Movies Like Thunder in the Valley
If you liked Thunder in the Valley (1947), a drama movie directed by Louis King, 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 Sundowners (1960)
★ 6.7/10Also dramaIn the Australian Outback, the Carmody family--Paddy, Ida, and their teenage son Sean--are sheep drovers, always on the move. Ida and Sean want to settle down and buy a farm. Paddy wants to keep moving. A…
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Broken Lance (1954)
★ 6.5/10Also dramaTensions erupt within an Arizona cattle baron's household when his three sons vie for control of the ranch.
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Little Lord Fauntleroy (1980)
★ 7.3/10Also dramaYoung Cedric Errol and his widowed mother live in genteel poverty in 1880s Brooklyn after the death of his father. Cedric's grandfather, the Earl of Dorincourt, has long ago disowned his son for marrying an American…
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Won't Back Down (2012)
★ 6.2/10Also dramaJamie Fitzpatrick and Nona Alberts are two women from opposites sides of the social and economic track, but they have one thing in common: a mission to fix their community's broken school and ensure a bright future for…
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The Color of Friendship (2000)
★ 6.7/10Also dramaMahree Bok lives on a farm in South Africa. Her father is a policeman who cannot hide his joy when activist Steve Biko is caught by the South African authorities. Piper Dellums is the daughter of a US congressman from…
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Heidi (2005)
★ 7.8/10Also dramaSwiss girl Adelheid 'Heidi' is orphaned young. Aunt Detie brings her to grandpa Alp and his wife, who live isolated in the Alps since his murder charge. Heidi soon takes to the wild country, especially accompanying…
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Last Ride (2009)
★ 6.4/10Also dramaA young boy travels across Australia with his father, who's wanted by the law.
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The River (1984)
★ 6.4/10Also dramaTom and Mae Garvey are a Tennessee farming couple battling violent floods to save their land. In addition to natural disasters, the Garveys fight to stop a selfish land developer and a local corporation from…
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Shane (1953)
★ 7.3/10Also dramaA weary gunfighter attempts to settle down with a homestead family, but a smouldering settler and rancher conflict forces him to act.
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Flicka (2006)
★ 6.9/10Also dramaKaty McLaughlin desires to work on her family's mountainside horse ranch, although her father insists she finish boarding school. Katy finds a mustang in the hills near her ranch. The headstrong 16 year old then sets…
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Journey to Bethlehem (2023)
★ 7.7/10Also dramaA young woman carrying an unimaginable responsibility. A young man torn between love and honor. A jealous king who will stop at nothing to keep his crown.
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Where the Red Fern Grows (2003)
★ 6.6/10Also dramaSet in the Ozark Mountains during the Great Depression, Billy Coleman works hard and saves his earnings for 2 years to achieve his dream of buying two coonhound pups. He develops a new trust in God as he faces…
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Comes a Horseman (1978)
★ 6/10Also dramaElla 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…
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Bobby Jones: Stroke of Genius (2004)
★ 5.9/10Also dramaThe story of golf icon and legend, Bobby Jones, who retired from competition at the tender age of 28.
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The Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell (1955)
★ 6.8/10Also dramaA dramatization of the American general and his court martial for publically complaining about High Command's dismissal and neglect of the aerial fighting forces.
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Giant (1956)
★ 7.6/10Also dramaWealthy rancher Bick Benedict and dirt-poor cowboy Jett Rink both woo Leslie Lynnton, a beautiful young woman from Maryland who is new to Texas. She marries Benedict, but she is shocked by the racial bigotry of the…
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The Last Rifleman (2023)
★ 6.6/10Also dramaA WWII veteran escapes his care home in Northern Ireland and embarks on an arduous but inspirational journey to France to attend the 75th anniversary of the D-Day landings, finding the courage to face the ghosts of his…
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The Edge of the World (1937)
★ 7.2/10Also dramaA way of life is dying on a remote Scottish island, but some of the inhabitants resist evacuating to the mainland.
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The Greening of Whitney Brown (2011)
★ 5.9/10Also dramaWhitney, a spoiled pre-teen from Philadelphia, is forced to move to the country when her parents feel the squeeze of economic hard times. A fish out of water, far from her comfort zone, she befriends an amazing horse…
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Animal Farm (1954)
★ 7.1/10Also dramaAnimals on a farm lead a revolution against the farmers to put their destiny in their own hands. However this revolution eats their own children and they cannot avoid corruption.