Movies Like The Plainsman

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

Union Pacific

1939·2h 15m·★ 7.0·Cecil B. DeMille

2 shared crewDir. Cecil B. DeMilleDP: Victor Milner

The Buccaneer

1938·2h 6m·★ 6.6·Cecil B. DeMille

2 shared crewDir. Cecil B. DeMilleDP: Victor Milner

The Crusades

1935·2h 5m·★ 6.5·Cecil B. DeMille

2 shared crewDir. Cecil B. DeMilleDP: Victor Milner

The Unforgiven

1960·2h 5m·★ 6.5·John Huston

TMDB recommendsStarring Charles BickfordWestern & Romance

Legends of the Fall

1994·2h 13m·★ 7.5·Edward Zwick

TMDB recommendsWestern & Romance & War

The Texan

1930·1h 19m·★ 6.3·John Cromwell

DP: Victor MilnerStarring Gary Cooper

The Young Girls of Rochefort

1967·2h 6m·★ 7.7·Jacques Demy

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Memoirs of a Geisha

2005·2h 26m·★ 7.3·Rob Marshall

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Sabrina

1954·1h 53m·★ 7.6·Billy Wilder

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Mr. Deeds Goes to Town

1936·1h 55m·★ 7.8·Frank Capra

Both star Gary Cooper & Jean Arthur

El Dorado

1966·2h 6m·★ 7.5·Howard Hawks

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Dirty Dancing

1987·1h 40m·★ 7.1·Emile Ardolino

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Sissi

1955·1h 42m·★ 7.0·Ernst Marischka

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Troy

2004·2h 43m·★ 7.3·Wolfgang Petersen

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Wuthering Heights

1939·1h 44m·★ 7.5·William Wyler

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Law of Desire

1987·1h 42m·★ 7.1·Pedro Almodóvar

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While You Were Sleeping

1995·1h 43m·★ 6.8·Jon Turteltaub

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Annie Get Your Gun

1950·1h 47m·★ 6.8·George Sidney

Fans also likedRomance & Western

3 Bad Men

1926·1h 32m·★ 7.5·John Ford

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The Bodyguard

1992·2h 9m·★ 6.4·Mick Jackson

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