Movies Like Northwest Passage (1940)

Northwest Passage is a 1940 adventure, drama, history, war film from King Vidor with a MovieMagicScore of 6.5/10. Here are 20 similar films, ranked by real viewer ratings — starting with Bone Tomahawk and The Last of the Mohicans.

Adventure Drama History War

Bone Tomahawk

2015

During a shootout in a saloon, Sheriff Hunt injures a suspicious stranger. The doctor's assistant, wife of the local foreman, tends to him in prison. That night, the town is attacked and they both disappear—only the arrow of a cannibal tribe is found. Hunt and a few of his men go in search of the prisoner and the foreman's wife.

6.9

MagicScore

The Last of the Mohicans

1920

As Alice and Cora Munro attempt to find their father, a British officer in the French and Indian War, they are set upon by French soldiers and their cohorts, Huron tribesmen led by the evil Magua. Fighting to rescue the women are Chingachgook and his son Uncas, the last of the Mohican tribe, and their white ally, the frontiersman Natty Bumppo, known as Hawkeye.

6.2

MagicScore

The Last of the Mohicans

1992

In war-torn colonial America, in the midst of a bloody battle between British, the French and Native American allies, the aristocratic daughter of a British Colonel and her party are captured by a group of Huron warriors. Fortunately, a group of three Mohican trappers comes to their rescue.

7.4

MagicScore

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

MagicScore

The Guns of Fort Petticoat

1957

Opposing his commanding officer's decision to attack a group of innocent Indians and wipe them out, Lt. Frank Hewitt leaves his post and heads home to Texas. He knows that the attack will send all of the tribes on the warpath and he wants to forewarn everyone. He gets a chilly reception back home however. With most of the men away having enlisted in the Confederate army Frank, a Union officer, is seen by the local women as a traitor. He convinces them of the danger that lies ahead and trains them to repel the attack that will eventually come.

6.3

MagicScore

Scalps

1987

The commander of a Texan fort in the Civil War refuses to surrender to the Northerners, and tries to buy the local Indian tribe chief's daughter. The sage man refuses, and the Southerners massacre the tribe and abduct the young squaw anyway. The noble squaw manages to escape, and hides out with a rough rancher, who dislikes Indians, but hates the Southerners more. The odd couple joins forces, and tactics, to exert ultimate vengeance on the men at the fort.

5.5

MagicScore

Chuka

1967

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

6.2

MagicScore

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

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

#10

Pathfinder

2007

A Viking boy is left behind after his clan battles a Native American tribe. Raised within the tribe, he ultimately becomes their savior in a fight against the Norsemen.

5.7

MagicScore

#11

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

MagicScore

#12

Texas Chainsaw Massacre

2022

After nearly 50 years of hiding, Leatherface returns to terrorize a group of idealistic influencers who accidentally disrupt his carefully shielded world in a remote Texas town.

5.2

MagicScore

#13

Shriek of the Mutilated

1974

An anthropology professor has invited his class to a remote cabin in the mountains to research the mythical Abominable Snowman. Soon after they arrive, strange events begin to befall the students, including sightings of a huge, white, furry creature.

4.5

MagicScore

#14

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

#15

The Corridor

2012

Friends on a weekend excursion take a path into a forest that leads to death and destruction.

4.8

MagicScore

#16

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

#17

Jubal

1956

Jubal Troop is a cowboy who is found in a weakened condition, without a horse. He is given shelter at Shep Horgan's large ranch, where he quickly makes an enemy in foreman Pinky, a cattleman who accuses Jubal of carrying the smell of sheep.

6.8

MagicScore

#18

Pulimurugan

2016

Murugan, with his tools and expertise, protects Puliyoor's villagers from deadly tiger attacks. However, Daddy, an illegal drugs dealer, takes advantage of Murugan's innocence and wrongly frames him.

6.2

MagicScore

#19

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

MagicScore

#20

The 5-Man Army

1969

At the behest of local revolutionaries, a mercenary enlists four specialists in various combat styles to help him rob a Mexican Army train carrying $500,000 in gold.

6.7

MagicScore

Frequently asked

What are the best movies like Northwest Passage?

The top films similar to Northwest Passage by MovieMagicScore are Bone Tomahawk (6.9), The Last of the Mohicans (6.2), The Last of the Mohicans (7.4). Each shares adventure/drama/history/war themes and is ranked by real viewer ratings, not critics or studios.

Is Northwest Passage worth watching?

Northwest Passage holds a MovieMagicScore of 6.5/10 from 58 viewer ratings.

What kind of movie is Northwest Passage?

Northwest Passage (1940) is a adventure, drama, history, war film directed by King Vidor, starring Spencer Tracy, Robert Young, Walter Brennan.

Where can I find more recommendations like Northwest Passage?

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About movies like Northwest Passage

This ranked list pairs Northwest Passage (1940), a adventure and drama and history and war film from King Vidor, with similar titles by genre, theme and cast overlap (fans of Spencer Tracy 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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