Movies Like The Iron Mistress
If you liked The Iron Mistress (1952), a history and drama movie directed by Gordon Douglas, 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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True Grit (1969)
★ 7.3/10Also western and dramaThe 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…
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Hud (1963)
★ 7.3/10Also drama and westernHud Bannon is a ruthless young man who tarnishes everything and everyone he touches. Hud represents the perfect embodiment of alienated youth, out for kicks with no regard for the consequences. There is bitter conflict…
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Union Pacific (1939)
★ 6.7/10Also drama and westernOne of the last bills signed by President Lincoln authorizes pushing the Union Pacific Railroad across the wilderness to California. But financial opportunist Asa Barrows hopes to profit from obstructing it. Chief…
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Don't Come Knocking (2005)
★ 6.2/10Also drama and westernHoward 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…
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Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron (2002)
★ 7.7/10Also drama and westernAgainst impossible odds, Spirit, a young mustang, sets out across the majestic wilderness to regain his freedom and save his homeland. Along the way, he forms a friendship with a young Lakota brave, outwits a squadron…
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8 Seconds (1994)
★ 7.1/10Also drama and romanceThis film chronicles the life of Lane Frost, 1987 PRCA Bull Riding World Champion, his marriage and his friendships with Tuff Hedeman (three-time World Champion) and Cody Lambert.
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Return of the Bad Men (1948)
★ 6.3/10Also drama and westernUS Marshall Vance is assigned to rid the Oklahoma Territory of outlaws.
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No Name on the Bullet (1959)
★ 6.6/10Also action and westernWhen 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.
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Oscar Shaw (2026)
★ 6.6/10Also action and westernAfter retiring from the police force, a relentless detective haunted by the tragic loss of his closest friend sets out on a perilous quest for vengeance, seeking redemption and fighting to restore justice to the…
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Hombre (1967)
★ 7.1/10Also western and dramaJohn 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.
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The Fighting Kentuckian (1949)
★ 6/10Also western and romanceJohn Breen (John Wayne), a Kentucky militiaman falls in love with French exile Fleurette De Marchand (Vera Ralston). He discovers a plot to steal the land that Fleurette's exiles plan to settle on and aims to foil it.
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Broken Arrow (1950)
★ 6.7/10Also western and dramaIndian 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…
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I Still Believe (2020)
★ 7.6/10Also drama and romanceThe true-life story of Christian music star Jeremy Camp and his journey of love and loss that looks to prove there is always hope.
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Man in the Shadow (1957)
★ 6.7/10Also drama and westernIn a modern cow town, the powerful ranch owner’s henchmen kill a ranch hand, prompting the sheriff to investigate despite facing strong opposition. He finds an unlikely ally in the rancher's overprotected daughter, but…
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The Tall Men (1955)
★ 6.4/10Also western and romanceTwo brothers discharged from the Confederate Army join a businessman for a cattle drive from Texas to Montana where they run into raiding Jayhawkers, angry Sioux, rough terrain and bad weather.
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The Alamo (1960)
★ 7.1/10Also history and westernThe legendary true story of a small band of soldiers who sacrificed their lives in hopeless combat against a massive army in order to prevent a tyrant from smashing the new Republic of Texas.
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El Dorado (1966)
★ 7.4/10Also western and dramaCole Thornton, a gunfighter for hire, joins forces with an old friend, Sheriff J.P. Harrah. Together with a fighter and a gambler, they help a rancher and his family fight a rival rancher that is trying to steal their…
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Sahara (1983)
★ 5.9/10Also action and dramaIntent on winning a competition in place of her distinguished late father, beautiful young heiress Dale takes on the guise of a man and competes in his spot, embarking on a car race that crosses the unforgiving Sahara…
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Angel and the Badman (1947)
★ 6.4/10Also western and romanceA wounded outlaw finds unexpected mercy in the care of a rancher's daughter. The hope of love pulls him toward a different life until the law, and his violent past, close in on his new home. Now he must choose the kind…
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The Longest Ride (2015)
★ 7.6/10Also drama and romanceThe lives of a young couple intertwine with a much older man as he reflects back on a lost love while he's trapped in an automobile crash.