Movies Like Buckskin Frontier

If you liked Buckskin Frontier (1943), a western movie directed by Lesley Selander, 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
Jesse James (1939)
★ 6.6/10Also western
After railroad agents forcibly evict the James family from their family farm, Jesse and Frank turn to banditry for revenge.
2
The Last Wagon (1956)
★ 6.5/10Also western
When a handful of settlers survive an Apache attack on their wagon train they must put their lives into the hands of Comanche Todd, a white man who has lived with the Comanches most of his life and is wanted for the…
3
Dodge City (1939)
★ 6.9/10Also western
In this epic Western, Wade Hatton, a wagon master turned sheriff, tames a cow town at the end of a railroad line.
4
The Indian Fighter (1955)
★ 6.3/10Also western
A scout leading a wagon train through hostile Indian country gets involved with a Sioux chief's daughter.
5
The Call of the Wild (1972)
★ 6.1/10Also western
John Thornton, is a fearless man who's after more than gold; he wants to do what's right. Thornton works for the U.S. mail and is the only person daring and smart enough to figure out how to travel the deadly 600 miles…
6
The Fighting Kentuckian (1949)
★ 6/10Also western
John Breen (John Wayne), a Kentucky militiaman falls in love with French exile Fleurette De Marchand (Vera Ralston). He discovers a plot to steal the land that Fleurette's exiles plan to settle on and aims to foil it.
7
3:10 to Yuma (2007)
★ 7.2/10Also western
In Arizona in the late 1800s, infamous outlaw Ben Wade and his vicious gang of thieves and murderers have plagued the Southern Railroad. When Wade is captured, Civil War veteran Dan Evans, struggling to survive on his…
8
Red River (1948)
★ 7.3/10Also western
Following the Civil War, headstrong rancher Thomas Dunson decides to lead a perilous cattle drive from Texas to Missouri. During the exhausting journey, his persistence becomes tyrannical in the eyes of Matthew Garth…
9
Barbarosa (1982)
★ 5.9/10Also western
Karl Westover, an inexperienced farm boy, runs away after unintentionally killing a neighbor, whose family pursues him for vengeance. He meets Barbarosa, a gunman of near-mythical proportions, who is himself in danger…
10
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.
11
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.
12
Chisum (1970)
★ 6.6/10Also western
Cattle baron John Chisum joins forces with Billy the Kid and Pat Garrett to fight the Lincoln County Land War in the New Mexico Territory of 1878.
13
An American Tail: Fievel Goes West (1991)
★ 6.3/10Also western
Some time after the Mousekewitz's have settled in America, they find that they are still having problems with the threat of cats. That makes them eager to try another home out in the west, where they are promised that…
14
Duel in the Sun (1946)
★ 6.4/10Also western
Beautiful 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.
15
Oklahoma! (1955)
★ 6.6/10Also western
There's a box social coming up, and Curly asks Laurey if she'll be his date. Trouble is, Laurey thinks he's waited too long, and in a fit of pique accepts an offer from the boorish ranch hand Jud instead. Meanwhile…
16
Hostile Territory (2022)
★ 6.9/10Also western
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…
17
The Big Trail (1930)
★ 6.7/10Also western
Young scout Breck Coleman leads a wagon train along the dangerous trail to Oregon as he tries to get the affection of the beautiful pioneer Ruth Cameron and plans his revenge on the harsh scoundrels who murdered a…
18
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…
19
Canyon Passage (1946)
★ 6.8/10Also western
In 1850s Oregon, a businessman is torn between his love of two very different women and his loyalty to a compulsive gambler friend who goes over the line.
20
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…