Movies Like The Secret of Convict Lake

If you liked The Secret of Convict Lake (1951), a western movie directed by Michael Gordon, 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
Run for Cover (1955)
★ 6.8/10Also western
An ex-convict drifter and his flawed young partner are made sheriff and deputy of a Western town.
2
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.
3
Silverado (1985)
★ 6.9/10Also western
Four unwitting heroes cross paths on their journey to the sleepy town of Silverado. Little do they know the town where their family and friends reside has been taken over by a corrupt sheriff and a murderous posse…
4
3:10 to Yuma (1957)
★ 7.3/10Also western
Dan 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.
5
Lonely are the Brave (1962)
★ 7.4/10Also western
A fiercely independent cowboy arranges to have himself locked up in jail in order to then escape with an old friend who has been sentenced to the penitentiary.
6
Virginia City (1940)
★ 6.3/10Also western
Union officer Kerry Bradford escapes from a Confederate prison and races to intercept $5 million in gold destined for Confederate coffers. A Confederate sympathizer and a Mexican bandit, each with their own stake in…
7
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.
8
The Proud Rebel (1958)
★ 6/10Also western
Searching for a doctor who can help him get his son to speak again--the boy hadn't uttered a word since he saw his mother die in the fire that burned down the family home--a Confederate veteran finds himself facing a…
9
3 Bad Men (1926)
★ 7/10Also western
Three outlaws come to the aid of a young girl after her father is killed.
10
Nevada Smith (1966)
★ 6.7/10Also western
Nevada Smith is the alias of Max Sand, the son of an Indian mother and American father. When they are killed by three men over gold, Nevada sets out to avenge them. The young man is taken in by a gun merchant who shows…
11
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…
12
Cahill: United States Marshal (1973)
★ 6.1/10Also western
J.D. Cahill is the toughest U.S. Marshal they've got, just the sound of his name makes bad guys stop in their tracks, so when his two young boy's want to get his attention they decide to rob a bank. They end up getting…
13
The Man from the Alamo (1953)
★ 6.6/10Also western
During the war for Texas independence, one man leaves the Alamo before the end (chosen to help others' families) but is too late to accomplish his mission, and is branded a coward. Unable to expose a gang of turncoats…
14
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.
15
The Badlanders (1958)
★ 6.2/10Also western
Two men are released from the Arizona Territorial Prison at Yuma in 1898. One, The Dutchman, is out to get both gold and revenge from certain people in a small mining town who had him imprisoned unjustly. The other…
16
Jeremiah Johnson (1972)
★ 7.3/10Also western
While slowly adapting to the grueling life of a mountain man in the Rocky Mountains, Jeremiah Johnson encounters the Crow and Flathead tribes as well as hunters, trappers and settlers, all of whom call these mountains…
17
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…
18
Westward the Women (1951)
★ 7/10Also western
There's a deficit of good, honest women in the West, and Roy Whitman wants to change that. His solution is to bring a caravan of over 100 mail-order brides from Chicago to California. It will be a long, difficult and…
19
Man Without a Star (1955)
★ 6.4/10Also western
A wandering cowboy gets caught up in a range war.
20
Forty Guns (1957)
★ 6.6/10Also western
An authoritarian rancher rules an Arizona county with her private posse of hired guns. When a new Marshal arrives to set things straight, the cattle queen finds herself falling for the avowedly non-violent lawman. Both…