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Movies Like Massacre at Sand Creek

If you liked Massacre at Sand Creek (1956), a tv movie and western movie directed by Arthur Hiller, 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. 1Sergeant Rutledge

    Sergeant Rutledge (1960)

    ★ 7/10Also western

    Respected black cavalry Sergeant Brax Rutledge stands court-martial for raping and killing a white woman and murdering her father, his superior officer.

  2. 2The Searchers

    The Searchers (1956)

    ★ 7.7/10Also western

    As a Civil War veteran spends years searching for a young niece captured by Indians, his motivation becomes increasingly questionable.

  3. 3Broken Arrow

    Broken Arrow (1950)

    ★ 6.7/10Also western

    Indian scout Tom Jeffords is sent out to stem the war between the American settlers and Apaches in the late 1870s Arizona. He learns that the Indians kill only to protect themselves, or out of retaliation for white…

  4. 4Bad Day at Black Rock

    Bad Day at Black Rock (1955)

    ★ 7.3/10Also western

    One-armed war veteran John J. Macreedy steps off a train at the sleepy little town of Black Rock. Once there, he begins to unravel a web of lies, secrecy, and murder.

  5. 5The 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…

  6. 6Nevada Smith

    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…

  7. 7The Cowboys

    The Cowboys (1972)

    ★ 7.1/10Also western

    When his cattlemen abandon him for the gold fields, rancher Wil Andersen is forced to take on a collection of young boys as his cowboys in order to get his herd to market in time to avoid financial disaster. The boys…

  8. 8Hombre

    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.

  9. 9Rancho Notorious

    Rancho Notorious (1952)

    ★ 6.5/10Also western

    A man in search of revenge infiltrates a ranch, hidden in an inhospitable region, where its owner, Altar Keane, gives shelter to outlaws fleeing from the law in exchange for a price.

  10. 10True 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…

  11. 113:10 to Yuma

    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.

  12. 12Go 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.

  13. 13Shane

    Shane (1953)

    ★ 7.3/10Also western

    A weary gunfighter attempts to settle down with a homestead family, but a smouldering settler and rancher conflict forces him to act.

  14. 14Gunless

    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.

  15. 15Duel at Diablo

    Duel at Diablo (1966)

    ★ 6.4/10Also western

    In Apache territory, a supply Army column heads for the next fort, an ex-scout searches for the killer of his Native wife, and a housewife abandons her husband to rejoin her Apache lover's tribe.

  16. 16Cat Ballou

    Cat Ballou (1965)

    ★ 6.4/10Also western

    A woman seeking revenge for her murdered father hires a famous gunman, but he's very different from what she expects.

  17. 17Backlash

    Backlash (1956)

    ★ 6.5/10Also western

    Jim Slater's father (whom he never knew) died in the Apache ambush at Gila Valley, and Jim is searching for the one survivor, who supposedly went for help but disappeared with a lot of gold. In the process, he gets…

  18. 18The Apple Dumpling Gang

    The Apple Dumpling Gang (1975)

    ★ 6.6/10Also western

    A roving bachelor gets saddled with three children and a wealth of trouble when the youngsters stumble upon a huge gold nugget. They join forces with two bumbling outlaws to fend off the greedy townspeople and soon…

  19. 193 Bad Men

    3 Bad Men (1926)

    ★ 7/10Also western

    Three outlaws come to the aid of a young girl after her father is killed.

  20. 20Duel in the Sun

    Duel in the Sun (1946)

    ★ 6.4/10Also western

    Beautiful half-breed Pearl Chavez becomes the ward of her dead father's first love and finds herself torn between her sons, one good and the other bad.

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