Movies Like Walking Thunder
If you liked Walking Thunder (1995), a drama and western movie directed by Craig Clyde, 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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Frontera (2014)
★ 6.5/10Also western and dramaAfter crossing the border illegally for work, Miguel, a hard-working father and devoted husband, finds himself wrongfully accused of murdering a former sheriff’s wife. After learning of his imprisonment, Miguel’s…
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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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Tall Tale: The Unbelievable Adventure (1995)
★ 6.2/10Also 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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Hombre (1967)
★ 7.1/10Also western and dramaJohn 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.
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The Way West (1967)
★ 6.1/10Also drama 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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The Call of the Wild (1972)
★ 6.1/10Also drama and westernJohn 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…
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Davy Crockett, King of the Wild Frontier (1955)
★ 6.4/10Also 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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Purgatory (1999)
★ 7.2/10Also westernAn outlaw band flees a posse and rides into Refuge, a small town where no one carries a gun, drinks, or swears. The town is actually Purgatory, and the peaceful inhabitants are all famous dead outlaws and criminals…
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3:10 to Yuma (1957)
★ 7.3/10Also western and dramaDan Evans, a small time farmer, is hired to escort Ben Wade, a dangerous outlaw, to Yuma. As Evans and Wade wait for the 3:10 train to Yuma, Wade's gang is racing to free him.
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The Last Hunt (1956)
★ 6.9/10Also westernA buffalo hunter has a falling-out with his partner, who kills for fun.
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The Proud Rebel (1958)
★ 6/10Also western and dramaSearching for a doctor who can help him get his son to speak again--the boy hadn't uttered a word since he saw his mother die in the fire that burned down the family home--a Confederate veteran finds himself facing a…
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News of the World (2020)
★ 6.9/10Also drama and westernA Texan traveling across the wild West bringing the news of the world to local townspeople, agrees to help rescue a young girl who was kidnapped.
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Dances with Wolves (1990)
★ 7.8/10Also drama 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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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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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 Cowboys (1972)
★ 7.1/10Also western and dramaWhen his cattlemen abandon him for the gold fields, rancher Wil Andersen is forced to take on a collection of young boys as his cowboys in order to get his herd to market in time to avoid financial disaster. The boys…
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Tell Them Willie Boy Is Here (1969)
★ 5.8/10Also western and dramaWhile confronting the disapproving father of his girlfriend Lola, Native American man Willie Boy kills the man in self-defense, triggering a massive manhunt, led by Deputy Sheriff Christopher Cooper.
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Jeremiah Johnson (1972)
★ 7.3/10Also westernWhile 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…
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American Outlaws (2001)
★ 5.9/10Also westernWhen a Midwest town learns that a corrupt railroad baron has captured the deeds to their homesteads without their knowledge, a group of young ranchers join forces to take back what is rightfully theirs. They will…
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Decision at Sundown (1957)
★ 6.3/10Also westernA man and his partner arrive at a small Western town to kill its most powerful man because the former blames him for his wife's death.