
★ 6/10Also western
An Irish undertaker profits when outlaws take over a peaceful town, but his own family come under threat as the death toll increases dramatically.
9
Love's Enduring Promise (2004)
★ 6.8/10Also western
In the 1800s frontier, Missie Davis is a bright and beautiful schoolteacher whose love for the prairie is matched only by her passion for books. When Missie encounters Grant, a handsome New England railroad executive…
10
The Power of the Dog (2021)
★ 6.7/10Also western
A domineering but charismatic rancher wages a war of intimidation on his brother's new wife and her teen son, until long-hidden secrets come to light.
11
Bad Day at Black Rock (1955)
★ 7.3/10Also western
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.
12
Train Dreams (2025)
★ 7.3/10Also western
A logger leads a life of quiet grace as he experiences love and loss during an era of monumental change in early 20th-century America.
13
Monte Walsh (2003)
★ 6.1/10Also western
Monte Walsh and Chet Rollins are long-time cowhands, working whatever ranch work comes their way, but "nothing they can't do from a horse." Their lives are divided between months on the range and the occasional trip…
14
Hombre (1967)
★ 7.1/10Also western
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.
15
Pale Rider (1985)
★ 7.2/10Also western
A mysterious preacher protects a humble prospector village from a greedy mining company trying to encroach on their land.
16
Sweetwater (2013)
★ 6.1/10Also western
In the late 1800s, a fanatical religious leader, a renegade Sheriff, and a former prostitute collide in a blood triangle on the rugged plains of the New Mexico Territory.
17
The Shootist (1976)
★ 7.1/10Also western
Afflicted with a terminal illness John Bernard Books, the last of the legendary gunfighters, quietly returns to Carson City for medical attention from his old friend Dr. Hostetler. Aware that his days are numbered, the…
18
Love's Abiding Joy (2006)
★ 6.9/10Also western
The continued Westward journey of settlers Missie and Willie Lahaye. Their roots now firmly planted as they set up homestead in the far West, Missie begins to realize her passion for teaching as Willie cares for the…
19
Appaloosa (2008)
★ 6.6/10Also western
Two friends hired to police a small town that is suffering under the rule of a rancher find their job complicated by the arrival of a young widow.
20
El Dorado (1966)
★ 7.4/10Also western
Cole Thornton, a gunfighter for hire, joins forces with an old friend, Sheriff J.P. Harrah. Together with a fighter and a gambler, they help a rancher and his family fight a rival rancher that is trying to steal their…