20 movies like Rio Grande, ordered by similarity : The Lawless Breed(1953), Woodpeckers(2017), Springfield Rifle(1952), Return to Snowy River(1988), Hellgate(1953), Dean(2016), The Kentuckian(1955), City Island(2009), The Man From Laramie(1955), Tombstone Canyon(1932), Having You(2013), Hell or High Water(2016) ...
Western
USA
1950
105 Minutes
John Wayne Maureen O'Hara Ben Johnson Harry Carey Jr. Victor McLaglen Claude Jarman Jr. Chill Wills J. Carrol Naish
military officer soldier son wife indian emotional thrilling texas military base river family redemption father/son relationship marriage transformation growing up love 1860s
A cavalry officer posted on the Rio Grande is confronted with murderous raiding Apaches, a son who's a risk-taking recruit and his wife from whom he has been separated for many years.
Western
USA
1953
83 Minutes
Rock Hudson Julie Adams John McIntire Hugh O'Brian Michael Ansara Dennis Weaver Mary Castle Forrest Lewis Lee Van Cleef Tom Fadden William Pullen
gunslinger preacher uncle dance hall girl son gambler emotional melodramatic texas small town family home gunfight redemption murder gambling father/son relationship family transformation rise 19th century
After being released from prison, former gun-fighter John Wesley Hardin hopes to have his autobiography published in order to rehabilitate his tarnished reputation.
Drama
2017
106 Minutes
Jean Jean Ramón Emilio Candelario Judith Rodriguez Jose Cruz Manuel Raposo Karina Valdez Aleja Johnson Carlota Carretero Keunis Álvarez Orestes Amador
prison guard prisoner prisoners messenger gangsters love interest romantic interest romantic rival rival dark disturbing emotional engaging gripping intense moving passionate powerful raw tense
Incarcerated in the Dominican Republic, an inmate uses sign language to communicate with his imprisoned girlfriend at an adjacent institution.
Western
USA
1952
93 Minutes
Gary Cooper Phyllis Thaxter David Brian Paul Kelly Philip Carey Lon Chaney James Millican Martin Milner Guinn "Big Boy" Williams Jerry O'Sullivan James Brown
major wife son traitor thief confederate soldier intense rousing melodramatic colorado military base mountain saloon ranch battlefield american civil war secret mission treason horse thieves impersonation
Major Lex Kearney becomes the North's first counterespionage agent as he tries to discover who's behind the theft of Union cavalry horses in Colorado during the Civil War.
Western
Australia
1988
99 Minutes
Tom Burlinson Sigrid Thornton Brian Dennehy Nicholas Eadie Bryan Marshall Rhys McConnochie Mark Hembrow Peter Cummins Cornelia Frances Tony Barry
cattleman love interest father banker son romantic rival tender spirited mountain cabin australia range snowy river love triangle father/daughter relationship jealousy horses love reunion forbidden love
Young Jim Craig returns to his home in the Australian high country. He finds that things are not as he left them - his girlfriend is being pursued by another man, and her father doesn't want Jim back into her life.
Western
USA
1953
87 Minutes
prisoner union soldier prison guard confederate soldier cellmate prison official bleak brutal gritty prison new mexico cell prison life wrongful conviction civil war reconstruction discovery transformation sacrifice 1860s
A man is framed and sent to toughest prison in the territory.
Comedy, Drama
2016
94 Minutes
Demetri Martin Kevin Kline Gillian Jacobs Rory Scovel Christine Woods Ginger Gonzaga Briga Heelan Reid Scott Mary Steenburgen Asif Ali Kate Berlant
illustrator new yorker mother son father lover young man young woman moving emotional amusing charming los angeles family home new york city brooklyn love grief new experiences family
An illustrator falls in love with a woman while trying to keep his father from burning down the family home after his wife dies.
Western
USA
1955
104 Minutes
Burt Lancaster Dianne Foster Diana Lynn John McIntire Una Merkel John Carradine John Litel Rhys Williams Walter Matthau Donald MacDonald Edward Norris
frontiersman frontier woman schoolteacher indentured servant son father emotional tender spirited kentucky frontier texas journey family father/son relationship frontier life friendship adventure discovery love
A Kentucky widower bound for 1820's Texas with his young son is thwarted in his efforts by a corrupt constable, a long-standing family feud, and a beautiful indentured servant.
Comedy
USA
2009
103 Minutes
Andy Garcia Julianna Margulies Steven Strait Emily Mortimer Ezra Miller Dominik García-Lorido Carrie Baker Reynolds Hope Glendon-Ross Alan Arkin Louis Mustillo Jee Young Han
prison guard ex-convict wife daughter father son hilarious touching bronx, n.y. prison audition school family home island family forgiveness father/son relationship responsibility love new life
Prison guard Vince tells Molly from acting class, that one inmate is his 24 y.o. love child. Vince takes him home to stay with his family - straight A son with fat girl fetish, college dropout/stripper daughter and cute wife.
Western
USA
1955
104 Minutes
James Stewart Arthur Kennedy Donald Crisp Cathy O'Donnell Alex Nicol Aline MacMahon Wallace Ford Jack Elam John War Eagle James Millican Gregg Barton
lawman rancher son foreman spirited fiery brooding thrilling new mexico desert ranch family deception justice father/son relationship power struggle pursuit revenge fall 1860s
Newcomer Will Lockhart defies the local cattle baron and his sadistic son by working for one of his oldest rivals.
