Movies Like Bend of the River

Ranked by shared directors, cast, themes, genre, and era — not just generic recommendations.

Winchester '73

1950·1h 32m·★ 7.6·Anthony Mann

3 shared cast incl. James Stewart & Jay C. FlippenDir. Anthony Mann

The Far Country

1954·1h 37m·★ 7.1·Anthony Mann

3 shared cast incl. James Stewart & Jay C. FlippenDir. Anthony Mann

Thunder Bay

1953·1h 43m·★ 6.5·Anthony Mann

3 shared cast incl. James Stewart & Jay C. FlippenDir. Anthony Mann

Wagon Master

1950·1h 26m·★ 7.1·John Ford

Themes: covered wagon, wagon trainFans also likedAdventure & Western

Shane

1953·1h 58m·★ 7.6·George Stevens

Themes: homesteader, settlerTMDB recommends

Meek's Cutoff

2011·1h 43m·★ 6.5·Kelly Reichardt

Themes: covered wagon, oregon, usa, settlerFans also liked

River of No Return

1954·1h 31m·★ 6.6·Otto Preminger

Themes: gold rush, gamblingFans also likedAdventure & Western

Silverado

1985·2h 13m·★ 7.2·Lawrence Kasdan

Themes: wagon train, horseTMDB recommends

Strategic Air Command

1955·1h 52m·★ 6.3·Anthony Mann

Both star James Stewart & Jay C. FlippenDir. Anthony Mann

The Treasure of the Sierra Madre

1948·2h 6m·★ 8.2·John Huston

TMDB recommendsAdventure & Western

The Magnificent Seven

1960·2h 7m·★ 7.7·John Sturges

TMDB recommendsWestern & Adventure

Last of the Renegades

1964·1h 34m·★ 6.5·Harald Reinl

TMDB recommendsWestern & Adventure

Renegade

1987·1h 32m·★ 6.2·Enzo Barboni

TMDB recommendsAdventure & Western

Trail of the Falcon

1968·1h 53m·★ 5.9·Gottfried Kolditz

TMDB recommendsWestern & Adventure

How the West Was Won

1962·2h 44m·★ 7.1·Henry Hathaway

Fans also likedStarring James Stewart

Shrek

2001·1h 30m·★ 7.9·Andrew Adamson

TMDB recommends

Rurouni Kenshin: The Final

2021·2h 18m·★ 7.2·Keishi Otomo

TMDB recommends

Dead Man

1995·2h 2m·★ 7.5·Jim Jarmusch

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Willow

1988·2h 6m·★ 7.2·Ron Howard

TMDB recommends

Maverick

1994·2h 7m·★ 7.0·Richard Donner

Fans also likedAdventure & Western

How Good Is Bend of the River?

Ratings across IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes, Metacritic, and TMDB, plus our verdict.