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Movies like High, Wide and Handsome (1937)

The best movies like High, Wide and Handsome (1937) are Oklahoma! (1955), Love Me Tender (1956) and Paint Your Wagon (1969). If High, Wide and Handsome hooked you with its music and western, these 30 similar films are what to watch next, and every pick says why it matches.

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  1. Oklahoma! (1955)

    There's a box social coming up, and Curly asks Laurey if she'll be his date. Trouble is, Laurey thinks he's waited too long, and in a fit of pique accepts an offer from the boorish ranch hand Jud instead. Meanwhile, Laurey's friend Ado Annie is also torn between two men: cowboy Will and foreign peddler Ali Hakim. Both women struggle to know their own hearts before it's too late.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both western & music

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  2. 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 music & western

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  3. Paint Your Wagon (1969)

    A Michigan farmer and a prospector form a partnership in the California gold country. Their adventures include buying and sharing a wife, hijacking a stage, kidnapping six prostitutes, and turning their mining camp into a boom town. Along the way there is plenty of drinking, gambling, and singing. They even find time to do some creative gold mining.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both western & music

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  4. Tom Sawyer (1973)

    Tom Sawyer and his pal Huckleberry Finn have great adventures on the Mississippi River, pretending to be pirates, attending their own funeral, and witnessing a murder.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both music

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  5. That Thing You Do! (1996)

    A Pennsylvania band scores a hit in 1964 and rides the star-making machinery as long as it can, with lots of help from its manager. But behind the scenes, the group’s sudden fame tests their strength, their maturity and responsibility, and their ability to resist the temptations that money and notoriety always make possible.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both music

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  6. The Music Man (1962)

    Traveling con artist Harold Hill targets the naïve residents of a small town in 1910s Iowa by posing as a boys' bandleader to raise money before he can skip town.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both music

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  7. Go West (1940)

    A con man heading west to search for gold teams up with a pair of scheming brothers along the way. The trio soon find themselves in the middle of a feud between two rival families and two underhanded land developers.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both western

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  8. Annie Get Your Gun (1950)

    Gunslinger Annie Oakley romances fellow sharpshooter Frank Butler as they travel with Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both western

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  9. Hannah Montana: The Movie (2009)

    When Miley Stewart (aka pop-star Hannah Montana) gets too caught up in the superstar celebrity lifestyle, her dad decides it's time for a total change of scenery. But sweet niblets! Miley must trade in all the glitz and glamour of Hollywood for some ol' blue jeans on the family farm in Tennessee, and question if she can be both Miley Stewart and Hannah Montana.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both music

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  10. Summer Magic (1963)

    Mother Carey, a Bostonian widow, and her three children move to Maine. Postmaster Osh Popham helps them move into a run-down old house and fixes it up for them. It's not entirely uninhabited, though; the owner, Mr. Hamilton, is a mysterious character away in Europe, but Osh assures them he won't mind their living there, since he won't be coming home for a long time yet. The children and a cousin who comes to live with them have various adventures before an unexpected visitor shows up

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both music

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  11. They Died with Their Boots On (1941)

    The story follows General George Armstrong Custer's adventures from his West Point days to his death. He defies orders during the Civil War, trains the 7th Cavalry, appeases Chief Crazy Horse and later engages in bloody battle with the Sioux nation.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both western

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  12. Teacher's Pet (2004)

    Meet Spot, a clever little dog with big dreams of becoming a real boy. When Spot finds out that a crazy scientist can make his wish come true, he takes a cross-country trek with Leonard, his best friend and master, and their mom. However, Dr. Krank's experiments are a little less than perfect, and it will take Leonard and his pet pals to right this genetic wrong.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both music

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  13. 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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  14. Sunshine on Leith (2013)

    Davy and Ally have to re-learn how to live life in Edinburgh after coming home from serving in Afghanistan. Both struggle to learn to live a life outside the army and to deal with the everyday struggles of family, jobs and relationships. Sunshine on Leith is based on the sensational stage hit of the same name, featuring music by pop-folk band The Proclaimers.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both music

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  15. Man Without a Star (1955)

    A wandering cowboy gets caught up in a range war.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both western

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  16. Union Pacific (1939)

    One of the last bills signed by President Lincoln authorizes pushing the Union Pacific Railroad across the wilderness to California. But financial opportunist Asa Barrows hopes to profit from obstructing it. Chief troubleshooter Jeff Butler has his hands full fighting Barrows' agent, gambler Sid Campeau; Campeau's partner Dick Allen is Jeff's war buddy and rival suitor for engineer's daughter Molly Monahan. Who will survive the effort to push the railroad through at any cost?

