Movies Like The Big Trail (1930)

The Big Trail is a 1930 drama, western film from Raoul Walsh with a MovieMagicScore of 6.7/10. Here are 20 similar films, ranked by real viewer ratings — starting with Damsel and Wagon Master.

Drama Western

Damsel

2018

Oregon, a small town near the sea, around 1870. Henry, a grieving man who aspires to preach as a way to overcome his unfortunate past, reunites with eccentric pioneer Samuel Alabaster, who has hired him to officiate at his marriage to the precious Penelope. What Henry ignores is that both must embark on a dangerous journey through the inhospitable wilderness to meet her.

5.3

MagicScore

Wagon Master

1950

Two young horse traders guide a Mormon wagon train to the San Juan Valley and encounter rugged terrain, the cutthroat Clegg gang, hospitable Navajo, and moral challenges on the journey.

6.6

MagicScore

Along the Great Divide

1951

US marshal Len Merrick saves Tim Keith from lynching at the hands of the Roden clan, and hopes to get him to Santa Loma for trial. Vindictive Ned Roden, whose son Ed was killed, still wants personal revenge, and Tim would like to escape before Ned catches up with him again. Can the marshal make it across the desert with Tim and his daughter? Even if he makes it, will justice be served?

7.3

MagicScore

The Massacre

1912

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

5.9

MagicScore

The Mountain Men

1980

The story concerns two grizzled mountain men -- Bill Tyler and Henry Frapp -- during the dying days of the fur-trapping era. The plot begins when Running Moon runs away from her abusive husband Heavy Eagle and comes across the two seedy fur trappers. The mountain men take her in, unaware that Heavy Eagle has dispatched an army of Indian braves to reclaim her.

5.9

MagicScore

Love Comes Softly

2003

Nineteen year old pioneer woman Marty has recently married. She goes west with her husband Clem, hoping to start a new life. But Clem unexpectedly dies, and Marty finds herself alone, two months pregnant. Widower Clark offers her a marriage of convenience: she needs food and money, and he needs someone to take care of his daughter Missie. She accepts his proposal as a temporary solution.

6.7

MagicScore

Thirteen Women

1932

Thirteen women who were schoolmates ask a swami to cast their horoscopes. The news they receive is not good for any of them.

6.3

MagicScore

Daughter of the Dragon

1931

At her Chinese father's bidding, a woman goes to murder an enemy and meets a Scotland Yard detective.

5.1

MagicScore

Open Range

2003

A former gunslinger is forced to take up arms again when he and his cattle crew are threatened by a corrupt lawman.

7.2

MagicScore

#10

The Salvation

2014

In 1870s America, a peaceful American settler kills his family's murderer which unleashes the fury of a notorious gang leader. His cowardly fellow townspeople then betray him, forcing him to hunt down the outlaws alone.

6.5

MagicScore

#11

The Beguiled

1971

Offbeat Civil War drama in which a wounded Yankee soldier, after finding refuge in an isolated girls' school in the South towards the end of the war, becomes the object of the young women's sexual fantasies. The soldier manipulates the situation for his own gratification, but when he refuses to completely comply with the girls' wishes, they make it very difficult for him to leave.

7.0

MagicScore

#12

The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

1939

Huckleberry Finn, a rambunctious boy adventurer chafing under the bonds of civilization, escapes his humdrum world and his selfish, plotting father by sailing a raft down the Mississippi River.

6.6

MagicScore

#13

The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

1960

From chicken thief to cabin boy, riverboat pilot to circus performer, Huck Finn outsmarts everyone on his way down the muddy Mississippi.

5.8

MagicScore

#14

Tom Sawyer & Huckleberry Finn

2014

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.

5.5

MagicScore

#15

The Duchess of Langeais

2007

At a Spanish cloister, a celebrated French general of the Napoleonic Wars recognizes the voice of one of the nuns and recalls how, five years ago, she was the Duchess of Langeais, and he her most persistent suitor.

5.1

MagicScore

#16

Meek's Cutoff

2011

A group of settlers traveling through the Oregon High Desert in 1845 find themselves stranded in harsh conditions.

6.5

MagicScore

#17

Watership Down

1978

When the warren belonging to a community of rabbits is threatened, a brave group led by Fiver, Bigwig, Blackberry and Hazel leave their homeland in a search of a safe new haven.

7.2

MagicScore

#18

The Shootist

1976

Afflicted with a terminal illness John Bernard Books, the last of the legendary gunfighters, quietly returns to Carson City for medical attention from his old friend Dr. Hostetler. Aware that his days are numbered, the troubled man seeks solace and peace in a boarding house run by a widow and her son. However, it is not Books' fate to die in peace, as he becomes embroiled in one last valiant battle.

7.0

MagicScore

#19

Santa Fe Trail

1940

As a penalty for fighting fellow classmates days before graduating from West Point, J.E.B. Stuart, George Armstrong Custer and four friends are assigned to the 2nd Cavalry, stationed at Fort Leavenworth. While there they aid in the capture and execution of the abolitionist, John Brown following the Battle of Harper's Ferry.

5.7

MagicScore

#20

Allegheny Uprising

1939

South western Pennsylvania area of colonial America, 1760s. Colonial distaste and disapproval of the British government is starting to surface. Many local colonists have been killed by American Indians who are armed with rifles supplied by white traders.

5.6

MagicScore

Frequently asked

What are the best movies like The Big Trail?

The top films similar to The Big Trail by MovieMagicScore are Damsel (5.3), Wagon Master (6.6), Along the Great Divide (7.3). Each shares drama/western themes and is ranked by real viewer ratings, not critics or studios.

Is The Big Trail worth watching?

The Big Trail holds a MovieMagicScore of 6.7/10 from 123 viewer ratings.

What kind of movie is The Big Trail?

The Big Trail (1930) is a drama, western film directed by Raoul Walsh, starring John Wayne, Marguerite Churchill, El Brendel.

Where can I find more recommendations like The Big Trail?

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About movies like The Big Trail

This ranked list pairs The Big Trail (1930), a drama and western film from Raoul Walsh, 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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