20 movies like Major Dundee, ordered by similarity : Hostiles(2017), The Battle at Apache Pass(1952), Bugles in the Afternoon(1952), For a Few Dollars More(1965), Vera Cruz(1954), Drum Beat(1954), Broken Arrow(1950), Hondo(1953), The Stalking Moon(1968), The Deserter(1971), Navajo Joe(1966), Apache Country(1952) ...
Western
USA
1965
124 Minutes
Charlton Heston Richard Harris Jim Hutton James Coburn Michael Anderson Jr. Senta Berger Mario Adorf Brock Peters Warren Oates Ben Johnson R. G. Armstrong
officer criminal prisoner of war deserter widow native american tense new mexico territory fort mexico village war kidnapping teamwork quest pursuit rivalry 1860s
In 1864, due to frequent Apache raids from Mexico into the U.S., a Union officer decides to illegally cross the border and destroy the Apache, using a mixed army of Union troops, Confederate POWs, civilian mercenaries, and scouts.
Drama, History, Western
USA
2017
133 Minutes
Christian Bale Rosamund Pike Wes Studi Jesse Plemons Adam Beach Rory Cochrane Peter Mullan Scott Wilson Paul Anderson Timothée Chalamet Ben Foster
native american chief soldier commanding officer widow native american traveler brutal tense gritty raw emotional gory new mexico montana desert plains fort town american indian wars native americans
In 1892, a legendary Army Captain reluctantly agrees to escort a Cheyenne chief and his family through dangerous territory.
Western
USA
1952
85 Minutes
John Lund Jeff Chandler Susan Cabot Beverly Tyler Bruce Cowling John Hudson James Best Regis Toomey Richard Egan Hugh O'Brian Palmer Lee
american pioneer love interest native american native american chief soldier engaging gory gripping intense powerful tense united states new mexico territory battlefield ranch civil war territorial disputes fight to the death rivalry
When Cochise bands together with Geronimo and other Indian tribes, Major Colton abandons his fort, heading towards Fort Sheridan, through Apache Pass. The only thing in his way are the Indians he used to call his friends.
Western
USA
1952
85 Minutes
Ray Milland Helena Carter Hugh Marlowe Forrest Tucker George Reeves Gertrude Michael
cavalry captain native american native american chief native american warrior rival army officer brash gutsy patriotic rousing tense montana battlefield dakota territory fort rivalry demotion battle of the little bighorn love interest love triangle
After violently attacking a fellow officer Lt. Edward Garnett, cavalry Captain Kern Shafter is court martialled. Later, he rejoins the army with Custer's regiment at Fort Lincoln, Dakota, becoming a sergeant, where he runs into his old foe.
Western
1965
132 Minutes
Clint Eastwood Lee Van Cleef Gian Maria Volonte Josef Egger Mara Krup Rosemarie Dexter Klaus Kinski Mario Brega
bounty hunter rival colonel outlaw woman adult gritty intense emotional wild west texas new mexico train saloon bank teamwork crime murder betrayal partnership
A man with no name (Clint Eastwood) and a man with a mission (Lee Van Cleef) hunt a Mexican bandit (Gian Maria Volonte) for different reasons.
Western
USA
1954
94 Minutes
Gary Cooper Burt Lancaster Denise Darcel Cesar Romero George Macready Ernest Borgnine Charles Bronson Sarita Montiel
countess veteran gunslinger outlaw secret agent emperor gritty tense thrilling mexico small town desert unlikely allies gold teamwork rebellion greed betrayal quest rivalry
During the Mexican Rebellion of 1866, an unsavory group of American adventurers are hired by the forces of Emporer Maximilian to escort a countess to Vera Cruz.
Western
USA
1954
111 Minutes
Alan Ladd Audrey Dalton Marisa Pavan Robert Keith Rodolfo Acosta Charles Bronson Warner Anderson Elisha Cook Jr. Anthony Caruso Richard Gaines Hayden Rorke
cowboy native american warrior daughter driver ulysses s. grant army officer thrilling gutsy melodramatic california oregon fort mountain river ambush native americans revenge negotiation honor war
In 1872, Indian fighter Johnny MacKay is appointed peace commissioner for the California and Oregon territory but he faces tough opposition from the renegade Modocs led by their chief Captain Jack.
Western
USA
1950
93 Minutes
James Stewart Jeff Chandler Debra Paget Basil Ruysdael Will Geer Joyce Mackenzie Arthur Hunnicutt Raymond Bramley Jay Silverheels Argentina Brunetti Robert Adler
scout native american settler renegade warrior mail carrier gritty thrilling intense united states apache territory camp arizona friendship truce war love death peace quest
Tom Jeffords tries to make peace between settlers and Apaches in Arizona territory.
Western
USA
1953
84 Minutes
John Wayne Geraldine Page Ward Bond Michael Pate James Arness Rodolfo Acosta Leo Gordon Tom Irish Lee Aaker Paul Fix Rayford Barnes
scout homesteader wife son intense suspenseful new mexico ranch desert bar friendship war death deception marriage rescue 19th century
Army dispatch rider Hondo Lane discovers a woman and young son living in the midst of warring Apaches and becomes their protector.
