Native americans movies and TV shows
The list contains the best, new and most relevant native americans movies ordered by relevance. The recommendation service has sorted out realistic, serious, harsh, atmospheric, epic and period drama films and TV shows about / with native american, native, indians, american indian, culture clash, heroes, brutality, society, storytelling and escapades plots mostly in Drama, Adventure and Western genres shot in USA, Canada, UK and other countries.
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TOP 10 movies tagged as native americans: The New World (2005), Into the West (2005), Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee (2007), Comanche Moon (2008), The Missing (2003), Firecrosser (2011), The Last of the Mohicans (1992), DreamKeeper (2003), Squanto: A Warrior's Tale (1994), Dances with Wolves (1990).
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Genre: Biography, Drama, History, Romance
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 135 min.
Story:
A drama about explorer John Smith and the clash between Native Americans and English settlers in the 17th century.
Style:
emotional, epic, period piece, visually stunning, cerebral ...
Plot:
power of love, historical character, culture clash, american history, new world, native american, american indian, tudors, adventurer, indians, communication problem, fort ...
Time:
17th century, ancient times, middle ages, year 2005, 16th century ...
Place:
virginia, north america, america, usa, england
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Genre: Adventure, Drama, Romance, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min.
TV show
Story:
Steven Spielberg executive produced this TNT miniseries about American Westward expansion during the 19th century. Told from both the perspective of the white Wheeler family and the Native American Lakota tribe, the 12-hour epic follows the clans as ...
Style:
epic, realistic, sincere, serious, atmospheric ...
Plot:
native american, american indian, wild west, old west, indian war, native american attack, wagon train, tribe, native american white relationships, gold rush, interracial romance, injustice ...
Time:
19th century, 1800s
Place:
south dakota, north america
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Genre: Drama, History, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 133 min.
Story:
Beginning just after the bloody Sioux victory over General Custer at Little Big Horn, the story is told through two unique perspectives: Charles Eastman, a young, white-educated Sioux doctor held up as living proof of the alleged success of ...
Style:
serious, rough, emotional, exciting, realistic ...
Plot:
native american, native american reservation, native american attack, indian reservation, buffalo, massacre, murder, native, injustice, genocide, against humanity, racism ...
Time:
19th century, 1870s
Place:
north america, usa, washington d.c., south dakota, canada
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Genre: Drama, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 120 min.
TV show
Story:
Comanche Moon, the prequel to McMurtry's bestselling and Pulitzer Prize-winning book, "Lonesome Dove follows Texas Rangers Augustus "Gus" McCrae (Zahn) and Woodrow F. Call (Urban), now in their middle years, as they continue to ...
Style:
captivating, tense, suspense, sincere, exciting ...
Plot:
wild west, friendship, danger, native american, modern western, partner, native, rivalry, old west, escapades, texas ranger, daring rescue ...
Time:
19th century, year 1865, 1860s, 1850s, victorian era
Place:
texas, austin texas, usa
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Genre: Adventure, Drama, Thriller, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 137 min.
Story:
When rancher and single mother of two Maggie Gilkeson sees her teenage daughter, Lily, kidnapped by Apache rebels, she reluctantly accepts the help of her estranged father, Samuel, in tracking down the kidnappers. Along the way, the two must learn ...
Style:
suspense, intense, serious, atmospheric, disturbing ...
Plot:
redemption, apache, kidnapping, cowboy, gunfight, rebellion, father daughter relationship, native, rescue, reconciliation, parents and children, family relations ...
Time:
19th century, year 2003, 1880s, victorian era
Place:
new mexico, america, usa, sonora, arizona ...
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Genre: Adventure, Biography, Drama
Country: Ukraine
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
The Hero of the Soviet Union becomes a GULAG prisoner and then an Indian Chief.
Style:
realistic, serious, suspenseful, touching
Plot:
manhunt, pow, war criminal, treason, escapades, soldier, prisoner of war camp, captivity, chases and races, danger, society, native american ...
Time:
20th century
Place:
ukraine
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Romance, War
Country: USA
Duration: 112 min.
