Movies Like Knight of the Plains
If you liked Knight of the Plains (1938), a western movie directed by Sam Newfield, 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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The Rare Breed (1966)
★ 6.2/10Also westernWhen her husband dies en route to America, Martha Price and her daughter Hilary are left to carry out his dream: the introduction of Hereford cattle into the American West. They enlist Sam "Bulldog" Burnett in their…
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Go West (1940)
★ 6.6/10Also westernA con man heading west to search for gold teams up with a pair of scheming brothers along the way. The trio soon find themselves in the middle of a feud between two rival families and two underhanded land developers.
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Ramrod (1947)
★ 6.5/10Also westernA 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…
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The Tall Men (1955)
★ 6.4/10Also westernTwo brothers discharged from the Confederate Army join a businessman for a cattle drive from Texas to Montana where they run into raiding Jayhawkers, angry Sioux, rough terrain and bad weather.
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Blood on the Moon (1948)
★ 6.2/10Also westernDown-and-out cowhand Jim Garry is asked by his old friend Tate Riling to help mediate a cattle dispute. When Garry arrives, however, it soon becomes clear that Riling has not been entirely forthright. Garry uncovers…
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The Left Handed Gun (1958)
★ 6/10Also westernWhen a crooked sheriff murders his employer, William "Billy the Kid" Bonney decides to avenge the death by killing the man responsible, throwing the lives of everyone around him into turmoil, and endangering the…
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Tall in the Saddle (1944)
★ 6.6/10Also westernWhen Rocklin arrives in a western town he finds that the rancher who hired him as a foreman has been murdered. He is out to solve the murder and thwart the scheming to take the ranch from its rightful owner.
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Broken Lance (1954)
★ 6.5/10Also westernTensions erupt within an Arizona cattle baron's household when his three sons vie for control of the ranch.
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Go West (1925)
★ 6.9/10Also westernWith little luck at keeping a job in the city a New Yorker tries work in the country and eventually finds his way leading a herd of cattle to the West Coast.
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Old Yeller (1957)
★ 6.9/10Also westernYoung Travis Coates is left to take care of the family ranch with his mother and younger brother while his father goes off on a cattle drive in the 1860s. When a yellow mongrel comes for an uninvited stay with the…
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Scooby-Doo! Shaggy's Showdown (2017)
★ 7.7/10Also westernWhen the Scooby gang visits a dude ranch, they discover that it and the nearby town have been haunted by a ghostly cowboy, Dapper Jack, who fires real fire from his fire irons. The mystery only deepens when it’s…
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The Furies (1950)
★ 7.2/10Also westernA New Mexico cattle man and his strong-willed daughter clash over land and love.
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McLintock! (1963)
★ 6.6/10Also westernAging rancher and self-made man, George Washington McLintock is forced to deal with numerous personal and professional problems. Seemingly everyone wants a piece of his enormous farmstead, including high-ranking…
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Forty Guns (1957)
★ 6.6/10Also westernAn authoritarian rancher rules an Arizona county with her private posse of hired guns. When a new Marshal arrives to set things straight, the cattle queen finds herself falling for the avowedly non-violent lawman. Both…
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Chisum (1970)
★ 6.6/10Also westernCattle 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.
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El Dorado (1966)
★ 7.4/10Also westernCole Thornton, a gunfighter for hire, joins forces with an old friend, Sheriff J.P. Harrah. Together with a fighter and a gambler, they help a rancher and his family fight a rival rancher that is trying to steal their…
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City Slickers (1991)
★ 6.5/10Also westernThree New York businessmen decide to take a "Wild West" vacation that turns out not to be the relaxing vacation they had envisioned.
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In Old Oklahoma (1943)
★ 6.2/10Also westernCowboy Dan Somers and oilman Jim "Hunk" Gardner compete for oil lease rights on Indian land in Oklahoma, as well as for the favors of schoolteacher Cathy Allen.
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Comes a Horseman (1978)
★ 6/10Also westernElla 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…