Movies like Oklahoma! (2011)
The best movies like Oklahoma! (2011) are Oklahoma! (1955), Carmen Jones (1954) and In Old Oklahoma (1943). If Oklahoma! hooked you, these 20 similar films are what to watch next, and every pick says why it matches.
Quick picks
- Highest ratedBlazing Saddles (1974)7.2/10 from 2,206 votes
- NewestFancy Dance (2024)Released 2024
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
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisCarmen Jones (1954)
In this musical set in an all-Black army camp, civilian parachute maker and "hot bundle" Carmen Jones is desired by many of the men. Naturally, she wants Joe, who's engaged to sweet Cindy Lou and about to go into pilot training for the Korean War.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisIn Old Oklahoma (1943)
Cowboy Dan Somers and oilman Jim "Hunk" Gardner compete for oil lease rights on Indian land in Oklahoma, as well as for the favors of schoolteacher Cathy Allen.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisHonkytonk Man (1982)
During the Great Depression, a young boy leaves his family's Oklahoma farm to travel with his country musician uncle who is trying out for the Grand Ole Opry.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisCimarron (1960)
The epic story of a family involved in the Oklahoma Land Rush of April 22, 1889.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisFar and Away (1992)
A young free-spirited Irish woman from an affluent Protestant family spontaneously befriends a street-smart commoner cheated by her family’s hostile land takeovers. They escape to America, ready to take advantage of the 19th century Oklahoma land rush.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Claim (2000)
A prospector sells his wife and daughter to another gold miner for the rights to a gold mine. Twenty years later, the prospector is a wealthy man who owns much of the old west town named Kingdom Come. But changes are brewing and his past is coming back to haunt him. A surveyor and his crew scouts the town as a location for a new railroad line and a young woman suddenly appears in the town and is evidently the man's daughter.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisTo the Stars (2019)
Under small-town scrutiny, a withdrawn farmer’s daughter forges an intimate friendship with a worldly but reckless new girl in 1960s Oklahoma.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
SnoozefestMovies like thisBlazing Saddles (1974)
Crafty railroad worker Bart becomes the first Black sheriff of Rock Ridge, a frontier town about to be destroyed in order to make way for a new railroad. Initially, the citizens of Rock Ridge harbor a racial bias toward their new protector. However, they warm to him after realizing that Bart and his perpetually drunk gunfighter friend Jim are their only defense against a wave of thugs sent to rid the town of its population.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Worth the HypeMovies like thisAnnie 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
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisAnnie (1999)
Things seem pretty bad for a young girl living a "hard-knock life" in an orphanage. Fed up with the dastardly Miss Hannigan, Annie escapes the run-down orphanage determined to find her mom and dad. It's an adventure that takes her from the cold, mean streets of New York to the warm, comforting arms of bighearted billionaire Oliver Warbucks - with plenty of mischief and music in between.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisPicnic (1955)
Labor Day in a small Kansas farm town. Hal, a burly and resolute drifter, jumps off a dusty freight train car with the purpose of visiting Alan, a former college classmate and son of the richest man in town.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisTex (1982)
After their mother dies and their father leaves them, teenage brothers Tex and Mason McCormick struggle to make it on their own.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisFancy Dance (2024)
Following her sister's disappearance, Jax and her niece Roki must stick together. Desperate to keep what's left of their family intact, Jax and Roki defy the law and hit the road on a journey to the Grand Nation Powwow in Oklahoma City.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisNight Passage (1957)
Grant MacLaine, a former railroad troubleshooter, lost his job after letting his outlaw, the Utica Kid, escape. After spending five years wandering the west and earning his living playing the accordion, he is given a second chance by his former boss.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisUrban Cowboy (1980)
After moving to Pasadena, Texas, country boy Bud Davis starts hanging around a bar called Gilley's, where he falls in love with Sissy, a cowgirl who believes the sexes are equal. They eventually marry, but their relationship is turbulent due to Bud's traditional view of gender roles. Jealousy over his rival leads to their separation, but Bud attempts to win Sissy back by triumphing at Gilley's mechanical bull-riding competition.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisTom 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
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisA Million Ways to Die in the West (2014)
As a cowardly farmer begins to fall for the mysterious new woman in town, he must put his new-found courage to the test when her husband, a notorious gun-slinger, announces his arrival.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisLove 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
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisVanya on 42nd Street (1994)
An uninterrupted rehearsal of Chekhov's 'Uncle Vanya' plays out by a company of actors. The setting: their run-down theater with an unusable stage and crumbling ceiling. The play is shown act by act with the briefest of breaks to move props or for refreshments. The lack of costumes, real props and scenery is soon forgotten.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
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Frequently asked questions
What are the best movies like Oklahoma!?
The closest matches to Oklahoma! are Oklahoma! (1955), Carmen Jones (1954) and In Old Oklahoma (1943). Below are 17 more, each with the reason it matches.
What should I watch after Oklahoma!?
Start with Oklahoma! (1955), the closest match to Oklahoma!.
What is the highest-rated movie like Oklahoma!?
Blazing Saddles (1974), rated 7.2/10 by 2,206 TMDB users.
What is the newest movie like Oklahoma!?
Fancy Dance (2024) is the most recent release on this list.
Are there English movies like Oklahoma!?
Yes: Oklahoma! (1955), Carmen Jones (1954) and In Old Oklahoma (1943).
How are movies similar to Oklahoma! chosen?
First come films that Trakt’s viewers watch alongside Oklahoma!, then TMDB’s recommendations and films it rates as similar in story and genre. Each pick says which signal put it there.