Story:
As the English and French soldiers battle for control of the American colonies in the 18th century, the settlers and native Americans are forced to take sides. Cora and her sister Alice unwittingly walk into trouble but are reluctantly saved by ...
Style:
epic, sexy, period piece, costume drama, visually stunning ...
Audience:
chick flick, family friendly
Plot:
native american, american indian, war, freedom, colonial america, indians, wilderness, revenge, forest, historical epic, medieval, american history ...
Time:
18th century, middle ages, ancient times, georgian era, 20th century ...
Place:
persia, usa, england
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Genre: Drama, Fantasy
Country: USA, Canada, Germany
Duration: 174 min.
Story:
In South Dakota, in an Indian reservation, an old storyteller Indian asks his grandson Shane, who is in trouble owing money to some bad guys, to take his old pony and him to Albuquerque to the great powwow, an Indian meeting. While traveling, ...
Style:
touching, atmospheric, sentimental, feel good, independent film ...
Plot:
native american, on the road, obsessive quest, self discovery, friendship, native, grandfather grandson relationship, good versus evil, gang, society, escapades, culture clash ...
Place:
usa, south dakota, new mexico, montana
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Genre: Adventure, Biography, Drama, Family
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
Squanto is a high-born Indian warrior from a tribe on the Atlantic coast of North America which devotes its life to hunting and rivalry with a neighboring tribe. Everything changes forever after a ship arrives from England, prospecting the ...
Style:
serious, realistic, sincere, unusual plot structure, visually appealing ...
Plot:
thanksgiving, native american, colonial america, savage, slavery, courage, culture clash, american history, indians, village, treasure hunt, new world ...
Time:
17th century, year 1994, 19th century
Place:
england, new england, usa, europe, atlantic ocean ...
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Genre: Adventure, Drama, Western
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 181 min.
Story:
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.
Style:
scenic, touching, sentimental, visually stunning, inspirational ...
Plot:
american civil war, native american, self discovery, culture clash, friendship, native, courage, tribe, native american white relationships, pride and honor, wolf, prairie ...
Time:
19th century, 90s, ancient times, 1860s, year 1990 ...
Place:
south dakota, nebraska, america, usa, kansas ...
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Genre: Adventure, Drama, Thriller, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
Set in 1845, this drama follows a group of settlers as they embark on a punishing journey along the Oregon Trail. When their guide leads them astray, the expedition is forced to contend with the unforgiving conditions of the high plain desert.
Style:
atmospheric, thought provoking, visually appealing, stylized, surreal ...
Plot:
survival, old west, road trip, brutality, family relations, modern western, character study, modern west, danger, escapades, settler, gunfight ...
Time:
19th century, 2010s, year 2010, 1840s
Place:
oregon, usa, salt lake city utah, texas
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Genre: Adventure, Drama, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
Smallpox plagues Chief Winterhawk's tribe. He seeks cure from the white men, who in turn, in fear of getting the smallpox, kill two of his companions. Winterhawk comes back to kidnap a girl and her brother from the white men's settlement, ...
Style:
independent film, realistic, serious, exciting, atmospheric ...
Plot:
native american, native, redsploitation, smallpox, kidnapping, hostage, rescue, society, betrayal, escapades, opposites attract, confined ...
Time:
19th century, year 1975, 1840s
Place:
canada, montana
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Genre: Adventure, Drama, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
A mountain man who wishes to live the life of a hermit becomes the unwilling object of a long vendetta by Indians when he proves to be the match of their warriors in one-to-one combat on the early frontier.
Style:
atmospheric, scenic, epic, meditative, factual ...
Audience:
manly
Plot:
wilderness, survival, native, hunting, mountain man, native american, revenge, mountain, rocky mountains, grizzly bear, indians, trapper ...
Time:
19th century, 1840s, 1850s, year 1972
Place:
colorado, persia, usa, north america
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Genre: Drama, Western
Country: Mexico, USA
Duration: 129 min.
Story:
Lord John Morgan has returned to civilized life in England, but finds he has nothing but disdain for that life. Yearning to embrace the simplicity of the American West-and the Yellow Hands Sioux tribe he left behind, Morgan returns to the ...
Style:
exciting, serious, realistic, atmospheric, rough ...
