Movies Like Dakota

If you liked Dakota (1945), a western movie directed by Joseph Kane, 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
Jesse James (1939)
★ 6.6/10Also western
After railroad agents forcibly evict the James family from their family farm, Jesse and Frank turn to banditry for revenge.
2
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.
3
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…
4
Bend of the River (1952)
★ 7.1/10Also western
Two men with questionable pasts, Glyn McLyntock and his friend Cole, lead a wagon-train load of homesteaders from Missouri to the Oregon territory...
5
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.
6
Oklahoma! (1955)
★ 6.6/10Also western
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…
7
Dances with Wolves (1990)
★ 7.8/10Also western
Wounded Civil War soldier John Dunbar tries to commit suicide—and becomes a hero instead. As a reward, he's assigned to his dream post, a remote junction on the Western frontier, and soon makes unlikely friends with…
8
Buck and the Preacher (1972)
★ 6.3/10Also western
A wagon master and a con-man preacher help freed slaves dogged by cheap-labor agents out West.
9
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…
10
River of No Return (1954)
★ 6.7/10Also western
An itinerant farmer and his young son help a heart-of-gold saloon singer search for her estranged husband.
11
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.
12
The Call of the Wild (1972)
★ 6.1/10Also western
John Thornton, is a fearless man who's after more than gold; he wants to do what's right. Thornton works for the U.S. mail and is the only person daring and smart enough to figure out how to travel the deadly 600 miles…
13
An American Tail: Fievel Goes West (1991)
★ 6.3/10Also western
Some time after the Mousekewitz's have settled in America, they find that they are still having problems with the threat of cats. That makes them eager to try another home out in the west, where they are promised that…
14
Run of the Arrow (1957)
★ 6.1/10Also western
When the South loses the war, Confederate veteran O'Meara goes West, joins the Sioux, takes a wife and refuses to be an American but he must choose a side when the Sioux go to war against the U.S. Army.
15
Frontera (2014)
★ 6.5/10Also western
After crossing the border illegally for work, Miguel, a hard-working father and devoted husband, finds himself wrongfully accused of murdering a former sheriff’s wife. After learning of his imprisonment, Miguel’s…
16
The Comancheros (1961)
★ 6.7/10Also western
Texas Ranger Jake Cutter arrests gambler Paul Regret, but soon finds himself teamed with his prisoner in an undercover effort to defeat a band of renegade arms merchants and thieves known as Comancheros.
17
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…
18
Canyon Passage (1946)
★ 6.8/10Also western
In 1850s Oregon, a businessman is torn between his love of two very different women and his loyalty to a compulsive gambler friend who goes over the line.
19
Open Range (2003)
★ 7.2/10Also western
A former gunslinger is forced to take up arms again when he and his cattle crew are threatened by a corrupt lawman.
20
Comes a Horseman (1978)
★ 6/10Also western
Ella Connors is a single woman who gets pressured to sell her failing cattle farm to her corrupt ex-suitor, Jacob Ewing. She asks for help from her neighbor, Frank Athearn. As Ella and Frank fight back through…