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Movies Like Shenandoah

If you liked Shenandoah (1965), a western and war movie directed by Andrew V. McLaglen, 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. 1Ride with the Devil

    Ride with the Devil (1999)

    ★ 6.3/10Also war and western

    Friends Jake and Jack Bull join up with Civil War guerrilla fighters, yet after the realities of war set in, they must decide what honor truly means.

  2. 2The Dead Don't Hurt

    The Dead Don't Hurt (2024)

    ★ 6.5/10Also western

    In the 1860s, fiercely independent French-Canadian Vivienne Le Coudy embarks on a journey with Danish immigrant Holger Olsen, attempting to forge a life together in the dusty town of Elk Flats, Nevada. When Holger…

  3. 3Train Dreams

    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.

  4. 4Dear John

    Dear John (2010)

    ★ 6.8/10Also war

    While Sergeant John Tyree is home on two weeks leave from Germany, he meets Savannah after he dives into the ocean to retrieve Savannah's purse that had fallen off a pier. John eventually falls in love with Savannah…

  5. 5The Horse Soldiers

    The Horse Soldiers (1959)

    ★ 6.9/10Also western and war

    A Union Cavalry outfit is sent behind confederate lines in strength to destroy a rail supply center. Along with them is sent a doctor who causes instant antipathy between him and the commander. The secret plan for the…

  6. 6Barbarosa

    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…

  7. 7Frontera

    Frontera (2014)

    ★ 6.5/10Also western

    After 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…

  8. 8Hostile Territory

    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…

  9. 9The History of Love

    The History of Love (2016)

    ★ 6.4/10Also war

    The story of a long-lost book that mysteriously reappears and connects an old man searching for his son with a girl seeking a cure for her mother's loneliness.

  10. 10Ramrod

    Ramrod (1947)

    ★ 6.5/10Also western

    A cattle-vs.-sheepman feud loses Connie Dickason her fiance, but gains her his ranch, which she determines to run alone in opposition to Frank Ivey, "boss" of the valley, whom her father Ben wanted her to marry. She…

  11. 11Drums Along the Mohawk

    Drums Along the Mohawk (1939)

    ★ 6.5/10Also war

    Albany, New York, 1776. After marrying, Gil and Lana travel north to settle on a small farm in the Mohawk River Valley, but soon their growing prosperity and happiness are threatened by the sinister sound of drums that…

  12. 12The Way West

    The Way West (1967)

    ★ 6.1/10Also western

    In 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…

  13. 13Gods and Generals

    Gods and Generals (2003)

    ★ 6.4/10Also war

    Follows the personal and professional life of Thomas 'Stonewall' Jackson, a brilliant if eccentric Confederate general, from the outbreak of the American Civil War until its halfway point.

  14. 14The Proud Rebel

    The Proud Rebel (1958)

    ★ 6/10Also western

    Searching 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…

  15. 15Don't Come Knocking

    Don't Come Knocking (2005)

    ★ 6.2/10Also western

    Howard Spence has seen better days. Once a big Western movie star, he now drowns his disgust for his selfish and failed life with alcohol, drugs and young women. If he were to die now, nobody would shed a tear over…

  16. 16Dances with Wolves

    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…

  17. 17The Spoilers

    The Spoilers (1942)

    ★ 6.2/10Also western

    When honest ship captain Roy Glennister gets swindled out of his mine claim, he turns to saloon singer Cherry Malotte for assistance in his battle with no-good town kingpin Alexander McNamara.

  18. 18Bad Day at Black Rock

    Bad Day at Black Rock (1955)

    ★ 7.3/10Also western

    One-armed war veteran John J. Macreedy steps off a train at the sleepy little town of Black Rock. Once there, he begins to unravel a web of lies, secrecy, and murder.

  19. 19They Died with Their Boots On

    They Died with Their Boots On (1941)

    ★ 6.7/10Also western and war

    The story follows General George Armstrong Custer's adventures from his West Point days to his death. He defies orders during the Civil War, trains the 7th Cavalry, appeases Chief Crazy Horse and later engages in…

  20. 20True Grit

    True Grit (1969)

    ★ 7.3/10Also western

    The murder of her father sends a teenage tomboy on a mission of 'justice', which involves avenging her father's death. She recruits a tough old marshal, 'Rooster' Cogburn because he has 'true grit', and a reputation of…

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