Western
USA
1968
109 Minutes
Gregory Peck Eva Marie Saint Robert Forster Noland Clay Russ Thorson Frank Silvera Lonny Chapman Lou Frizzell Henry Beckman Charles Tyner Richard Bull
scout native american woman warrior son intense gritty arizona territory new mexico desert cabin wild west native americans relocation captivity mother/child relationship old west escape discovery rescue
A sympathetic retired army scout takes-in a white woman and her half-Apache son, not knowing that the boy's father, a murderous renegade Apache, is after them.
Western
Italy|Yugoslavia|USA
1971
99 Minutes
Bekim Fehmiu John Huston Richard Crenna Chuck Connors Ricardo Montalban Ian Bannen Brandon de Wilde Slim Pickens Woody Strode Albert Salmi
deserter general colonel engineer wife scout gritty gripping arizona fort mexico hill desert mission battle native americans massacre desertion redemption quest
Army deserter Capt. Viktor Kaleb is offered a pardon and reinstatement in the cavalry if he agrees to lead a special forces group in a raid against an Apache stronghold into Mexico.
Western
Italy|Spain
1966
89 Minutes
Burt Reynolds Aldo Sanbrell Nicoletta Machiavelli Tanya Lopert Fernando Rey Franca Polesello Lucia Modugno Peter Cross
native american warrior maid outlaw murderer sheriff villager cool tense brutal fiery wild west village street countryside retribution mob violence destruction native americans massacre love interest
A Native American warrior called Navajo Joe seeks revenge on a gang of sadistic outlaws who has massacred the people of his tribe.
Western
USA
1952
62 Minutes
Gene Autry Pat Buttram Carolina Cotton Harry Lauter Mary Scott Sydney Mason Francis X. Bushman Gregg Barton Tom London Byron Foulger Frank Matts
sidekick frontier woman outlaw gang leader gene autry native american rousing engaging tense desert house office small town headquarters washington, d.c. undercover operations crime old west banditry law and order
When a white man sets out to keep Indians drunk so they'll do what he wants them to, the US government sends Autry to fix things.
Western
USA
1940
97 Minutes
Jon Hall Lynn Bari Dana Andrews Harold Huber Ward Bond Renie Riano Clayton Moore Rowena Cook
frontiersman friend wagon master captain young woman general engaging intense patriotic fort oregon trail california wagon train kit carson scouting native americans mexico protection journey quest
Indian fighter, trapper and frontier scout Kit Carson leads a wagon train of settlers from Fort Bridger, along the Oregon Trail through Shoshone territory, to California which plans to secede from Mexico.
Western
USA
1961
107 Minutes
John Wayne Stuart Whitman Lee Marvin Ina Balin Nehemiah Persoff Michael Ansara Patrick Wayne Bruce Cabot Joan O'Brien Jack Elam Edgar Buchanan
texas ranger native american outlaw gun runner gambler prisoner gritty rousing melodramatic texas mexico desert valley american west unlikely allies cowboys frontier justice violence romance adventure
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 dealing with the Comanches known as Comancheros.
Adventure, Western, Drama
USA|Mexico
1948
124 Minutes
Humphrey Bogart Walter Huston Tim Holt Herman Brix Barton MacLane Alfonso Bedoya
wanderer prospector thief police officer gritty engaging tense mexico mountain wilderness boardinghouse aspirations expedition greed paranoia competition survival adventure discovery quest
Two Americans searching for work in Mexico convince an old prospector to help them mine for gold in the Sierra Madre Mountains.
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
1960
74 Minutes
Randolph Scott Nancy Gates Claude Akins Skip Homeier Richard Rust Rand Brooks Dyke Johnson
cowboy love interest bounty hunter outlaw apache thrilling inspiring spectacular colorado wild west river mountain new mexico kidnapping native americans violence bounty reward gunfight rescue
A man saves a woman who had been kidnapped by Comanches, then struggles to get both of them home alive.
Western
USA
1961
97 Minutes
Richard Boone George Hamilton Luana Patten Arthur O'Connell Charles Bronson Richard Chamberlain Duane Eddy James Douglas Tammy Marihugh Carol Wells Slim Pickens
captain lieutenant beautiful woman soldier native american warrior rookie melodramatic tense wild west desert fort battle romance love triangle native americans military life competition transformation love rivalry
The trials and tribulations of bitter veteran Captain Maddocks and argumentative rookie Lieutenant McQuade at a cavalry desert outpost.
Western
1964
96 Minutes
Clint Eastwood Marianne Koch Josef Egger Wolfgang Lukschy Gian Maria Volonte Carol Brown Pepe Calvo Antonio Prieto Sieghardt Rupp Benito Stefanelli Margarita Lozano
mercenary sheriff criminal brother soldier hostage cool calm intense frightening gritty mexico small town cemetery hideout border town village violence robbery corruption
Sergio Leone's classic about a mysterious drifter's involvement with warring factions in a Mexican border town.
Western
USA
1933
57 Minutes
John Wayne Shirley Palmer J.P. McGowan Ann Fay Frank Rice Billy Franey Paul Fix Ralph Lewis Henry B. Walthall
cowboy outlaw rodeo rider boss father son melodramatic rousing suspenseful mexico mine desert rodeo american west false accusations horse thieves kidnapping father/son relationship redemption romance
John Bishop discovers a plot to rob a silver mine belonging to his girlfriend Mary's father and, to foil the evildoers, he joins them.