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both western

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  17. River of No Return (1954)

    An itinerant farmer and his young son help a heart-of-gold saloon singer search for her estranged husband.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both western

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  18. Go West (1925)

    With little luck at keeping a job in the city a New Yorker tries work in the country and eventually finds his way leading a herd of cattle to the West Coast.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both western

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  19. A Prairie Home Companion (2006)

    A look at what goes on backstage during the last broadcast of America's most celebrated radio show, where singing cowboys Dusty and Lefty, a country music siren, and a host of others hold court.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both music

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  20. Neil Young: Heart of Gold (2006)

    In March 2005, Neil Young was diagnosed with a brain aneurysm. Four days before he was scheduled for a lifesaving operation, he headed to Nashville, where he wrote and recorded the country folk album Prairie Wind with old friends and family members. After the successful operation and recovery period, he returned to Nashville that August to play at the famed Ryman Auditorium, once again gathering together friends and family for this special performance.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both music

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  21. The Song of Night (1932)

    He was known as Anatole Litvak during his Hollywood directorial career, but he was still Anatole Litwak when he helmed the German musical Das Lied Einer Nacht (The Song of Night). Famed Polish tenor Jan Kiepura stars as famed Italian tenor Ferraro. Escaping from his tyrannical manager, Ferraro switches identities with a young tourist (Fritz Schulz) and goes off on an unscheduled Swiss holiday. Still travelling incognito, our hero falls in love with a winsome mountain girl (Magda Schneider). Alas, both his romance -- and his freedom -- are placed in jeopardy when it turns out that the charming young fellow with whom Ferraro traded identities was actually a notorious swindler. Anatole Litvak also directed the English-language version of Das Lied Einer Nacht, Be Mine Tonight

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both music

  22. Mango Sticky Rice (2016)

    Katie is a dog loving foodie who is very content with her single life. Soon, she finds herself being pressured to find love. Meanwhile, Chris, the delivery boy just wants to get her attention. Will Katie find someone who will love her for who she is? Will Chris finally win her over?

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both music

  23. Mal Hallett and His Orchestra (1937)

    Mal Hallett and his Orchestra perform three songs with featured dancers

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both music

  24. West Indies: The Fugitive Slaves of Liberty (1979)

    Aboard a giant slave ship in an abandoned Citroën factory, the history of the West Indies is traced through several centuries of French oppression. The ship becomes a stage for the people to tell stories via song and dance—from their enslavement to their displacement in Metropolitan France.

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both music

  25. Kismet (1955)

    A silver-tongued poet and self-proclaimed "King of the Beggars" searches old Baghdad for a rich bachelor to marry his dreamy daughter, Marsinah. Along the way, he poses as the renowned sorcerer Hajj and gets in and out of scrapes with an elderly thief, a dim-witted wazir, and his wife. Meanwhile, his daughter develops feelings for a handsome caliph.

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both music

  26. Masters of Georgian Ballet (1955)

    A pair of short ballets, written for the screen, filmed and performed by artists of the Georgian SSR. In color, with narration.

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both music

  27. Revue Starlight: The Movie (2021)

    The stage emulates life and compresses it, setting free skills learned over lifetimes in brief but dazzling displays for the amusement and judgment of others. For the performers, it is the ultimate risk, and some will rise while others must fall. Nowhere is this truer than at the Seisho Music Academy, where music, dance and real weapons all come into play in the creation of the next great Star. Karen and Hikari’s destinies have been linked since a childhood promise, but their journeys here have taken very different paths. Now, after Hikari leaves, Karen must discover who she is without her opposite, while Hikari must rediscover her own course. Nor are they the only girls who must reassess and change if they want to achieve their dreams, as the dance, magic, and swordplay continue!

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both music

  28. Basmati Blues (2017)

    Linda Watt is a sheltered but brilliant young scientist who is plucked out of her company's lab and sent to India by her CEO to sell "Rice 9," a genetically modified rice she's created. However, unbeknownst to her, the rice will destroy the Indian farmers she thinks she's helping.

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both music

  29. Samba em Berlim (1943)

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both music

  30. Finally Home (TBA)

    Raised in the South African township of Zamelda, Johannes 'JoJo' Radebe faced prejudice as a young boy who was captivated by dance – and Barbies… rather than football and rugby, as was the norm among his peers. With the support of his mother, sister, and a dance coach who spotted his gift, he became a champion ballroom dancer and popular celebrity. Having been one of the professional dancers on the South African Strictly Come Dancing, he has appeared on the British version of the show since 2018.

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both music

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Frequently asked questions

What are the best movies like High, Wide and Handsome?

The closest matches to High, Wide and Handsome are Oklahoma! (1955), Love Me Tender (1956) and Paint Your Wagon (1969). Below are 27 more, each with the reason it matches.

What should I watch after High, Wide and Handsome?

Start with Oklahoma! (1955), the closest match to High, Wide and Handsome.

What is the highest-rated movie like High, Wide and Handsome?

The Music Man (1962), rated 7.1/10 by 206 TMDB users.

What is the newest movie like High, Wide and Handsome?

Revue Starlight: The Movie (2021) is the most recent release on this list.

Are there English movies like High, Wide and Handsome?

Yes: Oklahoma! (1955), Love Me Tender (1956) and Paint Your Wagon (1969).

How are movies similar to High, Wide and Handsome chosen?

First come films that Trakt’s viewers watch alongside High, Wide and Handsome, 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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