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Movies Like Silver Canyon

If you liked Silver Canyon (1951), a western movie directed by John English, 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. 1Only the Valiant

    Only the Valiant (1951)

    ★ 6.5/10Also western

    Only the Valiant, a classic western adventure, based on a novel by Charles Marquis Warren, the film tells the story of a Cavalry officer who volunteers for a suicidal mission to fight the hostile Apaches in an effort…

  2. 2Gunless

    Gunless (2010)

    ★ 6.4/10Also western

    American gunslinger Sean Rafferty—aka The Montana Kid—is unable to find someone to duel in a Canadian town where no one understands the brutal code of the American Wild West.

  3. 3The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance

    The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (1962)

    ★ 7.8/10Also western

    Questions arise when Senator Stoddard attends the funeral of a local man named Tom Doniphon in a small Western town. Flashing back, we learn Doniphon saved Stoddard, then a lawyer, when he was roughed up by a crew of…

  4. 4Go West

    Go West (1940)

    ★ 6.6/10Also western

    A 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.

  5. 5Decision at Sundown

    Decision at Sundown (1957)

    ★ 6.4/10Also western

    A man and his partner arrive at a small Western town to kill its most powerful man because the former blames him for his wife's death.

  6. 6The Last Wagon

    The Last Wagon (1956)

    ★ 6.5/10Also western

    When a handful of settlers survive an Apache attack on their wagon train they must put their lives into the hands of Comanche Todd, a white man who has lived with the Comanches most of his life and is wanted for the…

  7. 7True 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…

  8. 8Invitation to a Gunfighter

    Invitation to a Gunfighter (1964)

    ★ 5.9/10Also western

    In New Mexico, a Confederate veteran returns home to find his fiancée married to a Union soldier, his Yankee neighbors rallied against him and his property sold by the local banker who then hires a gunman to kill him.

  9. 9Return of the Gunfighter

    Return of the Gunfighter (1967)

    ★ 6.1/10Also western

    A gunfighter and a cowboy help a Mexican girl avenge the land-related murder of her parents.

  10. 10Rango

    Rango (2011)

    ★ 6.9/10Also western

    When Rango, a lost family pet, accidentally winds up in the gritty, gun-slinging Western town of Dirt, the theater-loving lizard suddenly finds himself the newly appointed sheriff. Welcomed as the last hope the town…

  11. 11Cheyenne Autumn

    Cheyenne Autumn (1964)

    ★ 6.7/10Also western

    A reluctant cavalry Captain must track a defiant tribe of migrating Cheyenne.

  12. 12The Duel at Silver Creek

    The Duel at Silver Creek (1952)

    ★ 7/10Also western

    When a gang of ruthless claim jumpers brutally murders his miner father, a gunman known as the Silver Kid joins forces with the local marshal to free the tiny town of Silver City from the clutches of the dastardly…

  13. 13The Fighting Kentuckian

    The Fighting Kentuckian (1949)

    ★ 6/10Also western

    John Breen (John Wayne), a Kentucky militiaman falls in love with French exile Fleurette De Marchand (Vera Ralston). He discovers a plot to steal the land that Fleurette's exiles plan to settle on and aims to foil it.

  14. 14She Wore a Yellow Ribbon

    She Wore a Yellow Ribbon (1949)

    ★ 6.9/10Also western

    On the eve of retirement, Captain Nathan Brittles takes out a last patrol to stop an impending massive Indian attack. Encumbered by women who must be evacuated, Brittles finds his mission imperiled.

  15. 15The Magnificent Seven

    The Magnificent Seven (1960)

    ★ 7.5/10Also western

    An oppressed Mexican peasant village hires seven gunfighters to help defend their homes.

  16. 16Western Union

    Western Union (1941)

    ★ 6/10Also western

    When Edward Creighton leads the construction of the Western Union to unite East with West, he hires a Western reformed outlaw and a tenderfoot Eastern surveyor.

  17. 17High Noon

    High Noon (1952)

    ★ 7.7/10Also western

    Will Kane, the sheriff of a small town in New Mexico, learns a notorious outlaw he put in jail has been freed, and will be arriving on the noon train. Knowing the outlaw and his gang are coming to kill him, Kane is…

  18. 18The Fastest Gun Alive

    The Fastest Gun Alive (1956)

    ★ 6.9/10Also western

    Whenever it becomes known how good he is with guns, ex-gunman George and his wife Dora have to flee the town, in fear of all the gunmen who might want to challenge him. Unfortunately he again spills his secret when…

  19. 19The War Wagon

    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.

  20. 20The Left Handed Gun

    The Left Handed Gun (1958)

    ★ 6/10Also western

    When 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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