20 movies like The Deserter, ordered by similarity : Fort Bowie(1958), Hostiles(2017), The Stalking Moon(1968), The Good, the Bad and the Ugly(1967), Major Dundee(1965), True Grit(2010), Hondo(1953), A Distant Trumpet(1964), Three Godfathers(1936), The Shooting(1967), The Comancheros(1961), The Bravados(1958) ...
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
USA
1958
80 Minutes
Ben Johnson Jan Harrison Kent Taylor Jana Davi Larry Chance Peter Mamakos Jerry Frank Barbara Parry Ed Hinton Johnny Western J. Ian Douglas
captain major colonel cavalryman wife apache fiery gripping tense thrilling fort arizona desert covered wagon massacre dangerous mission false accusations betrayal siege cross-cultural romance
At Fort Bowie, Captain Thompson favors peace talks but Major Wharton advocates war with the renegade Apaches led by Chief Victorio.
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
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|Spain|West Germany|USA
1967
161 Minutes
Clint Eastwood Eli Wallach Lee Van Cleef Aldo Giuffré Chelo Alonso Mario Brega Luigi Pistilli Rada Rassimov
stranger bandit criminal killer union soldier bounty hunter amusing brutal gritty tense bleak gripping desert jail small town abandoned town southwest u.s. prison camp greed theft
A bounty hunting scam joins two men in an uneasy alliance against a third in a race to find a fortune in gold buried in a remote cemetery.
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.
Western, Drama
USA
2010
110 Minutes
Joel Coen Jeff Bridges Matt Damon Josh Brolin Barry Pepper Hailee Steinfeld Dakin Matthews Jarlath Conroy Paul Rae Elizabeth Marvel Roy Lee Jones
cowboy gunslinger assassin marshal dense gritty gripping texas desert arkansas absence alcoholism death family showdown revenge quest pursuit 1900s
A stubborn teenager enlists the help of a tough U.S. Marshal to track down her father's murderer.
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
1964
117 Minutes
Troy Donahue Suzanne Pleshette Diane McBain James Gregory William Reynolds Claude Akins Kent Smith Judson Pratt Bartlett Robinson Bobby Bare Larry Ward
lieutenant native american chief wife bureaucrat commanding officer native american gutsy rousing government building washington, d.c. apache lands mexico fort desert fight for justice injustice love triangle battle political corruption government
West Point graduate Lt. Hazard is posted to Fort Delivery, Arizona, where he has to deal with lax discipline, romantic complications, Apaches and his conflicting feelings toward the Indians.
Western
USA
1936
82 Minutes
Chester Morris Lewis Stone Walter Brennan Irene Hervey Sidney Toler Dorothy Tree Roger Imhof Willard Robertson Robert Randall John Sheehan Victor Potel
bandit old flame mother baby banker gritty moving desert wild west small town redemption heist stranded fugitives daunting task quest transformation sacrifice pursuit 19th century
Three fugitives risk their lives to bring a newborn baby out of the desert to safety.
Western
USA
1967
82 Minutes
Millie Perkins Jack Nicholson Will Hutchins Warren Oates B.J. Merholz Guy El Tsosie Charles Eastman
bounty hunter gunslinger partner woman friend tense gritty mining camp small town desert wild west bounty murder unlikely allies paranoia old west cowboys revenge pursuit 19th century
A mysterious woman persuades two cowboys to help her in a revenge scheme.
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.
Western
USA
1958
98 Minutes
Gregory Peck Joan Collins Stephen Boyd Albert Salmi Henry Silva Kathleen Gallant Barry Coe George Voskovec Herbert Rudley Lee Van Cleef Ada Carrasco
cowboy outlaw ex-girlfriend daughter young woman gritty tense suspenseful wild west new mexico small town ranch prairie kidnapping chase rape murder mission revenge discovery
A man is chasing four outlaws who killed his wife and finds them in a small town's jail, but they escape to Mexico.
Western
USA
1962
80 Minutes
Audie Murphy Dan Duryea Joan O'Brien George Wallace Roy Barcroft Bob Steele
widow drifter gunman dead person tense engaging desert town revenge escort revenge quest 19th century
A beautiful woman with an ulterior motive hires two gunslingers to escort her through Indian territory so she can be reunited with her awaiting husband.
Western
USA
1952
85 Minutes
Gary Cooper Grace Kelly Katy Jurado Thomas Mitchell Lloyd Bridges Otto Kruger Lon Chaney Harry Morgan Lee Van Cleef Robert Wilke Sheb Wooley
marshal wife criminal brother storekeeper deputy brooding gripping new mexico small town showdown justice pacifism quest revenge 19th century
A town Marshal, despite the disagreements of his newlywed bride and the townspeople around him, must face a gang of deadly killers alone at high noon when the gang leader, an outlaw he sent up years ago, arrives on the noon train.
Western
USA
1973
105 Minutes
Clint Eastwood Verna Bloom Mariana Hill Mitchell Ryan Jack Ging Stefan Gierasch Ted Hartley Billy Curtis
drifter outlaw dwarf innkeeper wife bleak gritty border town saloon desert barbershop revenge murder training robbery survival pursuit 1880s
A gun-fighting stranger comes to the small settlement of Lago and is hired to bring the townsfolk together in an attempt to hold off three outlaws who are on their way.
Western
USA
1951
81 Minutes
Dane Clark Ben Johnson Peter Graves Tracey Roberts George Cleveland Ralph Sanford Denny Meadows Craig Woods
veteran blind person uncle brother friend dance hall girl engaging fiery tense arizona desert ranch canyon stagecoach fort brotherhood blindness revenge veterans native americans
A former Civil War solider bent on killing the man whose surrender got his brother killed, later finds out a rancher wants that same man and his blind brother killed.
Western
USA
1966
115 Minutes
Ann-Margret Alex Cord Bing Crosby Red Buttons Michael Connors Bob Cummings Van Heflin Slim Pickens Stefanie Powers Keenan Wynn Brad Weston
cowboy prostitute pregnant wife banker doctor criminal thrilling tender engaging wild west desert stagecoach fort dangerous mission honor status unlikely allies american indian wars cooperation transformation
On the stagecoach to Cheyenne, a mixed group of passengers must work together to survive the arduous journey and the Indian attacks.
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, Drama
USA
1961
141 Minutes
Marlon Brando Karl Malden Katy Jurado Pina Pellicer Slim Pickens Ben Johnson Sam Gilman Larry Duran Timothy Agoglia Carey Miriam Colon Elisha Cook Jr.
outlaw bandit partner sheriff stepdaughter deputy gritty quirky tense mexico bank desert prison monterey, calif. betrayal bank heist imprisonment showdown prison break romance
After robbing a Mexican bank, Dad Longworth takes the loot and leaves his partner Rio to be captured but Rio escapes and searches for Dad in California.
Western
USA
1953
89 Minutes
Robert Stack Joan Taylor Charles McGraw Keith Larsen Peter Graves Robert Wilke Walter Reed John Doucette
lieutenant native american renegade sister sergeant trooper uneasy thrilling fort village desert mine peace treaty sabotage water shortage mutiny race against time culture clash quest forbidden love
An Indian and his beautiful sister attempt to destroy a cavalry patrol trying to deliver a peace treaty to their chief.