Movies Like Bend of the River

If you liked Bend of the River (1952), a western and adventure movie directed by Anthony Mann, 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
The Big Trail (1930)
★ 6.7/10Also western
Young scout Breck Coleman leads a wagon train along the dangerous trail to Oregon as he tries to get the affection of the beautiful pioneer Ruth Cameron and plans his revenge on the harsh scoundrels who murdered a…
2
How the West Was Won (1962)
★ 7/10Also western
The epic tale of the development of the American West from the 1830s through the Civil War to the end of the century, as seen through the eyes of one pioneer family.
3
River of No Return (1954)
★ 6.7/10Also adventure and western
An itinerant farmer and his young son help a heart-of-gold saloon singer search for her estranged husband.
4
Wagon Master (1950)
★ 6.7/10Also adventure and western
Two young horse traders guide a Mormon wagon train to the San Juan Valley and encounter rugged terrain, the cutthroat Clegg gang, hospitable Navajo, and moral challenges on the journey.
5
Meek's Cutoff (2011)
★ 6.5/10Also western
A group of settlers traveling through the Oregon High Desert in 1845 find themselves stranded in harsh conditions.
6
The Goonies (1985)
★ 7.5/10Also adventure
Young teen Mikey Walsh and his friends set off on a quest to find Pirate One-Eyed Willie's treasure in hopes of saving their homes from demolition. However, on their quest to find the treasure, they run into a family…
7
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.
8
Lean on Pete (2018)
★ 6.9/10Also adventure and western
Charley Thompson, a teenager living with his single father, gets a summer job working for horse trainer Del Montgomery. Bonding with an aging racehorse named Lean on Pete, Charley is horrified to learn he is bound for…
9
Quigley Down Under (1990)
★ 6.7/10Also western and adventure
American Matt Quigley answers Australian land baron Elliott Marston's ad for a sharpshooter to kill the dingoes on his property. But when Quigley finds out that Marston's real target is the aborigines, Quigley hits the…
10
Tall Tale: The Unbelievable Adventure (1995)
★ 6.2/10Also adventure and western
A young boy draws on the inspiration of legendary western characters to find the strength to fight an evil land baron in the old west who wants to steal his family's farm and destroy their idyllic community. When…
11
Hombre (1967)
★ 7.1/10Also western
John 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.
12
Rooster Cogburn (1975)
★ 6.4/10Also adventure and western
After a band of drunken thugs overruns a small Indian Nation town, killing Reverend Goodnight and raping the women folk, Eula Goodnight enlists the aid of US Marshal Cogburn to hunt them down and bring her father's…
13
The Way West (1967)
★ 6.1/10Also adventure and western
In the mid-19th century, Senator William J. Tadlock leads a group of settlers overland in a quest to start a new settlement in the Western US. Tadlock is a highly principled and demanding taskmaster who is as hard on…
14
The White Buffalo (1977)
★ 6/10Also western and adventure
In this strange western version of Moby Dick, Wild Bill Hickok hunts a white buffalo he has seen in a dream. Hickok moves through a variety of uniquely authentic western locations - dim, filthy, makeshift taverns…
15
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.
16
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…
17
The Big Sky (1952)
★ 6.6/10Also adventure and western
Two tough Kentucky mountaineers join a trading expedition from St. Louis up the Missouri River to trade whisky for furs with the Blackfoot Indians. They soon discover that there is much more than the elements to…
18
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…
19
Man of the West (1958)
★ 6.6/10Also western
Heading east to Fort Worth to hire a schoolteacher for his frontier town home, Link Jones is stranded with singer Billie Ellis and gambler Sam Beasley when their train is held up. For shelter, Jones leads them to his…
20
Wyatt Earp (1994)
★ 6.8/10Also western
From Wichita to Dodge City, to the O.K. Corral in Tombstone, Wyatt Earp is taught that nothing matters more than family and the law. Joined by his brothers and Doc Holliday, Earp wages war on the dreaded Clanton and…