Audience:
boys' night, teens
Plot:
sioux tribe, horse, native, colonialism, revenge, wild west, old west, culture clash, redemption, gunfight, american indian, foreign legion ...
Time:
year 1976, 19th century, 1840s, 70s
Place:
california, new jersey
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Genre: History
Country: USA
Duration: 374 min.
TV show
Story:
500 Nations is a documentary which explores the history of the indigenous peoples of North and Central America, from pre-Colombian times, through the period of European contact and colonization, to the end of the 19th century and the subjugation of ...
Style:
profound, contemplative, realistic, serious, captivating ...
Audience:
kids
Plot:
native american, conquering, native, iroquois tribe, genocide, indigenous people, humanity, american indian, journalism, fictional history, racism, archaeology ...
Time:
15th century, 17th century, 16th century, 19th century, 18th century
Place:
latin america, montana, usa
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Genre: Drama, Horror, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 117 min.
Story:
A married couple, trying to rebuild their relationship after an affair, travels to a secluded cabin and stumbles into a blood feud between the Native American owners of the property and the neighboring clan, who obsessively guard their land and ...
Style:
suspense, scary, unusual plot structure, disturbing, psychological
Plot:
lesbian relationship, native american, young couple, nervous breakdown, folk horror, sacrifice, family relations, native american tribe, unsettling, death, travel, ritual ...
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Genre: Action, Biography, Drama, History, War, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
The legendary Native American chieftain refuses to go with his people peacefully to the reservation and starts a rebellion.
Style:
realistic, serious, captivating, exciting, bleak ...
Plot:
native american, native, american indian, interracial relations, indian tribe, indigenous people, indians, battles, injustice, society, life is a bitch, military ...
Time:
19th century
Place:
south dakota
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
Young Indian man Thomas is a nerd in his reservation, wearing oversize glasses and telling everyone stories no-one wants to hear. His parents died in a fire in 1976, and Thomas was saved by Arnold. Arnold soon left his family, and Victor hasn't ...
Style:
road movie, touching, feel good, sincere, independent film ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
native american, native american reservation, on the road, friendship, father son relationship, self discovery, road trip, native, adolescence, orphan, life, escapades ...
Time:
20th century, year 1998, 90s, 70s
Place:
idaho, arizona, america, indiana, phoenix arizona ...
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Genre: Adventure, Drama, Western
Country: USA, Mexico
Duration: 114 min.
Story:
In 1825 an English aristocrat is captured by Indians. He lives with them and begins to understand/accept their lifestyles. Eventually he is accepted as part of the tribe and becomes their leader.
Style:
intense, scenic, suspense, captivating, exciting ...
Plot:
horse, native american, sioux tribe, ritual, native, captivity, survival, lifestyle, interracial relations, danger, injustice, torture ...
Time:
19th century, 1820s, 1800s, 70s
Place:
usa, south dakota, india, california
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Genre: Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 119 min.
Story:
An FBI man with Sioux background is sent to a reservation to help with a murder investigation, where he has to come to terms with his heritage.
Style:
suspense, tense, psychological, serious, suspenseful ...
Plot:
native american, native american reservation, native, murder, fbi, buddy cop, police investigation, ethnic conflict, conspiracy theory, special agent, injustice, haunted by the past ...
Time:
70s
Place:
south dakota, washington d.c., usa, middle east, india
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, War
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
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.
Style:
epic, harsh, stylized, rough, suspenseful ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
viking, native american, sword fight, native, vengeance, sword, mountain, gory, master warrior, danger, winter, sword and sorcery ...
Time:
middle ages, medieval times, year 2007, 20th century, 9th century
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Genre: Drama, History, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 115 min.
Story:
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 ...
Style:
intense, factual, serious, realistic, captivating ...
Audience:
family outing
Plot:
native american, apache, indians, bounty hunter, civil war, love story, cavalry, betrayal, prejudice, wilderness, interracial romance, lone hero ...
Time:
ancient times, year 1993, 19th century, 1880s
Place:
mexico, america, arizona, north america, latin america ...
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Genre: Adventure, Drama, Western
Country: USA, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Argentina
Duration: 156 min.
