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Movies like Arise!

The best movies like Arise! are Davy Crockett and the River Pirates (1956), The River (1984) and A Perfect Pairing (2022). If Arise! hooked you, these 20 similar films are what to watch next, and every pick says why it matches.

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  1. Davy Crockett and the River Pirates (1956)

    Davy Crockett and his sidekick Georgie compete against boastful Mike Fink ("King of the River") in a boat race to New Orleans. Later, Davy and Georgie, allied with Fink, battle a group of river pirates trying to pass themselves off as Native Americans.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  2. The River (1984)

    Tom and Mae Garvey are a Tennessee farming couple battling violent floods to save their land. In addition to natural disasters, the Garveys fight to stop a selfish land developer and a local corporation from foreclosing on their farm. While Mae stays at home to care for their children and tend to the crops, Tom finds work as a scab at a steel mill to preserve his family's property.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  3. A Perfect Pairing (2022)

    To land a major client, an LA wine exec travels to an Australian sheep station, where she signs on as a ranch hand and hits it off with a rugged local.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  4. Kings of the Sun (1963)

    In order to flee from powerful enemies, young Mayan king Balam leads his people north across the Gulf of Mexico to the coast of what will become the United States. They build a home in the new land but come into conflict with a tribe of Native Americans led by their chief, Black Eagle, while both Balam and Black Eagle fall in love the beautiful Mayan princess Ixchel.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  5. Dances with Wolves (1990)

    Wounded Civil War soldier John Dunbar tries to commit suicide—and becomes a hero instead. As a reward, he's assigned to his dream post, a remote junction on the Western frontier, and soon makes unlikely friends with the local Sioux tribe.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  6. The Boondock Saints II: All Saints Day (2009)

    Skillfully framed by an unknown enemy for the murder of a priest, wanted vigilante MacManus brothers Murphy and Connor must come out of hiding on a sheep farm in Ireland to fight for justice in Boston.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  7. The Sundowners (1960)

    In the Australian Outback, the Carmody family--Paddy, Ida, and their teenage son Sean--are sheep drovers, always on the move. Ida and Sean want to settle down and buy a farm. Paddy wants to keep moving. A sheep-shearing contest, the birth of a child, drinking, gambling, and a racehorse will all have a part in the final decision.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  8. Outlaws - For Greater Glory (2012)

    A chronicle of the Cristeros War (1926-1929), which was touched off by a rebellion against the Mexican government's attempt to secularize the country.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  9. The Great Gilly Hopkins (2015)

    Young and feisty Gilly Hopkins devises a scheme to escape from her new foster home and reunite with her birth mother.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  10. Mackenna's Gold (1969)

    A bandit kidnaps a Marshal who has seen a map showing a gold vein on Indian lands, but other groups are looking for it too, while the Apache try to keep the secret location undisturbed.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  11. The Violent Men (1955)

    A former Union Army officer plans to sell out to Anchor Ranch and move east with his fiancée, but the low price offered by Anchor's crippled owner and the outfit's bullying tactics make him reconsider. When one of his hands is murdered he decides to stay and fight, utilizing his war experience. Not all is well at Anchor with the owner's wife carrying on with his brother who also has a Mexican woman in town.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  12. Man Without a Star (1955)

    A wandering cowboy gets caught up in a range war.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  13. The Last Survivors (2014)

    In the near future, society collapses and water becomes scarce. When a greedy water baron starts violently clearing out survivors, Kendal, a 17-year-old teenager, fights the baron's henchman to keep a well open.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  14. Pride (2004)

    The story of Suki, a lioness cub, who rebels against her mother and her Pride to mate with an unsuitable lion from the other side of the river.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  15. Far from the Madding Crowd (1967)

    Bathsheba Everdine, a willful and flirtatious young woman, unexpectedly inherits a large farm and becomes romantically involved with three widely divergent men.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  16. Animal Farm (1954)

    Animals on a farm lead a revolution against the farmers to put their destiny in their own hands. However this revolution eats their own children and they cannot avoid corruption.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  17. Ben-Hur (1959)

    In ancient Judea, a Jewish aristocrat opposing Roman occupation of his homeland reunites with his childhood friend, now a Roman commander — setting in motion a saga of betrayal, adventure, tragedy, revenge, and faith.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  18. The Way West (1967)

    In the mid-19th century, Senator William J. Tadlock leads a group of settlers overland in a quest to start a new settlement in the Western US. Tadlock is a highly principled and demanding taskmaster who is as hard on himself as he is on those who have joined his wagon train. He clashes with one of the new settlers, Lije Evans, who doesn't quite appreciate Tadlock's ways. Along the way, the families must face death and heartbreak and a sampling of frontier justice when one of them accidentally kills a young Indian boy.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  19. Racing Stripes (2005)

    Shattered illusions are hard to repair -- especially for a good-hearted zebra named Stripes who's spent his life on a Kentucky farm amidst the sorely mistaken notion that he's a debonair thoroughbred. Once he faces the fact that his stark stripes mark him as different, he decides he'll race anyway. And with help from the young girl who raised him, he just might end up in the winner's circle.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  20. Salomé (2013)

    After the lewd and frenetic Dance of the Seven Veils, and with the solemn pledge from the very lips of Herod himself that she could have whatever her heart desires up to half his kingdom, wanton and proud young Salomé comes before her king with an unreasonable demand. Beguiled by John the Baptist, and then scorned for the sake of his god, lascivious Salomé—encouraged by her mother, the vindictive, Herodias—commands that John be executed and his head delivered on a silver platter.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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Frequently asked questions

What are the best movies like Arise!?

The closest matches to Arise! are Davy Crockett and the River Pirates (1956), The River (1984) and A Perfect Pairing (2022). Below are 17 more, each with the reason it matches.

What should I watch after Arise!?

Start with Davy Crockett and the River Pirates (1956), the closest match to Arise!.

What is the highest-rated movie like Arise!?

Ben-Hur (1959), rated 7.9/10 by 3,334 TMDB users.

What is the newest movie like Arise!?

A Perfect Pairing (2022) is the most recent release on this list.

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How are movies similar to Arise! chosen?

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