Native american movies and TV shows
The list contains the best, new and most relevant native american movies ordered by relevance. The recommendation service has sorted out serious, realistic, captivating, period drama, epic and atmospheric films and TV shows about / with native american, american indian, indigenous, native, indians, murder, indigenous people, society, violence and battles plots mostly in Drama, Western and Adventure genres shot in USA, UK, Canada and other countries.
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TOP 10 movies tagged as native american: Into the West (2005), Stolen Women, Captured Hearts (1997), Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee (2007), Crazy Horse (1996), Woman Walks Ahead (2017), The Last of the Mohicans (1992), Cheyenne Warrior (1994), The New World (2005), Man in the Wilderness (1971), 500 Nations (1995).
Best films
New films
| Frontier Crucible (2025) | 4.7 | |
| Deer Camp '86 (2022) | 5.4 | |
| Kill (2023) | 7.4 | |
| Icefall (2025) | 5.1 | |
| Fancy Dance (2023) | 6.6 |
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, Romance, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
Kansas, 1868. A wagon train is attacked by a band of Lakota Sioux led by the young and athletic warrior Tokalah. The attractive, red haired Anna Brewster-Morgan and her friend Sarah White are on this wagon train too. When Tokalah noticed a terrified ...
Style:
realistic, touching, sincere, captivating, serious ...
Audience:
chick flick
Plot:
native american, interracial romance, native american white relationships, american indian, captive woman, native american attack, held captive, stockholm syndrome, squaw, indian attack, passionate kiss, moral dilemma ...
Time:
19th century, 1860s
Place:
kansas
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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: 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: Biography, Drama, History, Western
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
A headstrong New York painter embarks on a dangerous journey to meet Sitting Bull, but must face off with an Army officer intent war with the Native Americans.
Style:
costume drama, period piece, captivating, exciting, emotional ...
Plot:
native american reservation, native american, american indian, woman, sioux tribe, widow, insect, black lives matter, victorian england, empowerment, based on real people, female empowerment ...
Time:
19th century, 1890s, ancient times, victorian era
Place:
north dakota, new york
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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: Action, Drama, Romance, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
An interracial love story, set in the turbulent wild west, stirs up tensions between the Indians and the settlers.
Plot:
interracial romance, native american white relationships, american indian, native american, indian tribe, indians, warrior, american civil war, native, interracial, nature, civil war ...
Time:
year 1994
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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, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
In the early 1800's, a group of fur trappers and Indian traders are returning with their goods to civilization and are making a desperate attempt to beat the oncoming winter. When guide Zachary Bass is injured in a bear attack, they decide ...
Style:
tense, rough, suspenseful, atmospheric, period piece ...
Plot:
wilderness, survival, bear attack, native american, paranoia, mountain man, revenge, pain, winter, trapper, wolf pack, loner ...
Time:
1820s, 1800s, year 1971, 19th century, 70s
Place:
north dakota, usa
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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, Western
Country: East Germany, Soviet Union
Duration: 121 min.
Story:
In the latter half of the 19th century, gold is discovered in the Black Hills, an area which has already been allocated to the Dakota Indians as a winter reservation in a treaty. Nevertheless, gold diggers, profiteers and adventurers flock to the ...
Style:
epic, atmospheric, period drama
Audience:
adult
Plot:
native american, gold rush, native, violence, revenge, massacre, conflict, retribution, exploitation, brutality, bloodbath, cavalry ...
Time:
19th century
Place:
south dakota
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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: 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: Drama, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 134 min.
Story:
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.
Style:
tense, suspense, rough, costume drama, visually stunning ...
Audience:
date night, adult
Plot:
native american, native american reservation, wild west, indian chief, american indian, death, murder of husband, murder of daughter, indigenous people, murder, widow, trip ...
Time:
19th century, year 2017, 1890s, 2010s, victorian era ...
Place:
montana, america, new mexico, usa, colorado
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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, Drama, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 139 min.
Story:
Jack Crabb, looking back from extreme old age, tells of his life being raised by Indians and fighting with General Custer.
Style:
epic, humorous, sentimental, captivating, disturbing ...
Plot:
native american, cowboy, racism, revenge, culture clash, voice over narration, massacre, interview, orphan, old west, american history, bigotry ...
Time:
19th century, 1870s, 1860s, year 1970, 70s ...
Place:
montana, south dakota, usa
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
A young, self-destructive Montana Blackfoot Indian, his mind groggy with alcohol and tormented by childhood memories, discovers that his wife has left him, taking with her his prize rifle. He sets out to find her, but what he's really searching ...
Style:
contemplative, serious, realistic, psychological, captivating ...
