Movies Like A Thunder of Drums

If you liked A Thunder of Drums (1961), a western movie directed by Joseph M. Newman, 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
Cheyenne Autumn (1964)
★ 6.7/10Also western
A reluctant cavalry Captain must track a defiant tribe of migrating Cheyenne.
2
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…
3
Apache (1954)
★ 6.1/10Also western
Following the surrender of Geronimo, Massai, the last Apache warrior is captured and scheduled for transportation to a Florida reservation. On the way he manages to escape and heads for his homeland to win back his…
4
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.
5
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…
6
No Name on the Bullet (1959)
★ 6.6/10Also western
When hired killer John Gant rides into Lordsburg, the town's folk become paranoid as each leading citizen has enemies capable of using the services of a professional killer for personal revenge.
7
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…
8
Rio Grande (1950)
★ 6.8/10Also western
Lt. Col. Kirby Yorke is posted on the Texas frontier to defend settlers against depredations of marauding Apaches. Col. Yorke is under considerable stress by a serious shortage of troops of his command. Tension is…
9
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…
10
She Wore a Yellow Ribbon (1949)
★ 6.9/10Also western
On the eve of retirement, Captain Nathan Brittles takes out a last patrol to stop an impending massive Indian attack. Encumbered by women who must be evacuated, Brittles finds his mission imperiled.
11
Man Without a Star (1955)
★ 6.4/10Also western
A wandering cowboy gets caught up in a range war.
12
Only the Valiant (1951)
★ 6.5/10Also western
Only the Valiant, a classic western adventure, based on a novel by Charles Marquis Warren, the film tells the story of a Cavalry officer who volunteers for a suicidal mission to fight the hostile Apaches in an effort…
13
The Stalking Moon (1968)
★ 5.9/10Also western
While moving a group of Apaches to a Native American reservation in Arizona, an American scout named Sam Varner is surprised to find a white woman, Sarah Carver, living with the tribe. When Sam learns that she was…
14
The Duel at Silver Creek (1952)
★ 7/10Also western
When a gang of ruthless claim jumpers brutally murders his miner father, a gunman known as the Silver Kid joins forces with the local marshal to free the tiny town of Silver City from the clutches of the dastardly…
15
Davy Crockett and the River Pirates (1956)
★ 6.3/10Also western
Davy Crockett and his sidekick Georgie compete against boastful Mike Fink ("King of the River") in a boat race to New Orleans. Later, Davy and Georgie, allied with Fink, battle a group of river pirates trying to pass…
16
The Magnificent Seven (1960)
★ 7.5/10Also western
An oppressed Mexican peasant village hires seven gunfighters to help defend their homes.
17
Destry Rides Again (1939)
★ 7.2/10Also western
Tom Destry, son of a legendary frontier peacekeeper, doesn’t believe in gunplay. Thus he becomes the object of widespread ridicule when he rides into the wide-open town of Bottleneck, the personal fiefdom of the…
18
Support Your Local Sheriff! (1969)
★ 6.9/10Also western
In the old west, a man becomes a Sheriff just for the pay, figuring he can decamp if things get tough.
19
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.
20
Return of the Seven (1966)
★ 6.1/10Also western
Chico, one of the remaining members of The Magnificent Seven, now lives in the town that they (The Seven) helped. One day someone comes and takes most of the men prisoner. His wife seeks out Chris, the leader of The…