Movies Like The Night of the Grizzly
If you liked The Night of the Grizzly (1966), a adventure and western movie directed by Joseph Pevney, 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.
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Walking Out (2017)
★ 5.9/10Also adventureA city teen travels to Montana to go hunting with his estranged father, only for the strained trip to become a battle for survival when they encounter a grizzly bear.
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The Revenant (2015)
★ 7.5/10Also western and adventureIn the 1820s, a frontiersman, Hugh Glass, sets out on a path of vengeance against those who left him for dead after a bear mauling.
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The White Buffalo (1977)
★ 6/10Also western and adventureIn 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…
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The Man from Laramie (1955)
★ 7.1/10Also westernWill Lockhart arrives in Coronado, an isolated town in New Mexico, in search of someone who sells rifles to the Apache tribe, finding himself unwillingly drawn into the convoluted life of a local ranching family whose…
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Rust (2024)
★ 6.8/10Also westernInfamous outlaw Harland Rust breaks his estranged grandson Lucas out of prison, after Lucas is convicted to hang for an accidental murder. The two must outrun legendary U.S Marshal Wood Helm and bounty hunter Fenton…
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The Hateful Eight (2015)
★ 7.8/10Also westernBounty hunters seek shelter from a raging blizzard and get caught up in a plot of betrayal and deception.
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Open Season (2006)
★ 6.2/10Also adventureBoog, a domesticated 900lb. Grizzly bear finds himself stranded in the woods 3 days before Open Season. Forced to rely on Elliot, a fast-talking mule deer, the two form an unlikely friendship and must quickly rally…
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Tall Tale: The Unbelievable Adventure (1995)
★ 6.2/10Also adventure and westernA 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…
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Let Him Go (2020)
★ 6.8/10Also westernFollowing the loss of their son, a retired sheriff and his wife leave their Montana ranch to rescue their young grandson from the clutches of a dangerous family living off the grid in the Dakotas.
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Butcher's Crossing (2023)
★ 5.9/10Also adventure and westernIn the 1870s, a young Harvard dropout seeks his destiny out West by tying his fate to a team of buffalo hunters led by a man named Miller. Together, they embark on a harrowing journey risking life and sanity.
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True Grit (2010)
★ 7.3/10Also adventure and westernFollowing the murder of her father by a hired hand, a 14-year-old farm girl sets out to capture the killer. To aid her, she hires the toughest U.S. Marshal she can find—a man with 'true grit'—Reuben J. 'Rooster' Cogburn.
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Backlash (1956)
★ 6.5/10Also westernJim 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…
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Tell Them Willie Boy Is Here (1969)
★ 5.8/10Also westernWhile confronting the disapproving father of his girlfriend Lola, Native American man Willie Boy kills the man in self-defense, triggering a massive manhunt, led by Deputy Sheriff Christopher Cooper.
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Death Hunt (1981)
★ 6.7/10Also adventure and westernYukon Territory, Canada, November 1931. Albert Johnson, a trapper who lives alone in the mountains, buys a dog almost dead after a brutal dogfight, a good deed that will put him in trouble.
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The Cowboys (1972)
★ 7.1/10Also western and adventureWhen 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…
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Cahill: United States Marshal (1973)
★ 6.1/10Also westernJ.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…
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Gunman's Walk (1958)
★ 6.7/10Also westernA powerful rancher always protects his wild adult son by paying for damages and bribing witnesses, until his crimes become too serious to rectify.
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Last of the Dogmen (1995)
★ 6.8/10Also adventure and westernA Montana bounty hunter is sent into the wilderness to track three escaped prisoners. Instead he sees something that puzzles him. Later with a female Native Indian history professor, he returns to find some answers.
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Brother Bear 2 (2006)
★ 6.7/10Also adventureKenai finds his childhood human friend Nita and the two embark on a journey to burn the amulet he gave to her before he was a bear, much to Koda's dismay.
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Nevada Smith (1966)
★ 6.7/10Also westernNevada 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…