Movies Like Cowboy Canteen

If you liked Cowboy Canteen (1944), a music and war movie directed by Lew Landers, 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
Buck Privates (1941)
★ 6.8/10Also music and war
Petty con artists Slicker Smith and Herbie Brown mistakenly join the Army evading the cops. The cop chasing them winds up as their drill instructor. A rich young man and his former working class chauffeur are not only…
2
They Died with Their Boots On (1941)
★ 6.7/10Also western and war
The story follows General George Armstrong Custer's adventures from his West Point days to his death. He defies orders during the Civil War, trains the 7th Cavalry, appeases Chief Crazy Horse and later engages in…
3
Oklahoma! (1955)
★ 6.6/10Also western and music
There's a box social coming up, and Curly asks Laurey if she'll be his date. Trouble is, Laurey thinks he's waited too long, and in a fit of pique accepts an offer from the boorish ranch hand Jud instead. Meanwhile…
4
The Alamo (1960)
★ 7.1/10Also war and western
The legendary true story of a small band of soldiers who sacrificed their lives in hopeless combat against a massive army in order to prevent a tyrant from smashing the new Republic of Texas.
5
Paint Your Wagon (1969)
★ 6.3/10Also western and music
A Michigan farmer and a prospector form a partnership in the California gold country. Their adventures include buying and sharing a wife, hijacking a stage, kidnapping six prostitutes, and turning their mining camp…
6
Love Me Tender (1956)
★ 6.3/10Also music and western
After the Civil War, Confederate soldiers Clint and Vance Reno steal a Union payroll, leading to conflict when the younger marries the woman his older brother loves.
7
Taking Sides (2002)
★ 6.3/10Also war and music
One of the most spectacular and renowned conductors of the 1930s, Wilhelm Furtwangler's reputation rivaled that of Toscanini's. After the war, he was investigated as part of the Allies' de-Nazification programme. In…
8
Oh! What a Lovely War (1969)
★ 6.7/10Also music and war
The working-class Smiths change their initially sunny views on World War I after the five boys of the family witness the harsh reality of trench warfare.
9
South Pacific (1958)
★ 6.1/10Also music and war
Can a girl from Little Rock find happiness with a mature French planter she got to know one enchanted evening away from the military hospital where she is a nurse? Or should she just wash that man out of her hair?…
10
Shenandoah (1965)
★ 7/10Also western and war
Charlie Anderson, a farmer in Shenandoah, Virginia, finds himself and his family in the middle of the Civil War he wants nothing to do with. When his youngest boy is taken prisoner by the North, the Civil War is forced…
11
Springfield Rifle (1952)
★ 6.4/10Also war and western
Major Lex Kearney, dishonourably discharged from the army for cowardice in battle, volunteers to go undercover to try to prevent raids against shipments of horses desperately needed for the Union war effort. Falling in…
12
The Plainsman (1936)
★ 6.5/10Also western and war
Wild Bill Hickok, Calamity Jane, and Buffalo Bill go up against Indians and a gunrunner.
13
The Last of the Mohicans (1936)
★ 6.4/10Also western and war
The story is set in the British province of New York during the French and Indian War, and concerns—in part—a Huron massacre (with passive French acquiescence) of between 500 to 1,500 Anglo-American troops, who had…
14
The Harvey Girls (1946)
★ 6.6/10Also music and western
On a train trip out west to become a mail-order bride, Susan Bradley meets a cheery crew of young women traveling out to open a "Harvey House" restaurant at a remote whistle-stop.
15
Distant Drums (1951)
★ 6.3/10Also western and war
After destroying a Seminole fort, American soldiers and their rescued companions must face the dangerous Everglades and hostile Indians in order to reach safety
16
The American Astronaut (2001)
★ 6.8/10Also music and western
Samual Curtis's first mission in this bizarre science fiction musical comedy requires him to take a cat to a saloon on an asteroid. There, he meets his former dance partner (the Blueberry Pirate) and collects his…
17
To End All Wars (2001)
★ 6.4/10Also war
Based on a real-life story, this drama focuses on a small group of Allied soldiers in Burma who are held captive by the Japanese. Capt. Ernest Gordon, Lt. Jim Reardon and Maj. Ian Campbell are among the military…
18
Au Revoir les Enfants (1987)
★ 7.5/10Also war
Au revoir les enfants tells a heartbreaking story of friendship and devastating loss concerning two boys living in Nazi-occupied France. At a provincial Catholic boarding school, the precocious youths enjoy true…
19
The Battle of the Damned (1969)
★ 5.8/10Also war
A small band of misfit American commandos are assigned to head across the North African desert to blow up a huge German fuel depot.
20
Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence (1983)
★ 7.3/10Also war
Island of Java, 1942, during World War II. British Major Jack Celliers arrives at a Japanese prison camp, run by the strict Captain Yonoi. Colonel John Lawrence, who has a profound knowledge of Japanese culture, and…