Movies Like She Wore a Yellow Ribbon (1949)

She Wore a Yellow Ribbon is a 1949 drama, western film from John Ford with a MovieMagicScore of 6.9/10. Here are 20 similar films, ranked by real viewer ratings — starting with The Massacre and Ulzana's Raid.

Drama Western

The Massacre

1912

The story of the massacre of an Indian village, and the ensuing retaliation.

5.9

MagicScore

Ulzana's Raid

1972

After fierce war chief Ulzana and a small war party jump the reservation bent on murder and terror, an inexperienced young lieutenant is assigned to track him down.

6.9

MagicScore

Fort Apache

1948

Owen Thursday sees his new posting to the desolate Fort Apache as a chance to claim the military honour which he believes is rightfully his. Arrogant, obsessed with military form and ultimately self-destructive, he attempts to destroy the Apache chief Cochise after luring him across the border from Mexico, against the advice of his subordinates.

7.0

MagicScore

Taza, Son of Cochise

1954

Three years after the end of the Apache wars, peacemaking chief Cochise dies. His elder son Taza shares his ideas, but brother Naiche yearns for war...and for Taza's betrothed, Oona. Naiche loses no time in starting trouble which, thanks to a bigoted cavalry officer, ends with the proud Chiricahua Apaches on a reservation, where they are soon joined by the captured renegade Geronimo, who is all it takes to light the firecracker's fuse...

5.5

MagicScore

Hostiles

2017

A legendary Native American-hating Army captain nearing retirement in 1892 is given one last assignment: to escort a Cheyenne chief and his family through dangerous territory back to his Montana reservation.

6.9

MagicScore

Duel in the Sun

1946

Beautiful half-breed Pearl Chavez becomes the ward of her dead father's first love and finds herself torn between her sons, one good and the other bad.

6.3

MagicScore

Chuka

1967

A group under siege at an Army fort grapple with painful memories.

6.2

MagicScore

A Distant Trumpet

1964

In 1883, US Cavalry lieutenant Matthew Hazard, newly graduated from West Point, is assigned to isolated Fort Delivery on the Mexican border of Arizona, where he meets commanding officer Teddy Mainwarring's wife Kitty, whom he later rescues from an Indian attack.

5.3

MagicScore

The Eiger Sanction

1975

A classical art professor and collector, who doubles as a professional assassin, is coerced out of retirement to avenge the murder of an old friend.

6.1

MagicScore

#10

The Big Country

1958

Retired wealthy sea captain Jim McKay arrives in the Old West, where he becomes embroiled in a feud between his future father-in-law, Major Terrill, and the rough and lawless Hannasseys over a valuable patch of land.

7.6

MagicScore

#11

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.

6.8

MagicScore

#12

The Proposition

2005

In 1880s Australia, a lawman offers renegade Charlie Burns a difficult choice. In order to save his younger brother from the gallows, Charlie must hunt down and kill his older brother, who is wanted for rape and murder. Venturing into one of the Outback's most inhospitable regions, Charlie faces a terrible moral dilemma that can end only in violence.

7.0

MagicScore

#13

American Beauty

1999

Lester Burnham, a depressed suburban father in a mid-life crisis, decides to turn his hectic life around after developing an infatuation with his daughter's attractive friend.

8.0

MagicScore

#14

Driveways

2020

Eight-year-old Cody is spending the summer in an unfamiliar setting with his mom Kathy. Though he can't relate to the neighbourhood kids, things take an unexpected turn when he develops an unusual friendship with grouchy old Del from next door.

7.0

MagicScore

#15

Fat Slags

2004

Leaving their hometown of Fulchester in the North of England, Sandra and Tracey head for the bright lights of London, shagging and boozing their way to fame and fortune.

3.0

MagicScore

#16

Once Upon a Time in the West

1968

As the railroad builders advance unstoppably through the Arizona desert on their way to the sea, Jill arrives in the small town of Flagstone with the intention of starting a new life.

8.3

MagicScore

#17

The Baron of Arizona

1950

The U.S. government recognizes land grants made when the West was under Spanish rule. This inspires James Reavis to forge a chain of historical evidence that makes a foundling girl the Baroness of Arizona. Reavis marries the girl and presses his claim to the entire Arizona territory.

6.6

MagicScore

#18

Custer of the West

1967

The story of U.S. Army commander George Armstrong Custer, a flamboyant hero of the Civil War who later fought and was exterminated with his entire command by warring Sioux and Cheyenne tribes at the battle of Little Big Horn in 1876.

5.9

MagicScore

#19

The Cowboy Way

1994

Two championship rodeo partners travel to New York to find their missing friend, Nacho Salazar who went missing there.

5.6

MagicScore

#20

La La Land

2016

Mia, an aspiring actress, serves lattes to movie stars in between auditions and Sebastian, a jazz musician, scrapes by playing cocktail party gigs in dingy bars, but as success mounts they are faced with decisions that begin to fray the fragile fabric of their love affair, and the dreams they worked so hard to maintain in each other threaten to rip them apart.

7.9

MagicScore

Frequently asked

What are the best movies like She Wore a Yellow Ribbon?

The top films similar to She Wore a Yellow Ribbon by MovieMagicScore are The Massacre (5.9), Ulzana's Raid (6.9), Fort Apache (7.0). Each shares drama/western themes and is ranked by real viewer ratings, not critics or studios.

Is She Wore a Yellow Ribbon worth watching?

She Wore a Yellow Ribbon holds a MovieMagicScore of 6.9/10 from 385 viewer ratings.

What kind of movie is She Wore a Yellow Ribbon?

She Wore a Yellow Ribbon (1949) is a drama, western film directed by John Ford, starring John Wayne, Joanne Dru, John Agar.

Where can I find more recommendations like She Wore a Yellow Ribbon?

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About movies like She Wore a Yellow Ribbon

This ranked list pairs She Wore a Yellow Ribbon (1949), a drama and western film from John Ford, with similar titles by genre, theme and cast overlap (fans of John Wayne take note). Unlike critic-driven sites, every position here is ordered by MovieMagicScore — a rating built only from real viewers, with no studio marketing or paid placement. Scores update as more people rate, so the list stays current.

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