Movies Like Far and Away
If you liked Far and Away (1992), a adventure and drama movie directed by Ron Howard, 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.
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Angel and the Badman (1947)
★ 6.4/10Also western and romanceA wounded outlaw finds unexpected mercy in the care of a rancher's daughter. The hope of love pulls him toward a different life until the law, and his violent past, close in on his new home. Now he must choose the kind…
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Heaven's Gate (1980)
★ 6.7/10Also drama and westernHarvard graduate James Averill serves as the sheriff of prosperous Jackson County, Wyoming, standing at the center of a conflict between impoverished immigrants and affluent cattle farmers. Politically connected…
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Dances with Wolves (1990)
★ 7.8/10Also adventure and dramaWounded 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…
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Duel in the Sun (1946)
★ 6.4/10Also western and dramaBeautiful half-breed Pearl Chavez becomes the ward of her dead father's first love and finds herself torn between her sons, one good and the other bad.
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Australia (2008)
★ 6.6/10Also adventure and romanceSet in northern Australia before World War II, an English aristocrat who inherits a sprawling ranch reluctantly pacts with a stock-man in order to protect her new property from a takeover plot. As the pair drive 2,000…
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Train Dreams (2025)
★ 7.3/10Also drama and westernA logger leads a life of quiet grace as he experiences love and loss during an era of monumental change in early 20th-century America.
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The Way West (1967)
★ 6.1/10Also adventure and dramaIn 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…
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Silverado (1985)
★ 6.9/10Also western and dramaFour unwitting heroes cross paths on their journey to the sleepy town of Silverado. Little do they know the town where their family and friends reside has been taken over by a corrupt sheriff and a murderous posse…
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The Man from Laramie (1955)
★ 7.1/10Also drama and westernWill Lockhart arrives in Coronado, an isolated town in New Mexico, in search of someone who sells rifles to the Apache tribe, finding himself unwillingly drawn into the convoluted life of a local ranching family whose…
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Legends of the Fall (1994)
★ 7.4/10Also drama and westernIn early 20th-century Montana, Col. William Ludlow lives on a ranch in the wilderness with his sons, Alfred, Tristan, and Samuel. Eventually, the unconventional but close-knit family are bound by loyalty, tested by…
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Quigley Down Under (1990)
★ 6.7/10Also western and adventureAmerican Matt Quigley answers Australian land baron Elliott Marston's ad for a sharpshooter to kill the dingoes on his property. But when Quigley finds out that Marston's real target is the aborigines, Quigley hits the…
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Hidalgo (2004)
★ 6.9/10Also western and adventureSet in 1890, this is the story of a Pony Express courier who travels to Arabia to compete with his horse, Hidalgo, in a dangerous race for a massive contest prize, in an adventure that sends the pair around the world...
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Cinderella Man (2005)
★ 7.6/10Also romance and dramaThe true story of boxer Jim Braddock who, following his retirement in the 1930s, makes a surprise comeback in order to lift his family out of poverty.
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Young Guns II (1990)
★ 6.5/10Also western and adventureThree of the original five "young guns" — Billy the Kid, Jose Chavez y Chavez, and Doc Scurlock — return in Young Guns, Part 2, which is the story of Billy the Kid and his race to safety in Old Mexico while being…
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The Man from Snowy River (1982)
★ 7/10Also drama and romanceJim Craig has lived his first 18 years in the mountains of Australia on his father's farm. The death of his father forces him to go to the lowlands to earn enough money to get the farm back on its feet.
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The Boxer (1997)
★ 6.7/10Also drama and romanceNineteen-year-old Danny Flynn is imprisoned for his involvement with the I.R.A. in Belfast. He leaves behind his family and his sixteen-year-old girlfriend, Maggie Hamill. Fourteen years later, Danny is released from…
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Rust (2024)
★ 6.8/10Also western and dramaInfamous outlaw Harland Rust breaks his estranged grandson Lucas out of prison, after Lucas is convicted to hang for an accidental murder. The two must outrun legendary U.S Marshal Wood Helm and bounty hunter Fenton…
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One-Eyed Jacks (1961)
★ 6.7/10Also western and dramaRunning from the law after a bank robbery in Mexico, Dad Longworth finds an opportunity to take the stolen gold and leave his partner Rio to be captured. Years later, Rio escapes from the prison where he has been…
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Under Capricorn (1949)
★ 6/10Also drama and romanceA British ex-convict in colonial Australia and his fragile wife, haunted by the past crime that binds them, struggle to rebuild their lives when a young newcomer stirs long-buried passions and secrets.
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Rancho Notorious (1952)
★ 6.5/10Also drama and westernA man in search of revenge infiltrates a ranch, hidden in an inhospitable region, where its owner, Altar Keane, gives shelter to outlaws fleeing from the law in exchange for a price.