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Movies Like Diamond City

If you liked Diamond City (1949), a western and adventure movie directed by David MacDonald, 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. 1True Grit

    True Grit (1969)

    ★ 7.3/10Also western and drama

    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…

  2. 2The Unholy Trinity

    The Unholy Trinity (2025)

    ★ 6.3/10Also western and adventure

    Set against the turbulent backdrop of 1870s Montana, in the moments before the execution of Isaac Broadway, he gives his estranged son, Henry, an impossible task: murder the man who framed him for a crime he didn’t…

  3. 3The Call of the Wild

    The Call of the Wild (1972)

    ★ 6.1/10Also adventure and drama

    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…

  4. 4Jane Got a Gun

    Jane Got a Gun (2015)

    ★ 5.9/10Also western and drama

    After her outlaw husband returns home shot with eight bullets and barely alive, Jane reluctantly reaches out to an ex-lover who she hasn't seen in over ten years to help her defend her farm when the time comes that her…

  5. 5Tall Tale: The Unbelievable Adventure

    Tall Tale: The Unbelievable Adventure (1995)

    ★ 6.2/10Also adventure and western

    A 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…

  6. 6Broke

    Broke (2025)

    ★ 7/10Also western and drama

    A bronc rider in denial about his fading rodeo career battles against brain injury and a sudden blizzard while reflecting on how it became so difficult to achieve his dreams.

  7. 7Jubal

    Jubal (1956)

    ★ 6.9/10Also western and drama

    Jubal Troop is a cowboy who is found in a weakened condition, without a horse. He is given shelter at Shep Horgan's large ranch, where he quickly makes an enemy in foreman Pinky, a cattleman who accuses Jubal of…

  8. 8Davy Crockett, King of the Wild Frontier

    Davy Crockett, King of the Wild Frontier (1955)

    ★ 6.4/10Also adventure and western

    Legends (and myths) from the life of famed American frontiersman Davy Crockett are depicted in this feature film edited from television episodes. Crockett and his friend George Russel fight in the Creek Indian War…

  9. 9The Warrior's Way

    The Warrior's Way (2010)

    ★ 6.6/10Also adventure and western

    A warrior-assassin is forced to hide in a small town in the American Badlands after refusing a mission.

  10. 10The Mountain Men

    The Mountain Men (1980)

    ★ 5.9/10Also adventure and western

    The story concerns two grizzled mountain men -- Bill Tyler and Henry Frapp -- during the dying days of the fur-trapping era. The plot begins when Running Moon runs away from her abusive husband Heavy Eagle and comes…

  11. 11The Missouri Breaks

    The Missouri Breaks (1976)

    ★ 6.5/10Also western and drama

    When vigilante land baron David Braxton hangs one of the best friends of cattle rustler Tom Logan, Logan's gang decides to get even by purchasing a small farm next to Braxton's ranch. From there the rustlers begin…

  12. 12Dances with Wolves

    Dances with Wolves (1990)

    ★ 7.8/10Also adventure and drama

    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…

  13. 13Vera Cruz

    Vera Cruz (1954)

    ★ 6.7/10Also western and adventure

    After the American Civil War, mercenaries travel to Mexico to fight in their revolution for money. The former soldier and gentleman Benjamin Trane meets the gunman and killer Joe Erin and his men, and together they are…

  14. 14The Last Stand of Ellen Cole

    The Last Stand of Ellen Cole (2024)

    ★ 8.1/10Also adventure and western

    When an evil contractor goes to extreme measures to evict a testy tenant who is standing in the way of his new project, he fails to take into account that this seemingly harmless old woman is a trained killer and will…

  15. 15Mackenna's Gold

    Mackenna's Gold (1969)

    ★ 6.6/10Also adventure and western

    A bandit kidnaps a Marshal who has seen a map showing a gold vein on Indian lands, but other groups are looking for it too, while the Apache try to keep the secret location undisturbed.

  16. 16Frontera

    Frontera (2014)

    ★ 6.5/10Also western and drama

    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…

  17. 17Don't Come Knocking

    Don't Come Knocking (2005)

    ★ 6.2/10Also drama and western

    Howard Spence has seen better days. Once a big Western movie star, he now drowns his disgust for his selfish and failed life with alcohol, drugs and young women. If he were to die now, nobody would shed a tear over…

  18. 18The Way West

    The Way West (1967)

    ★ 6.1/10Also adventure and drama

    In the mid-19th century, Senator William J. Tadlock leads a group of settlers overland in a quest to start a new settlement in the Western US. Tadlock is a highly principled and demanding taskmaster who is as hard on…

  19. 19Bad Day at Black Rock

    Bad Day at Black Rock (1955)

    ★ 7.3/10Also western and drama

    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.

  20. 20Into the West

    Into the West (1992)

    ★ 6.4/10Also adventure and drama

    Accused of a crime they didn't commit, two city kids and a magical horse are about to become the coolest outlaws ever to ride Into The West.

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