Story:
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.
Style:
realistic, atmospheric, harsh, scenic, suspenseful ...
Audience:
date night, manly, boys' night, adult
Plot:
survival, wilderness, revenge, vengeance, native american, snow, violent, bear attack, wilderness survival, winter, hunter, wild west ...
Time:
year 2015, 2010s, year 2016, distant future, 90s ...
Place:
los angeles, north america, usa
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Genre: Drama, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 135 min.
Story:
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.
Style:
suspense, brutal, harsh, epic, visually stunning ...
Plot:
american civil war, revenge, native american, surrender, civil war, cowboy, vengeance, manhunt, murder, on the run, loss of family, one against many ...
Time:
19th century, 1860s, 1800s, 20th century, year 1976 ...
Place:
texas, missouri, austin texas, usa, kansas ...
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Genre: Adventure, Drama, War
Country: Canada, Australia
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
In the 17th century a Jesuit priest and a young companion are escorted through the wilderness of Quebec by Algonquin Indians to find a distant mission in the dead of winter. The Jesuit experiences a spiritual journey while his young companion falls ...
Style:
period piece, realistic, bleak, historically accurate, sad ...
Plot:
native american, shaman, wilderness, indians, christian, religion, christianity, american indian, jesuit, nature, church, snow ...
Time:
17th century, year 1991
Place:
canada, quebec, america, india, france
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Genre: Western, Drama
Country: East Germany
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
An Indian village is attacked by the American army. The Indians are cruelly killed. One of the soldiers called Harmonika is disgusted by the murders of the innocent women and children. He decides to leave the army. He goes to live with the Indians ...
Style:
historical drama, spaghetti western, tense, bleak, melancholic
Plot:
native american, native, violent, brutality, massacre, redemption, empathy, colonialism, desertion, ethnic cleansing, racial tension, imperialism ...
Time:
19th century
Place:
colorado
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Genre: Adventure, Biography, Drama, History
Country: Italy, France, West Germany, USA
Duration: 360 min.
TV show
Story:
The epic mini-series tells the story of the legendary Italian-born explorer Diego de Geona Taino, later known as Christopher Columbus, from his birth in c.1450 Genoa, Italy, to his young adult years as an expert sailor and navigator who, with money ...
Style:
serious, exciting, realistic, captivating, factual ...
Plot:
expedition, conquistador, ocean, ambition, adventurer, inventions and discoveries, tragic hero, political intrigue, renaissance, medieval, new world, father son relationship ...
Time:
15th century
Place:
portugal, spain, europe, atlantic ocean, africa ...
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Genre: Animation, Adventure, Drama, Family, Western
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 83 min.
Story:
As a wild stallion travels across the frontiers of the Old West, he befriends a young human and finds true love with a mare.
Style:
feel good, sentimental, inspirational, touching, exciting ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, girls' night, preschool
Plot:
horse, friendship, native american, animal, wild horse, chase, freedom, animal life, getting home, danger, beautiful scenery, old west ...
Time:
19th century, year 2002, 1850s, 1800s
Place:
usa, north america
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Romance, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 105 min.
TV show
Story:
The economic and cultural growth of Colorado spanning two centuries from the mid-1700s to the late-1970s.
Style:
atmospheric, historical drama, epic, serious, realistic ...
Plot:
wild west, native, fort, wagon train, unrequited love, rocky mountains, 007, civil war, family in danger, wilderness, immigrant, dishonesty ...
Time:
70s, 19th century, 18th century, 1820s, 1830s ...
Place:
usa, colorado, st. louis missouri
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Genre: Adventure, Biography, Drama, History
Country: UK, France, Spain
Duration: 154 min.
Story:
1492: Conquest of Paradise depicts Christopher Columbus’ discovery of The New World and his effect on the indigenous people.
Style:
inspirational, epic, period piece, realistic, serious ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
renaissance, conquistador, adventurer, medieval, native american, ship, new world, tudors, ocean, jungle, nobility, ancient ...
Time:
15th century, medieval times, ancient times, 16th century, year 1941 ...
Place:
spain, caribbean, italy, europe, west indies ...
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