Movies Like The Far Country

If you liked The Far Country (1954), a western movie directed by Anthony Mann, 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
Open Range (2003)
★ 7.2/10Also western
A former gunslinger is forced to take up arms again when he and his cattle crew are threatened by a corrupt lawman.
2
Call of the Wild (1935)
★ 6.3/10Also western
Jack Thornton has trouble winning enough at cards for the stake he needs to get to the Alaska gold fields. His luck changes when he pays $250 for Buck, a sled dog that is part wolf to keep him from being shot by an…
3
The Cowboys (1972)
★ 7.1/10Also western
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…
4
The War Wagon (1967)
★ 6.8/10Also western
An ex-con seeks revenge on the man who put him in prison by planning a robbery of the latter's stagecoach, which is transporting gold. He enlists the help of a partner, who could be working for his nemesis.
5
The Ox-Bow Incident (1943)
★ 7.7/10Also western
A posse discovers a trio of men they suspect of murder and cow theft and are split between handing them over to the law or lynching them on the spot.
6
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.
7
Heaven's Gate (1980)
★ 6.7/10Also western
Harvard 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…
8
Badland (2019)
★ 6.3/10Also western
Detective Matthias Breecher, hired to track down the worst of the Confederate war criminals, roams the Old West seeking justice. His resolve is tested when he meets a determined pioneer woman who is far more than she…
9
Bend of the River (1952)
★ 7.1/10Also western
Two men with questionable pasts, Glyn McLyntock and his friend Cole, lead a wagon-train load of homesteaders from Missouri to the Oregon territory...
10
3:10 to Yuma (1957)
★ 7.3/10Also western
Dan 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.
11
Ride the High Country (1962)
★ 7.1/10Also western
An ex-lawman is hired to transport gold from a mining community through dangerous territory. But what he doesn't realize is that his partner and old friend is plotting to double-cross him.
12
Rooster Cogburn (1975)
★ 6.4/10Also western
After a band of drunken thugs overruns a small Indian Nation town, killing Reverend Goodnight and raping the women folk, Eula Goodnight enlists the aid of US Marshal Cogburn to hunt them down and bring her father's…
13
The White Buffalo (1977)
★ 6/10Also western
In 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…
14
Comes a Horseman (1978)
★ 6/10Also western
Ella Connors is a single woman who gets pressured to sell her failing cattle farm to her corrupt ex-suitor, Jacob Ewing. She asks for help from her neighbor, Frank Athearn. As Ella and Frank fight back through…
15
The Apple Dumpling Gang (1975)
★ 6.6/10Also western
A roving bachelor gets saddled with three children and a wealth of trouble when the youngsters stumble upon a huge gold nugget. They join forces with two bumbling outlaws to fend off the greedy townspeople and soon…
16
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…
17
River of No Return (1954)
★ 6.7/10Also western
An itinerant farmer and his young son help a heart-of-gold saloon singer search for her estranged husband.
18
One-Eyed Jacks (1961)
★ 6.7/10Also western
Running 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…
19
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…
20
Young Guns II (1990)
★ 6.5/10Also western
Three 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…