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Movies like The Last Outpost (1951)

The best movies like The Last Outpost (1951) are Cheyenne Autumn (1964), The Searchers (1956) and Love Me Tender (1956). If The Last Outpost hooked you with its western, these 30 similar films are what to watch next, and every pick says why it matches.

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  1. Cheyenne Autumn (1964)

    A reluctant cavalry Captain must track a defiant tribe of migrating Cheyenne.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both western

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  2. The Searchers (1956)

    As a Civil War veteran spends years searching for a young niece captured by Indians, his motivation becomes increasingly questionable.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both western

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  3. Love Me Tender (1956)

    After the Civil War, Confederate soldiers Clint and Vance Reno steal a Union payroll, leading to conflict when the younger marries the woman his older brother loves.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both western

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  4. Rio Grande (1950)

    Lt. Col. Kirby Yorke is posted on the Texas frontier to defend settlers against depredations of marauding Apaches. Col. Yorke is under considerable stress by a serious shortage of troops of his command. Tension is added when Yorke's son (whom he hasn't seen in fifteen years), Trooper Jeff Yorke, is one of 18 recruits sent to the regiment.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both western

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  5. Three Violent People (1956)

    A rancher, his shady bride and his one-armed brother fight amid carpetbaggers in Texas.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both western

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  6. Duel at Diablo (1966)

    In Apache territory, a supply Army column heads for the next fort, an ex-scout searches for the killer of his Native wife, and a housewife abandons her husband to rejoin her Apache lover's tribe.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both western

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  7. Decision at Sundown (1957)

    A man and his partner arrive at a small Western town to kill its most powerful man because the former blames him for his wife's death.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both western

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  8. Shane (1953)

    A weary gunfighter attempts to settle down with a homestead family, but a smouldering settler and rancher conflict forces him to act.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both western

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  9. Return of the Gunfighter (1967)

    A gunfighter and a cowboy help a Mexican girl avenge the land-related murder of her parents.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both western

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  10. The Last Wagon (1956)

    When a handful of settlers survive an Apache attack on their wagon train they must put their lives into the hands of Comanche Todd, a white man who has lived with the Comanches most of his life and is wanted for the murder of three men.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both western

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  11. She Wore a Yellow Ribbon (1949)

    On the eve of retirement, Captain Nathan Brittles takes out a last patrol to stop an impending massive Indian attack. Encumbered by women who must be evacuated, Brittles finds his mission imperiled.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both western

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  12. The Magnificent Seven (1960)

    An oppressed Mexican peasant village hires seven gunfighters to help defend their homes.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both western

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  13. Broken Arrow (1950)

    Indian scout Tom Jeffords is sent out to stem the war between the American settlers and Apaches in the late 1870s Arizona. He learns that the Indians kill only to protect themselves, or out of retaliation for white atrocities.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both western

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  14. Invitation to a Gunfighter (1964)

    In New Mexico, a Confederate veteran returns home to find his fiancée married to a Union soldier, his Yankee neighbors rallied against him and his property sold by the local banker who then hires a gunman to kill him.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both western

  15. The Legend of Zorro (2005)

    Despite trying to keep his swashbuckling to a minimum, a threat to California's pending statehood causes the adventure-loving Don Alejandro de la Vega and his wife, Elena, to take action.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both western

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  16. Broken Lance (1954)

    Tensions erupt within an Arizona cattle baron's household when his three sons vie for control of the ranch.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both western

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  17. Hombre (1967)

    John Russell, disdained by his "respectable" fellow stagecoach passengers because he was raised by Indians, becomes their only hope for survival when they are set upon by outlaws.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both western

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  18. The Indian Fighter (1955)

    A scout leading a wagon train through hostile Indian country gets involved with a Sioux chief's daughter.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both western

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  19. Chisum (1970)

    Cattle baron John Chisum joins forces with Billy the Kid and Pat Garrett to fight the Lincoln County Land War in the New Mexico Territory of 1878.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both western

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  20. Destry Rides Again (1939)

    Tom Destry, son of a legendary frontier peacekeeper, doesn’t believe in gunplay. Thus he becomes the object of widespread ridicule when he rides into the wide-open town of Bottleneck, the personal fiefdom of the crooked Kent.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both western

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  21. Trinity Is Still My Name (1971)

    The two brothers Trinity and Bambino are exchanged by two federal agents and take advantage of the situation to steal a huge booty hidden in a monastery by a gang of outlaws.

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both western

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  22. Legends of the Fall (1994)

    In early 20th-century Montana, Col. William Ludlow lives on a ranch in the wilderness with his sons, Alfred, Tristan, and Samuel. Eventually, the unconventional but close-knit family are bound by loyalty, tested by war, and torn apart by love, as told over the course of several decades in this epic saga.

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both western

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  23. The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (1966)

    While the Civil War rages on between the Union and the Confederacy, three men – a quiet loner, a ruthless hitman, and a Mexican bandit – comb the American Southwest in search of a strongbox containing $200,000 in stolen gold.

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both western

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  24. The Unforgiven (1960)

    The neighbors of a frontier family turn on them when it is suspected that their beloved adopted daughter was stolen from the Kiowa tribe.

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both western

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  25. The Outlaw Josey Wales (1976)

    After avenging his family's brutal murder, Wales is pursued by a pack of soldiers. He prefers to travel alone, but ragtag outcasts are drawn to him - and Wales can't bring himself to leave them unprotected.

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both western

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  26. Ride with the Devil (1999)

    Friends Jake and Jack Bull join up with Civil War guerrilla fighters, yet after the realities of war set in, they must decide what honor truly means.

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both western

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  27. The Sons of Katie Elder (1965)

    The four sons of Katie Elder reunite in their hometown of Clearwater, Texas for her funeral and discover that the family ranch is now in the hands of Morgan Hastings, a corrupt businessman who wants to exploit the area around the town.

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both western

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  28. Seven Brides for Seven Brothers (1954)

    In 1850 Oregon, when a backwoodsman brings a wife home to his farm, his six brothers decide that they want to get married too.

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both western

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  29. Dead Birds (2005)

    Towards the end of the Civil War, a group of Confederate soldiers hole up on an abandoned plantation after robbing a bank, and find themselves at the mercy of supernatural forces.

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both western

  30. Blind Justice (1994)

    Canaan, a mysterious gunfighter left nearly blind from Civil War combat, roams through Mexico with a baby he has sworn to protect. On his way to a town where a family will supposedly adopt the baby, Canaan passes through a border town where U.S. Cavalry officers assigned to deliver a shipment of silver are under attack from bandits. With some reluctance, Canaan steps in to help the soldiers.

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both western

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Frequently asked questions

What are the best movies like The Last Outpost?

The closest matches to The Last Outpost are Cheyenne Autumn (1964), The Searchers (1956) and Love Me Tender (1956). Below are 27 more, each with the reason it matches.

What should I watch after The Last Outpost?

Start with Cheyenne Autumn (1964), the closest match to The Last Outpost.

What is the highest-rated movie like The Last Outpost?

The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (1966), rated 8.5/10 by 10,137 TMDB users.

What is the newest movie like The Last Outpost?

The Legend of Zorro (2005) is the most recent release on this list.

Are there English movies like The Last Outpost?

Yes: Cheyenne Autumn (1964), The Searchers (1956) and Love Me Tender (1956).

How are movies similar to The Last Outpost chosen?

First come films that Trakt’s viewers watch alongside The Last Outpost, then TMDB’s recommendations and films it rates as similar in story and genre. Each pick says which signal put it there.

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