Plot:
native american, obsessive quest, introspection, self discovery, hung over, on the road, indigenous people, american indian, dealing with death, tribe, native, indians ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa, montana
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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, 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: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 122 min.
Story:
A young half-Navajo convict (Jon Seda) dying of cancer forces a yuppie (Woody Harrelson) doctor to drive him to a magic healing lake.
Style:
road movie, melancholic, touching, emotional, realistic ...
Plot:
terminal illness, friendship, desert, road trip, native american, juvenile delinquent, hostage, on the road, cancer, healing power, mysticism, spiritualism ...
Time:
90s, year 1996
Place:
arizona
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Genre: Adventure, Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
Buddy Red Bow is struggling, in the face of persecution, by greedy developers and political in-fighting, to keep his nation on a Montana Cheyenne Reservation financially solvent and independent. Philbert, a simple-minded friend of Buddy's, ...
Style:
independent film, road movie, psychedelic, realistic, semi serious ...
Plot:
native american, native, road trip, magic, indigenous people, friendship, on the road, journey, prison escape, tribe, trippy, redsploitation ...
Time:
year 1989, 80s
Place:
montana, south dakota, usa, mexico, california ...
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Decades after covering up his classmate’s murder, Michael has moved on from his reservation and fractured past. When a man who shares his violent secret seeks vengeance, Michael goes to great lengths to protect his new life with his wife and boss ...
Style:
suspenseful, captivating, disturbing, psychological, dark ...
Plot:
native american, murder, revenge, guilt, trauma, confronting the past, hidden corpse, murderer, hidden truth, secret, dark past, indians ...
Time:
80s, year 2019, 2010s
Place:
oklahoma city
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Genre: Action, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
A Native-American woman, who was framed for the murders of her parents years before, returns to her reservation to seek revenge.
Style:
bleak, exciting, realistic, serious, rough ...
Plot:
native american, female bodybuilder, prison life, revenge, murder, mental institution, dishonesty, rescue, good versus evil, contests and competitions, woman with a gun, nemesis ...
Time:
year 1996, 90s
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Genre: Adventure, Drama, History, Western
Country: Canada
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
The chaotic and violent struggle to control wealth and power in the North American fur trade in late 18th century Canada. Told from multiple perspectives, Frontier takes place in a world where business negotiations might be resolved with ...
Style:
suspense, atmospheric, harsh, exciting, historical drama ...
Plot:
medieval, trafficking, native american, rivalry, intrigue, competitor, showdown, fight for supremacy, society, rivals, struggle for survival, combat ...
Time:
18th century, 2010s, 1790s, georgian era
Place:
nova scotia, newfoundland, canada
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Genre: Action, Drama, History, Horror, Romance, Thriller, War, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
A young Mohawk woman and her two lovers battle a squad of American soldiers hell-bent on revenge.
Style:
perverse, tense, exciting, captivating, suspense ...
Plot:
squaw, native american, native american tribe, polyamory, murder, love triangle, manhunt, friendship, pursuit, torture, female protagonist, fort ...
Time:
19th century, 1810s, future, georgian era, 1800s
Place:
new york, usa
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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: 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: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
Black Cloud, is an inspirational story about a young Navajo, Native American boxer, who overcomes personal challenges as he comes to terms with his heritage, while fighting his way for a spot on the US Olympic boxing team.
Style:
uplifting, serious, sincere, touching, colorful ...
Plot:
native american, boxer, boxing, racism, against the odds, ambition, native, rivalry, hopes, society, self discovery, human spirit ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
arizona, las vegas, nevada
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Genre: Action, Drama, History, War, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
Pursued by 2,000 US soldiers and cavalry, Chief Joseph leads his tribe of 800 Nez Perce on a 1,700 mile journey across the West and towards Canada. Based on the true story of the westward expansion of the United States and the military force used to ...
Style:
historical drama, educational, melancholic, bleak, reflective ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
native american, american indian, starvation, pursuit, survival, resistance, surrender, colonialism, racism, tragedy, u.s. army, sacrifice ...
Time:
19th century, 1870s
Place:
oregon, idaho, canada, america
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
On a desolate Navajo reservation in New Mexico, three young people – a college-bound, devout Christian; a rebellious and angry father-to-be; and a promiscuous but gorgeous transsexual - search for love and acceptance.
Style:
suspense, psychological, disturbing, emotional, independent film ...
Plot:
native american, transsexual, transgender, indigenous people, native american reservation, identity, lgbt, life is a bitch, indian reservation, relationship problems, social problems, coming of age ...
Time:
2010s
Place:
new mexico, indiana
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