Western
USA
1932
62 Minutes
Ken Maynard Cecilia Parker Sheldon Lewis Lafe McKee Frank Brownlee Jack Clifford George Gerwing Edward Piel Sr. George Chesebro Bob Burns Jack Kirk
cowboy love interest outlaw vigilante father sheriff engaging suspenseful wild west canyon cabin prison missing persons framed murder false accusations father/son relationship impersonation quest pursuit
Maynard hears the cry of the weird masked "phantom" of Tombstone Canyon. The plot thickens when Maynard discovers a man with a key to his past has been murdered by the phantom.
Comedy, Drama
UK
2013
97 Minutes
Anna Friel Romola Garai Andrew Buchan Philip Davis Isaac Andrews Steven Cree Harry Hadden-Paton Hattie Morahan
love child fiancé fiancée former lover son father emotional engaging gripping heartwarming intense tender united kingdom coast town home hospital family relationships father/son relationship
Jack has finally managed to propose to his girlfriend when his life is turned upside down by the arrival of an old one-night stand that introduces him to his seven year old son.
Crime, Mystery & Thriller, Drama, Action, Western
USA
2016
97 Minutes
Jeff Bridges Chris Pine Ben Foster Gil Birmingham Marin Ireland Katy Mixon Dale Dickey Kevin Rankin
divorce brother son ex-convict banker texas ranger brooding raw intense texas house bank casino car office brother relationship foreclosure desperation search family
A divorced father and his ex-con older brother resort to a desperate scheme in order to save their family's ranch in West Texas.
Western
USA
1960
92 Minutes
Elvis Presley Steve Forrest Barbara Eden Dolores del Río John McIntire Rodolfo Acosta Karl Swenson Ford Rainey Richard Jaeckel Anne Benton L.Q. Jones
native american cowboy father mother love interest brother melodramatic brash texas small town race relations frontier justice father/son relationship mother/son relationship family native americans sacrifice revenge 1800s
When fighting breaks out between two cultures in West Texas, the mixed-blood Pacer tries to act as a peacemaker, but the "flaming star of death" pulls him irrevocably into the deadly violence.
Western
USA
1935
53 Minutes
John Wayne Marion Burns Yakima Canutt Reed Howes Denny Meadows Bert Dillard Jack Jones Nelson McDowell Archie Ricks Tex Phelps James Sheridan
beautiful woman brother son murderer boyfriend father spirited wild emotional wild west saloon train tracks house father/son relationship vengeance love triangle sabotage jealousy dueling love
Just as John travels to visit his father, he witnesses his death and suffers a gun wound - a beautiful woman is kind enough to help him bring the killers to justice, but jealousy from another man may cause problems.
Other, Comedy
USA
2014
88 Minutes
Joel McHale Robin Williams Lauren Graham Clark Duke Oliver Platt Wendi McLendon-Covey Tim Heidecker Candice Bergen
robin williams father son santa claus family patriarch wife amusing charming lighthearted melodramatic emotional playful church family dinner family home christmas family family gathering family relationships fighting
Boyd Mitchler and his family must spend Christmas with his estranged family of misfits. Upon realizing that he left all his son's gifts at home, he hits the road with his dad in an attempt to make the 8-hour round trip before sunrise.
Western
USA
1946
130 Minutes
Jennifer Jones Gregory Peck Joseph Cotten Lionel Barrymore Lillian Gish Herbert Marshall Walter Huston Butterfly McQueen Charles Bickford Tilly Losch Harry Carey
orphan aunt senator outlaw rancher son passionate tense ranch desert texas love-hate relationship love triangle doomed romance cross-cultural romance family dysfunction love revenge rivalry 19th century
Beautiful half-breed Pearl Chavez becomes the ward of her dead father's first love and finds herself torn between her sons, one good and the other bad.
Western
USA
1991
106 Minutes
Scott Glenn Kate Capshaw Ben Johnson Balthazar Getty Tess Harper Gary Busey Mickey Rooney Clarence Williams III Dub Taylor Clu Gulager Dennis Fimple
rodeo rider former lover father sister cowboy spirited inspiring heartwarming uplifting rodeo united states nursing home farm redemption rodeo family dysfunction family honor reconciliation father/son relationship quest
A rodeo rider decides to quit his line of work after a serious injury, but when he visits his family and finds out that his dad is not well, he'll have to risk it one more time.
Western
USA
1958
103 Minutes
Alan Ladd Olivia de Havilland Dean Jagger David Ladd Cecil Kellaway Henry Hull
father son doctor dog farmer sheriff suspenseful melodramatic heartwarming illinois doctor's office farm wild west general store forest father/son relationship grief disability new town wrongful conviction
A Confederate veteran living in the Yankee North struggles with his son's shock induced muteness and the hate of the Northerners.
Comedy, Western
USA
1948
79 Minutes
Loretta Young William Holden Robert Mitchum Gary Gray Tom Tully Sara Haden Frank Ferguson Walter Baldwin Regina Wallace Frank Conlan
widower indentured servant friend son settler native american tense emotional thrilling ohio wilderness cabin settlement pioneering marriage parenthood jealousy love triangle quest love
A widowed farmer takes an indentured servant as his new wife, but the arrival of his old friend threatens their burgeoning relationship.
Western
USA
1957
81 Minutes
soldier apache wife son husband indian chief bleak moving somber american west stagecoach apache territory town apaches missing persons racism kidnapping cultural assimilation culture clash rescue
When Apache chief Nanchez is captured by the cavalry, his white squaw and infant son are returned to civilization by Sergeant Hook, but Nanchez escapes custody and attempts to re-claim his son.