Movies Like Prairie Thunder

If you liked Prairie Thunder (1937), a western movie directed by B. Reeves Eason, 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
Union Pacific (1939)
★ 6.7/10Also western
One of the last bills signed by President Lincoln authorizes pushing the Union Pacific Railroad across the wilderness to California. But financial opportunist Asa Barrows hopes to profit from obstructing it. Chief…
2
The Missouri Breaks (1976)
★ 6.5/10Also western
When vigilante land baron David Braxton hangs one of the best friends of cattle rustler Tom Logan, Logan's gang decides to get even by purchasing a small farm next to Braxton's ranch. From there the rustlers begin…
3
Jubal (1956)
★ 6.9/10Also western
Jubal Troop is a cowboy who is found in a weakened condition, without a horse. He is given shelter at Shep Horgan's large ranch, where he quickly makes an enemy in foreman Pinky, a cattleman who accuses Jubal of…
4
Escape from Fort Bravo (1953)
★ 6.3/10Also western
A Southern belle frees a Rebel officer and his men from a Union captain's Arizona fort.
5
Dead for a Dollar (2022)
★ 5.8/10Also western
In 1897, veteran bounty hunter Max Borlund is deep into Mexico where he encounters professional gambler and outlaw Joe Cribbens — a sworn enemy he sent to prison years before. Max is on a mission to find and return…
6
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
The Indian Fighter (1955)
★ 6.3/10Also western
A scout leading a wagon train through hostile Indian country gets involved with a Sioux chief's daughter.
8
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…
9
The Wild Bunch (1969)
★ 7.6/10Also western
An aging group of outlaws look for one last big score as the "traditional" American West is disappearing around them.
10
Little Big Man (1970)
★ 7.4/10Also western
Jack Crabb, looking back from extreme old age, tells of his life being raised by Indians and fighting with General Custer.
11
Ride Lonesome (1959)
★ 6.7/10Also western
On the way to pick up the bounty on a wanted murderer, a bounty hunter stops at a staging post where he is forced to continue his journey with two outlaws who want the murderer for their own reasons and a…
12
Dead Man (1995)
★ 7.3/10Also western
On the run after committing murder, an accountant encounters a strange Native American man who prepares him for his journey into the spiritual world.
13
The Comancheros (1961)
★ 6.7/10Also western
Texas Ranger Jake Cutter arrests gambler Paul Regret, but soon finds himself teamed with his prisoner in an undercover effort to defeat a band of renegade arms merchants and thieves known as Comancheros.
14
Badland (2019)
★ 6.3/10Also western
Detective Matthias Breecher, hired to track down the worst of the Confederate war criminals, roams the Old West seeking justice. His resolve is tested when he meets a determined pioneer woman who is far more than she…
15
Man Without a Star (1955)
★ 6.4/10Also western
A wandering cowboy gets caught up in a range war.
16
The Train Robbers (1973)
★ 6.3/10Also western
A gunhand named Lane is hired by a widow, Mrs. Lowe, to find gold stolen by her deceased husband so that she may return it and clear the family name.
17
Joe Kidd (1972)
★ 6.4/10Also western
A band of Mexicans find their U. S. land claims denied and all the records destroyed in a courthouse fire. Their leader, Louis Chama, encourages them to use force to regain their land. A wealthy landowner wanting the…
18
The Hallelujah Trail (1965)
★ 6.1/10Also western
A wagon train heads for Denver with a cargo of whisky for the miners. Chaos ensues as the Temperance League, the US cavalry, the miners and the local Indians all try to take control of the valuable cargo.
19
Rawhide (1951)
★ 6.7/10Also western
At a desolate relay station in the west, a stagecoach attendant and a stranded woman traveller are held captive by a band of escaped convicts.
20
The Law and Jake Wade (1958)
★ 6.6/10Also western
Jake Wade breaks Clint Hollister out of jail to pay off an old debt, though it's clear there is some pretty deep hostility between them. They part, and Jake returns to his small-town marshal's job and his fiancée only…