Movies Like California or Bust

If you liked California or Bust (1923), a movie directed by Craig Hutchinson, 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
Of Mice and Men (1939)
★ 7.3/10
An intellectually disabled giant and his level headed guardian find work at a sadistic cowboy's ranch in depression era America.
2
The Grapes of Wrath (1940)
★ 7.8/10
Tom Joad returns to his home after a jail sentence to find his family kicked out of their farm due to foreclosure. He catches up with them on his Uncle’s farm, and joins them the next day as they head for California…
3
In Dubious Battle (2016)
★ 5.8/10
In the California apple country, 900 migratory workers rise 'in dubious battle' against the landowners. The group takes on a life of its own—stronger than its individual members, and more frightening. Led by the doomed…
4
A Million Ways to Die in the West (2014)
★ 6/10
As a cowardly farmer begins to fall for the mysterious new woman in town, he must put his new-found courage to the test when her husband, a notorious gun-slinger, announces his arrival.
5
Mr. Hobbs Takes a Vacation (1962)
★ 6.5/10
Banker Roger Hobbs wants to spend his vacation alone with his wife, Peggy, but she insists on a family vacation at a California beach house that turns out to be ugly and broken down. Daughter Katey, embarrassed by her…
6
Sideways (2004)
★ 7.1/10
Two middle-aged men embark on a spiritual journey through Californian wine country. One is an unpublished novelist suffering from depression, and the other is only days away from walking down the aisle.
7
Twisters (2024)
★ 6.7/10
As storm season intensifies, the paths of former storm chaser Kate Carter and reckless social-media superstar Tyler Owens collide when terrifying phenomena never seen before are unleashed. The pair and their competing…
8
Cry Macho (2021)
★ 5.9/10
A one-time rodeo star and washed-up horse breeder takes a job from an ex-boss to bring the man's young son home from Mexico.
9
Of Mice and Men (1992)
★ 7.2/10
Two drifters, one a gentle but slow giant, try to make money working the fields during the Depression so they can fulfill their dreams.
10
Terror on the Prairie (2022)
★ 6.1/10
A pioneering family fights back against a gang of vicious outlaws that is terrorizing them on their newly-built farm on the plains of Montana.
11
The Secret: Dare to Dream (2020)
★ 7.4/10
A widow with three children hires a handyman to fix her house during a major storm. When not doing home repairs, he shares his philosophy of believing in the power of the universe to deliver what we want.
12
The Missing (2003)
★ 6.3/10
When rancher and single mother of two Maggie Gilkeson sees her teenage daughter, Lily, kidnapped by Apache rebels, she reluctantly accepts the help of her estranged father, Samuel, in tracking down the kidnappers…
13
Foe (2023)
★ 5.8/10
Henrietta and Junior farm a secluded piece of land that has been in Junior's family for generations, but their quiet life is thrown into turmoil when an uninvited stranger shows up at their door with a startling…
14
The House of the Spirits (1993)
★ 6.9/10
A rancher, his clairvoyant wife and their family face turbulent years in South America.
15
Twister (1996)
★ 6.6/10
An unprecedented series of violent tornadoes is sweeping across Oklahoma. Tornado chasers, headed by Dr. Jo Harding, attempt to release a groundbreaking device that will allow them to track them and create a more…
16
Minari (2020)
★ 7.3/10
A Korean American family moves to an Arkansas farm in search of its own American dream. Amidst the challenges of this new life in the strange and rugged Ozarks, they discover the undeniable resilience of family and…
17
Train Dreams (2025)
★ 7.3/10
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.
18
The Milagro Beanfield War (1988)
★ 6.6/10
The accidental breakdown of an irrigation valve launches a hot confrontation between the mainly Latino farmers in a tiny New Mexico town and the real estate developers and politicians determined to acquire their land…
19
The Cowboys (1972)
★ 7.1/10
When 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…
20
Nope (2022)
★ 6.8/10
Residents in a lonely gulch of inland California bear witness to an uncanny, chilling discovery.