Movies Like Deerslayer
If you liked Deerslayer (1920), a adventure and western movie directed by Arthur Wellin, 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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Tall Tale: The Unbelievable Adventure (1995)
★ 6.2/10Also adventure and westernA young boy draws on the inspiration of legendary western characters to find the strength to fight an evil land baron in the old west who wants to steal his family's farm and destroy their idyllic community. When…
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The Desperado Trail (1965)
★ 6.9/10Also adventure and westernRollins' gang wants to grab land by inciting the settlers in a war against the Indians but Winnetou and Old Shatterhand try to keep the peace, until Rollins frames Winnetou up for the murder of Jicarilla Chief's son.
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Last of the Renegades (1964)
★ 6.7/10Also western and adventureForester, a ruthless oil baron, wants to create a war between the native American tribes and the white men. Old Shatterhand, Winnetou and their sidekick Castlepool try to prevent this.
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Old Shatterhand (1964)
★ 6.2/10Also western and adventureRenegades trying to get the army to abandon their fort get the Indians addicted to whiskey, then convince them to attack and drive out the soldiers.
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White Fang 2: Myth of the White Wolf (1994)
★ 6.9/10Also adventureA boy and his dog, White Fang, must try to save the noble Haida tribe from evil white men in turn-of-the-century Alaska.
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The Mountain Men (1980)
★ 5.9/10Also adventure and westernThe story concerns two grizzled mountain men -- Bill Tyler and Henry Frapp -- during the dying days of the fur-trapping era. The plot begins when Running Moon runs away from her abusive husband Heavy Eagle and comes…
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Dances with Wolves (1990)
★ 7.8/10Also adventure and westernWounded 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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The White Buffalo (1977)
★ 6/10Also western and adventureIn this strange western version of Moby Dick, Wild Bill Hickok hunts a white buffalo he has seen in a dream. Hickok moves through a variety of uniquely authentic western locations - dim, filthy, makeshift taverns…
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Little Big Man (1970)
★ 7.4/10Also western and adventureJack Crabb, looking back from extreme old age, tells of his life being raised by Indians and fighting with General Custer.
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The Way West (1967)
★ 6.1/10Also adventure and westernIn 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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Apache Junction (2021)
★ 6.3/10Also westernApache Junction is an outpost of lawlessness, a haven for thieves and cold-blooded killers. After big-city reporter Annabelle Angel arrives to write an article on the town, she becomes a target when notorious…
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Winnetou and the Crossbreed (1966)
★ 6.2/10Also adventure and westernOn her b-day, settler's daughter Apanatschi receives her father's secret gold mine but greedy neighboring prospectors resort to murder and kidnapping in order to get the gold, forcing the girl and her brother to seek…
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Rango (2011)
★ 6.9/10Also western and adventureWhen Rango, a lost family pet, accidentally winds up in the gritty, gun-slinging Western town of Dirt, the theater-loving lizard suddenly finds himself the newly appointed sheriff. Welcomed as the last hope the town…
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The Valley of Death (1968)
★ 6.5/10Also western and adventureAn army gold shipment and its escort vanish in the Ozarks, prompting accusations of theft and desertion but frontiersman Old Shatterhand and Apache chief Winnetou help solve the mystery of the missing army gold.
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Davy Crockett, King of the Wild Frontier (1955)
★ 6.4/10Also adventure and westernLegends (and myths) from the life of famed American frontiersman Davy Crockett are depicted in this feature film edited from television episodes. Crockett and his friend George Russel fight in the Creek Indian War…
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3 Bad Men (1926)
★ 6.9/10Also westernThree outlaws come to the aid of a young girl after her father is killed.
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Frontier Hellcat (1964)
★ 6.4/10Also adventure and westernOutlaws disguised as Indians commit crimes against settlers but Winnetou and Old Surehand are determined to unmask the bandits and keep the peace. Alternate English Title: Amongst Vultures.
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Barbarosa (1982)
★ 5.9/10Also westernKarl 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…
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The Big Sky (1952)
★ 6.6/10Also adventure and westernTwo tough Kentucky mountaineers join a trading expedition from St. Louis up the Missouri River to trade whisky for furs with the Blackfoot Indians. They soon discover that there is much more than the elements to…
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100 Rifles (1969)
★ 5.9/10Also adventure and westernWhen half-breed Indian Yaqui Joe robs an Arizona bank, he is pursued by dogged lawman Lyedecker. Fleeing to Mexico, Joe is imprisoned by General Verdugo, who is waging a war against the Yaqui Indians. When Lyedecker…