Movies Like Chuka (1967)

Chuka is a 1967 action, drama, western film from Gordon Douglas with a MovieMagicScore of 6.2/10. Here are 20 similar films, ranked by real viewer ratings — starting with The Revenant and Shane.

Action Drama Western

The Revenant

2015

In the 1820s, a frontiersman, Hugh Glass, sets out on a path of vengeance against those who left him for dead after a bear mauling.

7.5

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Shane

1953

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

7.4

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Only the Valiant

1951

Only the Valiant, a classic western adventure, based on a novel by Charles Marquis Warren, the film tells the story of a Cavalry officer who volunteers for a suicidal mission to fight the hostile Apaches in an effort to prove his loyalty to his men and the woman he loves.

6.3

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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.

6.9

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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

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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.

7.4

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Take a Hard Ride

1975

After his cattle rancher boss dies, right-hand man Pike is given the job of returning $86,000 to some families who live across the border in Sonora, Mexico. Honest Pike is joined on the trip through the wilderness by a dishonest gambler named Tyree.

5.2

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Geronimo: An American Legend

1993

The Apache Indians have reluctantly agreed to settle on a US Government approved reservation. Not all the Apaches are able to adapt to the life of corn farmers. One in particular, Geronimo, is restless. Pushed over the edge by broken promises and necessary actions by the government, Geronimo and thirty or so other warriors form an attack team which humiliates the government by evading capture, while reclaiming what is rightfully theirs.

6.3

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Ravenous

1999

Upon receiving reports of missing persons at Fort Spencer, a remote Army outpost on the Western frontier, Capt. John Boyd investigates. After arriving at his new post, Boyd and his regiment aid a wounded frontiersman who recounts a horrifying tale of a wagon train murdered by its supposed guide – a vicious U.S. Army colonel gone rogue. Fearing the worst, the regiment heads out into the wilderness to verify the gruesome claims.

6.8

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#10

Northwest Passage

1940

Based on the Kenneth Roberts novel of the same name, this film tells the story of two friends who join Rogers' Rangers, as the legendary elite force engages the enemy during the French and Indian War. The film focuses on their famous raid at Fort St. Francis and their marches before and after the battle.

6.5

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#11

The Last Challenge

1967

An upstart outlaw baits a legendary gunslinger, now a marshal in love with a saloon keeper.

6.3

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#12

Shalako

1968

Sean Connery is Shalako, a guide in the old West who has to rescue an aristocratic British hunting party from Indians and bandits.

5.7

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#13

The Searchers

1956

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

7.7

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#14

Cheyenne Autumn

1964

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

6.7

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#15

Hondo

1953

Army despatch rider Hondo Lane discovers a woman and her son living in the midst of warring Apaches, and he becomes their protector.

6.6

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#16

The Hallelujah Trail

1965

A wagon train heads for Denver with a cargo of whisky for the miners. Chaos ensues as the Temperance League, the US cavalry, the miners and the local Indians all try to take control of the valuable cargo.

6.0

MagicScore

#17

The Burrowers

2008

It is 1879 in the Dakota Territories, a band of men who set out to find and recover a family of settlers that has mysteriously vanished from their home. Expecting the offenders to be a band of fierce natives, but they soon discover that the real enemy stalks them from below.

5.8

MagicScore

#18

Back to the Future Part III

1990

The final installment finds Marty digging the trusty DeLorean out of a mineshaft and looking for Doc in the Wild West of 1885. But when their time machine breaks down, the travelers are stranded in a land of spurs. More problems arise when Doc falls for pretty schoolteacher Clara Clayton, and Marty tangles with Buford Tannen.

7.5

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#19

Wild Gals of the Naked West

1962

An old geezer recalls some of the antics of the citizens of his Western town, more wild and woolly than Tombstone or Dodge City. In this town, they shoot like Stormtroopers, the women seek new meat, and practical jokers abound.

3.5

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#20

The Guns of Navarone

1961

A team of allied saboteurs are assigned an impossible mission: infiltrate an impregnable Nazi-held island and destroy the two enormous long-range field guns that prevent the rescue of 2,000 trapped British soldiers.

7.3

MagicScore

Frequently asked

What are the best movies like Chuka?

The top films similar to Chuka by MovieMagicScore are The Revenant (7.5), Shane (7.4), Only the Valiant (6.3). Each shares action/drama/western themes and is ranked by real viewer ratings, not critics or studios.

Is Chuka worth watching?

Chuka holds a MovieMagicScore of 6.2/10 from 29 viewer ratings.

What kind of movie is Chuka?

Chuka (1967) is a action, drama, western film directed by Gordon Douglas, starring Rod Taylor, Ernest Borgnine, John Mills.

Where can I find more recommendations like Chuka?

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About movies like Chuka

This ranked list pairs Chuka (1967), a action and drama and western film from Gordon Douglas, with similar titles by genre, theme and cast overlap (fans of Rod Taylor 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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