Movies Like Into the West
If you liked Into the West (1992), a adventure and drama movie directed by Mike Newell, 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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Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron (2002)
★ 7.7/10Also adventure and familyA captured mustang remains determined to return to his herd no matter what.
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Welcome to Smelliville (2021)
★ 6.7/10Also adventure and familyThe Oggly family arrive at the municipal rubbish dump of Smelliville and must look for a new home, but they never feel really welcome anywhere. They stink and are for most humans just a tad too oggly. When Firebottom…
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True Grit (1969)
★ 7.3/10Also western and dramaThe 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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Spirit Untamed (2021)
★ 7.2/10Also adventure and familyLucky Prescott's life is changed forever when she moves from her home in the city to a small frontier town and befriends a wild mustang named Spirit.
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Flicka (2006)
★ 6.9/10Also family and 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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Hombre (1967)
★ 7.1/10Also western and dramaJohn Russell, disdained by his "respectable" fellow stagecoach passengers because he was raised by Indians, becomes their only hope for survival when they are set upon by outlaws.
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Old Yeller (1957)
★ 6.9/10Also adventure and dramaYoung 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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Voyage of the Unicorn (2001)
★ 6.8/10Also adventure and fantasyOne day the Aislings find themselves magically transported to a ship called the Unicorn. Here, they discover that they've been chosen to fulfill an incredible quest! They undergo an incredible journey of discovery in…
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Mio in the Land of Faraway (1987)
★ 6/10Also adventure and dramaUnder the watch of his unkind realtives, lonely Bosse's luck is changed when he is sent to the land where his real father is the King. In that country, he sets out on a quest, together with his new friend, to destroy…
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Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole (2010)
★ 6.8/10Also adventure and familyWhen a young owl is abducted by an evil Owl army, he must escape with new-found friends and seek the legendary Guardians to stop the menace.
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Primal: Tales of Savagery (2019)
★ 8.4/10Also adventure and dramaGenndy Tartakovsky's Primal: Tales of Savagery features a caveman and a dinosaur on the brink of extinction. Bonded by tragedy, this unlikely friendship becomes the only hope of survival.
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Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas (2003)
★ 7.1/10Also adventure and familyThe sailor of legend is framed by the goddess Eris for the theft of the Book of Peace, and must travel to her realm at the end of the world to retrieve it and save the life of his childhood friend Prince Proteus.
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Hud (1963)
★ 7.3/10Also drama and westernHud Bannon is a ruthless young man who tarnishes everything and everyone he touches. Hud represents the perfect embodiment of alienated youth, out for kicks with no regard for the consequences. There is bitter conflict…
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Hilda and the Mountain King (2021)
★ 7.6/10Also adventure and fantasyWhen Hilda wakes up in the body of a troll, she must use her wits and courage to get back home, become human again — and save the city of Trolberg.
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PAW Patrol: Mighty Pups (2018)
★ 7.5/10Also adventure and familyWhen their latest scheme goes awry, Mayor Humdinger and his nephew Harold accidentally divert a meteor towards Adventure Bay. The meteor's golden energy grants the PAW Patrol superpowers. The heroic Mighty Pups are on…
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Pete's Dragon (2016)
★ 6.4/10Also adventure and familyFor years, old wood carver Mr. Meacham has delighted local children with his tales of the fierce dragon that resides deep in the woods of the Pacific Northwest. To his daughter, Grace, who works as a forest ranger…
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3:10 to Yuma (1957)
★ 7.3/10Also western and dramaDan 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.
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Dragon Rider (2020)
★ 6.9/10Also family and adventureAn unlikely trio of heroes – a dragon, a boy and a forest brownie – embark on an epic adventure to find the “Rim of Heaven” - the mythological safe haven for all dragons.
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Swapped (2026)
★ 8.8/10Also adventure and familyA small woodland creature and a majestic bird, two natural sworn enemies of the Valley, magically trade places and set off on an adventure of a lifetime to switch back. Their journey soon uncovers a greater threat—one…
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Inkheart (2008)
★ 6.3/10Also adventure and familyThe adventures of a father and his young daughter, in their search for a long lost book that will help reunite a missing, close relative.